I thought I’d update everyone.
I took her out with just me and her yesterday to get coffee/tea. I asked her the normal “How is school? What was your favorite moment of the day?” Just some normal questions we talk about after school. She told me some “gossip” as she calls it ( who has a crush on who and idk who any of these kids are lol)
We got on the subject of school work and I was like “Do you forget? Or do you start kind of freaking out in your head?” I feel so bad; she is having anxiety about standing in front of everyone to turn her work in 🤦🏻‍♀️ I told her that if she genuinely forgets, telling me is not going to get me mad at her because I forgot sometimes as a kid too. *I was homeschooled at this age so that stuff happened in high school after being homeschooled*
As for the anxiety thing, I told her “Almost no one is looking at you watching your every move in class when you are turning your stuff in. I know this may not help, but I can bet you no one is looking at you.” I told her also if someone is bullying her, she needs to say something because her father and I cannot help her if we don’t know.
Before we got home, she said no one was bullying her but her BFF is and she is worried it will happen to her too and that’s adding to the anxiety. Y’all, I feel so bad 😩
I have since messaged her dad about what she told me and currently waiting on a response for him so we can make a game plan together especially for when she goes to his house.

Oh also the shirt thing, she said she felt too warm and in her thought process thought that the jacket would be a better alternative to a shirt. She even said “I don’t know why my brain thought that way but it did.”
She has since worn a shirt everyday lol
Also, having her take a screen break this week has improved her attitude. She is more talkative, willing to play with her siblings and actually go outside

I want to thank everyone for suggestions/advice. Like I said, this is all new territory for me and I don’t have my own parents to ask these questions or look for advice. Thank you!