Our little hammie died last night totally unexpectedly so we are very sad today. DS was keen that I let his teacher know this morning. We told her and DS shed a few tears, she just welled up and spoke about her daughter's hamster who they were all very fond of and who had died some weeks ago.
She didn't make DS go into the playground with the other children before school but took him off to "help" her get some things ready for the day and said he could be her " special helper" which DS loved.
When I collected DS this afternoon she came out with him holding a book called "Dragonflies" which is for talking about death to children. She said we could borrow it for as long as we wanted. She told me that DS has done some work about loss today and been encouraged to talk about his feelings. This apparently helped all the class as they recalled pets they had loved and lost or loved ones.
Just so grateful DS is in the school he is as they are all just fantastic there. And DS's teacher is wonderful with him (he has ASD and ADHD). DS is just coming to the end of Y3 and has another couple of years yet in this supportive school. I am so glad.