DD being kept in at break time - Am I over-reacting?

[maggie6]

My dd (7 years old) forgot her morning snack, so I just popped up to school at morning break to give it to her. I saw some of her classmates out at play and asked where dd was, only to be told she was in the classroom working. I left snack and left, but I'm now troubled as to why she has been deprived of her break time. Unless she is being punished for something (I'm 99.99% sure this is not the case - she is never naughty) I can't see any reason for this. A friend told me recently that her ds had been kept in at break time to finish some colouring which, I have to say, outraged me. Any work to finish off can be done in class time or at home in my opinion. I feel I'll have to take it up with the teacher this afternoon. Am I over-reacting?

[Malcontentinthemiddle]

you're over-reacting, I think.

[tethersend]

I don't think keeping a child that young in at break is ever appropriate and is actually counter-productive.

[ImNotaCelebrity]

Hmmm. And if you hadn't popped up with snack and had a look for her yourself, you wouldn't have known she was in for part of breaktime. Unless she chose to tell you herself, of course. And if it was an issue and needed telling, she would let you know. And if a big enough issue, the teacher would let you know. If not, you'd stay blissfully ignorant.
Not quite sure what you're fussing about before you get a chance to talk to your dd, to be honest.

[sqweegiebeckenheim]

I used to my keep some of my Reception class in a break so that I could hear their reading. There simply wasn't enough time in the day to do it otherwise.

[MollieO]

So what was the answer? Children can be kept in at break time to finish work they haven't completed in lesson time. I'm not a teacher but it appears to be used as a method of encouraging children to work faster in class so they don't miss break times. Unless you have a child like my ds who loves staying in at break and actively seeks out detention - he got one today for not running when asked in sports

[CardyMow]

How can teachers justify keeping young dc in at break time (when they need the time to run off excess energy) to do 1-2-1 reading or assessments? They should be done IN CLASS TIME. I would be livid if a teacher was depriving one of my boys of their breaktime to do work that should be done in classroom time. Different matter if my DS's were kept in for chatting instead of working, or being cheeky etc - but to do what is essential work like hearing them read? NO!

[sqweegiebeckenheim]

because for many teachers, there simply isn't time to hear everyone read in class time. Too much curriculum. Not enough time. Too many children. No additional adult help.

Wouldn't you be more livid if your child's teacher did no reading with them because they couldn't fit every child in ? or ignored the children with supportive parents because they will probably get read to at home anyway and just focused on EAL kids and kids whose parents don't give a toss?

[exoticfruits]

This is all a fuss about nothing. You don't even know anything about it-many DCs like to stay in and read or finish work.

[AngryFeet]

Leave it alone. Why can't you trust the teachers and school to do their job? Fair enough if your DD came home one day crying saying she has been not allowed out to play all week then maybe ask why but for one day?

DD told me yesterday that she had to have lunch with the Y1s (she is in Y2) as she had to stay back to finish work she hadn't done. That is very common at this age apparently.

[exoticfruits]

Being livid because DCs are kept in seems OTT.

[Halbanoo]

I would that if your child was being kept inside because of a behavioral problem that needs to involve the parent, the teacher would certainly let you know. I wouldn't approach the teacher for an explanation, tbh.

I think it's a case of minding your own business. Or ask your child if you're truly curious. Otherwise, let the teacher do her job.