What type of work does your p5 / yr 4 child complete?

[momsterBoo]

Hi All, would anyone mind sharing what type of work your child (8/9 year old) is completing in primary school (mainstream) P5 / yr 4?

Maths, spellings, literacy etc?

Thanks, would really appreciate anyone sharing.

Unfortunately not child gets individualised work and teacher has said has missed out on whole topics class has done due to not being able to do stuff.
From completing homework etc I know the child even struggles to do basic maths/retain info learnt at school.
I as child's parent have even got handwriting mixed up with child younger sibling who is 5 years old.

So frustrating that school don't acknowledge the child's challenges and I can't understand why. Intelligence isn't so much issue here the child's verbal ability on two private EP assessments was on 99th & 96th centile but working memory and processing are low.
DCD was diagnosed through NHS assessment (thorough examination and tests) and Dyslexia & dyscalculia through private EP assessments as NHS don't diagnose these and nor does school. Thank you all for replies

Gosh that's incredibly poor of the school! How can this child possibly have scored an average cat score, as I said that doesn't seem even remotely possible if they've not learnt the expected curriculum?

As I said above the level they are working at and the scores they are apparently getting really don't match up? I'd be asking the school some very blunt questions because they sound like they are failing your child.

The maths does feel behind re times tables. My daughter was doing 2, 3 and 5 10 in year 1 when she was 5 and then they seemed to consolidate in year 2 adding 4s and then 8s in y3. The school then goes very heavy autumn term of y4 to drill all the remaining tables.

My youngest is in reception and they’ve started counting in 2s this term.

By end of year 4 in England they are expected to know their 12 times tables. There is a national test with times tables questions (25) and they have 4 seconds to answer them,

Yes couldn't agree more, in the child's most recent EP assessment (private) the EP stated her findings weren't in line with schools reported test scores. I just can't understand why they are down playing child's struggles I've been in and out of school, emails and phones calls for 4 years now. Exhausting just hoping something positive comes from statutory assessment.

Thank you helpful info

Oh wow my child wouldn't have a hope considering they've only done 2, 5 and 10's. But good to know thank you

I teach P5 in Scotland, your child is definitely doing work below the target work for their age.

I'd definitely be asking some serious questions over how you've raised this issue for so long without any acknowledgement and the fact the child can't possibly have gotten average test scores and a professional has also raised this. I'd be very interested to hear their answer since it's plainly clear your child couldn't have got the scores they are claiming.

I really hope you get some answers soon because from the outside looking in your poor child has been inexcusably failed by their school.

Thank you for your reply, I assuming it is not normal practice for schools to down play a child's difficulties??

ZipZapZoom yes unfortunately so, I requested a SARs and surprise surprise was denied. Solicitor now involved to push this forward to get child the help they clearly need.

No, definitely not normal and I'm a bit baffled by it in all honestly. It benefits no one. I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time. You're clearly a very proactive parent which is brilliant. I hope you get some answers soon.

That’s very poor @momsterBoo .
I have had quite an eye opener about some schools since retiring and seeing what happens with gc.
Have you thought about jumping ship although again you are quite far along the primary journey. And my personal feeling is that you shouldn’t have to.

Yep shocking really, yes currently looking into moving my youngest to new school for Sept. Older child going through statutory assessment (which I've pushed hard for against schools wishes) so can't be moved until I get to the end of that.