School progress and goals for new year

Got some feedback from Thomas's preschool teacher about how great he is doing and we came up with some goals for the second part of school year.  Right now he is:

 Raising his hand (about 3-4 times a day on average)

Asking verbally to use the bathroom - just started doing this

He is standing for movement activities. He holds teacher's hand and takes prompting, 

He will verbally communicate with his peers during play time and center time when he is in a small group.  Teacher says she can sometimes hear his voice from across the room.

Goals for new year per teacher:

Calendar job:  just adding the verbal part to it by saying the numbers and the numbered day.

Standing for pledge on his own...he still seeks one of the teachers out, but he stands very relaxed. 

Participating in some way in Preschool Olympics in February in the Gym.

Transitioning back into the school environment

Thomas transitioned back to school pretty well after Christmas break.  Transitioning back into the school environment after a break is often difficult for SM children, but luckily we now know some strategies to help with this.  I spoke with his teacher and she said he has been doing great the past three days since they have been back.  He is raising his hand, playing with friends and answering questions asked by the teacher.  We had a few playdates over break to keep him seeing his friends from school, so I think that helped.

When it is really cold out or bad weather, the students wait in the hallway instead of on the playground and now that it is winter, Thomas is having trouble with this.  The hallway is crowded, chaotic and very loud -  a bad combination for his sensory defensiveness.  He does not like separating from me to go in on these days. I am trying to make sure to drop him off as late as possible to avoid long periods of time in the hallway.