Christmas Party
Posted 27th November 2006
Just a reminder that our Christmas Party is being held this Sunday, 3rd December 2006. The fun starts at 2pm, with Santa arriving at 4.15pm.
The party is being held at the North Cheam Sports and Social Club, 658 London Road, North Cheam, SM3 9BY. Click here for a map.
There are still a limited number of places available, so if you want to come, but haven't yet returned your form, please call Jo Tofts on 020 8337 6715.
Don't forget, everyone needs to bring a present costing approx. £5 for each child that is coming.
Donate to dsok
Posted 18th October 2006
We've just set up the facility to accept donations on the justgiving website. This is a great way to contribute towards the work we do including events such as our forthcoming education day.
Better still, by donating through the website, giftaid is automatically reclaimed on our behalf. That means for every £1 a UK taxpayer donates, dsok can reclaim 28% tax!
Click here to donate.
dsOK Education Day
Posted 10th October 2006
More details on this years Education Day
Our second conference of the year promises a chance to update and review your knowledge about literacy and numeracy. It is being held on Saturday 18th November at Aragon Primary School in Morden.
We are very lucky to have Professor Sue Buckley OBE and Gillian Bird from the world-renowned Portsmouth Down Syndrome Education Trust (DownsEd) who will spend the day sharing their expertise with us. They will lead workshops on numeracy and maths, and literacy, reading and language. These will be practical sessions with lots of ideas and suggestions to help our children and young people with Down’s syndrome.
Click here for the full programme and a booking form. Please feel free to pass copies on to your child’s school or to any friends or family members you think would benefit from DownsEd’s knowledge.
Places for this event are very limited, so please ensure you book promptly to guarantee a place.
dsOK Education Day
Posted 1st September 2006
The date of our next dsOK Education Day will be Saturday 18th November, with a team from world-renowned experts, DownsEd. downsyndrome OK are able to subsidise costs and ask you to invite your child's teachers and learning support assistants as well as arranging to come yourselves.
Parents and professionals alike will find this to be an invaluable day for the benefit of children with Down's syndrome aged approximately between 3 and 14.
Programmes will be posted to all members shortly with full details to follow on this website. These are very popular days so make sure you book in plenty of time. The cost will be just £15 per head including lunch. There will be no creche. The day will commence with registration at 9am and end at 4.30pm.
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Posted 11th July 2006
Channel 4 are showing the program 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' on Thursday evening (13th July) as part of their Only Human season which follows five months in the lives of three people looking for romance through the dating agency Stars in the Skies which was set up by and for adults with learning difficulties.
The program airs at 9pm and more information can be found on their website. Channel4.com
Cranial Osteopathy
Posted 17th June 2006
Several of our members have found that cranial osteopathy has helped to clear up problems such as 'glue' ear and other
persistent health difficulties. The website for the General Osteopathic Council is www.osteopathy.org.uk.
The Helix House website www.helixhouse.co.uk/sunflower_therapy.asp is also a useful website as it gives a lot of information about osteopathy. The Sunflower Trust at www.sunflowertrust.com has its own practitioners who specialise in treating children with special needs although not specifically Down syndrome. They also offer help with paying for treatments.
Whoever you find it is always a good idea to ring them in advance and find out what experience they have in working with children with Down syndrome. You are not likely to find any osteopaths listed as being cranial osteopaths as cranial work is just part of the whole body treatment.
dsOK Family Picnic
Posted 20th May 2006
This years Family Picnic is once again being held at Tilgate Park on Sunday 2nd July from noon.
Bring family members and friends, your food and drinks, activities to share and chairs or groundsheets to sit on and spend the afternoon meeting other members and making new friends!
Last years picnic was a great success with over 60 people turning up (despite the unseasonal weather) so lets see if we can't make it even more this year!
Meet near the Children's Play area - look out for the banners. Tilgate Park is 1½ miles south of the centre of Crawley. Click here for a map
Enter via Titmus Drive and bear right to the main car park. Be prepare for the parking charge (£2.50). On the day, if you need any directions etc., please call Paul Everington on 07720 404622.
For further information about the park, please visit www.crawley.gov.uk
Stepping Stones Early Intervention Group
Posted 13th February 2006
Stepping Stones Early Intervention classes are an all-in-one approach to early intervention based on a programme designed in the US. They aim to cover the separate areas of Speech and language therapy, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy and Makaton.
Classes are based in Wimbledon, starting in March. Places are still available for babies and pre-schoolers so call 020 8870 0478 for more details.
