Social Media

We are rapidly growing! If you or anyone you know might be interested in supporting the growth and development of Deaf and hard of hearing children in the Western Massachusetts region, visit www.wrsdeaf.org/careers!

There are many worthy causes for Giving Tuesday! Consider giving to WRSD to support our mission to educate Deaf and hard of hearing children from our little corner in Massachusetts. Help our students reach for the stars—and beyond! Every bit helps! If you have to complete a Massachusetts tax return for this year, donating to a Massachusetts nonprofit might help reduce what you owe! To take advantage of this deduction, consider supporting our educational mission by visiting our donation link below! 🌟🌟 https://www.wrsdeaf.org/support-us 🌟🌟 Image Description: A Giving Tuesday promotional image. On the top are some of WRSD's young students in a variety of poses. Above them are stars of different colors. On the bottom half of the image is a Giving Tuesday logo alongside WRSD's logo. Inside the U on Tuesday is an ASL "I love you" sign.

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Willie Ross! WRSD, the Administration building, and the audiology clinic will be closed today and tomorrow in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Have a happy holiday. 🤟 Image Description: Illustration of a little boy chef with a very large knife and fork on a pumpkin being pulled by a turkey. The words "Happy Thanksgiving Day" are on the top in a wave pattern.

BIG SMILES from our friends in Elementary 1! Image Descriptions: Emmett smiling with his teacher, Cai, and the Assistant Education Director Heather!

Future pro skateboarder! 🛹 Image description: A pre-k student walking across a makeshift balance beam with foam pads underneath.

BIG HANDS WAVING 🙌 Please join us as we celebrate Monay for being recognized as the October Tiger of the Month! Congratulations, Monay! 🤟 Image Description: Monay smiling with a certificate that reads "Tiger of the Month. Monay Blue. For showing an improvement in ROARS expectations. October 2024. Erika Kaftan, Education Director. Heather Robinson, Assistant Education Director. Behind Monay is a sign that reads "Star Student" with spotlights 'shining' on Monay.

Our friends in PreK were having a blast learning! Image Descriptions: Pre-K students working on worksheets and reading books.

Our friend in our Longmeadow Campus middle school is exhausted after a long day of learning. Same, buddy. Same. Image Description: A student laying down on the ground using his backpack as a pillow. There are two students sitting next to him.

Two of our friends in our Longmeadow Campus high school fixed a child's bike. Now it's ready for more of our young friends to use it! Great job, Ahmad and Jonathan! Image Description: Two high school students working on a small child's bike, and then posing together with their completed project.

Our Pre-K friends are having such a great time learning! Image Description: A student at a table learning her letters. There is another student in the background on the floor. Three students are on the floor in their classroom reading books.

WRSD is growing! If you or someone you know might be interested in joining our team and thriving with us during this exciting time of growth, visit our Careers page at www.wrsdeaf.org/careers! Image Description: A flyer advertising WRSD's current open positions. There are blue and teal patterns on the corners. "We're growing! Available positions: Teacher of the Deaf, Instructional Assistant, Assistant Outreach Director, Early Intervention (temp), Speech-Language Pathologist" is in the center of the flyer, next to WRSD's logo. On the bottom is text that reads "To learn more about WRSD and apply, visit: wrsdeaf.org/careers" with a green arrow pointing to the Web address.

Some of our Pre-K students were learning the alphabet using play-dough! Image Description: Two Pre-K students using play-dough to create letters. The letters they made were a yellow and blue A.

In Erika's biology class at our East Longmeadow High School partnership site, our friends used the scientific method to determine the contents of mystery boxes! Image Descriptions: Inside a classroom. There are three students seated at two tables with boxes. The last picture has a student posing with colorful yellow and pink eyes.

Our friends at @forestparkzoo have an awesome program called "Wildlife on Wheels"! They were able to come to our Longmeadow campus to show off their ridiculously cute bunnies, snakes, lizards, insects, and turtles! Our students were thrilled at the exotic animals and some of our staff were not having it with the reptiles! 😆 All in all, a great learning opportunity for all! Image Description: Students and staff in the student center. The representative from Forest Park Zoo is showing the students and staff bunnies, snakes, lizards, insects, and turtles. Students and staff are petting them.

