Kids Dig It - September 15

Kids Dig It is an exciting family outing for kids of all ages which benefits Lowndes County 4-H. Your kids will enjoy sitting in construction equipment and seeing how it operates under the supervision of trained technicians. Other exhibits will be on hand for demonstration as well as games, concessions and much more. (Remember to take small bills, in the past most of the equipment costs $1/ride/sitting).

Saturday, September 15th, 2012, 10 - 3; Lowndes County Civic Center, Highway 84 East

Special Needs

I have been wanting to put together a page for parents of children with special needs.  If you have any other information to add, please feel free to let me know.

Down Syndrome Association of South Georgia
http://southgeorgiadsa.org/

Jacobs' Ladder Therapeutic Riding Center
http://www.jacobsladderriding.com/

Easter Seals   247-6912
http://southerngeorgia.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=GADR03_homepage
Champions for Children:    http://www.championsforchildrenga.org/
Megan's House: 
http://southerngeorgia.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=GADR03_Adopt_a_day

SOS kids        241-8993

Challenger League at the YMCA
http://www.valdostaymca.org/challenger_league.php

Valdosta Parks & Rec (Therapeutics) ~ adult and youth
http://www.vlpra.com/NSTherapeutics.htm

Parent to Parent
http://www.p2pga.org/

Sullivan Literacy Center 
This center has a reading tutoring program. It is through the Education Dept at VSU Dr, Gina Doepker is the director.
http://teach.valdosta.edu/plmoch/KDP/Service%20Projects/Sullivan%20Literacy%20Center/sullivan_literacy_center.html

The Ballet School 
Offers a dance class specifically for special needs kids. Kelly Smith is the director. (229) 219-9949 .
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ballet-School/192518494129847

Camp Arrow
This is a 5-day/night overnight camp for kids with special needs. 
http://camparrow.org/



Therapy Centers:

Babies Can't Wait
(229) 245-6565

2700 N Oak St,Valdosta,GA31602

First Step Therapy
229-563-0420

More Than Words   
229-244-4545
http://www.morethanwordsga.org/where-quality-makes-a-difference#!__where-quality-makes-a-difference

Valdosta State Speech & Hearing Clinic
http://www.valdosta.edu/coe/comd/speechandhearingclinic.shtml

Valdosta Pediatric Therapy
(229) 253-8500
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Valdosta-Pediatric-Therapy-Services/305575202897

Hope Haven 
This is a center in Jacksonville that does evaluation, thereapies etc. for special needs children. They also have under their roof a specific Down Syndrome Center.
http://hope-haven.org/

Valdosta's Studio Imagination

Saw this in the business section of our paper this weekend and thought it was neat!  Can't wait to take the kids and try it out!

http://valdostastudioimagination.com/index.html

I think they will also do a painting (birthday) party if you are interested, contact Barbara!

Don't Make Me Count to Three Bible Study

Moms,

There is an upcoming Bible Study on the book Don't Make Me Count to Three written by Ginger Plowmen.  It was a great book to read on your own, but now Crosspointe Church is doing a weekly Bible Study on it.  It is a very good child rearing book.

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Ladies, join us next week! We will be kicking off our new Women's D Groups! So that we can have enough childcare workers to watch over your sweet little ones, we are asking that you register through the link listed below before the study. 

Go to www.crosspointechurch.cc/dgroups/women. See you net week!

Don't Make Me Count to Three

Mondays at 10

Childcare available

Whether you are a mom, grandmother, aunt, teacher, friend, we all need to know how to relate to a child and train their hearts biblically! Join us each Monday morning to learn more about God's design for training up a child! 

VSU Meet the Blazers, Football, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Soccer and Volleyball

 

http://www.vstateblazers.com/news/2012/8/21/FB_0821121631.aspx

GA Tech/UGA Parent Meeting

Some parents have been pushing for  GA Tech & UGA to reach out to more parents and students in our area.  This is a perfect opportunity to get more information without a long drive.  Don’t procrastinate until the senior year!  (no matter how hard it is to think about them leaving)  It’s tough to get into these schools and the meeting will give you some good insight on what’s required. 

So, please consider attending this meeting and passing the information along to your friends.  The schools will only keep coming back if the attendance is good.

Georgia Tech/UGA Student/Parent Meeting

Tuesday, August 28^th

5:00pm

Valwood School

For more information, contact Valwood at 229.242.8491

Kindermusik Classes

Tuesday Village Class (newborns to18 months): Zoom Buggy/Dream Pillow  9:30 to 10:15

Tuesday Our Time Class (18 months through 3 years): Milk and Cookies 10:30 to 11:15

Wednesday Our Time Class (18 months Through 3 years): Milk and Cookies 9:15 to 10:00

Classes begin Sept. 11 and will end Dec. 5 with Thanksgiving week off. The classes are $190 for all 12 weeks and the take home materials. There are many different means of payment and I am now taking enrollments for the classes for fall. 

Karen Van Nus
karen.a.vannus@gmail.com