Lots has happen around us. Life keeps moving forward.
Gabby is now in third grade technically although she is in her own grade by herself. Gabby can't be measured with her " neuro typical " peers and the gap is looking very different than last year and years before.
It will only get bigger.
Gabby also moved to a new building along her peers as our school district has the 3rd 4th and 5th grades in another building.
This change has been one I didn't expect to see her so upset about. But I had put myself on her shoes... or at least pretend to see how she sees things and what I saw made me realize how the change has impacted her life and ours.
New building, new hallways new playground, new teacher, new people all over... No more bubble. Lunch room is louder. My peers are more energetic and talking about stuff I can do... My new teacher is working so hard to help me but I can't even start thinking about that when I still have to pay attention that mommy parked in a different spot.. This is NOT my school... these people are not the ones I used to see...
My classroom looks different. I don't have the same toys I used last year, I don't have my beloved books, The library has books that have more words than pictures and I miss seen my library books from my other school.
The music room is not the same... and my peers are playing music instruments.. I can't follow that... my fingers are not as fast as theirs are.
In Science class they are talking about measurements and I'm out of my league here... Really?? I still cant count to 10... I still can't understand between one object and 5 objects... this is hard...
I don't have my little bathroom... now I have to share it with other girls... so I become shy to go to the bathroom.... I don't like to hear other people next to me!
I like my teacher.. she seems nice she talks like mommy.. and plays with me...but I'm alone in this classroom... and then I have to go see my peers who have been doing stuff in "our third grade classroom" and I missed that because I can't understand the lessons...
I don't have enough time at recces. it takes me too long to go out and make it to the swings and then its time to go back inside... and for some reason the mud room where we have to go through to get into the school its driving me crazy... I do not want to go through it..., so I drop to the floor and I cant explain anyone why I don't want to use that entrance....
My teacher is building a safe zone for me in our classroom... she lets me watch " Backyardigans" when i finish my work and I like that.
She got me a weight blanket and a bean bag that I love! and its giving me a break... she lets me turn off the lights and we play soft music.. we even do yoga!
Im still trying to adjust and its not easy.....
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