Our d's started 1st this year. We were assures he has an amazing teacher.
We were told only papers with red numbers (such as 5/7) went in the grade book. I was informed he took a test (on a day he was having a very hard time) and he didn't know about 1/2 his numbers 1-30. Our district spent 1-3 days reviewing K material and immediately started with new info.
We received a report note yesterday that he has a D in math. My thoughts are that only 3-4 assignments created this score. Our school is firmly adhering to common core and has large class sizes. I was not given any info on what the objectives for math for first 1/4 were (I have some idea after he failed his test). We daily are swamped with reading books, timed reading, sight words and spelling words but have had zero math homework or suggestions.
What are my rights? He has a 504 and is in title I but is there not assistance offered for math? He is doing very well in reading/spelling but sometimes flips his b and d. He also sometimes flips two digit numbers. However it's never been a huge issue, and he's been tested for dyslexia. I'm told that the amount of letters he flips is common in 1st grade.
We have no private school available but I'm always in tears with our district. Our d's is so bright and a D in no way represents his capability. I feel like the burden of his education is on me. I spend a lot of time on reading and language arts because they provide us with info. Haven't worked on math since they didn't provide anything. I think it explains the disparity in his grades. With "school only" help he has a D. They spend so little time actually working with them.
I'm beyond frustrated....
