Trey on the other hand had a blast, loved meeting the new kids, seeing the class rooms and coloring a picture of a Haley Tiger. The funny thing about it was that the next morning when I woke Trey up for preschool he was ready to start kindergarten and asked, “am I a fire or a tiger” (the mascots of his preschool and new kindergarten)?
We have since visited his new school twice. One time during our visit to one of the kindergarten classrooms, Trey wrote his name on a sticky, stuck it to a spot on the table and claimed his new seat.
He noticed someone already had their backpack at his new seat asked me to take it away so he could sit there from now on. He is so ready to go to what he calls “Drake and Broc’s school”.
Yesterday we had a “transition” meeting with LEP educations representing the state, his current preschool and his new elementary school. Knowing what I know now and how detailed and significant yesterdays meeting was I would have insisted Mike be there too. We went over Trey’s progress during his preschool year and what his goals would be for the 2010-2011 school year. My concerns were addressed over what I thought Trey would need to be able to function as normal as possible in the public school setting. We even toured Haley Elementary with Trey to “size him up” to his new environment. It all felt so surreal, watching these people take notes on Trey’s physical needs. From the sounds of it, it was concluded that the district would make changes of lowering handles, adding steps, electronic door openers and even a little picnic table for him to eat at during lunch hour.
I was on the verge of tears so many times but then as Trey has a way of doing time after time, he would look up at me with his sweet smile and I would instantly revert out of my fog and back to Trey and what this all meant to him. He wore a permanent smile, and was SO proud and excited to go to the “big school”. Trey still is so innocent about all this and again didn’t skip a beat. I guess he thinks everyone get’s this amount of attention when they start school. Still my biggest fear is that what he is the most excited about for next school year I will have to deny him. Trey is the most excited to ride the bus with his brothers…how will I break the news to him that he wont be able to ride their same bus and possibly why? Again, we will cross that bridge when is comes…the end of July seems so near.
I love Haley elementary and the fact that the principal, most of the teachers and it seems that every kid at Haley already know Trey. He was so at home in this environment and with Drake and Broc there with him, I’m confident next school year will be a very positive, nurturing and excellent learning atmosphere.
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