JUNE 2015
L E I G H P L AC E
Re s i d e n t i a l A g e d C a r e L i v i n g
Ne w s l e t t e r
What’s Inside
Welcome - Page 1
Birthdays/Welcome/What’s On
- Page 2
Church Services/
Announcements - Page 3
Mother’s Day Morning Tea Page 4 - 5
Comedy Corner - Page 6
Queen’s Quiz - Page 7
Calendar - Page 8 - 9
Getting to Know You
- Page 10 - 11
Welcome to Leigh Place
We would like to give a warm welcome to our new residents that have
joined us at Leigh Place. On behalf of all staff we all greet you in good
grace. We also hope that you are content and comfortable living at Leigh
Place.
May became the month to celebrate mothers! We honoured all women
this mother’s day - aunties, care givers, friends and of course mothers.
Everyone may have played a significant role in someone’s life as a mother
figure and we celebrated this with a morning tea and a presentation of
gifts in the afternoon. We hope you enjoy your personalised cups and
we would like to take the time to thank you for the never ending task of
being a loving mother/significant motherly figure.
In June we will be supporting the cancer council and hosting our own
Biggest Morning Tea! We ask for a gold coin donation at the door.
Please refer to your activity calendar for times of all the wonderful
activities we have planned!
Love the Leisure and Lifestyle Team
Volunteer Profile - Page 12
British Sayings - Page 13
Australia’s Biggest Morning
Tea - Page 14
Announcements - Page 15
Queen’s Birthday Quiz
Answers and Raffles - Page 16
PH: (02) 9153 8222
12-18 Leigh Avenue, Roselands NSW 2196
www.leighplace.com.au
What’s on this Month?
2nd Men’s Group @ 10.30am
3rd
House 5 Morning Tea @ 10am
3rd
Concert: Patrick Brady @ 1.30pm
4th Concert: Steve Mazza @ 10.30am
Birthdays For June
12th – Joy Gourlay
13th – Leslie Kamaras
28th – Adderly Tayler
30th – Heinz Lunse
5thQueen’s Birthday Afternoon Tea
@ 2pm
10th House 1 +6 Morning Tea @ 10am
11th Concert: Ron Ashton @ 11am
12th Bus Trip: Marconi Club @ 10.45am
16thLeigh Place Lollipops Performance
at Belmore Public School
16th Men’s Group @ 10.30am
17th Concert: Slim Cash @ 10.30am
17thHouse 4 Birthdays Afternoon Tea
@ 2pm
18th Concert: Kristy Lee @ 1.30pm
Welcome to New
Residents!
Ruth Hinson
19th Bus Trip: Woronora River RSL
@ 11am
24th Biggest Morning Tea @ 10am
24th Concert: Freddy and Lyn @ 1.30pm
25thHouse 2 + 3 Birthday Morning Tea
@ 10am
25th Concert: Jazz Band @ 1.30pm
26th General Manager’s BBQ @ 12pm
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Church Services
Baptist Church Service
Pastor Phillip Ross
Narwee Baptist Church
Wednesday 3rd June at 10am
Morning tea provided
Leigh Place Community Room
Catholic Mass
Father John Walker
Tuesday 9th June at 10.45am
Leigh Place Community Room
Christian Service
Korean Church Group
Wednesday 10th June at 10am
Morning Tea provided
Leigh Place Community Room
Belmore Public School +
Leigh Place Lollipops
Come along and join the children
from Belmore Public School for some
songs and fun! We will be pairing up
children and our residents to get to
know each other better! Come along
and meet the children!! Everyone is
welcome!! Our final performance will
be held at Belmore Public School on
the 16th June 2015!
Family Date Fete
We will be hosting a Family Day
fete at Leigh Place in the July school
holidays! Bring your family and
friends and support Leigh Place in
raising funds for a Leigh Place Bus.
Please let the Leisure and Lifestyle
Team know if you would like to
donate anything our fete.
Movies
If you have a movie request, please
speak to the Leisure and Lifestyle
Team so we can organise it for
Saturday at the Movies!
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Mother’s Day Morning Tea
In May we celebrated Mother’s Day.
We honoured all women on this special day – whether you are a mother, aunt,
care giver or friend, we recognise that every woman may have played a significant
role in someone’s life as a mother figure.
We drew our Mother’s Day Raffle and the winners were:
Resident’s Raffle
Staff Raffle
1st Prize: Margaret McQueen
2nd Prize: Janet Quinnell
3rd Prize: Jean McCulloch
1st Prize: Emily (receptionist)
2nd Prize: Graham (GM)
3rd Prize: Maurene (Finance)
Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone who participated
in the raffle!
