IvyNotes: January 20 th
  Director's Note  

We hope you are enjoying this long weekend and are able to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a meaningful way tomorrow. We look forward to having our students and staff return to school on Tuesday. 

I have a staffing update to share with you. Nancy Yasharoff, Director of Communications and Marketing, is leaving Ivymount to pursue a new opportunity. Ivymount has benefited greatly from Nancy's expertise, humor, hard work and creative ideas including our weekly IvyNotes! We hope to fill this position soon but during this transition period, please direct any communication that you would send to Nancy to Amanda Custer  at  [email protected].  

Our School to Work PHS students and staff thank you for your support of our student businessess, Ivy Soapery and Ivy Barkery.  We are thrilled with the sales through our new  Marketplace and happy to share our products with so many of you.

The deadline to register for MANSEF Advocacy Day in Annapolis is this Tuesday. Please scroll down for details and a link to the RSVP form.   

It is cold outside! We are continuing our  Annual Winter Clothing Drive through February. Details below. 

Hope you have a great week,
S usan Holt 
Executive Director

Registration Now Open 
Ivymount Outreach Spring Session

Click on the Outreach Course Catalog to view our spring educational and recreational group offerings.  

Be sure to check our new program "What's Cooking at Ivymount?" and featured programs "Conversation Club" and  " PEERS ®  at Ivymount." 
 
 
 



Join us for our next
P roject SEARCH Information Session scheduled for
 
Wednesday, February 20th

at SEEC 
8905 Fairview Road, Silver Spring, MD

  
Attention parents, teachers and administrators:
  
mark your calendar for MANSEF Advocacy Day!
  

Spend a morning in Annapolis 
meeting with legislators 
to educate them about the issues facing Maryland's special needs 
students and their families.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Lowe House Office Building, 
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD
  

(Registration deadline is January 22nd.) 
  


IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES


Monday, January 21st
NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 29th
MANSEF Advocacy Day in Annapolis

Friday, February 15th
Final day to turn in Box Tops

Wednesday, February 20th
PTA Fundraiser at California Tortilla (Cabin John)
from 4 to 8 p.m.

Project SEARCH Information Session (at SEEC)
from 7 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, February 24th
7th Annual Special Needs Resource Fair
from Noon to 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 9th
3rd Annual PTA St. Patrick's Day Family Dance
from 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 6th
Music for Autism Concert
from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.



HELPFUL LINKS



Breakfast and lunch options for this week:

Tuesday through Friday 
from 9:05 to 9:30 a.m. 
 
Tuesday through Friday 
10 to 10:30 a.m.
 
Tuesday 
lunch delivery service

Thursday
12 to 12:30 p.m.

Friday 
lunch delivery service


 

  Ivymount's Annual Winter Clothing Drive will  continue. 
We are collecting coats, blankets, and winter clothing. 
Items should be new or gently used but in good condition. 

Please drop all donations in the collection box (pictured here) located in the front office through February.
 

 
Ivy Barkery and  Ivy Soapery are excited to announce 
Marketplace, our new  online system which offers credit card payments for our student run business products.  

In addition to your favorite dog biscuits and honey oatmeal soap, there are also several new soap products available for purchase. 
 
 


 
 
Join us for our next 
PTA fundraiser
at  California Tortilla (Cabin John) 
on  Wednesday, February 20th . 

Cal Tort will donate 25% of the proceeds to Ivymount.
The secret word (of course!) is " Ivymount ." 
Look for a flyer in backpacks closer to the event.
 

Save the Date: 
Our 3rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Family Dance 
will be held on 
Saturday, March 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. 


 
 
Ivymount School
follows the
inclement weather policy
of Montgomery County
Public Schools 

When MCPS closes school due to inclement weather, Ivymount School is closed. 

When MCPS has a late opening, Ivymount School has a late opening. 

If MCPS has an early closing due to inclement weather, Ivymount will also close early and we will notify parents/guardians to make sure that someone is available at home to meet the student. 

If MCPS has a late opening on a Wednesday, Ivymount School will have a full day program and dismiss students at 3:15 p.m. 

Please note that some school jurisdictions have their own policy for providing transportation on inclement weather days (e.g., Prince George's County Public Schools will not transport students if there is a delayed opening on Wednesdays). Ivymount and/or the school system will notify parents/guardians when alternate transportation arrangements occur.
 
We will post announcements about school closings, delayed openings, or early dismissals due to winter weather emergencies through a Constant Contact email (like this one). If you have registered for our Ivymount text emergency alerts, you will also receive a text.