2017. Afterwards, the group visited the Vimy Vimy the visited group the Afterwards, Channel. English the
the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge in in Ridge Vimy of anniversary 100th the war affected those on the other side of of side other the on those affected war
the Canadians.” the
The schools hope to return and mark mark and return to hope schools The Netherlands and France to see how the the how see to France and Netherlands
or or
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They then journeyed to the the to journeyed then They 204.667.6193
some of them really tiny,” she reflects. she tiny,” really them of some cried, because they couldn’t fathom fathom couldn’t they because cried,
cemeteries absolutely everywhere, everywhere, absolutely cemeteries
emotional, too. A lot of the students students the of lot A too. emotional, shortened the war by two years. two by war the shortened
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the place. There are commonwealth commonwealth are There place. the
says Ms. Wickstrom-Street. “It was was “It Wickstrom-Street. Ms. says German ciphers, which is said to have have to said is which ciphers, German
Adult & Continuing Continuing & Adult
nowhere in northern France, all over over all France, northern in nowhere
“It was powerful; it’s hard to explain,” explain,” to hard it’s powerful; was “It
where British codebreakers broke broke codebreakers British where
contact: information more For “These cemeteries are in the middle of of middle the in are cemeteries “These
The Blitz and visiting Bletchley Park, Park, Bletchley visiting and Blitz The
cheered and high-fived the students. the high-fived and cheered
fast! up filling are camps
terrorized by Luftwaffe attacks during during attacks Luftwaffe by terrorized frequently.
people, who waved Canadian flags, flags, Canadian waved who people,
soon, Register
walking the streets that had been been had that streets the walking group encountered cemeteries far too too far cemeteries encountered group
the lasting gratitude of the Dutch Dutch the of gratitude lasting the
The RETSD students visited London, London, visited students RETSD The graves are sadly plentiful and the the and plentiful sadly are graves
veterans and experienced, firsthand, firsthand, experienced, and veterans
sports will be played? be will sports
the Andrew Mynarski regiment. The The regiment. Mynarski Andrew the
as it passed. They walked behind the the behind walked They passed. it as Can you guess what mysterious games and and games mysterious what guess you Can
World War veterans will be alive. be will veterans War World
to one of the students, a cadet in in cadet a students, the of one to
Time to solve the big crime case of the week. week. the of case crime big the solve to Time
100,000 people cheered on the parade parade the on cheered people 100,000
which any great number of Second Second of number great any which
Amiens, France, which was important important was which France, Amiens, CSI Science Mystery Week! Mystery Science CSI
liberation of the Netherlands. Over Over Netherlands. the of liberation
that it may be the last anniversary in in anniversary last the be may it that $149 SS06 Week 6—Aug. 10–14 6—Aug. Week
recipient Andrew Mynarski near near Mynarski Andrew recipient
celebrating the Canadian army’s army’s Canadian the celebrating
extra significance with the knowledge knowledge the with significance extra
Winnipegger and Victoria Cross Cross Victoria and Winnipegger
added... hmmm. This could get interesting. get could This hmmm. added... Liberation Day parade in Wageningen, Wageningen, in parade Day Liberation
years later, the celebrations took on on took celebrations the later, years
They also located the grave of of grave the located also They
fascinating underwater sea creatures and cities cities and creatures sea underwater fascinating The students also took part in a a in part took also students The
around the world to celebrate. Seventy Seventy celebrate. to world the around Favourite water games, with mysterious and and mysterious with games, water Favourite
and visited their graves.” their visited and
Week! Discovery Underwater
millions of people crowded streets streets crowded people of millions
Wickstrom-Street.
cemeteries where they were buried buried were they where cemeteries $119 SS05 Week 5—Aug. 4–7 4–7 5—Aug. Week
Second World War. On this day in 1945, 1945, in day this On War. World Second
says Miles Macdonell teacher Kara Kara teacher Macdonell Miles says
off the beaten track and found the the found and track beaten the off
armed forces and the end of the the of end the and forces armed sports all mixed up! mixed all sports
as well, that joined in the march,” march,” the in joined that well, as
Wickstrom-Street says. “We went way way went “We says. Wickstrom-Street
mashup? This week it’s ultimate games and and games ultimate it’s week This mashup?
