visit from reception teacher on monday - what is the purpose of this? Anyone have a visit recently?

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Just wondered! DS' reception teacher is coming on Monday, just wondered what the teachers are thinking really when they come, what are they sussing out and analysing or am I reading too much into it?

Anyone have a vist recently? How long did it last, what did they do, say etc?

As you can probably tell I'm getting nervous about ds starting school!

what a strange idea - the kid wont care if it's seen the teacher at home - as it will be trying to adjust to the school environment. Wouldn't a day at school with parents be better - sort of a drop in & stay as you like?

lol cod!

we have one next week but it's a nursery one, not reception.

i hope they don't want to see his drawing or colouring - it's not his 'bag'!

note to self - get carpets cleaned before next Thursday

milward, but it really does seem to make a difference to how easily the children settle...
as far as DD was concerned, it meant she wasn't shy to ask teacher where loo was etc
i think if parents stay for ages on day one then the child may come to expect it the next day, which makes for more sobbing

god- how embarrasing.

last year I forgot that Ds's teachers were coming and sent him into nursery on the morning and went back to bed. Just as I dozed off I heard a knock at the door and assumed that it was door to door sales and ignored it. Door knocked again so I jumped out of bed and hung out of the window like a crazed woman shouting "WHO IS IT????" - the two heads popped out from under the porch.
Ds's teacher and a classroom asst.

I was so embarrased and muttered something about working nights ( I dont work shifts ) - classroom asst said - " oh, nights? where do you work then"
really put me on the spot ( i am a travel agent) - I must have looked like a right idiot.

I did my own bit of 'settling' last term as nursery is right next door to reception (ds1 was in reception) and I'd take ds2 into nursery before school 'for a wee' so he could see what it was like in there!! He loved it atually as the toilets are spectacularly decorated in an 'under the sea' theme!!

he does have a nursery visit at the actual nursery before he starts but I suppose it's nice that hte actual staff visit at home where the child feels secure.

tiredemma- omg ,that is f*cking hilarious! Sorry for language but that is so, so funny!

it was so embarrasing gg- I invited them in and sat chatting to them - I clearly hadnt even brushed my hair properly and had sleep in my eyes etc and had to do Ds's initial assesment thing without him there. I felt like such a t*at.

Blimey. You lot must have well-funded LEAs. Home visits? Never come across them.

Would have to go and buy lots of Marxist paraphanalia if a primary school teacher was visiting my home. And display books with titles like "the history of European thought" "the idea of poverty" etc. Plus big biogs of Important People. Intimidation tactics.

DS's reception teacher and a TA came - it never ocurred to me that any 'spying' on their part would go on, but rather that it was part of the settling in procedure. I think it made a big difference, that DS met his teacher one-to-one in a familiar environment - he felt very confident going in on his first morning. And I was impressed with the committment that the school / teacher made in coming round - a good basis for mutual committment.

well, our visit went off very well really, ds was fine with them and they came armed with a 'treasure box' with free books and colouring book and pencils - that's how to get a boy to like you!

was interesting for me to watch them, as it brought home the difference that ds will experience; at home he has two adoring parents hanging on his every word and pronouncing his ideas "SOOOOO clever" but with the teacher, he was being talked over more than listened to, though she did make attempts to listen. Of course no teacher has time to listen to the innermost thoughts of 30 4 yr olds....ds will be shocked to the core!

oh and btw the day before they came I cleaned the place to death and put me back out weeding the fron garden