Community notices
It is nearly school holiday time again and you may be worrying about how to keep your children entertained on cold, wet days.
The Hills Environment Centre and The Summit Community Centre are running two science based programs on THURSDAY JULY 21ST
SIMPLE MACHINES: PUSH!PULL! WITH SCIWORLD Ages 5-8 from 11am - noon. Cost $5.00
This 60 minute hands-on workshop teaches children through simple experiments at workstations all about machines, levers, magnets and pulleys in every day practical applications. It will introduce the concepts of FORCES and WORK and hence show how machines enable us to do work much more easily. It uses an interactive story to introduce the six simple machines which are the basic building blocks of all other machines.
ROBOTICS WITH SCIWORLD Ages 9-15 1pm – 2pm. Cost $5.00
In this workshop you will learn how to program your Lego NXT Mindstorm EV3 Robot and by the end of the session, you’ll be amazed at what you can get your robot to do. Laptops, robots and programming lesson are included.
PLEASE NOTE BOOKINGS ARE ONLY THROUGH EVENTBRITE.
Bookings: adelaidehillscouncil.eventbrite.com
Volleyball Clinics
Mylor Adventure Camp
Looking for new adventures for your kids during winter School Holidays?
Wirraway Homestead and Mylor Adventure Camp offer fantastic outdoor holiday programs each school holidays.
From Horse Riding and Sheep Mustering to adrenaline packed activities and an Ultimate Adventure Race, there’s something for everyone!
Have a look yourself: https://baptistcaresa.org.au/adventure-holiday-programs
Adventure Holiday Programs - Baptist Care SA Adventure Plus! Holiday Program. Adventure Plus! is our famous School Holiday Program. It is beyond a recreational experience – we focus on personal development and help children have purposeful outdoor experiences. baptistcaresa.org.au |
Calm Kid Central
Calm Kid Central has once again been funded to provide the Calm Kid Central programs (Psychological support program) for free for families and (professionals who work with children ) within the Country SA region using access code FIRSTYEAR (access for 12 months get a response from our child psychs within 48 hours in the Q & A centre, interactive games and videos/lessons directly for kids and 'how to' lessons/courses for parents/caregivers on supporting children with big feelings and dealing with life challenges). I have attached a flier for further information on CKC.
Families go to www.calmkidcentral.com and use FIRSTYEAR
Uraidla history book for sale
Have you seen the new Uraidla book written by local historian Geoffrey Bishop on behalf of the East Torrens Historical Society? It tells the story of the Uraidla township, from the beginning to current day and is a fascinating read!
Books are $35 and there are copies for sale at the Front Office.
