National
Siblings Day 10th
April 7 - 13,
2019
Reading takes you places without leaving your seat.
Get a Library card
today and read to family and friends!
Fruit & Veggies for
the Month of April
Green
Onions
Asian
Pears
Flowers: Daisy and Sweet Pea
Nature Daisy
Flower
Marguerite
Tree Daisy Flower
Sweet Pea – scented Flower
April 22, 2019 Earth
Day
What is Earth Day?
1. It
began in 1970
2. This
Worldwide, annual event is celebrated on April 22, in support of protecting the
environment
3. To
celebrate Earth Day Go green! If you and your family haven’t.
We know that - Nature needs looking after make a pledge with
friends to start
- Help
plant – plants or a tree
- From
trees and plants we get oxygen to breathe appreciate what nature has given
us.
- Recycling
bottles, papers, plastic and more
- Enjoy
Mother Nature by thanking her for all the beautiful greenery we have around.
- Draw
a picture of what ‘Earth Day’ means to you!
- Learn
how you can help reduce waste and reuse items or recycle more things
Get involved
- Join up and help take Action.
To Preserve
-The Planet!
- Organize a cleanup
- Start a compost bin, or pledge to start sending your food scraps to a
community composting program
-
- Visit your nearest national park or
monument
- Attend a local Earth Day festival
Autism
Awareness Month
Autism
A complex neurobiological disorder that typically
lasts throughout a person's lifetime. Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed
with autism. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four
times more likely to strike boys than girls. Autism impairs a person's ability
to communicate and relate to others. It is also associated with rigid routines
and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or following
very specific routines. Symptoms can range from very mild to quite severe.
Autism
Resources
Consider contacting a professional locksmith, security company or home
improvement professional to promote safety and prevention in your home. You may
find it is necessary to prevent your loved one from slipping away unnoticed by
installing secure dead bolt locks that require keys on both sides, a home
security alarm system, inexpensive battery-operated alarms on doors, placing
hook and eye locks on all doors above your child's reach, fencing your yard,
adhering printable STOP SIGNS to doors, windows and other exits, etc.
Medical ID bracelets will include your name, telephone number and other
important information. They may also state that your child has autism and is
non-verbal if applicable. If your child will not wear a bracelet or necklace,
consider a temporary tattoo with your contact information.
Check with local law enforcement for Project Lifesaver or LoJak SafetyNet
services. These tracking devices are worn on the wrist or ankle and locate the
individual through radio frequency. Various GPS tracking systems are also
available.
Autism
Awareness Month
A complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person's lifetime. Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls. Autism impairs a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. It is also associated with rigid routines and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or following very specific routines. Symptoms can range from very mild to quite severe.
Autism Resources
Consider contacting a professional locksmith, security company or home improvement professional to promote safety and prevention in your home. You may find it is necessary to prevent your loved one from slipping away unnoticed by installing secure dead bolt locks that require keys on both sides, a home security alarm system, inexpensive battery-operated alarms on doors, placing hook and eye locks on all doors above your child's reach, fencing your yard, adhering printable STOP SIGNS to doors, windows and other exits, etc.
Medical ID bracelets will include your name, telephone number and other important information. They may also state that your child has autism and is non-verbal if applicable. If your child will not wear a bracelet or necklace, consider a temporary tattoo with your contact information.
Check with local law enforcement for Project Lifesaver or LoJak SafetyNet services. These tracking devices are worn on the wrist or ankle and locate the individual through radio frequency. Various GPS tracking systems are also available.
7 Steps to
Prevent Wandering at Your Child's School
1. Write a letter requesting that you always be informed,
immediately and in writing, of any wandering incident on or off the campus.
If your child requires 1-on-1 supervision, be sure to make this extremely clear
to school staff – and clearly documented in the IEP – and emphasize that under
no circumstances should your child be left alone at any time. A sample letter
can be found here.
