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Not another achievement thread...

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ldontWanna · 04/07/2022 23:05

Yes, it's about the bloody school achievements. DD is a good kid, polite,friendly,works hard, never any issues, good parent's evening etc. So far she's had one achievement a year, in some years too. None this year. Everyone else in her class got one , some even two.

She's quite bothered about it because she doesn't understand why. She's quite annoyed by the fact that her friends don't believe her either because she must've got one,but forgot. While she's making noises about it and is quite upset, at the same time she doesn't want me to talk to the teacher because then "I'll only get it because you said something ".

We had the chat about how she achieves in so many other ways , how we recognise her at home, and that her main "reward" is doing so well. She gets that and accepts but every now and then she mentions again.

I'm sure the teacher forgot or she also thinks she gave DD one and it's an oversight. Or maybe she got ticked by mistake (at my school we tick to keep track) .

Would it be terrible of me to mention it to the teacher without DD knowing? Should I just let it go and make sympathetic noises when she complains ,but leave it at that?

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ldontWanna · 05/07/2022 15:27

Hopeful bump.

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Jott · 05/07/2022 15:30

I would mention it, its more than likely an overnight but if you don't ask then you'll never know.

Jott · 05/07/2022 15:30

Overnight? Oversight

HiyaWishy · 05/07/2022 15:34

Currently sat in an awards ceremony for DC school. DD has just been given 4. DS, none. Not one. Can't understand how as he is an excellent sportsman and tries his best in every subject.

HangOnToYourself · 05/07/2022 15:38

My Ds got one of the pupil of the week awards (finally after months of tears and not understanding why he never got it and others did multiple times). The teacher actually mentioned it at parents eve which was the week after and said she couldnt believe he hadnt had it before and didnt realise until she checked, said he was generally a fantastic kid and she was actually very sorry she hadn't picked up on the fact he had been missed (this was with zero prompting from me). They are only human and can just make mistakes so might be worth a quiet word.

ldontWanna · 05/07/2022 15:56

I'm absolutely sure it's an oversight and I'm not blaming the teacher at all. Just wondering if it would be ok to mention it without DD knowing since she asked me not to say anything.

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