Archive for September 2017

Tree Tops are thinking of having a drop in session for parents/carers or even professionals who have not been to our premises before. Would anyone be interested in coming along? It would be a chance to speak to some of our OT’s and also have a look around our premises to see if we could…

To help the pincer grip and fine motor control why not try some of these activities:- * Opening/closing a clothes peg * Try using some tweezers and pick up small objects * You could even use a tennis ball, cut a slit onto it (mouth) and again pick up small objects – this just makes…

“Great training – very informative with practical ideas.”   “Lots of activities that I will implement in the classroom.”   “I will be able to use this information with the children in my class.”   “I now have an awareness of the practical techniques to try. It has provided a great overview of sensory issues…

“I feel I have a greater understanding of how and why pupils act in a certain manner and strategies to support them.”   “We have more and more children with sensory needs and this will definitely influence our provision. I will be getting in touch about getting you to work with us.”   “Got some…

CHRISTMAS COMPETITION TIME! Fizzwig would like to invite all the children past and present from Tree Tops, SPD parent support group and our partnership schools we work in to design Tree Tops’ very own Christmas card! The cards will be judged at the beginning of November with the winning entry printed for everyone to purchase.…

“What’s been happening over the last few weeks?” Pen pals Well, this has been a great hit with our children. We have six children taking part in this and we hope it will encourage them to enjoy handwriting/drawing by sending small messages to each other. Christmas Competition I know this is early but we have…

One of our colleagues was just saying her thumb was hurting when writing. So, we set her the task of pressing her thumb into the squeeze ball for several seconds, releasing, then repeating this several times. We told her to do this daily as it would build up the muscles in her thumb. After a…

If anyone is looking to book an assessment or treatment, we have one or two spaces left for September and October. We are also looking to book any top-up sessions too (one-offs) so please contact us asap before the slots disappear. Don’t forget we can help with all sorts of difficulties such as some of…

Help our Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support Group reach their goal! Any blue tokens you receive when shopping, the group have said they would welcome anyone putting their tokens in the SPD Parent Support Group’s slot. They are hoping to arrange some exciting training events for the whole group! Vote for them if you can!…