March is promising to be an exciting month at Ivymount starting with the PTA St. Patrick’s Day Dance next weekend. This is a fun activity for students, families, and staff. Throughout March, students will participate in a variety of activities as we celebrate National Reading Month. We will wrap up the month with Sibling Night, including a guest speaker for families. See below for more information on all of these activities. Have a great week!
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Susan Holt
Executive Director
Ivymount School & Programs
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Join us this
Saturday
evening,
March 9th
from 6 - 8 p.m. for our St. Patrick's Day Dance.
Dance the night away to music provided by our fun DJ and take pictures in our cool photo booth. Pizza, drinks, and snacks will be provided. We encourage you to wear as much green as your family can find!
Please note, this is not a drop off event; children must be supervised at all times. A $5 cash donation per family at the door is suggested.
If you haven't already, please RSVP to attend and volunteer at the dance.
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Read Across America
The month of March is National Reading Month, designated to motivate Americans of all ages to read. Throughout the month, our SMART team is coordinating a variety of activities.
To kick off our Read Across America activities, we are pleased to welcome an actor from Only Make Believe, a DC Theatre group, on Tuesday, March 5th as our special guest reader. During the first week of the month, students are also encouraged to participate in building our
Ivymount Favorite Book Bookshelf on the bulletin board outside the library by filling out color coded book spines with information about their favorite book(s) and adding them to our shelves.
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Register Now For
Ivymount Outreach Spring Session
After School at Ivymount
Arts and Athletics
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30 - 5 p.m.
March 21st - June 6th
Saturdays at Ivymount
Camp LOL
Saturday Mornings
10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
March 16th - June 1st
Girls Club
Saturday Mornings
11 a.m. - noon
March 16th - June 1st
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Sibling Night
Sibling Night is scheduled for
Wednesday, March 27th
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Siblings of Ivymount students will have an opportunity to learn more about what school is like at Ivymount for their brother or sister and talk with other siblings who share common experiences and challenges.
We are excited to host Walter Suskind as the guest speaker for our Parent Group. Walter is the founder of SibStrong and a sibling of Owen Suskind, who is on the Autism Spectrum. Walter, Owen and his parents were featured in the book and documentary movie entitled
Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism
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MAP Guest Speaker
Last month our MAP High School class welcomed Sam Solovey, a contestant from season one of “The Apprentice” to discuss and share his perspective on navigating social interactions with colleagues and bosses, his experience on the show, and to answer questions from students. This special activity wrapped up a social skills unit referred to as “The Apprentice.” During the unit, students viewed episodes from the first season of the show “The Apprentice” to create a teaching opportunities for students to learn about the concepts of judging others and being judged through impressions and social interactions. Students rated each contestant based on their behaviors and interactions throughout the episodes. Through this social skills unit students learned about the impact of social judgement, the importance of routine social exchanges, interpersonal interactions, and emotional regulation.
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Thank you
Dogfish Head Alehouse
We want to thank Joe Hospital, owner of Dogfish Head Alehouse, and his management and staff for dedicating this past Tuesday as “Help Us Give A Helping Hand” to Ivymount School for the purpose raising funds for a new mobility van. A portion of the day’s proceeds was donated to Ivymount, plus proceeds from our silent auction. Our School to Work Post High School students and staff also sold products from their busineeses, IvyBarkery, IvySoapery and IvyScents.
We want to thank the families, students and staff who came to support our event by taking a volunteer shift, staffing our tables in the lobby or coming with friends and family to enjoy a meal. Most importantly we were able to raise awareness to the regular customers of Dogfish Head Alehouse about Ivymount School and its mission.
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Announcing Our Box Top Winners!
Congratulations to Room 230 for submitting 252 box tops and winning our Box Top Collection Contest! Room 230 will receive a $25 Amazon gift card to make a purchase for the classroom! Our staff winner was Sheena Hihn with 102 box tops and she will also receive an Amazon gift card.
Keep collecting those box tops! The next submission deadline will be in the fall, but box tops can be submitted at any time and will be applied towards the next contest.
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Saturday, March 9th
PTA St. Patrick's Day Family Dance
from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 27th
Sibling Night
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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~ NEW DATE ~
Wednesday, April 3rd
PTA Fundraiser
California Tortilla at Cabin John Village
from 4 to 8 p.m.
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Saturday, April 6th
Music for Autism Concert
from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
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Weekly Breakfast & Lunch Options
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Monday through Friday
from 9:05 to 9:30 a.m.
Monday through Friday
10 to 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday
lunch delivery service
Thursday
12 to 12:30 p.m.
Friday
lunch delivery service
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Inclement Weather Policy
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.
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Ivymount School & Programs
301-469-0223
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