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[quote=Anonymous]OP please remember your kid is not always the most accurate reporter, especially in K.  It will likely get better over time but as people mentioned a video every day could mean 2 hours of Finding Nemo or 5 min of Go Noodle (my kid loves this too).  But the good thing is your kid is giving you a lot of information which hopefully will last.  My kid is in 4th and is still great at telling me what is going on.  People assume I have some inside track at the school.  Nope, just a chatty child.  So as they say, trust buy verify.  Don't make your DC feel bad if her info isn't 100% accurate but always check in with the teacher first. Or even ask her more questions. What are you watching? When are you watching it etc?  In first grade my son said the music sub showed videos whenever he was there.  Well it turns out it was School House Rock, which I love.  We spent a week watching some DVDs I had.  He still uses the School House Rocks cadence to count by 3s (me too and I am in my 40's)

The other thing is this.  Kids come into K at all levels.  There are kids who don't know the alphabet and kids who can read.  My DS was bored in K.  He and some of his friends did word-searches every day b/c they finished their work early.  At the time it was frustrating. 4 years later he still loves word searches.

It is only week 2.  Ask questions at BTSN.  Talk to other parents there too, especially those who have older kids at that same school. This will help manage your expectations.

As for the lollipop, I am not a fan of teachers giving my kid candy either.  But guess what, he loves it and it is not an every day thing so I just let it go.
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