WRSD, the administration building, and the audiology clinic will be closed today in observance of Indigenous People's Day. Image Description: A brown background with two brown feathers with red, green, and blue tips. The text Indigenous People's Day is in the center.

Our friends in Elementary II are having a blast learning about numbers! Image Descriptions: Inside a classroom, students are seated at their desks going over math and numbers worksheets. Last 2 pictures show students at the smartboard working out math and number problems.

Our friends in Elementary I are having fun welcoming fall! Image Descriptions: Students showing off fall foliage artwork they did with trees and red, orange, and yellow leaves. Outside, the students are having fun on the playground.

To those in our community who observe: A blessed Yom Kippur to you and your loved ones. Image description: Menorah with burning candles and shofar horn on blue lights background for Yom Kippur.

Our friends in Elementary III love to have fun and explore nature! Image Descriptions: A student holding a butterfly, and students on blue slides.

Please join us as we congratulate our September Tiger of the Month, Tamesh! 🎉 Image Description: Tamesh is standing near a wall, wearing a blue hoodie. Tamesh is holding a certificate that reads "Tiger of the Month. Tamesh Maichoo. For showing an improvement in ROARS expectations. September 2024. Erika Kaftan, Education Director. Heather Robinson, Assistant Education Director."

Our friends in Elementary II have a blast learning and playing! Image Descriptions: Students looking at a smartboard with guidance from staff. A staff chatting with a student at a desk. A staff and student playing chess.

Our young friends enjoyed playing outside with bubbles! Image Description: Outside next to a brick wall. Four students surround a blue play area with bubble wands.

Our friends in our East Longmeadow High School are ready for the year! Image Description: High school students and an interpreter posing in a classroom.

Our friends in Elementary I made their very own little red hens! Image Description: Elementary I students posing with a Little Red Hen picture they created using circles and triangles.

Our friends at @asdcdeafchildren remind us that September is National Deaf Awareness Month! Image Description: American Society for Deaf Children logo at the top. National Deaf Awareness Month with red, yellow, green, and blue fingershapes spelling D-E-A-F. September is National Deaf Awareness Month. The American Society for Deaf Children is dedicated to advocating for increased awareness of the communication needs and identities of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. We are committed to fostering understanding and support to ensure that these individuals receive the recognition and resources they deserve. www.DeafChildren.org.

Happy Labor Day! Our school, offices, and audiology clinic will be closed today in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, September 3, 2024, at the regular time. Have a wonderful day! Image Description: A Happy Labor Day poster with portraits of various professions. The top left and center are firefighter and police officer. The bottom left and center are professional and military. The individual on the right is a construction worker.

Yesterday was the first day of school! We are all very excited for this school year! Image Description: A number of staff and faculty in the front of the school building, waiting for students to arrive.

Isn't this cool? Dulce and three of her former students (left to right: Amanda, Shanesha, and Ashley) who now work at WRSD! We love it when former students come work for us!! Image Description: Three individuals seated at a table with one individual standing behind the three. From left to right: Amanda, Dulce, Shanesha, and Ashley.

Willie Ross School for the Deaf participates in Box Tops for Education! Download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your grocery receipt to earn points—and cash—for WRSD! Or, if you prefer, you can send us your receipts so we can scan them for you! Simply send it to the attention of Joel Skelton to 32 Norway St, Longmeadow, MA 01106! Image Description: A sky-blue background with five hands on top of each other. The caption reads "let's give teachers a hand," with the Box Tops logo.

Check out our new Audiology video featuring Dr. Kathryn Siu!

Our Preschool friends are having a great time in summer school! They were trying on hats and gear from different professions. Image Descriptions: Preschool students in their classroom. They have on different police and fire fighter hats and jackets. And one of the students is covering their eyes.

Our Elementary 1 friends are enjoying their time at summer school! Image descriptions: Students outside on the monkey bars area, inside of a toy car, and on a seesaw.

Last Tuesday was our first day of summer school! We are looking forward to a fun-filled summer school session! Image Descriptions: Students coming out of their buses and staff leading them to the school building.

