Do you get daily review at pickup?

bride711 · September 2012

Hi ladies
At morning or afternoon pickup, does your LO's teacher tell you what they did for the day or is it more just like "he/she had a great day? Not sure what to expect and wanted to see what your experiences are and teacher responses at pickup!
Thanks!

Ridgebackmom · September 2012

My mother picks her up and I'm pretty sure she does not get a review. I would love one personally. It seems like every time I drop off or pick up her teacher is busy gabbing with a parent. I just want her to ack. my dd...this is annoying to me.

AgrippaRidesAgain · September 2012

She'll tell me something if it seems important, but otherwise, no, we don't get a daily review. There are a lot of kids streaming out at one time. She doesn't have time to talk. If I really wanted to talk, I'd either wait until everyone was gone or set up a conference.

KathrynMD · September 2012

no they have a white board outside the door that lists that day's activities.

We had back to school night last night and one of the fad's suggested the teachers write some kind of prompts on the board, instead of lists. So we can prompt the kids - what did you do w/ leaves today or did you use the word "adios" etc. something more to spark a conversation the kids.

Stackeye210 · September 2012

We have a white board outside of the classroom. At the end of class the teacher steps out and says what they did that day and what our kid should be able to repeat back to us. Then at the end of the week they send home a paper with the weeks activities.

We have a PPC program (like PTA/PTO for elementary schools) and they're also started a "classroom parent" thing in the next few weeks where one parent is in charge of emailing the other class parents with things like homework and special projects for the week since a lot of people can't pick up their child and the message gets lost like a game of telephone.

lite-bright · September 2012

I make it a point to ask how DD1's day was, and check in on how she's doing with specific things. I try to limit it to one or two questions so we're not taking up too much of the teachers' time -- maybe how she's doing with listening, or sitting still during circle time, or whatever.

Many parents don't ask. IME, most of the time I have to ask if I want more than a generic "DD had a good day" -- and once I ask/show interest in their feedback, DD1's teachers start volunteering more information on their own.

ETA: I don't ask what they did. I ask DD about that, and we have a daily schedule of the general "what" they're doing posted outside the classroom. From her teachers, I want to know how she did rather than what.

rsd12 · September 2012

Not really. Everyday he gets sent home a daily activites sheet. and on it will mention what he had for snack, bathroom break, activities, and anything note worthy. Like today, at pickup I did see the teacher since the teachers bring the kids to your car and she was concerned about how he rubs his eyes a lot, but she wrote it down too. But I pretty much just hear that he did great that day.

neverblushed · September 2012

I found this to be one of the hardest things to get used to when my kids went from being babysat by grandma (who gave a detailed report of the day) to preschool. I learned pretty quickly, though, that no news was good news.

I came to understand why they don't do this at pickup, though. If everyone got the full report, they'd never get the kids out of there. Unfortunately, some parents don't "get it" that it's not really the time to have a full-on conference with the teacher, and they will monopolize the teacher's attention anyway.

Most teachers are probably happy to take a phone call from you, if you're looking for a "how does it seem to be going so far" report to set your mind at ease.

wall0307 · September 2012

My daycare sends a note home everyday. There are spots where the teacher checks off if they slept, if they played outside, and if they were "appropriate" or "a little off". When he was in the toddler room, the note even told me what his poop was like. His teacher usually writes on the note what and who he played with. They also post the weekly lesson plans online. I use this information to ask my son questions about his day. I probably have a couple minute conversation with his teacher 1-2 times a month. I believe now that he is a preschooler, we will have conference once or twice a year too.

ridesbuttons · September 2012

Only in the first few weeks did I get a detailed description of the boys' days.

Now (at 3.5) I only get a notification if something odd has happened. Or, you know, an incident report (well supported by whatever bruise, scrape or trip to the ER that went along with it, lol).

jnksmom · September 2012

No. We pick up and drop off in a car line so I don't even see her teacher every day. DD tells me about her day though and the teacher will send a note home or make a phone call if there is an incident or she has a concern. If I have a concern, I can walk DD in in the AM and talk to her teacher. DD also brings home papers every day. They send home newsletters telling what they are doing that week also.

