Light It Up Blue!

Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness!


On March 27th, 2013, all of our ABA classes got together with their 5th grade buddies and created customized t-shirts for Light It Up Blue Day. Our students will be wearing these shirts on April 9th, 2013.

Light It Up Blue is dedicated to creating awareness about autism. Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, announced the launch of the inaugural Light It Up Blue campaign in 2010. To learn more information about Light It Up Blue, please click on the link: Autism Speaks.

Below are some examples of the shirts our students made!

Door Decorating

Classrooms in Jefferson School and JPC are decorating their doors for Autism Awareness month. The 5th graders had an awesome idea for their door. They wanted to paint handprints on Red, Blue, and Yellow construction paper. On Thursday, March 21, 2013, the 5th graders helped their buddies paint their hands and put hand prints on the paper. Our students then helped the 5th graders paint their hands so they could place their handprints on the paper as well. This was a very fun experience! 

For our classroom door, we are calling it "Putting the Pieces Together." We cut out puzzle pieces and writing facts about the disorder. Some facts include: 

• Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3
• Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in the areas of social interaction, communication skills, and cognitive function. Individuals with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities
• Individuals with autism often suffer from numerous co-morbid medical conditions which may include: allergies, asthma, epilepsy, digestive disorders, persistent viral infections, feeding disorders, sensory integration dysfunction, sleeping disorders, and more.

                                               Enjoy our doors throughout the school!

Autism Ribbons

During our buddies period on March 18, 2013, we all colored an Autism Ribbon. The buddies helped our students color by numbers to create the ribbon. These ribbons will be posted throughout the school for Autism Awareness. 

Sometimes people say that the puzzle represents Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) because it is very complex and ASD is a puzzle to all of us. We don’t know all the answers.

Here is another way to think of it. It takes a lot of people to create success for those individuals with ASD. Think of all the different people that provide information to help understand the challenges of ASD. The power of the puzzle symbol is how it represents interlocking many pieces together to create the beauty of the whole picture.

Welcome!

Hello parents! Your children our doing some amazing things in school, and we want to share with you some exciting events. As you know, your students participate in our 5th Grade Buddies program, where the 5th graders come to our classroom to hang out and play games with your kids. The students love to spend time with the 5th graders! Furthermore, April is Autism Awareness month, and as a District, Summit is trying to educate our students, faculty, staff, and parents about Autism. This blog will give you the opportunity to see the projects your children will be doing with the 5th graders to help create awareness! Please do not hesitate to post questions, comments, or concerns.

Enjoy!