Maths not challenging enough

[candlelight22]

My daughter, yr 5, is saying that in maths her set is being taught how to tell the time and how many mm in a cm - that kind of thing. She was in the top maths set but was moved down in September, which I was fine about.

She is being tutored for the 11 plus and we (us and her tutor) know she's capable of tackling much more difficult questions than this. She's doing algebra with him.

In her last maths test at school (all the class sit the same test) she got 90%. I really don't think she is being challenged at all in maths,, and the knock on effect is that she is getting bored which is my worst fear. She used to be so curious/keen about learning but I can see her switching off.

I'm not saying I want her back in the top set, but she is capable of way more than they are giving her and this concerns me.

But she is adamant that she doesn't want me to talk to the teacher about it. I told her the only way to go forward was to speak to her teacher but she would be mortified if I did.

What do you suggest? How do I go about it?

Anyway, sorry for derailing the thread a bit, OP. I hope other posters have helped reassure you.

Sorry op. My mistake. Then, I did find your post offensive, howabout.

I was a worthy derail though.

Do you know why your DD did not get a higher mark in the test, were marks dropped through silly mistakes or knowledge gaps?

Did you ask the teacher why your DC had been moved down?

Could covering each area of maths twice over be causing the boredom rather than her actual ability? if your DC is covering topics with her tutor and then covering the same topic in school she may be getting bored, switching off and making silly mistakes. This may lead the school to assume she does not understand the topic, is not keeping up and needs to work at a slower pace.

I know my DC started to get lower marks in his 11 plus practice papers on a number of occasions. We stopped any maths work for a few months each time and found DCs marks shot up again. Perhaps ask the tutor to focus only on the English, VR, NVR, whatever the other areas are covered in the 11 plus exam, for a few weeks and see if your DCs interest in maths picks up again. As the tutor feels your DC is very able I don't think putting the maths tution aside for a short while will affect your DCs 11 plus performance a great deal.

I was going to say the same as MumTrying. If she dropped 10 marks, is it because of something she hasn't been taught in the set she is, or something she hasn't quite understood (so could use as a challenge) or just the fact that she is disengaging? And if the latter, how can she prove to the school that she does understand it all?