To think DS must of done something at pre-school in the 3/4 months he's been there?

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I picked DS up from school on Tuesday, everyone was given their folders which contained everything they've done at school in the last term..

I opened ds folder to find his picture that had fallen off his coat peg after 2 weeks of being there and was never put back up, a candle which shows when their birthday is (everyone has one) and a laminated picture of his key worker and him baring all his teeth smiling.

Everyone else in the line is pulling out pictures, drawings, paintings they've done. Their practising of writing there name ect.

He apparently has done none of these things.. In 4 months he's done nothing. Aibu to think this isn't right?

Not sure if it's relevant, however there is only one other kid who has a folder like this and his is even more empty (just the candle, nothing else) they're both going to the same school which isn't the school that everyone else is going to. Everyone else is going to the school attached to the pre-school and some have had siblings go through them.

My ds was the same. Never brought home any artwork because he preferred the other stuff on offer and was more into playing with Playdough, in the sand and water, with the toy cars, outside on the trikes and in the play kitchen. Children learn best following their own interests at that age and I'm glad he wasn't made to make pictures and things to take home when he clearly didn't want to. Unless you think he has been prevented in some way from making things I think yabu. You could ask to have a look at his learning journey/teacher observations if you want more of an idea of what he's been doing.

Does he mean he's into boy things? My DD went to several nursery taster sessions and much rather play in the sand rather than draw. So much more exciting toys at nursery but at home there's more time for her to draw.

YANBU that's dreadful. At DD a nursery they have a day book that gets sent home every night with them...it says what they've eaten, when they've been changed, what activities they did. I take it there was nothing like this?

Ours also has a private Facebook group where they post photos every day and they are working on an app which will be launched in September which replaces the day book.

I work in a preschool setting and we often have a couple of children who refuse to do arts and crafts. As we follow a child led ethos we don't and shouldn't force them. However, to ensure all children have something to put in their end of year folders we do a few large group art projects, such as painting or collage on huge sheets of paper on the floor, or using cars to make paint tracks on these. We will then cut it up and put a piece in the reluctant child's folder. I have found even the most resistant child will join in if you find the right medium for them.
From what you have said YANBU.

It was a she not a he. and he likes to draw, paint Ect as I said unthread would happily do them and on many occasions wanted to and told me what he was going to do!

He's into everything not just "boy" stuff he plays with prams, dolls Ect

"Little boys don't like to write or draw" ???

That's a rubbish excuse. DS1 does not like to write or draw, but his pre-school still managed to engage him enough to get some crafty things out of him. Admittedly some only half finished.

They also kept a file with lots of photos of him doing other things that related to eyfs learning areas. We received this when he left, so we had plenty of evidence of the sorts of things he had got up to.

It doesn't sound like the op has had the actual learning journey though. Sounds like they've just given out wallets of.the artwork plus bits and bobs off the wall etc because they're clearing the classroom.

there's nothing he has made at all, everything I was give is what they've used for coat pegs, birthday wall, key person. Nothing from him it's embarrassing not and upsetting