Dd started the school year very happy, with plenty of friends. We are now at the stage where she is alone in the playground every lunch time (she isn't shy, so it isn't an issue about her not approaching the other children) or playing with the year 3 or 4 children (she is in reception), and is coming home with badly bruised shins and saying that other children are kicking her. I help at lunchtimes, and haven't seen any of this going on, but she tends to come and stand with the teachers now anyway.
In the classroom she is excelling at maths and has a huge interest in science, but they are focusing on the reading and writing aspects, and she isn't clicking with it yet so is coming home very very despondent, and calling herself "stupid" etc. I have been trying to bolster her enthusiasm at home, but we don't get back until 6pm, and so she is so exhausted that she is easily upset, and I end up reading to her instead and just cuddling with her, and the following morning is awful as she doesn't want to go into school any more.
I have spoken to the teacher and they say they can't see anything going on in class, and think she is integrating fine, but she should be reading better by now. I feel so for her-she is so little, she shouldn't have to be fending for herself/sticking up for herself like this. This is the best school in our area catchment-wise, so don't want to take her out, but don't want her this upset either. A friend has suggested selling the house (I rent, but own a house in a different area of the country with £60k of equity) and going private, as they will concentrate on her strengths and help with her weaknesses, instead of just picking out her bad points, but I'm just in a mess over it all.