Events for children with additional needs and
their families at Haven Nursery School and
Children’s Centre
2011/2012
Haven Nursery School and Children’s Centre with the support of
Inspiring You Funding have put together an exciting timetable of
events for 2011/12 for children aged 0-8 years
Events in Autumn Term 2011
Date &
Time
Friday 5th August
10.00-12.00
noon
Adult/Child
Session
Focus of session
Person leading
session
Cost
Adult and
Child
session
No booking
required
Come along to this stay and play
session. Support on behaviour and
other child development issues
available. There will be an
opportunity to loan resources from
our specialist toy library. Siblings
welcome.
Sheila Wooden
50p
Friday 12th
August
1.00-3.00pm
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Come along to this stay and play
session. Support on behaviour and
other child development issues
available. There will be an
opportunity to loan resources from
our specialist toy library. Siblings
welcome.
Sheila Wooden
50p
Tuesday 13th
September
9.30-11.30am
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Come along and speak to the
Speech and Language Therapists
about any concerns you may have
about your child’s communication.
Emily Collings
Free
Come along to this stay and play
session. Support on behaviour and
other child development issues
available. There will be an
opportunity to loan resources from
our specialist toy library. Siblings
welcome.
Clare Adams
and Zoë
Johnson
50p
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Come along if you require more
information on the process for
Statements.
Karen Hooper
Free
Thursday 27th
October
1.00-3.00pm
(Half Term)
Friday 18th
November
1.00-3.00pm
Events in Autumn Term 2011
Date &
Time
Thursday 24th
November
9.15-11.15am
Adult/Child
Session
Focus of session
Person leading
session
Cost
Adult and
child
session.
No booking
required
Come along for a fun and interactive
Sing and Sign session. This
workshop will teach you some
simple signs to support your child’s
communication.
Maria McSorley
50p
Saturday 26th
November
9.30-12.30pm
Child only
session
Places are
limited so
please
book at
reception
This morning event will offer a
playscheme for children with
additional needs allowing parents
some time for Christmas shopping
or preparation.
Jane Wardner
£1.00
Friday 2nd
December
1.30-3.30pm
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Purple Time/Targets.
Karen Webb
Free
Tuesday 6th
December
9.30-11.30am
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Adult and
child
session.
No booking
required
This session will enable you to learn
some fun ways to encourage your
child’s natural curiosity and support
their desire to learn.
Sonia Crabb
Free
Santa’s Walk at the Alverbank Hotel
in Alverstoke, Gosport.
Jane Wardner
Free
Saturday 10th
December
10.00-12.00
noon
Please sign up in December with
Jane.
Events in Autumn Term & Spring Term
Date &
Time
Wednesday 14th
December
6.30-8.00pm
Adult/Child
Session
Focus of session
Person leading
session
Cost
Adult only
session
No
childcare
provision
This session will offer some useful
strategies to manage behaviour
which include:
Toileting, eating, drinking, taking
your child shopping/trips out,
haircuts, etc.
Sheila Wooden
Free
Thursday 15th
December
1.30-3.30pm
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Come along for a fun and interactive
Sing and Sign Session.
This workshop will teach you some
simple signs to support your child’s
communication.
Maria McSorley
50p
Friday 6th January
2012
9.30-10.30am
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book
This session will offer strategies to
manage stress and wellbeing by
offering a variety of relaxation
techniques.
Renee Coombs
Free
Wednesday 11th
January 2012
6.00-8.30pm
Adult only
session
No
childcare
provision
MAKATON (Session 1) is a
recognised programme to support
children’s language development
and stimulate speech. You can
learn to support your child’s
communication development with
the use of signing.
Please book both sessions by
20th December 2011.
Janette Donnelly Free
Thursday 12th
January 2012
1.30-3.30pm
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
This workshop promotes
communication through touch.
Tac Pac is a sensory activity carried
out to music and rhythm for children
with profound multiple disabilities.
The activities are based around
tactile sensory play using common
household items with varying
textures.
Bev Garland
Free
Events in Spring Term 2012
Date &
Time
Wednesday 18th
January
6.00-8.30pm
Adult/Child
Session
Focus of session
Person leading
session
Adult only
session
No
childcare
provision
Janette Donnelly Free
Tuesday 24th
January
9.30-11.30am
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
MAKATON (Session 2) is a
recognised programme to support
children’s language development
and stimulate speech. You can
learn to support your child’s
communication development with
the use of signing.
Participants must attend Session
1 on 11th January. Please book
both sessions by 20th December
2011.
This session will teach some
Massage strategies for non-mobile
children to support relaxation and
promote sleep.
