Teacher treating children too young

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My child is in a year 3 class, the teacher now sings a song to get them to sit on the carpet and has organised a book advent for this week. The children are 7 and 8, I feel they are far too old to be sung to sit on the carpet. Aibu to talk to the headteacher?

When I taught year 4 I had a song for tidying up and a song for the end of the day. And they loved it.

Depends on the song I suppose.

They’re absolutely fine to be sitting on the floor at that age. Let the teacher get on with their job.

Jfc, teachers really can do nothing right can they!?

Unbelievable!!! You honestly think the headteacher has time to waste on this!!

I think you need to keep your opinions to yourself and let the teacher do her bloody job!!

Um what? If a song signals them all to sit down, what's the problem?

Yes you’re ridiculously unreasonable. How the teacher manages her classroom is none of your business and not for you to express an opinion on unless it’s actually detrimental to your child or a safeguarding issue or the like. Your child might seem to old for the song, maybe lots of classmates aren’t.

Do parents really go to the headteacher over this kind of trivial micromanaging nonsense?

And what on earth is wrong with a book Advent?

Book advent is amazing!

This seems a strange thing to be complaining about to me as well op. Maybe some children find it hard to sit still so she's encouraging them to move around the room to keep their focus and break up the day. I see no issues with a song to draw them in either. Lots of youth clubs will do similar for the likes of campfires and kids of that age love it. I think unless there's a safeguarding issue or your child's results are declining then let her do her job.

Wow. Can you really not read what you've written and see that it's just utter nonsense? How would you feel if someone with no experience or understanding of what you do came and tried to tell you all the things you are apparently doing wrong? Why is it okay to be so rude?

The teacher bought them books! Absolutely complain. Please do. It’s a long term, the staff could use a laugh.

How else would you like the teacher to get the children to sit down? Songs are a great cue without being naggy, and also act like a timer. 30 second song = 30 seconds to be sitting down ready, but without actually putting the pressure of a timer on.

And this, gentle reader, is what causes teachers to quit.

Really stupid question.

You’re absolutely not being unreasonable. How very DARE this teacher sing to a child over the age of 6. It’s verging on corporal punishment making them sit on the carpet. No wonder the education system is falling apart at the seams. These singing teachers are the cause of it.

I’ve never seen 100% before!

You are unreasonable, controlling and have way too much time on your hands. I bet they love you there. Don’t make them have negative feelings towards your child by association with your twattishness OP

Surely people are more concerned about kids growing up too quickly?? DS is year 5 and this is the first year they haven’t sat on the carpet.

Ffs. Some parents really will complain about the most ridiculous things. There's nothing wrong with songs. My Year 10s love them!

Right so teachers now can't use discipline, can't praise other children with star of the week etc and now can't use a song to signal a transition.

Can someone on mumsnet please write the definitive book on classroom management so we can all avoid being the subject of a complaint to the headteacher.

This is clearly a wind up everyone! Don't indulge the op in attention, good or bad.

Hahaha PLEASE go to the headteacher with this! It will make a fantastic story at the staff Christmas do! 😅

PS You do know that grown ups still read books, right?! How is a book advent calendar "too young"? They may be hinting that you need to read more with your child.

What does your child like OP if they're too grown up for a song?

Of course it would be entirely unreasonable for you to speak to either the teacher or headteacher about this.

Do you have a Masters in Education? Why is it that you think you know better than the teacher?

If you want your child educated in your own special way then Home educate. Otherwise let people get on with their jobs and don't interfere unless harm is involved.

How would you rather a teacher signaled it's time for a new task? A reminder on their smart phones? Pop it in their outlook calendar? A teams invite?

No book advents for your child oh no. They've got a beauty advent calendar and a gins of the world one. None of that book or chocolate rubbish for a child so mature.

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Go straight to the governors OP!
Primary schools are no places for books and songs. How childish.
They'll be forcing the children to play next.

Year 3 is a huge jump for them both academically and in level of focus required, especially if they have moved from an infants to a junior school. They may find the activities you have mentioned supportive in that transition from the cosy world of infants into the more formal juniors phase. I would have no issue with the things you mentioned

Genuine question: what is a "book advent"?