Monday, March 14, 2016

Open House


Last Wednesday, we went to Cameron's school's open house. He begged me to come so I promised I would. I also invited my mom, and his dad came along as well. 

Kindergarten has been a struggle for Cam. He has really had a tough time transitioning to his new school from the private pre-school he used to go to. He missed his friends and didn't know any of the teachers. He has had a lot of behavioral problems, even though he is thriving as far as academics go. His grades are perfect, yet his behavior - not so much! We have tried SO MANY things. Things from lists on the table reminding him what to do to pictures of him making a "be quiet" face taped to the table. Recently, his teacher has allowed him to bring a small stuffed tiger to school. He seems to be doing really well with his tiger as his companion and is focusing much better recently.

He was having issues socially too early in the year. And just when it seemed like he had found a good friend, the one good friend moved. It's been exhausting trying to keep him on track. Finally, we decided it would be a good idea if he went weekly to visit the behavior/social counselor once a week. It seems to have helped him and he is slowly warming up to this new group of kids. (Just in time for school to be out in a few months! I hope some of his friends are in his first grade class!)

Finally, it seems we are having somewhat of a breakthrough with him. Transitions of any kind have always been hard for Cam so I wasn't surprised, but I was surprised at how long it took for him to accept this new school and all the new people. 

At the open house it was so good to meet everyone Cameron interacts with, besides his primary teacher. One of my favorite visits was with his librarian. That boy has a deep love for books, and I just love that. When I was young, I loved going to the library and checking out books, and I'm so happy he shares that same passion. His librarian said "boy, he sure does love cats". Oh yes, he sure does. She told us all about his library routine and how great he does at story time. 

It seems we are on the downhill side of this new school transition. Here's hoping the upcoming spring break doesn't completely throw us off!

Linking up with Mommy & Me Monday at Really, Are You Serious?

2 comments:

  1. Transitions are tough...especially for kids. They really really like their routine. So glad you were able to make it to his open house and hopefully he continues to feel more an more comfortable at the new school!

    Thanks for joining in with Mommy and Me Monday!

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  2. Transitions can definitely be rough! I am glad things are going better for him!

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