Dear Ivymount Families,
I hope you found ways to enjoy the weekend and the fall season. I encourage all in the Ivymount Community to remain vigilant with your health and safety measures as you're out in the community, and to stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 data in our area.
We are committed to providing information resources as they become available. The state of Maryland unveiled covidLINK, a contact tracing app that automatically sends notifications to users who have recently had contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. And as we all plan for the Thanksgiving holiday, the CDC has recommendations on how to make your celebration safer.
Helping your family cope with the stressors of the pandemic is the topic of the Ivymount Mental Health team's next presentation. We hope you'll join them this coming Wednesday with your questions. A reminder also that if you or your student are interested in Project SEARCH, Ivymount is hosting an information session this Wednesday with our partner SEEC. See below for details on both.
Finally, make sure to check out the always popular Boon Supply fundraiser and the season of thanks e-card for staff that are being run by the Ivymount PTA. We appreciate the PTA's ongoing efforts to keep us all connected.
Sincerely,
Susan Holt
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 18
Mental Health Presentation
Wednesday, November 18
Project SEARCH Info Session
Monday, November 23
Ivymount Book Fair Begins
Wednesday - Friday November 25 - 27
Thanksgiving Holiday
No School for Students/Staff
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MAP Students Publish Newspaper |
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MAP 8th grade students have recently been discussing some of the different concepts of Journalism in one of their social skills classes (applied EF skills). They then worked together to create their own newspaper after being given a deadline for their issue and some teacher guidance on stories to cover. They used the skills learned in other social skills classes (e.g., time management, managing job responsibilities, working collaboratively) to design, write, edit and publish their own newspaper.
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Family Mental Health Presentation |
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Promoting Resilience in The Time of COVID
A Look at Family Dynamics and Relationships
Wednesday, November 18
7 - 8 pm
Parenting a special needs child can be a stressful endeavor in the best of days, let alone during a seemingly endless pandemic. That stress can impact family functioning, relationships within the family, and individual family member functioning.
Please join us for a virtual presentation this Wednesday, November 18. We will cover:
- Strategies to cope with ongoing stress
- Ways to lessen its impact on your family
- Ideas on how to more effectively manage the many family responsibilities and relationship dynamics within the family (including those of siblings of a special needs child)
Following the presentation will be a Q&A session in which audience participation is encouraged.
Use the link to join us.
We hope to see you there!
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Project SEARCH
Info Session this Week
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Do you have a transition-age student? Learn more about the opportunities available through Project SEARCH.
Wednesday, November 18
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 894 090 4816
Passcode: 436383
Project SEARCH provides employment readiness training for people aged 18 to 30 with intellectual and developmental disabilities through intensive internships and classroom instruction. Parents, professionals, and potential students who are interested in applying to the Project SEARCH programs should make plans to attend.
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Get Ready for the Annual Book Fair |
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This year the Ivymount Scholastic Book Fair is going virtual, which means that thousands of award-winning and best-selling books, boxed sets and other products are available to browse, right at your fingertips!
The book fair will run from November 23 to December 8. All orders will be shipped directly to your home.
All purchases benefit Ivymount!
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Eat Well and Support Job Training |
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Here's a way to order pies, specialty desserts, cakes, breads, and holiday platters while also supporting education and work opportunities for the special needs community!
Order from Ivymount Community Partner - Sunflower Bakery - by noon on Nov 20 to receive goodies by Thanksgiving. Sunflower provides skilled job training and employment opportunities in the baking and hospitality industries for adults 18+ with learning differences.
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PTA's Biggest Fundraiser Order Now!
Get your holiday shopping done early while supporting the Ivymount PTA with some awesome and unique products from Boon Supply (*Formerly known as Mixed Bags Designs).
Help us spread the word about the fundraiser by emailing, posting and tweeting the Ivymount PTA’s Boon Supply link with family, friends, co-workers and neighbors – anyone can purchase and with this link and 40% of the profits go to the Ivymount PTA: boonsupply.com/ 68316
These are the same amazing products that were available when the company was called Mixed Bags Designs, plus some exciting new items as well!
Use the link boonsupply.com/ 68316 and order on your phone, tablet or computer and 40% of proceeds from the fundraiser goes to the PTA, which helps us to support our awesome teachers and staff.
Please email Ivymount Parent Monique Wintz with questions.
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Deadline Extended
Add Your Message by November 23
Use Your Smart Phone to Quickly Post a Thank-You to Our Ivymount Staff
Join us in creating a digital greeting card to show our incredibly hardworking Ivymount staff how thankful we are for everything they’ve been doing during these challenging times.
Kudoboard (kudoboard.com) is a website that makes it very easy for families to attach messages, photos and videos to make a digital group card. Use your phone to post a photo or video clip of your child and/or yourself expressing your gratitude to the Ivymount staff. We plan to post the card before Thanksgiving so all staff and families can view it.
To add messages, photos and videos, go to this link:
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