How seriously should I take this school report?

[Coopertrooper]

Pretty negative end of year report-just positive comments in the 7 sentence summary ( that started with a negative comment about concentration)
Has had glowing writtens until now, but verbal concerns expressed by teacher about listening, before Easter. Seems the same lovely child as ever at home, I really don't recognise the person they have descibed here, except for the academic comments,so don't understand what's going on at school that has led to these changes. BF says ignore and rise above it, almost finished for the year, but I'm feeling sad and disappointed that she's been labelled 'trouble'
She's 5!
Any thoughts please? Has this happened to you? Are you a teacher who can put this in context please? Am I just overly sensitive? Am I expected to go in?

I was a teacher before dd came along and the nicest thing I could hear at parents evening was 'you know my dc so well'. If you don't recognise your dd in the report, then there is something wrong. I would speak to the head asap to find out what is happening. Personality clashes do happen, but a professional should find a way round it.

I would happily go and say what you have just said to us, you aren't being unpleasant in any way, you would just like to understand how they can have the opinion of your DD that they have written on her report.
for you that it has been upsetting/shock for you.

Def go in and see teacher. Take last two reports to point out areas where she was fine but now seems to be struggling.

Ask what has changed in the view of the teacher.

If she is identifying a listening and attention problem (not uncommon in a 5 year old) ask what strategies she has put in place to help with these and ask for an evaluation as to how they are working. Finally offer to be parent helper - take a day off if you work fulltime - just get in there and get a feel of what is going on.

BF says "Rise above it" ?

The report isn't there to get at you (or her) - it isn't a document you can 'rise above'.

Speak to the teacher, face to face. If your DD is struggling a bit for some reason, you and the teacher can try and work it out with a partnership based approach.

Really, try and get a grip on this before she enters in to Year 1 - for her sake.

Thank you, my gut feeling is to go in , the letter with it said please contact us, but friend says ignore and relax.
Actually I meant to say that there were just three postive comments, all relating to ability, in that summary. So one of my many thoughts was, I hear what you're saying, have you noticed that this is a complete change of character, and also, what can we do together to help her.
Poor lamb, I shall lie in the morning and tell her it was brilliant!

I am ignoring the friend, hence MN!

This sounds like one of my dd's reports!
I would def go in and see the teacher. I've been to see dd's teacher (also reception) every appointments week so far (and a couple in between). They should give more explanation and suggest ways of helping.

TBH the end of year report should contain no real surprises like that. Any concerns should have been raised and dealt with/tackled during the year.

I would ask to speak with the teacher.

Go and see the teacher, especially if it doesn't sound like your dd.

Bear in mind that although it shouldn't be the case, sometimes reports are written far too quickly, at a tiring part of the term, and some teachers are 'glass half empty' types.

i.e. Don't read too much into it. She's only 5!

Don't share a report with a five year old - what on earth would be the point? She's still a baby and will not be able to understand any nuances - IMO at her age she shouldn't even know what a report is!

Thank you for all your comments.
I certainly won't be sharing her report with her, but as she's aware of it (it came home in her book bag and she amnnounced it) it would have been more strange for me to have said nothing. I have simply told her and her sister that both their reports were brilliant and I am really pleased to hear how well they are doing-same as I told them at Christmas. And apart from the report bit, the rest is true.
I have an appontment with the Head, thank you for supporting me, I have felt very alone.