My DS started in Year 2 in September. He is doing well in school, but has started to make comments about numeracy being too easy. I have noticed that that he can more or less do his numeracy homework with his eyes shut and I have asked his teacher a number of times to give him something a little more challenging.
Over the last 2 weeks, he has complained to me that they were learning to tell the time and doing quarter past and quarter to the hour. He has been able to tell the time since he was 5 and can also tell you the difference between different times. He has also been doing 10 and 5 times tables this week, which he already knows aswell as 2's. He knows all his 3D shapes, understands the pattern with 100's, tens and units, aswell as doing number bonds adding 100's, tens and units. He is also quite good with fractions. His teacher is still asking him to learn how to add and take away 3 and 4, as well as double numbers.
He is getting very frustrated at the lack of challenging work and has started to complain even more to me at home. As I say, I have spoken to his teacher on a number of occasions, but very little seems to have changed.
I don't want to come across as being a pushy Mum, but I don't want my DS to lose his love and interest in numeracy.
Do you think it is now at a stage where I should approach the Head?
Thanks