I hope you all may be able to offer some advice. Sorry this is so long.
My dd is now in Year 1. She can read anything, easily worked her way through a Year 3 maths book last year at home and I guess may fit into what you call G&T.
She is at a private school, because in nursery she was way above average but struggled socially.
Her reception year was fantastic - everything we could have hoped for. She was very stimulated in a class room filled with activities and things to do. She had a great teacher who brought out the best in her. She developed socially in leaps and bounds.
This year it has gone horribly wrong. She is in a plain class room setting, and has a newly qualified teacher. She started term enthusiastic, always finishing her extenstion work and getting everything right, but in many ways needing more. When she brought maths homework home, it was in a similar layout to what she does in class. 1 section very easy and gradually getting more difficult in the following 2 sections. She could do it all easily and said "this is silly". She got to the point where I would get the homework out and she would cry. She would pretend to struggle doing something as simple as 6 - 3, trying to count on her fingers and getting muddled. (She could do this sum mentally when she was 3!). The spellings she is bringing home are cat, mat, cup etc - I know the whole class has to be catered for - but they are way to easy for her, and she doesn't understand why.
It has got to the point where her teacher took me to one side this week and said she has gone from being bright and enthusiastic to tired all the time, and having no concentration. She has stopped doing any extension work and takes along time doing just the basics - apparently being distant and day dreamy. She said my dd says she is tired and suggested she sees a doctor!
I saw the doctor, who as I expected said she looked fine but is checking for diabeties although this is unlikely as she is wide awake and full of beans at home.
Whilst we were waiting to see the doctor however, we were in the waiting room for about 40 mins. After half an hour a cheerful girl went to having a long face, saying she was tired. I know know tired definately means "bored!!". She walked happily to school, but the moment we went thought the gate, the long face came back.
DD has never slept particularly well. I remember in nursery making sure she had an action packed afternoon, as she never slept well unless she was stimulated in the day. She doesn't go to sleep now, unless she spends an hour reading independantly first. Which is ok - I allow for it with bed time, but it shows she isn't getting what she needs at school.
With the teacher being so young and an NQT, I find it hard to talk to her and to be honest, I am not sure she has the experience to work out how to get the best out of dd. I genuinely seem to struggle to communicate - my problem I know, she doesn't give the impression of being a very confident person and I don't want to seem over powering and pushy.
Has anyone been through this. Can anyone give me advice as to how I get my bright little girl back?!!
Greenie x
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greenbean100 · 17/10/2008 10:05
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