Ds was 4 in August. He was born at 34 weeks and is still very small for his age. He's in reception at a small village school (only 19 in class) and looks absolutely tiny compared to the others. He's also very self conscious and very shy.
Every Friday at school they do an awards ceremony where certificates are awarded to learner of the week, sports person of the week and friend of the week. The names are also listed in the school newsletter.
DS hasn't been awarded any of these once. For the last three Fridays when I've collected DS he's been in tears because he hasn't had a certificate. One boy in his class told him he'd never get a certificate because he's a baby. I've looked back and ever other child in the class has been awarded one of the certificates at least once.
Should I ask the teacher what he needs to do to be awarded a certificate? Or will I look like a crazy person? At parents evening she told me he was doing really well and was really trying hard.
I know it's only a little thing but every Friday he's so excited thinking it's going to be him then I have to spend half the evening calming him down and reassuring him he's not a baby and not being naughty at school.
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Should I mention this to teacher or am I being hugely PFB
WildNightsWithAndyDay · 25/11/2016 18:29
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Is that school wide or form wide?
Because if it's school wide they're going to be few and far between.
If it's form wide approach the teacher.
The best way to approach is often along the lines of "he's desperate to get one, how can he work towards one" (if it's form wise it's probably on a rotation. I have strong suspicion that ds's last three teachers do it alphabetically as he's had 3 over the course of each year and, if you compare the dates they're all at exactly the same time of year within a fortnight)
In his case I would start by saying what the other boy said. Wait for the teacher to assure you that of course he will get one, then ask how he can get one. You can add that he thinks everyone else has had one. Saying you know that's the case may put her back up, but you can put it as he says all the others have and she'll probably say that's not the case, but may well go and check afterwards.
What's probably happened is each child will get each one at least once over the year, and they're all on a different rota, and it just happens he's at the bottom end of each.
But look on the bright side of that: he's not a pain in the neck or he'd have had them all by now. 
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