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Reminders:

 
      Important April Dates:
May 3rd- Evening 3rd quarter Conferences 
May4th - 1/2 day for students.  3rd quarter conferences continued, Talent Show 6:30pm, Riverhead H.S.
May 11th- Mother's Day Tea
May 24 & 25th - NO School (Snow Day give backs)
May 28th- No School (Memorial Day)

Parent Tips:

Interesting Fact :
 
Asperger's (a deficit of social awareness on the autistic spectrum) is most commonly mis-diagnosed with ADD/HD (attention deficit, hypperactivity disorder) due to some of the behavioral similarities. 
 
  
Games, Games, Games 
Did you know that playing games with your child can do more than just build a positive relationship?
 
Games like Memory and Uno are great ways to reinforce language skills like visual and auditory memory skills, sentence/grammar expansion, following directions, sequencing, turn-taking, and many more auditory and receptive language skills!
  
 

Pictures!!!

No one is perfect - that’s why pencils have erasers. ~ Anonymous

MAY I?....

Thanks to all the students who worked so diligently on the Math and ELA for NYState testing.  Science and Social Studies is yet to come.  We have a jam packed month with lots of fun and learning planned. 
 
 Hope to see you all at the Talent Show on May 4th at the Riverhead High School.  Please come and support your talented peers and teachers!.
 
We will be celebrating all the Moms out there by inviting the important ladies in your life in for our annual "Mother's Day Tea" on May 11th.  Times may vary based on grade and classroom.  Check with your child's teacher.
 
I will continue to incorporate important skills into our sessions and attend our student's CSEs and ensure that proper recommendations are provided for your child's 2012-2013 school year IEP.
 
.  Parents & guardians, please feel free to reach out to me or your child's classroom teachers to discuss future plans if you haven't been in contact. 
 
 
LEARN NEW IDIOMS
Phrases, Sayings & Expressions!
  
 "Through the Grapevine"
Something good that isn't recognized at first. 
He heard through the grapevine that he was being nominated for RCS student of the month!                                                                              
Meaning: Informal spreading of messages, gossip, rumors, etc...task that can be accomplished very easily.

 
EXCITING NEWS
 
 
 
 
The Speech and Language & Special Education Coordinator office will be located in the K-3 building this year. 
 
Stop by and say "Hello" !
 
 
Did you know that the OREO cookie celebrated it's 100th birthday this year!  Happy Birthday OREO 3/6/2012
 
  
 
 
  THIS MONTH'S LANGUAGE BOARD 
Mother May I? 
 
The sentence above is generally looked at as the "polite" way of asking for for something, but look closely....there is a play on words.  In this month of MAY, we are again looking at the many different meanings of words.  Words that are pronounced the same (sea, see), or words that are pronounced and spelled the same, but mean different things (film, film).  See how many you can come up with!!