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| School Holiday Activities |
10 - 22 April
The Easter Bunny Hops into The Village
Thursday 5 and Saturday 7 April, 11am - 2pm
Presented by The Marian Street Theatre for Young People our friendly Easter bunny will be on hand to distribute Darrell Lea mini chocolate Easter Eggs.
Exclusive Birthday Club Event
Wednesday 11 April at 2pm
The Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea Party. Join us for a magical afternoon tea for St Ives Village Birthday Club Members. Enjoy a simple afternoon tea of cup cakes, fresh fruit and juice plus entertainment - Adrian Dean Magic Show, face painting, Easter craft activity, gift bag and more!
Special invitations will be sent out to all current members of the Birthday Club early March. Cost $6 per child, 80 places only. Bookings will open on March 19th. Join now to be invited, on line www.stivesvillage.com.au or at Centre Management.
Face Painting
11 - 13 April, 11am - 2pm
Easter, Mad Hatter and Alice in Wonderland motifs.
Cost $2 per face paint with proceeds going to children's charities.
Edible Art Cooking Workshops
Thursday 12 and Friday 13 April, 11am - 2pm
Create your own kitchen edible masterpiece. Be creative, have fun and take it home to eat! The monthly Fresh Food Market Room Session will be part of the event as Rena and her team demonstrate easy to make recipes for children and provide guidance to those participating to make what is being demonstrated. Each session will have a savoury and sweet idea to make.
30 minute sessions run at 10am, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm each day.
Cost $6 per child. Bookings essential as spaces limited. Bookings will open on March 19th.
Activity located in the Market Room.
Bead Workshops,
16 - 22 April, Daily 10am - 4pm
Children can make bead creations such as a necklace or a bracelet and earrings for just $5. Using of a variety of beads mostly acrylic, resin or alloy. Suitable for a variety of age groups.
Children can select from an assortment of kits/beads, larger beads for the younger children and smaller or more challenging activities for the older children.
The Bead Craft team will assist the children that require help to complete their activities and encourage them to have fun!
No booking required; $5 per item made.
In addition kits, beads and tools will be available for sale for those interested in taking them away for beading at home.
Free QUESTACON Super Science Shows
Thursday 19 and Friday 20 April, 10am and 12noon
See the crazy scientists from Questacon as they conduct science experiments and then join them in their workshops for hands on fun.
With ALL BOOKED & PAID activities we provide a FREE coffee/tea voucher to the parents/carers of each child participating OR a Bakers Delight Finger Bun voucher per child from Bakers Delight - conditions do apply.
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Give your Kids a Head Start this year |
NumberWorks'nWords St Ives
Ten Hints for Creating Resilient Families
The following ten hints are a summary of methods that teach resilience from a workshop given by Andrew Fuller, a well known clinical psychologist, specialising in the family unit.
• Promote Belonging
Resilience is the happy knack of being able to bungy jump through the pitfalls of life. It is the strongest antidote we know of for self-harm, depression and drug abuse and it's built on our sense of belonging.
• Have Some Mooch Time
We live in a world that suffers from attention deficit disorder. We rush children from activity to activity, from lesson to lesson and from one organised event to another. Then we wonder why, when there is a lull, that they say,"I'm bored". Be a counter-revolutionary. Find some time each week just to be at home without anything structured happening.
• Rediscover Some Family Rituals
It doesn't matter whether it is the family walk after dinner, the Sunday roast, the Friday night pizza or the Saturday morning clean up, rituals are highly protective. The best rituals often cost nothing.
• Spontaneity and Curiosity
Spontaneity and curiosity are the building blocks of good mental health. If you want to raise your children to have mentally healthy lives you are going to have to have a good time yourself. If you want your children to succeed you need to show them that success is worth having.
• Love Kids For Their Differences
When families function well people are allowed to be different and to be loved for those differences. We all know that children take on different roles. Having children who are strongly individual and who have a sense of who they are is a sign of good parenting.
• It is Clear Who is in Charge
Families do not work well as democracies. In fact they seem to work best as benevolent dictatorships in which the parent or parents consult a lot with their children but at the end of the day, the parent has the final say. Some parents fear that if they take charge that they will lose the friendship of their children, but often the reverse is true.
• Consistency
Consistency is the ideal. Having parents who agree on rules and standards and who convey the same sorts of messages and who value compassion over coercion, clearly has the best outcome in terms of children's well being. It is also important that parents not be open to manipulation and work together as a team.
• Teach the Skills of Self-Esteem
Families that work well seem to praise one another often. Compliments are made, positive efforts are commented on. Optimism is in the air. Teaching the skills of self-praise is useful. Ask questions like " How did you do that?" "How come you did so well at that test?" "What did you do?" and "Have you been doing homework behind my back?"
• Know How to Argue
Families that work well know how to argue. It seems strange to say this because we all have the sense those families that work well don't have conflict. The family is really where we learn to resolve disputes fairly.
• Parents are Reliably Unpredictable
With young children it is important to provide consistency and predictability. This allows them to feel sure of you.
Perhaps the most important feature of parents in healthy families is that they realise that all of the above is desirable but not always possible and so they look at how to promote good functioning while not wasting energy on blaming themselves for the times when things don't quite work out as they had planned.
