Awesome Progress

The very next day (after my previous post) Avery came home bounding off of the bus and telling me she made a friend!  There is now a girl that she turns back and waves to saying "I'll see you tomorrow!" every day.  My heart is happy to see her happy.

She seems to be doing quite well at school.  We had one day with a bit of "trouble" where she got a yellow star vs green, blue, or purple.  I can see the improvement in her handwriting.  Her reading too - we read Green Eggs and Ham tonight and she did a good bit of reading with some encouragement.

They just sent out an email looking for kids that want to do their 8-week robotics after school activity.  She didn't seem interested at first, but when I showed her the bee-bot videos the school posted last year she was into it.  Of course, she doesn't want to not ride the bus, but it's only 1 day a week for 8 weeks and a good excuse for me to cut out early to go pick her up.

Making Friends is Hard

It happens to all of us, and I knew it was coming for me, but I am so ill prepared to see my baby crying because of friends.  She came home tonight a bit tired, so that didn't help.  Before bed she told me that she didn't have anyone to sit with on the bus.  She said she asked a girl to sit with her but she ignored Avery.  I suspect that Avery whispered it and the girl didn't hear her, but still.  The tears came and she was so sad.

I did my best to tell her that she doesn't remember when she started at her previous school knowing no one.  Then we counted off all of her friends there that would scream her name excitedly to see her -- because they got to know her and how wonderful she is

Otherwise, school seems to be going well.  Lord help me to help her little aching heart.