Does your state primary have 'teams' or 'houses'? And do they eat at lunchtime in their 'teams'?

[PoorOldEnid]

as dd1/dd2's primary (new head) has just introduced Teams throughout the school (red, blue, green, yellow) and now they are expected to eat in their teams. Dd1 is very unhappy about this as her yr 4 group of girls is tiny anyway and there isn't another yr 4 girl in her 'team' - so she is having to sit with other children every lunchtime and not her peer group. She doesn't mind the other children, they just arent her friends IYSWIM.

I think I may go and speak to the head but wanted to know if this is the norm.

It is a small school (100 pupils) so I dont think teams are necessary personally but there you go.

I am going to see if they do the eatingin teams thing again today

dd1 has said that if it goes on she would like to come home for lunch

No. Sounds ghastly. Poor dd, Enid.

Yes to houses - points for good behaviour effort etc all go to the house cup competition.
Inter house sports.
House assemblies once a week.
No to lunch - kids chose who they want to eat with.

DD's school mixes the age groups up a bit for lunch - older children helping younger children. But they still seem to manage to sit with their friends.

I spoke to the head yesterday about eating in teams and being given team points for manners etc

she said it was to encourage good behaviour as there had been some crappy behaviour from some disruptive kids and the lunchtime supervisors had had enough

I registered my displeasure and said that it was a shame that lunchtimes had now become stressful and slightly competitive. She said 'oh your dd1 didnt tell me she was upset by it' - yeah right like she would tell the head

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I think not cod

I feel a bit sorry for her tbh as the old head was such a strong character - and she wears A LOT of per una

I heard about the bitches comment from another mum so I can't really go to the governors although I would like a shot if my child had heard it directly.

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god no I would be too and would get on everyones nerves

do you like my new name, it is what you call me [I heart cod emoticon]

yes poor dd1 she is suffering

hard to know whether she is just too soft and wet or whether things are actually crap for her

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(ghosty DOES swear like a trouper BTW)

Enid she sounds really odd - am totally at the bitches thing. I would complain TBH. Completely inappropriate

DD not at school yet but I know the school she does go to has houses, but they eat with their friends/peer group

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yes I do count blessings more than is normal I am sure

a girl at a local school dropped DEAD on the sports field

13 years old

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lol at ghostys swearing

I also swear (although not as much these days)

am convinced dd1 (9 in dec) has NEVER heard the word bitches other than in the context of dogs

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dd3? dd3????????

check my thread on lets discuss 2.6 year olds

she is mad. utterly mad and unlike the others.

Our school has 400+ children in 4 house teams. They collect house points each week and then at the end of each half term, the overall winning house has a treat, i.e., dance mats.

I believe it is good to mix year groups but as ours is a big school there are 2 classes in each year group and so each class are all reception, Y1 etc.

However, they sit in their classes for lunch regardless of which house or whether they have packed lunch or school meals.

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me this morning to dd3 as she capered around on sofa with no pants on

'dd3, don't do a wee on the sofa'
her: 'I mi-ight...I mi-ight' said in infuriatingly cheeky manner