At NumberWorks'nWords, we constantly work with our students to develop good, healthy attitudes to all challenges and to equip them with the self-esteem and confidence to attempt anything life has to offer.
We like to be a part of the resilience building in our families and encourage you to call us or come in for a chat if there is any way you can think of that we can assist.
NumberWorks'nWords St Ives,
Ph: 9440 3030.
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Home Coaching Turramurra |
Established in 1984, Home Coaching is a home based tuition business in Turramurra, independently owned and operated by Paul and Gemma Couch. We offer tutoring services for students from Infants, Primary and Secondary schooling through to the HSC. Working with us, to cover the various academic areas, is a small number of tutors, all of whom, including ourselves, are qualified and experienced teachers.
Our main focuses are Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics for Secondary students and Mathematics and English, including Reading, Writing, Spelling and Grammar, for Infants and Primary students.
Home Coaching's motto "Believe Trust Persevere", gives three essential ingredients of successful learning. Believe that you can improve; Trust that you can be helped to improve; Persevere to reach your potential.
Home Coaching is:
Dedicated to achieving the best for your child.
Committed to helping your child reach his/her full academic potential.
Dedicated to raising your child's level of self confidence and expectation.
Committed to providing quality instruction by qualified and experienced teachers.
About goal setting, exam techniques and time management.
3 types of tuition lessons:
- Small group (2-8 students)
- Pairs (join with a friend or sibling)
- Private (individual)
Free Maths Diagnostic Assessment
Have Maths strengths and weaknesses identified through diagnostic testing so that the tutoring focus can be on genuine improvements.
School Holiday Workshops
During school holidays Home Coaching offers Maths and Chemistry Workshops. These sessions provide a great opportunity for students to catch up on any areas of concern and address any individual needs, to work through past exam papers in order to practise exam techniques and time management or to do general revision.
Please feel welcome to phone us if you have any tutoring queries. Home Coaching welcomes all new students. Ask about our FREE TRIAL LESSON offer in MATHS or CHEMISTRY.
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Kids First Children's Services |
Kids First Children's Services is Sydney's award winning one stop shop for all of your child's learning, health and therapy needs.
Kids First offers quality, commitment and convenience in one kid friendly location where Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Child Psychologists and teachers are all on hand to help your child become a confident, independent learner.
Kids First's unique team of children's health specialists and qualified teachers has supported more than 4,000 children and families in the last 5 years.
They work together to offer a wide range of services to kids of all ages and abilities. They also empower parents with free parenting seminars, the 123 Magic behaviour management program and workshops for schools and pre-schools.
Many of Kids First's services are eligible for Medicare and health fund rebates, making support for kids accessible and affordable for families.
Kids First has also been selected by the Australian Government to provide specialised Early Intervention to children with disabilities. Kids First is an experienced leading agency in the Helping Children with Autism and Better Start for Children with Disabilities initiatives and Kids First team members are experts in supporting kids with special needs.
So how can Kids First help a child you know?
Confident Little Kids, Bright Start and Bright Sparks are health fund eligible small group programs offering language, learning, social skills and Early Intervention support to preschoolers. Kids First's teachers also provide confidence building reading, spelling, writing and maths tuition for primary and high schoolers.
Kids First's Child Psychologists, Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists offer personal and customised support, as well as health fund eligible small group therapy programs like Courageous Kids, Radical Readers and the Write Away handwriting improvement program.
To find out more about Kids First Children's Services,
visit www.kids-first.com.au or call
9938 5419.
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Vivid Impressionz |
Making your mark in 2012!
New school year, new friends, new challenges, new skills needed…
Vivid Impressionz will be offering fun, practical courses and workshops that focus on developing and enhancing young people's life skills.
For the new school year, our first term workshops are concentrating on making a great first impression. We want to give young people the chance to make their mark and develop their social skills to build up their confidence and sense of wellbeing. Today's young people often struggle with knowing how to act in social situations and the ability to communicate effectively. At Vivid Impressionz we aim to bridge the gap between the impersonal world of social networking and how to act in real life.
Workshops will include learning how to be an effective communicator, the importance and skills of listening, making and maintaining friendships, being organised for school and at home, the importance of a positive attitude and respecting yourself and others! This is all done through fun, innovative, interactive and peer supportive sessions.
We will be offering two 8 week courses for Term 1 & Term 2:
First Impressionz for girls aged 8-12
Tuesday or Thursday
4.30-5.30pm
MPressions for boys aged 8-12
Tuesday or Thursday
5.30-6.30pm
Cost of course $230.
With over 20 years experience Vanessa and Vicki both Educators, and parents of young children and teenagers, have been running these courses for several years. We understand firsthand the pressures and challenges children face today in their schools and social environment. Recently, setting up in our St Ives studio, above Toys and Tales on Mona Vale Rd, we have enjoyed running our first programs in the local community. We believe creating a Vivid Impression is about being confident, unique and making your mark in today's world.
For more information on Vivid Impressionz and the courses on offer, go to our website at www.vividimpressionz.com or call Vanessa/Vicki on 0424 683 885.
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