Parent's evening and comment re struggling

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We had dd's parents evening tonight.

Her teacher told us tonight that she really struggles with comprehension and that its a really weak area. Apparently she often gets upset and frustrated in lessons.

Its the first we knew of it!!!! Not a single.comment has been made all year nor was it mentioned in her report which we received on Friday. Not once has a single worksheet or anything been sent home to practise or work on with her.

I.am.beyond pissed off that nothing has been said until they are breaking up - next Friday.

I would just like some perspective really would you except the School to have said something before now??
The teacher has suggested we work on it over the summer.
Thank you

I'm interested to know why they have parents evenings so close to the end of the school year AFTER the reports have gone out. Normally they're in the Autumn and Spring terms.

Also, don't forget you need to pay a term's fees in lieu if you throw a hissy fit and withdraw her. And where will you send her? She'll need a reference from the current school which will read "the child is lovely and we were surprised by her sudden departure" which is code for "Nightmare Parents Alert".

Total over reaction. They can't have done much written comprehension work yet. Unless you are planning a ferocious 7+ exam next year there is no need for a tutor at all.

I know private schools don't necessarily do SATs, but is it possible that they did them just for comparison (expecting children A, B and C to get full marks, for example) and, although your daughter has been getting by, she has not met their expectations in testing? So that has kickstarted something?

I think it is perfectly fair to want to know why you haven't been told this sooner, but actually I think my concern would be that your daughter has been "upset and frustrated" on what sounds like a regular basis and nobody has ever thought to communicate this to you, rather than the academic side of it.

We had parents evening on Monday too, the aim is so that you don't get any surprises in the report and also you get a chance to discuss things further before the end of term , as this parent is doing.You also know what is being discussed in the handover for next year and to review what has gone well this year and what are weak areas to work on and which may need to be kept going with some practice over the summer .

I don't think I am over reacting. The School make a big thing out of parent's evening not being the time to raise issues but then they do just that.

My anger is at the fact that she's been upset in classes and we've not not been told, needed/needs extra help - don't appear to have given any and i feel its been dumped on me to deal with over the summer!! She is in a class of 16 so I don't think being busy is an excuse.

They don't do SATS. Her report was just a summary of what they have done no grading etc.

Not worried about 7+ as that would have been this year as she is in year 2 already albeit it very young.

I guess i just feel disspaointed that she's struggled and nothing has been done/said until its too late.

Did they say how long it's been going on for? Maybe they've just been doing written comprehension in the last week so it's only just come up?

I don't think you are over reacting. But she is only Yr2, nothing is too late.