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I loved JD's post. What a wonderful way to start of the year by recognizing the triumphs and tramas of the previous year and looking forward to both the fights and successes of the coming school year.

Today, I sent DS off to his last first day of Elem school. After hearing DS (10) discuss what he was looking forward to, and what made him anxious about the coming school year these past couple weeks, I know we have alot of battles ahead. Some DS will have solve himself, others his father and I may be able to help smooth the way. With our state writing assessment in the Spring, this year will be writing intensive. This will be a big challenge for DS since he struggles with handwriting and we still cannot get accommodations for typing or dictation. Also a challenge will be his teacher. She is very nice and overall a very good teacher but does not seem to understand that accelleration does not mean do every problem assigned but do 2-3 times as much work per night as the rest of the class. On the positive side, she was his math teacher last year so we aren't starting from square 1, his gifted teacher is wonderful and DS is starting out the year with a desire to do well.

Good luck to all in the coming school year!

Good luck elh0706! HOw did the first day go?

LOL, Grinity!
First day, DS forgot to bring home his binder with all the paperwork I needed to fill out. I do give myself a pat on the back for just calmly saying alright, bring it home tomorrow and letting it go. DS was in a lousy mood because he was going to have to stay in for recess for not having the filled out paperwork. It turns out his teacher didn't make him stay in for recess and he did bring home the binder the next day.
My mantra this year is calm, both with Ds and the school

Hope things are going well for you and your family!

Calm is a great mantra!

DS13 had a totally frustrating first day of High School, hated being in a new building with new kids. I remember being overwhelmed the first few days too, back in the day. The second day he came home feeling fine.

It doesn't help that I don't know the people or the building or the 'customs' either, but I got my 'stalker-powers' on and did some sleuthing, so there are fewer 'covered-holes' now. For example, his 'assistant principle' in charge of his grade has a name that when pronounced, sounds like a 'dirty word.' I had my 30 minutes of freaking out over it, and now I can be sure to warn DS in advance, so he doesn't have to deal with that in public.

Love to everyone at this challenging time!
Grinity