Southern View: May 09, 2017

14 Tuesday May 9 2017
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Kids love CASPA!
CASPA (Creative After
School Programmed Activities)
incorporating PAPA JACKS,
offers children the opportunity to
be creative, make new friends and
try new experiences all within
a safe, nurturing environment.
CASPA offers working parents an
affordable after school and school
holiday programme that their
kids just love!
CASPA attributes its success to
the variety of activities on offer
as well as the convenience and
affordability for parents. CASPA
kids enjoy an exciting range of
activities including sports, music,
games, drama, arts and craft as
well as fun trips. Previous themes
and activities have included a
Karaoke Dance Party, CASPA
Fear Factor, Healthy Art, Out of
Africa and hundreds
of other amazing
themes/activities!
Lindisfarne Nursery School was established
in 1987 by Tricia Cuthbert and remains part
of the Cuthbert family today. We have a large
open villa which offers pre-schoolers a great
space for lots of fun activities, and a nursery
building where the babies and toddlers can
develop and explore at their own pace.
Our registered teachers provide a
programme of wonderful activities based on
the national curriculum, Te Whariki, which
encourages a love of learning, and you will
receive regular updates about how your child
is developing.
The pre-school villa offers the children a
large open space with family and role-play
areas, areas for construction and art, a library
full of wonderful books and puzzles, and a
"classroom" area where the pre-schoolers love
to 'play schools'.
The nursery house provides the babies and
toddlers with the environment and resources
to develop their skills in the precious first two
years.
Your child will have a portfolio which will
reflect their interests, as well as show their
learning and individuality.
Morning and afternoon tea and a cooked
lunch are provided, and we are open all
year. Please call in at your convenience.
CASPA parents
enjoy peace of mind,
knowing their kids
are safe and enjoying the
benefits of a quality after
school programme. Some
parents and caregivers also
enjoy government subsidies
for CASPA. CASPA is Child
Youth and Family approved
for the OSCAR Subsidy and
in some circumstances, the full
CASPA fee will be covered by
the subsidy.
For more information
or to enrol, call Caroline,
Rachel or Tania on
349 9260 or visit
www.caspa.org.nz.
Lindisfarne is a
family business
call us
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CASPA
After School
& Holiday Programme
Creative
After
School
Programmed
Activities
P: 349 9260 or 027 352 1638
E: info@caspa.org.nz
W: www.caspa.org.nz
The pre-school villa
offers the children a
large open space.
• Central location
• Cooked healthy heart meals
• Large private outdoor play area
• Casual care available
• Enrolments available now
• 7.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday
EST 1987
389 2483
375 Worcester Street • Christchurch
Your friendly childcare solution
• We provide a safe, creative
environment for 5-13 year olds
• Our staff are trained
• A range of fun activities
• 7.15-8.30am and 3-6pm Mon-Fri
• 8am-6pm Holidays
• Kids just LOVE it!
Incorporating
Subsidies
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RHYTHM: Keepsake Singers co-ordinator Steve Langley leads a sing along
with his ukelele at Phillipstown Community Hub, a group helping people with
memory loss through music. ​
Group makes music for
those with memory loss
FLAME FILES
Keep cooking under
control in the kitchen
• Mark Thomas, fire risk
management officer
I KNOW I’ve repeated the
advice about looking when
cooking dozens of times
over the years and it looks
very much like it’s never
going to cease completely.
But every now and then I
despair a bit.
Like on Wednesday
when within three-and-ahalf-hours
fire trucks responded
to three different
cooking incidents.
A house completely filled
with smoke from a forgotten
pie in the microwave
in Sockburn was followed
by a pot on the stove, again
filling the house in Kotare
St and a further incident
in Bryndwr where smoke
inhalation was the result
• By Noah Graham
FROM BEATLES’ classics
to Elvis Presley’s best
hits, a variety of songs are
sparking strong memories
for those experiencing
memory loss.
The Keepsake Singers
group meets once a week
and helps people with
memory loss or dementia
to sing along to 20s, 30s,
40s and 50s classic hits.
The Muse Community
Music Trust member
Jacinta O’Reilly said the
hour-long sessions are a
great way for older adults
experiencing some form
of memory loss to have a
joint activity with friends
and family.
“It’s a lovely thing for
someone to be able to do
an activity with someone
who is losing their
memory.”
She said with other community
activities people
for the elderly occupants.
Any of these could have
been much worse.
A life or a house gone.
But all of them were
preventable.
Stay in the kitchen.
The smell of burning in
your home can be frightening
for anyone.
More so if you’re blind.
The occupant of a house
in Addington thankfully
did the exact right thing,
again on Wednesday, by
experiencing memory loss
often lack confidence with
most activities but the
relaxed nature of the sing
along allows them to freely
join in.
The songs include a
range of pop hits which
resonate with the participants,
Ms O’Reilly said.
She said the members
are able to sing most of the
lyrics as it taps into older
memories which are often
preserved.
phoning 111 and having
the local crew there within
minutes.
Turned out to be a tea
towel smouldering on an
element.
The potential here was a
bit frightening.
I’ve not mentioned arson
here for a long time.
It’s still occurring but
the removal of most of the
empty houses in the red
zone has made it less visible
or newsworthy.
A drum of diesel spread
along the road in the
early hours last Sunday in
Wigram was lit and left by
whatever morons thought
it was clever.
They’re still out there. As
stupid and dangerous as
ever.