Steppy - I know - his teacher is just PANTS!!!!
Seriously - I written a very firm feedback note outlining my deep concern that the teacher cannot differentiate between shyness and naughtiness and pointing out that his "communication skills" (as pants teacher so pretentiusly calls them) are hardly likely to improve if he is treatened with punishent for being shy - and he is inlikely to increase his input into class by putting his hand up to speak, if the teacher is shouting at him.....
I saw the Headteacher just now and she was being very "nice" to me (she hasn't read my note yet). I actually cried last night during DD's report, and told her teacher how shocked I was about what DS1's teacher had just said to me and DD's teacher promised she would mention to Head that I as very unhappy wit Ds2' report and would be giving fullsome feedback.
I like to think I am a bit of a toughie an am no driven to tears often, but if his teacher made me, (an over-assertive bolshy bint), feel like crying, imagine how the 8 year old children in her class must feel - they are stuck with her all day!
Some of the Mum's who help in DS1's class say they have been completely appalled by the teacher who apparently shouts at the kid all day and has absolutely no control over the class
She is a new teacher BTW - newly qualified.
Anyhow Steppy IKWYM about feeling proud. Sometime's when DS1 has assembly I am more nervous than he is!!
Well done yur DS2 for his fantastic poem and his reading :
Apologies for my indulgence - had to get it off my chest as it were