Happy Fourth of July! 🎉🎊. We will be closed today AND tomorrow in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. The administration building and audiology clinic will open on Monday, July 8, 2024 at the regular time. Enjoy your long holiday weekend and stay cool! 😎 Image Description: A bald eagle wearing a hat in the style of the American flag. The background is blue with differently-shaped stars littered throughout.

After our students left for the year, we held a short ice cream social with our staff and faculty—and distributed staff awards! We were delighted to recognize our staff's milestone achievements by working here at WRSD for 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 years! We were also thrilled to recognize Katie P. and Mindy as the 2023-2024 staff of the year! Image Descriptions: Staff accepting 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 year awards. Staff of the Year award was awarded to two staff.

On the last day of school last week, our students were treated to an amazing day! They participated in a derby, a book fair, a fun "Would You Rather...?" game, and snow cones! We wish our students and teaching staff and faculty a WONDERFUL summer! We'd love to hear about all your adventures when you come back in the fall (or summer school!)! 😎🤟 Image Descriptions: A derby race in the student center with a steep beginning slope. Several tables filled with lots of books for the students. A student quietly reading on a bench. A "Would You Rather...?" game comparing monster truck events and a live concert. Students in line waiting for snow cones. Students sitting on various playground equipment enjoying their snow cones.

During the last week of school last week, our students were treated to a Luau! Enjoy this video of our students attempting hula hooping!

The administrative building and audiology clinic will be closed today in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The administration building and audiology clinic will open tomorrow at the regular time. Image Description: Graffiti art with a prominent black hand and forearm with purple, blue, green, yellow, and black splotches.

Last week, we honored Bonnie and Lisa at their retirement party! You two will be missed greatly! Enjoy retirement! 🤟 Image Description: Inside the student center. There are pictures of Bonnie and Lisa with staff, giving speeches, and cutting cake.

Happy Father's Day to the dads in our community! We hope you have an excellent, restful day! 🤟 Image Description: Happy Fathers Day in teal with two owls in the top right and bottom left corners. The owls are wearing ties.

Our friends in our East Longmeadow High School partnership site recently raised $125 to adopt a baby hippo and protect hippos and other endangered species. Funds that were raised were sent to the World Wildlife Foundation. Great job, Milly and Helen! Image Description: Helen (left) and Milly (right) counting the money they've collected. There are an assortment of coins, plastic baggies, and bills on the table.

As part of our traditional graduation walk, our graduates took one last walk around the West Campus with our students and staff cheering them on. We can't wait for tonight's graduation ceremony! Image Description: Our two graduates, Rina and Eliel, walking around the track on our West Campus and hugging students and staff. Students and staff are on the grass next to the track cheering them on.

In recognition of today's graduates, we held a car parade for Rina and Eliel!! Congratulations!! 🎉🤟 Video Description: An image of window art on a WRSD van celebrating the graduates. Rina and her mother posing for a picture as well as a car parade in front of Rina's home. Eliel and his family posing for a picture as well as a car parade in front of Eliel's home.

Please join us in congratulating Destiny for achieving May Tiger of the Month! Way to go, Destiny! 🎉 Image Description: Destiny holding up her award which reads "Tiger of the Month Destiny Lora. For showing an improvement in ROARS expectations. Erika Kaftan Education Director. Heather Robinson Assistant Education Director."

The other day, we had two lost dogs wander onto our campus! Two of our students wrote about it. Our friends at @longmeadowpd came to campus to collect the dogs and return them to their homes! Image Description: Two students posing with a handwritten letter and two dogs that were found on our campus.

The eighth graders at Birchland Park have been busy planning for their civics project! Jeneeva filled out the required form for the nurse listing ingredients and received her permission. They have officially become part of the “Street Vet Family”! Image Description: Jeneeva (left) talking with a nurse (right). Lynn (middle) is supporting communication by interpreting.

Our friends in Elementary 2 went on a field trip recently! They played chess, got creative with arts and crafts, rode a bike simulator, learned about heart beats, and climbed a rope! Image Description: Inside a museum, students engaged with various hands-on learning activities.

Happy Memorial Day from your friends at Willie Ross! Our school, administrative building, and audiology clinic will be closed today in observance of the holiday. We will reopen tomorrow at the regular time. Be safe and enjoy your day. Image Description: The New York City skyline with the Statue of Liberty. There is an American Flag. The words "Land of the free because of the brave" appear on the bottom.

