Do I need to return my child’s school report?

[Fiona2011231]

Could you pls advise whether this indicates anything about the teacher’s quality and commitment to the children?

My five-year-old son has just finished his reception year and is on summer holiday.

Just before the term ended, we received the school report about him. It said we should return it to the teacher after finishing reading it.

I put the report into my son’s bag one day before the term ended. However, on the last day, when my child went back home, I noticed that the report was still in the bag. And now it is still in our home.

Just to make it clear, throughout the school year, it was common for the teachers to go through the children’s bags without the children saying anything. At least it was the norm at my child’s school.

So I supposed the teacher did not go through my child’s bag and therefore did not see the report.

Is it normal, or does it mean that this teacher did not seem to care much?
Thank you

Seems odd you need to return it we get to keep ours. If you are worried ask in September.

I think it means the last day was probably quite hectic and they didn't get a chance. I wouldn't worry..my sons report had a little slip we had to return to say we'd received the report with a space for any comments, but the actual report is ours to keep.
I thought parents usually got to keep the report? I may be wrong but I've never known any different.

I've never heard of having to return a report ( and I've handed out hundreds!!) Most schools have a return slip, to show you have received it and it hasn't been "mislaid" on the way home but the actual report should be yours to keep. Ours are all photocopied before being issued and placed in your child's file so we don't need it back!

Same as the others - I've never heard of having to return the report - yes, at various times there's been a slip either to acknowledge you'd had it, or to write a comment if you wished, but never had to return it.

Lol about it 'indicating anything about the teacher's quality or commitment to the dc'

I don't think it means he/she didn't care. Have you ever been in a school on the last day of term? It's completely bonkers! Pulled and pushed from assembly, to leaving event, to graduation, to leaving children coming in to have shirts signed, cleaning out, moving children's work/books/equipment, and that's just naming a few. And that is without trying to actually spend some quality time doing something nice with your class.

It is usual to keep the report but to sign (and comment if required) to acknowledge receipt and return that to the teacher.

Surely the report is yours to keep.

At our school (and others I know of) there is always a return slip included for parents to sign and return to confirm receipt of the report.

Have you other reasons to assume the teacher didn't care ? The last day of term is so busy

Such strange questions..

Teachers don't have time to regularly check bags on the off chance that something may be inside, especially on the last day of term, and why would they do that anyway? It doesn't mean that they don't care.

There is usually a slip at the end of a report that you can give back to the teacher if you have any comments or concerns. I have never heard of schools asking parents to return the reports.

OP

If you've now checked it and realised it was just a slip you needed to return, we promise not to flame you!

You have to return them at ds's school. You get them back when your child leaves.

Was it only this that has made you question the teacher's "quality"? Was a due date for return stipulated? If this is your only gripe then I'd say no!

When I was at school you got your reports in a book, so you had to return them the next term so the next report could be written in it.
Now we get a set of loose paper to lose that we keep.

We do have a slip for secondary to return to say we've got it, and at primary age, just a slip to make any comments or request you see a teacher if you wish to.

Of course if you don't have to return it, the teacher's probably wondering about the quality of your ds' parents as they obviously didn't care enough about the report to even take it out of the book bag.

Even if you had to return the whole report, i cam't understand why you would conclude the teacher does not care much.

What adverse impact on your child would there be if the teacher forgot to collect the report??

Maube the teacher went through the book bags before you brought it back and was wondering why you'd not returned it?

You're concluding that the teacher doesn't care, and making assumptions on their quality, based on whether they had time to go through 30 kids book-bags?
Get over yourself.