SSN at Tarver Elementary : December 2017

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Parents,

This year I would like you to sign up for assessment day with the SSN classroom instead of with your child's teacher. If your child has high test anxiety or gets very stressed coming to school on a non-school day, please do not sign them up. I will do their assessments during the typical school day. Please check with me if you are unsure. Most kids do fine with testing with me on this quiet day. I look forward to getting some individual time with your student to see their progress

Thanks

Lisa

Please click on the link below to sign up.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4fa4a82fa46-january

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Parent Resource- Winter Sports

Ever thought about skiing with your child or snowboarding? It is not impossible! With help from the NSCD, any kid can learn these Colorado Winter Sports!
Check out the NSCD's website for more information!
http://nscd.org/participate/

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Parent Resource- Sensory Friendly Movies!

Don't forget some great movie opportunities over break!

Sensory Friendly Movies from AMC! Noise is turned down, lighting is adjusted!

Click on the link for more information!

https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films#movies

Friday, December 22, 2017

Parent Resource- Autism Pizza Night (Sensory Friendly)

If you love Beau Jo's Pizza!

Here is a great opportunity for you!

On the first Tuesday of every month, Beau Jo's hosts an Autism night. It is a great time to meet other families going through similar circumstances. Also, Beau Jo's provides a sensory friendly and understanding dining opportunity for you! Gluten Free is available also!

Parent Resource- Read aloud

Special Needs Read Aloud at the Bookbar.

This Read aloud is close to my heart as my former student is leading it!

For directions and more information:

http://www.bookbardenver.com/

The holidays can be very stressful for kiddos in the SSN program. There are different and new activities nearly everyday. Life isn't as structured as they are used to. Lots of things to anticipate, and not way to deal with the stress. Here are a few tips to help make things easier.

1. Tell the kids the plan in a simple way that they can understand. Sometimes behaviors arise when kids don't know where they are going or what is happening.(There are two great aps that you can load to your phone Choiceworks and First & Then that can help you make a quick visual schedule in just a few seconds. )

2. Try to keep some things the same like bedtimes and food.

3. Give your kids choices to make them feel like they have control and have power. Choices don't have to disrupt your day it can be as simple as when we go shopping do you want to wear your green or blue coat? Should we walk or skip into the store?

4. Sometimes the days can seem endless. Use timers and clocks and talk about when activities will begin and end.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Parent Resource- Special Olympics Gymnastics

Paul Derda Rec Center is now registering for Special Olympics Gymnastics

Here is the link:

https://web2.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/cobroomfieldwt.wsc/search.html?Action=Start&SubAction=&keyword=Olympics&globalwebsearch_search=Yes&age=&daysofweek=&keywordoption=Match+One&display=Detail&beginmonth=&category=&location=&timeblock=&type=&subtype=&sort=Description&module=Global&globalwebsearch_buttonsearch=Search