Parent square is new. But I think it needs attention. One of my child’s teachers sent out a conference sign-up, but it was not sent to all classes so one whole group of her students did not have access to get signed up for a conference. I think the staff might need additional training on this or perhaps the functionality is not great. If it’s not working as it should, perhaps communication sent through parent Square should also be sent through traditional email.

I know there are changes this year as discussed in the curriculum chat and the teachers rushing to fit in the small group time which previously was not handled by them. The very fast pace of class and seemingly less creative/enjoyable environment, is making so many kids hate school.

What is going to be done about this? A love of learning and an enjoyment of school is foundational to learning.

I think we all know that this is not a great learning environment when such young children feel immense stress. I think there needs to be more discussion about how this is going to be addressed. The dread my kid feels each day is like the last few weeks of the school year. It is only week seven.

These are 5 year olds that need to eat and move. My child feels like he isn’t going to get to play now and half the time his stuff goes missing because it is challenging for them to keep up with everything. Why the rush? They need this pause. Why did it shift to all at one time? Why are the requirements so rigid for this age? He’s already voicing it’s too much.

To be done with the first six weeks and still really not understand what curriculum looks like is a huge problem for me and many other fourth grade parents I know.