
12/22/2020
This week, room 222 and 223 created Gingerbread Houses together!
At The Arc Erie County Preschool and School Age Program, we do everything in our power to nurture, facilitate and expand each child’s growth and development.
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Welcome! At the Heritage Education Program, we recognize that all of our students are children first, and we do everything in our power to nurture, facilitate and expand each child’s growth and development in helping him/her reach for the stars! Our staff cultivate strong relationships with our students, and we work diligently to provide the greatest nurturing, learning environment that enriches the lives of the children we support. We see each child as a child first, and we address each child’s needs holistically, including where he/she is developmentally cognitively, physically, and what his/her sensory needs may be. We then immerse him/her into various learning experiences utilizing developmentally appropriate practices in facilitating learning so that each child may reach his/her fullest potential. One of our parents coined the phrase that Heritage Education Program is a place where hearts help minds grow! Our warm, caring staff ensure that children and families feel secure that they are in a school that truly cares about the students and that we strive to provide the highest quality program.
Mission: At The Arc Erie County, we offer individualized and comprehensive Person-centered services and compassionate support to people with developmental disabilities and their families. As a leading agency in Western New York for over 65 years, we take pride in our mission and advocacy that builds and strengthens the entire community. We are deeply dedicated to the people we support and their families who rely on our expertise to assist them in the discovery and delivery of life-long educational, employment, vocational, residential and support programs and resources. They turn to us to assist them in exploring all the available service options within our communities, so they can find meaningful opportunities, employment, a safe place to call home and the ability to achieve their greatest potential.
Operating as usual
This week, room 222 and 223 created Gingerbread Houses together!
Day 12 of Christmas Fitness brings us the Decorate Your Tree Activity! Happy Holidays!
On The 11th Day of Christmas, Miss Brittney brought us a wrapping paper activity! 🎁 🌲
On the 10th Day of Christmas, we limbo’ed all around with Christmas Lights.
On the 9th Day of Christmas we worked on strengthening our core with candy Canes.
On the 8th Day of Christmas we had fun with a sled!
Here is Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas! Thanks Miss Brittney! ⛄️ ❄️
The OTs at Green Acres miss you all so much and can’t wait to see you in person again! 💕
On the 6th Day of Christmas Miss Brittney found fun ways to use bells to work a bunch of important skills! 🔔
On the 5th Day of Christmas, Miss Brittney had us working on our balance using all of our Amazon boxes. 😉
Happy Friday from some of our teachers at Green Acres! We miss you all so much and can’t wait until we can play again!
4th Day of Christmas Fun with Miss Brittney! Sharpen your bowling skills AND gross motor skills with Christmas Tree Bowling!
On the third day of Christmas, Miss Brittney showed us how to participate in a Reindeer Ring Toss!
Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas with Miss Brittney! Have fun!
It’s the 12 Days of Christmas with Miss Brittney. First activity up is indoor ice skating! If you try this activity we would love to see pictures or videos of you in action in the comments below!
I heard a little Turkey say... Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. Miss Brittney is back with some fun Turkey Gross Motor activities you can do at home. Thanks Miss Brittney!
Miss Brittney has some fun Halloween themed exercises for you to strengthen your body and work off that candy! Happy Halloween!
Whether together or apart all of of our teachers teach from the heart. Here are our teachers currently teaching our distance learners this Fall.
Whether at home or in school our students keep on learning! Nice job following Miss Laura’s directions to complete your beautiful art project!
Just a reminder that there is No School today for all students in person or virtually! Enjoy your day and we will see you tomorrow!
October is National Physical Therapy Month. At The Arc Education Program we are lucky to have caring, talented, and creative physical therapists to help our students achieve their highest potential. Physical Therapists are an important part of the education team, assisting students to navigate their school, participate in activities with their peers, and be as independent as possible. They do this by making exercise fun, so kids are excited to gain strength, balance, and coordination.
