That's great roisin.

I did run it past a friend who is a primary teacher and she said she would not pass it on as he's only 4 and in her mind it was a bit harsh.
She was more offended by it that me.

I will probably pass it on but would like to discuss it with his teacher too, just in case it's the first 'truthful' report they have recieved.

FWIW i witness a lovely moment of sharing with his friend yesterday and thought, he can share, he just is choosy who he shares with. No bad thing in my experience.

nevergoogledragonbutter - I just have to tell you my story.

My pfb had a hideous report from nursery, there was something really negative in every single section - mainly about his behaviour and lack of sociability. It made him sound like a monster.

When he had his settling in meeting with the new teacher I asked if he'd seen this report. He rolled his eyes and said yes, he thought it was very unprofessional of anyone to write such a negative report about a 5 yr-old. He told me he'd had a word with the HT and they had 'lost' the report and it wouldn't be kept in his file

That was 7 years ago. ds1 left that primary school with the highest possible grades in SATs (5as) and apparently a model pupil. He has made a great transition to secondary and is really thriving there too.

aw, you all make him sound lovely.
he's really not, but i appreciate the kind words.

db he sounds brilliant.

Well the rest of us do so I don't see why his teacher shouldn't.
Of course he'll grow up to share! It's something he's currently learning at home and will learn at school - DS used to bite but has now learnt it's not acceptable! We're still working on sharing

It is the little idiosyncracies that make teaching worthwhile!

lmao at gingerlyjnr's elvis impression.

thanks everyone. your comments have been helpful.

i think the main issue, is that i do spend a lot of my time rolling my eyes and thinking how overly dramatic and bizarre he can be. but as his mother i can feel affectionate about those idiosyncracies.

my concern is that his teacher has no reason to see these characteristics in a positive light and may view them as obstacles to her plans for the day.

ok, i'm being PFB. i know that. but how can i not worry? tis my job isn't it?

If I was his receiving teacher, I would be delighted to get a report like that about your ds.

It tells me exactly what I need to know to make sure that he gets settled as quickly as possible. I know what he might find difficult, and those times when I might need to watch out for the more reticent members of the class.

It's an excellent report - so much more informative than all the "can count up to 10" stuff.

I get the impression that the nursery staff like him-and as a teacher I would look forward to meeting him!

He sounds fab!