Would you say something??

[ilovedjasondonovan]

DD1 was in reception last year, learn't loads, enjoyed herself etc.

But, in her books at the end of the year there was one comment that got to me "need to read threw work". Now I'm sorry, but 'threw' from a primary school teacher. Totally wrong use of english.

Now DD2 will be in reception next year, should I bring this up with said teacher or just think she was only in her 2nd year of teaching and probably very very busy with them all. (22 in a class with a TA).

I don't know???

I think it's too late to raise a concern now. I think you have to raise something like that at the time. It is careless and does suggest that she didn't read through the reports properly, but I wouldn't read more into it than that if your DD made good progress and was taught well.

I'd give a finger for a class of 22 and a full time TA. That's not an excuse for poor English.

That said, you're not going to achieve anything by mentioning it to anybody, so just simmer in your indignation for a moment and then forget it.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones- learn't?

Don't mention it. You will achieve nothing by mentioning it (apart from possibly annoying the teacher). It's unlikely she thinks that "threw" is the correct spelling in this context and likely she was in a hurry.

Now it is possible that the teacher really can't spell properly and doesn't use a dictionary to help her. No excuse for that. However, you seriously want to bring up a spelling mistake which will have happened 2 school years prior to your DD2 starting school? A spelling mistake which could well just have been a silly error made by a teacher in a huge rush with a million other things to do. Why didn't you mention it at the time if you were so concerned?

I am a teacher and if a parent came to me two years later about something like this, I would think they were a) rude and b) crazy.

At the time I would have returned it to the teacher with a note saying that I think she needs to 'read through her work before sending it to a parent'.

Now though, it's too late.

No excuse IMO.

Yes, I know, I made a spelling mistake myself.

General consensus to keep quiet then, will do.

Oh, and its only 22 and a TA because the school has been expanded to a 90/year intake, but because it failed its Ofsted its leveled out at 75 a year max. And the TA is needed because the school is in a highly deprived area and there are alot of children there with special needs who need the extra help).

Thanks everyone, I'll try to forget it

My son is in Reception, has learnt little, his school is in Special Measures, there are 28 children in the class, and most of the time there is a TA, sometimes there is only a TA and no teacher, they are on their 3rd head teacher this school year, he is on his 2nd full time teacher with a good handful of supplies too. I would give an arm and a leg to be in the position you are in now.

I bet she was trying to teach a group, had little sophie asking her how to spell "ponna," little jonny asking for the toilet... with a wet patch already spreading down his leg and sam and charlie starting to wrestle over a toy dinosaur... and last time that happened they both got sent home with "head bang letters" after a trip to the firstaider and head teacher...