Last week, the kids had a blast playing a game where they matched memes to pictures! 😂📸 The funniest meme won each round, and along the way they got to show off their reading skills. Learning + laughter is always a win!
Our students get just as much joy delivering the coffee as they do working in the truck! ☕🚚 Smiles all around as they build skills, confidence, and pride in a job well done.
🎨✨ This week, Awakening Minds Art visited Mrs. Peace’s classroom! Students had a wonderful time exploring their creativity, expressing themselves through art, and engaging in a fun, hands-on experience. Thank you to Awakening Minds Art for sharing your talents and inspiring our students!
ESSS students have been exploring sensory recipes all week! We started the week mixing up our own whipped cream for our “snow” pudding. We then had fun playing in our frozen, sparkly shaving cream! Then we made peppermint cocoa dough to play with- it smelled amazing!
Mrs. Perkins’ class had a blast kicking off the new year this week! The students got creative by transforming Uno cards into colorful Caterpillar Creations using bingo dot markers. It was the perfect way to "draw" some fun into our first week back and ring in the new year together!
Miss Keely's class started the day before winter break off right with pancakes! Students mixed their batter and helped flip their pancakes onto their plates. Best of all, they enjoyed eating them. A breakfast of champions!!!
Sweet surprise Thursday! 🍪✨ Mrs. Kahle’s class is selling snacks to Van Buren teachers on Thursdays to spread a little joy and extra energy. A tiny treat can make a big difference—who doesn’t love a midweek pick-me-up? 😋📚
🎶 Yesterday, Miss Lorna brought some extra holiday fun to our day! Students rang bells while playing Christmas carols and used the parachute to move along to the rhythm of the songs. Music, movement, and lots of smiles filled the room—and as always, everyone loved the parachute! 🎄✨
☕️ We had another great visit with Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee yesterday! Mrs. Tyson’s class loved the experience and took pride in practicing important life skills along the way. Afterward, students made sure to wash and care for their aprons before heading into Christmas break—working on responsibility, independence, and real-world routines. What a great way to wrap up the season! 🎄✨
Miss Altman’s class worked together on a creative door decoration project! 🎨🚪 After researching design ideas, the students collaborated to choose one. Art students Eli, Charles, and Preston sketched the characters and planned the layout, then helped direct their classmates as everyone colored the pieces. This project encouraged teamwork, communication, and leadership skills throughout the process! 👏✨
We are family! Mrs. Tyson's class gathered for a family picture today as everyone was "twinning" thanks to a special family for furnishing matching Christmas shirts for the class and staff.
Yesterday, Miss Allie from FRC visited our classrooms to talk about family traditions. Each student shared a special Christmas tradition their family celebrates, then decorated their very own Christmas ornament. A fun and meaningful way to celebrate the season! 🎄✨
The Grinch made a surprise visit to our Riverdale classrooms today! 💚🎄
There were lots of smiles, laughs, and excitement as students got to see the Grinch spreading a little holiday mischief and cheer. It was a fun and memorable way to brighten our school day!
Mrs. Perkins’ class and Mrs. Tyson’s class each participated in OT and speech sessions today with a sweet, hands-on activity! 🍪 Students worked on mixing cookie dough, “baking” it, rolling it out, adding frosting, and then enjoying their cookies. These activities helped build fine motor skills, following directions, and communication in a fun and engaging way.
Ms. Wilson’s class had a sweet day decorating cookies alongside Speech and OT! Students worked on fine motor skills, following directions, and communication while having lots of fun creating their tasty treats. A great blend of learning and smiles all around! 🍪✨
Mrs. Tyson’s class took a trip to Millstream last week for some great hands-on learning! Students got the chance to make popcorn, put together food kits, and learn how to run a dishwasher. It was a fun and meaningful experience practicing real-world and life skills outside of the classroom. 🍿🧼
Mr. Weinstein’s high school class spent the day giving back!
For their community service day, students volunteered at the City Mission Transitions Thrift Store, lending a helping hand wherever it was needed. 💙
From organizing donations to assisting staff, our students worked hard and made a positive impact in our community. 🙌
#CommunityService #GivingBack
Mrs. Shelton’s class got quite the surprise this morning! Our mischievous class elf played a big trick to celebrate day number 67 of school! 🎉
He hid the number 67 all around the room, snuck it into random spots in our morning meeting slides, and even gave each kid their own 67… bruh! 😂
Lots of laughs, lots of searching, and the perfect way to kick off our day! ✨
🎄🍪 Holiday Fun in Mrs. Perkins’ Class! 🍪🎄
Our students worked on a special Family Project — helping disguise a Gingerbread Man so the children won’t find him and eat him! 😂
Families got creative with colors, costumes, and plenty of festive imagination. We loved seeing all the unique disguises and the joy this project brought to our classroom!
Great job, families and kiddos! ❤️✨
🎄✨ It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our classrooms!
Last week, Mrs. Tyson’s class got creative and crafty by making their very own Christmas gnomes — each one filled with personality and holiday cheer.
This morning, those gnomes had a special surprise waiting! Mrs. VanDenEynde’s class discovered that their classroom elf had hidden himself right among the gnomes! The students had a blast searching through the festive creations to find their sneaky visitor.
Nothing like a little holiday magic to start the day! 🎅🧝♂️🎄
