State of Illinois
Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor
Department of Human Services
Carol L. Adams, Ph.D., Secretary
Illinois
School for the Visually Impaired
State of Illinois
Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor
Department of Human Services
Carol L. Adams, Ph.D., Secretary
ISVI HAPPENINGS
Dates to Remember
October
21: Smile Illinois Dental Clinic
23: Juke Box Classics
24: Students depart for
Break @ 3:00 p.m.
November
4: Election Day —School in session
7: Students depart for Break @ 1:00 p.m.
11: Veterans Day —School in session
26: Students depart for Break @ 1:00 p.m.
27: Thanksgiving Day —No school
28: No School
30: Students return to campus
EVERY VOTE COUNTS!!!
On October 7th the government classes conducted a school-wide Mock Election for
the upcoming Presidential Election. Students have been studying the process of
election and all students five years old or older were allowed to vote in the
ISVI election. The votes were tallied and the winner, if ISVI were responsible
for electing our next president, would be Barak Obama. The votes from ISVI are
being sent to a nation-wide internet site where the votes from all schools will
be tallied by the end of October.
NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT!
ISVI recently installed some new
playground equipment. It was donated by the Alumni Association. The students are
having a great time using the new equipment. One student was quoted as saying,
“Are we lucky, or what?” In addition to this donation from the Alumni
Association, the Parent’s Association has set aside money to purchase a wheel-
chair swing for the school. We are fortunate to have the support of these two
organizations.
TRACK RESULTS
The track team returned from Tennessee with the following results: Team
Illinois Girls bought home a 4
SEMI-TRUCK ON CAMPUS
Mrs. Hauck’s Career Exploration
class had the opportunity to climb up and sit in the cab of a semitruck. A local
truck owner very kindly offered to bring his truck to the parking lot for the
students to have the opportunity to get inside of the truck as well as the
sleeper area. The students had the opportunity to talk on the CB radio to
another trucker and they enjoyed honking the horn.
PARTY FOR MS. LATZ
Mrs. Lyon’s class had a farewell
party for Ms. Latz. She is an ISU student and has been a
student helper in Mrs. Lyon’s classroom. The party was fun and the cupcakes were
delicious! Ms. Latz gave the students gummie candy that looked like spiders,
centipedes, and bats. Mrs. Lyons and her class will miss Ms. Latz very much.
ACTIVITY CHOICES FOR THE SECOND
QUARTER
The Activity Committee is
excited to offer the following educational activity choices for the second
quarter:
1) Cool aerobics - fitness set to music
2) Fun & Games - indoor and outdoor games
3) Mind Quest - teams work on challenging word games
4) Morale Boosters - to do things that will encourage boost and lift up the
people on campus
5) Study hall for students in Algebra I and Algebra II - special study hall
emphasizing assistance in algebra
6) Scrapbooking 101 - learn basic scrapbooking technique
7) Study hall / AR (Accelerated Reading) time - time to complete homework or to
read AR books and take quizzes
8) TAPA (Track and Picture Archiving) - to edit audio and videos to be placed on
discs
9) Walking for wellness - walking to increase fitness levels and improve
emotional well being
These activities are part of the school day and are every Tuesday and Thursday.
KELLY-MILLER CIRCUS
On October 7th six students went to the
Kelly-Miller Circus at the Prairieland Heritage grounds. The students enjoyed
the sights, sounds, and smells of the circus. After the circus the RCW’s took
the students to McDonald’s. The tickets and money for the meal were donated by
an RCW.
ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
658 East State Street
Jacksonville, Illinois 62650
800-919-5617 (Toll Free)
217-479-4400 (Voice)
217-479-4415 (TTY)
217-479-4507 (Fax)