Sooo ready to go back to school
Andrew loves school. Actually, I think that's an understatement. Summer has been very hard on him, because he doen't get the bus, his classroom, or the routine that happens in his classroom. He also asks for recess, and apparently playing in the yard just isn't the same (though swimming comes close).
Our district in Phoenix only actually gets about 8 weeks off from school, which works out marvelously for Andrew. He is so ready to go back. We bought his uniform a few weeks ago, which he also loves (great idea, uniforms for a child who would happily wear the same outfit for weeks at a time). This prompted in him a reminder that school is close, and he has been excited for it sense.
School starts on Monday, which would be the 4th of August. This week we've been talking about it, preparing Andrew for it. He doesn't have a great concept of time, so anything more than a week out for preparation is just too much. Apparently, as we learned yesterday, so is 5 days.
We told him that he had school in 5 more "pajama times". For Andrew, this is a clear concept, because pajama time happens once a day, and it works for us. So Wednesday night, Andrew tells us "pajama time, then school!". We remind him that it's 5 pajama times, and he repeats that back to us. (Aside: Andrew is a mimic, so repeating doesn't mean he heard what we said.) Thursday morning, he's up crazily early, and wants to put his "school shorts" on. We remind him that there are 4 more pajama times until school, but he still wants to put them on, so we go for it. (By we, I mean Kasey, because I'm at work here) On go the school shorts, the school shirt, and Andrew goes in search of his backpack. Now Kasey has to point out that there is no school today, and from what I'm told, Andrew had the saddest, most dejected look imaginable on his face. Kasey suggested Andrew change clothes, which he did, but he just moped around most of the morning, trying to find something to do now that he couldn't go to school.
Thank heavens there are only 3 pajama times left until school. :)
Our district in Phoenix only actually gets about 8 weeks off from school, which works out marvelously for Andrew. He is so ready to go back. We bought his uniform a few weeks ago, which he also loves (great idea, uniforms for a child who would happily wear the same outfit for weeks at a time). This prompted in him a reminder that school is close, and he has been excited for it sense.
School starts on Monday, which would be the 4th of August. This week we've been talking about it, preparing Andrew for it. He doesn't have a great concept of time, so anything more than a week out for preparation is just too much. Apparently, as we learned yesterday, so is 5 days.
We told him that he had school in 5 more "pajama times". For Andrew, this is a clear concept, because pajama time happens once a day, and it works for us. So Wednesday night, Andrew tells us "pajama time, then school!". We remind him that it's 5 pajama times, and he repeats that back to us. (Aside: Andrew is a mimic, so repeating doesn't mean he heard what we said.) Thursday morning, he's up crazily early, and wants to put his "school shorts" on. We remind him that there are 4 more pajama times until school, but he still wants to put them on, so we go for it. (By we, I mean Kasey, because I'm at work here) On go the school shorts, the school shirt, and Andrew goes in search of his backpack. Now Kasey has to point out that there is no school today, and from what I'm told, Andrew had the saddest, most dejected look imaginable on his face. Kasey suggested Andrew change clothes, which he did, but he just moped around most of the morning, trying to find something to do now that he couldn't go to school.
Thank heavens there are only 3 pajama times left until school. :)
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