Kindergarten

[Guest guest]

Angie

I can't remember if this is Sydnie's first year at this school, or new with this

teacher.

I do remember that whenever has had a " big " change, doesn't matter if it

is a new school, or the same school and just a new teacher, she always has gone

through a phase at the beginning of the school year with testing her limits. It

has lasted a few weeks, and sometimes she has had several good days in a row,

and then wham.......a bad one.

Stay firm, stay consistent, and I am sure she will work through this.

Sharon H.

Mom to , (15, DS) and , (11)

South Carolina

" Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of

battle. "

kindergarten

How is school going for everyone? Anyone having a hard time in school? Sydnie

is really testing the waters with everyoneeeeeee. She's had a few really good

days but had a really rough day yesterday. I dont think she feels good for one

but geeezzzzzzz does it have to be this hard???

~Angie

Research Associate of Child Development and Human Relations to

Sydnie (5/26/00) www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sydniebrooke

Saylor (4/30/04) www.babiesonline.com/babies/b/babytate

" May God Bless You As He Has Us "

An extra little chromosome,

that's all it is, you see.

Where all of you were born with two,

I was blessed with three

" My Children are God's gift to me.

How I raise them, is my gift to God. "

[Guest guest]

I hope Sydnie continues to adjust favorably to her school. When Josiah was in

kindergarten and early elementary....he would have a bad day (get 'frowns' on

his daily behavior report) on the day before he got sick with a cold or flu. I

guess he wasn't feeling well before he started showing any symptoms.

As for us....I pulled Josiah out of high school last September to home school

him. It has gone well. This year he is in a job training program for 3 hours

in the a.m. at the Goodwill. He really enjoys it. He turns 18 in a few months.

We do acedemics and life skills edu in the afternoon. It is going well for both

of us.

Best wishes to you all.

Shirley

kindergarten

How is school going for everyone? Anyone having a hard time in school? Sydnie

is really testing the waters with everyoneeeeeee. She's had a few really good

days but had a really rough day yesterday. I dont think she feels good for one

but geeezzzzzzz does it have to be this hard???

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[Guest guest]

I'm with you sister. I can't believe this! I went in to spy on Myah today

(and well, maybe the teacher.lol). Everything was just fine and she was

following directions very well. I got to talk to her teacher and she said

she's adjusting and that they expected this transition problem. From what I

am getting in writing-which is all bad, I was expecting something awful to

be going on when I got there. I don't want to let my guard down, but it came

to me today that these people are not necessarily trained in written

communication-they should be, but they are not. They are kindergarten

teachers! I guess I have to consider that when I read the sucky notes! Lol

Hang in there! I wish we were closer.

kindergarten

How is school going for everyone? Anyone having a hard time in school?

Sydnie is really testing the waters with everyoneeeeeee. She's had a few

really good days but had a really rough day yesterday. I dont think she

feels good for one but geeezzzzzzz does it have to be this hard???

~Angie

Research Associate of Child Development and Human Relations to

Sydnie (5/26/00) www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sydniebrooke

Saylor (4/30/04) www.babiesonline.com/babies/b/babytate

" May God Bless You As He Has Us "

An extra little chromosome,

that's all it is, you see.

Where all of you were born with two,

I was blessed with three

" My Children are God's gift to me.

How I raise them, is my gift to God. "

[Guest guest]

Well, if you think KINDERGARTEN is bad, wait til you hit HS and puberty!

Maverick, who is 15 and KNOWS BETTER! Took my bra to school last Friday. He

was waving it around on the bus and dancing. He was waving it around in the

cafeteria when my 17 yr old called me and said, " Did you know that Mav

brought one of your (ummm..cough cough) bras to school? " (Poor Levi

blushes at the WORD puberty!!).

DUH, " NO I DIDN " T and GET IT AWAY FROM HIM!! "

" You want ME to take it from him? And do what? "

" PUT IT IN YOUR BACKPACK!! "

" In my BACK PACK?? MOMMMMM! "

" Levi, stop arguing with me, get the bra and put it in your back pack NOW! "

" Ok. "

So, he and the aide both go after Mav, who KNOWS he's busted. He runs.

Levi (6'1 " ) gets him and the security guard starts yelling at him .. " GET

YOUR HANDS OFF HIM NOW! " Poor Levi. Well, he gets it.

Then I get a call from the sp Ed teacher and SHE calls me to tell me that

Levi has an item of my clothing that Mav brought to school and I might want

to come and relieve him of it ASAP.

I told her I was picking Levi up at 10 for a Dr. Appt and I'll get it then.

When I picked up Levi he could not WAIT to get it out of his back pack. I

thanked him and he said, I almost got in 4 fights with kids who were making

fun of Maverick. And Mom, YOU are the talk of the school!!!

To which I replied, " Darn, and it wasn't even my Secret Bra!!! "

Oh, poor Levi just about melted out of the suburban!

