"Heh. I think I was supposed to be in middle school last. I was held back some, so not quite sure." Moving around, he couldn't keep up with where kids were at in class, and there had been a point when he had stopped trying. "What grade do they have you in now?" Hopefully she was at least in an age appropriate class.
He took a sip of tea, then frowned. It was a bit stale, so much more bitter than the tea he was used to in California, but better than nothing, surely. So he didn't push it away with any disdain, continuing to sip. "Dad said that you were a recent addition. How recent, if I may ask?"