I work as a teachers assistant in a pre-k four class and our first week has been showing them the different centers of the class and what goes where, how to clean up their toys before moving to the next, raising hands, lining up, how to be a super friend, how to welcome children to the class and things like that. We are having them sign in each morning but a lot of the stuff you are wanting him to learn comes after he learns the ins and outs of his new school setting and routine.
Preschool is more about the social skills and how to interact. Kindergarten teachers would love to have kids that know letters and sounds and can write his or her name correctly (only one capital letter) but we would rather have a child who is well adapted socially and knows how to understand the word no or wait. Many times in preschool the motor skills are not developed enough to write yet. It really depends on what you have done at home to develop those skills. Kids learn through interactive play. Don’t worry so much it is only week two.
Please be patient. First weeks are learning the school, rules, and routines, self help and finding themselves. I assure they will learn more than you think they are little and they learn by play and great direction and supervision.
Teach your child those things at home. Children are learning through play all day long. The most important part of preschool is social skills
Teach him at home… he has only been there 2 weeks.
Same, mine said she’s learning to count, and started saying her ABC’s 
it all starts at home though, she can count, and knows her abc, but not all there when explaining that, so after accidently cracking up, everyone is getting workbooks off amazon since homework isn’t a thing anymore apparently
It typically takes children 2 weeks to adjust to their new environment, Then there is learning s,
It’s preschool… And you’re worried with it only being the second week? That kid is trying to just adapt to their new surroundings. Where the bathroom is. Let the kid get their bearings.
What’s wrong with a parent/s with teaching a child basic numbers, and letters? If you’re so worried help him.
It’s been 2 weeks, he’s 4. Relax mama
It’s not just putting the responsibility on the teachers it is also your responsibility to work with them at home. Ask the teacher for a work sheet he and you can do at home each night
They are learning…. How to exist in a group, how to socialize, how to manage being away from mom, etc. Numbers and letters can come later. I’m sure they do touch on them but forcing it in strict lesson format isn’t helpful at this stage.
You could also be teaching its kit just up the teachers. I’ve taught my kids to count their colors and reads before they attended school
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It’s the 2nd week usually they are just getting to know teacher other students and classroom rules I would give it time. Also you can help get your child ready for kindergarten and teach them also i always did . Even my kids who didn’t go to preschool knew all of that before going to kindergarten I taught them
You teach your child everything its your responsibility…you should be doing thing with him to help him learn…
Idk- if you want your kid to learn things you’re concerned they aren’t at school, you probably should educate yourself on how to teach those things to your child at home to supplement. Unless you’re in a position to homeschool or do private tutoring! Just an opinion. But I know one of the things I wanted to teach my son before preschool was how to write his name. So I did. And as a first grader; I think, yeah. He’s bored at school. He knows how to read, write, somewhat spell. But he loves the social emotional aspect of school and that’s where we see he benefits. If we’re not satisfied with how it’s being taught we teach it ourselves.
Surely, you can’t expect a teacher with eighteen other kids to focus their curriculum on your child’s needs? 
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Its 2 weeks in. I have special needs kids and it takes time to adjust. Especially a first time kid in school. If youre that worried you can teach your kids as well. But i promise theyll get around to it. Dont rush it.
It’s only the second week they are still just trying to get the kids to be comfortable and used to the huge change that it is for them. I’d say give it until about the two month mark, if at that point he hasn’t learned anything then I’d ask questions.
Maybe you could have started at home also…2 weeks isn’t enough time. Unless your child is a genius 
Those are easy to teach at home. Songs and repetition.
Sociall skills and how to be away from their parents is hard. So let him learn at his own pace he will soon be doing other things
He should have been taught letters, numbers, and his name at home before kindergarten.
I’m trying to understand why is it strictly the school’s responsibility and not mom’s? I mean you know if you’re so worried do it yourself. 
Damn chill out they literally just started
I’m sorry it’s the parent’s to teach them at home at 3
He will be taught everything he needs to learn in due course. Right now, the most important part of his education is learning how to successfully interact with others. A lot of children at his age have never even been around other kids because they had stay at home parents. He will even learn some of the things that you seem to be unnecessarily worried about after just two weeks. I’m not even sure how you would know that he is not learning anything at this early juncture.
It’s been 2 weeks … you need to work with him at home too
How often are you practicing with him at home? A lot of kids know at least 50% of that before starting pre K. The responsibility should fall on you at this age
Change him, my daughter’s first preschool had her counting to 20, saying and recognizing letters, new daycare none of that, she’s going backwards. Screw the laughing emojis and people saying otherwise.
I wouldn’t expect any academic learning to really happen in the first few weeks, especially at 4 years old. This is likely the first classroom environment many of those children’s have ever experienced; it’s going to take time for them to adjust to that transition. Anything super new or different they even try to teach right now, isn’t likely to be absorbed. Give them time.
It’s a slow process. They need to get them used to classroom and routine and then slowly introduce them to what they need to learn.
Ask for their lesson plan.
A big part of pre school is socialization just learning to play with someone. Let the kids be kids for a while . Pushing them to learn stuff that is above their ability will just frustrate them.
2 weeks is not enough time. We taught our kids letters, and numbers up to 100, at home starting at 2. Even our youngest, who was non verbal until age 4, was taught before pre k. He didnt communicate it back, be he knew it and it made school easier. Give it 2 months. Big difference.
Bro they just started, calm tf down they gotta get used to a school setting and they start by learning trough play! Most pre ks are just for like 3 hours too. If you don’t calm down and let the teachers do what they do, you might as well take your kid out and homeschool since you obviously know better.
Honestly he should know most of that already. Work with him at home also
It has to be reinforced at home too. You can absolutely ask what curriculum they are using and you can follow at home. Learning numbers. Writing names, how to hold scissors. Etc
Go see a therapist for your self. Poor child
Why aren’t you teaching you child to identify letters numbers and write his name at home.
I did this with mine, by 3.5yrs they could do these, taught by me, as well as simple word recognition (be, the, and, a, to) made reading books together really fun.
As well as letters they knew the sounds.
Children are in school/daycare 6-8hrs a day, you have the other 16-18hrs to teach them, feed them, clean them and love them.
First month or so is mainly learning the expectations of the room and what not to get them familiar with school. If you’re worried about your child identifying letters or numbers on time I highly recommend buying learning activities for at home and even flash cards. My daughter learned hers that way before school. Now we are working on her name/writing which she will learn more through out 4 year and kindergarten. Dont push things too much but helping a bit at home can also speed up the learning process at school 
You can (should) help support and supplement learning at home.
Each child is different but I didn’t wait for preschool to start teaching my children.
How bout being a good parent and teach him also