Yellow cards, red cards

[debs40]

Hi

Does anyone else have this discipline system?

My ds is in Year 1 and has just started a new school. I know they have red and yellow cards as a way of warning children about their behaviour.

This is probably something and nothing but my son (who is really enjoying his new school) told me today that the stand in teacher he had (his teacher was away) told him and another boy she would give them red cards if they didn't hurry up and get changed from PE.

He is slow at getting changed and was worried by this.

Red cards are supposed to be for serious matters and it means they have to go and sit in the head's office!

I told him the teacher would not have given him a red card for this - try explaining that to a parent! But I felt a bit annoyed that this teacher was doing this. It was his first PE session at the school

I actually sort of know her as she is the mum of a girl he went to a nursery with when he was smaller and she's a really calm type so I was surprised.

Shall I just leave it? Or would you mention it in passing to his teacher?

I would leave it. It's the teacher's job to manage and organise everyione in the class.

My DC's have a similar system. At the start of the year we were sent home a list of all sorts of misdemeanours (some made you shudder to think that they could be an issue in primary school) and what the punishment would be.

They said it was for exactly this reason, to help all staff be consistent with all children.

Mine have traffic lights.

Were they just being slow getting changed or were they messing about? I'd guess the latter from the shenanigans I have with my own two sometimes..

I have nicked the scehem for home! Ds loves being "on green" and in the morning I often threaten him he will go on my amber or red if he doesn;t get ready quickly.

leave it, definately, especially if it was a supply teacher.

and I doubt your DS has told you the whole story either, for all you know they where messing about and she'd already issued them with lots of verbal encouragement and warnings...

Yes, I'm sure you're right. Thanks. I just needed to be reassured. We had such a difficult experience with his last school, it makes you doubt your own judgment!

Just to add the the teacher is not a supply teacher. She is permanent one day a week cover for my son's tecaher who is deputy head.

If you bumped into her and was chatting and it came up in conversation that she'd had your son in a PE lesson, you could bring it up.

Actually, I wouldn't leave it. It is vital that there is a consistent approach to these things so the children understand the boundaries.