From the Desk of Mrs. Brush
October 18, 2019
UNITED NATIONS WEEK
October 21st - October 25th
Along with the celebration comes many special events. We have our UN Day Parade next Thursday, October 24th at 1:00 pm. We also hold several rehearsals prior to the parade to get students used to the event and the routines involved. We also use social stories in school to help children prepare for different kinds of situations. Attached below is a social story that may be helpful in preparing your child for the expectations of the parade. We use this particular social story in school so it may be familiar to your child. The only thing that may be different is the greeting being used. Please let us know if this type of social story is something you find helpful so that we can share more on different topics in the future.
We hope to see you all at the UN Day Parade on Thursday, October 24th at 1:00 pm (Rain Date Friday, October 25th at 1:00 pm), and the International Food Tasting on Friday, October 25th at 5:30 pm!
PARENT COMMUNICATION
Topics of Interest
Many thanks to all of you who came to our Parent Coffee last week! We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to connect with other parents as well as to meet our fabulous staff in person.
This year, along with our periodic newsletters, we would like to hold roundtable discussions focused on topics to help support you as parents. Please click on the link below to fill out a brief survey to help us determine what topics are of most interest to focus on.
PARENT WORKSHOP
The Eagle Hill 2019-2020 Speaker Series
Dr. Michael G. Thompson
The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life
November 13, 2019, 7 p.m.
Eagle Hill School
45 Glenville Road
Greenwich, CT
Dr. Thompson is a consultant, author, and psychologist specializing in children and families. He is the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than seven hundred schools across the United States, as well as in international schools in Central America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
With co-author Dan Kindlon, Dr. Thompson wrote the New York Times best-selling book Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.
The Eagle Hill Speaker Series is FREE and open to the public. However, due to limited seating, all attendees are asked to register at the link below.
Registration for Eagle Hill Speaker Series Presentation 11/13/19
SENSORY FRIENDLY EVENTS
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Sensory Friendly Evening
The Maritime Aquarium presents a twist on its occasional “Sensory-Friendly Mornings” by instead offering a “Sensory-Friendly Evening” for guests with sensory-processing differences.
Just like the “Sensory-Friendly Mornings,” this “Sensory-Friendly Evening” acknowledges that, for some people, the Aquarium is a place with too much stimuli. So accommodations will be made on November 7 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. to give guests with sensory-processing differences a fun, comfortable and accepting experience.
During the "Sensory-Friendly Evening," lights will be lower, and music and other sounds will be turned down or off. The Aquarium also will show the IMAX® film "Born to be Wild" at 6 p.m. with lower volume and the theater lights less dim.
Reduced admission for “Sensory-Friendly Evening” is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (65+), and $10 for children (3-12).
Click below for more information and tickets.
Sensory Friendly Film Series
Click on the link below for details:
Mrs. Brenda Brush
Assistant Principal
Julian Curtiss Magnet School of World LanguagesEmail: brenda_brush@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Website: www.greenwichschools.org/jcs
Location: 180 East Elm Street, Greenwich, CT, USA
Phone: (203) 869-1896
Twitter: @JCSEaglesAP