marked Germany’s surrender of its its of surrender Germany’s marked
a couple thousand townspeople, townspeople, thousand couple a
What would we call a Frisbee and Volleyball Volleyball and Frisbee a call we would What killed in the First World War,” Ms. Ms. War,” World First the in killed
VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, Day, Europe in Victory or Day, VE
least three kilometres and there were were there and kilometres three least
Ultimate Sports & Games Mashup! Mashup! Games & Sports Ultimate great-great-grandfather were both both were great-great-grandfather
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student’s great-grandfather and and great-grandfather student’s
VE Day—May 8, 1945. 8, Day—May VE
various campaigns overseas. One One overseas. campaigns various
architecture and “LegoLand”) will be included. be will “LegoLand”) and architecture
participate in the 70th anniversary of of anniversary 70th the in participate walk to the nearby Canadian cemetery. Canadian nearby the to walk
fascinating structures (think bugs, birds, exotic exotic birds, bugs, (think structures fascinating
members who were part of the the of part were who members
firsthand, as they visited Europe to to Europe visited they as firsthand, took part in a commemorative silent silent commemorative a in part took
This week, creative games, building, exploring exploring building, games, creative week, This
“A lot of the students had family family had students the of lot “A
an extraordinary memorial celebration celebration memorial extraordinary an over 800 other Canadian students and and students Canadian other 800 over MasterBuilders Week! Week! MasterBuilders
Kildonan-East Collegiate experienced experienced Collegiate Kildonan-East $149 SS03 Netherlands. Later, they met up with with up met they Later, Netherlands. Week 3—July 20–24 3—July Week
them.
Miles Macdonell Collegiate and and Collegiate Macdonell Miles
stories of veterans in Groesbeek, Groesbeek, in veterans of stories
as cemeteries that held significance for for significance held that cemeteries as original creations. original
In early March, 40 students from from students 40 March, early In
They spent hours listening to the the to listening hours spent They Omaha Beach and Juno Beach, as well well as Beach, Juno and Beach Omaha heroes, your favourite animated characters and and characters animated favourite your heroes,
Incredibles week with crafts, games, real-life real-life games, crafts, with week Incredibles
made some unscheduled detours to to detours unscheduled some made STUDENTS HONOUR VE DAY 70TH IN EUROPE IN 70TH DAY VE HONOUR STUDENTS
It’s Superheroes meets Frozen meets The The meets Frozen meets Superheroes It’s
and Normandy regions of France and and France of regions Normandy and
Super Cartoon Movie Chaos Week! Week! Chaos Movie Cartoon Super
German-occupied France during the Second World War. World Second the during France German-occupied
$149 SS02 Week 2—July 13–17 13–17 2—July Week
The Kildonan-East and Miles Macdonell group at Juno Beach, Normandy; one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of of invasion Allied the of beaches five of one Normandy; Beach, Juno at group Macdonell Miles and Kildonan-East The
games, crafts and creativity. and crafts games,
imaginative “cruise” around the world, using using world, the around “cruise” imaginative
Get your “passports” ready as you leave on an an on leave you as ready “passports” your Get
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Wolseley). Company who was born in Shropshire, Shropshire, in born was who Company Achievement (AAA) programming in in programming (AAA) Achievement a committed group of volunteers. They They volunteers. of group committed a
(John Pritchard) or 204.661.2384 (Lord (Lord 204.661.2384 or Pritchard) (John and an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Bay Hudson’s the of employee an and successful year of Aboriginal Academic Academic Aboriginal of year successful the dancers,” she says. “We have such such have “We says. she dancers,” the
please contact them at 204.339.1984 204.339.1984 at them contact please early settler in the area, a politician politician a area, the in settler early culture, the community and another another and community the culture, from feeding our guests to registering registering to guests our feeding from
be willing to share with the schools, schools, the with share to willing be built in 1915. John Pritchard was an an was Pritchard John 1915. in built event, which celebrates Aboriginal Aboriginal celebrates which event, “The flow of everything went so well, well, so went everything of flow “The
stories or memorabilia they would would they memorabilia or stories called Lord Kitchener School and was was and School Kitchener Lord called across the province turned out for the the for out turned province the across
