I am assuming your little boy is going into senior infants..... Would I be right in assuming he knew very few of the children in his class when he first started in Junior Infants? ... I'm sure by the end of day one he was coming home with stories about his new friends.
I'm sure your little boys worries are only being nurtured by your own apprehensions...... Being mixed up with other children is not going to have a long lasting emotional impact on your little boy. If anything, it will be a positive experience for him.
The school should have a written policy in relation to splitting classes.
Ask to see the policy.
Iwould agree with this, although I do think the school should hae notified parents of this
My daughters class was split - in boys and girls. Boys moved into principal class but unfort girls stayed with past years teacher and now I def feel my child was at a loss as she repeatedly said they doing stuff they'd done before. We did get a letter discussing this change etc.
Children are very resilient, The new boys could turn out to be his friends for life.
A few years ago my son's year had one and a half classes, the other half class shared a teacher with class below. Then they decided to make 2 smaller classes. My son was one of the youngest in his class so was offered to move over to other class with some other kids. I was asked to come in and discuss this with the principle. Only one other boy was willing to move as well. Luckily it was my son's best friend. It was totally up to us if he moved or not.
I know this is not always possible but i think you should have been given some notice about this and a chance to discuss it with teacher or principle. It worked out well for my son as he loved this new teacher and was in a smaller class so got more attention.
Your son will adapt very quickly to the new class. Is there any chance you could arrange play dates with some of the kids in the new class over the summer holidays? I don't mean to be flippant but your son is very young and 2 months off is a long time and by sept he will prob be over his upset.
Hope it all works out for him.
Our school refuses any individual requests for moves between classes to be near friends. Because they reckon they be flooded with requests. And I assume they can't make everyone (parents) happy. I can't imagine there would be that many requests as most kids would be happy where they are.
I'd be more concerned where the teacher tells you something that doesn't ring true, like they are his friends when you know they aren't. Kids will often give an answer they think people want to hear rather than what they really feel. Perhaps that happened. Bit it seems odd to the kids would be asked to pick themselves. I find that hard to believe. Do teachers agree with the Principle, that these are his friends?
Meeting the same kids out of school in football, swimming or other such class will help to bond them and mix. We done this a lot as one of ours had a similar experience being one of the few to split from his peers when the classes were created and divided. I think its important to be with your friends.
If I were you, I would take this as a given and sell the upside to your son. He is to be one in a class of 14, so there are 13 other kids for him to get to know. I assume all first class classes will have common break times so he'll still get to see his current buddies at break and yard time. And there's always the after-school time to plan for.
I think you should work with the Principal on this one. If she accomodates your request, then she may have other requests to accomodate so it is easier to not allow any.
I believe you do not have any rights to be upheld by the Principal.
With 14, you've a lot to be grateful for. My son finishes national school tomorrow and his class has been over 30 since 2005.
In my experience schools and principles are a law unto themselves.
Oh So True
. In my experience schools and principles are a law unto themselves.
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