Evan struggled last year at his 'new' school (due to redistricting) and told us he didn't have any friends. We somewhat dismissed it and just told him that it would take a while to find them. Well we are in year 2 at the 'new' school and I don't like what I hear. Evan continually talks about how 'bad' the kids are in his class, how no one 'understands him', how people think he is 'weird'. This is hard for a parent to hear. Evan's class has so many behavior issues that they had to write the substitute teacher apology letters, and we got to deliver them because she lives in our neighborhood. At our parent teacher conference his teacher alluded to problems in the class with behavior but she thought she was finally getting them under control. Evan comes home daily with stories. But there is a bright spot in this dismal year, Ethan. The first or second day of school Evan came home so excited that he had met a boy that liked all of the same things that he did. Ethan took school seriously. Ethan was respectful to his teacher and adults. Ethan had just moved into the school from West Virginia. All I can say is THANK GOODNESS. Just tonight we had a message from their teacher Mrs. Singleton and it said that she hadn't gotten the spelling test graded before the end of the day so she was calling to let Evan know that he scored 20 out of 20 and that he and his buddy were the only ones that scored 20, again. If they score 20 out of 20 on their pre-test on Wednesday they don't have to take the test on Friday.
Evan has play dates at Ethan's house many Friday afternoons. They sing in choir together and we are in a carpool with his parents. He has gone to a Butler Basketball game with me. They are now on the same basketball team. And I have asked their teach Mrs. Singleton NOT to separate them in their class 'pods'.
I can only hope that Evan has found that lifelong friend that will stick with him through thick and thin and they will guide each other to responsible decisions and behavior for many many years.
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