We are told the school is too busy to do a parents evening for reception year. Is this unusual?

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Dunno if it's worth worrying about really, wondered if others have had similar; we have not heard anything about a date for a parents evening and it states in the school prospectus that there will be one a term in reception year, with the first one focussing on how your child has settled in.

Obviously I'd quite like to know this! However when I asked in the office today about a date I was told they are now too busy with christmas stuff, and there's no date in the diary.

I get the idea that ds has settled fine, he is happy to go and has made friends. I assume if there had been real probs the teacher would have seen me by now. But I still wouldn't mind a parent's evening!

tell me, am I being the fussy parent of a PFB and should I butt out? How would you feel?

No I agree you should feel a bit put out. I think it is important to know how they are settling in when they have first started school. We has dd's first parents' evening a couple of weeks ago, plus they each have 2 weeks of assesment in their first year with a meeting at the end of the week with the teacher to discuss how they are doing. I think it is rather poor of your school tbh.

i d speak to hte head

I'd be concerned if a school felt it was appropriate to tell parents that they didn't have time to discuss their pupils.

we only have one a year though

two herer enid
you are being shortchanged.
we haev one in oct
and one in late spring

oh I know its shite

big issues with poor communication in our school

we raised them with ofsted inspector and she ignored us but told the head and the head got cross and shirty

pathetique non

2 here as well. Does seem a bit odd I suppose, but when ours were in reception there was always plenty of informal feedback anyway. You could always request a meeting with the teacher.

interesting, thanks for that.

I do wonder sometimes if the school are getting a bit - umm, arrogant if that makes sense...they are seen as a very good local school, had an ofsted that seemed to think everything right down to the loo roll was 'OUTSTANDING'...maybe they have got complacent.

Like I say I do feel ds has been fine at school but I was looking forward to being able to check out the teacher's view of him really. You can tell from a chat I think, if the teacher is genuinely warm about your child or not...and also thought I might be able to gauge their approach to 'targets' and phonics etc....I have wanted a really relaxed, play based reception year for ds as he is very young, and I THINK he's getting this but I want the opportunity to check this out!

OK, think you're right I need to phone the head.

yes our school got an outstanding everything

it does make them arrogant I find

and loads of the parents sent the head FLOWERS ffs

Sent the head flowers? ROFL.

We have one just after oct half term and one just after Feb half term. I reckon it is like this so that the teacher's can use the inset day to do the prep.

too busy my arse
yes I would ring the head too and ask why this wasn't planned properly and if need be ask for a one to one

Enid, that's interesting that your school was also outstanding....it is a complacency thing obviously.

good point Harpsi, it isn't rocket science to put the date for a parents evening in the diary!!!!!!!!

In Reception we get reports this term and summer term and a parents evening in Spring term.

BUT the teacher is great and i see her reguallry and can chat whenever i want and if i want a more formal chat then i make an appointment (to make sure she has the time)

In Year 1 we had a parents evening just after half term which was good as it told us about how dd was settling into the new work ethic (NOT lol) and how to help.