is this odd or normal ?

[labradoodleandproud]

my ds (yr 4) came home with a christmas card from his class teacher today.

She is leaving the school and put in the card 'if you would like to keep in touch please email me on ...(her email address)...'

I feel this is not appropriate for a teacher to be giving out her email to my 8year old ds - the yr 4 children have only been at the school since September.

I am sure my ds would not actually give it a 2nd thought and would certianly not email her but is it a bit odd or is it me ??

I would just ignore her email. I think it is inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour from the side of the teacher. Why would your DS want to keep in touch with her? Ask your DS if she talked about it with the pupils. May be she promised them help with math or any other subject. Why is she leaving? Hope she is not leaving because of her inappropriate behaviour with the pupils.

I found that odd. Is it a work email or personal? When I've left schools I haven't even told the children the name of the school/place of the school where I'm going to.

When I left my previous school I put, 'if you would like to let me know how you are getting on in Y7 please write to me at: Mrs SE13, New School Name, Whatever Road, Same Town, SE13 XXX'.

All the parents/pupils in my class have an e-mail address for me; I only work four days a week and know that working parents in particular appreciate being able to get in touch. My e-mail address is inside the homework books and comes with instructions along the lines of 'Mrs SE13 only checks her school e-mail before 8pm and not at weekends so please be sensible about sending messages and don't expect an immediate reply'.

It's been used by a couple of parents who are suspicious of their children's accounts of their own behaviour and would like an account from me - I've been happy to reply, always BCC it to the teacher who has the class on my day off and follow it up with an update a few days later to let the parent know if things have improved. Other parents have e-mailed about absence, to ask if there's particular work they could do with their child and one or two have contacted me to arrange a meeting - it's easier than having to queue up at the school office to make an appointment.

I wouldn't give out contact details unless I had the Head's blessing to do so though.

It depends entirely on whether it is her professional work email or her personal one.

I think that is lovely.

I think the teacher meant it for you...not your DC....incase you need to contact her re your child.

it's you

I don't see a thing wrong with it.
DD begs mobile numbers off departing staff -- she's never rung but she likes to think she could. She hates saying goodbye.

I don't find it odd myself. I think its rather lovely. She wants to hear how the children get on. Teaching is one of those jobs that go beyond the place of work if you ask me. I am slightly in awe of all the teaching staff I have met so far. I think they are all fabulous and do an amazing job.

Just remembered; my teacher sent (by post) me and all my class mates realms of text from the bible after we had left our primary school. Now that is most definitely odd.