We made it through the first week of OPE.  And??  It went so well.  A is in Mr. D's class-and over half the class is the same as last year.  His two very best friends are now in the class-and he's never had that before.  Ever.  I'm so happy for him.  They stayed over last night.  His first sleepover.  G got the "best" kindergarten teacher.  Liam is with him.  Lots of nice kids.  He really loved his first week.  And I feel like he is SO prepared from Donna and Emily.  The choking kid?  He told an adult, and acknowledged that the kid was just playing "rough and crazy"-nothing personal.  Nothing traumatic. I saw him on the playground-he was getting pushed and turned around and said in a firm, no nonsense kind of way-"Stop pushing me."  Both of these things are because he was coached by his teachers last year.  E got her schedule for this year-it's a dream first semester.