7th Grade!

Yesterday was Wm's first day of 7th grade. It didn't go as well as he hoped! He thought he was going in knowing exactly what to expect. But, when he got there, they had changed A LOT of stuff! It totally threw him off and he was super upset. The school sent out an email last night, outlining the changes. They are all positive. So, it likely would have been helpful if they did that BEFORE school started so I could have prepped Wm. He doesn't like change and most of his crabbiness was due to the fact that this was unknown.

But, no prep would have helped with his saddest thing. His advisor, whom he LOVED, moved and left the school. Wm is heartbroken. The kids have input in who their new advisor will be, so they are handling it well. But, Wm says he will never, ever have an advisor as awesome as Mr. Murphy.

Once we talked through the other new stuff, he seems more willing to see the bright side! The kids have an extra period in the day (and shorter classes) to add time for an elective. Wm didn't know what an elective is, so when I explained it's something fun that he CHOOSES to take, he was much more pleased! (Examples they gave were Robotics and foreign language.) They also did some building renovations that he didn't understand, but it was to create a "Zen Zone" for kids to go hang out in if they are feeling overwhelmed. Again, Wm liked this idea! So, mostly, it will just take him a bit of time to adjust and figure things out. But, even though he hates change, he does adjust very quickly! I'm guessing in less than a week, he will be happy as a clam!

And he was suuuuuper happy to see all his friends again! He is hoping some of them are in his new advisory! One of his friends told him that his mom is now a teacher there, but, not to pick her for his new advisor because she isn't nice. HA!

Wm is past the age when I can get him to pose nicely going into school. He's also past the age when I'm even allowed to get out of the car when I drop him off. So, here are the pictures I could get of him walking in (unbeknownst to him!):

Big Time 7th Grader with Rolly Backpack

Purposeful Stride