1st day of fifth grade

SJ was very stressed out about his first day of fifth grade.  He always is stressed each year.  Transitions are very difficult for him.  This was going to be an even more difficult transition.  He would be switching classes between three different teachers, he had a new aide assisting him and his class size jumped from 20 to 27.  I tried to prep him as best as I could for all the changes he should be expecting.

I was worried about him all day.  Whenever I had a free moment, my mind would wonder to how he was coping with all the changes.  I checked my email to see if Mrs. Valentine sent me a message, but she hadn't.  No news is good news when it comes to SJ. 

When I picked SJ and Bob up at the end of the day, he seemed fine.  He wasn't crying or complaining about his day.  Whew!  That was a relief.  He told me about his special (Art class) and that he was sitting next to a boy that was never in his class before.  "Is he nice?"  I asked.  "Yep," he said.  "What was your favorite part of the day?"  I asked him.  "Recess," he replied.  Typical, I thought.  He told me his only homework was to decorate his creative writing folder.  "That is easy enough," I told him.  "You can use the Mario Brothers duct tape that I bought," I added. 

He told me he was going to save his homework until after dinner and that was fine with me.  He went outside to play with the neighborhood kids.  All those worries for nothing, I should have not wasted so much time worrying.  I can’t help it, though.  I am a worrier.  I am sure we will have a bad day sometime during this week, but I was relieved that it wasn't this day. 

Maybe the transitions are getting easier for him.  I am hoping each day this week goes as smoothly as this day did!