Principal for the Day!

In what could be termed an amazing bit of irony, R. has been named "Principal for the Day" at his school this week! After all the trouble we've had with this principal over the years...sigh. Anyway, the good news is that he earned this by his good behavior at school, so I'm so thrilled and proud. Of course, R's first suggestion when he told me about this was that he should use his powers to cancel school that day! Cute kid...

He has been doing so well lately...no issues with outbursts at school in such a long time. He has finally made the connection between doing his homework as soon as he gets home and having free time to play video games, etc. He is maturing and it is so good to see that happening. We're now crossing our fingers in hopes that he gets into the middle school that we applied for in the lottery. We should know something on Feb. 16 when they do the drawing. And as soon as we know something, we will start meeting with the teachers, counselors, and principal there to discuss best strategies for him next year.

But, for now...we are happy that he is Principal for the Day!