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Wednesday I had a meeting with William’s teacher Ms. Jody along with 2 other counselors concerning William’s size. We ta  lked about his posture while doing art projects (he doesn’t sit all the way back in his chair also his feet don’t touch the ground) they are concerned about the pressure that it may put on his back. His teacher is going to observe him while doing his school work and let me know if it seems to bother him.

We talked about recess, there is a lot of equipment that William wont play with and he often isolates himself from all the kids in his class. I spoke with him about this and he told me that his one friend in particular, Vivian, didn’t like to play with him anymore, she likes to play with the funny kids. I told him he could try to play with the funny kids as well. He said he was shy and didn’t want to. After holding back my tears, I told him he was a very smart boy, funny, and creative. I told him not to be shy and try and play with the other kids.

When talking with his teachers about recess, I told them that he like to play kick ball or soccer. Yesterday they brought a ball out to recess and his teacher told me that he had a lot of fun playing soccer and last night he told me he played soccer with a lot of kids. He also told me he was not shy anymore.

I was in conference with William’s teacher and counselors for about an hour, they were very nice and helpful. Both of the counselors had observed William previously in class and were very familiar with him. I did assure them that I did not want William to have special treatment because of his size but that making small accommodations for him would not be a problem, like bringing a water bottle in for him to keep in his cubby since he can not reach the water fountain.

We all came to the conclusion that along with me, his teacher, and the two counselors we are going to work as a team to make sure that William is getting the most out of his school experience and that he does adjust to school with out a negative impact. They are willing to work with me for his whole time at Irvington Elementary, which is through the seventh grade.

All in all, I am very impressed with this school and the faculty. The are very caring and concerned for their students. They have all kinds of different programs to help out all the different situations that kids may face.

A side note…

This picture above is of me and Briana at a harvest festival held at Peoples Coop. They had apple pressed cider, BBQ corn, art and crafts, and great stuff to live sustainably.

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