From the October Quarterly Newsletter
By Scott Bylow
The Purple Room has gotten off to a great start to the school year and the students have been working very hard to prepare for the upcoming Ohio Achievement Tests. The Purple Room has enjoyed the arrival of new books in Science, Social Studies, Vocabulary, and Writing to supplement our current curriculum and have been very helpful tools to use in the classroom. So far, the students have performed very well when meeting their program goals and have been developing the skills to becoming attentive learners. The Purple Room students continue to participate in vocational job settings at the Holiday Inn French Quarter, St. Charles Hospital, and now the Toledo Zoo! Here, the students learn hands-on skills that foster independent work abilities alongside a job-coach. Along with the students vocational jobs that they participate in, the Purple Room students are also responsible for collecting and disposing the school trash throughout the building on a daily basis. We have also helped the Autism Academy set up for school functions such as Graduation and school picnics. The students have enjoyed working cooperatively with one another and have seemed to enjoy the weekly art activities that the Purple Room staff prepares for them on Tuesday afternoons. We have also participated with the Orange Room every Thursday when we play bells as a group activity. We look forward to a great school year!