Below clockwise from top left: 1st prize winner Margaret, 2nd prize winner Janet with Graham, Graham
with the 3rd prize, Emily with her First Prize & Maurene with her Third Prize.
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Mother’s Day Morning Tea Continued...
We held a Mother’s Day Morning tea and made special deliveries to all the lovely
ladies in our facility.
They were presented with a gorgeous white chrysanthemum, a beautiful hand
painted card courtesy of the art class at Leigh Place and a glass with their names
engraved filled with heart marshmallows.
We hope you all enjoyed your mother’s day celebrations!
Below clockwise from top left: Joy S, Dulcie and Mary C with gifts, Mary C, Verlie, Mary N and Mavis with
their gifts, Olive, Yong, Joy G, Gloria, Elaine and Elsie with their gifts.
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Comedy Corner
In light of our Mother’s Day celebrations last month we have a special
comedy corner just for all the mums out there.
I was out walking with my 4-year-old daughter.
She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth.
I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.
“Why?” my daughter asked.
“Because it’s been on the ground. You don’t know where it’s been, it’s dirty, and
probably has germs,” I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, “Mummy,
how do you know all this stuff?
“You are so smart.”
I was thinking quickly, “All Mums know this stuff. It’s on the Mum Test. You have to
know it, or they don’t let you be a Mum.”
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this
new information.
“Oh...I get it!” she beamed, “So if you don’t pass the test, you have to be the Dad!”
“Exactly,” I replied.
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Queen’s Quiz
1.
What is Queen Elizabeth’s nickname?
2.
What was the name of Queen Elizabeth’s sister?
3.
Who were her parents?
4.
Where was the Queen crowned?
5.
Where does the Queen traditionally spend her holidays?
6.
Can you name the Queen’s children?
7.
Following her father’s death, the Queen returned to England from where?
8.
Where does Prince Philip originally comes from?
9.
What type of dogs does the queen have?
10. Who was the Prime Minister when Elizabeth became Queen in 1952?
11.
What’s the name of Prince Charles’ current wife?
12.
How many grand-children does the Queen have?
13.
How long has Elizabeth been Queen?
14. Elizabeth II is also Queen of other countries, can you name two?
15.
What turmoil occurred in 1936 to the royal family?
16. What title did he take after the abdication?
17.
What relationship did he have with the Queen?
18.
What did Elizabeth II celebrate in 2012?
19. What is the surname of the royal family?
20. Who died on August 31, 1997?
21.
Which Prime Ministers served under George VI during World War II?
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Leigh Place
June 2015
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
1st
2nd
10am: House 5 Bus Trip
12.30pm – 1.30pm:
Music Therapy House
5 with Scott
1.30pm – 3pm:
Queen’s Birthday
Art Classes
3.30pm: Shoppe House 1
9.30am – 10.15am:
Fun & Fitness
10.30am: Men’s Group
10.45am – 11.45am:
1pm – 2.30pm: BINGO Choir with Belmore Public
School
10am: House 5 Morning
Tea
1.30pm: Patrick
Brady
3.30pm: Shoppe House 3
8th
9th
Queen’s Birthday
Public Holiday
15th
10am: Roselands
Shopping Trip
12.30pm – 1.30pm:
Music Therapy House 5
with Scott
1.30pm:Art
Classes
3.30pm: Shoppe House 1
22nd
10am: House 5
Bus Trip
12.30pm – 1.30pm:
Music Therapy House
5 with Scott
1.30pm:Art
Classes
3.30pm: Shoppe House 1
3rd
10am: Baptist
Church
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
4th
5th
6th
9.30am – 10.15am: Fun &
Fitness
10.30am: Steve
Mazza
10am: Queen’s
Birthday Morning
Tea
10am:
Dominico
1.00pm: Movies
THE KINGS SPEECH
1.15pm: Individual Visits
3.30pm: Shoppe House 4
3pm: Pet Therapy House 5
and 2
3.30pm: Shoppe House 6
10th
11th
12th
9.30am – 10.15am:
Fun & Fitness
10.45am: Catholic
Mass
1pm – 2.30pm:
Choir with Belmore Public