making sure it went off without a hitch. a without off went it sure making
Lord Wolseley have any information, information, any have Wolseley Lord doors in 1967, but previously it was was it previously but 1967, in doors Dozens of Aboriginal dancers from from dancers Aboriginal of Dozens
group of hard-working volunteers with with volunteers hard-working of group
If former students of John Pritchard or or Pritchard John of students former If John Pritchard officially opened its its opened officially Pritchard John
community Powwow since 2008. 2008. since Powwow community networker Lisa Aymont Hunter credits a a credits Hunter Aymont Lisa networker
displays, tours and refreshments. and tours displays, to save the dates on your calendar. your on dates the save to East Transcona hosted its fourth fourth its hosted Transcona East and RETSD Aboriginal community community Aboriginal RETSD and
will begin at 6 p.m. and there will be be will there and p.m. 6 at begin will you’re interested in attending, be sure sure be attending, in interested you’re April 22, 2015—Earth Day—as River River Day—as 2015—Earth 22, April a large event with so many participants participants many so with event large a
Henderson Hwy. The formal program program formal The Hwy. Henderson Wolseley Elementary School. So, if if So, School. Elementary Wolseley on colours bright of kaleidoscope There’s a lot involved in putting on such such on putting in involved lot a There’s
24, from 5–8 p.m. at the school, 939 939 school, the at p.m. 5–8 from 24, 2015—John Pritchard School and Lord Lord and School Pritchard 2015—John with pounding drum rhythms and a a and rhythms drum pounding with
possible success at school. school. at success possible
will take place on Thursday, Sept. Sept. Thursday, on place take will anniversaries early in the fall of of fall the in early anniversaries Chief Peguis Junior High was filled filled was High Junior Peguis Chief
Aboriginal students achieve the highest highest the achieve students Aboriginal
Lord Wolseley centennial celebration celebration centennial Wolseley Lord Highway, will celebrate their 100th 100th their celebrate will Highway, community members, the gym at at gym the members, community
for all students and aims to help help to aims and students all for
of Winnipeg is also named for him. The The him. for named also is Winnipeg of throw from each other on Henderson Henderson on other each from throw Along with students, staff and and staff students, with Along
Aboriginal perspectives into learning learning into perspectives Aboriginal in 1870. The Wolseley neighbourhood neighbourhood Wolseley The 1870. in Two RETSD schools, just a stone’s stone’s a just schools, RETSD Two
RETSD celebrates with Powwow with celebrates RETSD
RETSD. AAA programming integrates integrates programming AAA RETSD. commanded the Red River Expedition Expedition River Red the commanded
Don’t miss these fall centennials! fall these miss Don’t
dancer in traditional Aboriginal regalia at the Powwow. the at regalia Aboriginal traditional in dancer Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, who who Wolseley, Viscount 1st Wolseley,
(l—r) Trustees John Toews, Colleen Carswell, Eva Prysizney and Jerry Sodomlak with a a with Sodomlak Jerry and Prysizney Eva Carswell, Colleen Toews, John Trustees (l—r) named for Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Joseph Garnet Marshal Field for named
more of them.” of more
Lord Wolseley was built in 1915 and is is and 1915 in built was Wolseley Lord
are out there. We just need to see see to need just We there. out are
says Ms. Aymont Hunter. “These stories stories “These Hunter. Aymont Ms. says the afternoon and evening. and afternoon the
welcome them as Indigenous people,” people,” Indigenous as them welcome classrooms will be open for viewing in in viewing for open be will classrooms
seeing their school and community community and school their seeing and dance through the decades. The The decades. the through dance and
identity as Indigenous people and and people Indigenous as identity and a student choir featuring music music featuring choir student a and
“It’s powerful, seeing the pride in their their in pride the seeing powerful, “It’s program will include an alumni band band alumni an include will program
a formal presentation at 7 p.m. The The p.m. 7 at presentation formal a
students and their families. families. their and students
evening program from 5–8 p.m. and and p.m. 5–8 from program evening
source of pride for many of these these of many for pride of source
afternoon program from 1–3 p.m., an an p.m., 1–3 from program afternoon
Being part of the Powwow is a great great a is Powwow the of part Being
1490 Henderson Hwy. There will be an an be will There Hwy. Henderson 1490
RETSD are self-identified as Aboriginal. Aboriginal. as self-identified are RETSD
