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Room 215 and Room 222

Rooms 215 and 222 participated in a hands-on art and sensory activity focused on creating pretend ice cream cones using cotton balls, glue, and colored water. First, each student selected a paper cone template and used glue to attach multiple cotton balls to the top, representing scoops of ice cream. Room 215 and Room 222

Room 215 and Room 222

Rooms 215 and 222 participated in a hands-on art and sensory activity focused on creating pretend ice cream cones using cotton balls, glue, and colored water. First, each student selected a paper cone template and used glue to attach multiple cotton balls to the top, representing scoops of ice cream. Room 215 and Room 222

Room 217

This school year, the students had a great time developing their reading, writing, and math skills through a variety of engaging and interactive activities. During group reading lessons, they participated in shared readings using stories from the Learning Without Tears reading program, each aligned with a letter of the alphabet. Room 217

Room 220

In room 220, the students have been working on identifying and sorting wet and dry food ingredients. To accomplish this goal, they have been working on both matching and sorting activities. There is a dry ingredient measuring cup and a measuring cup with a spout for wet ingredients. Students take Room 220

Room 510

Community Living – School Restaurant Experience Students from Room 510 had a fun and engaging community living lesson during their visit to the school restaurant for snack time. This real-life experience supported the development of both independent/ community living and social-emotional skills in a meaningful and structured setting. Before sitting Room 510

Track & Field Fun: Training for an Inclusive Season of Sports!

This spring, our students are sprinting, jumping, throwing, and rolling into an exciting Track and Field unit that’s all about movement, inclusion, and personal bests! Across all classes, students are actively participating in a range of track and field events designed to build strength, confidence, and a love of physical Track & Field Fun: Training for an Inclusive Season of Sports!

Room 215 and Room 222

Rooms 222 and 215 are learning about Water and Climate in science this semester. At the start of the semester, students learned how different materials absorb or repel water. Once the students learned how water interacts with different materials, they were introduced to the water cycle. The 222 & 215 Room 215 and Room 222

Room 506

Room 506 is studying weather and how it changes with the seasons. We have been keeping track of the temperature, noticing that it has been recently warming up with the beginning of spring. Students use their math skills to identify the temperatures and compare their quantitative value. With spring here, Room 506

Program Center

2025 is going to be a ”BANNER” year!!!! As you walk through the hallways of the Midland School, you may notice several colorful and informative banners adorning the walls. You have the students in the Computer Skills career cluster to thank for these fine masterpieces. The main job in this Program Center

Room 215

This month, our social skills theme is Expressing Yourself Appropriately & Self-Regulation. In room 215, we discussed many emotions and how to self regulate. We discussed a self regulation tool, a sensory bottle! Each student was able to express themselves by choosing different colored glitter and beads to include! The Room 215