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Help Ivymount win $15,000!
I
vymount is eligible for the WTOP Click for Kids Sweepstakes.
With almost 250 local schools in the sweepstakes, we need votes from you, your friends, and family!
To vote,
simply click here every day
. Once on the page, select "Montgomery" from the drop down menu and then select "Ivymount School Inc."
Note that you are allowed to vote once every 24 hour period- multiple email addresses are not allowed and could lead to Ivymount being disqualified.
Please help us by sharing the info below on social media:
Twitter:
HELP IVYMOUNT SCHOOL WIN $15,000 IN THE @WTOP #CLICK4KIDS SWEEPSTAKES!
#VOTEIVYMOUNT #WTOP
HELP IVYMOUNT SCHOOL WIN $15,000 IN THE WTOP CLICK FOR KIDS SWEEPSTAKES!
Visit
www.ivymount.org/vote to help Ivymount win funds for its Technology for Independence Program #VOTEIVYMOUNT #CLICK4KIDS #WTOP
* To vote for Ivymount select
Montgomery from the drop down menu and then choose
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PTA Family Dance: THIS Saturday
Join us this
Saturday, March 11th
from
6-8 pm
for a dance for the whole family! The dance will be held at Ivymount School and is free to attend. Pizza, snacks and refreshments will be provided and a DJ will be leading the fun! We are still looking for volunteers to help with set-up, during and after the dance.
RSVP
today to see how you can help. We hope to see you all there wearing lots of green!
YOU MUST
RSVP BY THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH TO ATTEND.
*Children must be supervised by parents/ guardians at all times*
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Box Top Contest Winners: LE1!
Congratulations to classroom LE1 on winning the February Box Top Contest by submitting 423
box tops!! The students and staff of LE1 have won a pizza party courtesy of the Ivymount PTA!
Honorable mention goes to Room 204 for submitting 309 box tops and Room LE2 for submitting 196 box tops. Our next contest has already begun and will run through the end of May. Please continue to clip, save, and submit box tops to your classroom teacher. Each box top equals
10 cents for our school and the February contest raised $190 for Ivymount!
Thank you everyone
for your continued participation.
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Ivymount Welcomes Chinese Visitors
Ivymount recently welcomed a group of special education teachers from China as part of the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
The IVLP program invites emerging leaders to the United States for professional and cultural exchange. Ivymount School was
the participants' first stop in a three week tour of special education schools around the country to learn about curriculum, teaching strategies and support services, as well as technology solutions.
After meeting with Susan Holt, Director of Ivymount School, and Amy Alvord, Ivymount School Education Director, the Chinese delegation toured the school, met program leaders, and observed a number of classes.
"Visits like this provide Ivymount with the opportunity to reach our mission of being leaders of our field," said Holt. "We were pleased to welcome our visitors and share our programs with them."
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Thanks to All for Making
Ivymount's 5
th Annual
Special Needs Resource Fair
Parents and families from all over the Washington, DC region gathered on Sunday, March 5, 2017 for Ivymount's 5
th
Annual Special Needs Resource Fair, accounting for the over 300 in attendance. The day began with 54 vendors offering information in such areas as financial planning, camps, academic resources, advocacy groups and other services for individuals with spe
cial needs and their families.
"The trip down from New York for the Ivymount Resource Fair was well worth it to meet the informed and engaging families from Ivymount and the surrounding community. We will definitely plan to return next year," commented Dr. Paul Cavanagh, Executive Director, New York Institute of Technology's Vocational Independence Program.
"The Ivymount Special Needs Resource Fair was a great opportunity for us to meet and interact with prospective camp families. Thank you for including us," added Elaine McIntosh, Assistant Director at Camp Kodiak.
Our speaker sessions were well attended and were followed up with helpful question and answer sessions. Special thanks to Amy Alvord, Director of Education at Ivymount; Jennie Kampf, Program Director at Ivymount's Autism Program; Sharon Nickolaus, Transition Specialist at Ivymount; and Monica Adler Werner, Director of Ivymount's Model Asperger Program for their presentations.
"We're pleased that our fair continues to grow each year in attendance as well as vendor lineup," commented Nicole Carr, Director of Communications and Development at Ivymount. "Providing this opportunity for the community to connect with exhibitors and learn about more resources is a real priority for us."
