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OxR Special Education Appreciation Day

OxR Special Education Appreciation Day

National Special Education Day is a recognized awareness day to commemorate the 1975 signing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. On December 2nd (observed on 12/1 this year), we will celebrate the accomplishments of teachers, providers, paras, admins and staff who not only impact the lives of students with disabilities and learning differences but ALL of our children who benefit every day from being in an inclusive and neurodiverse learning environment and school community.

Across the Darien school district, the Special Education community is planning a show of appreciation for our Special Education staff and would very much appreciate your support! In particular, we are asking Ox students to create ‘thank you’ cards for their teachers and service providers. You will receive an email from your room parents with a card template which your child can decorate and sign, or feel free to create your own card! Please have your child deposit their card(s) in the designated box in the front office by Wednesday, November 30th.

Thank you for helping us to celebrate this important day. If you have any questions, please contact your Ox Ridge Special Education Reps: Dayna Checketts, Kira Saunders, and Anne Cotton. 

Kids Care Club meeting

Kids Care Club meeting

The Kids Care Club is the community service arm of the PTO. We work with kids in all grades to teach them about community outreach and volunteering. The meetings will be held in person one Friday each month, from 8:15-9am (schedule is shown below). Please note, this will be a drop-off meeting.  We would love to have kids from every grade in the club, even if they have not participated before!

Sign up HERE.

Fall Bookfair Family Night

The Ox Ridge Fall Book Fair “Fall Into Reading” runs October 17-19th. Family Nights are Monday (17th) & Tuesday (18th) from 5-7pm. Those needing a quieter shopping experience may enter at 4:30pm.

Click here to set up your child’s eWallet and keep your eyes on the Hoot for more information about volunteer opportunities. 

Parents’ Night Out

Parents’ Night Out

Join us at the PTO Speaker Series, on October 13th at 7pm at Ox Ridge, followed by Parents’ Cocktails at Bodega Taco Bar, 8pm.

Please RSVP for the social event at Bodega by contacting Nicole Sweeney.

PTO Speaker Series: Social & Emotional Learning

Join Dr. Forshaw and friends from the Ox Ridge PTO on the 13th to continue to deepen your personal understanding of how to support the development of your child’s emotional intelligence and to better understand our approach at Ox Ridge in this critical work.  

Dr. Forshaw will provide an overview of how we are building on existing practices to better support student Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). A few years back, we began working as a faculty and with families to understand the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence’s framework for teaching emotional intelligence, RULER. You might have joined or heard of a book club centered on Dr. Marc Bracket’s “Permission to Feel”, or joined PTO meetings last year to understand how the RULER framework is being implemented with faculty and staff at Ox Ridge.

We will also discuss the upcoming “Devereux Student Strengths Assessment-Mini” (DESSA) being deployed across the district and how we plan to use this tool to better individualize opportunities for student SEL growth over the year.

Special Education Parent Social

Please join us on Tuesday, October 18th at 7:30 PM at Louie’s Italian Restaurant (10 Center Street) for an evening of cocktails and conversation. This event, hosted by the Ox Ridge Special Education Committee, is an opportunity for parents of children with IEPs or 504s, or who are interested in our resources, to connect in a casual and fun setting.

We will gather on the patio and appetizers will be provided (drinks purchased separately). No sign up is required, but if you plan to attend or have questions, please contact your Special Education Representatives: Anne Cotton, Dayna Checketts, and Kira Saunders.