Just moved...New School

[TaynTysmom]

I know that in the State of Kansas, you are allowed to go and sit through a day with your child and observe. You may want to consider something like that. It might help you to understand what he is going through.

Just a thought.

D

[kc4braves]

I actually have been considering it. I just didn't want to make a bad situation for him. He's a momma's boy which I like most of the time. I just don't want him to get clingy in front of his peers. I sat in his class in 2nd grade for either the morning or the afternoon several times. It was very enlightening. I guess I just worry more now that he is older. Do other parents here go into your kids classes to observe?

Kathy

[ohmama]

The only class I went to in order to observe, was the behavioral self-contained classroom. It was horrible! The teachers were emotionally and physically abusive to the children. Needless to say, I took my boy out of that class even though he was not one of the victims. I felt he was still being victimized by seeing it. That's another story though and I didn't mean to go off with it.

In a regular classroom setting I think it would be good to volunteer for the day. You could keep an eye on things in a somewhat "undercover" pretense that way and not risk the chance of embarrassing anyone.

[kc4braves]

I think I like the idea of observing without just sitting there. We have to meet Tuesday to redo the 504 on their forms, etc. We are to make appts to meet with the teachers then too. MAybe I'll mention observing then and see if there is maybe something i can help with in the process.

This week as gone really well...I think. I always am afraid to get too happy about it because that is usually when I find out it wasn't so great afterall. lol Ds is no longer riding the bus home. I pick him up 5-10 mins late every day so that he doesn't miss school. HE goes to the overflow school for our area and was missing at least the last 30 mins of school to catch the bus to my daughter's school and then home. I think being there for everything may have helped. Also, all but one day, he has remembered his folders AND they actually had all the daily/homework in them for me to review. I don't think his teachers understood where Iwas coming from wanting him to bring the work home but his last set of graded papers were much better. These included tests taken at school not just papers that I reviewed and had him correct. He aced the science and social studies tests like I knew he should have been doing all along.

We haven't had to spend hours on homework this week either. I hope that lasts. Since his teachers seem to be cooperating more, we have been able to spend 30 mins or so most days on home work. I think anything 1.5 hrs or less is great these days. He brings home the daily/homework papers already completed and i review them. Whatever he missed, we talk about and he corrects them. It really doesn't take long doing it this way. Math is the most time consuming because it is the hardest for him. We review his spelling about 5-10 mins 3 days a week and review sheets for tests, etc. are treated the same way. That way we aren't trying to cram 25 spelling words into his brain on Thursday night or all the North Eastern states and their capitols. It makes sense to me . (He doesn't do so well on sentence dicatation but I don't know anyway to prepare for that.) I'm keeping my that things will continue to go well. Not sure what will happen when little league starts. Guess we will figure that out when it happens.

Thanks for all the advice and comments.

KAthy

[Mayleng]

Glad it is going well. I think he is probably getting used to the new school's routine now.