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East Elementary School Observes Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to help others understand the behavior and feelings of people with autism. Christina Mitchell, a teacher in the Department for Exceptional Children at East Elementary School, leads a class of five students with autism. Autism Awareness Month is an especially important time for Mitchell and her students.
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Kindergarteners Meet a Community Helper
The kindergarten classes at East Elementary School are learning about neighborhoods and communities in social studies. The students have been doing interactive writing activities and researching different community helpers. One example of a community helper would be police officers, who are responsible for keeping our neighborhoods safe. Laura Truesdell, one of the kindergarten teachers, invited Officer Monique Holt of the Monroe Police Department to come and speak to the kindergarten classes on April 17, 2013.
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