Month: February 2019

The Buffalo Wild Wings’ Spirit Bracket Challenge – We’re In!

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Printable BW Spirit Bracket Challenge Flyer: MBE BW Fund Raiser

Meadow Brook Elementary has been selected to participate in Buffalo Wild Wings’ Spirit Bracket Challenge! 

Our first round is Monday, February 11th. That day, our PTA will receive 20% of all sales from those who bring in the flyer. You can dine in for lunch or dinner or get carryout; it all counts toward our total (only valid at the Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills location)! 

If we are the highest earner in our round, we move on. If we win the final round we will receive an additional $2,500 above and beyond what we earn during our rounds. 

Flyers are coming home (feel free to share one with a friend)!

Thanks!

Your MBE PTA

Autism Awareness: Genuine Friendships

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Be a Meadow Brook Hero! Safe. Respectful. Responsible.

The friendships we forge at Meadow Brook are so incredibly important.

When we think about being safe, respectful, and responsible, we often think about how we interact with one another and who we are as a community of thinkers, learners, and doers.

Among our many sources of great pride is our wonderful visually structured programing, through which we serve friends of all ages, from pre-school to fifth grade, who have unique communication needs.

Not all friends in our visually structured programs are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), however, I found the following article to be good guide to thinking about how we can form genuine friendships with one other, regardless of where we are in the development of our communication skills.

How To Be Friends With A Child Who Has Autism

The article give simple and practical strategies like:

  • including all friends in events like birthday parties
  • talking to our neurotypical kids about differences in communication and the importance of patience
  • thinking through unique needs and making accommodations when we learn and play together
  • looking for areas of interest
  • using and responding to humor
  • playing games that are predictable
  • engaging in activities that each friend is good at and enjoys
  • getting to know and seeking to understand all of our friends

Students, teachers, and parents in the Meadow Brook are compassionate and kind. I am extremely proud of the way we get along and care for one another.

I am also very proud of the fact that we are set on a foundation of growth and always working to make our school an even better place to learn and grow with each passing day!

Please touch base any time with thoughts, ideas or questions. Your input is always welcome and very much appreciated!

Thank you for your patience and your partnership…in it together for the kids!

With gratitude,

 

Seth

 

Seth E. Berg

Principal

Meadow Brook Elementary

Call: (248) 726 -4101

Click: sberg@rochester.k12.mi.us

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