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Really struggling with home schooling.

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Thedarksideofthemoon30 · 11/01/2021 10:30

I have 3 Dc.

My oldest is in year 8 and her school have been amazing. Online lessons everyday live with a teacher, really supportive etc.

My middle child is in year 6 and we haven’t heard a thing from his teacher. All work is on Microsoft teams and notes. No idea what we are supposed to be doing. It’s bloody hard. They asked them to write a persuasive letter last week so we did, this week they said it was supposed to be to his head teacher but nowhere said that so we’ve had to redo it. Maths is hard too. He’s very smart but obviously needs explaining what to do and I have dyslexia so no idea how to explain it!

We’ve messaged his teacher as have so many other parents but no reply last week or yet.

My youngest is 4 and in reception, she turns 5 in July.

She has to write full sentences about a book shes listened to using capital letters and full stops. I don’t even know if they have taught them that? She has a speech delay and obviously the youngest in her class so I’m worried I will undo the work her speech therapist put in.

I’m stressed to the Max. I haven’t had 5 mins to myself. I can’t even make a cup of tea without the oldest stressing at me that she can’t hear the conversation. She doesn’t want to do it upstairs because she struggles with school work and constantly asks me questions.

Trying to keep the youngest away from them his hard too.

Iv not been furloughed because I’m bank staff but also have zero hours either so I’m stressed about that.

Ahhhh.

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Thedarksideofthemoon30 · 11/01/2021 10:30

Oh and to top it off today is my DH grandads funeral.

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Thedarksideofthemoon30 · 11/01/2021 11:26

No one else?

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floorplanner · 11/01/2021 11:28

I really empathise. Can I just say that what your 4 Yr old is being asked to do is absolutely ridiculous.
Ridiculous
In most countries children are not reading and writing til much older!

Robbybobtail · 11/01/2021 11:40

I fully sympathise OP - ive just spent this morning basically doing my dd8's english work for her as she was getting so upset on the teams meeting - she didnt have a clue what they were talking about! It was very difficult for me to work out what the hell was going on and i have English A'level! I sometimes feel like were the only ones who havent received the memo!
I think microsoft teams is quite confusing and not the best system which doesnt help. Im not surprised you are not coping with several dc's - my oldest ones (teens) at least are able to get on with it themselves.
I would just say do what you can and sack off the rest. These are unprecedented times, evrryone is struggling and i think the schools know this is no substitute for an education - they just have to do something rather than nothing. Hopefully things will be better by spring and theyll be back in school. The kids will catch up. and Its better to have a happy, unstressed mum and all just stay alive and well!

Sunshinegirl82 · 11/01/2021 11:41

My 4 year old is a June baby and also in reception. I think his school have been really sensible about it. They have given a very reduced timetable and have done some online videos with his teacher for the sounds they are learning this week. There is no way on earth he could write in full sentences! We are very much at the individual letters/copying words stage!

Can you try and get her to watch something at the Oak National Academy? Or the BBC programming? If you can't do anything else just do some reading together where you can. Everyone is just doing the best they can.

Could you get your older daughter some noise cancelling headphones?

Hang in there!

Scottishgirl85 · 11/01/2021 11:52

Right there with you, plus trying to hold down a full-time job. Flowers

Tiquismiquis · 11/01/2021 14:55

For reception, all of our tasks are differentiated so today, the easiest level was to try and write a word (if necessary using letters stuck on blocks rather than writing) with the hardest being to write and segment a sentence. I’ve seen enough pictures to know some of the class are struggling to write their name so a blanket ‘write a sentence’ is going to be tricky for lots of children at that age.

Skyblue1234 · 25/01/2021 00:49

Struggling also my daughter just misses the social interaction and routine school brings. Feel it's a constant battle with her then had a phone call from the school last week as some work wasn't done but we were all happier. I dont know what to do for the best both my kids are clever but I dont want them falling behind. So much pressure.

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