Thank you all! The only incredibly tacky thing that happened is that during his speech the class president took a selfie with everyone- the principal was mortified
Ha! Love that. Iâm down with Call meâŠtoo. Sounds better. And my most favorite book in the world is Moby Dick.
Speaking of that. What book/s would you love your DC to read by the end of undergrad? Not that D16 would take my recommendations, but I like thinking about this.
@Ballerina016 Yep my son has to take a swim test for Cornell. He is pretty confident heâll pass since he passed the BSA one mile swim a couple of years ago.
Congrats @readingclaygirl.
Thank you! @Undercovermom1 I had some stress yesterday over my diploma- I had earned the advanced diploma but my diploma didnât say it. The office made a mistake and they are making me a new diploma
^when S1 graduated, a handful of kids in his school (the Summa kids) received diplomas with the name of the school misspelled. (They had recently changed the school name to a ridiculously long name to show their forward-thinking emphasis in the school.) They mailed corrected diplomas pretty quickly.
DD got into her first choice pre orientation program. She is so excited. Time to buy plane tickets.
Just got my youngest sonâs report card. He did not meet all of his IEP goals, but they wrote nice things and think he will by the end of the IEP âtermâ. He even got some âconsistentlyâ and all in all it was the best report card he has ever had!!! 
Time for pizza or ice cream @fretfulmother?
@dyiu13 : âWhat book/s would you love your DC to read by the end of undergrad? Not that D16 would take my recommendations, but I like thinking about this.â
I love considering this. Will get back to you!
@Waiting2exhale - maybe ice cream, but also Iâm in the mood for cheesecake.
Every child runs their own race, and for my youngest, third grade has been a true blessing. Last year (2nd) his homework was crying for sometimes hours every night, with the sliding off the chair in passive resistance, things not getting done, teachers sending work home to be redone for better handwriting, kids picking on him, teasing him for not getting things, and my son not really understanding that it was happening until it got to some kids sneaking his allergens into his lunch and destroying his lovey⊠We asked for a SpEd evaluation and ended up switching to public school on the committeeâs suggestion.
He has a combination of challenges, some stemming from his slow growth and weak muscles and issues with language. (This led to horrible experiences writing, and having to redo the assignments again and again every night was in retrospect maybe not the best strategy for his 2nd grade teachers to employ or for me to follow blindly, though I do always tend to âside withâ teachers for professional and philosophical reasons.)
This yearâŠomg. His teacher, a first-year, I might add, was such an amazing guy who really got and liked my little guy. By the end of the year, it was like, âoh, yeah, I did my homework before you picked me up at afterschoolâ (!?) for a while I was saying, âwho are you and what have you done with my sonâ and then he said, âplease stop saying that; this is who I am nowâ (!) And as for the bullying item in the IEP, in our mid-year meeting, the committee recommended that it be removed, because âwe arenât seeing any instances, let alone enough to evaluate a goal around thatâ. Writing is still not where it needs to be, and he didnât pass the benchmark yet. But - he has friends; he got invited to playdates and even some birthday parties, and he âwroteâ several little pieces and a poem that they let him use a computer to produce. Iâm kind of tearing up writing this.
I know you mostly know about my DS16, but I hope itâs ok to tell this story here. One of my biggest worries with DS16 going off to college was how his little brothers (particularly the littlest one) would be able to cope with the removal of such an important hero/presence in their lives. I am so glad that my youngest has gotten situated in his own self in time for the transition.
I recommended both the teacher and the SpEd team for the ârecognize a special teacherâ awards. And guess who wrote (by hand!) thank you letters to them with minimal prompting. (âHow do you spell âtotally wonderful in my lifeâ Mommy?â)
Not sure if you all have had this conversation, but should I get Amazon Prime?
The student gets Amazon prime free for 6 months and then I think itâs half price.
@fretfulmother, Iâm glad he is thriving at the new school.
thanks, @mommdc!!
@Justathought1 - we have Amazon Prime and I love it. Be warned though, it changes how you think of ordering from Amazon, like it becomes (for us at least) the default way to buy stuff. I think the biggest drawback is at our local Target where they must be getting less business from us by a big chunk.
Iâm thinking it will come in handy with my son away at college (textbooks, care packages, etc.). I saw where he could get an account, but it would not include some things like music. I am deciding between the regular account or letting him get a student account.
Iâm so glad your youngest is succeeding @fretfulmother
Thank you, @readingclaygirl!!
I teared up a little reading your post @fretfulmother especially the part about him asking how to spell totally wonderful. A teacher who likes your child is a wonderful thing.
Good news for your younger son @fretfulmother -hopefully he will continue to shine on his own in the next several years- even with DS16 off to schoolâŠ
Will plan on getting DS a prime account after his orientation, where he will get his official UT email. (excited because they are opening an on campus delivery center!)