http://www.5energies.com.au Fri, 14 May 2010 01:17:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am not certain how many of you saw the news this morning where a teacher has been accused, and stood down, for manipulating NAPLAN tests in her classroom. Similarly, most of you would be aware of calls by the Australian Education Union to boycott the tests - this action was averted ... http://www.5energies.com.au/naplan-tests/ Oooooooohhhhhhhhh! Next week is going to be so exciting. Our big middle room will be transformed on Friday into two therapy rooms, filled with natural light, but giving us more availability for parents and children. We have been hiring new staff, as many of you know, and in July all ... http://www.5energies.com.au/change-is-coming-to-5energies/ What an amazing day it has been today. We have had all sorts of parents and their children walk through the door for their consultations, and without exception, your children are fantastic. Today there were lots of children wtih various issues, but the one thing they had in common was ... http://www.5energies.com.au/some-profound-thoughts-about-children/ Ahhh, things are a-changing at 5energies. As well as grappling with expanding premises, we have been on the search for updated technology to allow us to do what we want to do and enable greater productivity and communication. [caption id="attachment_362" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt"][/caption] I was just mulling that in my ... http://www.5energies.com.au/some-reflections-on-technology/ [caption id="attachment_364" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Victor"][/caption] We are expanding!! Over the past week we welcomed Victor and Louise, speech pathologists, to our team. It was a hectic week, with Victor and Louise thrown into a full schedule of clients - and by all accounts they were exhausted but happy! Victor is working through the ... http://www.5energies.com.au/welcome-to-victor-and-louise/ What a busy, busy time we have had since last October. We were registered as panel providers under the Helping Children with Autism package, a Federal government initiative, and since then we have been exceptionally busy, assessing, planning and providing programs for children identified through this program. What a joy ... http://www.5energies.com.au/helping-children-with-autism-package/ After a fairly extensive process, as of Tuesday, 27th October, 5energies is now officially a panel / service provider under the auspices of the Helping Children with Autism Package. This package is run through Autism Australia, with federal funding from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs ... http://www.5energies.com.au/helping-children-with-autism/ Oh dear... Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men actually do unravel and come astray. We were under the impression that our Order form for the newly launched literacy package, and our contact form were in working order - but nope, sorry, not to be. Thank you to ... http://www.5energies.com.au/website-woes/ Through the week, I had the good fortune of meeting Leslie, Simon and young Peter (see my recent posting for parents). What concerned me was how powerless Leslie and Simon felt about their son, and what conflicting advice they had been getting from their son's school. Fortunately someone they trusted ... http://www.5energies.com.au/a-concern-from-one-teacher-to-another/ Through the week, a young couple came in wtih their son Peter, aged 6. Peter has not long been at school, but already is showing some classic signs of wanting to be anywhere else, rather than at the start of an exciting academic journey!! He fidgeted from the start, eye ... http://www.5energies.com.au/being-the-best-advocate-you-can-be/