My DS is in year one. He is quite shy, reluctant to speak up while in a group setting. He really tries hard at school abd spends most of his free time going over what he has learnt at school and expanding on it (NOT at my instigation!). They get stars at school for good work or good behaviour. Last year, my DS got one star all year (seemed like most children got 5 plus). The also have Star of the Week. My DS was the only one in the class who never received this. This year, new teacher, I went into the classroom and saw a list of stars. Every child had at least one, except my child. I have never had negative feedback, reports have always been very positive. It is all starting to get to him, which makes me sad. He keeps talking about never getting picked to do anything special. Should I mention it, or will I look like one of "those" parents? I was all for teaching him that he cant always have what he wants, but I also thought year one wpuld be different...