January 2019
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Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 JULIANA VILLAGE RESIDENTS NEWSLETTER January 2019 Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 DATES TO REMEMBER st Tue 1 Georges Centre Closed- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday). Wed 2nd Podiatry Day No Devotion Service ( Mike is away). Thurs 3rd Hairdresser Day Fri 4th Short Bus Trip, Bus Departs at 1:15pm Residents Committee Meeting at 2pm th Mon 7 Monthly Shopping Trip to Southgate - Bus Departs at 10:15am Bingo with Lorna at 1:45pm Tues 8th Library Day Laughter Yoga Level 2 at 10:30am Julia’s Flutes in Sharpe House Level 2 at 2pm Wed 9th No Devotion Service ( Mike is away). Thurs 10th Hairdresser Day Happy Hour at 2pm Mon 14th Bingo with Lorna at 1:45pm Tue 15th Monthly Lunch Outing to Headlands Hotel, Bus leaves at 10:15am $21 p/p for Seniors Menu only Laughter Yoga in Georges Centre at 2pm th Wed 16 Podiatry Day in Sharpe House Level 2 at 9:45am Residents & Relatives Meeting 10:00 am – Sharpe House 11:00 am – Bruinsma Devotion Service with Mike at 1:45pm Thurs 17th Hairdresser Day Fri 18th Short Bus Trip, Bus Departs at 1:15pm Mon 21st Bingo with Lorna at 1:45pm Tue 22nd Library Day ,Men’s Shed with Mike at 10:00am Julia’s Flutes in Georges Centre at 2pm Wed 23rd Sharpe House Level 2 at 9:45am Devotional Service with Mike at 1:45pm Thurs 24th Hairdresser Day Birthday Party with Jazz King at 2pm th Fri 25 Menai marketplace Shopping Trip, Bus leaves at 1:15pm Mon 28th Public Holiday Bingo at 1:45pm Tue 29th Men’s Shed with Mike at 10:00am Laughter Yoga Level 2 at 10:30am Wed 30th Podiatry Day Devotion Service with Mike at 1:45pm Thurs 31st Hairdresser Day Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 January Birthdays Hostel and Sharpe House 6th Stan Carr 15th Mavis Price 15th Violet Pointer 17th Joan Young 21st Anne Pautsching 27th Loretta O’Brien 28th Irene Hunt Self-Care 3rd David Bailey (1931) 11th Willy Van der zee (1933) 28th Shirley ugden (1930) Staff 1st Shresha Srijana 2nd Ashok Dangal 3rd Adrian Cook 9th Vicky Shresha 13th Lucy Wang 24th Wai Ming Chan 25th Katrina Labang & Nancy El-Kazzi 28th Maerhea Valdez 29th Sashi Joshi Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Resident Winners of Raffle 1st - Maureen Zarubin 2nd – Anne Evans 3rd - Shirley Delaney EWH Basket- John Longworth Staff Raffle Winners 1st – Reena Bajracharya 2nd – Lily Gu _______________________________________________________ Chaplain Mike will be on Holiday Leave from 1st – 9th of January 2019 Our Lady Star of the Sea For those wishing to receive Catholic Communion, Please Contact Ineke on 9524 9226 _______________________________________________________________________________ The Dutch Shop located in the Village open between the hours of 3pm to 4pm, Monday to Friday. The shop contains a variety of condiments, cakes, treats & gifts. Monthly Lunch Outings: The menu for each months lunch venue is displayed in Georges Centre & also on the Dining Room Notice board. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Your Mail Dear Residents For your convenience, there is an outgoing mail box situated in the Bruinsma Hostel (mail box area) .Please place any letters that you would like posted, into this box. Rose from the office clears this mail box throughout the week. If you have any questions regarding your mail please speak to Rose in the main office. Hairdresser Day : Jean our Hairdresser is available Thursday’s for Perms, Blow Dries, Styling, Haircut’s & Colours. Appointments can be made through Nurses Stations or with our Recreation Staff. For Residents who are unable to attend the salon due to mobility, Jean will provide hairdressing services . in the residents room. Nail Service: Julie our nail lady Julie will be here on Tuesday’s every fortnight. Appointments available 8th & 22nd January. * If you would like a nail treatment, please advise the nurses station or RAO Staff. ______________________________________________________________________________________ LIBRARY SERVICES & GENERAL READING……………… For your convenience the Sutherland Shire Library service comes to the Village every fortnight ( 2 weeks ) to bring books to the residents who have requested them. If you would like to start receiving books as well, please speak to an Activities Staff Member ( Wendy, Galina ,Jeanette or Leanne) or advise a Nurse and they will advise us. If the fortnightly service is not for you but you enjoy reading the occasional book, then come along to the George’s Centre and have a browse through our overflowing book collection which has many good books which have been kindly donated by residents and families all the time so you