My DS started school at the beginning of the year. It has only been 3.5 weeks and already he is saying he doesn't want to go and that he isn't learning enough there.

He is classed as gifted. His reading level is what would be expected at the start of Year 3. His writing and spelling is ahead of the other kids but not equal to his reading. I am not sure how much maths they have done but I am pretty sure he is ahead in that as well.

I can't tell if he is not being challenged by the work that he is being given, or if he is just wanting to learn things more exciting than spelling lists. He says that they spend too much time playing games and having breaks and not enough time actually learning anything. He is a kid that likes to get deeply engaged in an activity, not chop and change every 10 minutes as the teacher cycles through all the various group levels. I am picking that he would only be counting learning time as when the teacher is actively with him or doing class lessons - all the other literacy/numeracy activities they do while the teacher is with other groups would just be time fillers for him itms.

His teacher says he is happy and chatty in class and he has settled in really well but I am finding it really sad seeing him already lose that enthusiasm that he had just a few weeks ago.

Is it normal for kids to hit a slump when the novelty of school runs out?