I got a bit more information today. First at drop off, DS and DH were signing in when DS said hello to one of the boys he had trouble with last week. The response: Don't talk to me, you are not one of my friends (said quietly so that only DS and DH could hear). They both ignored the kid expect for DH telling DS to let it go and get to work.
His OT was in his classroom to observe and he had a good day. She said he is very social, invites others to join him, happily shares, works well with others and seems to be enjoying class. She had some ideas on addressing his avoidance of works involving letters and numbers (we are looking into dyslexia testing) but it seemed like socially he is doing great.
So I am not really sure what last week was. Perhaps his run in with kids that exclude others handled badly?