End of year certificate of achievement assembly

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I will probably be deemed a pushy parent ,but i am really annoyed with my dd's teacher. My dd is 5 and is in reception , she is really confident and is doing well academically. This morning the school had their celebration of achievement assembly and each child was given a certificate for things that they excel at . My dd reads really well and is reading at year 2 level yet this was not mentioned on her certificate despite the fact that she is one of two people in the class reading at that level. The other child was recognised for his exceptional reading ability despite the fact that my dd is on the same reading level. She received an award for being helpful to other children. I am proud of the fact that she is a kind and helpful child but it would have been nice if they had mentioned the fact that she is a very able child. I just wanted to know if anyone else had this type of experience.

Teachers just can't win, can they?

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Surprised at how many of you have commented that your dcs have been awarded with some type of a kindness award and that's what's important - but you still like to mention how smart your dc is too .

Noidea, why so petty

The subject of the thread was rewarding kindness over excellance. Posters were just pointing out that they had been in the same position ie a very bright child who had never been rewarded with prizes or certificates for whatever they excell at, but had been rewarded for kindness etc

I suppose it is because the 'being kind and thoughful' award may be thought of as the fall-back award for a child who isn't actually good at anything more substantial - academic, music, sport art etc.
I can also understand why the OP might want her child to be awarded a reading award if another child on the same level did too.
Certainly being kind and thoughful is a lovely attribute for a child, but if others are getting certificates for more concrete things, I would want my dd to get that sort too.
I think the OP is proud of her child, nowt wrong with that.

Sunshine yellow you took the words right out of my mouth. I just felt that if other children were recognised for their academic achievements why wasn't my child? The teacher could have mentioned the fact that she was kind and helpful and that she was good at reading.

Was your dd proud of her certificate? If she was then I think the lack of mention of reading is immaterial.