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Ms. Finnegan and Ms. Dalton’s classes are at it again!
The students in High School have been working on audio versions of spring and summer themed books for the Early Childhood and Elementary programs. The students work very hard to scan the books, edit them, create powerpoint presentations and record audio over the presentations so that the young students can read along! It is a wonderful way to encourage literacy and technology skills for everyone involved! The books are accessible to all classroom teachers and are a great way for kids to interact with books from the library! Switches can be used to turn the pages of the presentation, so all students have access!

At the end of the projects term the High School students head over the Early Childhood classes and read to them! Such a wonderful way to encourage the love of reading. Thanks to all the staff and students who make these projects come to life! Great job!

See pictures from this awesome project

Its the time of year when we all celebrate together, the school year coming to a close and the start of new adventures! Last Friday the Early Childhood Program did just that!

See more photos from this fun ceremony!

Last week the Early Intervention Outreach Program had their annual Garden Party! It was a fabulous day for everyone involved. What a treat to celebrate the Springtime together with all of our families and friends.

View a slideshow from the event!

The Early Intervention Outreach Program had a wonderful Field Trip to Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Zoo. The Early Intervention Outreach has special outings throughout the year to provide children the opportunity to experience a new environment, and to explore hands-on sensory activities. Also, it is an opportunity for families to get out into a community setting and to meet and network with other parents.

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The Early Intervention Program is spending today celebrating all the men in our student’s lives. Dogs with Dads is just that! Students family and friends spent this morning playing games, laughing together and sharing time on campus. Thanks to all the staff, families and students for making this an incredibly special day for the kids!

See a slideshow for the morning events

Early Intervention Outreach is celebrating the men in our students lives on April 21st! Please join us for Dogs with Dad! There will be games, arts, crafts, food and of course — gratitude and appreciation for those who support the children we serve.

If you are interested in attending this incredibly special event, please contact Lisa Lisicki at llisicki@obs.org. Or call, 215-877-0313 x 370. We look forward to sharing this special day with you.

Ms. Dalton and Ms. Finnegan’s classes spent the morning performing for the Early Childhood Program! The students did their own version of “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” as told by the Wolf!

The part of the Wolf was played by Franklin, who had the children (and the adults) laughing loudly with his storytelling!

The Pigs were played by Alex and Sara and there were six narrators who helped tell the story! The students in Early Childhood got to participate by holding up pigs and wolves on sticks and joining in when the actors said “He huffed and he snuffed”. There were smiles all around as the children listened to the story.

Congratulations to: David, Alex, Vanessa, Reina, Matt, Zack, Kiarra, Ebony, Franklin and Sara for a job very well done. A big thanks to Ms. Dalton and Ms. Finnegan, and all the early childhood staff and students!

View a slideshow from the performance

The 2010 Wing Bowl was a huge success on Friday!

Thank you to the students who participated this year, as you are who made this so much fun!! Our grand prize winner is Nasim from the Middle School.

Major thank you’s to Mr. Kitzhoffer for allowing us to have this event, Ms. Helene Marano, Mr. Bob Ashbridge, Ms. Trish Bonner, Mr. Joe Leach, Mr. Frankie Lombardo, the High School Staff that came out to help, and Mr. Louis DiSantis and the entire Food Service Department!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Pattie Kilgore and Mrs. Lyn Perry

See more photos from this fun event!

The Early Childhood Program is hosting “Spa Day” for all of the students. As a belated Valentine’s activity the children all have the opportunity to get a manicure, pedicure and a bit of primping! Self care activities are important to the students, and so are opportunities to be a little bit pampered. The staff and the students had a great time at the “spa” and the festivities continue tomorrow as well.

FamilyConnect™ has a number of resources for parents of children and teenagers who are blind or visually impaired. If you are looking for fun, accessible games and activities for the holiday season, we hope you will find the following links helpful.

Holiday Gift Giving Guide

Toy Guide—AFB has been collaborating with the Toy Industry Foundation for over a decade creating this guide, Let’s Play: A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs. All of the toys are tested by dozens of children with vision loss, and we choose the ones that seem to be most popular. The guide indicates whether the toy is considered especially good for children who are blind (B) and children who have low vision (LV).