Fingers Crossed

Today was Matthew and Malia’s first day of the new school year. Malia was excited to go back because she is a very social creature and gets lonely and bored when she is away from her friends for too long.

Matthew was excited to go back because this year he is a mighty sixth grader!

In addition, he is hopeful that he will have a more positive experience this year. Last year there was a personality conflict between him and his teacher. It’s not that he got in too much trouble or anything (although it was more than he normally would which was kind of a warning sign for us), but his teacher’s teaching style and personality was definitely not a good fit for Matthew. Some of the kids and parents really liked her, but neither Matthew nor I had much love for her. It turned out to be a very negative and stressful year for him and we’re both hoping this year will be much, much better.