School, two weeks down, homework still a struggle but classwork getting better

Two weeks of school (8 days due to the holiday) over.  Homework is still an issue but I assume he's doing better completing assignments in school as he is not bringing home as much work as he was in Lordstown for not completing it in class.  For the most part his homework has been in math.  He is good in math and know the answers but it is hard for him to get the answers from his brain, to his hand, and then onto the paper.  It has taken him a couple of hours to complete the homework every night and he gets frustrated because we don't want to let him do anything (visit grandma, watch TV, play outside) until it is done.  He is distracted the whole time while doing his homework because he is thinking about what he's going to do when he finishes it.  The outside noises are also a distraction and so are his two little brothers.  On Wednesday he moved about 5 different times trying to find a quiet spot to do his homework.  He has a desk in his closet to do his homework and it's generally quiet in there but on that day Max was fussing, the air conditioner was on and the neighbor was mowing his grass.  He was extremely overwhelmed and frustrated and kept moving, to find a quiet spot, it was about 5:10 pm and he was only half done but we had to leave to make it to his soccer game so he had to finish when he got back home.  We arrived back at home around 7:30 and fed him and then made him finish his homework and he had it finished around 9pm.  He was so tired when he finished it that he set it at the foot of his bed and forgot to put it into his binder and he forgot it at home which made him upset because he took all that time to complete it.  Luckily the teacher let him hand it in a day late.  Aside from homework though he seems to be doing good in class.  Yesterday he had a spelling test and a math test.  He received a 101% (all 20 words plus bonus word correct)  and he also received an 'A' on his timed math test.  At this point the only main concern that we have is with his language arts class.  There are three different classes; 1,2 and 3.  David is in 1.  Classes 1 and three have the same spelling lists whereas Class 2 has a slightly harder list, which we are assuming is the "advanced" class.  When we were reviewing the lists David said "these are first grade words" so we had him spell thee extra five words that are on the "Class 2" spelling list and he spelled those too.  David has been tested and is reading at a seventh grade level and his spelling is impeccable, sometimes his mom has him spell words for her.  This is David's first year at this new school and it's understanding that they don't know him, and due to his IEP that he has in place that is most likely the reason that he wasn't put in the advanced class.  We did express our concern with the language arts teacher and she said that she let the principal know the situation and they are going to set up a meeting between her, the school counselor, the principal and us to discuss what is best and see where we go from there.  I hope they can move him to the other class because if he continually has lists like these and moving at a slower pace I think that he will get extremely bored and they may lose his interest and that's the last thing that we want to happen.  They explained that his schedule correlates with the special education schedule that way if he ever needs help then he can go there.  We would rather David struggle and be challenged than to move at a slower pace and get left behind.  We hope that we are doing the right thing and we believe that we are.  Although David has an IEP in place he is very intelligent, sometimes he just needs a little extra time to finish his work because of the processing delay that takes extra time for him to get the words from his head to the paper.  If he were still at Lordstown I'm sure that he would be challenged because the teachers and staff there had four years growing up and getting to know him so they know his strengths and weaknesses but since this is his first year at LaBrae the teachers and staff didn't have that privilege of getting to know the student, David.  We believe that in a few months they will get to know him better and learn him but he needs challenged now before he gets too far behind.  Just remember that no one knows your child better than you as a parent, so whatever you believe is best for your child make sure that you push that issue and let it go from there.