chardon high school

My prayers and love to the city of Chardon and all the kids that had to go through that tragedy yesterday. Especially to the families of the victims and the family of the shooter. God, shine your grace on these people and take care of them. In the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

(it's hard to type and pray at the same time!)

classroom move - #2

Big Boy did great! My little boy has a better grip on this thing called life than I give him credit for. I think I do that with my kids. They are way more able than I think. I guess I have to let go a little bit. I certainly need to watch my language better. I think Pumkin has taken to using bad words at school. "Crap" is her favorite! And "Rats!" And "Poop". Great. I have Eric Cartman for a little girl-child.

Oh, crap.

classroom move

Went to see the new school and classroom yesterday. Rob came with, thank goodness! The program is apparently quite successful at making the kids independent students. The kids then have a support person (and system) throughout the rest of school. I'm proud of my Alma mater for making sure they do a good job at this. It's not like they are taking him from his current class because he is a problem child. They really want to give him the tools to get by. 4 months at Riverview, next two years at Fishcreek, then on to Middle and High School. It's gonna go too fast!!

I worry about the actual move - how do we tell Bigs? What if he takes it badly? I have to talk to the Special Services Supervisor to see what she says. I can't leave it up to the school, although this is their gig. I wouldn't have moved him. I wish I had started him in the developmental preschool. But I was in the wrong city then. Things might be different now. Can't dwell on that, though!

Another problem is that there's no latchkey program at this school. Bigs will miss Megan. She absolutely loves him and vice versa. So that's going to be hard. I wish I could take him to Highland for latchkey - get him on a bus to Riverview, then back to Highland after school. Ugh. Really - I can't be any later to work, so we might have to take him to a day care or something. The school suggested Kids Play on Kent Road. I hear they are expensive. I better call.

I wonder what the folks at Highland think of all this. I think I need to talk to Mrs. Z & Mrs. G. Maybe even Mrs. D. He is going to miss them something awful. I just have to make sure that Bigs knows this is a good thing and he doesn't think it's because he's bad or difficult. He'll make new friends (possibly real ones!!) and forge new bonds with the teachers and principal at Riverview.

move class

So the director of spec ed services wants to move Bigs to a "Behavior Support Classroom". What does that mean? I really don't want to separate him more from his class mates. Shit. They are going to take me to visit while class is in session one day. I don't even know if it's at the same school building. I'm really worried. I'm going to have to have Jim come with I think. He finally needs to realize that Bigs needs support.

I think the teacher can't handle Bigs's behavior. I think she thinks he's just bad, but doesn't get to the bottom of it. His behavior is the manifest of some sensory or transitional barrier that HE CAN'T GET AROUND. It's not that he doesn't want to - he CAN'T!!!!! Ugh!

I am very upset about this and I just want to go watch class one day unbeknownst to anyone. Shit.