School
3.30pm: Shoppe House 2
10am: House 1 + 6
Morning Tea
9.30am – 10.15am: Fun &
Fitness
10.45am – 11.45am:
Pamper Group
1.30pm: Ron
Ashton
3.30pm: Shoppe House 4
3pm: Pet Therapy House 5
and 3
3.30pm: Shoppe House 6
16th
17th
18th
19th
Bingo 9.30am – 10.15am:
Fun & Fitness
10.30am: Men’s GroupH4
10.45am:
BINGO 23rd
9.30am – 10.15am:
Fun & Fitness
10.45am – 11.45am:
10.30am: Slim
Cash
2pm: House 4 Afternoon
Tea
3.30pm Shoppe House 3
1pm – 2.30pm: Choir
3.30pm: Shoppe House 2
29th
30th
10am:
Roselands Shopping Trip
12.30pm – 1.30pm:
Music Therapy
House 5 with
Scott
1.30pm:Art Classes
3.30pm: Shoppe House 1
9.30am – 10.15am:
Fun & Fitness
10.45am – 11.45am:
Bingo BINGO 1pm – 2.30pm: Choir
3.30pm: Shoppe House 2
10.45am: Bus
Trip – Marconi
Club
9am: Individual Visits
(Danielle)
1.00pm: Movies
MOULIN ROUGE
7th
10.30am – 11.30am:
Bingo BINGO 14th
10.30am – 11.30am:
Bingo BINGO 9.30am – 10.15am:
Fun & Fitness
10.45am – 11.45am:
Pamper Group
1.30pm: Kristy Lee
3.30pm: Shoppe
House 4
11am: Bus Trip –
Woronora River
RSL
20th
9am: Individual Visits
(Danielle)
1.00pm: Movies
THE DORIS DAY CLASSIC
3pm: Pet Therapy House 5 COLLECTION
and 4
21st
10.30am – 11.30am:
Bingo BINGO 3.30pm: Shoppe House 6
24th
10am: Biggest Morning
Tea
Bingo BINGO 13th
SUNDAY
3.30pm: Shoppe House 3
Bingo 1pm: Choir Performance
at Belmore Public School
3.30pm: Shoppe House 2
10am: Christian
Church Service
SATURDAY
1.30pm: Freddy
and Lyn
3.30pm Shoppe House 3
25th
26th
9.30am – 10.15am:
1. 12pm: GM’s BBQ
Fun & Fitness
10am: House 2 +3
Morning Tea
1.30pm: Jazz
Band
3pm: Pet Therapy Pet
3.30pm: Shoppe House 4 Therapy House 5 and 6
3.30pm: Shoppe House 6
27th 9am: Individual Visits
(Danielle)
1.00pm: Movies
THE ITALIAN JOB
28th
10.30am – 11.30am:
Bingo BINGO Getting To Know You
Questions for Margaret.
Every month we will get to know
one of our residents a bit better. This
month we have:
How long have you been at
Leigh Place?
I’ve been here a while. About 12
months?
Margaret!
What is your favourite activity?
I like watching the tele which I
suppose everyone does. Outings on
the bus too. I really enjoy that.
What did you used to do for
work?
Machinist – working with industrial
sewing machines making drapes
and clothes. I did not sew my own
clothes very often. I used to like to
buy them instead, but I always made
my children’s clothes.
Where did you grow up?
Wellington, New Zealand.
Do you have any children?
2 children – my son is called Wayne
and my daughter is called Jackie.
Jackie is the oldest. If you want
anything organised just hand it to
Jackie.
What is your favourite memory?
Being a child and dancing (Highland
and Irish dancing).
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Getting To Know You
Questions for Christine.
Every month we will get to know one
of our staff a bit better. This month we
have
What is your role at Leigh
Place?
RN for Houses 2, 4, 5.
Christine!
How long have you been at
Leigh Place?
About a month
Do you have any children?
Yes, I have two boys 16 and 18
What is your favourite activity?
I like singing. And honestly, sitting
in front of the TV and eating ice
cream.
What is your favourite memory?
I had a very nice childhood.
Holidays with mum and dad at
Nelson Bay and my brother too.
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Volunteer Profile
This month we will be seeing some
new faces around Leigh Place. We have
a volunteer coming to visit everyone
from Vision Australia. Some of you
may have met Robert already. He
comes every Tuesday morning for a
chat with our residents.
Leigh Place would like to formally
introduce and welcome Robert to
Leigh Place!
Robert is a vibrant, talkative
and positive go-getter
who enjoys engaging in
conversations with people of all
backgrounds and life journeys.
Despite having a vision
impairment, Robert enjoys
volunteering at Leigh Place.
Robert is renowned for putting
a smile on people’s faces
through his up-beat personality
and light-hearted humour.
We hope Robert enjoys his time
at Leigh Place.