It is taking some adjustment for me. We had to walk in and pick up our child at DS's preschool last year. (We moved and had to find a new one for DD.) They always had a white board outside the door that gave highlights of what they did that day. The teacher also gave brief comments about DS's day.

jlw2505 · September 2012

At daycare preschool pick-up we got a form that has some basics such as what they ate for meals and the general theme of the day and any special notes and they had a white board outside the room with more details of the day. Some of the teachers were more chatty than others and would give lots of details and others would basically just make eye contact. The PreK program does the white board outside the classroom with the days highlights. Depending on what time you pick up will determine if you get any time to chat with the teacher. I pick up DD a little after 4 and its typically a busier time since it right when the K-6 kids get out so anyone that has kids in both is there getting their kids. Sometimes the teachers can give a fast report on the day and other times not. I often get a smile or a thumbs up or a fast "good day" "had some issues w/xyz today" but not a long drawn out conversation. When I drop off, we are typically the 1st ones there so the lead teacher and I do chat more as my DD is signing in and washing her hands but this is my 3rd year in a row (older DD did the program 2x) so I know the teachers really well and am very friendly with the lead teacher so I think we chat a lot more than other families plus no one else is there yet. Last year when I would drop off DD, other kids were already there so we never chatted as long as she was watching the kids and interacting with them as she should be. In Kindergarten since I pick-up, the teacher makes eye contact as they have to before she will let DD go (the kids that take the bus get walked to the bus by 5th grade buddies but those that get picked up are walked to the lobby of the main door and parents must come in and get them from the teacher). The teacher never really says anything and I would not expect her too. It is a crazy time with lots of kids and parents around. One the 1st day of school she told me DD had done great and yesterday I had emailed her about a change in my DD's ADHD meds before school and had asked her to let me know if she noticed any major changes in DD thinking she would just email me sometime next week with a report but she made a point of coming over and telling me that DD had a great day yesterday and we chatted for about 2 mins about the meds and a report I would send her in a week or 2 for my DD"s doc about the med change and behavior.

jlw2505 · September 2012

Oh and I forgot to add that in the PreK class the teachers send out a weekly newsletter (1 or 2 pages) every Friday with a rundown of what they did that week, any dates of things to come like field trips or bag lunch days and fun quotes from the kids. The kindergarten teachers will send out a monthly email of the same sort of stuff although I have yet to get one as we are just finishing week 2 of school.

funchicken · September 2012

No, the pick-up happens really quickly. Sometimes DD's teacher will mention a highlight or a concern, but I try not to tie her up at the end of the day. She and her assistant have to clean the classroom and prepare for the next day, so parents usually keep things brief. We have conferences a couple of times a year, and we can schedule a time to talk if we want to.

outnumbered · September 2012

KathrynMD:
no they have a white board outside the door that lists that day's activities.

We had back to school night last night and one of the fad's suggested the teachers write some kind of prompts on the board, instead of lists. So we can prompt the kids - what did you do w/ leaves today or did you use the word "adios" etc. something more to spark a conversation the kids.

The white board is a good idea. I might suggest this at our preschool. The dad's suggestion made me chuckle. Can't he think of his own questions from the list?

NerdyMama2 · September 2012

Not every day, but occasionally I'll ask how DS is doing in class, or what he learned that day.

lowkeybride2be · September 2012

Not really. His teachers are usually busy. I try to have one longer conversation a week about how DS is doing, though, especially since they just moved up to a new class in August. We get a sheet emailed to us every day with a few sentences about what the kids did that day and 6 or 8 photos. That helps. At least it gives me prompts to use when I'm trying to get information from my son about his day (which is like pulling teeth). I find that if my husband and I each say one thing about our days at the dinner table, DS is willing to give us one nugget about his day in return. So we go around in a circle and each say things about our day. It's not perfect, but it works.

macchiatto · September 2012

Last year there were 12 teachers and 2 kids and it really just depended on how chaotic it happened to be at the moment I arrived. If everyone was trying to talk to the teacher at once I didn't get much info but I think they kept me up pretty well on what was going on.

This year they just started on Monday and so far it's been a little chaotic. They ended up with 31 kids in the class so on Wednesday they split it into two classes. My boys' class now has 15 kids, a teacher and an assistant. I didn't really get any specific feedback until today when I found out that Will (one of my boys) and another friend like to "play fight" and he got put in TO for it twice today and argued with the teacher about it. No problems with my other son. Last year Will only got one TO all year--he can certainly be a handful at home but is usually really well-behaved elsewhere--so I'm hoping this doesn't become an ongoing problem at preschool.

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