who has school/home books so the Teachers can write down what your child has done?

[anniebear]

Are they important to you?

I only ask as I love to look in DD's each day after school (SN) to see what she has done

she has speech but is not able to remember what she has done through the day unless I know what she's done then I can chat to her about it

I find it is nice for me to be able to do this and important for DD

But it is getting filled in by the teachers less and less

I have mentioned it a couple of times but they just said they are sometimes busy

This week, they wrote on a Monday and thats it. I have written things to them , some important and I dont know if they have even been read

DD has being doing some sessions at MS school and been taken on the bus. I wrote down "Has she been ok going on the bus"?

No answer

I am being OTT?

Should I mention it yet again to the Teacher? Go to the Head?

I feel embarrassd though and awkard having to say about it again

Thanks

I always get it- Usually about half a page. Longer if necessary. I loved the first year at his special school as the home-school books chart his eating progress!!

At maintream I had terrible difficulties getting a home-school book up and running, and getting any sensible information out was even harder. Usually it was one word 'fine' (and then I'd find out he'd done something hideous).

well I mentioned it this morning, wish I hadn't

Am so due on!!!! I was all worked up, mentioned nicely to the Teacher (apologetically of course!!) but she wasnt really too concerned, said she will try her best

It felt like it was me who was being a pain for asking

But this is the 3rd time I have mentioned it

Too be fair, a child was trying to escape out of the door at the same time that I was trying to speak!!! But thats the only time I have

I really dont think they understand how important it is to us, but they should

I am not expecting an essay , she could just write

Paint

Number recognition

music time

that would be fine, just as long as I have some one to chat about to DD

Don't think I'm asking too much and it shouldn't be a case of "I'll try"

Got back in my car and had an hormonal cry lol lol

and I do write things in her book

I often write if we have had a day out, so they can chat to DD about it
will say if she has been up extra early etc

It was an important thing I wrote last week last week and I don't know if it was read

I am really so fed up with it all at the mo

It's not good enough anniebear- is this at the special school? I think you could bring it up as a general concern because it will affect other parents as well (not in a conflict type way, just as something that's essential). I get through about 2 exercise books in a school year.

Even at ds2's school they write a quick reply if I've put something important in his home link book.

I totally agree, my DD is non verbal, so I have no idea what she has done during the day unless they tell me in her book. She was off school thurs and friday last week being unwell and I had written for them to let me know how she was today. When DD got home this afternoon, her book wasn't in her bag, so felt a bit annoyed. But just got a call from the school apologising for not putting the book in her bag and telling me that she had a great day. Sometimes they really are great.

We have one and its great becuase ds really can't handle being talked about even if its praise. Often its just a couple of lines but when necessary its more.

They should be checking it every day IMO

Headmistress had a quiet word on the way past earlier and said they had discussed it and that she had left a note in the book for me

and she had written that it has been discussed and they think the problem was because DD has only been doing mornings so it has been forgotten and one of the members of staff will do it

Hope so

They prob think Im some neurotic Mother and a pain in the backside!!!!

Parents are espected to acknowledge comments (tick/thanks/comment) in the school home book so the teachers know it was read at home and appreciated. I love the book, it is so useful (Ds has profound language delay)even though for us it is early days. Like Gess we could not get a communication book up and running in ms but after 2 weeks in SN school we have had more communication than 3 years in ms!Hope your DDs school will understand how important it is to you and your DD Anniebear.

was chatting with another Mum this morning and she mentioned her sons book and said it hardly gets written it!!

He is non verbal

she is going to wait a few weeks before mentioning it so they wont know weve been chatting lol

Well done Anniebear for persevering. Hope this week is a better week for communication.
Other posters made me smile when talking about the importance of parents writing in the book...i threatened to change the heading of Ds's book to DH's book las year when I found he was telling them lots about his days, not just Ds's!
DD who attends MS Pre-school always writes in he home-school dairy before she goes to pre-school but they never put an entry in, even though they used to be g ood when DS was there.

thats funny Joggeroo, Im sure everyone loved reading it!!!!!