OSSB Panther News
January 31, 2022
IMPORTANT DATES
February 2022
- 17 - Dismissal at 2:30 pm
- 18 - NO SCHOOL/ Records day for teachers
- 21 - NO SCHOOL/ Presidents Day
- 22 - Braille Challenge Day at OSSB
- 24 - Parent-Teacher Conferences evening
** Calendar change: Please note that there has been a change to our calendar in May.
- May 12 - Dismissal at noon
- May 20 - Dismissal at 2:30 pm
Unique Boutique Valentine's Day Special!
This is the Horticulture class with an announcement from the student-operated business, Unique Boutique. We are having a Valentine’s Day special! For a limited time, you can get a gift set with a heart-shaped rose bath bomb, a rose oil roller, and a valentine’s day card for $7. You can get it all in a seasonal gift box for $10. The valentines' cards come in print and braille and can be bought individually for $1.50. Order online using the link below. Thank you and have a relaxing day.
"These student-made bath bombs are some of the fizziest, longest-lasting, moisturizing bath bombs I've ever purchased! Great job!" - a satisfied OSSB staff member
https://forms.gle/Yxr2JNWDgX8zQWEC6
-The Horticulture Class
Joey, Helena, Jonathan, Allen, Jayden, Trevon, Brady, Junior
OSSB Student Council Elected
Congratulations to our newly elected 2022 Student Council Officers!
President- Kurtacee G.
Vice President- Maddie C.
Secretary- Adyah N.
Treasurer- Byata D.
The OSSB student council is student lead governing body that acts as a liaison between the students and administration. In addition to voicing needs and advocating for students, the group also completes service projects, plans social events and coordinates daily announcements.
~Ms Yolanda Johnson
Weekly OSSB Menu Below - Dates Changed to This Week
Celebrating Braille at OSSB
By Emmie B., OSSB Senior
"We celebrate the fact that [Louis Braille] was able to develop the braille code and that we are able to use it to teach visually impaired students to read," said Mrs. Peirano in her January 2022 interview with OSSB student Emmie B.
Like the braille code, World Braille Day allows students to foster collaboration, literacy, and community. Through the events we are participating in, OSSB is highlighting the impact that these concepts have on students' everyday lives. "It's an opportunity for our students to learn who Louis Braille was. Not everybody realizes that Braille was his last name and until he invented it, that it didn't exist," Mrs. Peirano stated later in the interview.
Louis Braille laid the foundations for the Braille reading system we have today. He lived in the early to mid-1800s and invented it based on his knowledge of previous writing methods and codes, such as Night Writing and Morse Code.
To celebrate the work of this remarkable man, OSSB will be participating in several events during the months of January and February. These include the Ohio Braille Challenge, and the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest.
- Braille Readers Are Leaders: December 1, 2021, to January 21, 2022. This contest encourages students to read as many minutes as possible. After registering for the contest and logging their minutes online, students have the opportunity to win prizes and receive custom T-shirts. During this contest, students have the opportunity to compete against students from across the country.
- Braille Challenge and other activities: On February 22, 2022, OSSB students will be participating in the Ohio Braille ChallenStudentsents will compete in several different categories during the braille challenge, including those for proofreading, reading comprehension, charts/graphs, and speed/accuracy. In addition, to the many fun contests held during the Braille Challenge, there will be other activities/games for the whole school to enjoy on the day of the challenge, according to Mrs. Peirano.
Last Chance to Join March Book Club - All About Tests & Assessments by Pete Wright
OSSB Cheer Team Last Week Before Virtual Competition
RESOURCES & WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
State Support Team #11 Shares Resource Directories for Students and Families
- 2022 Summer Resource Directory
- 2022 Colleges-Universities Resource Directory
- 2022 Family Resource Directory
Need help finding your local State Support Team? Look for your Family Engagement Specialist and team on the Ohio Department of Education Website.
UPCOMING ZOOM WEBINARS
Ohio Center for Deafblind Education Upcoming Webinars - All Are Welcome
Better Together: Supporting a Successful Transition to Adulthood
Dates: February 1, 2022
Time: 4-5:30 PM or 7-8:30 PM (ET)
Speaker: Katie Scheetz and Allison Meloy, Opportunity for Ohioans with Disabilities
No Cost
Click here to access the event flyer and registration link.
Exploring Transition-Age Services for Deafblind Youth
Dates: February 2, 2022
Time: 4-5:30 PM (ET)
Speaker: John Filek, Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults
No Cost
Click here to access the event flyer and registration link.
Information courtesy of the Ohio Center for Deafblind Education
See more OCDBE Updates below
Strategies to Help Engage Struggling Readers with Learning Differences - with Bookshare and Understood.org
FEBRUARY 8, 7:00 pm EST
With school closures, classroom quarantines, and staffing shortages, how can you ensure your child with learning differences can continue to develop reading skills and learn?
Join Bookshare, Understood.org, and two students with their parents, to share reading strategies, tips, and resources that can support students with learning differences such as dyslexia, in the classroom and at home.
This webinar is intended for parents of children who struggle to read and is open to the public. Bookshare is a FREE ebook library funded by the US Department of Education that empowers students with reading barriers such as dyslexia, cerebral palsy, visual impairment, and blindness to read in ways that work for them.
Interactive Video Series Featuring Michelle Motil
Information courtesy of the Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness
ADVOCACY AND EVENTS
Winter Sports for the Blind - Click on Flyer below for more information
Middle School Summer Camp - For Students Served by Eastland-Fairfield Technical Schools
Ohio State School for the Blind
Michelle Wagner, Director of Teaching and Learning
5220 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43214
614-752-1359
Questions about this newsletter? Please contact Lauri Kaplan, Parent Mentor at 614-806-2651 or lkaplan@osdb.oh.gov