My dd has just turned 7 and is in year 2. She started at the school at the start of year one (after moving house). To be honest she has struggled to fit in for the last year, no major problems but no friends and she seems isolated socially. She has however enjoyed year 1 despite of this, she liked her teacher and says she enjoys school and apart from the odd blip she is always happy to go in and looks forward to it.
This year so far she has been different, this came to a head yesterday when she told me she "hates" her new teacher and class because she has gone (in her words down a group in maths and her teacher is mean according to her. She struggles with her writing although her reading is pretty good (i think!), she has little confidence in her school work and she struggles.
Last night she spent a good half hour drawing pictures of her new teacher with a big cross through it to apparently show how much she dislikes her. I have not had much contact with her new teacher yet but she actually seems fine, I have told my dd not to worry about the groups and that it doesnt matter but i tihnk she sees it as another sign of her struggling (i have a feeling that she is now in the easiest maths group but i dont know as i have not asked about groupings before i just let the teachers get on with it).
What can i do? it is parents evening next week but i dont really feel like i can waltz in and say "well dd hates you" and i the struggling with work was the same last year but the teacher just kept talking about goals which are fine but poor dd never seems to meet them!.