[katrina24]

My kids found out today who their teacher will be next year. We have a pretty good sense of community at the school and know a lot of the other families.

This afternoon there was a lot of mums texting other mums to share which class their child was in and find out which class their friends kids were in. Some mums were also sharing how they were feeling about their new class. I am thrilled with my kids planned teachers and classmates (it would be hard to make me really unhappy though as I don't really have any issues with any teachers or kids).

My DH commented that he thought it quite odd that the mums were sharing this info and being happy/excited etc.

It got me wondering if other people at other schools do this too or if we are a bit odd. Not really a hard core wdyt? but I am curious.

[JRA]

I am not closer enough to most mums to text them about this, but at pick up yesterday there were a couple there who discussed this.

I don't see what is wrong about talking about it

[*Ker*]

We certainly talk about it, and at the moment, there is major uproar in the school regarding teachers and placements.

[katrina24]

No JRA, me either. I was one of the mums sharing information with others (in person and via text).

[kyrrie]

We certainly talk about it, and at the moment, there is major uproar in the school regarding teachers and placements.

This is why we don't find out until next year.

[Julie3Girls]

I don't see anything wrong or strange with sharing the information. It's natural to want to find out who is in the class - as a parent, you tend to learn who your child fits well with in a class, and different teachers have different styles, so it's nice to get a heads up.

But we don't do it at this time of year Our school doesn't announce class lists until next year. In fact, the kids go back to their old teacher/classroom for the first week (usually only a couple of days), before classes are finalised.
We live in a RAAF area, high turnover of students. So the school chooses to wait, rather than tell the kids a class and then disrupt them by changing it again.

[bye]

We announce ours on the last day of the year and then after school head off quickly before the rush of complaints/changes/whinges comes in!

[mumto3princesses]

We don't find out what class our children may be in until the first day back next year. Then they also stress its only temporary until they get numbers confirmed etc. They don't usually make too many changes but sometimes there are a few switches around for various reasons.

DD#3 has Anxiety and she would benefit from knowing who her teacher will be now or at the very least confirming to her on that first day back that Mr/Mrs so and so is definately going to be her teacher and not this is her temporary class and definate classes will be confirmed by the end of next week. Those first couple of weeks back are so hard for her. I anticipate a few phone calls from the office because she feels sick or has a tummy ache or both.

I did hear from someone who the teachers will be next year so its one of 3 (or 2 of 3 if my twins get put in seperate classes) but we aren't meant to know. One of the teachers will be new to the school which would be hard for DD#3 if she ends up with him.

No big deal though about mentioning who your child has. Its a good conversation starter and way to find out who is in your childs class that year.

This post has been edited by mumto3princesses: 07/12/2012, 08:46 PM

[GoneWithTheWhing...]

I think it's a natural thing to do, school is such a huge important part of children's lives and their friends mean so much to them that to share these sort of details is no different than a group of mums sharing baby milestones.

I guess if you're not seeing your school mum friends at pick up then texting is a good way of sharing this. Plus if your child is a bit nervous about a new teacher it can be comforting to say 'Oh wow, how great Sam is going to be a class with you next year'

At the school Miss 6 is at classes aren't finalised until end of first week so they get a better idea of numbers and if there are any unforeseen issues. However she is changing schools this year so it'll all be new for her!

[Eight.years]

usually only a couple of days

Lucky you! Our school takes weeks to allocate the kids a class and a teacher. It is so demoralising for them to start the new year in a holding pattern and I hate it (everyone hates it - the kids, the parents, the teachers). It's my only gripe about the school.