The Special Services Department is hosting a presentation for parents of students with disabilities on the topic of Financial Strategies and Estate Planning. Our presenter are Sheldon Sweeny, from Snider Financial Group and Jerimy Kirschner Managing Partner of Jerimy Kirschner & Associates PLLC. There are three Phases of Family Life, based on age, for a child with special needs: Pre-Guardianship, Post-Guardianship, and Independent Living. Each phase has its own unique financial challenges. However, with proper planning, parents/guardians can hopefully find...

Join The Arc of King County’s Rachel Nemhauser, Community and Family Support Program Manager, and Jae Kim, MSW, Information and Resource Coordinator, for an exploration of services available in King County and Washington State for people covering the array of community resources for students with Developmental Disabilities and their families. This informative and informal conversation is a great opportunity to find out what help is available, and to get your questions answered regarding resources through ARC, local community resources and...

Hello Room 211 Families, Can you believe Spring Break is right around the corner?  We have been working so hard and having so much fun in class that time is flying by!  I’m really excited about all the progress and growth students are making in class.  By now, you’ve had a chance to read your child’s progress report to see all their gains toward goal mastery.  So much to be celebrating!  We only have about 10 weeks left in the school...

As a reminder, Class Picture Day is on Tuesday, March 26th.  All students will have their picture taken with their General Education class.  Please click the link below for ordering information.   Picture Day Reminder_Spring Personality_Flyer...

Hello again, Room 211 Families! I wanted to share what we’ve been learning in class this month! In literacy, we have really been focusing on onset and rime blending.  As a reminder, the onset is the initial consonant sound, digraph, or blend that comes before the vowel sound.  The rime is the vowel and the remaining consonant sound.  For example, with the word frog, /fr/ is the onset and /og/ is the rime.  As students start to better understand onset and rime,...

Hello Room 211 Families! Just a quick reminder that progress reports will be sent out on Friday, March 15th. In other news… We have started to play games more frequently in class.  Favorites include Connect4, Pop-Up Pirate, Lucky Ducks, and Snail’s Pace.  Visual game mats have been created to use with each game.  If you have any of these games at home and would like a visual game mat to use at home, please let me know.   Also, if there is a favorite...

Family Math Night is happening on Thursday, March 21st. Click on the link below for more information: Family Math Night   I hope to see you there!...