Curious....when do your kids find out who their assigned teacher is?
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**HiddenMickey** · 08-14-2006, 11:12 AM

Every year, my kids have received a letter a couple weeks before school starts with a letter from their teacher and a list of items they'll need. I'm pretty sure my DS had these letters the last two years in Middle school (DD definitely did last year in Elementary). I just called to see when letters go out from the middle school this year and was told they'd get their assignments on Open House night (two days before school starts)! No letter before hand....the kids have been chomping at the bit to know where they are assigned. I am really unhappy with this turn of events. What if we were to miss the Open House (which we have some years)? We'd be stuck in a line at the front desk the first day of school and they'd miss the start of classes, that what.

So, how do you find out about teacher assignments?

poohbear.u.k. · 08-14-2006, 11:23 AM

The children at our school are told who their new teachers are the week before the end on the summer term. They also get to spend half a day with their new teachers before the summer break.

It does sound rather short notice to find out 2 days before. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

**Luvsun** · 08-14-2006, 11:36 AM

When the children receive their last report card of the year - the new teacher for the next year is on the back of the report card. Our school system has done it that way for a couple of years now.

MontiMouse · 08-14-2006, 11:51 AM

We found out this past Thursday who Macy's teacher is and on Friday the school did a "drop-in" day from 10 - 1 so the students and parents could drop by, say hello to the new teacher and drop off the school supplies. Macy and I went Friday and met her new teacher. She was not too excited before we got to school but after meeting her teacher, seeing her new classroom and seeing a few of her friends she is now looking forward to the school year. She got the teacher I really wanted her to get which, of course, was not the teacher she really wanted. From what I have heard, he is a wonderful teacher so I am hoping for another great year!

krisk11 · 08-14-2006, 11:58 AM

My dd will be starting Middle School this year and I received a letter from the school last week stating that they will mail her schedule the week of Aug 21 and there is an open house on Aug 31 when you can bring their schedule and wander around to find her classes. They state the supplies list will be included in this letter. I hope some stores have some stuff left by the end of August or we won't have any supplies.

Luv4My4 · 08-14-2006, 12:10 PM

Katie who will start Kindergarten in September will get a card in mail (hopefully soon) telling us who her teacher is so we will know which classroom to go to for Back to School day. Erin will get her high school roster soon probably in the next couple of days and will know who her teachers are. Shannon will not find out who her new teacher is until the first day of school!!!! She will have to get in her old line from last year and then they will call names and assign her to a classroom. She HATES it!!! I guess it stops irate parents from calling all summer trying to get their child switched to a different class if they don't like the teacher. We do have a school supply list so that's already done.

**Caldercup** · 08-14-2006, 01:08 PM

Our school district is well-ranked and has a great rep (but it also makes them full of themselves and they are sometimes less than flexible with parents... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] )

Their reasoning for not sending the class assignments farther out than a week before school (which is a few days after Labor Day) is that parents try to jostle and finagle the assignments so much because one teacher has a better rep -- or there's a kid in that class that they don't want their child to associate with [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] -- and the school had a nightmare trying to accomodate everyone.

While I agree with that to a degree, I wish they gave us a little more warning on the Back-to-school purchases that need to be made.
Eileen

poohmaine · 08-14-2006, 01:14 PM

My DDs find out the last day of school before summer vacation. That way you have all summer to get supplies, switch classes, etc.

What a pain for you to find out so late, and with just a few days to get supplies!

GATechGal · 08-14-2006, 02:01 PM

At the elementary school we are at now, we find out at the end of the school year for the next year. The kids even get to go meet the teacher, and he/she usually sends home an introduction letter that includes the school supplies for the next year. Our old school used to post the class lists on the windows in the front of the school the day before open house.
The middle school sends out a packet of info about 2 weeks before open house with all the school forms (so you can fill them out BEFORE you get to open house) and a letter with your homeroom teacher's name. You have to wait until open house to find out who else is in that "pod" and who teaches what subjects and then you get the supplies list. You also don't find out about gifted teachers until open house which is like the week before school starts. Then after the first couple of days of school you find out about the connections classes (that extra fun type stuff, PE, and Health).

**CRCrazy** · 08-14-2006, 02:11 PM

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**HiddenMickey** · 08-14-2006, 02:48 PM

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When the children receive their last report card of the year - the new teacher for the next year is on the back of the report card. Our school system has done it that way for a couple of years now.

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You must not get much turnover in your districts for this to work out!

DebbieG · 08-14-2006, 02:54 PM

We are expecting our Kindergarten and 3rd grade assignments this week. We start school Sept 7. I am curious about those of you who mention Open Houses - are they before school begins I guess? I have never heard of them related to school.

Debbie

CindyD · 08-14-2006, 03:12 PM

DS will find out the Friday of Labor day weekend. The class lists get posted that day. But cause we will be in WDW he won't find out till Sun nite when we get home!!

TinkMulanMickeysMom · 08-14-2006, 03:16 PM

I'm not very happy with my children's school district at the moment - but I won't rant, because I can go on and on and on. (BTW - I work in the same district) Our students find out about a week prior to school starting and only the room number is on the forms, not the teachers name. So you have to call the school to see which teacher is assigned to which room. And you'd think I might be able to get that information a little sooner than other parents - NOT!!

heather2148 · 08-14-2006, 03:21 PM

The older 2, 1 in high school, and 1 in middle school still have not recieved there schedules. But my youngest in elementary got her teacher assignment and supply list 2 or 3 weeks ago. Ofcourse she is not happy with whom she got. My kids start school Sept. 6th.