Charlie's new flyer!

Hello friends! It's been awhile since I've updated this blog..haha! 

So, here you go, we made through 2020!! Yay! It was rough but Thank God, we are all ok. 

We endured extra strict stay at home and quarantine orders to be sure we all made it to 2021.  

Both of my boys did virtual learning until March 22, then the both went back to school in person! My husband and I are both vaccinated... so we are hoping for the best! 

We plan on getting the boys vaccinated hopefully when the time comes. 

So, now to the reason of my post today: This fun "Charlie school flyer" that I designed. Every year when Charlie starts a new grade I have provided a flyer to the folks at his school that will be working with him. This year I was LATE because we didn't see staff in person until March. So happy to finally get it done and in the hands of the school. They are getting to know Charlie and my hope is that this flyer will alert them of certain challenges that he experiences and they can work with him accordingly. Also, the can see in photos more about Charlie at home and his family. 

I like to stay in close contact with the staff at school who work with Charlie to constantly try to improve his learning experience. Let me know if you have any questions or how I can help you with your own flyer for your little one with Down's Syndrome or another special need. Until next time! -Diana

 

The flyer below is the flyer I used last year. I like to update it every year ;) 

 

Back to School!

It's a new school year!! I'm excited to see my two boys at the same school for 1 more year. Max is a bright and shining 5th grader and Charlie is a studious and eager 1st grader!

Life is going well in the education department for the Brandenbergs, so far! I am thrilled to say the school and I are dancing the waltz currently -- in sync and with rhythm. I couldn't be happier with the teachers and fellow students -- I need to pinch myself. 

I hope all is wonderful in your neck of the woods! I will be sharing our experiences this year -- in public school as it relates to the special needs of my two boys -- Max, with his challenges with ADHD (and perhaps reversing the diagnosis one day?), and with my sweet Charlie who was born with an extra chromosome -- a syndrome known as Down's syndrome or Trisomy 21. 

I had a great first meeting with all the teachers and look forward to seeing the success of my two little men! My next post is going to be a sample of a flier that I designed last year to introduce my son Charlie to his kindergarten class and all his educators. I will be doing the same flier with a couple of tweaks to give to his 1st grade class. I will also add some more ASL videos to give them a sort of "at-home" intro to sign for any of the parents and teachers who want to learn more sign to be able to communicate better with Charlie. 

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

Max & Charlie

Signing with Diana & Charlie (Video 5)!

Hi friends,
Hope you find this latest video helpful in learning some basic sign language. My family has been so grateful to have sign language as a way of communicating until my little boy is able to speak verbally. The learning never stops, even when someone is non-verbal. Keep going and happy signing!  Diana Brandenberg

Sweet Charlie a few years ago!

Just to illustrate how long Charlie's been signing and how wonderful it's been for us.. I wanted to post this video from a few years back.

Hope you enjoy! Happy signing!
Diana

New "Signing with Diana" video - Video 4!

Hi there!

Just created the lasted video for you "Vid 4"! Hoping that you learn to sign some basic ASL words to speak to your new friend Charlie! ;) If not Charlie, someone else in your life. Learning sign is a wonderful thing. Thank you for signing with me today!

Diana :)

Signing with Diana - Video 3!

Hope you enjoy the third video in my Signing series :) I'll be doing several more next week.

Thanks for your interest! Happy signing!

Signing with Diana - Video 2!

Hope you like my second video-- I'm working on getting some videos with CHARLIE in front of the camera as well.. until then! I'm helping everyone communicate with Charlie better by providing signing videos. He comes from a school and household where signs "rule" his world. Starting in public school on August 21, this year, he's in a new world where many have no idea what poor Charlie is trying to communicate. So, hence my videos! I hope they help build a lot of lasting friendships in his new kindergarten class. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm to learn a timeless and beautiful language. Happy signing!