Ben started 4 year old, half-day preschool today at the same school as last year. This year his teacher is Ms. Hilary and his para is Ms. Cindy. Both teachers have incredible reputations and I'm very excited for what this year holds for Ben. A couple kiddos from last year's class are in his class again and this year's class is also smaller by 3 students.
Ben will continue receiving speech and occupational therapy as well as general special education services to help him lengthen his attention to task and engage with his peers in a meaningful way. We worked on this a lot this Summer and I hope it pays off in the classroom.
They will have a longer outside time this year and no long, drawn-out snack time to take away from learning time. This will likely mean an early 11:30ish lunch for us but we'll adjust as necessary.
Although the start of the day is different for Ben within the classroom, there were no tears and not even a, "Mommy stay here!" He was excited and ready to be back at school.
I look very forward to the new year, new friendships and growth and taking a more active role in the PTA this year. Cheers!
plotting! or wishing those 6 year molars weren't breaking through :(
He looks like he is going off to prep school. So big + so handsome. Isn't it the best when they are ready and excited to go back?! Hope he has a great and productive year.
ReplyDeleteI need more PTA information. ;) Also yay for new (and good) teachers! Love this handsome boy.
ReplyDeleteSuper fashionable, Ben! How awesome that he is on fire + ready to take on the year!
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