Dad went to school with Aditya on Saturday to play "snack time". He seemed a bit overwhelmed with all that he had to do (including picking up his bag when coming back to class). He repeated a similar game with Mom who took him to school on Sunday, where they decided on pretending his baby was in the bag (so he cannot forget him/her).
On Monday, Aditya did great at school. His teacher later wrote to us: "I saw much improvement with his orientation today. He is speaking clearly and completely. I am so happy he is doing so well. I asked him today at the end of the day how he was liking school and he told me, 'I love it.' That speaks for itself. :)"
On Day 4 (Tuesday), he continued to tell us with much enthusiasm the things that happened around him, the story that was read, the birthday that was celebrated, etc.
He was also reportedly "helped" at the play area by a boy older than he. This boy encouraged and even helped Aditya to ride the "zipline" that he was having difficulty with. What a positive experience from being with another child! We are really glad for him.
Today (day 5), he told us that in "choice time" he played the game of "racing" with two other boys. He and one of the boys formed a team. This meant that they could lose to one another, yet win as a team... I think which would mean the third boy was always in his own team... which was such a 6 year old boyish thing to do!
One more amazing thing is he has been telling us the names of various kids in his class (not something he would do at all... until now). The added bonus is he can now look at a boy, and identify who that is! Not something that we could take for granted until now!
Then today he went a step further ahead. While on the playground in the recess, he showed to his sister (who meets him everyday at that time as she gets a break from her 1st grade class) a certain girl, and said: "Look at this girl XYZ. She is in my class!"
We are amazed by how much he is "taking in".
He continues to play for 2 hours in the afternoon with a Son Rise friend. We hope this is helping him find the focus and the control that he needs, which he probably misses in a class full of the most unpredictable beings in his new universe... kids!
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