We appreciate our Physical Therapists all year long but feel free to give an extra thank you during Physical Therapy Month. Thank you to our awesome PTs: Charlene, Kahla, Katie, Brittney, Lindsay, Sarah, Serena, Lisa, and Shannon! We appreciate your dedication and hard work for our students.
Happy Friday! Grab your pumpkins because Miss Brittney is back with some exercises you can do using a pumpkin! Have fun!
Happy Friday! Miss Brittney is back with a new video for you to help work on balancing skills!
Here is a video of some ways to give your child some great sensory input while at home. Please note that you should always use safe body mechanics with your child and yourself when doing these moves. Thanks Miss Brittney!
Meet your Maryvale Physical Therapists!
Miss Brittney is back with a Back to School Gross Motor activity for you to try at home. Have fun!
Welcome Back! We are so excited to see our students today!!! We have missed you! For those of our students doing virtual learning here are some tips for setting up your child for their online sessions to maximize their educational and therapeutic experiences!
The Arc Erie County New York
Attention School-Age and Preschool Families - A recording of our School Reopening Public Meeting and presentation slides are now available on our website at ArcErieCounty.org.
We can't wait to see the smiling faces of our students this fall!
Here is part two of gross motor carnival games. Have fun!
All good things must come to an end and with that here is our last Quarentine Olympics Challenge! Thank you to all who have participated! Don’t forget to post your picture in the comments!
Ever wonder how photographers get those awesome shots of Olympic athletes? In our LAST challenge of the summer, you have the opportunity try your hand at som...
The Arc Erie County New York
School Reopening Public Meetings
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
The Arc Erie County New York will be conducting three virtual public meetings to discuss and take questions regarding our reopening plan for our Preschool and School-Age Education Programs. Families may join via a computer, smart phone, or any phone line.
Each session will include our education team reviewing the reopening plan, preparing families for the 2020-2021 school year, answer questions submitted ahead of time, and take additional questions time permitting. It is highly recommended that families attend one session. Although registration is not required, it is encouraged so that we may plan accordingly.
To ask questions and register use this link below :
https://www.arceriecounty.org/news/preschool-and-school-age-program-reopening-plans-545/
The Arc Erie County New York
School Reopening Public Meetings
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
The Arc Erie County New York will be conducting three virtual public meetings to discuss and take questions regarding our reopening plan for our Preschool and School-Age Education Programs. Families may join via a computer, smart phone, or any phone line.
Each session will include our education team reviewing the reopening plan, preparing families for the 2020-2021 school year, answer questions submitted ahead of time, and take additional questions time permitting. It is highly recommended that families attend one session. Although registration is not required, it is encouraged so that we may plan accordingly.
To ask questions and register use this link below :
https://www.arceriecounty.org/news/preschool-and-school-age-program-reopening-plans-545/
Week 5 of The Quarentine Olympics is here! Get out your toilet paper and get ready to make your very own Toilet paper outfit! Click the link below to watch the directions from Miss Katie and don’t forget to post your final design in the comments below!
Grab a partner and let the creativity flow this week! We'd love to see photo or video of your student/family participating in this activity! Post them under ...
Hi everyone! Happy Friday! Ms Brittney has some fun water play activities that you can try at home. Have fun!
Here is one of our adorable preschool kiddos enjoying playing with some homemade safari binoculars! Please feel free to comment with pictures of things that you've been doing at home with your babies!
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Did you know you can get some exercises done using a beach ball? How fun is that? Here is Miss Brittney with an activity you can do using a beach ball! Have fun!
Miss Brittney is back showing you how you can make your own home made twister game to help improve strength, flexibility and balanace. Check it out!
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Miss Brittney has some gross motor activities to help get you up and moving while building your skills! Feel free to post your Cinco de Mayo activity pictures below! Thanks Miss Brittney!
Miss Brittney(PT) came up with an activity that will work on total body strengthening. You know what they say, “April showers, bring May Flowers.”
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