First weeks of School
So far so good.
After the first day of school, the teacher decided to shift the kids around, so DS was moved from being up front and center, to back and center. The class has 31 kids. They sit, six kids around 3 joint desks.
DS is sitting with 4 other girls. I’m not sure if he’s too happy about that. HOWEVER, that said, his table has been the excelling table since school started. I keep telling DS that because he is in that group that they are excelling, and it’s probably true too, DS might not be emotionally mature but he could have practically started 2nd grade with the prep his kindergarten did.
Schedule wise, since most days I leave work at 14:00, I make sure to pick up DD by 15:00 and then I go straight to DS to pick him up.
The after school activity isn’t brilliant though he seems happy, so I figure if I don’t have any errands I might as well pick him up by 15:30
rather than 16:30, when he’ll be the last kid there.
Right now, I told DS that between getting home and up until 17:30 (when the Mickey Mouse Club House is over) he can do as he pleases,
Which for him it’s typically watch TV. Then at 17:30, I clear the kitchen table and we do home work if he gets some. He doesn’t get homework every day.
Sometimes he’ll start doing his homework at school, but he tends to only do what he likes without me, which is Math.
I always look through all his books and notebooks so as not to miss anything and I just read him the instructions tough he basically knows
them by heart. I try not to over step, not to criticize, just GUIDE and compliment where I see the teacher putting down Smiley’s and writing
Good job. I’ve noticed and so has the teacher that he does not enjoy writing. Right now, it’s too early to make an issue of it. I do have to prod him a little to complete his writing tasks. Teacher has suggested I get him color books of join the numbers to practice and strengthen writings.
DS seems to be pedantry about writing, which might be good or bad. We’ll see.
I remind DS that if he doesn’t complete the home work, how will he face his teacher. Teacher agrees with me on that. She said the kids know that If they don’t do their homework she write it in her book, …and I forget what happens after 3 times.
English is a bit of an issue, since that is between me and DS, not DS and his teacher...so he wiggles out of it.
DS does have to learn to cope with a new world. So many more kids. Less attention. Also, he has complained that the older girls from After School care have told him that he is “little” this is because they are from 3rd grade. I advised him that they can say what they want but he doesn’t need to pay any attention to them. That yes, he is younger…but SO WHAT! He also complained about the girls in his group being mean to him, but he wouldn’t elaborate.
I told him he could ask the teacher to move to another group, but right now he doesn’t want to do that. I also told him he could tell the teacher if they bother him.
I discovered another child in Class who is very shy has an English mummy. I’ve already spoken with her. We will eventually arrange a play date.
Just for fun I was looking at the names of all the kids in his class. He has 3 kids with the name of Daniel, that has to be one of the more popular names around…as it’s unisex as well. I think they are all boys, or 2 boys and 1 girl. 2 boys that are called Ariel and he also has a boy called Ron and a girl called Ronnie.
There are a few foreign names, which include 1 - Emily and 1 - Vica…right now Vica is a very athletic boyish looking girl with stunning blond hair,but I took a look at her mother and I think Vica has the potential of turning into a swan. Vica is from Russian background and her mother is drop dead gorgeous!
And a few weird names or should I say MODERN, which I can’t remember off hand.
Last note. DS has told us the other day that he likes school as much as he liked kindergarten….on the other hand he’s taken to hugging us more lately and telling us that he loves us, as sweet as that is I’m thinking, something is troubling him and he is looking for assurances. Maybe it’s because he knows we will move soon.