My daughter started reception 5 weeks ago . So far the teacher has been absent for 5 and a half days (including this week tues-thurs continuously) because her children were sick. Now I'm a single mum so have compete sympathy from her parental perspective that her kids take priority, BUT from my perspective this is hardly a great start to the school year, settling in a new bunch of 4 year olds. What really got me this week is on the first day the planned lesson in phonics didn't go ahead, p.e was swapped with yoga on the classroom floor (ok not a biggy but with as a child who revels in letting off excess energy in planned games my daughter was really disappointed), yesterday in maths they were left watching Numberjacks (when I say left the TA was apparently popping in and out of the adjacent nursery Room), and the classroom "train timetable" where the daily timeable of activities is put every day has not been changed since Monday. Today at drop off there weren't even any of the usual activities set up for the children to get started on.
Am I over reacting? I'm concerned that this isn't being well managed and although I have full respect for TA's ultimately they are not fully qualified teachers. Should I be concerned or say something to the school?
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Reception class teacher absent
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hwill72 · 10/10/2019 09:38
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