September 5th through 8th

Monday: Holiday

Tuesday: Kiddo refused to cooperate during math. Teacher asked him to come to her desk to work and he said no and put his head on the desk.

Finally went to work a little with main teacher. Needed many prompts to stay focused
During PE A student in his group told him to do the activity and Kiddo got upset and sat out. BMC teacher went to talk to him he said he was ok. Will try again on Thursday


Wednesday BLANK

Thursday: Kiddo shut down during math. When working in small group he put his head down on the desk and would not participate. When it was time for recess he jumped up to go outside. I asked him to complete 3 problems one on one and he went back to his desk and put his head down. He chose not to go outside to recess. Did not work the rest of the day. He said he didn't want to.

Friday: Great Day!



2nd week of school. Usually 1 week in hes got the groove back. This year not so much. Hoping for a better week this coming week.

Thursday, what to say about Thursday. I got him a re-vibe...https://shop.fokuslabs.com/. He said it did help him. How much I am not sure. We also upped his medication from 36 to 54. Hoping that makes the difference for him, though I'm not certain if that's the thing to do every time this happens. I am at my wits end though. Its not all his fault. Some people don't seem to be able to comprehend the issue. Its not that he doesn't want to do the work at the pace set by the teacher. Its that he CAN'T do the work at the pace set by the teacher.

I also figured out his schedule, his day looks like this in minutes:

Math - 90 minutes
Recess - 20 minutes
Writing - 15 minutes
Science - 45 minutes
Reading - 40 minutes
Lunch - 35 minutes
Read Aloud - 15 minutes
Elective - 45 minutes
Language Arts/Social Studies - 55 minutes
SSR - 10 minutes
Packup - 5 minutes

So lets see, 90 minutes in math first thing... followed by 20 minutes of recess. Of which the teacher does not want to allow kiddo to have if he doesn't work for the 90 minutes of Math. Well, the bad news is that his IEP  states that he NEEDS that recess to function. And so Recess in this case is not a reward. Personally I don't think it should be a reward for any child. It should be treated like every other subject. As even in 5th grade they are STILL children. And they need that outlet.

I also heard a story that when recess was missed on Thursday, while all the other kids were outside that kiddos desk was wobbly and he was "wobbling it" and the teacher got very frustrated with him when he wobbled said desk... And shouted at him to stop, and then told someone else on her phone that, "He is so ridiculous" (he said he heard her say this.) Maybe he misunderstood. I don't know. But I was fuming. He also said that when he had his head on the desk teacher walked by several times during class while other kids were in the class and say very loudly that she "DIDN'T CARE!!!"

I believe that it can be very frustrating to be a teacher. And special education would have to be especially trying. It would take a saint to put up with that many kids with that many different issues at the same time and find a resolution for everyone and keep the room humming like a machine. That being said, that type of body language and language in general is easily read by any kid, not just mine. It brings down their confidence and makes them want to try less. That's all I can say about that. I requested the desk be fixed, I hope that will be the end of the wobbly desk. And the negative vibes in the room. I hope.