This daily correspondence between schools she attended and us gives you a glimpse of our daily life. Most parents of typical children do not communicate on daily basis with the teachers. This gives a reader an insight to how important daily communication is for a child with autism.
Kat has attended school since she was 3 years old. These are school notes that were result of correspondence with her parents and her teachers. We have made comments at a later date reflecting back on the impact of these events. Kats School Notes Index
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1993-02-01 |
2/1/93 Kat had a good weekend . She participated in a gymnastics show yesterday with very little assistance from me . She waited in line for her turn and sat through an 1/2 hour presentation .
Danuta
2/1 Danuta -
You must have been very proud of her - 1 1/2 hrs . is long for ANYBODY ! ! !
J. was out today and Kat worked very well w/ Mrs . Cr. the sub . - she responded appropriately and had a good day in general
Danuta ,
Are we set for tutoring tomorrow? Est. has called an afterschool meeting ( 3 ock ) so I can't come until after . Does that still work or unless Thurs/4re be better this week ?
K.
Danuta -
See you Thurs at 3:45 ( does Kat get home by then? Do you have any beginner piano books ?
K. |
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1993-02-04 |
2/4/93K.,
Kat get's home at 3:30 , 3:45 sounds great . yes we have some but I'm not sure if they are good .
See you later
Danuta
Danuta -
Kat is doing super w/ cutting hearts ! Has she been doing any cutting at home?
K. |
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1993-02-05 |
2/5 Danuta -
Are we set for a Valentine party on Thurs . ? We have Fri . off due to the long weekend .
Claire |
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1993-02-07 |
2/7 Kat can not make the respit weekend .
Dwn. has the valentine's day .
2/7 Finally got a new notebook . Kat will not be able to attend the respit weekend, we are having visitors from out of state . C. , D. is in charge of Valentine's Day .
Thanks , Danuta - I'll speak to her tonight . sorry Kat will miss Respite!
C.
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1993-02-09 |
2/9 Tom / Danuta
I'll be out this afternoon to a home visit & tutoring . Sorry to hear Kat will miss the weekend w/ us .
When is Kat's new OT time ? Is it Wed afternoon or after school ?
K.
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1993-02-10 |
2/10 C. was out today .
Thanks for the lovely gifts!
Enjoy the weekend !
K.
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1993-02-18 |
2/18 Kathy ,
We just realized that the " Hey Diddle . . . " song is not the version Kat knows. We thought Mary Had a little Lamb may be better . She also likes Jingle Bells .
Danuta
PS Thanks for the Art Questions . I copied them
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1993-02-21 |
2/21/93 Hi ,, I encosed easter sale brochures forPACT I would appreciate it if you could pass them to the other parents . I also enclosed two others if anyone else would like to buy some candy . Thank you .
Danuta Highet
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1993-02-23 |
2/23/93 Today Kat came home with mud all over the back of her jacket . Please let me know how this happened .
Tom
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1993-02-24 |
2/24 Tom -
Kat slid down a muddy slide yesterday _ unfortunately before one of the staff realized it was muddy ! Sorry about this -
C.
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1993-02-26 |
2/26 Dear Tom & Danuta
E.F. , our P . E . teacher asked today that Kat not wear her cowboy boots ( or bring sneakers) on our P . E . days - the gym floor is a special type which can be damaged by running in hard soles . Our P . E . days are Tues . , Weds . , & Fri . THANKS alot & have a goood weekend !
C.
P . S . We'll miss Kat at respite !
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