Ian is having a tough time acclimating to Middle School. If you ask him how it's going, he'll reply with "I'm scraping by." I'd like think he is doing better than just scraping by, but maybe the transition to a much bigger school is more challenging than I thought it would be for him. He says he is feeling all these symptoms of anxiety - his back starts to hurt, his stomach is all in knots, and he feels like he is going to be sick. Some days are better than others, and I do hope these ailments start to go away permanently.
He keeps losing all his stuff. His Robinson ID card, his pencil pouch, his history folder, etc. He loses stuff he didn't even realize he lost. Ian goes to the lost and found box daily and comes across all his school supplies. I am not sure why Ian is having a difficult time holding on to his items, but fortunately the good people of Robinson who keep finding his stuff seemingly everywhere is nice enough to get it to the lost and found box.
Middle schoolers are not allowed to use backpacks from when just after they arrive to school to right before they leave for the day. Their backpacks must remain in their lockers. This could be a big problem for Ian. However, since he tells me that he goes to his locker after every single class, I find it hard to believe he must be going back to his locker empty handed most times and not realize it.
The other day Ian went to lost and found with his buddy who was looking for his lunch box (birds of a feather flock together...). Upon arrival to the lost and found box, Ian sees his math folder. He didn't even realize he was missing it. Oh my!
I told Ian maybe he should just move his locker to the lost and found box. He seems to spend more time there than anywhere else. And it would be a shorter distance for his stuff to find its home.
We are 3 weeks into the school year and it has become a bit of a joke. Every day I ask Ian what he found in the lost and found box and every day he has a new answer. So yeah, maybe he is just scraping by.
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