ooh I want to cry.

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I was happy about sending ds2 off to nursery class at the primary school because I know and love the teacher, she is the picture of kindness and gentleness all the children love her.

We have just had a letter from the headmaster saying that she is taking early retirement and the lady who is taking over is a teacher who I find very cold and prickly

I don't want to let my baby go now.

I know he isn't pfb but he definately is psb

My ds had a lovely YR teacher, who was young and kind...His Y1 teacher is older, cold and prickly and he loves her .

You may find that he really takes to her and it is just adults that bring out the prickles!

Just heard that 3 teachers are leaving my children's school including the one my daughter has now and I was hoping my son would have.

OP- I remember being a bit pouty when I found my dds would have a particular reception teacher I found a bit on the frosty side

she turned out to be the Best One Ever. I'd say don't let yourself get bogged down in first impressions and give her a chance with ds? you might find she's lovely. Or possibly a bit crap with parents but fabulous with kids

Thanks ladies,
I have given myself a slap and am now feeling less sad.
I hope that he will settle and that is my main wish, the teacher doesn't matter as long as he is happy. I also have to remember that he is not legally obliged to be at school yet so we can take it slowly if he is uncertain to start,

I was very worried when DS went into year 2 and got a certain teacher. A friend reassured me, so I decided to see how it went.

That teacher is now the one we often talk about as the best ever (I was very disappointed she retired before DD2 could have her). DD2 also had another teacher in reception who I had doubts about but had a very different approach and she did fine.

You really can't tell, and my DS nearly had a "lovely" teacher in reception, who at induction couldn't be bothered, and had to be told off by me before she would give him any attention so I could leave. (Most of the boys were old in the year DS was young, and wobbly, but she was just talking to the girls.)

Well I took the bull by the horns this morning and as the new teacher was on playground duty, I went and introduced ourselves, she got down at DS2's level and was very very kind and lovely talking to him. I am never worried to say I was wrong, I just hope that this morning was the beginning of theings being great

I find this really interesting. There have been two teachers who I really didn't want dd to have. Sods law meant she got them and they both turned out to be fabulous. I think we get a lot more choice nowdays, not always a good thing either. When I was dd's age, my parents didn't even question who my next teacher would be. Currently my dd has 'the most popular' teacher of her age group, she is great, kind and caring but I don't feel that dd has learned anything this year.