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Sibling Night
at Ivymount School is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
This is an opportunity for siblings of Ivymount students (or their relatives and close family friends age 6 and older) to find out about a typical Ivymount school day.
The evening begins with a social gathering for the siblings with pizza and beverages. Siblings will then have the opportunity to learn experientially about their Ivymount sibling's classroom program and rotate through a sampling of the therapies offered at Ivymount (e.g. OT and Speech).
During the last half hour of the evening, siblings will participate in a small group discussion led by members of the Mental Health Counseling staff. Registration is required.
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Mar. 11
PTA Family Dance
Mar. 20
Professional Day (no school for students)
Mar. 22
Sibling Night
Apr. 10-17
Spring Break (school closed)
May 18
Professional Day (no school for students)
May 29
Memorial
Day Holiday (school closed)
June 8
Last Day of School for Students
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Ivymount Classroom Businesses
Ivymount has several classroom businesses run by our students that offer snacks and lunches to purchase throughout the week.
Friday: 11:45 - 12:30 Daily: 10:00 - 10:30 Tuesday's at Lunchtime Everyday: 9:05 - 9:30 Thursday: 12-12:30
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Upcoming Community Events
March 10th
8th Annual Voices of Change Conference:
Secondary Transition for DC Youth
Parent Session
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC 20001
March 22nd
College and Career Fair for students with 504 Plans and IEP's
Largo High School
505 Largo Road
Largo, Maryland 20772
April 10th-14th
Spring Break Adaptive Leisure Camps
April 10-14, 2017 from 9am-4pm
at Stenwood Elementary School
May 4th
FDA conducted public meeting on
Patient-Focused Drug Development for
Autism
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
Building 31, Conference Center;
The Great Room (Rm 1503 B and C)
Monthly Event
Our World, Our Time:
A Respite Program for Families Living with Autism and Related Special Needs.
One World Center for Autism, Inc (located at the John Carroll Elementary School), 1400 Nalley Terrace, Landover, MD 20785
Monthly Event
The Arc of Northern Virginia
support group for parents and caregivers of children a
nd adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities
Ongoing Program
Weekend Adaptive Youth Athletic Program
(DC residents only)
INFO
Community Opportunities
Easter Seals Camp Fairlee: Year round adventures for all ages and abilities
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Research Studies and Surveys
Seeking individuals with ASD between 15 to 35 to participate in behavioral assessments
The Development Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
University of Maryland
Seeking children with ASD between 6 and 14 to participate in a behavioral assessments
The Development Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
University of Maryland
Seeking children with ASD between 6 and 17 to participate in a study about perceiving sounds
The School of Nursing
University of Maryland
Seeking families with adolescent boys or girls on the autism spectrum to complete questionnaires related to personality and social communication
Ball State University
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Ivymount and AmazonSmile
Whenever you shop at Amazon, keep Ivymount's partnership with the new Amazon Smiles in mind! If you are planning to shop through
Amazon.com, please use this
Special IVYMOUNT Link to select Ivymount as your charity of choice and when you shop at Amazon - Ivymount will receive a portion of the proceeds. Feel free to share this link with family and friends and colleagues!
Once you select your charity, make sure you change any bookmarks you have to:
smile.amazon.com as you need to go through this portal for your purchases to count for donations. (Please note that if you are given an option, select
Ivymount Foundation).
This is an ongoing campaign!
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Support Ivymount Through Your Workplace CFC and United Way Campaigns
If you work for the Federal Government, remember Ivymount when you donate through the
Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area
. This is a wonderful way to support your workplace giving campaign and Ivymount at the same time.
To designate your gift for Ivymount, use code 90799.(See our listing in the CFC's "Catalog of Caring" under United Way organizations).
United Way is also launching its workplace campaigns at this time of year.
To donate to Ivymount through United Way, use code 8575. Your gift through CFC or United Way will also be listed as part of Ivymount's Annual Fund.
Thank you to those who regularly give to Ivymount via the CFC or United Way!
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This email alert is distributed every Tuesday to email addresses we have on file for all Ivymount parents and caregivers. Please make sure that
[email protected]
is on your email safelist. If you need to change or update your email address, please alert Amy Alvord at [email protected]
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