on Thursday, Oct. 8, at the school, school, the at 8, Oct. Thursday, on
Almost 15 per cent of the students in in students the of cent per 15 Almost
centennial celebration will take place place take will celebration centennial
England, in 1777. The John Pritchard Pritchard John The 1777. in England, just shone.” just
your old alma mater or workplace. workplace. or mater alma old your academic programs and providing the the providing and programs academic Superintendent/CEO
is a great opportunity to check out out check to opportunity great a is rich variety of both vocational and and vocational both of variety rich Barkman Kelly
former student or staff member, this this member, staff or student former part, this is done by maintaining a a maintaining by done is this part,
and have a wonderful summer! wonderful a have and
John Pritchard School—so if you’re a a you’re if School—so Pritchard John members of their community. In In community. their of members
our last for the 2014–15 school year, year, school 2014–15 the for last our
Lord Wolseley Elementary School and and School Elementary Wolseley Lord market and to become contributing contributing become to and market
, of issue this enjoy Please
The Torch The
celebrating their 100th anniversaries— 100th their celebrating to meet the needs of the current job job current the of needs the meet to
below, two of our schools are are schools our of two below, create student success by helping them them helping by success student create
following page. following
As you’ll see in one of the stories stories the of one in see you’ll As rich history, we’re also striving to to striving also we’re history, rich
School Apprenticeship Program on the the on Program Apprenticeship School
While we pay homage to our division’s division’s our to homage pay we While
efforts in our story about the High High the about story our in efforts
now.”
much of its old school charm. school old its of much sector. You can read more about these these about more read can You sector.
meeting the needs of the “here and and “here the of needs the meeting
the schoolyard, the school maintains maintains school the schoolyard, the number of opportunities in the trades trades the in opportunities of number
and present—celebrating history while while history present—celebrating and
changed since he was running around around running was he since changed students take advantage of the growing growing the of advantage take students
I see a junction of our division’s past past division’s our of junction a see I
childhood classrooms! While much has has much While classrooms! childhood years, it’s also done by helping our our helping by done also it’s years,
, of issue month’s this In The Torch The
nineties visited Lord Wolseley to see his his see to Wolseley Lord visited nineties be at the top of their game. In recent recent In game. their of top the at be
Superintendent’s message Superintendent’s Recently, a gentleman who is in his his in is who gentleman a Recently, modern technology students require to to require students technology modern
for over several years. several over for library, making a difference in the lives of her students. her of lives the in difference a making library,
eventual landscaping, are part of an ambitious project the PAC has been fundraising fundraising been has PAC the project ambitious an of part are landscaping, eventual because she demonstrates exceptional personal commitment to her school and its its and school her to commitment personal exceptional demonstrates she because
The swings, along with a play structure, outdoor classroom and sandpit, and and sandpit, and classroom outdoor structure, play a with along swings, The on May 11 by the Manitoba School Library Association. Ms. Linton was nominated nominated was Linton Ms. Association. Library School Manitoba the by 11 May on
of the new swings installed on school grounds just in time for the warm weather. weather. warm the for time in just grounds school on installed swings new the of of the 2015 School Administrator Award for Distinguished Service, presented to her her to presented Service, Distinguished for Award Administrator School 2015 the of
Parisian and Crystal Honey with their children—who are Westview students—at one one students—at Westview are children—who their with Honey Crystal and Parisian Congratulations to Hampstead School principal Elizabeth Linton (pictured), recipient recipient (pictured), Linton Elizabeth principal School Hampstead to Congratulations
Westview School parent advisory committee members (l–r) Tara Mulholland, Beck Beck Mulholland, Tara (l–r) members committee advisory parent School Westview
school instruction with paid, part-time, part-time, paid, with instruction school potential.” opportunities that could await them. await could that opportunities counsellors.
