Happy Valentine Vacation
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Jane making Valentine cookies
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We're off for one week. It's a Valentine's vacation, a winter break, and a time to re-energize. It's also Mardi Gras time, "ski week" for some, Hawaii week for others, or just home time doing laundry and taking care of business at home for many grateful teachers. Matt Poynter is bringing the baby to the grandparents in New Jersey; speech therapist Jenny Ripley is going to Thailand! Thanks to parents for taking care of the kids while we're gone.
A big THANK YOU to Lucie Alexander for hosting, and Kindrah Kilgore for helping to arrange the Transition Dinner at Oak Hill on Tuesday night. Over 20 families were represented to join in the discussion and hear Mark Weisman of the Department of Rehabilitation. We will have an updating event sometime in March, and another Dinner, this time at Il Fornaio, in May
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Fat Tuesday in Oak Hill East
 Kicking off the spring semester course in jazz appreciation, Mike McDonald's class watched Ken Burns' "Jazz" documentary, Episode 1, "Gumbo. After listening to great music, learning about the history of the blues, the birth of jazz, the great city of New Orleans, the food, the whole experience was summed up in these two quotes, one from the video, one from a student:
Wynton Marsalis said,
"You have to have that blues. It's like the roux in a gumbo. If you don't have roux, you don't have gumbo, man - you might have soup, and it might be killin'. But if you don't have that roux, you cannot have no gumbo."
 Then Donovan Ash said, "Let's make Gumbo!" After a shopping trip with CJ and Malcolm, and (almost) all day in the kitchen with Donovan in charge, the good times rolled! Engaging Project-Based Learning!  | |
CJ and Donovan prep
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The celery gets trimmed and cleaned
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Gumbo time!
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Bridge Club Isn't Cards; It's Hands Across the Waters
The Giant Redwood class went to Bridge Club on Thursday, the program at Redwood High School where typically developing students and kids in special education programs gather for lunch and social time.
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Derrick, Ben and Katie enjoying Bridge Club
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Ryan laughing it up with Redwood High student
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Capping off the week, students from four Oak Hill classes attended the Cal Performances production of Circus Oz. Students and staff came back with rave reviews.
 Dates of Special Note March 23rd: The Autism Resource Fair will be held again at the Dominican University campus. Former Oak Hill Director, Karen Kaplan, puts together this offering every year, a combination of trade show tables with resources like Oak Hill in attendance, and workshops of interest to parents and professionals alike. April 26th - Stand Up! for Kids with Autism. The show is getting booked: Mark Pitta will host; comedian and actor Taylor Negron will entertain; Dr. Robert Hendren , head of the UCSF Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department will help us honor Jennifer and Scott Fearon, and amazing cover band Olive and the Dirty Martinis will drive all dancers to the floor after a very brief Live Auction. We need Parents and Friends to make the Raffle another big success, find donors for the Fine Wine Silent Auction, purchase tickets before they sell out to fill the Mill Valley Community Center, and help us staff "night of. " Let Joy know if you can volunteer for any of the above. May 11th : The Human Race event May 11th. Stay tuned for more information in your March newsletters.
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