First day

Tomorrow is the first day of school. Nate's signed up to take the bus in the mornings again, and last week I signed the IEP addendum paperwork for his new daily schedule:

8:30-9:00 IBI classroom (special ed)
9:00-12:00 Preschool Connections ("regular" class!)
12:00-1:30 Lunch, recess, work time in IBI (special ed)

I'm hopeful that the number of transitions will be OK for him, and I'm so excited about the "full time inclusion" in the neurotypical class. Preschool Connections, run by the Parks and Recreations department, doesn't start until 9/16, so the first four days of school will be different from this. We'll see if that's detrimental....

I'm nervous. I'm nervous because of how badly Nate was behaving toward the end of the school year (May-July). I had thought it was classroom related, but by golly the bad behavior has continued straight through the summer. The disrespectful attitude. The whining. The blatant disobedience. So I'm nervous because he is out from under my supervision at school, and I can't discipline immediately when it is called for. I'm going to pray with him each morning before he leaves, but I'm still nervous!

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 2:14
Do all things without complaining and disputing,

Proverbs 20:11
Even a child is known by his deeds,