Sylvia Park's Athletic Day

Transition Expo 2012

 

Dear "Auckland District Mngr

The annual Transition Expo 2012 is on Tuesday 15 May at AMI Netball Centre in Stonefields, Mt Wellington from 9:00am - 2:30pm.

This free event is hosted by Parent and Family Resource Centre in association with Ministry of Social Development.  This Expo is an opportunity for students with a disability, their parents/caregivers and education professionals to gain more information about the range of possibilities for life after schooling.  There will be stalls featuring:

• Transition providers
• Vocational programme providers
• Information/Leisure/Sports/Recreation providers

Click here for more information about the Expo. 

Click here to view the advertising flyer and map to the venue.

For more information please contact Lisa at PFRC on 636-0351 or lisa@pfrc.org.nz.

 

Lisa Martin

Parent & Family Resource Centre

09 636 0351

www.pfrc.org.nz

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2012 derby car trials

Here is the latest video on our Sommerville TV link.
Don't forget to check out the other great movies that are being made here at Sommerville.

Graduation Night and the Senior Dance

Our Graduates this year had a great night as they accepted their graduation books and certificates in front of family and friends. We are really proud of all they achieved during their time with us at Sommerville and wish them all the very best in the future.

We hope they will visit us again soon.

After the Graduation ceremony we had a wonderful time dancing the night away at our annual Senior Dance. It was great to see some of our past students there for the fun! check out the photos from our 'photo booth' during the dance.

Thanks needs to go to the students from St Kent's. You have all been real friends to the school and it was great to have you there to hang out with us and help with he music!

Thanks too to all the staff who helped out organising and on the night.

East and South Auckland Special Support Group

    Newsletter Term  Four 2011

 

Please Diarize the following two dates as very important., and then diarize other things as you want to.

 

Christmas dinner at Lonestar Manukau branch Great South Road, we have booked for 15 but need to know exact numbers before hand, the date for this is Friday 18^th November at 7.30pm.

 

Tuesday the 13^th  December our last coffee and dessert evening for the year will be at Sharon King's 22 Bronte Place Meadowlands 7.30pm, please bring a plate of Christmassy food to share and a secret santa gift to the value of 10 dollars

 

Coffee morning on the 15^th  November at the Papatoetoe Adolescent Christian Trust 311 Great South Road Papatoetoe last  coffee morning for the year is the 6^th of December

 

Other Information

Basketball for kids/adults on the ASD spectrum

At Papatoetoe on Sundays

For more information email maryhenderson2@me.com

 

Wednesday 2^nd November 6pm to 8.30pm

Parent Respite and Disablity forum

Tomorrow night

14 Erson Ave Royal Oak

CCS  Disability Action Seminar room

 

JANET MCVEAGH RECREATION LTD

Upcoming events

Fri 4^th November

Halloween Guy Fawkes Sleepover and Disco all ages Icon Trampoline Club Buckland Road Mangere drop off 6pm to 9pm

Fri 11^th to Sun 13^th November

18+ City Slickers weekend in Hamilton

Fri 18^th to 20^th November

Orewa all ages camp

Friday 25^th to Sun 27^th November

Whangetau Weekend Matakana all ages

DECEMBER

Fri 2^nd to 4^th December

Christmas camp venue to be confirmed

Mon 12^th to Fri 16^th

Adult and school leavers holiday programme

Monday 19^th – Thurs 22^nd December 

Christmas Holiday programme

 

Recreate Auckland Trust Programmes

Urban Youth Group events

Mission Bay Night out

Sat 5^th November dinner out at Otto Woo 6pm-9pm meeting at the fountain

Fri 18^th November

Twilight Movie Night at Sylvia Park 7-10.30pm 

Meeting outside Borders bookshop

Recreates Xmas Party

3^rd December at Horse and Trap Mt Eden 6pm-9pm

Devenport Night Out

11^th Feb 6pm-9pm meeting at downtown ferry terminal

Parnell La Porchetta 24^th Feb

6.30pm-9.30pm meeting at Cathedral Parnell

Open air movies and summer dinner

BBQ march date and details TBC

Auckland Youth Camps ages 15-24

Summer Youth Camp

Waiheke Island 24^th- 27^th Janurary

Summer Beach Series 1

Waipu Caves camp

11^th-13^th November

Summer Beach Series 2

2^nd-4^th March

Whangamata Camp

Young adults 21+

Summer beach series 3

Mangawhai 17^th to 19^th Feb

5 day getaway summer beach series 4

5^th 9^th December for youth and young adults

Whangarei and Bay of Islands

 

Junior  Adventure Camps ages 9-14

Merc Long Bay 4^th to 6^th November

Kiwanis Lodge

16^th to 18^th March

Extreme  Water Adventure day

Sat 17^th March

Extreme Water adventure weekend 23^rd-25^th March

Mothers Weekend Vaughan park

18^th November $50 deposit and $200

 

This is all for now

Please remember to diarise the dates and please let me know re Christmas dinner

 

Disability Rec  programmes will be added to this later in the week but I thought I would get this sent out now

I will also endeavour to keep people informed about such things as the farmers Christmas parade and the special xmas party for those that have children of an eligible age and the Koru care trip for end of year

Cheers Sue McGehan

Soccer Trip

Dillion from Tamaki Intermediate and two of his soccer team mates travelled
to the Cape Reinga Lighthouse. Dillion's coach Mike took the boys as a
reward for training hard and having a positive attitude. Dillion got to go
on a plane for the first time and drove up the beach on a bus. It was cool!

Respite and Disability Support Services Parents Forum

The Parent & Family Resource Centre (PFRC) is facilitating a Parents’ Forum on Respite care and other Disability Support Services. In September PFRC distributed a survey regarding respite care for the autistic community. We have been inundated with responses ranging from complete lack of knowledge of respite services, through to heartbreaking stories of a lack of support.

Disability Support Services, including Respite care, are Ministry of Health funded supports allocated according the eligibility. We have been told by many families that a lack of adequate support in raising a child with a disability will often result in: family breakdown ill health the inability to continue caring for a young person with high and complex needs
The Families Commission and Autism NZ Inc. support this forum and will attend to hear and address some of the issues. Ministry of Health officials and Taikura Trust (needs assessment agency) representatives will also be in attendance to listen to families’ stories, concerns and answer questions.
PFRC realizes this issue of support affects many types of disability including intellectual, physical, sensory and mental health disabilities. This forum is open to the public, individuals with a disability, parents, families, whanau, aiga, siblings and related professionals.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions and provide written feedback on specific issues. PFRC will collate the data and stories collected to assist our drive for increased supports for this vulnerable group of families.
Agenda

5.00 pm Registration; Tea, coffee and biscuits on arrival
6.00 pm Opening address – Colleen Brown, Board Chair, Parent & Family Resource Centre
6.15 pm Alison Molloy, CEO Autism New Zealand Inc. “Inadequacies of Current Supports”
6.45 pm Charlie Moore, Chief Advisor, Families Commission “The Role of the Families Commission”
7.00pm Open floor to comments/questions
8.00pm Opportunity for written feedback, comments and questions
8.30 pm Summary and Close

To register your interest or for further information please contact Lisa at the Parent & Family Resource Centre on 09 636-0351 or lisa@pfrc.org.nz