Weekly Update - June 3, 2022

Strive Center for Autism

Summer Fun Fridays!

We will be bringing back Fun Fridays this summer! We do a variety of different activities on Fridays, including:

Science based messy activities
Wheels Days, where kids can bring in their own trike, bike, or other wheels and helmets!
Reading Buddies - where we read books with our friends outside
Cooking activities - we'll send home the ingredients ahead of time, so let us know if you have any allergy concerns and we'll adjust
Spirit Days - we dress up in different ways, we'll put the list in below so you can plan ahead, but the days were chosen to be easy ones for families without needing to go out and buy anything

Fun Fridays start next week!

June Fun Fridays

June Spirit Days

June 10th - Strive school spirit day - wear your strive shirt today (if they arrive on time!!)
June 17th - Pajama Day - you can bring slippers if you like, but you must wear socks and regular shoes into and out of the building
June 24th - Beach Day - sunglasses, beach hats, whatever makes you think of the beach
July 1st - Red, White, and Blue day - just wear any combo of those colors!

June Fun Friday Activities

June 10th - Wheels Day - bring your trike, bike, scooter, and helmet! We'll have all our riding toys outdoors to play with, too.
June 17th - Reading Buddies - each child will grab a friend, a blanket, and some books, and head outside to read.
June 24th - Sink or Float - a fun science activity where kids will get to throw items from around the center into buckets of water to see what sinks and what floats.
July 1st - Reading Buddies again (we do this one multiple times throughout the summer, you can NEVER read too much!)

Meet Katlyn, RBT in Brighton

Katlyn has worked at the Strive Center since February 2021. She previously worked for the State of Michigan as a student assistant with services for the blind. She helped with events and casefile management.

Katlyn has her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from SVSU. She is planning to attend grad school for Clinical Psychology or becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Katlyn enjoys sewing and cosplay. She runs a business for pop culture scrunchies. She enjoys sewing costumes for cosplay. Her favorite costume that she has made is baby Yoda.

Summer is coming

We just want to remind families to look ahead at the summer calendar and begin informing us of planned vacations, especially around the various holidays. Our staff like to take a long weekend here and there too, and it's easier to plan those days when we know if a child will be absent.

Please use the link to complete the form for planned absences:

Therapy Schedule Update Form

Here are some dates that the centers will be closed this summer:

Monday, July 4th

Friday, August 26th Professional Development Day

Monday, September 5th Labor Day

If your family is planning a longer absence around one of those dates, or at another time, please let us know as soon as you are able!