IvyNotes: January 6th
  Director's Note  

We hope that 2019 is off to a good start for your family.

Arts and Athletics, our after-school program that provides extracurricular activities for students of all abilities, resumes this Tuesday, January 8th. The winter session will offer Art Club or Volleyball on Tuesdays and Thursdays.   Click here for additional information or to apply.
 
MANSEF Advocacy Day is scheduled for Tuesday, January 29th in Annapolis. With so many newly elected legislators, it is critical that we have our voices heard.  This is a great opportunity for our partners, staff and students to discuss the important role of MANSEF schools in Maryland's education continuum. Additional details and a registration link are below.

Please help spread the word about our Special Needs Resource Fair scheduled for Sunday, February 24th. More details are below. 

Reminder to mark your calendars: the first day of our 2019-20 school year will be Monday, July 8th. Summer Break is scheduled for Monday, August 12th through Tuesday, August 27th. Classes will resume on Wednesday, August 28th. The entire 2019-2020 school calendar will be distributed in early April.

Finally, look for the Outreach Spring Course Catalog, which details all of our Outreach Educational and Recreational Programs for the Spring 2019, in next Sunday's IvyNotes. 

I hope you have a great week,

Susan Holt 
Executive Director
Ivymount School & Programs


  
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:


Tuesday, January 8th
After School Outreach Program Begins
Arts & Athletics 
from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Friday, January 18th 
PTA meeting at 9:30 a.m.

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.

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:





Thanks to all who continue to support our student businesses. 

These programs provide opportunities for students to gain work experience and an avenue to practice purchasing skills in a simulated store environment. 
Breakfast and lunch 
options for  this week:

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










 
The Ivy Soapery and Ivy Barkery 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 meeting scheduled for
Friday, January 18th at 9:30 a.m.


 
 
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.