Ds (8) handed in a project on 14th March and has heard nothing since

[Wallace]

It is the first project he has ever done at home. It was linked to the topic they were doing in class.

The teacher has not even mentioned it since the class handed them in. This is a bit off, isn't it?

I know she needs time to mark them, and there was a two-week Easter holiday, but there are only 15 childrn in the class. And some of them did posters, for goodness sake, so it can't take that long, surely!?

Ds did say it seems like all his hard work never even mattered

I think its off. DD once had a holiday in term time, to make me feel less guilty, we did a big scrapbook and every day we'd collect stuff to put in - leaves from teh wood where we walked, leaflet from an attraction we visited etc and DD would write a page about her day (she was in Y1). She proudly took it into school and was told daily "I haven't got time today"

I was REALLY fucked off TBH - bit differnt to your situation as yours is actual schoolwork which she has ASKED for! If I were you, I'd ahve a word with teacher saying that your DS feels a bit/a lot deflated that his hard work has gone unmentioned. I did that and the teacher spent 15 minutes the next day showing the class and she was genuinely sorry that she'd upset DD (and me !! [pushy mother emoticon])

Good for you!

I should have a word, but I'm a little bit scared

Just ask in passing if they're going to be displayed. That'll galvanise her.

DD1 did a really great project on local history in year 3, did way beyond what was required, illustrated, presented it beautifully. Heard nothing- no sticker, no merit mark- nothing.

At the end of the year we had her work folder sent home and it hadn't even been marked!

LOL at scaryteacher posting right after I admit I find ds' teacher scary

smartiejake, that is very

Ds did say today that she has mentioned the projects. I asked what she said. The reply?

She said she doesn't have (hasn't had?) time to mark them

Be blunt - ask what he got for the project as he worked so hard on it. Ask by e-mail and copy it to the Head. That'll REALLY get her going! She's had the holidays to mark the projects....and yes, I used to spend loads of my holidays catching up with marking as I taught 600 kids a week.