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Home visits from primary school.

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lizziemun · 29/06/2008 22:38

DD1 goes to primary school this september and the school she is going to do a half hour home visit (they do them for every child either when they go into nursery or primary school)to get to know her before she starts.

I'm not worried it's just i have never heard of this before and just woundered if anyone else had had one.

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Blu · 29/06/2008 22:40

We did.

DS was very happy to meet his teacher at home, and get to know her bit.

frogs · 29/06/2008 22:41

Yes, they do this at my dc's current school, though they didn't at the older dc's previous school.

I think it's nice -- gives them the chance to see the child in their home environment, when they're relaxed. They won't be judging the size of your home or the quality of your hoovering.

LovelyDear · 29/06/2008 22:42

we did with ds and will do this time with dd - i think it's normal! the first time was very awkward as i thought it had some hidden purpose but now i understand that it's just intended to help the child settle in quickly i'm cool with it.

wannaBe · 29/06/2008 22:43

we did. both the teacher and TA came round, ds did a puzzle while we chatted for a bit. twas all very relaxed.

Although I did joke to dh afterwards that maybe they do the home visits to double check that the address you give is where you actually live given some people use granny/auntie's addresses to get into favoured schools.

islandofsodor · 29/06/2008 22:43

We never had this.

It would have been pretty impossible for us unless the teacher was prepared to come after 8pm as dh works from home.

pinkteddy · 29/06/2008 22:44

Yes got home visit coming here for dd starting primary, had one for starting nursery too. Last time they brought stuff with them (eg: jigsaw, bead threading) and asked dd to do them while they were chatting. Its to meet the teacher (you and child) and also for them to observe child in its home environment.

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lizziemun · 29/06/2008 22:54

Thanks for the replies.

As i said i'm not worried it just i had never heard of this before.

It will be good as i have a few concerns with dd1 her speach isn't as clear as it should be (Am waiting for SALT appointment) and she eat enough to keep a knat alive . And they explained at the meeting i went to that they eat their lunch in the class room and i am hoping that they can get her eating more.

They do seem to have a 'whole' child learning rather then just teaching IYKWIM.

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Northumberlandlass · 30/06/2008 13:16

Hi Lizziemun,

We had a home visit before started Nursery School. The Nursery teacher came armed with a book of photographs of all the fun things they do there. She spent most of the time talking to DS about the activities they do and how they spend the afternoon. At the end of her visit she said "Would you like to come and do all these fun things tomorrow?" and he smiled and said "Yes please". We didn't have any problems at all when we left him there, and I had been a bit concerned as we have never left him alone with anyone except family before.

Of course, I had cleaned my house from top to bottom and even put a vase of flowers on the table!!!!!!

OrmIrian · 30/06/2008 13:19

Not a home visit but a visit to the nursery they were attending at the time.

geekgirl · 30/06/2008 13:20

yes, ours does it too. I think it's really good - shows proper commitment, going that extra mile etc.

Bundle · 30/06/2008 13:28

yes we had one, they took a photo of dd2 that was on her peg when she got to school. i think they're marvellous

andiem · 30/06/2008 13:31

we had one and ds who had been going to nursery refused to come down from his bedroom

NotDoingTheHousework · 30/06/2008 13:33

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Bundle · 30/06/2008 13:34

@ all this cleaning

I think we cleared a path (from usual house debris) and made them a cup of tea

hatrick · 30/06/2008 13:40

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lizziemun · 30/06/2008 13:43

LOL with all this cleaning, i think it would take more then a school visit for me to clean the house from top to bottom esp as i have dd2 who will be nearly one and is a clingon.

My dd's are like tornadoes and life is to short to pick up thier toys as they leave a trail of mess behind them.

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sleepycat · 30/06/2008 13:49

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Bundle · 30/06/2008 13:50

i think it's both tbh

useful too - to see if eg the house has books in it (ours is stuffed) to gauge what goes on there

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TodayToday · 30/06/2008 13:55

Oh it's great. It really helps the child to see their future teacher in their own safe home environment. When the teachers (job share) came to see us, las year, one of them chatted to DD and gently assessed her abilities, whilst the other chatted to me so I had the chance to air concerns out of DD's earshot.

hatrick · 30/06/2008 13:58

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Bundle · 30/06/2008 13:59

i thought that hatrick, dd1 didn't have one, but have changed mind after dd2's home visit.

hatrick · 30/06/2008 14:00

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Bundle · 30/06/2008 14:04

dd2 much more shy than dd1 and it really did the trick for her she got some of her toys and books out to show off and revelled in it (dh was there, I was at work)

skewputt · 30/06/2008 14:06

DS had a visit at his current nursery but (although I wasn't there) it did seem to be lip service more than anything meaningful. Even DS said she was "in a bit of a hurry because it was lunch time"! It's a nice idea though.