Playgroup (ages 0-3)

Playgroup is a playtime for children with special needs ages 0 – 3 and their parents and siblings.

To RSVP for events, please contact the DSASA office at 210.349.4372 or downsynassc@dsasa.org.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31 and FEBRUARY 7, 14, 21 and 28 KINDERMUSIK

11 - 11:45 a.m., Music Arts Center Northwest (IH 10 & De Zavala), 12732 Cimarron Path, Ste. 100 78249. Please RSVP if you are planning to attend since materials are needed for each lesson. Topic: Outside My Window - You and your child will enjoy a range of imagination and listening skills in Outside My Window. This month’s unit has the learning focus: “I hear and I listen. I can be loud or quiet.” The take-home magazine-style Family Guide provides an activity idea using Track 7 on the Home CD which features different rain sounds. Listen at home and find empty cans, uncooked rice, cardboard boxes, or uncooked pasta to imitate those sounds. In a child’s visual world, this exercise helps bring focus to the attention required for listening.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 at 10 A.M. - THE LITTLE GYM

Let’s get moving, Playgroup! Join us for some parent/child play time at: The Little Gym 20711 Wilderness Oaks Suite 106San Antonio, TX 78258 Please RSVP by Friday, February 3rd!

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 27, and APRIL 3, 10, 17, 24 KINDERMUSIK

11 - 11:45 a.m., Music Arts Center Northwest (IH 10 & De Zavala),
12732 Cimarron Path, Ste. 100 78249. Please RSVP if you are planning to attend since materials are needed for each lesson.
Topic: Let's Play - All the ways you play—at home, in the school yard, during your family time together—is this month's theme. In class we'll play "Follow the Leader" and other playground games to help your toddler develop listening and singing skills while strengthening movement and hand-eye coordination. In your Home Kit, find more activities, songs, and games you can do together to play and learn at home, too. Home Kit: Mini Tambourine, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Golden Bear).

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 at 10:30 A.M. - HEMISPHERE PARK

Spring is in the air! We will meet for some outdoor fun. Bring your sack lunch for a picnic.
200 S. Alamo
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 21!

SATURDAY, APRIL 21 - DSASA FAMILY DAY AT FIESTA ESPECIAL

10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Rackspace Parking Lot, 5000 Walzem Road, San Antonio, TX 78218
Entry Fees - $5 per person
Tickets for food, rides and games are available in packs of 5 tickets for $5.

SUNDAY, MAY 20 - ANNUAL DSASA PICNIC

1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Pavilions #4, #5 and #6. Food will be served. Don't forget your swimsuits, towels, water shoes, and sunscreen for water fun time in the Comal River. You may also want to bring your lawn chairs.
If you plan to attend, you must RSVP by Friday May 11th with the number of adults and children attending to sanderson@dsasa.org or 210-349-4372. Hope to see everyone there!
Directions from the San Antonio area: Take IH 35 North, towards Austin. Take Exit #187 and turn left at the light. You will be on Seguin Avenue. Follow Seguin Avenue to Main Plaza (traffic circle) in downtown New Braunfels. Go halfway around the traffic circle and exit (right) back onto Seguin Avenue by the Courthouse. Immediately get into the left lane. At the second traffic light, turn right on Landa Park Drive at the entrance to Landa Park. Pavilions #4, #5 and #6 are located past the train on the right side.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 - 9TH ANNUAL AUDREY'S DAY AT THE BEACH

8:30 a.m. – dark
Rockport Beach Park, Rockport, TX
The Shockley family will be hosting the event to help promote awareness of Down syndrome in memory of their daughter/granddaughter Audrey. There will be kayaking and cane pole fishing, in addition to boat rides on a nature study boat for viewing various birds and native wildlife. Or you can just hang out on the beach, build sandcastles, and play in the water. Don't forget your lawn chairs, sunscreen, and beach toys. Once again, we will be using the large air-conditioned pavilion on the beach that will offer relief from the sun and heat. Lunch and a snack will be provided. If there are any special dietary needs, you will need to bring the special food for those individuals. Please bring your own extra snacks and drinks to make sure you stay hydrated during the day. Feel free to spend the entire weekend in beautiful Rockport, Texas, as many of our families do.
For planning purposes, please RSVP by May 25th to the DSASA office at 210-349-4372 or sanderson@dsasa.org.
More information will be posted in the next newsletter, but if you plan to stay the weekend, be sure to start looking into places to stay now. http://www.rockport-fulton.org.

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