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W THE PARISH POST FALL 2016 • parishschool.org Record fundraising and crowds at Giving Voice to Children luncheon Oct. 11 he Parish School hosted its 9th Annual Giving Voice to Fletcher is an accomplished researcher, professor, practitioner, TChildren Luncheon on October 11 at The Junior League author and national leader in the field of reading and learning of Houston, raising a record number of donations to benefit the disabilities. He is Distinguished Professor and Chair of school’s financial assistance fund. Nationally-recognized speaker Psychology for the University of Houston and a board-certified on pediatric social therapy Renee Attaway, M.S., CCC-SLP child neuropsychologist. delivered a keynote speech on resilience and grit, which was well Also featured at the event was FOX 26-KRIV evening reporter, received by almost 300 attendees. Kaitlin Monte, who served as the program’s emcee. Monte “Each year this event serves to inspire and bring awareness recently joined the station in July, previously working as a traffic of children who have communication, social and learning and fill-in anchor for the PIX-11 Morning News in New York challenges. The Parish School provides a safe place for these City. Growing up with three siblings who have special needs, children to not just grow, but thrive, and we do this with the Monte continues to be a strong advocate for disability awareness. help of the community and many strong partners,” said This year’s luncheon committee included Honorary Chair, Randi Nancy Bewley, Head of School at The Parish School. Raizner, Ph.D.; Current Parent Chairs, Daniella and Patrick Attaway is a speaker for Social Thinking™ and Director of Social Simpson; and Alumni Parent Chairs, Bree and Chris Walker. Learning at The Parish School. She travels throughout North Many thanks to our underwriters, supporters and attendees America, addressing workshops, conferences and school districts, who helped make our Fall Luncheon a success! as well as working with individuals on social awareness and learning. As a speech-language pathologist, she has worked at The Parish School for more than 16 years, as well as in university and private practice settings. The Parish School honored Jack M. Fletcher, Ph.D. with the Robbin Parish Award, in recognition of his commitment to lifelong learning and children who have communication delays and learning differences. Fletcher worked closely with The Parish School’s founder, Robbin Parish, to establish early programs to improve children’s reading and communication skills. Continued on page 11 Parish Post | Fall 2016 • Page 1 OUR MISSION To educate children ages 2-12 who have communication delays and learning differences, empowering them with the tools to succeed. Administrative Team Board of Trustees Nancy Bewley, MAT, CCC-SLP EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Table of Contents Head of School Steven Gordon President COVER ➤ Terry Clough, CPA James Prappas Luncheon Highlights Director of Finance & Operations Vice President Peter DeFazio PAGE 3 ➤ Karen Dickerson, PhD, CCC-SLP Treasurer Laurie H. Gutierrez Letter from the Head of School The Carruth Center Director Secretary New Writing Methods Meredith Krimmel, MS, CCC-SLP BOARD MEMBERS Director of Admissions PAGE 4-5 ➤ Nancy Bewley, MAT, CCC-SLP Camp Acorn Photo Round-Up Brooke Medina, LCSW, RPT Gregory V. Brown Camp Acorn Alumni Volunteers Director of Student & Family Services Bob Bryant PAGE 6 ➤ Anne Powers, MA, CCC-SLP Greg Dillard Partnership with Wildfish Theatre Director of Early Childhood Tommy Jamail Navigating the Holidays Amy Richard, MS, CCC-SLP/CALT Paula Katz Director of Elementary Eleonora Leibman PAGE 7 ➤ Ann Neyland, MA, CCC-SLP Photo Round-Up Amy Tanner, MBA Director of Advancement Tish Prior Peden ➤ PAGE 8 Joe Probst Puppy on Campus Melanie Seigle, MA, CCC-SLP, LCSW PAGE 9 ➤ Dana Vieselmeyer Mealtime Myths PAGE 10 ➤ SAVE THE DATE: Marathon Gala Pastries with Parents Spring Garden Day Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 Saturday, March 25, 2017 PAGE 11 ➤ Chevron Houston Marathon Spring Carnival Luncheon Donors Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 Sunday, April 9, 2017 PAGE 12 ➤ Cheer on Team Parish at our Marathon Hoopla Station Parent & Volunteer Financial Report Appreciation Breakfast Sports Bowl XXIV Gala Wednesday, April 26, 2017 PAGE 13-15 ➤ Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 Donor Lists Lakeside Country Club Last Day of School Thursday, May 25, 2017 ➤ Chairs: BACK COVER Rachel & Adam Dunn The Parish Perspective: Dylan Stringer Suzanne & Trey Martin Nichole & Afis Olajuwon 11001 Hammerly Blvd. Houston, Texas 77043 713.467.4696 The Parish Post is printed two times a year and is published by The Parish School for parishschool.org students, parents, alumni and friends. For information or questions regarding The Parish Post, please contact Amanda Arnold – [email protected]. Page 2 • Parish Post | Fall 2016 has lead the way in providing this kind of and using oral language to also struggle “whole child approach” in our