Caroline
Millerchip and
Helen Lovett
Free
Saturday 28th
January
12.00-2.00pm
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Clare Adams
and Zoë
Johnson
50p
Monday 30th
January
1.15-3.15pm
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Adult only
session
No
childcare
provision
Come along to this stay and play
session. Support on behaviour and
other child development issues
available. There will be an
opportunity to loan resources from
our specialist toy library. Siblings
welcome.
Come along if you require more
information on the process of
Statements.
Karen Hooper
Free
This session will offer some useful
strategies to manage behaviour
which include:
Toileting, eating, drinking, taking
your child shopping/trips out,
haircuts, etc.
Sheila Wooden
Free
Wednesday 8th
February
6.30-8.00pm
Cost
Events in Spring Term 2012
Date &
Time
Thursday 9th
February
1.00-3.00pm
Tuesday 14th
February
(Half Term)
Various session
times
Thursday 16th
February
(Half Term)
Various session
times
Friday 17th
February
9.30-11.00am
Friday 24th
February
1.00-3.00pm
Adult/Child
Session
Focus of session
Person leading
session
Cost
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Child only
To book a
place on
this event,
please call
the Centre
after 3rd
January
2012
Child only
To book a
place on
this event,
please call
the Centre
after 3rd
January
2012
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Come and have fun with your child
with a Music and Movement
Session!
Jane Wardner
and Karen
Hooper
50p
Respite playscheme for children
with additional needs.
(Places are limited to one per
child per day).
Jane Wardner
50p per
session
Respite playscheme for children
with additional needs.
(Places are limited to one per
child per day).
Jane Wardner
50p per
session
Come along to this stay and play
session. Support on behaviour and
other child development issues
available. There will be an
opportunity to loan resources from
our specialist toy library. Siblings
welcome.
This session will offer some useful
strategies to manage behaviour
which include:
Toileting, eating, drinking, taking
your child shopping/trips out,
haircuts, etc.
Clare Adams
and Zoë
Johnson
50p
Sheila Wooden
Free
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Events in Spring Term 2012
Date &
Time
Saturday 3rd
March
9.30-11.30am
Adult/Child
Session
Focus of session
Person leading
session
Cost
Adult only
Please
book at
reception
by 21st
February
2012
Folder Workshop – come along for a Jane Wardner
‘make and do’ session.
and Karen
Webb
50p
Monday 5th March
9.15-11.15am
Adult and
child
session
No booking
required
Come and have fun with your child
for a Music and Movement Session!
Karen Hooper
and Jane
Wardner
50p
Monday 5th March
6.30-8.30pm
Adult only
session
No
childcare
provision
This session will give you ideas on
how to use Visual Structures with
your child.
Naomi Shorter
Free
Tuesday 6th
March
1.30-3.30pm
Adult only
session
No
childcare
provision
Come along and speak to the
Speech and Language Therapists
about any concerns you may have
about your child’s communication.
Emily Collings
Free
Friday 30th March
1.30-3.30pm
Adult only
session
Limited
childcare
places.
Please call
the Centre
to book a
place
Join us to learn about the
importance of developing your
child’s ability to bounce back
emotionally from life’s knocks –
‘Developing their Emotional
Resilience’
Sonia Crabb
Free
Additional Information
Other exciting news!
New Sensory Garden
We are currently developing a new
sensory garden area that will be
available during the drop in sessions.
We hope the garden will provide rich
experiences of the natural world and
offer interactive sound and water
features. More details to follow.
Volunteers required
Do you have some spare time to help
other parents who have children with
additional needs?
We are currently recruiting parents for
volunteering roles. An extensive
package will be offered and it looks great
on your C.V.
For more information please email:
julie.caldwell@hants.gov.uk
Resources
The Centre will be purchasing a laptop,
wireless printer, laminator and other
resources.
These will be available during all of the
listed sessions for parents wishing to
make visual structures for their child.
Transport
If you are having difficulty getting to any
of the sessions/groups, we do have
limited funding for transport costs.
Toy Library
Our new toy library is now open.
There are a variety of specialist
toys/resources to hire for 50p for
fortnight.
Membership is free and it offers a
good opportunity to loan expensive
resources and “try before you buy”
Staff/Practitioners
delivering sessions
Sheila Wooden – Parenting and
Outreach Coordinator
Karen Hooper – Deputy Head and
SENCO
Jane Wardner – Nursery Manager
Emily Collings – Speech and
Language Therapist
Sonia Crabb – Teacher Advisor for
Children with Physical Difficulties
Bev Garland – Inclusion Team Leader
Naomi Shorter – Top Worker
Julie Langridge – Crèche Supervisor
Renee Coombs – Wellbeing Tutor
Caroline Millerchip – Health
Development Worker
Clare Adams – Hive Practitioner
Zoë Johnson – Hive Practitioner
Maria McSorley – Hive Practitioner
Helen Moore – Nest Practitioner