So, TODAY, Levi calls me and said.. " Mom, did you know that Maverick brought

your digital camera to school? "

Needless to say I was very hesitant to look at the pictures he had taken.

(AND BTY, I have only had this camera for a week and am still trying to

figuring out how to work it myself!)

Forever mom to 2 more as of 9/11!!!!!

" Regardless of how good of a swim instructor you are, you can't teach a

person to swim in the parking lot of a swimming pool. "

Norman Kunc

[Guest guest]

So how about the note I got that Myah threw a tantrum today and didn't want

to get ready for the bus and bruised the classroom aide's cheek with her

head?? Do you think that will get better?? :-) I swear something's up-even

after my surprise visit. I am thinking-why was Ms. 's face near Myah's

head?? Was she trying to pick her up??

Oh me, Oh my.

Re: kindergarten

Angie

I can't remember if this is Sydnie's first year at this school, or new with

this teacher.

I do remember that whenever has had a " big " change, doesn't matter if

it is a new school, or the same school and just a new teacher, she always

has gone through a phase at the beginning of the school year with testing

her limits. It has lasted a few weeks, and sometimes she has had several

good days in a row, and then wham.......a bad one.

Stay firm, stay consistent, and I am sure she will work through this.

Sharon H.

Mom to , (15, DS) and , (11)

South Carolina

" Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of

battle. "

kindergarten

How is school going for everyone? Anyone having a hard time in school?

Sydnie is really testing the waters with everyoneeeeeee. She's had a few

really good days but had a really rough day yesterday. I dont think she

feels good for one but geeezzzzzzz does it have to be this hard???

~Angie

Research Associate of Child Development and Human Relations to

Sydnie (5/26/00) www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sydniebrooke

Saylor (4/30/04) www.babiesonline.com/babies/b/babytate

" May God Bless You As He Has Us "

An extra little chromosome,

that's all it is, you see.

Where all of you were born with two,

I was blessed with three

" My Children are God's gift to me.

How I raise them, is my gift to God. "

[Guest guest]

Thanks for giving me my laugh of the day!! LOL!!

----- Original Message -----

From: " " <Michdock@...>

< >

> Maverick, who is 15 and KNOWS BETTER! Took my bra to school last Friday.

> He

> was waving it around on the bus and dancing. He was waving it around in

> the

> cafeteria when my 17 yr old called me and said, " Did you know that Mav

> brought one of your (ummm..cough cough) bras to school? " (Poor Levi

> blushes at the WORD puberty!!).

[Guest guest]

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Has a functional behavioral assessment been done on Myah? I'd request (in

writing) one and then revisit the IEP to include new behavioral goals. I

hate to say this, but Myah is picking up on the vibes of the adults. I

remember did this one year and how stressful that year was on me,

but more so for .

As far as the bruised cheek, I would write a reminder that Myah has sensory

issues and her personal space must be respected. had one aide that

could not do that - it was part of who she was (a space invader, lol!).

also did not want to get ready for the bus today- I also got a note.

I wouldn't dare even attempt to physically move him - at 130 pounds and the

strength of an ox, he could really do harm. Otherwise, he's done well being

back in school.

kindergarten

>

> How is school going for everyone? Anyone having a hard time in school?

> Sydnie is really testing the waters with everyoneeeeeee. She's had a few

> really good days but had a really rough day yesterday. I dont think she

> feels good for one but geeezzzzzzz does it have to be this hard???

> ~Angie

> Research Associate of Child Development and Human Relations to

> Sydnie (5/26/00) www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sydniebrooke

> Saylor (4/30/04) www.babiesonline.com/babies/b/babytate

>

> " May God Bless You As He Has Us "

>

> An extra little chromosome,

> that's all it is, you see.

> Where all of you were born with two,

> I was blessed with three

>

> " My Children are God's gift to me.

> How I raise them, is my gift to God. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi. My HFA 5 1/2 year old son will be starting kindergarten in the

> fall and I'm nervous. He's been in a wonderful (small) pre-school

> program so far (since he was 3). I'd just like to know what we're

> going to be up against with a Public School system.

>

> Elaine

>

Hi Elaine,

Don't have much to offer. My son will be starting Kindergarten in

the fall as well. Is the Pre-K he's in right now through the public

school? I already know what my son is receiving because we just had

his annual IEP in January. Do you know where he's going yet? Have

you had a chance to visit the classroom?

The class that my son is going to is an inclusion class. He will

still get his speech, OT, and all the sensory breaks he needs. His

teacher will use a positive behavioral approach to learning, and

there will be 4 other aides in the classroom. They will still use

PECS to help with transitioning. There is more, but it is not coming

to my mind right now. There will be up to 25 kids in the class.

That is the only part that worries me is the amount of kids. His

current Pre-K has 12 kids (6 on the spectrum and 6 role model

students). It's going to be such a big change.