Our friends in Elementary 3 during PE were playing with hoops, creating a little cage structure. Our students are very creative! Image Description: Two Elementary 3 students playing with hula hoops, creating a cage-like structure that one student is in.

Our friends in Preschool recent went on a field trip to see koi, turtles, and other awesome animals! They had a blast! Image Description: Preschool friends looking at turtles and koi.

Our friends in our Birchland Park middle school classroom were playing checkers! Image Description: Two students playing checkers inside a classroom.

During PE time at Birchland Park, our students were playing Give and Go! Image Description: Inside a gym, students are on scooter boards playing with a soft yellow ball during a game of Give and Go.

Our Longmeadow Campus middle school friends were enjoying the playground during a great sunny day! Image Descriptions: Middle school students hanging out on the dome on the playground and two students sitting on the see saw.

Rina is graduating soon, and she's very excited! Image Description: Rina is sitting on a bench holding a basketball. She is wearing a Munsters tee shirt. She is wearing a medal that reads "US Road Running. Get Out and Run. Turkey Trot 10k 2014".

Our friends in Elementary 1 are having a fantastic time! Image Description: Elementary 1 friends on an exercise trampoline, in the cafeteria during lunch, and at a nearby park on a swing set.

Our friends in PE were lifting weights! They're gonna get big and strong—they'll be able to challenge Hulk Hogan! 💪 Image Description: Two students lifting a dumbbell in the student center. Lisa is in the background.

Our Preschool friends have a great time with one another! We're excited to see how their friendships will grow over the years! Image Description: Preschool students working on arts and crafts together; students holding each others hands.

Happy mother's day! We hope the mothers in our community have a restful day. Image Description: "Happy Mother's Day" with doodles of hearts and sunflowers and grass.

Our teachers hard at work making materials for both Bedrock Literacy curriculum and Bilingual grammar curriculum instruction. Thank you, teachers! Image Description: Teachers putting Bedrock Literacy and Bilingual grammar curriculum materials together.

Please join us as we congratulate Helen on winning the April Tiger of the Month! 🙌 Congratulations, Helen! We're very proud of you! Image Description: Helen posing with her certificate which reads "Tiger of the Month Helen Dempsey. For showing an improvement in ROARS expectations! Erika Kaftan, Education Director. Heather Robinson, Assistant Education Director."

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you, young Padawan. Image Description: A Star Wars stormtrooper. There is yellow Star Wars font which reads Happy Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you."

Today is World Laughter Day! Share your favorite joke or funny gif in the comments below! ⤵️ Image Description: Drawn out black and red haha text.

BIG HANDS WAVING!! 🙌 Please join us as we celebrate three of our amazing students! Tamesh, Mateo, and Manuel received an award from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for scoring Exceeds Expectations or Progressing on the 2023 MCAS-Alt. The students were given a certificate and a $20 gift card to Target. The award is called the Massachusetts Student Achievement Award. We are proud of our students' hard work! 🤟 Image Description: Tamesh, Mateo, and Manuel holding their awards which read "Massachusetts Student Achievement Award. For exceptional performance on the 2023 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt)." Tamesh and Mateo are also holding their Target gift cards.

We are running ads at @bigyfoods in #EastLongmeadow! Want to have some fun with our ad? Take a selfie with our ad, share it on your Facebook and/or Instagram pages and tag @adcorpmediagroup and #AdcorpMG! Our advertising partners will send you a $25 gift card! Image Description: A WRSD audiology clinic ad on a Big Y shopping cart.

A couple of weeks ago, we held our Community Service Day! During this time, we taught our students the importance of community. Image Description: A series of images showing students of different ages helping with baking for community service day.

Happy Passover to our friends who observe. Image Description: "Happy Passover" on a square surrounded by a blue patterned Star of David.

Willie Ross School for the Deaf participates in Box Tops for Education! Download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your grocery receipt to earn points—and cash—for WRSD! For a list of eligible products, click here - https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/box-tops-products Or, if you prefer, you can send us your receipts so we can scan them for you! Simply send it to the attention of Joel Skelton to 32 Norway St, Longmeadow, MA 01106! Image Description: The image features text encouraging support for education through collecting box tops. The design includes a play on words with "WATER YOU WAITING FOR?" to grab attention. Tags associated with the image include text, umbrella, graphic design, graphics, illustration, and design.

