Our elementary class is back to work, but also squeezing in as much fun in the sun as possible!
While it lasts ...
Our Transition class took a relaxing walk along the beach last week to enjoy the last few days of summery weather.
Aaaaand we're back!
School & Transition students returned this week, ready for a brand-new school year!
Thank you!
To all our tremendously dedicated teachers, job coaches, therapists and paraprofessionals - THANK YOU for a wonderful school year!
Picnic Preparations
Staff and students prepare for our annual Family BBQ and picnic, and take some time to enjoy this beautiful day. Special thanks to Victor, for being our Grillmaster Supreme!
By the sea, by the beautiful ... lake?
Our Transition class had a blast at the lake last week!
Graduation Celebration!
We celebrated our final 2013-2014 graduate this week.
Congratulations, David - we are all so very proud of you!!
Exploring with Mission Arts
We are fortunate this summer to welcome Mission Arts artists and teachers Kristie Keenon and Jessica Correa to PACTT! Each Monday of summer school, they will be helping students explore different art media. Last week was fun with Picasso-esque collages, and this week was painting!
Field Day 2014
School, Transition and Voc had a fantastic time at Field Day 2014!
Wilmette adventures
Our HS2 class ventured northward to the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette for a relaxing wander through beautiful gardens, on what turned out to be a lovely Friday:
Congratulations, Graduate! (Yes, another one!)
Today we honored our latest graduate. Kyle was happy to celebrate with his family and classmates. Congratulations, Kyle - we are proud of you!!
Celebrating our Amazing Staff!
We wish a Happy Teacher Appreciation Day (and Week!) to ALL our teachers, paraprofessionals, therapists, DSPs, job coaches, parents, families, friends ... Thank you for your dedication and hard work - we couldn't do this without you!
Congratulations, Graduate!
We wish our latest graduate all the very best! On Friday, our High School class celebrated with Frank - and with some tasty chocolate cake!
2014-2015 School Calendar
For our vigilantly planning parents:
The 2014-2015 School and Transition calendar is now available online!
Find it here, for now: www.pactt.org/calendar2014-15
We'll move it to our regular calendar page (www.pactt.org/calendar), when the new year starts.
Wrigley Wanderings
Spring Fever has hit the Transition Program! They wandered their way past Wrigley Field last week to celebrate Chicago's northside team:
Spring Break is here!
Just a reminder that PACTT's school and transition programs will be closed for Spring Break next week -- April 14-18th.
Spirit Shirt Sale!
It's time for our annual PACTT Spirit Wear fundraiser -- order your shirts today at www.pactt.org/spirit
Order deadline: Thursday, April 10.
Transition visits PAWS Chicago
Our Transition Class learned about animals and visited some four-legged friends during last week's trip to PAWS Chicago. Thanks to the folks at PAWS, for hosting our class visit!
Classroom Focus: Elementary
This month's classroom focus takes a peek behind the scenes in our Elementary Class, led by Heather J. Our youngest crew have been braving the winter well! Heather shares a few pictures from recent excursions, and some shots of warmer days to remind us that it WILL be warm again! (Right?)
We've got spirit, how 'bout you?
Spirit Week is in full swing here at PACTT's school programs! The week started off with an abundance of crazy hats across the building. We've worn our red, white and blue to support our Olympic athletes, and today we're sporting gear from our local Cubs, Bears and Hawks to Wisconsin and Ohio love. We wrapped up the week with a crazy mismatch day (oh, my!) and ended with PACTT Pride.
Here are a few pics from the week so far:
