The Arc Erie County Preschool and School Age Program

06/18/2024

Both our Preschool and School Age Programs will be closed tomorrow in observance of Juneteenth.

“Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible—and there is still so much work to do.” —Barack Obama

05/30/2024

Speaking of Miss Alexis, when she hasn't been busy procuring butterflies, she has been busy fundraising to go Over the Edge in June as part of The Arc Erie County New York big fundraiser next month. This teacher will be scaling the exterior of the Seneca One Tower and needs your help to participate. Please consider donating by clicking her fundraiser link below. Thank you.

The Arc Erie County New York supports children and adults with disabilities and their families to achieve their desired quality of life, by creating opportunities through comprehensive quality services.

05/30/2024

Led by Miss Alexis, various classrooms at our Maryvale Site participated in watching butterflies grow from larvae into Butterflies! The Butterfly Club as they were named, enjoyed watching these magnificent insects change before our eyes. This project culminated with our Butterfly release party, a butterfly hunt, and a butterfly photo session! Thank you Miss Alexis for all of your hard work setting this up! 🦋 🐛

05/22/2024

What a magical time everyone had at prom in our gymnasium under the "Starry, Starry Night on the Gym"!

Thank you to Miss Sue, Mr. Bill, Mr. Carlos, Miss Allison, Miss Amanda, Mr. Gary and everyone else who helped make this years prom a night to remember.

05/06/2024

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our teachers at Maryvale and Green Acres! Thank you so much for working so hard and helping our amazing students grow to their full potential. We love and appreciate you all year long! 💕

04/14/2024

Please share with those who may be seeking a Special Education Teacher position to work with some amazing kiddos from Preschool - High School.

The Arc will be at the Buffalo Convention Center April 16th! Come by and see us to learn about employment opportunities https://www.arcjobs.org/

04/09/2024

In April we celebrate our Occupational Therapists during National Occupational Therapy Month. While we celebrate in April, we recognize the extremely valuable contributions our OTs make all year round. Occupational Therapists help our students achieve at their occupation which for our younger students is play. As our students grow older OT focuses on gaining skills to make them successful in their classroom including writing skills, organizational skills, self-help skills, and self-regulation skills to allow them to participate throughout their school day. As our students prepare to transition to life after school the OTs play a vital role in preparing them with pre-vocational and vocational skills to help with success after graduation. To celebrate our OTs, we ask our families to share any stories they have that celebrate the success of our students due to their hard work with OT.

04/03/2024

Grateful 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏

🎉 Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! 🍎 Let's give a round of applause to all the amazing paras, instructional assistants, and teacher's aides out there who work tirelessly to support students and teachers. Your dedication and hard work do not go unnoticed - thank you for all that you do! 🌟 💕📚

03/28/2024

The students from Mrs. Linda's classroom spent time painting eggs for the Cheektowaga Senior Center's Meals on Wheels Program this week. We like the pastel colors we chose!

03/27/2024

Tomorrow is Flower Power Day! Wear your best floral or spring outfits to bring the sunny spring weather for our spring break! 🌸🌷🌱🌈☀️

03/26/2024

Good morning Green Acres! Today is Character Day so rock a shirt with your favorite character on it!

03/24/2024

Green Acres: tomorrow kicks off our Spring Spirit Week! We’re kicking off the week with Sports Day. Wear sports gear or represent your favorite sports team! ⚽️🏀🏈⚾️

03/15/2024

If you can, please consider helping Ms. Amanda from Green Acres go Over the Edge!

The Rappeler of the Week is….. Amanda Hiczun! Amanda is a teacher at the Green Acres Preschool!

Click the link to support Amanda in her effort to go OVER THE EDGE for The Arc Erie County New York! https://give.overtheedge.events/42Jvk9?ref=ab_A49GbDKtqO7A49GbDKtqO7

"I am proud to say that I have been working for the Arc for 11 years and I could not imagine pursuing my career anywhere else. As a special educator, I have been given the opportunity to work with the smallest individuals we serve at the Preschool Education Program. Your donations will help our program with providing rich educational and therapeutic services to our kiddos. We all appreciate your support!"

03/13/2024

Who wants to go Over the Edge?! We still have some spots left!

03/13/2024

During January and February, Mrs. Linda and Miss Lindsey’s classroom worked on a donation drive to benefit Parkside Lutheran Church’s Buffalo Burrito Project. Students made and distributed flyers to every classroom. We collected socks and toiletries for the homeless of Buffalo. Our drive was a huge success! Thank you to all of our staff, students and families who donated!

03/05/2024

Tomorrow, Wednesday March 6th will be a half day for all of our students.

Maryvale Site: Dismissal at 11:00

Green Acres Site: Parent Pick Up at 11:00.
Bussing at 11:15

02/16/2024

Ms Debra’s friends had a blast at our Valentine’s Day dance today! 💕

02/15/2024

We LOVE this special display for February over at our Maryvale School! 🩷

02/15/2024

Yesterday, various students from around our school came together to put on a stage production of the book, The Mitten, by Jan Brett. Our cast used various means of communication including their voices or communication device to tell the story while our orchestra played an instrument to represent each animal in this book! We are so proud of our students for their hard work in preparing for this performance. Afterwards, the cast and their families had a reception to celebrate their performance. Special thank you to Ms. Cathie Jo and Miss Allison for your work putting this together! Great job everyone!

02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day from Ms Amanda’s little sweethearts! 💕💌💝

01/24/2024

Today some of our Transition Students accompanied by school staff went gocery shopping at Save-A-Lot in the AirPort Plaza. They traveled there in an NFTA Metro Bus which was a fun experience right off the start. They then shopped for supplies for our monthly Cooking Group. We have quite the group of amazing shoppers! This group agrees that bus rides and shopping is a fun adventure. They can't wait to start cooking! Thank you Mrs. Sue for organizing our fun trip!

01/18/2024

There will be No School tomorrow, Friday January 19th for both of our sites! Have a safe and warm weekend! Your homework this weekend is to write your predictions for this weekends game below! Go Bills!

01/17/2024

There will be no school again tomorrow, Thursday January 18th, due to the weather. Continue to stay safe and warm. Go Bills!

01/16/2024

There will be no school at both our Maryvale and Green Acres sites due to the snow that is predicted. Please stay safe!

01/08/2024

During the Holiday Season, Mrs. Wzientek's class from Maryvale sent Holiday Cards to classrooms across the United States. The students created a letter, stuffed envelopes, placed return address labels and fun stickers on the back of the envelopes. The best part was reading the received cards from others.

12/22/2023

Ms Amanda’s class and some visiting friends had a wonderful time participating in our holiday spirit week this week! ❤️

12/22/2023

More holiday fun with Ms. Sara's class!

12/22/2023

Ms Sam’s class had lots of fun getting into the Christmas spirit this week!

12/22/2023

Ms. Debbie's friends had a super fun week breaking a piñata, having a pizza party, and having a bonfire for the winter solstice!

12/22/2023

Santa paid a visit to Green Acres yesterday to visit all of his adorable friends that are on the nice list! 🎅🏼❤️💚