If there is a history of wandering incidents, it’s important to call a meeting with
school staff, administrators, and your child’s IEP team to make them aware of
these past situations, as well as educate them on the autism wandering issue in
general. If something changes or an incident occurs, you as a parent have
the right to amend the IEP and adjust the particular items, at any time.
For example, if your child is drawn to water, be sure that all pools, lakes,
etc. in the area of the school are blocked off so that there is no chance your
child will be able to access them.
4. Carefully document all wandering-related incidents.
Sharing this information with the staff at your child’s school will help
prepare them if such an incident occurs at school. For example, where has your
child been found in the past? What are his or her fascinations or obsessions?
Where would he/she most likely be drawn to near campus?
Understand any and all security measures used by the school. If you think
something is missing (i.e. a barrier you find necessary that may not be in
place), be sure to voice your concerns. Speaking up is often required to ensure
your child’s safety. A note from your child’s doctor noting these incidents
could help provide sound reasoning for strong security measures.
Provide the security team with more information about your child, such as how
to calm him or her down, whether or not he or she responds well to touch,
sound, etc. All security should be aware of your child’s tendency to wander so
they take extra note of the importance of keeping an eye on your child.
Click here for
an Elopement Alert Form to fill out with specific information about your child
for all first responders including school security.
Include these skills in your child’s therapy programs if you are able to do so.
www.autismspeaks.org
If your child requires 1-on-1 supervision, be sure to make this extremely clear to school staff – and clearly documented in the IEP – and emphasize that under no circumstances should your child be left alone at any time. A sample letter can be found here.
If there is a history of wandering incidents, it’s important to call a meeting with school staff, administrators, and your child’s IEP team to make them aware of these past situations, as well as educate them on the autism wandering issue in general. If something changes or an incident occurs, you as a parent have the right to amend the IEP and adjust the particular items, at any time.
For example, if your child is drawn to water, be sure that all pools, lakes, etc. in the area of the school are blocked off so that there is no chance your child will be able to access them.
Sharing this information with the staff at your child’s school will help prepare them if such an incident occurs at school. For example, where has your child been found in the past? What are his or her fascinations or obsessions? Where would he/she most likely be drawn to near campus?
Understand any and all security measures used by the school. If you think something is missing (i.e. a barrier you find necessary that may not be in place), be sure to voice your concerns. Speaking up is often required to ensure your child’s safety. A note from your child’s doctor noting these incidents could help provide sound reasoning for strong security measures.
Provide the security team with more information about your child, such as how to calm him or her down, whether or not he or she responds well to touch, sound, etc. All security should be aware of your child’s tendency to wander so they take extra note of the importance of keeping an eye on your child. Click here for an Elopement Alert Form to fill out with specific information about your child for all first responders including school security.
Include these skills in your child’s therapy programs if you are able to do so.
www.autismspeaks.org
Passover/Pesach
19th- 27th
Passover/Pesach
19th- 27th
The first Seder will be on April 19 after nightfall, and the second Seder will be on April 20 after nightfall.
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For the duration of the 8 (or 7 days in Israel) of Passover, chametz (leaven) is strictly avoided.
What Is Passover?
The eight-day festival of freedom, Passover is celebrated in the
early spring, from the 19th through the 27th of the Hebrew month of Nissan,
April 19–27, 2019. It commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from
slavery in ancient Egypt. It is observed by avoiding leaven, and highlighted by
the Seder meals that include four cups of wine or Kedem Grape Juice, eating
matzah and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus.
Courtesy:
Chadab.org
Puzzle &
Games
Easter
Sunday 21st
Sunday April 21st - Happy
Easter
It has been called a moveable feast
because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do.
Easter is observed anywhere between
March 22 and April 25 every year.
Easter, is Christianity’s most important
holiday- which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead.
Courtesy: History.com
National Infant immunization Week
April 27- May 4, 2019
April 27th to May 4, 2019, NIIW, it has been an annual event since 1994 that focus on the importance of infant vaccine-preventable diseases.
Many communities in America and abroad, have joined in to celebrate the achievements of immunization and those promoting Health and Wellness in all communities.
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