are sure to pick up a new release or two. You are free to take these books at any time. Resident Committee Meetings : These take place in the Georges Centre on the First Friday of each month at 2pm. _____________________________________________________________ Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Logeman Court & Miranda/Bimbadeen Residents A movie will be shown at 3pm in the Common Room of Logeman Court and afterwards ( 5pm) residents will enjoy Happy Hour together. *** This may be subject to change, So for further information call Jo: 9540 5090 or Judy: 9525 6225. __________________________________________________________________________________ Precious Pats Holidays Valette & Pet Therapy Dogs(Sophie, Lana & Honey) will be away on Holidays from 29th January until 5th February. Their next visit will be Tuesday 12th February. _________________________________________________________________________________ Julia’s Flutes Julia is a Flautist and she plays a variety of flute pieces from ous from various genres Sharpe House Level 2 : Georges Centre: th nd When : Tuesday 8 January When :Tuesday 22 January Time : 2:00pm Time : 2:00pm ______________________________________________ Laughter Yoga Class in the Georges Centre Where: Georges Centre With: Cesar Melendez When : Tuesday 15th January Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Time : 2pm Laughter Yoga Class in Sharpe House, Level 2 th th When : Tuesday 8 & 15 January Where: Level 2, Sharpe House Time : 10:30am SINTERKLAAS Morning Tea Our Residents & Staff would like to give a Big Thank you to Ineke Niewland for her well thought out Poems & Presentation at the Sinterklaas Morning Tea. And also a Big Thankyou to St Nicholas for coming to visit & sharing his words of joy. Our Chef & Kitchen Staff provided a tasty selection of treats which were very well received by our residents, So Thank you to them for their effforts as well. Making Gingerbread Houses on Level 2 Residents took part in creating a gingerbread house in Sharpe House on level 2. Residents & Staff enjoyed this activity. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Country of the Month : AUSTRALIA Flag of Australia. ... The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter Facts About Australian Animals There are three times as many sheep than people living in Australia The Australian Emu – a large, flightless bird – can run as fast as 45km/h (28mph) Platypus are highly poisonous, and have enough poison to kill a dog or make a human seriously ill Wombat poo is shaped like a cube! The Box Jellyfish – which is found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef – is responsible for more deaths than snakes, sharks and saltwater crocodiles combined If you ever get attacked by a crocodile, try pushing your finger into its eye to deter it The record jump recorded by a kangaroo is a whopping 9 metres (30 feet) in a single leap! Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 Two native Australian animals, Platypus and Echidnas, are the only two mammals in the world that lay eggs to give birth Koalas sleep for about 20 hours per day Tasmanian Devils have the strongest bite per body size of any mammal There are 4 different species of kangaroo in Australia, with the Red Kangaroo being the largest. The largest Big Red ever seen was 2.1m tall (6ft 9in) and weighed 91kgs (200lbs)! The Australian Thorny Devil is one of the longest-lived lizards of its size in the world, with a lifespan of up to 20 years The Kangaroo and Emu were chosen to be the two animals on the Australian Coat of Arms because they can't walk backwards, reflecting a forward-thinking culture 17 of the world's most poisonous snakes can be found in Australia Insects and arachnids – Australia is home to around 1,500 types of spiders, 4,000 types of ants and 350 types of termites While Kangaroos are considered a national icon, with over 40 million estimated throughout the country, they can also be considered a pest in some locations and are sometimes culled Australia has a larger population of camels than Egypt Facts About Australian Laws Voting in elections in Australia is compulsory (you don't have a choice) for everyone 18 years of age and over, with an initial fine of $72 issued for non-voters. Despite this, only around 81% of eligible Aussie voters cast their vote Australia was the second country in the world to grant women the right to vote; this occurred in 1894 In 2005, the government issued a ban on saying the word 'mate' at Parliament House. The ban lasted 24 hours before it was overturned Swimming at public beaches in Australia during the day was made illegal for 64 years. Juliana Village Activities Program – January 2019 The legal drinking age