Should School Have Mentioned This ?

[roseyposeysmum]

my dd has started reception this year so i am new to how schools work etc.

Yesterday she came home with a bump on her head which has started to bruise and looks quite sore. She didn't say anything when i first picked her up and she has a fringe so i didn't notice it till i was brushing her hair. Obviously it is not bothering her to much and when i asked her how she did it she said she had run into a door behind somebody. She said school knew and had put a cold compress on it.

I am just wondering if the school should have mentioned it to me ? When she was at nursery every single little scratch and bump had to be signed for in accident book ?

Is it just different in School ?

Nope - they still record every bump at scratch at primary here.

Maybe they missed it too if it was a bump under the fringe?

She said she had told the teacher as it made her cry and they put a cold compress on it. I just wondered if it was the same as nursery ?

Yes Rosey - you should definitely have had a note home if the magic cold compress was applied.

Maybe you could pop in and ask the teacher? My ds used to leave notes in his drawer even if told specifically to bring to me, so I go in and collect the contents of his drwaer my self from time to time. I've often found weeks old notes re bumps and scrapes!

We aren't always told about scratches and bumps on legs etc but if they bang their head they normally get a sticker stuck to them and the teacher tells us.

We get a note about head related injuries.

Anything else though, not so much - ds2 came home with a huge bump on his leg yesterday, no note, no nothing. He is 5.

Yes, bumps on the head you should get told about.

Not every other little injury (DD2 would have used a small forest in notes home), but bumps to the head yes.

Yes.. but the sticker falls off. Local infant school my dd goes to brownies at always has several stuck to the playground floor

Hi roseyposeysmum:

Our school tries their best with bumps but I have found that there is a hierarchy - major bumps that obviously will leave a huge scab/ scratch/ bruise or worse always get a note. A minor knocking of knees/ heads during football may not.

I've also come to realise that the timing of 'bump' can make a huge difference - just before break/ lunch/ end of school day - these bumps rarely get reported.

What I will say is they are always treated.

I think you have to ask yourself whether it's more important you get the little slip of paper or more important that when a child reports a bang/ bump they are given a cold compress/ treatment and a bit of comfort.

It is a real shock after nursery - where every little bump was reported. But, I really do feel most schools provide appropriate care, even if they don't always report more minor scrapes/ bumps.

HTH

Oh I forgot to mention that you can indicate to the school when you are displeased.

My DD1 fell against the support of the bars when she flipped off and landed badly really bashing her cheek at lunch. By 3:30 she had a huge swelling and a bit of a gash.

Teacher said nothing at pick-up time, but DD was going to after school club (school doesn't always tell after school club staff information like this). After school club were concerned I understood she came to them like that - because by 5 p.m. it looked dreadful. That evening I double checked whether DD1 had reported it to someone at school - she had. She was allowed to use a compress that afternoon - which she made herself (Y3) - but it dried out.

I sent in a brief note explaining - that I considered this a serious injury. The glaring blue and yellow bruise that morning was shocking (comments for everyone we came across). Since that note the school have made a point of sending the bump note or verbally informing me when there's a major knock/ gash. So I'm content.

I guess it is just a change from nursery where you have to sign for everything. I don't mind them not telling me as long as she was dealt with. She is very clumsy so i guess if they send a note for everything we go through so much paper :) She had only been there 2 days and came home with plasters om both knees where she had gone flying across the playground.

Yes they should definitely tell you. I'd rather get it from the school than from daughters recollection at that age. Something needing a cold compress is not minor.

DS is also in Reception and has come home with a new bump, bruise or scrape every day.

The only one that got reported was the head bump although it would have been useful to have the "head injury" form in his bookbag the same day, not the day after.

I guess we should be glad they're being thoroughly tired out given plenty of opportunities to keep active.

We also get the little note saying 'little timmy has bumped his - and has the following injury -, we took this action ---'

It's worth asking the school because it may be they have a new member of staff at lunchtime who is not yet aware of the process and it's always good to ensure they respond reliably to incidents such as this.

DS came home with a bump on his head after a fall and I got a letter telling me to monitor him for sleepiness, changes in mood etc. (He was fine though!)

I recently did a first aid course (paediatric as I work in a Pre-School) and was told by the instructors that any head injury had to be told to the parent and that our advice would be to take them to hospital. I did think this was rather over the top but feel as a practitioner I have to advise this as if anything happened I wouldn't forgive myself. Again, as I am in a Pre-School we have to record all accidents so the parents would know as soon as they collected as they have to sign it.

My daughters school used to do stickers which I hated as she would get changed as soon as she came in and if she was wearing a coat I wouldn't see it until I picked the item up off the floor for washing at the weekend. She would vary between two cardigans and a sweater so it could be a few days before I saw it.... I think the teachers could spare two seconds as they release the child to just say '...... bumped their head today' whereby you could hang around to speak to them or just be glad of the information.