October 2020 Newsletter
Director's Note
We’re back!!! Rise has gotten off to such a great start to the school year. We have welcomed our students back, and they have been hard at work with their teachers and friends in the classroom. There has been a lot of work to prepare for having our students return: our staff teams have worked hard to implement new health and safety protocols and our parents have been supportive of our new procedures we have put in place to make sure we are keeping our students and staff safe and healthy during this time.

As we lead into October, and Down Syndrome Awareness month, we are excited to share and spread awareness about Down Syndrome as well as focusing on, and being accepting of, all our amazing abilities. (We are loving this quote Rise Austin posted). We ask you to share our school page and add your own story on how our wonderful students have impacted you.
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Rise Parent Organization
The Rise Parent organization is adapting to this challenging year. Most of the board members have stayed on for an additional term because of the changes. We are working hard to come up with virtual options for parent involvement this year.

To start, mark your calendars for Thursday, October 22nd for the first ever Rise Parent Virtual Trivia night! Teams will compete not only for bragging rights but also a special treat for their classroom. More details to follow!!

The RPO is proud to announce that they have purchased a Zoom membership to accommodate all of our virtual meetings this year. Also, room parents have been selected and will be reaching out soon if they haven’t already. Please be on the lookout for their emails with lots of pertinent information, including teacher gifting info. 

This is a tough year and we want to be sure we show teachers and staff how much we appreciate them! The RPO will be treating them to a coffee break on their next in-service day along with a super cute “Everyday we Rise” mug. Hopefully this will warm their hearts and let them know they are appreciated. 

We still have a few mugs for sale at $10 each. Click here to purchase!

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Therapist Thoughts
This section will feature advice from Rise's own staff to help provide targeted and thoughtful ideas that parents can use at home with their child.

This month we tackle a question that many of us ask about our kids - will they be in therapy forever??

Click HERE for the article!

Our therapists would love to hear from you! if you have any questions that you would like answered, please click HERE to submit them.
TouchDown Club
Thank you so much to all of our sponsors and to all those who came out to support the first annual TDC Fishing Tournament! A great time was had by all, and final numbers are coming in around $36,000 raised! Just a friendly reminder, all funds raised by TDC events support The Rise School.

Today is the annual Rise Cup Classic hosted by TDC and presented by Lowe's Home Improvement.

With this year being what it is, Caroline and the TDC are working on some fun events to help raise extra funds for Rise! Be on the lookout for an Art Auction, a TDC Family Camp day, and the makeup dates for Roundup, BBQ and Rise and Shine!

If you know of any artists who would like to participate in the Art Auction slated for mid-December, reach out to Caroline Snabes!

Questions about TDC or want to get involved? Email Caroline Snabes, Director of Development, at Csnabes@ymcadallas.org.
Classroom Wish List: Yellow Room
Each month we will feature a few wish-list items for a classroom and this week it's for our Yellow Toddler 1 Room. Have more questions about it, email Maude

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  • we always enjoy vehicles ones too
Important Dates
Rise School
  • October - Down Syndrome Awareness Month and Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Oct 9: No Classes, Parent Conferences
In the Community
Inside the Classroom
We had a great start to the year learning about "me and my family" by sharing pictures of our family members and learning signs for parents, grandparents, and siblings. We also explored our five senses by doing tons of fun and messy sensory activities. We learned all about apples by tasting and doing crafts with them. For our final theme, we talked about the State Fair and even rode "horses"!
Coming up, we will learn about Community Helpers, Science, Pumpkins, and Halloween!
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