in high school. It combines regular high high regular combines It school. high in gain an awareness of their abilities and and abilities their of awareness an gain on helping students realize the the realize students helping on e their school school their e se should students
earn certification in a trade while still still while trade a in certification earn for them. It’s very fulfilling to see them them see to fulfilling very It’s them. for
available, there is an increased focus focus increased an is there available, For more information and to register, register, to and information more For
students to become apprentices and and apprentices become to students what they do and it could be a career career a be could it and do they what positions in the trades now becoming becoming now trades the in positions
government initiative that enables enables that initiative government progresses they realize that they like like they that realize they progresses organization. organization. with an abundance of lucrative lucrative of abundance an with
a skilled trade. HSAP is a provincial provincial a is HSAP trade. skilled a or earn some money and as time time as and money some earn or opportunities to raise funds for their their for funds raise to opportunities post-secondary education. However, However, education. post-secondary
students interested in working in in working in interested students they start as a means to get credits credits get to means a as start they Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue with with Rescue Dog Mutts Manitoba been touted as the gold standard of of standard gold the as touted been
River East Transcona is helping helping is Transcona East River program,” says Ms. Westlake. “Often, “Often, Westlake. Ms. says program,” their trade has to offer, while providing providing while offer, to has trade their For decades, attending university has has university attending decades, For
Program (HSAP) is one of the ways ways the of one is (HSAP) Program “I’ve seen students thrive in this this in thrive students seen “I’ve in their areas, learning and exploring all all exploring and learning areas, their in
HSAP taps student potential student taps HSAP
The High School Apprenticeship Apprenticeship School High The Morse Place School. Students will work work will Students School. Place Morse
last year’s total. total. year’s last
Kildonan-East Collegiate and Salisbury Salisbury and Collegiate Kildonan-East
2015 numbers are on track to exceed exceed to track on are numbers 2015
camps running simultaneously at at simultaneously running camps
seven participants a year earlier, and and earlier, year a participants seven
culinary/pastry, electrical and carpentry carpentry and electrical culinary/pastry,
participation grew to 37 from just just from 37 to grew participation
The week of activities will have have will activities of week The
been increasing. In 2014 student student 2014 In increasing. been
both awareness and interest have have interest and awareness both
Apprenticeship Program. Program. Apprenticeship
to co-ordinate HSAP and, as a result, result, a as and, HSAP co-ordinate to
the skilled trades and the High School School High the and trades skilled the
has supported a half-time position position half-time a supported has
introduce students (age 13–16) to to 13–16) (age students introduce
funding from the province, the division division the province, the from funding
Tomorrow Summer Camps to to Camps Summer Tomorrow
Over the last three years and with with and years three last the Over
Manitoba are jointly hosting Building Building hosting jointly are Manitoba
As well, RETSD and Apprenticeship Apprenticeship and RETSD well, As labour shortage at the same time.” same the at shortage labour
before they retire and address that that address and retire they before
30, 2015. 2015. 30,
able to learn from skilled workers workers skilled from learn to able
to submit an application prior to June June to prior application an submit to
“With this program students will be be will students program this “With
contact [email protected] [email protected] contact
HSAP teacher Catherine Westlake. Westlake. Catherine teacher HSAP
months qualify for HSAP and should should and HSAP for qualify months
over the next 10 years,” says RETSD RETSD says years,” 10 next the over
qualified trades over the summer summer the over trades qualified
will be shortages in the skilled trades trades skilled the in shortages be will
tudents who will be working in in working be will who tudents S
“With baby boomers set to retire, there there retire, to set boomers baby “With
HSAP this summer this HSAP on-the-job apprenticeship training. apprenticeship on-the-job
been presenting centennial plaques to all RETSD schools that mark their 100th year. 100th their mark that schools RETSD all to plaques centennial presenting been students take a break from the hard work and strike a pose. a strike and work hard the from break a take students
occasion of Salisbury Morse Place School’s 100th anniversary. The school board has has board school The anniversary. 100th School’s Place Morse Salisbury of occasion took part in a Habitat for Humanity build on May 8. Here, some Murdoch MacKay MacKay Murdoch some Here, 8. May on build Humanity for Habitat a in part took
Millman and trustee John Toews pose with a plaque that was presented on the the on presented was that plaque a with pose Toews John trustee and Millman Students from Murdoch MacKay Collegiate and Collège Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau Collège and Collegiate MacKay Murdoch from Students
(l–r) Trustee Rod Giesbrecht, library-technician Julie Robson, principal Marjorie Marjorie principal Robson, Julie library-technician Giesbrecht, Rod Trustee (l–r)
through activities of high interest. high of activities through happy.” see to happy so just “They’re him at Donwood. at with Flynn called the Developmental, Developmental, the called Flynn with
brain works, whether through play or or play through whether works, brain from Flynn’s first days of kindergarten kindergarten of days first Flynn’s from Ms. Klassen and to a strategy used used strategy a to and Klassen Ms.
