I'm posting because I only have experience of my dd's school, and I'm hoping to hear how it compares to other schools with regards to its approach to teaching.
First of all, my dd is in reception. They say they follow a mainly play based learning style that covers various topics and uses the jigsaw curriculum. Now to what I see as the issues. They are heard read once a week at max, and my dd hasn't actually done reading at school since January. She is a fluent and confident reader, but no expansion has been offered and despite me asking repeatedly there seems to be no plan. She is allowed to choose her own book from any of the key stage 1books, which she enjoys but seems a bit aimless. I have said I am willing to do extra at home if they can just point me in the right direction. She is getting bored with reading school books as she 'doesn't see the point'. I do not encourage this attitude but I can see where she's coming from! We are reading children's classics at home and she is enjoying them. Oh, and the class teacher has never listened to her read, only the ta.
They haven't done any maths work beyond 'who can count to 20?' (Confirmed by the teacher. They are not teaching handwriting (Again confirmed by teacher) and they plan to start this in year 1.
I am unhappy, I feel like my dd is losing her love of school and learning. She is bored and will quite often sit by herself in the corner writing short stories and drawing pictures. I feel like she is being ignored because she is already at the standard to move to next year... but surely she should be being supported to achieve her full potential? Does anybody have any ideas how I can (again) approach the school to get them to be a bit more proactive.
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Reception class - not teaching maths or handwriting?
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IDefinitelyWould · 02/03/2017 19:10
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