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home/school book: how would you handle this?

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sphil · 13/10/2008 14:40

I have suspected for some time that Ds2's 1:1 only writes positive stuff in the home/school book and doesn't mention if he's upset/unfocused etc. I spoke to the SENCO about it (and about how much we appreciated detailed comments, positive and 'negative')and she said she'd spoken to the 1:1 about it.

Today when I collected DS2 another teacher told me that the 1:1 had said to her that DS2 'didn't want to do anything very much today'. When we got home I opened the home/school book. it says ' DS2 has had a good morning. We did X, Y, Z etc.'

What do I do about this? I know they want to stress the positive, amd I'm all for this, but I feel as if I'm not being told the truth. It's not as if this particular example is very serious, but I think it underlies something bigger - the reluctance to tell me if anything goes less than well. His 1:1 is great but very young and is(I suspect) a bit intimidated by me. The fact that he does p/t school, p/t home programme is an issue too I think - school are very keen to stress how well he's doing at all times. So how do you think I should handle it - if at all?

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sphil · 15/10/2008 22:23

Peachy - this one! It's dropped down a bit though - things are moving fast tonight.

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Peachy · 15/10/2008 22:25

Answered you now

eidsvold · 15/10/2008 22:37

I would write a note in a different coloured pen in the actual book.

I am always writing something in dd1's book - even things like letting them know she has had a busy weekend and is tired or family things that may impact on school.

Her book is handed straight to teacher and no one else sees it.

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