Sunday, August 24, 2008

Andrew goes to Kindergarten!



Andrew is officially in Kindergarten as he started school at Bentley Elementary last week. He was so excited to go to school in the morning. He ran around the house saying, "Today is August 18. School starts." He knew this because that's what I had written on the calendar in the kitchen. Demel went into work late that day and was able to escort Andrew with me to his classroom. As you could see, he was all smiles right before we went inside, and so were mom and dad.
So many things have transpired that brought us to the first day of Kindergarten, and that fact that Andrew is spending at least 80% of the day in a mainstream classroom is almost a dream come true! God is good..God is in control...God is Awsome!!!
We found out at the end of the school year in June, that Andrew would not be attending the same Elementary school that he had attended Pre-K in for two years. The ASD (autism spectrum disorder) unit was being closed and he would have to adjust to a different school altogether in the fall. I was so upset and concerned about how this could possibly be a good thing for Andrew.
Long story short...Without any influence from myself or Andrew's teacher, he was placed in Mrs. Brown's class. Mrs. Brown just so happens to be a member of our church, and in fact, her daughter has recently started babysitting for us. Melissa told me that the principal placed Andrew in her class...I believe a higher power had a hand in that placement.
Bentley has a separate building for Kindergarten classrooms and a smaller dedicated cafeteria for those classrooms..a much better senario for Andrew. We are at peace with where he is this year and I know that his teacher loves him and prays for her classroom everyday! God is good, isn't He?

2 comments:

Katrina said...

I still can't believe my "little nephew" Andrew is in kindergarten already. Where did those five years go?! Aunt Katrina is so proud of you Andrew!!

Amanda Lomonaco said...

Nice new look. Congrats, Andrew the big boy. It's awesome how God worked it out--perfectly, of course!