learning to read, spell and express their thoughts environment for the past 33 years. We and ideas through writing. create an environment where children are engaged and encouraged to try At The Parish School, we are new things without the fear of failure, committed to providing our staff eliminating a child’s performance anxiety members with the best continuing about grades. Communicating and education possible. Last spring, the developing a sense of self-worth in a non- elementary team determined that they competitive atmosphere, helping children wanted their learning focus to be on From the Head to understand who they are, how they writing during our summer in-service. of School learn, and how to advocate for themselves are life skills that lead to personal growth A writing guru in the field of learning Nancy Bewley, MAT, CCC-SLP and a happy and successful life. I believe differences from Greenville, S.C., The Whole Child Approach that these are the things that parents want William Van Cleave, trained our and value most for their children. teachers in new techniques to enhance I recently read an article published by the writing of our students. Teachers, I invite you to join me in continuing the Association for Supervision and speech-language pathologists and to embrace, encourage and expand the Curriculum Development (ASCD) paraeducators learned about the “whole child approach” this year and in regarding how the role that education cognitive demands of writing, how fine the years to come. plays in a child’s life has never been more motor development affects writing, and complex and comprehensive than what how to teach writing in a systematic, we are experiencing in the 21st century. multi-sensory way. We learned how I did some further reading and learned to teach our students to organize their about ASCD’s efforts in promoting what thoughts in order to write sentences they term the “whole child approach” to and paragraphs. Van Cleave provided address these growing responsibilities. us with a fantastic day of learning and Here is a description from their website: the elementary staff all walked away “ASCD’S Whole Child approach is with tools and techniques to use with an effort to transition from a focus on the students in our classes. narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the long-term development and success of all children.” From the Director I was so pleased to read this definition of Elementary since that description matches perfectly Amy Richard, MS, CCC-SLP / CALT with my educational philosophy and the philosophy of The Parish School. Nationally-Recognized Educational We know educators are, first and Consultant Introduces New foremost, expected to teach academic Writing Methods at Elementary skills. However, measuring a child’s Staff In-Service success in school only by test scores and grades limits how we view the most Reading, writing and arithmetic… important role of education.The essence we all go to school to learn these three of an effective school is one that values foundational academic skills, but for and nurtures the whole child. We at children who have communication The Parish School believe that in addition delays and learning differences, finding ALUMNI: to teaching academic preparedness, academic competency can be a struggle. communication skills, resilience, The Parish School provides a multi- We want to hear from you! independence, self-advocacy, social sensory learning environment, where competence and self-confidence; Keep us updated with your contact children can learn to read, write and do information and life happenings. encouraging and rewarding kindness, math successfully. When children have Please share your news with us at compassion, empathy and responsibility oral language deficits, oftentimes these [email protected]. are equally important to a child’s deficits manifest themselves in written education. language as well. It is not uncommon I am proud to say that The Parish School for children who struggle with learning Parish Post | Fall 2016 • Page 3 Camp Acorn Photo Round-Up Page 4 • Parish Post | Fall 2016 Parish School Alumni Give Back Through Volunteerism Last June, five former Parish School students spent a month of their summer volunteering at Parish’s Camp Acorn. Erika Selzer, Allison White, Shelly Gordon, Laurie Drell and Brandon Kubera had a combined total of 570 volunteer hours by the end of camp on July 1. Each year, The Parish School requests volunteers to help staff Camp Acorn, a summer day camp that provides a language boost for children with communication delays and learning differences. High school and college students seeking to gain an understanding of the field of speech-language pathology and education of children with special needs pledge their time to volunteer at the four-week program. In her fourth summer as a Camp Acorn volunteer, Shelly Gordon’s experience at camp helped her settle on a career in speech-language pathology. She’s currently working on her Masters in Communication Disorders at the University of Texas – Dallas.

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