Week of 9/7-9/13

Andrew had a great week. Angela came to the house on Thursday night to observe him, we had dinner and talked and she seems fine with everything, very nice girl. She met with Theresa at NorthKey and set everything up so she can start on Monday the 14th. She will be meeting Andrew at Candy's house this week so she can get a better feel of what she is suppose to do and better communication with Andrew. Candy is awesome with him and it will be a big help for Angela.

Franc and I had a great weekend with Andrew and he was very happy and pleasant. We went to Big Bone State Park, the library, the Mall and he was great.

Andrews teachers sent home sheets this week with a lot more detail and info we are wanting to see. We have our IEP meeting this Tuesday the 15th at school and will iron out all the things we are requesting for Andrew. We also have an appointment at Children's on the same day to take a look at his meds and how everything is going for Andrew. Tuesday will be a very busy day........

Message to Teacher

Hello, How was Andrew's day yesterday? It is his week at his mom's so I do not know if there was a note sent home. I would really appreciate if we could work out a daily email. In the evening, we would like to reward good behavior and withhold reward for unacceptable behavior. To do so we need your input.

Additionally, if there are specific things we can let you know....e.g. did he sleep well ...etc Maybe we can iron out details in the upcoming meeting but in the meantime if you could at least send something daily so we can make sure the emails are going through.

Please email or call me @859-547-8522 anytime I can help!

Dad

Labor Day Weekend

Last week was a pretty good week. Andrew was in good spirits. He woke around 3:30 Sunday morning because he wet the bed and never went back to sleep. He did get a little cranky later in the day but had no melt downs.

Message from Ms. Picard

Mike
I have been sending them to both of you. Maybe I am sending them the wrong way for both of you to get them. I am sorry you haven't recieved them. Until I am sure you are recieving my emails I am going to write in his book each day so their is no confusion. It is important to let you know what Andrew is doing and how he is doing. I appreciate your families support and envolvement. He is doing well and we have started the recycing program. Andrew is going to be a great worker. He has really enjoyed collecting the paper this week. He is doing well with his IEP goals and has made progress. Sorry for any confusion. Debbie Picard :-)

Message to Teacher from Dad

We are not receiving daily updates from Andrew's teacher... so I sent the following email.


"Hello Ms. Picard, we have only recieved one email update this week. It is crutial that we implement and maintain daily communication between school and BOTH parents. Andrew will not tell us about his day, what he is working on or any problem areas.

We will provide input or help in anyway we can. Please let us know what we can do to help!

Andrew's Dad"

Message from Mom about After School care

I called and talked with Angela and she is going to come by the house tomorrow evening so we can meet. I explained to her the schedule we have and that if this works out she would meet the bus at my house everyday (I will verify the time) and on your weeks she would bring him back home. If she is still interested after talking tomorrow, I told her I would let North Key know and we can set up the training she will need. I also mentioned to her about days that school is out and if she would have a problem with that. She said she is only attending school 2 days a week so hopefully we will not run into that too much. I told her you were set up for CLS in case of an emergency. Franc is going to get set up as well so that if necessary we have a backup. I also mentioned to her about the summer and if she would let us know for next year as it gets closer if she would be interested in those hours. If not to give us as much time as possible to find someone else. She was fine with the $12/hour.

The lady Candy recommended is kind of in the same situation, she has someone in the afternoons and would have to use Respite as well. So, if Angela works out that’s great but if not I would suggest us looking at Care.com and seeing what options we have there. Candy is coming by our house tonight to pick up her time sheet and will bring to your house tomorrow. Once you have initialed her time she will bring over for me to fax to North Key.



Darla LaClair