July 26 Backpack Thursday

SCHOOLWIDE INFORMATION AND DATES

Orientation

Join us for our 2010-2011 academic year orientation! Visit with your child’s
teacher, teacher assistants and therapists; see your child’s classroom; learn about
the classroom curriculum and meet fellow parents! We’ll also be selling Kroger
Cards that benefit ACCESS for $5 each (They are pre-loaded with a $5 credit) and will have information on homeroom parents and our upcoming Sally Foster and entertainment book fundraiser.

Once again, orientation is mandatory; we are providing childcare for both
evenings, and we have split sessions between the preschool, academy and high
school so we are as efficient as possible with parents’ time. If you’re interested
in childcare, please call or stop by the front desk today to reserve your spot:
501-217-8600. The cost is $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child.

Academy Orientation (Holly, Nicole, Leslie and Candace’s classes)
Tuesday, July 27, 6 p.m., Gymatorium, Individual Classrooms

Preschool (Excluding Infants) & High School Orientation
Thursday, July 29 at 6 p.m., Gymatorium, Individual Classrooms

Academy and ACCESS Adventure last day
Friday, July 30

Ongoing Registration for the ACCESS Walk Now for Autism Speaks Team
ACCESS has a  team of 17 walkers for the autumn Walk Now for Autism Speaks event, a short downtown walk starting at the Clinton Presidential Center, designed to raise awareness of autism spectrum disorders. The walk will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. Cost is $25 per person 12 and older and $5 per person under 12. To sign up, simply pay your registration at the front desk, leaving your name, phone number and e-mail address. ACCESS will send additional communications to all walkers as details develop. You may go ahead and register as a part of our team at the following link: http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=335892. Just click on the “Show All” button for team names, and ACCESS Group, Inc. appears at the top. You will still need to turn in information and payment to the front desk if you register online.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas hosts its annual conference, open to parents of children with learning disabilties, Saturday, Sept. 18. ACCESS' Tammy Simmons, M.S., CCC-SLP, will present Getting Organized. The conference also featured keynote speaker Rick LaVoie, a special educator and popular author and presenter. Visit Ldarkansas.org for more information.

ACCESS ADVENTURE SCHEDULE

Monday, July 26
Art & Leisure Activities, 1-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 27
War Memorial Pool, 1-4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 28
Art & Leisure Activities, 1-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 29
Millennium Bowl, 1-4 p.m.

Friday, July 30
Willow Springs, 1-4:30 p.m.