The Report Card

It's amazing the difference a year makes.  Last year's report card, while it said he could do things, I was seeing no proof of that at home when I tried to do the same things with him myself.  It also, unfortunately yet truly, described Hassaan at school.  An uncooperative yet sweet child who would run and hide (in and out of the classroom), could not keep his hands to himself, refused to participate in circle time and was just generally a distraction.  This year?

"He is a cooperative and willing participant in all of our classroom activities."  "He begins and completes tasks independently."  It's like a completely different child.  While I like his teacher last year as a person, her classroom style and Hassaan were just no where near even a slight match.  His teacher this year is very routine oriented and even says herself that she is OCD about how her classroom is run.

But then we get to his Health & Physical Activity mark.  Which is not his classroom teacher.  "Hassaan sometimes works cooperatively with partners.  Next term he is encouraged to listen to all instructions and to cooperate with partners."  Unfortunately, kids with ADHD often have problems in gym.  They're in a much bigger area, there is more movement, there is less structure.  While I have hopes that he'll improve in gym, I'm not holding my breath.

But for the first time, Hassaan was happy to hear what his teacher had written about him.  Which made for a nice evening.