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MAY 2021
(Week of 5/10/21)
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To follow are activities you can do with your children at home, as well as other important school updates. All current NIS families should be receiving this newsletter via e-mail. If you aren't, please sign up for our parent communication list here. All back-issues can be found on our website.
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Learning from Home
(Week of 5/10)
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These movement cards include gross motor activities with an insect, bugs, and creepy crawlers theme. -Source Pink Oatmeal
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Click here for a great fine motor activity that works on grasping patterns, bilateral coordination, and visual motor integration. Once completed, you'll have a sensory bin full of DIY stress balls! Manipulating the corn in the balloons is a great way to develop a gross grasp, which uses all the fingers together at once. |
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Letter Writing With Ms. Jill
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CORE WORD "UP"
As a reminder of why we use core words at NIS, you can click here. |
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Summer Session Registration
Registration for the summer session is now open. These forms can also be found under the "Resources" tab on our website.
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Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open. These forms can also be found under the "Resources" tab on our website.
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Amazon Smile / NIS Wish List |
Thank you for all of the generous purchases you continue to make for our students! Please don't forget to keep making all of your Amazon purchases through Smile. Smile has all of the same items as Amazon at the same prices. The only difference is you making a difference. We regularly update our Amazon Wish List - check it out! |
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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your speech therapist. |
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Special thanks to our dinner sponsor: Professional Cleaning People, our cocktail reception sponsor: Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, our photo sponsor: The Whelan Foundation, our Hole in One Sponsor: King O'Rourke Auto Group, our cart sponsor: Long Island Employee Benefits Group, our beverage sponsor: Tara Longo, our awards sponsor: Suffolk Federal Credit Union, and our tee sponsors: Kathleen Murray, Betsy Kaplan, Kristen Savino, Allstate Carburetor, JPG Physical Therapy, Gavin Emde, North Shore Painters, Roebell Painters, and Jean Hagelstein. Thanks also to Iron Workers Local 40, South Shore Abstract, Versalogix, Equinox Financial Partners, Equitable, and A1 Roofing for their Platinum Packages, and Snow Shed for their gold package. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our raffle baskets, as well! For more information, email Susan Cali, Director of Development, Administration. |
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Please consider purchasing a "GIVE" bag from any Stop & Shop and selecting the New Interdisciplinary School as your charity of choice. NIS will receive $1 for each purchase made. You can also nominate us to receive $1 for every community bag sold at the Medford Stop & Shop. Thank you! |
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Please consider hosting a Facebook fundraiser for NIS.
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Click Fundraisers in the left menu of your News Feed. You may need to click See More.
- Click + Raise Money.
- Select The New Interdisciplinary School as your Nonprofit
- Fill in the fundraiser details and choose a cover photo.
- Click Create.
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Follow Us on Social Media for Important Updates
Links available below
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All parents/guardians of must complete
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NIS has created an e-mail address that you may use to send COVID results and/or doctor notes: absencetracker@niskids.org. This e-mail will be monitored from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM daily. If you have any questions, please call the school or e-mail kristenm@niskids.org. Thank you! |
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Show your school spirit and get decked out in NIS gear from head to toe! Select the thumbnails on the following site for color and logo options on all of our apparel. Children and adult sizes are available. |
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Please consider giving a donation, having a personal fundraiser on our behalf, or starting a Facebook fundraiser. Contact Susan Cali, Director of Development, for more information. Thank You!
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The New Interdisciplinary School is an innovative early childhood learning center that respects the unique needs of all children and their families. Our commitment is to provide therapeutic and educational services in a nurturing environment with the highest standard of expertise. While we receive funding from NYS to provide education and therapy and Suffolk County to provide busing, we rely on fundraising to provide all of the unique programs and services that make our school the wonderful place it is. Please consider donating today.
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