Our Longmeadow campus Preschool friends love learning and drawing on the sidewalks outside! Image Description: A preschool student getting ready to use sidewalk chalk. Three Preschool friends coloring a Leprechaun in a classroom.

Our students and staff had a great time during the #2024eclipse on Monday! Image Description: Students and staff standing, sitting, and lying outside with eclipse glasses on. There is also a picture of the moon eclipsing the sun 99%.

Longmeadow Campus Elementary 1 friends having fun outside! We're all so happy the weather is warming up slowly but surely! Image Description: Student hanging upside down on the jungle gym.

Please join us as we congratulate Leorance on earning the March Tiger of the Month award! Image Description: Leorance holding her award which reads "Tiger of the Month Leorance Isezerano for showing improvement in ROARS expectations! March 2024. Erika Kaftan, Education Director; Heather Robinson, Assistant Education Director.

Lisa is having quite the ball! Image Description: Lisa holding four basketballs—two orange, one yellow, and one green.

Something weird is happening in the skies over Willie Ross today.

Happy Easter from your friends at Willie Ross! Image Description: Cute Easter bunny holding a pink "Happy Easter" sign.

We wish those in our community who observe a peaceful Good Friday. Our school, administrative building, and audiology clinic will be closed today in observance of the Good Friday holiday. We will resume normal hours on Monday. Be safe and enjoy your long weekend. Image Description: A crown of thorns with blood on the tips; the words Good Friday are on the bottom center.

Photos from our Parent Infant Program this past Monday! Image Description: PIP babies, families, Penny, and Rhys in the Student Center.

Our friends in Merry's class at our Birchland Park partnership site were wrapping up an Ancient Egypt activity! From Merry: As promised in the last newsletter, here is the latest concerning the pharaoh apple mummies. They were removed from the natron mix after a two week drying out process. The results were interesting. The students were gung ho to grab a load of toilet paper from Costco and wrap them up. However, we skipped the wrapping part and the pharaohs’ sarcophagus became the classroom trash can. But it was a fun project! Image Description: Students show off their pharaoh apple mummies, removing them from the natron bin over a garbage can.

Our friends in our East Longmeadow High School partnership site were busy reading and doing book reports on what they'd read! We love to see our students hard at work! Image Description: Students at a desk. One of them is finishing up the book she is reading. In the other, the student has just finished his book and opened up his Chromebook to begin his book report.

It's the first day of spring! Hooray! Image Description: Spring garden scene through an open window.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from your friends at Willie Ross! 💚🍀 Image Description: A fairy with red hair and wings dressed in green clothes with clover necklace and earrings, and a green top hat with clover and gold décor.

Last week was Reading Spirit Week! Tuesday's theme was "Popcorn, Pages, and PJs"! We always love any excuse to wear our jammies to school! Image Description: Students and staff reading and posing in their pajamas.

Last week was Reading Spirit Week! On Monday, we wore crazy socks to "Knock Your Socks Off!" Image Description: Students and staff pose for photos while wearing socks that have crazy designs.

We wish a peaceful Ramadan for those in our community who observe. Image Description: Ramadan theme image with mosque, moon and arabic text

Our Longmeadow Campus middle school students were giddy with excitement as they ate cookies with sprinkles! Image Description: Students around a table eating cookies and adding sprinkles and other fun stuff to their cookies.

Our friends in Amy's class at our Mountain View partnership site are learning how to differentiate between islands and archipelagos! Image Description: A student sitting at a desk with an island and archipelago activity with play-doh.

BIG HANDS WAVING! 🙌🙌🙌 Please join us as we congratulate Derek for being awarded the February Tiger of the Month! Image Description: Derek holding his award which reads "Tiger of the Month Derek Harris for showing an improvement in ROARS expectations! February 2024. Erika Kaftan, Education Director. Heather Robinson, Assistant Education Director.

Our friends in Jamie's classroom at our Mountain View partnership site were working hard on their vocabulary skills! Way to go! Image Description: Two students, on the left and center, and a staff member, on the right, reviewing vocabulary exercises.