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British Sayings
Just for fun, here are some British sayings and their meanings in celebration of
the Queen’s Birthday!
Brilliant!
(Great!)
Give a tenner!
(Give me some money)
Quid
(One Pound)
Bloomin’ heck
(Oh! No!)
Dog’s bollocks
(Awesome)
Chap
(Bloke or a Buddy)
It is in shambles!
(It is a mess! Something has gone wrong)
Up the Duff
(Pregnant)
Don’t get your Knickers in a Knot (Don’t get worked up)
Starkers
(Naked)
At Her Majesty’s Pleasure
(To be in jail)
Cor, blimey!(Exclamation of surprise; from ‘God blind
me’)
Cheerio
(Goodbye or see you later)
Goodness gracious me!
(Expression of surprise/horror/disgust)
I say, I say old chap!
(Exclamation of surprise or agreement)
Jolly good!
(Good, excellent)
Peckish
(hungry)
Smashing!
(Good, fun, great)
Stiff upper lip(Display of fortitude in the face of
adversity)
Posh
(Upper class)
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Biggest Morning Tea
In June we will be hosting the Biggest Morning Tea! We will be raising funds for
cancer research! We hope you will come along to support this great cause. It will
be a gold coin donation at the door. If you would like to donate cakes/cupcakes
please speak to the Leisure and Lifestyle Team.
To get an idea what your donation means:
$20
Can support childcare centres or primary schools to participate in the National
Sun Smart Schools Program.
$50
Can help fund a call to a cancer nurse on 13 11 20 that provides free and
confidential information and support on all aspects of cancer.
$100
Can go towards resources to help GPs and health professionals advise their
patients about prevention, screening and diagnosis.
$500
Can help fund ground-breaking research into new and better ways to prevent,
diagnose and treat cancer.
$1200
Can fund the training of a volunteer to help patients through their cancer
journey.
Together we can reach these goals and make a difference!
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Dementia Awareness
Do you have a loved one who is living
with dementia?
Leigh Place is now offering a free
education session for family and
friends who wish to know more about
dementia and how to best support
their loved ones.
It will be held on the 11th June 2015
in the meeting room at 1pm. Please
RSVP to our General Manager
Graham Hooper by the 9th June.
If you would like to be linked to
community events such as external
outings and leisure centres, please
see Barry (volunteer coordinator).
Canterbury Council has a range of
activities and outings for small cost.
This changes monthly so see Barry
if you would like a list of current
events!
We look forward to seeing you all
there!
Photo Permissions
Please remember to fill out your photo
permission forms. Without these we
cannot take and publish your photos
in the newsletter! Please speak to
Carmen if you have any questions
regarding these forms.
Communication Book
Just a reminder to all residents that
we will have a new communication
book system in place of the signing
in/out system. This is in case you
cannot find a carer to notify them
of your absence at Leigh Place. This
is due to fire regulation rules and to
ensure resident’s safety. Thank you
for your consideration.
Winter is Coming!
Just a reminder as the season cools
down to bring cardigans/jumpers to
activities for unexpected changes in
weather.
Christian Church
Services
Starting in June we will
be offering Christian
Church Services.
This will be run by Pastor Paul.
.
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Raffles
Thank you to everyone who has supported our raffles! In March, our prizes were
bought from Legacy. Legacy is a charity providing services to Australian families
suffering financially and socially after the incapacitation or death of a spouse or
parent, during or after their defence force service. They currently care for around
90,000 widows and 1,900 children and disabled dependants throughout Australia.
Our next raffle will be for June. This will be drawn at our special lunch.
Queen’s Birthday Quiz
Answers!
1.
Lilibet
2. Margaret Rose
3. George & Elizabeth
4. Westminster Abbey
5.
Balmoral Castle
6. Charles, Anne, Andrew & Edward
7.
Africa
8. Greece
9. Corgi
10. Winston Churchill
11. Camilla
12. Eight
13. 62 years (in 2014)
14.Canada/Australia/New Zealand/
Barbados/Bahamas all together
sixteen countries which are known
as Commonwealth Realms
15.King Edward VIII, Elizabeth’s
uncle abdicated the throne to
marry American divorcee Wallis
Simpson
16. Duke of Windsor
17. He was her uncle
18.Her Diamond Jubilee (60 years
reigning)
19. Windsor
20.Princess of Wales (daughter in law
of the queen)
21.Neville Chamberlain & Winston
Churchill.
PH: (02) 9153 8222
12-18 Leigh Avenue, Roselands NSW 2196
www.leighplace.com.au