Emery Hall Newsletter
November 23, 2021
From the Principal:
Enjoy the time with your family! Happy Thanksgiving!
NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break
All kids go home at 3:10pm on Tuesday, November 23th due to Thanksgiving Break.
No School on Wednesday, November 24th, Thursday November 25th and Friday, November 26th.
The dorm will be open on Sunday, November 28th at 5:00pm to welcome residential students.
School will resume on Monday, November 29th, 2020 at 8:00am.
KSD Holiday Store is Coming!
Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
Our annual KSD Holiday Store is for Students and Staff who are interested in purchasing inexpensive gifts for their families and friends for the upcoming holiday events. This is also a fundraiser to help support families and program at KSD.
If you have any items that you would like to donate, it is not too late! We really need more of the following items:
Men's gift items,
Holiday candies
Holiday gift bags of all sizes
Please drop the items off at Emery Hall Office by Wednesday, December 2nd, 2021.
Jackrabbit Post Office
Jackrabbit Post Office is a student-ran fictional post office to help our students from K-6th grade learn how to purchase stamps, learn how to write letters and to address the envelopes. Mary Alice's class are the in-house postmen, delivering mail to staff and students. The goal is to encourage connection through "snail-mail," all the while encouraging the use of written English.
Basketball Time!
If you are interested in having your child play basketball this winter, fear not, it is not too late to sign up! We will have K-2nd Grade Co-ed basketball team, Grade 3-5 Girls Basketball Team and Grade 3-5 Boys basketball team this winter. Their games doesn't start till January but their first practice will be the week after Thanksgiving.
If you want to sign your child up for basketball or need more information on practices, game schedule and such. Please contact our Activity Coordinator, Dean Muszynski at dmuszynski1@kssdb.org.
COUNSELING CORNER
My Wheel of Emotions
More information can be found at this link:
7 Holiday Celebration Tips for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1. Involve Them in the Planning
2. Focus on Family Traditions
3. Involve Them in the Cooking
4. Assign Seats Strategically
5. Leverage Technology
6. Choose the Right Music
7. Encourage Family Buy-In
How Will You Celebrate This Holiday Season?
If your child is like most kids, they are probably focused on all the gifts attached to the holiday season. This is only natural.
But 10 or more years from now, all of those presents will be long forgotten. And what your kid will ultimately remember from their childhood days are the fellowship and togetherness that come with the holidays.
Each of the strategies outlined above is designed to help strengthen those bonds. And if all goes well, your child will develop fond memories worth sharing with their own children many years from now.
Deaf Studies & ASL
Want to Learn ASL?
MSSBC Water Bottles Fundraiser!
PATHS Holiday Fun with Deaf Santa
Attendance
Checking In and Out
We will have contactless student drop off and pick up. If your child is arriving to school after the start of school day, please call the office at 913-324-5861. A staff member will walk out and help get your child into the building.
If you are checking your child out for the day or for an appointment, please contact the office via email or call at 913-324-5861. We will have a staff member walk your child out to your car. If you are not able to call from the parking lot, please feel free to use the foyer doorbell to the office and we will bring your child to your vehicle.
Visitor Protocols
Office Contact Information
Valerie Watson
Senior Administrative Assistant
Emery Hall
Email: Vwatson@kssdb.org
Phone: 913-324-5861