Sep 10 2008
Henry’s 1st day!
It FINALLY came - Henry’s first day of school. I couldn’t believe how late they started, but it finally came. He was really happy to be back. The coolest part was that right now there are only 2 kids in the class. Yay! There will be more coming as the year progresses, but this couldn’t be better. He’ll get one-on-one for now until we can get the IEP and have a full-time aide.
He has the same teacher and therapists as last year, so everyone was happy to see him when he came in. Here’s his OT saying “hey”
He hugged her at first, but by the time I got the picture, he was all, “no love, babe.” He marched right into the classroom and hit his favorite place. The bookshelf.
He loves those books - there are so many animal ones, so he just takes them all down and looks at them, then tosses them over his shoulder for the plebes to pick up. I walked Henry over to his new classmate, Evan, to meet him and say hi. Henry did not care. It’s very cool to have another little guy with Down Syndrome in with him. Evan’s a super-cutie with a great smile. I hope they become friends. Or as friendly as they’re able to be.
When I picked him up, we got a great report. Miss Ally said he did great. He participated in the activities, sat in circle time, sang the songs and kept his glasses on until they went outside. “He really grew up over the summer,” she said. I was very encouraged and happy! I think things are going to go really well for him this year!
