We received a letter from school this week stating that our year 3 teacher had gone on long-term sick! The school have decided not to get a supply teacher but to mix teachers around so year 2 teacher will teach year 2 in the morning and year 3 in the afternoon, year 6 teacher will teach year 6 in the morning and year 2 in the afternoon, the deputy head will teach year 3 in the morning!
I am concerned about the possibility of having the kind of cohesive approach that primary children need when two teachers are swapping over. I feel that a primary class needs one teacher who can get to know the children properly and create a stable environment! I don?t believe that it will be easier for one teacher to personally know 60 children better than they can get to know 30!
Also the school lacks on communication. We have one parents meeting at the end of the year! I understand from a few other schools that at least four target performance meetings take place between parents and teachers each year. We are not informed of the childrens grades. The children do bring home reading books but we don't get any more homework than this.
I emailed the headteacher about my concerns and she sent back an email that I think is very intimidating (see below).
'Please will you contact the admin office to make an appointment that suits us both. I will invite my senior management team, my Learning Mentor Manager and the Chair of Governors to attend the meeting'. 
I hate to sound negative all the time but nothing is more important to me than my three children. I want the best for them and the best education I can get for them. I was so excited thinking about my children starting school, assisting in their learning (doing homework) I never guessed it would be this difficult!