AIBU or is the teacher?

[JustVent]

I expect it’s me. So any advice would be great.
It’s a very simple but ongoing and frustrating issue - School books.
DS, just turned 7, year 2 has not bought a new book home in months.
We write in his diary “please can DS have some new books.”

The teacher writes back
“We remind DS to get new books.”

We have new books. This goes on and and on and on. Still no new books.

He swears blind that no-one has reminded him .
And DH and I are in full time work so have to use a childminder. The childminder drops several children off in the morning some of which are reception age so she has to stay with them but DS can go in by himself. By pick up time she has up to 8 children with her and there’s no way I can expect her to leave them all to go in and get books. Or worse still, drag them through the hoards of people to get books.

The teacher knows we don’t drop off or collect.

I say, why can’t the teacher tell DS to go and get books and come back and physically show her that he’s done it or see with her eyes that he’s put them in his bag.
She doesn’t even need to get out her chair.
Yes there’s 30 kids, but there’s TA’s and parental help.

I feel like the teacher is being difficult. No doubt the teacher feels that we are being difficult, and DS is certainly being a little difficult but “not hearing” the reminders.
Every day I remind him as well, I must add.

I've helped many children learn to read.

At the school I work in, if a parent wants a child to change their book they mention it at drop off in the morning. Unless the class is on a school trip, or a TA is off sick the book will be changed that day. Some parents roll their eyes and say "I shouldn't have to ask but Johnny just won't remember/wants me to ask fir him". Mostly, however, teachers and TAs are in top of it, and books are changed regularly, the day the book is finished. Children are rewarded for the amount they read...so there is motivation beyond reading for pleasure.

If parents work, diaries are read almost everyday, so they could write a note and the book would be changed.

So, it can be done. It happens in the school I work in, where reading was made a priority. My own children attended a different school, where sadly reading just never seemed to be that important.

It depends what the schools priority is. Y2 DC should be able to remember to change a book, but in every class there will be a few DC who won't bother without promoting.

Why do you think your ds has dyslexia Op? He's just reached the age where he can be formally assessed so act quickly if you really think so.