can you email your kids teacher?

[CuttingCod]

i haev just emailed ds2s
god HOW easy does that make life
wy cna we not all ahev a shcool adress hwere thye can all be contacted - or DO you all anyway

I'm not sure! I know her teacher's email address as I'm on a committee at school so see it on email circulars.I also have his mobile phone number. I never have contacted him in either of these ways.
I have however emailed the head.

No, but I wish I could. I've emailed the school office before, but had no reply.

At our school, the class mum or dad has the teacher's email address and we all have the email address of the class mum! I guess if there was a personal issue or something really important, I would just ask to see the teacher after school (this is primary btw)

but you can allways email the school office and they are pretty quick to get back to you - usually within an hour

Can email class teacher, never tried it though.

can email class teachers, or specific subject teachers - always get a really swift response, and much easier than trying to get a teacher on the phone. School also has mirror site for school intranet that boys can access at home and do homework from, or use as homework/revision help.

I so agree withyou , Cod. Wish we could e-mail the teacher directly! It is a primary school with wi-fi throughout (for the kids), swich whiteboard technology which replces the old calk board, etc. But, someehow the teachers haven't managed to e-mail addresses. There is definately a cultural resistance to the IT world in the school. I suspect it starts with the HT, who insists that the parents don't use e-mail. But they do!!

I'm meeting with the HT to talk about upcoming school meals contract in the borough on Friday, and I'm think about also broaching the subject of the non-existant school website and e-mail communication.

They must spend a fortune in mailings. 400 paper copies of a newsletter just can't be less expensive than an e-mail.

Eleusis - in our school you can sign up for emailed letters. Ideal for those people who don't collect their kids from school, or kids who are poor at getting letters home in one piece! Just means you can be sure of being kept well informed.

Dcs school is very "techo-aware".

All teachers have email addresses and are easily contactable that way. School office actually prefers communications - eg sickness reports - that way and also always acknowledges them. General text alert thingy - eg confirming school was open when snow was forecast (am expecting one imminently re status of Sports Day). Website with copies of weekly bulleting and copies of all notes put in book bags.

I'm quite impressed!

We can't officially, but I do email ds1's teacher occasionally (she is an old friend) about school stuff. I try not to though, because it would be a nightmare if 30 sets of parents emailed detailed messages, and you can bet they would all expect more than a quick reply.

I think for quick questions like 'what day is pe' it's fine. Otherwise better face to face. Also written replies could be misinterpreted (you know how easy it is not to get the tone of voice right), and I reckon we'd need a new topic on MN; MY TEACHER EMAILED THIS - WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Also, would get parents brandishing emails as PROOF their child is better at reading than yours, or used against the teacher in some way.

I email my ds's teachers and learning mentor occasionally (usually arranging after school detentions - ahem) and they're all really good at getting back to me.

Was once worried ds wasn't making any friends (1st term Y7) and the form tutor emailed me back giving me a blow by blow account of ds having a good larf with various boys in the form at registration time. V. reassuring.