I expect this is a common problem for peris. Teaching room and class from which most of kids are drawn, are at opposite ends of school. Kids only have a 20 mins time slot in pairs. Children A and B, who are only Y2 age, are sent to fetch children C and D, also from Y2. Child A stops to have a chat and Child B stops to read something on the corridor. Child C is in the middle of a painting and Child B has lost her music book and money. Result: nearly 20 mins of lesson gone, and children X and Y are squeezed into 10 mins before hometime. Kids are too young to time-manage themselves, and class teacher is too busy. Any suggestions or do I just have to put up with the situation as it is?

I never found a way round it. Then the school wonders why so many parents opt for lessons outside school!

Liz

What irritates me is when you send child A to fetch child B and child A "forgets" or gets distracted on the way, so you're sat there waiting, not realising that no-one is actually on their way. Drives me nuts!

Is there some way to "reprimand" or "reward" for being late/on time? I'm not sure how the school is set up, are children given warnings or notes sent home for showing up late to their other classes?
Try telling both kids A + B, whoever walks in the door first gets a sticker or something like that? I don't know, just trying to think of ideas....I may be way off.

Sorry, this thread appeared twice. I wondered what had happened.