Parent's Evening

On Tuesday we had parent's evening.  It was very enjoyable, full of positives rather than the negatives of last year.  What a big difference a teacher can make.  Apparently his mental arithmetic is way above the standard for his age, he keeps astounding her with it - but other areas of his maths aren't as good eg solving worded problems - eg "How many legs will you find on 2 cows and 3 chickens" meaning overall he is on the expected line, but she thinks this is his definite strength - we would agree too.  His writing is fine, but he has to be cajoled, as he doesn't see the point of it - we would agree here too.

His negatives would be: having too much energy in the classroom leading to some unsuitable behaviour and constant fidgeting.  Even she is at a loss as to what to do about the fidgeting, so he's back on the front line during carpet time to try to stop him looking around etc.  Apparently he plays very well with his friends and is kind and empathetic.  She told us a story about a time when one of his friends, Evie, fell over and gashed herself in the cloakroom.  He saw it happen, but had just been told to sit down and do some work, apparently he had a look of horror on his face and was unable to talk as he was so conflicted - he didn't know whether to go to her help or stay where he had been told to stay.  I think he ended up needing more comforting than her!!!!

We had a look through his work so could see what he's been getting up to, his writing is a lot worse at school than it is at home, however, I basically stand over him at home to make him do it correctly!  We came out feeling very pleased.  Let's hope parent's evenings stay like this from now on.