DeWitt-Lavaca Special Education Cooperative

Please note the following schedule changes. Early Release: Friday, November 22, 2024 Yoakum Primary School RISE at 12:40 PM Yoakum Intermediate School RISE at 12:40 PM Yoakum High School RISE/GOALS at 12:50 PM Thanksgiving Holidays: November 25-29, 2024 Students and staff will be enjoying Thanksgiving holidays from November 25 to November 29. We will resume regular schedules on Monday, December 2. Happy Thanksgiving!

Mrs. Carlson's class celebrated Veterans' Day by wearing red, white, and blue and making a paper plate flag. We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all veterans for their service!

Yoakum Bulldogs are in the football playoffs! This means we will have an early release for students in the DLSEC multi-district RISE and GOALS programs on Friday, November 15, 2024, as follows: Yoakum Primary School RISE at 1:45 PM; Yoakum Intermediate School RISE at 1:45 PM; and Yoakum High School RISE/GOALS at 2:00 PM.

ATTENTION PARENT/GUARDIANS: Students in the RISE and GOALS multi-district programs will be released early on Friday, November 1, 2024. Yoakum Primary School RISE at 12:35 PM Yoakum Intermediate School RISE at 12:35 PM Yoakum High School RISE/GOALS at 12:45 PM

Reminder: Monday, October 14, 2024, will be a holiday for RISE and GOALS students. The DLSEC offices will also be closed.

After learning about which parts of the body we use for our five senses this week, Mrs. Carlson's students made "rice cake bears," giving the bears twi eyes, a nose, a mouth and two ears. They also practiced fine motor skills while spreading peanut butter, cutting bananas, and placing raisins. And then they used their sense of taste to decide if the rice cake bears tasted good!

Upcoming Student Early Release & Holiday Students in the RISE and GOALS multi-district programs will be released early on Friday, September 20, 2024. Yoakum Primary School RISE at 12:35 PM Yoakum Intermediate School RISE at 12:35 PM Yoakum High School RISE/GOALS at 12:45 PM Students in the RISE and GOALS multi-district programs will have no school on Monday, September 23, 2024.

After reading BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? (by Bill Martin, Jr., and Eric Carle) last week, Mrs. Carlson's ECSE 3 students enjoyed making and eating "Brown Bear toast" with cinnamon and sugar. The students continued the learning fun during centers with reading, cooperative play, color sorting and pretend play.

Mrs. Welch's students have been learning about gravity and friction in science and culminated their study with a car racing experiment!

Reminder: The DeWitt-Lavaca Special Education Cooperative office and classrooms will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. Have a wonderful weekend! We will resume our normal hours on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

Mrs. Cowan's class has been learning about science safety. Their studied culminated with an "elephant toothpaste" experiment!

Please note upcoming early release for DLSEC multi-district students! Friday, August 30, 2024 Yoakum Primary School RISE at 2:25 PM Yoakum Intermediate School RISE at 2:25 PM Yoakum High School RISE/GOALS at 2:30 PM

Make sure you have downloaded the DLSEC app for your smart phone to receive emergency alerts and information throughout the year. Enable notifications to ensure prompt receipt of timely information. If you need assistance, contact the DLSEC IT Department at (361) 293-2854, extension 220.

The members of Hochheim-Prairie Hermann Sons Lodge #90 recently made a generous donation of Play-Doh and Crayola Markers for our students to use in the new school year. Lodge President, Janet Zabransky, and Secretary, Carolyn Hoepfl, presented the colorful collection of items to DLSEC Multi-District Programs Principal, Tessa Sanchez, on Monday. Our students will greatly enjoy using these items, and we sincerely appreciate the thoughtful donation! Shown from left to right in the photo are Tessa Sanchez, Janet Zabransky, and Carolyn Hoepfl. Photo Credit: Carri Dicke

Please join us in welcoming our new DLSEC team members! We are excited to have Madi Jan and Veronica Pohl on our team of multi-district teachers. They both come to us with many years of special education experience and a wealth of new ideas for our students. Sheila Etzler is our new occupational therapy team member. She has many years of experience in the OT field to bring to DLSEC OT students. Addison Hunnam will be returning to DLSEC as a special education aide. She has worked with us before and we are thrilled to have her back on the team. Monica Estrada will also be joining DLSEC as a special education aide. She comes to us with fresh enthusiasm to be a part of the special education field. Victoria Martinez will also be returning to our DLSEC team as our campus custodian. We are so grateful to have her back on the team as she is knowledgeable in her field and brings a terrific work ethic. DLSEC is fortunate to add these new team members to our fold! We look forward to supporting them as they come aboard and learning from them as they share their unique knowledge and experiences with us!

RISE high school students showed their appreciation for the YHS cafeteria staff during Monday's Cafeteria Staff Appreciation Day! We are grateful to the YISD cafeteria staff for all the many kind ways they help our students and the many special things they do for our students and staff!

Mrs. Welch's students have been learning about the NASA student launch. They culminated their study with painting and building rockets!

Students in Mr. Brooks's elementary GOALS class participated in a special hands-on "lunch and learn" as they practiced social skills, including table manners, with a special meal from Rusty Rooster, sponsored by Mr. Brooks. .

As part of the unit, Changes All Around Us, RISE high school students made Thunderstorm Pie. The cafeteria staff was involved to make this happen as part of the unit along with the study of a healthy plate. The ground beef was the ground, we substituted broccoli for the peas for the trees, the carrots were the people, the potatoes were the clouds, and shredded cheese served as the lightening. Students enjoyed making a delicious healthy plate. All students enjoyed their meal and the help from smiling YHS cafeteria staff.

Our RISE high school students have been learning about rollercoasters and Morgan's Wonderland. Check out this tasty rollercoaster model students made.