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Mumsnet Discussions: Education : Visiting school ( for ds who starts in September) in 45 mins. Quick.. what to ask...? (11 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By BottlebinBerrie on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:04:20
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By notreallyhere on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:08:08
expectations on starting (what should they be able to do)

homework

wrap-around care if applicable

home-school communication

lunches?

- otherwise it should be more listening than asking. Are the DC happy and confident and do they seem to like the teachers and vice versa?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By BottlebinBerrie on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:09:20
Thanks
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By bringmesunshine on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:10:00
buddy system if DS is young for year

PTA

school dinners/ lunches

staff turnover
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By BottlebinBerrie on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:11:43
Making notes! grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By riven on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:20:58
my dd is starting in september too. Haven't thought of any questions yet!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ggirl on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:22:52
how old?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By riven on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:23:18
mine will be 4 and a half.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ggirl on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:26:35
how many times a week do they read to teacher/ta?

after school clubs-not reception but yr1 and up

settling in-how do they deal with crying kids?

what reading scheme?

cursive writing from the start or not?

class size

playtime ,is it mixed with higher yrs or do recpetion have separate
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By riven on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:30:03
the settling in bothers me as do full days. I'm going to let dd go half days at first as she still sleeps in the afternoon. She's also meant to have her communication device by then but there's no sign of the bloody thing yet. And a switch assessment. So she might start school with no switch and no voca. Just like nursery school. Sigh.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Hassled on Tue 29-Apr-08 09:33:53
How do they cover PPA (Planning, Preparation and Assessment) time? Some schools use the same person to cover the time when the teacher does her PPA (couple of hours or so a week), some just use random supply teachers or whoever they can free up amongst other staff. I prefer the consistency of the same person covering each week.


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