The other day, Mrs. Couch wrote on her teacher log that Wm had had a good day, but had trouble late in the afternoon sitting still at group time. I asked Wm what was going on and he shrugged and said, "oh, yeah, we didn't get to go outside for afternoon recess - so I didn't have a chance to get my wiggles out."
Wm is still struggling with the structure of kindergarten - as well as the lack of adult interaction. He's used to fewer children and many more adults (OSU preschool has 18 children and usually 4 adults in the room at any given time - kindergarten is 25 kids and one teacher...and a sometimes teacher's aide). Unfortunately, there seems to be the expectation that Wm will sit still and quiet for stretches of time in kindergarten. That does not happen. And no matter how much they try to bend Wm to their will...I don't think it will ever happen. He's just not that kind of kid. We had hoped he'd be in an environment where he would be free to "get his wiggles out" whenever he needed to by standing or bouncing or pacing - but that is not allowed. Luckily, school years are short - and maybe Wm will be assigned to a classroom next year with a different set of rules. But I have already warned Steve that if he has a negative kindergarten experience followed by a negative first grade experience, we will find a different, alternative, elementary experience for the rest of his time. Wm is here, he's wiggly, get used to it.
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