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AIBU?

To be looking forward to listening to the reaction on Monday to next year's class lists.

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elphabadefiesgravity · 07/05/2011 21:42

Classes for next year announced yesterday. Some very interesting combinations. Some parents were worried about their children being put with other certain children. A meeting and everything wqas held to allay our concerns!

The lcas slists are "interesting" to say the least!. Ds is heartbroken because he is being split up from his best friend but he'll get over it. May do him good.

There are going to be some unhappy mummies though!

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Tryharder · 07/05/2011 22:37

YABU. My DS's school pisses about chopping and changing class lists every year. It's unfair on the kids.

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cece · 07/05/2011 22:39

My DC's infant school, changes the classes around every year. I think it is an excellent idea.

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AgentZigzag · 07/05/2011 22:41

How old are the DC?

I don't like micromanaging DDs friends and believe that most adults have to deal with people they don't like or don't get on with, so it's best to start learning early on how to live with them.

You probably didn't mean it so strongly, but you perhaps are being a bit unreasonable to revel in the other mums being unhappy about it.

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cece · 07/05/2011 22:59

IME the mummies are usually the ones who are unhappy, the children are usually fine with the arrangements.

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elphabadefiesgravity · 07/05/2011 23:25

They are Year 2 going into Year 3 next year.

there was a bit of a campaign led by certain mums against the children being mixed up (new head never happend before) which led to a meeting being called and certain children labelled as naughty etc etc.

My view was to let the school get on with it. However the mix of kids in the classes has surprised me and I think some will be very unhappy.

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worraliberty · 07/05/2011 23:28

Your school is either very brave or very mental to announce them this early.

My son's school announces the day before they break up for the summer hols. This drastically reduces the amount of moaning parents who think they know better than the school when it comes to grouping the children.

They normally have a good moan in the playground and then forget all about it during the long summer holiday.

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cece · 07/05/2011 23:29

Well it works very well here. Let the teachers worry about the mix - they will obviously want a good combination as they will have to teach them!

My DS1 year group have quite a few 'characters' - every year there are a few in each class and every year it has worked out fine.

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elphabadefiesgravity · 07/05/2011 23:44

They promised to announce them earky so that the chidren can spend some time during this term together.

Lots of charachters all in the same class!

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kreecherlivesupstairs · 08/05/2011 06:41

another who thinks your school are brave. At DDs last three schools, the class lists and teachers have been sent home by post.
There will always be some parents who don't want that teacher, don't want their children in the same class as that child etc.
I say leave the schools to make their own decisions. They aren't being made lightly. I know a lot of thought and time and effort go into the placing of pupils.

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2BoysTooLoud · 08/05/2011 07:14

Our lists are done much later and go out with the summer report. In my head I do hope a couple of son's friends are put in same class and maybe that a couple aren't! As others have said I do believe some thought is put into 'combinations'. We'll see!!

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empirestateofmind · 08/05/2011 07:39

My DCs are at an international school R-Y13 and there is class mixing in Y3, Y5, Y7, Y10 and Y12. Not sure about R to Y2.

The class lists and teachers are sent out about two weeks before the end of term 3 and all the students from Y2 to Y6 get to have a day in their new classes with their new teacher during the last week.

One year DD2 didn't take to her new teacher during the orientation day and she then spent the whole summer holidays worrying. Of course once September came it was all fine and she had a very happy year.

I did wish that the school had only told everyone the new class lists at the start of term. However I think the moving up days work well usually and you need to know your new class for that.

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Bonsoir · 08/05/2011 07:53

My DD's school mixes the classes around every year. Since there are five parallel classes, the chances of being separated from friends are very high; the teachers do ask the children which friends they really want to be with and parents do quite a lot of lobbying too!

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