Is something wrong

[MotorwayDiva]

DD is yR, and in school as KW child, she's well behaved both at home and school, but recently I have had several messages about DD, firstly she can't write well, then spelling, then reading, then sums, she doesn't have issues at home so have sent in examples each time but said we will also practice these at home etc.
The last straw for me has come after addressing these issues that DD doesn't pay attention for long. At home she does reading, writteing etc practise with me watching over her, she'll play with toys independently, do a jigsaw, do crafts. So I would say she'll be attentive anywhere from 10 mins to half hour.
Is this not enough and how do I respond to school? I feel if I answer this one it'll just be another issue

I wonder if she is currently being supervised by someone other than a reception class teacher and that teacher or TA does not realise that reception kids are still very much in the learn through play and that everything you mention about your DD is entirely normal.

At this point in Reception, there aren't a lot of expectations for reading, writing, certainly not spelling. There's a wide range of normal at this age. Even paying attention is a work in progress for many kids. That's what Reception is for.

Are you sure they haven't got the wrong child /wrong contact details?!

Lordy she's 4 or 5. A baby. They learn through play and only do anything structured in ten min chunks.

And also if she's reception this year she may well have missed nursery summer term. Anyone posting comments like that about a 4/5 year old needs a head wobble. She's not even in year1 when they really start schooling. NO your child is normal

Is this all since being in keyworker provision rather than her usual class? If so then yes I'd think maybe somebody unfamiliar with this age or being a bit over zealous?

How are school communicating these issues to you?
I would email head teacher and explain you have been told x,y,z, let them know your daughter can do these things at home. I would be looking to discuss the bigger picture regarding school expectations and how they propose to address the issues they have raised about your DD. Explain it is unsettling to have individual issues continually raised and let them know you expect a plan to address it. Ask in what timeframe you can expect feedback on the measures they implement and express a desire to be kept in the picture now they have made you aware of these issues.

It sounds strange tho as the early years in most schools are play based, some children struggle to hang their coat up and put their water bottle away, others are able to read. School now need to provide you with reassurance that they will provide additional support in the areas they are concerned about.

If sounds like there is a miscommunication during the ‘hub’ schooling, and school will provide reassurance.

Is the keyworker provision online in the school, i.e. child sitting at desk viewing the online provision with headphones on and with a TA supervising a class full of children? This is the provision that is supposed to be provided in my DC's school even at reception level. My children aren't there so I don't know for sure but this is what the school have said and other parents with children in the school say is happening. If your school is the same then your child is being expected to work very differently to the usual reception provision, i.e. to sit still at a desk for long periods, view instructions on a video and then toggle to relevant work, carry it out and post the finished product for the teacher to view. All supposedly independently. Not surprising that reception age children don't manage this very well then.

Is it a private school? They sometimes have distorted expectations, and sometimes deliberately try to weed out average performers.

Did they actually use the word 'sums'. That sounds archaic to me, nobody in education uses that word now.

10-30 minutes is a completely normal attention span for a 4yo. In fact quite good.

What spelling are they doing in reception???

My year R child can't bloody spell 😂, nor is she expected to! And yes sums are called "number sentences" these days.
Who gave you this feedback?

Apologies they did use terms phonetics/numbers etcI was paraphrasing and using what I would call them
She is with her usual teacher and her teacher gave the feedback.
Thanks all for the responses, I feel much more at ease about DD now thankyou. Not sure how I'm going to respond yet, but I'm speaking to another school mum later who is a friend

@Criagert

Is it a private school? They sometimes have distorted expectations, and sometimes deliberately try to weed out average performers.

I disagree at R stage they are much more likely to be an extension of nursery provision as true EYS rather than KS1