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Mixing up classes...why o why?

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Smallstuff · 30/06/2011 20:11

DS2 is moving to Yr2 next year. Our school is split site so he also has a move of site to the 'upper site'.
Today (the school was open) we get the letters saying which classes they will be in next year.
Its the beginning of a 3 day weekend (training day at school tomorrow).
The classes have been mixed up. All his close friends are in the other class.
I don't pick up on Thursdays so could not canvas around the playground for any other names of his next nearest friends.
I don't have contact details for those children's mums.
So I now have a child beside himself for 3 days waiting to find out who from his current class is with him that he vaguely gets on with.
There are 4 of them at school that are inseperable. And have been since pre school. The other 3 are in the other class. The kids were not asked to name anyone they would like to be with. I just can't see why they would not put him with at least one of them! Do they not know my child!
The school likes to mix them up 'to build character and friendship making skills' he is 5 FFS...he doesn't need his character building...
Is is me? Why does it have to be done this way.
Do you think I would be unreasonable to call the school tomorrow on a training day to ask for a class list?

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2BoysTooLoud · 14/07/2011 16:02

More tears re class mix!
Hope it all comes out in the wash......

fifitot · 14/07/2011 21:51

Just raising this thread again...........My DD is stuck in a new class for Y1 with NONE of her friends from reception. Additionally they have put her in a composite class with half reception and half year 1. I am not happy.

Vertical streaming I think it's called. I am going into school to talk to the head as not convinced by this at all. My main objection is that they have done this with no transparency. When I asked the criteria for who went into the composite class and who didn't they were so vague.

If my DD is not achieving or progressing then I need to know surely? What is their rationale? V pissed off at this actually. If some teachers could point me to the evidence that says such streaming works I might feel better but I haven't found any evidence that it's a 'good thing.'

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