St. Patrick’s Day St Patrick's Day at Avalon house was full of fun. All Rao

were dressed in Irish green. Our craft group had been busy

creating Irish clovers made out crepe and cardboard.

These were hung throughout the coffee shop and were

used for bunting as well as decorative ornaments for our

wishing tree. The

residents were

entertained by the

wonderful Leyla

and the enjoyed

singing along the

many of the old

classics.

Kindy Easter Hat Parade

Our residents

were very lucky

to receive a visit

from the local

pre-school

children during

March. The

children showed

off their lovely

Easter hats and entertained us all with a number of songs

and dances. The residents were delighted by their

performance and also were surprised with a hand made

gift and card from the children. It was a lovely morning

with smiles all round from the children and our residents.

Animal Farm

During the month of

March the residents

were treated to a

visit by the animal

farm. Residents had

the opportunity to

pat and cuddle with a

number of different

farm animals

including baby ducks

and chickens, rabbits,

piglets, baby goats and

lambs. It was a

wonderful sensory

experience and lovely

to see the smiles that

the animals brought to

the faces of our

residents.

Easter Weekend On Easter Sundays residents

woke up to a treat in their

rooms! Every resident and staff

member was lucky to receive a

chocolate Easter bunny. Our

home was decorated with

bunnies and eggs and residents

received more chocolates

throughout the day. In

celebrating Easter Sunday, we

began with Songs of Praise and

talked about the meaning of

Easter. Many family members

came to celebrate this special

day with their loved ones and it

was a great day for everyone.

Avalon House

June 2017

June 1, 2017 [AVALON HOUSE NEWSLETTER]

ANZAC Day Anzac Day was

commemorated at

Avalon House with a

special Service and a

modified game or 2 of

Two Up. We marked

the occasion with

decorations of poppies

and Australian flags

hanging in our

reception, lounge

areas and on each dining table. The Two Up session was

held in the morning and was well attended by our

residents who seemed to enjoy themselves. In the

afternoon our Anzac service was led by Shelagh and

Minister Sturt Young who spoke some moving and

special words. Neville

delivered the Ode for us

and said he was honored

to do so. After the

service our residents

enjoyed singing along to

some old familiar tunes

led by Shelagh who was

accompanied by

Maureen on the piano.

We were very grateful

for their wonderful

contribution. It was an

important and special

day for our residents.

Book Club Recently we have implemented a book here at Avalon

House. Residents are visited monthly by library

volunteers who provide a number of books in a range of

different genres. The program is becoming increasingly

popular amongst the residents and they all look forward

to the opportunity to change their books.

Ballroom Dancing

In March and April

some of the staff

were involved in a

music and dancing

research project.

Initially this project

focused on our

Dolphin Unit group

of residents. For 6

weeks we

concentrated on

listening to and enjoying music (and limited television

watching). On Tuesday afternoon’s the happy hour

became a dancing event and residents and staff enjoyed

learning and dancing to the old songs that were popular in

the ‘salad days’ of our residents. It was such a joyful time

that the program was extended to all the residents and

when the project finished we held a big party in the main

lounge room with 2 professional dancers to teach and

dance with everyone. It was lovely to see the residents come

alive with smiles on their faces and excitement in their

mannerisms. For many of the residents dancing was an

important part of their youth and it was wonderful to share

this with them.

Mother’s Day Mother's Day at Avalon

House was a great

celebration. Our residents

spent time with their

families, it was wonderful to

see the joy and love for the

mothers, grandmothers and

great grandmothers. The

celebration continued with

happy hour where

champagne and cheese

platters were served. The

coffee shop was decorated

beautifully and residents were entertained with music

during the special afternoon tea.

June 1, 2017 [AVALON HOUSE NEWSLETTER]

Upcoming Events

Terry Hills Choir Visit-June 6th

Queens Birthday High Tea-June 12th

Vivid Lights Bus Trip-June 9 & 14

Karaoke-(InternationalWorld Music

day)-June 21st

Mocktail Party –July 7th

Ballroom Dancing Party-18th

Annual Theme Party – 50’s Rock n

Roll- August TBC

Winter Entertainment – The

Lyric Trio, Barrenjoey Jazz

Band, Leyla Nassif, Amanda

Hamilton, Pamala Plays Piano,

Keoff McCulloch and Steve

Murphy.

RAO Team

Maria, Ilsa, Christine, Kylie, Marianna & Jacqueline

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