these students can change how their their how change can students these The scene is unmistakably different different unmistakably is scene The close relationship he’s formed with with formed he’s relationship close day,” says Ms. Trafiak. Ms. says day,”
how we engage and interact with with interact and engage we how Trafiak credits Flynn’s progress to the the to progress Flynn’s credits Trafiak engage with him more richly every every richly more him with engage
yellow drape. yellow
work together; and the belief that that belief the and together; work Donwood resource teacher Fran Fran teacher resource Donwood strategies we’re teaching so they can can they so teaching we’re strategies
running his hand along the bright bright the along hand his running
how the different parts of the brain brain the of parts different the how seeing him using a lot of the tools and and tools the of lot a using him seeing
begins to follow her, beaming and and beaming her, follow to begins
his new classroom space. classroom new his
the brain processes information and and information processes brain the “His parents are over the moon, moon, the over are parents “His
jogs a few steps ahead of him and he he and him of ahead steps few a jogs
mornings slowly transitioning him into into him transitioning slowly mornings
are caused by differences in how how in differences by caused are
educational assistant Rebecca Klassen Klassen Rebecca assistant educational
wear a helmet and Ms. Klassen spent spent Klassen Ms. and helmet a wear
including autism spectrum disorder, disorder, spectrum autism including now sits on a shelf, unused. shelf, a on sits now
curtain that bisects the room. His His room. the bisects that curtain
banging his head and yelling; he had to to had he yelling; and head his banging
that some developmental disabilities, disabilities, developmental some that gestures to express needs. The helmet helmet The needs. express to gestures
and heads straight for the ceiling-high ceiling-high the for straight heads and
frustrated and expressed this by by this expressed and frustrated
The DIR Model is based on the theory theory the on based is Model DIR The directing play and using some basic basic some using and play directing
gym at Donwood Elementary School School Elementary Donwood at gym
making eye contact. He was clearly clearly was He contact. eye making
laughing and smiling, taking turns, turns, taking smiling, and laughing
Six-year-old Flynn Whittaker enters the the enters Whittaker Flynn Six-year-old
wasn’t engaging at all with people or or people with all at engaging wasn’t
there’s a little more improvement.” more little a there’s
eye contact, reaching out for others, others, for out reaching contact, eye
change lives change
autism spectrum and is non-verbal, non-verbal, is and spectrum autism
isolated world. But every day now, now, day every But world. isolated
regulate and this has led to him making making him to led has this and regulate
connect, helps Strategy
At that time, Flynn, who is on the the on is who Flynn, time, that At
Ms. Trafiak. “Before, he was in his his in was he “Before, Trafiak. Ms. sensory room throughout the day to to day the throughout room sensory
says her,” with play to wanting others around him. He visits the the visits He him. around others Flynn enjoys some time on the swing in the sensory room with Ms. Klassen. Ms. with room sensory the in swing the on time some enjoys Flynn
now, watching where Rebecca is, is, Rebecca where watching now, enough to allow him to interact with with interact to him allow to enough
disconnected, he’s totally engaged engaged totally he’s disconnected, and settled his bombarded senses senses bombarded his settled and
“Whereas before he was completely completely was he before “Whereas The swinging motion grounded Flynn Flynn grounded motion swinging The
Flynn’s progress has everyone excited. everyone has progress Flynn’s would ask us to continue.” to us ask would
so much that when we stopped it, he he it, stopped we when that much so
Model with Flynn. with Model and he enjoyed (the regulating tempo) tempo) regulating (the enjoyed he and
support school staff as they use the DIR DIR the use they as staff school support sensory needs. “We got him swinging swinging him got “We needs. sensory
behaviour specialist Joanne Sobczak Sobczak Joanne specialist behaviour other equipment to appeal to special special to appeal to equipment other
pathologist Wendy Kuryk, and autism autism and Kuryk, Wendy pathologist dimly lit and also contains a rocker and and rocker a contains also and lit dimly
Creighton, speech and language language and speech Creighton, to a room in the school that is often often is that school the in room a to
occupational therapist Natalie Natalie therapist occupational room,” says Ms. Trafiak, referring referring Trafiak, Ms. says room,”
ship-Based (DIR) Model. RETSD RETSD Model. (DIR) ship-Based was with the swing in the sensory sensory the in swing the with was
Individual Difference, Relation Difference, Individual - “Our first real connection with Flynn Flynn with connection real first “Our