Kindergarten here we come

Gabe is all signed up for kindergarten in the fall. We had his IEP transition meeting last week. I couldn't be more happy with his soon to be elementary school.  He will have to transfer schools after preschool this year, but he will still be in the same school district.   His OT and PT will remain the same.  His new teacher seems great, and the special ed teacher seems like she has really great ideas. The principal is on board with helping us anyway she can.  They are going to start by pulling Gabe out into a special ed classroom for 20 minutes twice a day and see if they can decrease that amount over the course of the school year.  I want him to be integrated as much as possible unless he is having issues focusing. It is really important to us that he socializes with his peers.  The meeting went really smoothly, and they do not seemed very overwhelmed by his special needs it all.  I'm feeling really good about next year. It's such a relief to know we have a good plan for him moving forward.  I made a book about Gabe on shutterfly that I shared with all of his up-and-coming school staff. It talks about what he does well and what he needs help with. They really seemed impressed by it and I think it helped them see beyond the written profile.  I will be requesting another meeting after the first report card to touch base with the group and make sure nothing needs to be modified. Hopefully I'll be happy with things then like I am now.

My little boy is growing up.  Gabe is really rocking the playground lately. He's all over the place climbing at the park. It's great to see.