Volume 28, Issue 3 / November 2014 Kingsway Learning Center Parent Briefs Christine Robinson, Executive Director Frank G. Fragale, Elementary Program Administrator Special Olympics Special Olympics Fall Festival was last weekend, and Kingsway was well represented by the Cougars Soccer Team (winning a Bronze medal) and the Unified Flag Football Team (winning a Silver medal). Congratulations! Floor Hockey season begins with the first game on November 16. The place and time are still to be determined. Go Cougars! It’s Annual Fund Time! This month, Kingsway will kickoff its Annual Fund Campaign. Look for your package in the mail. If November Calendar ELEMENTARY 5 7 No Pre-School The Paisley Pickles Perform 7 End of Marking Period 14 School Closed for Students 26 Early Dismissal, 1:00 27, 28 Thanksgiving Break SECONDARY 7 End of Marking Period 14 School Closed for Students 26 Early Dismissal, 1:00 27, 28 Thanksgiving Break Important Dates 11 Veteran’s Day Philip Rodriguez, Secondary Program Administrator you would like additional remittance envelopes to share with family and/or friends, contact Stefanie at (856) 428-8108 or [email protected]. “Toys for Tots” Kicks-Off at the Moorestown Campus Kingsway Moorestown will be participating in the annual "Toys for Tots" drive sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserves. Donations of new, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the Moorestown Campus before December 11, 2014. Kingsway Moorestown will be a “Toys for Tots” collection point for supplying toys to the needy and disabled children in our area. Thank you for your support! Share Your Favorite Recipe Jane Murray’s Elementary Program class is putting together a school cookbook. Please send in a recipe (or a few!) that is your child’s favorite or is a family favorite. You can either send the recipe to school with your child or it can be emailed to: [email protected]. Please include the name of the recipe, the ingredients needed and the steps needed to follow. Please send in your recipe(s) by Friday, November 14. Don’t forget to include your child’s name. Miss Jane’s Class is planning on having the cookbook ready for sale for holiday gift-giving. Coach® Bag Bingo a Great, and Stylish, Success! Last month, Kingsway hosted its first Coach® Bag Bingo and it proved to be a wonderful and profitable event! More than 170 guests attended and 12 Coach handbags, nine gift baskets and five doorprizes were won. Everyone had a great time and many were asking when the next Coach® Bingo would be held! While we don’t have a date for next year yet, we can report that this year’s Bingo earned Kingsway more than $7,000! Many, many thanks to all who helped make this event a success: guests, volunteers, our great Home & School Association for the delicious baked goods, our AMAZING custodial staff and all who donated bottled water. Special thanks to those who donated a bottle of wine. The response was so great that we were able to create three Wine Baskets for our auction! Thank you one and all! Page 2 Parent Briefs Advice & Information from Kingsway’s Nursing Staff About Flu Season T he flu is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus that infects the nose, throat and lungs. It is contagious and easily spread through droplets when one sneezes, coughs or talks or, less often, by droplets landing on surfaces we then touch. We may spread the flu virus to others even before we know we are sick, up to a day before symptoms develop and as long as 5-7 days after we are sick. It can lead to a mild illness but may also cause a severe illness and even death. Flu symptoms we may see are fever, chills, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue. Children may also experience vomiting and diarrhea. You may also have the flu without a fever. Only a small number of people should not get the flu vaccine: infants under 6 months of age, or those with egg allergies or a history of a severe reaction to other vaccines. You should also wait if you have a fever to get the vaccine once you are well. The vaccine is best given in early fall, as it may take 2 weeks to develop pro- ve to a h e ay w flu is by w t s . be the The getting vaccine lu d avoi ing the f gett clean, we can keep our school and our families healthy during this upcoming flu season. Also be reminded that if you or your child has a fever (over 100.4) you should not be going to work or sending your child to school. You should be fever free without use of medication for 24 hours before returning to school. It is hard to prevent the spread of many illnesses but when you know you are sick, you should limit your contact with others. It is important that you talk to your healthcare provider as soon as possible to find out if the flu vaccine is the tection. The right choice for you and your children. protection lasts for More detailed information about the flu months up to a year. Peak sea- vaccine can be found on the CDC’s Vacson for flu usually is in the winter but cination Information Sheet which can may last into the spring. Many may fear be found on the internet at: that receiving the vaccine will cause the The best way we have to avoid getting flu. This is not the case, however you http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/ the flu is by getting the flu vaccine. Just may develop some minor symptoms about/facts-vis.html#give about everyone over the age of after you get your vaccination, such as 6 months should get the flu vaccine. pain, itching, swelling and redness at Young children, elderly, pregnant injection site, fever, aches, fatigue, women and those with underlying cough or redness of the eyes. These health issues are at increased risk for symptoms usually last 1-2 days. serious complications, therefore it is very important that they receive the Good hand washing and proper hyvaccine. giene, together with keeping surfaces Work & Play in Pre-School Staff By Susan Billos Perspectives Pre-School Teacher In Pre-School, we love our sensory play table! The table is filled with different play materials depending on the season or our classroom theme. In September, our table was filled with red shredded paper, small toy apples, red and green dish scrubbers, cinnamon sticks, and so on to create a multi-sensory apple play experience. In October, we filled our table with cloth leaves, mini pumpkins, pine cones, gourds, orange dish scrubbers, etc., for a fall theme. This is a fun way to give the children a hands-on, tactile play experience that works on fine motor and language skills, and en- courages self-initiated play, pretend play and social interaction. We also add small containers, buckets, shovels and scoops so that we can encourage filling and dumping, and work on concepts such as empty/full, in/out, big/little, etc. At home, you can use a large plastic lidded bin as your play container, which can be filled with sand, cornmeal, salt, dry oatmeal, macaroni and so on. When choosing materials, keep in mind any special consideration for your own child, such as allergies and choking hazards. The possibilities are endless! PARENT BRIEFS Stefanie Mis, Editor [email protected] (856) 428-8108 Published monthly by Kingsway Learning Center’s Community Relations Department to keep parents informed of school events and issues relevant to special education. Elementary Program 144 Kings Highway West Haddonfield, N.J. 08033 (856) 428-8108 Secondary Program 244 West Route 38 Moorestown, N.J. 08057 (856) 234-4442 www.KingswayLearningCenter.org
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