to ask why some parents have to speak to the class teacher every morning?

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Especially when the general rule is to communicate via the reading book, the office if a routine matter, or if you must, to speak to the teacher at the end of the school day, and if it's something that takes more than five minutes, make an appointment.

I would expect it in reception, but by Year 3 surely parents should know not to be standing around monopolising the teachers' attention in the morning, delaying the children getting into school. Also (apart from in reception) the kids are meant to line up and the parents stand behind some cones after the bell has gone. Yet some parents still hang around the lines of kids after the bell has gone, sometimes getting in the way of the lines of kids getting into school. It's always the same people you see doing both, in spite of repeated reminders in the newsletters. I often feel sorry for the teaching staff in the mornings & wish that some parents would just let them get on with it (as most do!)

I agree with you NCForNow.
I don't agree that reception children settle better when their parents bring them in. My DD has been more upset by the mass of huge adults lumbering around the classroom and cloakroom than by saying goodbye to me.
It freaks out a lot of little kids when there are loads of adults pressed about the tables when they are so small and sitting down waiting for class to start.

This drives me mad too! what I do is write a note a give it to the teachr in front. Set an example. Also if they are getting in the way of the kids lining up or getting into the classroom I change the tone of my voice to more stern with "excuse me" One mum asked me what was wrong and I told her that nearly every morning she is stopping the kids from going in cos she's blocking the doorway either talking to her child or the teacher!! Really annoying. Back off bitches lol .

I don't think some of the parents trust their children to pass the notes on.

GREAT BIG LONG RANT DELETED.

YANBU, just YANBU. Drives me completely batty. And it's encouraged in our school!!

California today I pointedly asked the TA "Are we meant to take them in now? Or are they supposed to go alone?" in a loudish voice...she said "You can let them go in alone."

Which wasn't helpful...as half the parents then trooped in behind their DC...I lhad et DD go alone already and now feel guilty!

I think that's it. When you follow the rules and other parents don't how do you explain that to your child?

She just waved and smiled at me so hopefully she was ok amongst the fat arses as she hung her coat up.

One of them probably helped her hang her coat up NC.

She looked so small and cheerful going in! My heart broke!

She'll be fine. When do you get to pick her up NC?

3.10 sparkling! She's been doing full week this week....DH took her on Mon and Tues and I know he took her right in the lass too...like all the other rule breakers! I feel meeeeaaan!

Is she enjoying it NC?

She is Sparkling she doesn't tell me much but she goes in smiling and comes out smiling.

You can't ask for much more NC.

As a teacher I think I've been lucky b y the sounds of it! Sure, there's the odd occasion where a parent unnecessarily tries to explain something very trivial in the morning, but tbh this is rare. Usually they judge it well, and if it something important I'm happy they let me know. Notes are good, teachers have to open notes at register time so tey will get read quickly.

Just to add, SEN often leads to more communication with parents. However we had to stop a dad of a little boy (the boy had reasonably severe SN) coming in to the classroom before the bell every morning. The boy was getting embarrassed that dad was fussing around putting things in his tray, putting his lunchbox on the trolley, telling the teacher what he'd eten etc etc. the boy just wanted to be left in the line with his classmates

What about pick up tho??
At our school YR come out one by one, with teacher handing over child to parents/guardian
There are several mums who pick this time to "have a quick chat" to the teacher, this making all the other mums wait
No biggie, BUT I also pick up ds from nursery (part of school but separate building)
The pick up is 10mins. After YR
I havent made it to nursery in time yet!

we are encouraged to take the children into the classroom but you are reminded regular (not me personally ) that you must have left the school by 8.55

well not the school, but the classroom and the classroom area

YANBU. This happened in one of my DC's classes. Both mums were lovely but uber protective. Their DC weren't allowed on school trips etc unless they could go too. It was annoying because it made the class go in late and the teacher was never availiable to others including me when I had something urgent (very rarely maybe a couple times a year) such as would be picking them up early for hospital or they were on medication/Gran was collecting etc. The teachers got annoyed and put notes in the newsletter etc but nothing changed as the parents refused to stop.

At pick up the parents wanting to speak to the teacher should wait until all the children have been let out.

Totally agree LeQueen. Many of them probably still won't 'let go' at high school either. Who knows how the ones in my DC class will cope then!

I write a note. I generally use breakfast club because I work full time and have to run. I only ever speak to the teacher if it's vital not because I'm conscious of other parents but because I'm too bloody busy! Maybe they are lonely and it's something to tell their husbands at the end of the day!

I'd presume one or two might be dealing with bullying or the child may have sn although I don't know if that would require daily interaction with the teacher, maybe in severe cases.

In most cases I suspect they're just those needy, attention seeking types.

I can understand if there is some new development regarding the childs health/behaviour that the teacher needs to be aware of. Otherwise no, There's no need it's pathetic and people need to grow up and keep their nonsense for when the teacher isn't busy.