Sorry I'm not much of a help for you on this topic. I'd just find

out as much as possible about the program, and if you don't already

have an IEP in place, contact the school dept. to get working on

that.

Cherie

[Guest guest]

Elaine every school is different. That's what I am learning. Right now I am facing challenges with the school. It's a learning thing for me. I am finding out that maybe mainstreaming Dakota into a full class was a mistake. And now there has to be changes made. I wish I had the answer your looking for.

Stacie

-- kindergarten

Hi. My HFA 5 1/2 year old son will be starting kindergarten in the

fall and I'm nervous. He's been in a wonderful (small) pre-school

program so far (since he was 3). I'd just like to know what we're

going to be up against with a Public School system.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Hi I am sure you all have covered this but my sin will be 6 in October he misses

the cut off for the school district to be in kindergarten by5 days. The school

is pushing for him to go and I am not for this at all. My son cannot talk at

all. He has maybe 10 signs. He suffers from Hypotonia also. He is also not potty

trained because he doesn't have the muscle strength. My question is how can I

make these people see our point of view? We have had a lawyer with us at every

IEP for a year.

Any input would be appreciated.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 4, 2011, at 9:52 AM, " rimamason " <rimamason@...> wrote:

> To QuartzQueenie:

>

> I understand what your husband is saying, but if your child enters school

unable to talk, the labels he receives from the other children will have a much

greater impact on his self-image than taking him for therapy will now. He will

view therapy at his age as a time to play and learn (which is what he's doing

whenever he plays). and his self-esteem will grow when he starts accomplishing

things (saying sounds/words he couldn't before).

>

> My son is 15 months old and i can tell he wants to talk and is frustrated that

he can't make the sounds he wants to make. I'm sure your son at 28 months is

going thru (or has already gone thru) this frustration too. hopefully he hasn't

given up.

>

> Please, please, PLEASE start the therapy. states these days don't provide help

that's not necessary - everyone is hurting for money. if they say he needs it,

he NEEDS it.

>

> as for fish oil therapy and NV, i am new to this group too. fish oil is

believed to provide the body with what's necessary to help neuronal development.

I'm not sure how NV is supposed to work, but i'll be talking to my doctor about

it for my son at his next visit to see what he says.

>

> pick up the book " The Late Talker " by M. Algin, L. Geng, and M. Nicholl.

another good one is " The Parents Guide to Speech and Language Problems " by D.

Feit. both will help you greatly understand what's going on and how to help your

son. Ask your husband to read them too.

>

> Best of luck and God Bless your little one!!

> -Rima

>

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> > > > Well Santa brought NV to our home after me being so nervous to try it

months after our son's pediatrician approved it. I was nervous we wouldn't see

anything and it would get our hopes up for nothing and my husband was very

skeptical. My son has been on fish oils proefa and proepa now for awhile and we

have seen great progress with them but I was afraid to use anything but the fish

oils in addition to his speech therapy.

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> > > > Dare I say we even have first day updates to report?! I'm holding my

breath! My son opened up this gift on Christmas Eve (I couldn't wait till

morning LOL!) and I know I was the only one excited about it. I started with

just one scoop of NV on Christmas Eve mixed into cooked but not hot chocolate

pudding which I read was OK. My son doesn't drink much of anything. The next

morning, Christmas morning, in his stocking he had a lollipop shaped like a

Christmas tree with frosting on it. All I said is " That looks good " and he

smiled at me and said without any hesitation " Mom, would you like to try some? "

I still have to collect my teeth from the living-room floor I was so shocked! A

clear SEVEN word sentence?! Christmas day he kept wanting to help me with

everything where he never had interest before and he didn't drop anything like

he normally does. He wanted me play Rudolph over and over and even though he

still wants to listen to it, h e is now trying to sing the words even when the

song isn't on!!!! I can't wait until his teacher and therapist see him next week

as we did not tell them we were going to start NV. Fish oils helped but he's

just trying to talk or sing all the time now! We couldn't wait for him to talk,

and last night I found myself saying " shhhhh, it's quiet time. " I NEVER thought

I'd be saying those words.

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> > > > I have two questions. If he's doing well on just one scoop do I have to

even raise it to two? Can I wait till he no longer is seeing any progress on one

scoop to raise it? I only bought one canister from http://www.speech411.com

because I didn't know if it would work and that is where I buy fish oils from.

That site tells me to order from http://www.pursuitofresearch.org once I try it.

I want to do this right now since we will order again. I called the number on

the pursuit of research site but they could not answer this question so I wanted

to ask here.

> > > >

> > > > You all are such amazing parents, I try to read all of the posts even

though I don't read them every day, and am just so impressed by the strength and

energy you all put forth to help your children succeed. I also want to thank the

author of the book the late talker for being here to answer questions. May God

continue to bless every one of you and your children this new year of 2011!!

Kate

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