Many concerned parents begin to worry in the summer about which homeroom teacher their child will have the upcoming year. Some parents place requests while other parents leave the decision to the school.
All schools have their own methods of placing students into classrooms. Schools also have their own timelines of carrying out this task. Some schools place students in the summer well before school begins. Teachers then send out letters to the students that will be in their classrooms.
Other schools wait until after the final registration to determine which classrooms students will be in.
In my county, kindergarten is completely different. Kindergarten students come to school only one day each of the first two weeks. After that, they are placed into a classroom and parents are notified.
I see both pros and cons of early placement of students into homeroom classes. It is very nice to be able to label all materials and seats before the beginning of school. However, this is most impossible for teachers to do if they do not know who your students are. It is also exciting for the students to receive a letter from their new teacher. Receiving a letter during the summer helps excitement grow among the children.
The negative side of placing students before the final registration is not knowing exactly how many new students there will be enroll. It is possible that a teacher’s class list may change. Therefore, it is always wise for teachers to prepare extra materials when they are getting their things ready for the school year to begin.
No matter when you find out who your child’s teacher will be and which students are in the same classroom as your child, it can make you nervous and also excited. Children become very anxious over their teacher and classmates.
Look for future articles that discuss how to handle situations when your child is unhappy with a new teacher or classmates.
Helping Your Child Transition to a New Teacher