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Lighthouse School, Inc.

Newsletter

April 2024

In This Edition:

Wellman Avenue Facility Entrance

Announcements:

Mill Road Facility Entrance

  • The Bioeducational Theme for April is Values
  • Bioed Newsletters for March are going home March 28th
  • Quarter 3 closes March 28th
  • States Mandated Testing will continue
  • Good Friday, March 29th: No School!
  • April Break: April 15th to 19th: No School!
Values Business concept

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.

-- Roy E. Disney

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Entertaining Movie

LHS Update: April 2024 - pg 2

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Book day

Theme of the month: VALUES

Throughout the month of April, students will be learning all about Values. Values ​are a code of conduct and social definition of what is appropriate, statements of ​worth or importance. Values act like a compass that points our thoughts and ​beliefs in a direction that aligns with the world around us. At Lighthouse, we do not ​focus on “pushing” belief systems or values that an individual may choose. ​Instead, we focus on the value of friendship, self-responsibility, family values, trust, ​caring, respect of others and their property, etc. Adherence to values such as ​these represents a manifestation of functional adaptation.

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Movie Suggestions:


  • Charlotte's Web (G)
  • Brave (PG)
  • Karate Kid (PG)
  • Black Panther (PG-13)
  • Freedom Writers (PG-13)
  • The Giver (PG-13)
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Book Suggestions:


  • The Giving Tree by: Shel Silverstein
  • The Blankful Heart By: Mr. Meus
  • Hey, Little Ant By: Phillip & Hannah Hoose
  • It Could Always be Worse by: Marget Zemach
  • A Chair for My Mother by: Vera B. Williams
  • Rules by: Cynthia Lord

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Philosophy Amplification Project:

The Storybook

The thirteenth highlight of our Philosophy Amplification Project is ​one of our originals entitled “The Storybook”, which is located in ​the 200 Cluster. It is a three-dimensional likeness of two pages of ​a book illustrating various feelings with the faces of children ​expressing the written feeling.


The APEX Application:

This station engages students when they are stuck on a feeling, to ​help ease it out, whether they are trying to discover their own ​feelings or the feelings of another. They may discover a new ​feeling and have a deeper conversation about themselves and ​learn how to connect between feelings and actions.


The Biodevelopmental components are:

Affective Dimension, Cognitive Dimension, Self-Exploration, ​Sensory Dimension and Relational Constancy


“Feelings come and feelings go. I never know that they’ll be.

Silly or angry, happy or sad - They’re all a part of me!

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OUR CAMPUS FACILITIES MILESTONE

The Lighthouse Campus Development Project is making progress every day. It is so amazing to see the difference a ​day or week makes. Staff and students alike are looking forward to being in the new building and all back together ​again. Please enjoy the latest photos of the building development.

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ELECTIVES

CLUBS

We have a variety of electives that students are participating in. Some of the electives are: STEM, visual arts, digital photography, and Serve Safe. This gives the students some independence with the classes they are enrolled in. Electives are a fun way to learn with hands-on experiences. Students enjoy building bridges and planes in STEM, learning about the cross-contamination of food in Serve Safe, and exploring taking pictures with different settings in digital photography.

Clubs have continued and changed throughout the year. ​Currently, students are able to spend their tokens on; Video ​Game Club, Art Club, and Remote Control Car Club. These ​clubs offer socialization opportunities for our students. For ​our older students, we have Intramural Basketball which will ​provide opportunities to work on their athletic skills, ​teamwork, and sportsmanship.

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LHS Update: April 2024 - pg 6

Read Across America Week

Lighthouse School celebrated Read Across America the week of March 4th. We hosted the ​Scholastic Book Fair, which was a big hit with all of the students. They were able to purchase ​books with tokens they worked hard to earn. We also had guest readers who joined Reading ​Groups to read a story aloud to the students.


Lastly, our younger students were granted a surprise with “Buddy Readers”. This was when ​some of our older students visited the Wellman Campus and read stories to them. It was a ​special afternoon for all.

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ma & nh community activitIes

Looking for things to do in your community? Check out the links below:

Crocus

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LIGHTHOUSE Resources

LIGHTHOUSE Resources

Family Support Line

Bioeducational Newsletters

As a reminder, our therapists are available to offer clinical support ​to families and students 24 hours a day. If you are in need of ​assistance, please call our support line, starting with Line 1:

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Line #1: (978) 821-1351

If you are not able to connect with a therapist or do not get a ​response within 15 minutes, please try Line 2:

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Line #2: (978) 821-0316

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