BE SURE TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE FIELD TRIP PICTURES FROM OUR TWO TRIPS THIS WEEK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER!
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MEET KATIE!
~ OUR AMAZING BCBA ~
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Katie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and former Special Education teacher. She has been working with kids and young adults with Autism since she was a teenager and volunteered in her mother's SDC classroom. Katie graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a B.S in Psychology with an emphasis in neuroscience. While there, she participated in researching functional treatments for echolalia. She has an M.S. in Special Education and competed research on using high-probability request sequences as a treatment for non-compliance for kids in a non-public setting.
Katie has a passion for supporting and empowering parents who have kids with challenging behavior. She has created and run several parent education and coaching programs over the years. Katie's favorite jobs have always been working with teachers, therapists, and school staff to address challenging learning needs. She believes that every person has the right and the ability to be their best self.
In high school and college Katie was also a piano teacher! She loves music, spending time outdoors, playing with her two kids, and watching Star Trek.
We are so thankful for Katie!
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The Parent's Corner
Helpful Tips and Resources
from Creekside Parents!
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We would love to hear from you about anything you would like to share with our community! It can be something you or your child loves, you find useful or just a great parenting tip. It's totally up to you! We need your ideas! Please email any thoughts to
sandye@creeksideschool.org
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3C students enjoyed camping week. The big field trip was an adventure to the Big Basin State Park. Students enjoyed the long drive. They all did an excellent job as this the road is very curvy! Students loved being in nature, viewing the giant Redwood Trees, playing on the stage, and we ended the field trip at a local store for a treat!
Students really likes playing in the tents that were set up in the library, doing art related camping projects, learning about different animal footprints, the stars (constellations), and fishing! On Friday, we completed camping week with camping bingo, a fishing game in our pools and watching a camping movie in our tents!
We are looking forward to our final week of ESY next week, focusing on Zoo and Safari animals!
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Weekly Objectives for Next Week: I can’t believe how quickly ESY has gone by. We will celebrate the end of ESY with our very first Yearbook Party on Friday! Parents are invited to join in on the fun starting from 1:30- 2:30pm. In preparing for the Yearbook Party, the students will get creative and help make their very own stamp or photo sticker to add to their friends yearbooks. The class will also try making fruit popsicles to enjoy. Since the beach field trip happened on the same day as group PE, students will practice their basketball hoop skills and passing the ball to each other. Next week’s theme is Safari themed! Students are encouraged to wear animal print or shirts. The class will learn about different safari animals throughout the week. They will learn about the animals that are at the Oakland Zoo.
Community Outing(s): AM:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
PM:
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Mo: Meals on Wheels (AM), Recycling center (1 group AM)
We: Meals on Wheels (AM)
Th: Duck Pond (AM), Carwash/ Vacuum (PM)
Weekly Accomplishments:
The class loved learning about the wind instruments during music group. They had a blast getting to play the harmonica with their very own gifted by Ms. Karen. Thank you so much Ms. Karen! The students are encouraged to bring and play their harmonica in music and free time while at school. The students had a great experience going to the Marine Lab. Some students were able to take a tour around the marine lab, learn about all the different animals, spun interactive informative displays, posed for pictures, watched different types of fish and jellyfish in their tanks and even attempted to pet a starfish. After the tour at the Marine Lab they had so much running and jumping in the sand at water at Waddell Beach. On Friday, some students experienced putting a 4 person tent together with teamwork and assistance from staff.
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YEARBOOK REMINDER!
Yearbooks can be purchased on TreeRing.com - if you need a new invitation emailed to you, let us know.
7/18 and later: After Deadline Ship to Home
- Parents will have to pay for shipping but books are shipped
to their home. Personalized pages can still be added.
7/24 Delivery Date
- The latest date all books purchased before 6/26 will arrive at school. If you purchase between 6/27-7/17, books may be sent to the school in a later shipment. Yearbooks will be handed out before the new school year begins!
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FREE WAYS TO HELP FUNDRAISE FOR CREEKSIDE!
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AMAZON SMILE:
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support our school every time you shop, at no cost to you. Go to
smile.amazon.com
and search for our school name. There are other Creekside Schools so please make sure you choose the one located in San Jose and founded in 2010.
BOX TOPS:
We are collecting BOX TOPS! Just clip and collect every Box Top you receive and periodically send them back to us.
RECYCLING:
Send in rinsed plastic bottles and non-alcoholic cans only! The kids will be taking them to the recycling center every so often. Recycling can be dropped off at the cafeteria or just call us and someone can meet you curbside!
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UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS AROUND THE BAY AREA
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7/27/19 Saturday - AMC Sensory Friendly Films: Lion King (PG)
Time: See participating theaters. AMC is proud to partner with the Autism Society to offer unique movie showings where we turn the lights up, and turn the sound down, so you can get up, dance, walk, shout or sing! Our Sensory Friendly Film program is available on the second and fourth Saturday (family-friendly) and Tuesday evenings (mature audiences) of every month. More info
HERE
8/02/19 Friday - Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Research to Practice
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at UC Davis Conference Center and Alumni Center in Davis. The UC Davis MIND Institute presents a summer conference designed for health care professionals, educators, therapists, self-advocates and families/caregivers, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, behavioral therapists, licensed clinical social educators and school administrators. Early-bird pricing available until July 15th.
For complete details and to register, click
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SUMMER PROGRAMS from VIA SERVICES
Via West provides residential respite care with weekend and week-long special needs camping programs throughout the year. We offer innovative programs and activities that include both learning and outdoor experiences, plus independent living skills and skill building activities that are specifically designed to improve self-sufficiency. Their summer brochure can be found
HERE
Saturdays (Weekly) - Dance for Al
l - Inclusive Exercise Class
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm at the El Camino YMCA, 2400 Grant Rd, Mountain View, 94040
This weekly class offers a safe and accepting environment where differences are accepted without judgment and special need participants can exercise side-by-side with their family members and other Y members. Attendees participate in a series of dances, choreographed to popular music enjoyed by youth, as well as Pilates-based exercise that exposes them to moves they would find in a number of other Y classes. More Info at:
Class List
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Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory &
Waddell Beach - High School Class
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TRIP TO THE REDWOODS ~ ELEMENTARY CLASS!
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The Creekside School
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