Changes….

Austin had his first day at the new school yesterday. I was a nervous wreck about this change for him, but he responded amazingly well. I had to prep him last week, because I was notified at the end of the week, that it was going to be effective on Monday THIS WEEK.. Not much of a notice here.. But, he took it well, and was prepared for it. I know he’s a little bummed that he won’t be at his regular class Valentine’s Day Party this coming Friday, but the school he is attending, is having an ice cream party, so that seems to be OK by him. 🙂

I met the new teacher in the office yesterday morning, and she walked Austin to the class. I brought in a few boxes of snacks to share with the class, because in this classroom setting, they get breakfast in the classroom AND a snack box for the whole class to share and choose from. Austin really likes this!

Today, I dropped him off and it was early, so he couldn’t go directly to his classroom yet. The option was to sit in the cafeteria with the rest of the kids, but it was really loud in there, and he doesn’t like that at all. So, the school counselor met us in the lobby area, and said he was welcome to wait in her office, where it was quiet. She was super nice! A few minutes later, his teacher came along, and I got the briefing from his first day. It was so great!

His teacher told me that he is very smart, ahead in the technology world for his age, trying to teach other kids how to “hack” into other students reading accounts, told her what type of security cameras the school had, including the details about them. He talked to her a lot, and was very comfortable with her. She’s watching him closely on any electronic device that he gets to use, as she is fully aware of how fast, and knowledgeable that he is. He told her that he doesn’t like the school because the playground is small. The library doesn’t have his favorite books, and there is no office in there. The cafeteria is small and doesn’t have a stage like Eastside does. He talked to her throughout the day, listing off multiple facts, and she noticed how he is very literal. If the schedule shows something is supposed to be happening at this particular time, and they are not doing it, he calls her out. He wants to stay on task with everything. He is ahead in Wit and Wisdsom reading, by 2 levels. So, he is telling her every book he read and the author’s name of each one. Even though he may not have been paying attention in class, he took it all in, and knew his stuff.

Amazing kid, and he’s just going to show everyone what he is made of..

wait for it…