To challenge DD's teacher about this?

[ASorcererIsAWizardSquared]

DD is just 6, (last week) and she is in yr1.

The school are doing something called 'read write inc' and DD had hers sent home with her on friday because she 'refused' to do the written work based on the RWI book they were working on.

The book is this, word for word.

Three cars stood at the starting post
Three smart cars - and an old go-kart!
The man lifted his arm to start them off.
They darted off along the track.
Vroom! Vroom!
Carl was in car 1
Carla was in car 2
Mark was in car 3
and Margo was in the go-kart.
The Cars did not get far.
Car 1 ran off the track, and ended up in the car park.
So did Car 2.
Car 3 - just stopped.
But look at that old go-kart!
You are a star, Margo.

and thats it.

the work DD 'refused' to do (told me she didnt know what to write) is an A4 piece of paper with a picture of Margo (Cartoon woman in racing leathers and a helmet, no other detail) which asked "What is Margo Like"

DD has written "Margo is happy because she won the gold trophy" and nothing else.

AIBU to ask wtf the teachers expects a 5/6yo to write about when neither the book, nor the pictures actually tell you anything about what Margo is like?

Yabu to "challenge" the teacher but yanbu to ask the teacher to clarify what is expected of your dd. Why be aggressive about it. Teacher set a task but you weren't there so you don't quite understand what is required, therefore, a normal parent would go and have a conversation with the teacher not challenge them. Why the need for aggression? I'm presuming the majority of the class got what they needed to do and so it's not unreasonable to expect that of your 6yo when other 6yos, and presumably 5yos too, are doing the task correctly.

Love Tiggys version though

I always wonder about these types of things. I still remember years ago when dd was in primary, and the teacher told them to write a poem that was about something that was "unusual" or "disturbing" rather than the typical fluffy rhyming stuff. So she did. And then the teacher rang me, expressing concern because dd wrote a disturbing poem about death.

i didnt say i was going to be aggressive about it, i never am :) I just want to ask her what she wants from DD as she still doesn't get it.

Ahem, I have provided an authentic response from a five year old. Pay me due homage! It's always the ones who got adult help who win...

Why did your DD refuse to do the work?

Maybe the teacher thinks that if she had been listening in class she would know exactly what was expected, which is why she hasn't sent lots of guidance home?

So, the story is a rehash of the hare and the tortoise. Slow and steady wins the race, etc.

I agree entirely Alice Dd's music class were asked to write a Rap on bullying. Hers went something like Stop, Stop I cant take it anymore. Which prompted a phonecall from HOY. Dd says she never knew a bullied child who didn't want it to stop. and why didn't the head of year nust ask the pupil before ringing home

TBF, RWI is not the best scheme for comprehension at this level - it is designed to teach decoding skills. Uninspiring texts, but they do teach phonic skills.

OP, it sounds like you have your head screwed on (and so does your DD) - use real books if you want her to think what she has found out from the text

At this level, the RWI writing is about developing the children's vocabulary and confidence in getting their ideas down on paper. And beginning to develop different styles/usage of writing- this task asks for a description, but in other books there are lists, speech, captions etc. The children are not necessarily inferring from the text, or going beyond the literal, this comes in the later books.

All we really know about Margo is that she is 'a star' or a good driver. The sentences the teacher went through with the children should have concentrated on saying the same thing over and over- Margo is fantastic. Margo is fabulous. If your DD can use 'because' (as in your OP) then she could extend by saying 'Margo is fantastic because she won.' 'Margo is a brilliant driver because she didn't crash.'

Have you checked with other parents whether their dc also had it sent home?
Because, if not, it would suggest you're not getting the whole story of how it was explained.
I don't know if my dc, also y1, does rwi, but I quite like the sound of it from this tbh.
I would expect her to use her imagination and talk about determination and perseverance (well, trying hard and never give up in her language).