Happy Holidays!

Wishing you all a fabulous Winter Break!

Ms. Diehl and Ms. Kripton

Best Buddies

Last week we wrote and decorated holiday cards for the soldiers over sea. The kids poured their energy into each card and they looked great! :)

Our next meeting will be Thursday, December 17. We will be watching a holiday movie and drinking hot chocolate. This is an activity day and ends at 5:00.

Be on the lookout...Best Buddies T-shirt forms will be coming home soon!

DD/DLP Update

Our trip to Target today was spectacular! The students were so excited to shop for their friends. We'll be doing the gift exchange on December 18th. The Julian students will be coming to Brooks in the afternoon.

Report cards went home today. Sign your son/daughter's envelope and return it to his/her advisory teacher asap.

IEP Progress reports are coming home tomorrow, Friday, December 11.

Up-Coming Events

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Break.

Next week (Thursday) we will be going to the Super Target in Hillside. This trip focuses on money, holidays, giving/receiving gifts and appropriate social skills when in a store.

On the 18th of the month we will be exchanging gifts with the DD class from Julian.

On Friday December 12 IEP Progress Reports will be sent home.

Time in Flying

Hello everyone,

We had an absolutely wonderful time at the Nature Museum last week. Pictures will be posted very soon. It was a beautiful day outside. The museum exhibits were fun, enticing and of course just perfect for the concepts we've been learning about. Every way we turned we saw a different student with a smile on his/her face as they looked at something new. :)

This week Thursday there is a Best Buddies Activity Meeting. That means we stay from 3:30-5:00. We'll be having a Wii Tournament and Game Room. (Always a favorite).

The Thanksgiving Feast is a tradition for the DD/DLP program. We go all out and cook a Thanksgiving Feast for the staff members. We write and send out invitations, we plan the menu, make a grocery list, go shopping and of course cook everything. Today we sent home a letter asking if you'd share your traditional dish recipes with us. The students made us hungry today talking about all their delicious favorites. The Feast is on November 23 during the lunch periods. (4, 5, and 6)

If you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact Ms. Diehl or Ms. Kripton.

Field Trip Forms Went Home

Just an FYI the field trip permission slips went home today. Please return them to school asap.

Mark Your Calendars!

Special Education 8th grade Parent/Guardian Forum.

Wed. Dec. 2 – 7:30 p.m.,

3rd fl. Library

*For questions please contact Ms. Diehl---(sdiehl@op97.org)

Up-Coming Events/Dates

Hello Everyone! Happy Halloween!

We had an absolutely wonderful Halloween celebration. The student's in costumes looked terrific! The Best Buddies dance was super successful. The students were smiling, dancing, singing and chatting away with their friends. We can't wait to hear how the Halloween weekend went.

In 2 weeks we will be heading to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. We will be sending home permission slips later this week.

We are off this Friday because of Veteran's Day.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ms. Diehl or Ms. Kripton.

Happy Halloween.

Decorating Cookies

The whole group at the zoo

Viewing the Wolves habitat

The beginning of our trip at the zoo.

What's happening?

Hello everyone,

It was great to see you all at parent teacher conferences. :)

We have some things coming up that you should know about:

• THIS Friday is the Best Buddies Fall Festival at the High School! 5:30-7:30. We need to have permission slips ahead of time. Please return those to Ms. Kripton or Ms. Diehl ASAP.

• November 12, a trip to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum downtown. Permission slips will be on there way home soon!

**We will be studying butterflies and water to help prepare for the trip. We will be eating lunch there, please make sure your child comes to school with a sack lunch.

Things are going well!

Hello!

We had an absolutely wonderful time last week at the zoo. The weather held out for most of the trip. We saw a ton of animals and took some data on what the animals were doing at the zoo. Were they sleeping, eating, talking, swimming, or walking?

We have some things coming up:

October 14 (Wednesday) will be our Best Buddies Matching meeting. 3:30-4:30.

October 30 (Friday) will be our Fall Friendship Festival at the High School. More details and a permission slip will be coming home soon.

Just A Reminder

Hello everyone!

Tomorrow is our first Best Buddies Meeting! We'll do some get to know you activities, enjoy a light snack, and have some handouts to go home.

Thursday of this week is picture day. Please remember your picture day forms go to child's advisory teacher. (If you give them to Miss Kripton or Ms. Diehl we'll get them to the right place.)

Friday is our first field trip! We'll be at the Brookfield Zoo. Please have your child dress for the weather. Layers are always helpful.

Remember to send your child with a bag lunch.

Up-Coming Events/Dates

Hello Everyone!!

This is a reminder that Picture Day is next Thursday. Please get your forms in asap.

The 1st Best Buddies meeting will be next Wednesday, September 30 (3:30-4:30).

And for the most exciting news.....

The field trip forms went home today. They need to be returned to Ms. Diehl or Ms. Kripton by Monday, September 28.

PTO Listserv

We recommend that all parents subscribe to the PTO listserv. This way you will receive the most up to date and current information from the school. Here is some information on how to sign up if you aren't already.

TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE
You can automatically subscribe and unsubscribe to this listserv by going to the Brooks website at: www.op97.org/brooks and then clicking on the Listserv link on the right side of the page and following the directions. You can also send your info to me, but it may take longer to actually get you subscribed or unsubscribed.
BROOKS EMAIL NEWSLETTER/LISTSERV
The PTO manages this service so please let us know if you have any suggestions. This listserv produced and sent via email as information comes to our attention.
If you have any questions or if you would like to submit information to be posted, please contact Listserv Editor Larry McIntyre at bigmac1965@sbcglobal.net or 630-417-0280 cell. Thanks!

Up-coming dates

Hello everyone!

Now that school is in full swing things are starting pick up. Here are a few up and coming things.

This is a reminder that this Thursday is Curriculum Night (7:00-8:30pm).
All parents report to their son/daughter's advisory class first. There, parents will receive the schedule for the night.

Picture day is coming up too! Thursday, October 1st. If you need another form, please let Ms. Diehl or Ms. Kripton know asap.

We have also scheduled our first field trip! On Friday, October 2nd, we will be heading to the Brookfield Zoo. Ms. Uhen's class from Julian will join us as well. You will be getting more information, and permission slips very soon.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to Brooks for school for the 2009-2010 school year! We have a great new year planned!! Ms. Diehl is back, and a new staff member, Ms. Kripton is teaching the DLP class. Please feel free to email us at sdiehl@op97.org, or jkripton@op97.org.

Best Buddies Updates!

The end of the year for Best Buddies is coming! Our end of the year field trip is Thursday April 30th, to Enchanted Castle! May 5th is the end of the year Banquet! We hope to see everyone there for a great time!
Ms. Diehl

Updates to Ms. Chilton's webpage

http://web.me.com/sarchil82/Site/Home.html

Check out the updates on Ms. Chilton's webpage.

If you forgot the password email Ms. Chilton.

Our Social Wiki

Ms. Chilton and Ms. Diehl created a social wiki for our kids to stay connected!


http://sites.google.com/site/gbmsbbwiki/Home

WE'RE BACK

This website has been very neglected. I have been very busy learning how to blog and keeping up with my website. I am excited about keeping you more updated!

Sarah