Weekly Update January 17, 2025

Just a friendly reminder that Strive Centers are CLOSED on Monday, January 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Here are some preschool appropriate videos from some of our kids' favorite personalities if you want to share with your children about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sesame Street

The Kiboomers

Gracie's Corner

The Tree of Possibilities is more than just a logo at Strive Center! We celebrate all the little victories - for every new skill a child learns, we give him a leaf or an apple sticker to put on his very own Tree of Possibilities poster. We keep one poster here at the center, next to his table, and one goes home, so families can celebrate all the little victories too. In November 2024, our learners acquired 205 new skills, and in December they finished the year strong with 212 new skills! That brings our total for 2024 to 2,960 new skills! That is the highest yearly total since we began tracking this in 2021. Take a moment and reflect on all the amazing things your children learned in 2024. We can’t wait to see what 2025 brings!

Just a friendly reminder reminder that if you have any insurance changes, please update us as soon as possible with a copy of your insurance card. We will be sending out an updated handbook for you to review, as well as a few other forms that need annual updates for the children. Keep an eye out for those!

This year, we will begin providing monthly attendance reports for families. These are to ensure you are aware of your child's absences and late arrivals. Our attendance policy allows for 12 unexpected absences per year (i.e. calling in when your child is sick.) Your child's BCBA will briefly review your attendance report with you, so you can ask any questions you may have then. We just want to share the information so that you can be aware of your child's attendance. Remember that for planned absences, we prefer that families use the google form to report those at least two weeks in advance.

2025 Calendars are available now! There is a slight difference in the 2 buildings, so be sure to click on the calendar for the building your child attends.

Sierra has been part of the Strive team since September 2024. She previously worked at Edible Arrangements and as a research assistant at the University of Michigan- Flint.

Sierra holds a bachelor of science degree in Psychology. She is very interested in child development and the psychology behind it.

When she is not working she is reading, spending time with friends/family, and going to the gym.

Many parents may not be aware of our social media, and we'd love for you to follow us! We share tips and tricks for families, staff birthdays and work anniversaries, and other info.

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Thrive Therapy Center has begun providing Occupational Therapy (OT) services in our Burton location! Shayla is a wonderful addition to our team and has enjoyed meeting the children.

If you are interested in OT services for your child, you can call Thrive at (810) 412-4183 and be sure to let them know that you are interested in services here at Strive. You can also complete their Contact Us form here, again being sure to note that the location you prefer is Strive.

Thrive is continuing to look for a speech therapist to service Burton as well, so if you know of a good therapist, tell them to apply here to work with us!

An Occupational Therapist can help a child with self care skills, emotional and sensory regulation, gross and fine motor skills, sensory processing differences, and more. If you're not sure whether your child would benefit from OT, you can call Thrive to ask more questions or speak to your BCBA. Many children with autism benefit from OT services.

We'll just keep this link right here, for your convenience. For any absences scheduled in advance, please use this form to report the dates. You may take an entire day or half day, depending on your needs.

Therapy Schedule Update Form

Here are some upcoming dates that the centers will be closed:

Monday, January 20th - CLOSED for MLK, Jr Day

Monday, February 17th - BRIGHTON ONLY CLOSED for Professional Development Day

Friday, March 21st - BOTH CENTERS CLOSED for Professional Development 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!

Email: info@sc-centers.com
Website: www.sc-centers.com
Location: Burton and Brighton, MI
Phone: 810-344-8082