I can't believe he can do this!!

Guess what JEB can do????

This evening, I was reading thru JEB's IEP and looking at stuff we needed to work on for this school year.  One of the things, was that he would be able to say his birthday, when asked.  So I asked him when his birthday was and proceeded to tell him, June 12.  I said it over and over, several times, and then one time he started saying....."june, july, august,.....sember (september)........otober......skipped November and then Dember!!  I said, "what?"  start again!  So, I started with January and he proceeded to go thru the months of the year.....sort of skipping thru a couple of them, but said them all nonetheless!!!  WOW!!

I immediately called his teacher and was screaming in the phone and jumping up and down, and she simply said, ask him what the days of the week are......so I did!!  I said, "JEB, what are the days of the week?".....he says.....Sunday, Monday, and so on!!!  AMAZING!!! 

I am soooooo proud of him!!!  Guess we'll be working on some other stuff too!!!  WOO-HOO!!!

School has officially begun!!

Well, it's started!  School is now officially on! 

I had been talking to him for a couple of days about going to see his teachers and his friends and he would very proudly say, "NO POCKET!" (his teacher, Ms Pollock).  "NO SCHOOL"  "GO to MAMA's school", which is what he calls the elementary school where I taught before last year.  I think he enjoyed coming with me while I tutored.  I would take his movies/DVD player, puzzles, his gameboy thing, and whatever else he could squeeze into his backpack and set him up in a classroom across from where I was working and he would play, or I would have one of his babysitters come and sit with him.  It worked out quite well, except for the fact that I had to pay the babysitters a portion of my hourly wage.  BUT well worth it, for sure.

BUT we got him up and dressed and he very quickly settled back into his normal school routine, which is a good thing.  The only damper on this school year would be the fact that they are NOT having after-school-care at his school this year.  INSTEAD, they are bussing the few children a few blocks away to another elementary school.  This freaked me out a bit, at first. 

The other school, which happens to be one of the better ones in our county is across the street from our church, so not so bad.  BUT they are the largest aftercare in the county.  NOT a good thing.

I was stewing about this all weekend, looking into what my other options might be.  So after school yesterday, I went over to his school, and watched him get on the bus.  I was able to talk with the bus driver and she seemed to understand my nervousness about the whole situation.  He did great!  They led him to the bus and someone was right there to lead him to the gym, where aftercare is held.  Even though they had about 60 kids in there, they divide them into smaller groups with a leader, and they stay with them the entire afternoon, or the whole time they are there.  They also have specific activities they do for a specific time slot, so that is good too.  I was able to talk with his group leader and the director there, and I think he'll be just fine.

So other than that, all is well!!