When Michael started elementary school, everyone told me to get used to very little communication from his teacher. And I have to say, I have been pleasantly surprised by how much communication I have had. The very first week of school I got an email from his kindergarten teacher giving me her email address and telling me about his week. Daily I get a behavior report. And I have written notes and emailed when I have needed to speak to the teacher about something. She has always responded in a timely fashion.
No, I don't have the face-to-face drop of and pick up time that I had with his preschool teacher. But I'm not sure that is a bad thing. Michael is a walker, and his school's drop off procedure is that every child is dropped off in the cafeteria and then they line up and are brought to the classroom. I am sure that this is, partly, to avoid parents bugging the teacher right before school starts, and the system works quite nicely.
So far, I have been very impressed with how accessible Michael's teacher has been. I have not contacted any of the school administrators, but I would hope they have the same policy of answering emails and returning phone calls that the teacher has. I don't know if it is just my son's teacher or the entire school, but I have not had an email or note go unanswered in the first 3 weeks of school.
We have our first back to school night this week. I look forward to hearing what the school has to say, and communication is one of the issues I plan to raise. And not to complain!
Cross Posted and Archived from the Washington Times Communities Section
