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Special EducationLogan County Schools February 2021-409575180341*Dates to Remember*1st~5th~School Counseling Week2nd~Groundhog Day Wear Red Day14Th~Valentine’s Day 14th~20th~ Random Acts of Kindness Week15th~ Presidents Day National School Counseling Week American Heart MonthChildren’s Dental MonthBlack History Month 00*Dates to Remember*1st~5th~School Counseling Week2nd~Groundhog Day Wear Red Day14Th~Valentine’s Day 14th~20th~ Random Acts of Kindness Week15th~ Presidents Day National School Counseling Week American Heart MonthChildren’s Dental MonthBlack History Month 4457700353060Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.00Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.1409700181609Get Your Numbers: Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose.?Own Your Lifestyle: Stop smoking, lose weight, be physically active and eat healthy.?Raise Your Voice: Advocate for more women-related research and education.?Educate Your Family: Make healthy food choices for you and your family. Teach your kids the importance of staying active.?Donate: Show your support with a donation of time or money.00Get Your Numbers: Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose.?Own Your Lifestyle: Stop smoking, lose weight, be physically active and eat healthy.?Raise Your Voice: Advocate for more women-related research and education.?Educate Your Family: Make healthy food choices for you and your family. Teach your kids the importance of staying active.?Donate: Show your support with a donation of time or money.-133350886460Birthstone~ Amethyst Flower~ Primrose 00Birthstone~ Amethyst Flower~ Primrose -6381751101090GROUNDHOG DAY!!!!0GROUNDHOG DAY!!!!-6000751453515288607595821504467225186690Dental Health Month 2021 In 1950, the American Dental Association worked with Congress to program February 6th as National Children's Dental Health Day. Now the entire month of February is considered Dental Health Month. The American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors the month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health.00Dental Health Month 2021 In 1950, the American Dental Association worked with Congress to program February 6th as National Children's Dental Health Day. Now the entire month of February is considered Dental Health Month. The American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors the month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health.267652591440How can American Heart Month make a difference?We can use this month to raise awareness about heart disease and how people can prevent it — both at home and in the community.Here are just a few ideas:Encourage families to make small changes, like using spices to season their food instead of salt.Motivate teachers and administrators to make physical activity a part of the school day. This can help students start good habits early.Ask doctors and nurses to be leaders in their communities by speaking out about ways to prevent heart disease.0How can American Heart Month make a difference?We can use this month to raise awareness about heart disease and how people can prevent it — both at home and in the community.Here are just a few ideas:Encourage families to make small changes, like using spices to season their food instead of salt.Motivate teachers and administrators to make physical activity a part of the school day. This can help students start good habits early.Ask doctors and nurses to be leaders in their communities by speaking out about ways to prevent heart disease.Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones. ~Mignon McLaughlin Valentine's Day Fun for Children who are Blind and Their Siblings!I love to make a big deal about holidays and make holidays accessible to my son Liam who is deafblind. ?Valentine’s Day is no exception! ?Here are some of the activities we did last year and I am excited and already planning what we are going to do this year for Valentine’s Day! ?Here are the activities for the day:?1. ?Heart-shaped food all day long!heart-shaped pancakes for breakfastheart sandwich or toast for lunchheart-shaped snack bowlheart-shaped cheese (kids can help cut out the heart shapes using heart cookie cutters)heart-shaped baked cinnamon and sugar chips we made together. ( ?)heart pizza for dinner?Click to view??*Adaptation Tip: If your child is going to help you make any of the fun foods above, label the ingredients ahead of time in braille. ?Also, you could also braille a "recipe’"card for your child to follow, depending on their level and interest. ?You could use braille and/or object symbols for your recipe. ??2. ?Create a heart book:Both of my boys create “Heart” books. ?They get to place their own stickers and words on their books. ?They enjoy reading and sharing their books over and over again. ???Ideas of items to include:pre-made, blank, cardboard booksvariety of different textured heart stickers separated in their own small bowlsheart doilies and glue sticks?pre-made (or the child can help ahead of time depending on level) braille strips with valentine words or sayings. ?Our book used the word "heart".pre-made valentines, to which braille can be added?? Ways to Promote National School Counseling WeekOne week per year, school counselors from around the nation, find ways to spread the word about how school counselors positively impact their schools. National School Counseling Week (NSCW) is a week to celebrate the profession. The?American School Counseling Association, or ASCA, has created this week to advocate for the importance of our profession.Whether you're in person or virtual, you can encourage your students to thank their