New school.

Hi all! So A LOT has been going on with Gregory at school. I've been a little too overwhelmed to do a post . . . and new things keep happening. I will try and give you the readers digest version. 

Its been a little over a month now . . . Gregory has always struggled with some behavioral issues at school . . . they have just really escalated. After several meetings with his teachers and thearpists . . . trying new things . . . changing his IEP . . . a couple more meetings . . . we have decided he needs a more self contained classroom. His current school does not have something like this. Only 2 other schools in the district offer something like this for Gregory. One just happens to be right down the street from my house and its actually where I went to school K-6th grade. :) 

He will be in a classroom with one teacher and two aids. There will only be 10 other kids. It seems like a very contained, positive, strict, structured, fun classroom. They can deal with and accommodate all the things Gregory struggles with. The whole goal is to get them back into a main stream classroom. They get the behaviors under control first and when they are ready they let them back into a mainstream classroom little bits at a time. They also join another kindergarten class to go to specials and lunch with. One of his neighborhood friends is in this classroom. So, he already has a friend. :)

I think it will be really great. I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for listening!

Therapy.

Gregory is back in OT again! We love our therapist! We're going to Fiesta Pediatric Therapy! They are great. He goes every week! 

He'll hopefully go for Speech and Physical Therapy as well! Keep you posted!

IEP

Gregory had his IEP meeting a few weeks ago. All in all it went really well. Kind of big one since this is the one that will carry him into Kindergarten!!! Cannot believe my little boy is going to be in Kindergarten!!!! 

I'll try and give you just a general idea of how it went. Although Gregory has made progress, he is still delayed cognitively, in speech articulation, and motor skills. 

We all worked together to come up with goals that will best help Gregory in all these areas. The IEP was very detailed so his new teacher will know exactly how to best help Gregory. He will benefit from the use of a part time aid. He will receive speech therapy and Occupational therapy. I'll keep you posted on any new information!

Preschool update

I need to update you in Gregory's preschool. I need to do so with out saying the wrong thing since this is on the World Wide Web. You feeling me? ;)

Long story somewhat short. . . I finally heard back from his teacher a week and a half after my first email. They are willing to keep him until march 2nd evaluation under certain circumstances. One being I'm the one to drop him off every morning. I now have to change my work schedule and hire a sitter for if the afternoons. All of which God totally made possible. And other things. Blah. Blah. Blah. I get the feeling maybe they are trying to make us leave rather then kick us out.

We're really only talking about February. And a few days in march. Hopefully he'll qualify for something and if not try and find him another school. God is in control. This I know.

I'll keep you posted. He's been having some good weeks at school aside from some choking others here and there. No big deal. Right? :)