Cai is hosting another ASL social at #TheRoost in Northampton on Saturday, March 9, 2024 starting at 10:00 a.m. Come and socialize with signers of all skill levels! Flyer-poster with large workds ASL COFFEE CHAT in an arc at the top. underneath are hands signing A. S. L. and a coffee cup full of steaming brown coffee. on either side is a small sprig of spring flowers. text below reads Saturday March 9th 10:00 AM The Roost 1 market street Northampton, MA Questions text to CAI at 81010 with the message @ASLSOCIA SOCIAL HOUR ONLY All levels of PT, ASL, TASL useres are welcome here.

Mmmm cookies and milk! Image Description: A young boy covering his mouth. There are cookies and a cup of milk in front of him. His other hand is next to the milk as if to measure how much milk he has.

Our students continue to WOW us! We are absolutely delighted to announce that seven of our middle school students in our Birchland Park partnership classrooms are going to be published authors! From Merry: The Young Writers is an organization that encourages students to read and write. They held a contest in the fall and seven of our students entered. They were required to write a 100 word saga. It was much harder than they thought! They had to do a lot of revising and tons of editing. Thank goodness the title was not included as part of the word limit! Sarah Waterhouse, the editor, wrote that she was very impressed with the imaginations of our students. She went on to explain that having the work of each student entered from the same school chosen to be included in the book is very rare! Just more proof of how creative and skilled our students are! Be on the lookout: SOS Sagas: Hunted is scheduled for publication on May 31, 2024! Image Description: Students holding a certificate that reads "Talent for Writing. This certificate awarded for an original piece of creative writing that was selected for publication in a Young Writers' anthology."

We are thrilled to announce Jeneeva was awarded the Battle of the Books All-Star Reader award! Congratulations, Jeneeva! We are so very proud of you!! 🙌🎉🤟 Image Description: From left to right: Dulce, Jeneeva, and Meredith. Jeneeva is wearing her All-Star blue and gold medal, and her award reads "Battle of the Books All-Star Reader. This is awarded to the Bison Division Reader, Jeneeva Desroches, for possessing all of the following All-Star Reader qualities: knowledge, positive attitude, leadership, fellowship, sportsmanship, and team spirit. Congratulations! Alison O'Hara, Battle of the Book Coordinator, and Roberta J. Cordano, President of Gallaudet University.

Our friends in our Preschool program are having quite a bit of fun! Image Description: Students on the see-saw, pretending to be construction workers, in gym on a mat, baking play-doh cookies, and having fun with LEGO blocks!

Our high school students at our East Longmeadow High School partnership site were doing topography work! Image Description: A student using Play-Doh to simulate the topography of a land mass.

Join us from March 18-21 2024 for the very first Bedrock Literacy Virtual Conference! On Wednesday, March 20, we are excited to learn from both Robert Shaffer and Brittany Allen as they discuss Bedrock in the classroom and optimizing successful strategies, respectively! We look forward to learning a lot. For more information or to register, visit our website at https://www.wrsdeaf.org/2024-bedrock-literacy-virtual-conference

Our Longmeadow Campus high school students made some pretty awesome Hot Wheels race tracks!

Our Longmeadow Campus Elementary 1 friends are having a blast when learning with Cai! Image Description: Cai poses with students; students posing with various art works they made, and two students holding hands.

Our Early Intervention playgroup sessions continue to be a success! We love seeing our families! Image Description: Early Intervention families playing with their babies and watching as Rhys teaches them things.

Lisa had her PE students doing bobsled races! Image Description: In the student center, two teams of students are on two makeshift bobsleds made of carts and gym pads.

Join us from March 18-21 2024 for the very first Bedrock Literacy Virtual Conference! On Tuesday, March 19, we are excited to learn from both Shannon Miller and Kelly Sanders as they discuss bilingualism and first-year Bedrock Literacy tips, respectively! We look forward to learning a lot. For more information or to register, visit our website at https://www.wrsdeaf.org/2024-bedrock-literacy-virtual-conference

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a Family Winter Festival! We welcomed our students, staff, and families to campus for a great morning of games and activities! It was a great time. Thank you for coming, everyone! Image Descriptions: Staff, students, and families are sitting at tables playing a variety of board and card games.