Austin was crying when I picked him up the first day of school, "I missed you Mom!" Ashton is proving to be the "naughty" one in P4J, and Aiden already had to work with the counselor because someone told the teacher he said the "F" word and was called a "baby," so he shut down at school. Aiden say the "F" word? Ha! That is a joke! No way. Now Ashton, that one I would believe! Poor Aiden. I'm hoping this was a just a rough start, and things get better.
Martial Arts is getting more challenging, and when that happens--as we have seen in school--Aiden doesn't apply himself. Master Holden has offered to have Aiden test for his new belt 1:1 instead of with the group. I really appreciate that. Aiden had a "moment" in martial arts where he refused to work because he was upset he didn't earn his star at home (they earn stars for hard work, reading, behaving, etc. so they can earn a Lego set). I had a discussion with Aiden about why he didn't earn his star (misbehaving with Ashton), and that it wasn't fair to be upset with Master Holden. He apologized and we discussed what a better solution to the problem would have been. Aiden continues to enjoy his time with Austin at AKF, so we will continue with the program until Aiden chooses not to participate.
My goals for this year are to get Aiden caught up in reading, writing, and math. This will require a lot of extra effort on my part, which is very exhausting at the end of the day when my patience is already waning from managing a 2-year-old all day. By dinner time I am beat!
First Day of School 2016--3rd Grade, 1st Grade, P4J
