Friday 31 January 2014

Homework!....

I received this letter last weekend! I was livid!!


Becky always completes her homework on a Friday night as soon as she comes home from school...So we have the rest of the weekend without it hanging over us! I check it when she has finished....She has completed it every week....
  
She takes her homework back to school on a Monday according to her teacher at the start of term as they were given so much it does not have to be in until Thursday....The letter makes it sound like it needs to be in after the weekend!! Miscommunication on their part!!

Well I went into the school on Monday and the head said she knew some letters had been sent out but didn't know anything more than that.....She should know it had her name on!!

It turns out the letter was a generic one and Becky does complete her homework every week according to her teacher...Well I knew that!!....We were told to ignore it!!

Fine but what would of happened if we were really strict in our parenting style and we got the letter and punished Becky for the weekend by say taking her tablet off her, banning her from watching TV or sending her to her room....How bad would we of felt then? I'm so glad I didn't act on the letter until I spoke to her teacher....

I saw Becky's teacher at home time and it turns out Becky hadn't handed her homework in on time that week and they were trying to prove a point!!....She'd left it in her bag....She had done it just handed it in late....After the deadline....Yes she was to blame for not handing it in and is in the wrong!!

Strange though....Homework is due in on a Thursday....Even though it was handed in late on Thursday it was still marked when she brought home her new homework on Friday so it can't of being that late!!

There was no reason to send a letter out and cause so much stress and fuss!!

According to the teacher nearly everyone in the class got a letter....I spoke to one of the mums from school who's daughter goes to a special accelerated learning programme who isn't even there on a Thursday so hands it in on a Friday....Which now isn't good enough....She now has to hand it in on a Wednesday....As well as do the extra homework she gets from the accelerated learning programme....Not Fair at all!!

It seems a big coincidence the school was inspected by Ofsted a few months ago and got a not so good report now they are sending pointless letters out.....Trying to create a paper trail to make themselves look good!!

We have parents evening in a few weeks....That should be fun...I've had a few run in's with her teacher since he started at the school in September....I have a feeling he isn't my biggest fan!! 

I am linking this up with MummyBarrow's Ranty Friday.


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12 comments :

  1. Are Primary Schools allowed to dish out after school detentions? Seems quite a hard line that they're taking, I wouldn't be happy with a letter like that!

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    1. I didn't think they were but apparently they are allowed....Not that she will be getting any....hehehe

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  2. Sounds like they need to review their homework policy and the way they monitor their homework.....

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    1. Yep....Or just not send out generic letters....lol

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  3. Well quite and also, how come they're wasting paper on all this drivel? They clearly need to do their own home work and move on up into 2014 where we have email!

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    1. hahaha! Yes....Or just do it the old fashioned way and speak to us face to face!

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  4. Seems a bit of a knee jerk reaction!

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  5. How annoying for you and unfair on Becky. I'd be mad, too!

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  6. Sounds really pathetic especially when she'd done her homework too. They could have just asked her if she had it. Must be so frustrating!

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  7. Oh my gosh, I would be hopping mad!! Sounds like they are trying to pull up some "standards" after not getting such a good Ofstead! Grr!!

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  8. Aww bless and she had done it to. I would have been mad too. Everything now days is based on stats and figures and it really winds me up. Whats wrong with communication and the teachers askibg for it? Haha it worked when I was at school :-)

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  9. I hate homework. I think it is unnecessary and done to prove a point. Children do enough learning in school and time out of school should not be spent on mostly pointless homework. Revision is different, but homework in year 6?

    I would have been steaming. As you say, what ify ou had punished her over the weekend, not allowed her to go out with friends etc?

    You should have a written apology and Becky get one from the Head too

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