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Afternoon Tea for Tutors & Volunteers – 2.30pm to 4pm on Saturday 12th April
Committee wishes to invite all tutors and volunteers for afternoon tea at the Penrith School of Arts between 2.30pm and 4pm on Saturday 12th April. There has been a good response to our invitation so far to attend our “Getting to know you” afternoon tea with approximately sixty people advising that they will be attending.
U3A NSW State Conferences
Reg Grace and Hedi Roggeveen attended the full two day conference. Hedi has made a detailed report of the conference that will be on our website shortly.
Twelve of our members attended the 1st day of the U3A NSW State Conference 2008 that was held at the Warilla Bowling Club. We hired a bus from Penrith City Council and one of our members – Max Sinclair - drove us down to Warilla (on the coast, south of Wollongong).
There were over 300 U3A members from all over NSW and several from interstate. The conference was very well organised with several inspirational speakers, workshops and tours of local areas of interest. The weather was glorious and one of our members – who will remain nameless – decided instead of listening to the inspirational speakers and attending workshops, he would go fishing, swimming and checking-out the beach babes. Well!!!. at least, he didn’t catch any fish …or any beach babes, either.
In the year 2009, the U3A NSW State Conference will be held at the Ex Services Club, Anson St, Orange on the 24th and 25th March, 2009. For more information, or if you would like to receive the official program in July, please contact:
Cecily Butcher, Secretary, Orange U3A Inc., P.O.Box 9017 NSW 2800
And in March 2010, we will be holding the U3A NSW State Conference in Penrith. We will be looking for ideas on how to entertain and inform our guests. We could have workshops and demonstrations on Tai Chi and Yoga, Bush Walking, tours of the Blue Mountains, Penrith Lakes, White Water and Regatta Centre, lectures on the Blue Mountains and anything else. Send us your ideas, please.
Term 1 finishes on Friday 11th April and Term 2 starts on Monday 28th April
Details of all our courses are shown on our website www.u3anepean.org . Dave Evans – our Webmaster - has improved the Membership Application Form and this can be downloaded from the Website. He has also put the Class Role Forms on the Website so that Tutors can download the forms whenever they want them.
Courses Finishing at the end of Term 1:
1.Pre History of Blue Mountains/Riverlands at Our Lady of the Nativity Parish Meeting Room, Lawson;
2.Introduction to Lapidary at Valley Heights;
3.First Aid for Seniors at Penrith School of Arts;
4.Art & Science of Happiness at Penrith School of Arts; and
5.Digital Photography at Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre.
Courses Starting in Term 2 of 2008:
1.Japanese for Beginners at Leura;
2.A View of Mathematics at Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre;
3.The Fundamentals of Financial Statements at Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre;
4.Undertaking a Building Project at Penrith School of Arts;
5.What is Good Design at Penrith School of Arts;
6.Energy at Springwood Neighbourhood Centre;
7.Calligraphy at Mt Victoria;
8.Developing a Culture of Dialogue at Our Lady of the Nativity Parish Meeting Room, Lawson; and
9.Philosophy at Penrith School of Arts.
Debating by Hedi Roggeveen
The Debate that was scheduled for 12th April has been postponed.
Are you perhaps debating whether to join the Debating Team? Come and try us. We need more participants for this worthwhile activity.
Our first Debate took place on 21st March and, although we are all novices, we took up the challenge to help in research, and also to give morale support to the speakers. And you guessed it, due to the lack of numbers; we had to be the speakers. However, we survived. We are a very enthusiastic group and we are in the process of preparing the next Debate. But we surely need more participants if we want to continue. So grasp the challenge, come and join us and have lots of fun. If we can do it, so can you! Give it a try! Contact Mike Boyle – tel: 4751 4229 mwboyle@optusnet.com.au
Yoga
The start time of the Yoga class on Tuesdays was moved forward half an hour to 11am but is now, we believe, back to its original time slot of 11.30. It might be best if you check before attending.
Mah Jong
We have had responses to our request for Mah Jong sets. Janice Poulson has donated a Mah Jong set and we have been given the opportunity to purchase a brand new set very cheaply.
Applied Maths & Mechanics – at Springwood in Terms 3 and 4
Applied Maths & Mechanics for those who missed out on topics such as work, energy and power; linear, circular, projectile, simple harmonic and orbital motion; impulse and momentum: Newton’s Laws, acceleration and so forth, in work at and beyond Intermediate and School Certificate level. We plan to start from scratch with nothing too high-powered and no homework forced on you.
If you are interested, please contact Bob Perrie – tel: 4758 9414 after 9am and before 6pm but not between 2 and 3 pm please.
Red Cross needs your help
Are you over 65 or do you know someone else who is? Do you have a few hours to spare each week for 4 weeks, in your local area, commencing in April? Do you enjoy being involved in worthwhile projects for your community? Then please consider taking part in this local forum.
Rediplan is basically about “Readying Australian communities for emergencies” with the idea of reducing the impact of emergencies on communities around Australia.
Please contact: Sue Roden, Coordinator Springwood Branch e-Newsletter
Springwood Red Cross PO Box 73 Springwood NSW 2777
Email: sroden@pnc.com.au tel: 47511431
Thank-you to those of you who have already responded to this request.
Walking with a Touch of History in April:
Details of all Walks for Terms 1 & 2 are shown on the website. U3A Members can join any Walking Group. But Group A is for “Strong walkers”, Group B is for “Medium walkers” and Group C is for “Gentle walkers”.
The full Term 2 program is already available on this website. CLICK HERE to see it.
Music with Paul
Jacqueline Barrett wrote the following two poems at an inspirational music morning with Paul King.
Thank-you, Jacqueline. We are also pleased to hear that Paul King provides a venue that conjures up the Poetry Muse.
| Serenades these summer days Are rising, sinking, Loosely linking Attentive listeners In our music group. Garden leaves in a gentle breeze Are flicking, twisting, Teasing with light Our group distracted By an interior concert. How mercy drifts Like dust mote shifts Of kindness How music binds Our hearts and minds To beauty. |
Be still To listen. Be still To hear Into your silence Let the music Clear Swell to your stillness, Cradle your silence, And hold you Still. —Jacqueline Barrett |
Our U3A Membership:
Those members that have not re-joined have been removed from the Membership Roster and will be allocated new membership numbers, if they re-join again. Membership Statistics by Post Code and District are shown on the website.
Committee Membership:
Tony Sherry has taken up one of the vacant positions on the committee. Tony was our Secretary in 2006 and left to take up residence on the North Coast. However, the committee is glad to welcome him back. The position of Vice-President – Blue Mountains remains vacant and any member (who resides in the Blue Mountains) and wishes to apply for this position, should advise the office or a member of the Committee.
The next Committee Meeting will be at 1.30pm on Tuesday 8th April 2008 at the Penrith School of Arts.
Disclaimer – Articles contributed to this Newsletter and published as a service to members; do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of this association. Articles are intended as opinions and items of debate only and should not be acted on without expert advice
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