school counselors, whether it's upon seeing them in the hallway, visiting their office, or just sending them a nice email. Teachers can also decorate their doors with signs expressing gratitude for the work school counselors do and the difference they make in students’ lives3667125142875037814252431415Tips for Helping Children with Special Needs Enjoy Valentine’s Day February 13, 2017/0 Comments/in Birth Injury /by Reiter & Walsh, P.C.Valentine’s Day can be a wonderful holiday for kids to celebrate in the classroom or at home. But some children with special needs, such as those with ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, or other learning and social limitations, may find Valentine’s Day to be more overwhelming or frustrating than enjoyable. Kids who struggle with interpersonal connections may find the idea of filling out cards, celebrating in large groups, or having to interact closely with kids at school to be quite daunting. Others who struggle with socializing might feel left out if they don’t think they will be getting valentines cards from classmates. Still other kids with general learning disabilities might just find the task of creating and writing on notes for friends to be a gruelling one. There are several resources for helping those children enjoy Valentine’s Day in school or at home, such as Edutopia, “A Day in Our Shoes (IEP Resources and More),” and Understood (for Learning and Attention Issues). We have compiled some of their most helpful tips here:Discuss Valentine’s Day with teachers and administrators: Be upfront with your child’s school faculty about any pain or hurt your child has experienced in the past during Valentine’s Day celebrations and why this happened. Asked teachers how they have previously approached Valentine’s Day celebrations for students with whatever special need your child has. Make sure that your child’s classroom is enforcing an all-inclusive policy, where each child receives a valentine from every other child, and vice versa (these are almost always implemented). Finally, participate yourself as much as possible in helping to prepare valentines for each student and give your child an understanding of what will happen during their school celebrations.Ask your child’s teacher for a list of names ahead of time: Your child’s teacher will likely hand out a list of names to students to aid them in making their valentines cards. Children with learning disabilities or social limitations may take a long time to fill out each valentine, whether because they find all of that writing frustrating, they struggle with making decisions about who gets which valentine, they struggle with following directions, or some other limitation makes this task especially difficult. It may be helpful for parents to prepare in advance by getting this list early.Turn child’s name into a sticker or stamp: To help those children who struggle with writing out their names on class valentines over and over, parents may find it helpful to create a sticker or a stamp with the child’s name that can be easily placed on the cards.Use one template so the cards are all the same: A helpful way for parents to eliminate excessive decision-making where this is a difficulty is to just print out or purchase a large number of the same exact card for the kids in his or her class. This is a common offering and will also often allow for extras where the child may have had difficulty filling them out and needed to try again.Don’t address valentines: Though some children with learning or social limitations may enjoy addressing valentines to other students (because every child is different), some may dread more writing and a longer task. Furthermore, some children may have trouble reading the names when handing them out on Valentine’s Day. An easy way to overcome these struggles is to just leave them blank (since the cards will likely all be the same anyway).Use Social Stories to prepare for Valentine’s Day: Social stories are great visuals for children with special needs because they explain what will happen using words and pictures. For some free printable Valentine’s Day social stories click here.Consider your child’s specific social needs: Think about how your child’s social needs will manifest themselves on Valentine’s Day and prepare the task of handing out valentines in a way that will most benefit them. For example, if your child desires eye-contact with others and communication with the children in his or her class, they will likely wish to hand the cards directly to each child. If that is something your child would not enjoy doing, your child may be permitted to just place them in different bags. This is something that you can communicate about with your child’s teacher as well.-3238501267460Contact us:Logan County BOESpecial Education881 rum Creek RoadYolyn, WV 25654304-752-130400Contact us:Logan County BOESpecial Education881 rum Creek RoadYolyn, WV 25654304-752-130431432501005840“Parents of children with special needs create their own world of happiness and believe in things that others cannot yet see.”00“Parents of children with special needs create their own world of happiness and believe in things that others cannot yet see.”Celebrate at home: Sometimes school celebrations can be overwhelming and unenjoyable for children no matter how inclusive they are. It’s important for parents to celebrate with their kids outside of school so that the child doesn’t just dread the day every year. A little gift or a special note can be enough. Parenting Squad and Daily Mom offer some great tips for celebrating at home and making it a home-based holiday too. ................
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