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parents visit for new reception class

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ungratefuldaughter · 12/06/2007 11:04

DD's primary school are having a "new" parents session during the morning next week for children starting in reception and we have been told that children are not to come.
The school has no nursery provision so are we supposed to leave the children (even younger siblings) at home alone.
Stupid or what?
The head does not have children of her own so does not have a clue about family life.

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mankyscotslass · 12/06/2007 11:09

We had our session in the evenings, but still had to sort childcare out. Also for parents evenings this year they requrest that the children and sibilings dont attend up til yr2 in our school, so although the did provide a "creche" ...tv and dvd in the library...i could not leave a 2 1/2 year old there or the year old baby. There have been a few other sessions where asked not to bring siblings as well....symathise with you, may be worth you mentioning it...but i dont believe much will change, espaecially at our school!

LIZS · 12/06/2007 11:15

I do think that is fairly normal although would be nice if the children's visit coincided or you could pick a morning when they were at preschool or an evening. Babies are nromally ok but abouve 1 cane be an issue. Often to information things only one of us will go, the other stays at home with kids.

Enid · 12/06/2007 11:15

ours is teh same but in the evenign

you really dont want kids around tbh

maisemor · 12/06/2007 11:20

Our meeting is tomorrow as well, we got the choice however whether we wanted to go in the morning or in the afternoon. If you get a choice can you not split up one go at the early meeting and the other one at the afternoon meeting?

ChippyMinton · 12/06/2007 11:27

Ours coincided with the children's visit. They explored the classroom whilst we stayed in the hall for the talk. Then the children came back to fetch us and show us their new school. Worked very well.

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ungratefuldaughter · 12/06/2007 11:28

in previous years the kids and parents sessions coincided and worked well so after an introduction the children went off to the classrooms, this year they have decided to bring the children in a few at a time

can't change the meeting as it is for all "new" parents together will have to take DC as I really don't care if headteacher likes it or not

Different matter for individual consultations normally after school as usually provide "creche" for school age children and as most mums at our school know one another will "mind" the little ones outside class while waiting for their appointment

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NKF · 12/06/2007 11:29

I think that's fairly normal. It's a friendly but businesslike meeting to tell parents what to expect and to give them the opportunity to ask questions.

NuttyMuffins · 12/06/2007 11:30

Ours is the same too, but you can choose between an evening meeting and an afternoon one. Luckily my mum is having ds so I can go.

Ds has gone for his first ever visit to his reception class with his nursery today, i nearly cried so god knows what I will do when he actually starts.

Enid · 12/06/2007 11:48

can you not drop him at at a friends for an hour?

SoupDragon · 12/06/2007 11:52

You really don't want yonger siblings about. The visits are about the child who is starting school and you need to be concentrating on them not keeping an eye on siblings.

I can not for the life of me remember what I did with DS2 when DS1 started. I guess he was at nursery or maybe I dropped him at a friend's house. I do know we only went to 2 of the 3 possible visits, maybe because I couldn't get "rid" of DS2.

Peachy · 12/06/2007 11:53

Ah I missed the Juniors one last night as Dh had to work

Its a shame but nothing I can do about it, we have t pay the rent!

Our intake meeting is nect friday for the kids- we're supposed to leave them for a few hours play with the teachers.

if this was ds1 and ds2 I would (previously parents could stay) but DS3 has severe ddelays, ASD and cannot really communicate- like HELL woudl I be doing that

Not that he's going anyway but thats in progres ha ha ha

Enid · 12/06/2007 11:54

other parents wont want your kids around either

Enid · 12/06/2007 11:57

sorry that was shorter than intended!

is there noone you can leave kids with for an hour? it really is worth trying to get there without them.

FWIW this seems to be the norm in all schools so you may want to rethink the head not having children of her own bit

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ungratefuldaughter · 12/06/2007 12:53

This DC was with me at older brother's reception meeting as were everybody elses little ones,

the people who I would otherwise leave children with are at the meeting anyway and except for those whose DC's are at nursery that day will be taking the children with them - perhaps head will learn to go back to system that worked up to last year,

In fact probably be useful having DC with me to translate, as the head talks to parents as if she is talking to an infant class

funnily enough it is a good school, kids are happy, feel safe and emerge from year 6 well educated

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coppertop · 12/06/2007 12:56

Ours recognised that not everyone has childcare and so organised a creche for those children, including their younger brothers and sisters.

tortoise · 12/06/2007 12:58

Ours has a meeting Thurday evening at 7. Just parents so what do i do with my 4 dc? Single mum so no other half to have them! And its the same time as DD's bedtime too.

oliveoil · 12/06/2007 13:09

we are leaving dd2 with MIL (actually I haven't asked her yet, better had!)

otherwise I would go and dh would stay home

or leave with friend and both of us go

dd2 needs to be in a cage 99% of the time so there is no way I could take her to a meeting and listen coherently

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