IvyNotes: January 13 th
  Director's Note  

Hope this finds you home and cozy on such a wintery evening. 

A few calendar reminders: t his Friday is our PTA meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the library (scroll down for details and to RSVP).  Also, we will be closed on Monday, January 21st for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  

We're excited to share that our latest Ivymount product, IvySCIP, is now commercially available for teacher's nationwide.
 
We're proud of the team of Ivymount School educators who created IvySCIP  (Ivymount Social Cognition Instructional Package)  in response to a need for innovative social learning solutions. 
 
IvySCIP compiles years of Ivymount's brainstorming, development, assessment, and research on the topic of social and emotional learning (SEL) to address students' needs in the areas of self-awareness,  self-advocacy, social interaction, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and self-care.

This comprehensive on-line tool is now available to all educators, to  help teachers assess, plan for and set goals  to support the social and emotional learning needs of elementary students diagnosed with social cognition challenges. 

We know how effective IvySCIP has been for our program - it's a real difference maker - and are excited to share our wealth of special education expertise with the field more broadly. 

Finally, we reposted our inclement weather policy at the end of IvyNotes.

Stay safe and warm,

Susan Holt 
Executive Director
Ivymount School & Programs


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


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.

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:

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



 
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 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. 


 
 
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.