Home visit this week

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My DD is starting school in September and her teacher and TA are coming for home visit at the end of this week. My DH keeps asking why they are coming and what is it all about?
I've explained it is an op for staff to see child in relaxed environment and us to share any info etc but would love to hear anyone's experiences / sorts of things discussed.
Thanks

I bet you feel you have to run the hoover round for that!
I'm glad DD's school didn't do it - I think DD would have just hid anyway.

Sorry not much help.

My DS is in reception this year. When we had the teacher and TA visit they showed my DS photos of what the class had been doing that year ie in the class room, playing, concerts and a trip to zoo etc. They also took his photo to add to a class book with little bits of information about each child. We look at the ones they already visited and he already knew some from preschool. They then showed the completed book with everyone's photo on his first day. it was a lovely way for him to meet them and he was very excited about school.

Thanks.
The induction procedure at her school include her going to school every Wednesday afternoon so will know lots of children already, (started this after Easter). We have had parent meeting already too. I do have a couple questions to ask though but my DH just wondered if they might ask/want to find out specific info. We will soon see anyway...
Still I'm sure she too will be shy and not say much until about a minute before they leave!!

I loathe the idea of home visits, so I can understand your dh's reluctance. Thank god our school doesn't do them, I'd have turned it down anyway.

my daughter and I both enjoyed ours last year, have another this year for our other daughter. The staff were lovely. The TA sat with DD and worked through a few pages of her 'starting school' workbook that they had been doing at school (our meetings were in the 2nd and 3rd week of september term) whilst I sat and spoke to the teacher. They asked what sort of things she liked, what she enjoyed, anything she didn't like, anything we felt they should know (my daughter is scared of blood so this was a good opportunity to mention this, I also said about how nervous she is and how she will seem outwardly confident but be traumatised/distressed and not let on until she is with us, she wouldn't have the confidence to tell them etc), they knew she was able to read so asked what she was reading etc, things that had been recorded on her school transfer form from preschool I suppose. erm oh yes DD was so excited she wanted to show them her favourite toys and tell them about our garden and things.

It is the only opportunity in many cases for teachers to get to speak to the parents without other parents/kids around so the only chance to raise any concerns you may have.

At ours the teacher talks to the parent about procedures etc and the ta does a sneaky test on the child. Can you write your name for me? Draw a square? A circle? Can you count how many apples are on this tree?

And at dd1 home visit she said "would you like to come see my bedroom? My mum tidied it up especially because you were coming!" Thanks dd1.