Activities at Anthem
Life at Anthem is all about living your life, staying well and belonging. To help our residents achieve these things, we encourage participation in a range of activities. These range from gentle chair yoga and brain gyms, to music and games, shopping mornings, and a range of socially interactive sessions designed for those in care.
There is also a vegetable garden for those that love to get a little dirt on their hands. Of course, living in the Southern Highlands means we are close to a wonderful array of places to go on outings and enjoy our natural environment.
We also love to welcome visitors coming in to entertain everyone. One of the most important groups of visitors comes from Bambinos Kindergarten, which is just a short walk from Anthem. The children from Bambinos come to Anthem on a regular basis and perform for the residents. The children love to sing to the residents, they also bring artwork, and sit and write and draw with them too.
This is a very enriching and stimulating experience for the residents who take great delight in these visits. The children also love their visits to Anthem, a love that is apparent in the enthusiasm they put into their performances.
December 2019
| Monday 2nd | Tuesday 3rd | Wednesday 4th | Thursday 5th | Friday 6th | Saturday 7th | Sunday 8th |
| COFFEE VAN | COFFEE VAN NATIONAL COOKIE DAY | COFFEE VAN | ||||
| 9:30 – Yoga | 10:00 Bus Trip –Mittagong Golf Club for a beer and a Tee Off! | 10:00 – Yoga/walking group | 9:30 Bus Trip – Shopping at Mittagong Market Place | 9:30 Yoga/walking group | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. |
| 10:00 – Bible Readings | 10:00 Music & Movement – 1ST floor Ascot | 10:30 – Sippers & Songs Club | 9.30- Anthem newsletter with Jules | 10:00 – Bible Readings | Afternoon – Movie on TV! | Afternoon – Movie on TV! |
| 10:30 – Royal Club | 10:30 – Word Games | 11:00 – Lady J music performance Ascot Ground | 10:00 Music & Movement – 1ST floor Ascot | 10:30 – Rummikub | ||
| 11:00 – Christmas Tree Decorating – All areas | 11:00 – Colour Therapy | Ascot Residents Christmas Lunch | 10:30 – Church Service –1st Floor Ascot | 11:00 – Musical Trivia | ||
| 2:00 – Art with Jules – Clubhouse | 2:30 Bus Trip – Scenic Drive for Retford residents | 1:30 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 10:45 – Frensham Singing Group | 11:00 – Hand & Nail therapy | ||
| 2:00 – Paws Pet Therapy | 3:00 – This Week in History! | 2:00 – Baking Cookies & the history of The Cookie | 11:00 – Hand & Nail Therapy | 3:00 GREG DIMMOCK | ||
| 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 3:30 Bus Trip – Scenic Drive for Ascot & Throsby | 2:30 – Anthem Cinema | 2:00 – Charades | |||
| 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 2.30 – Reminiscing | |||||
| Monday 9th | Tuesday 10th | Wednesday 11th | Thursday 12th | Friday 13th | Saturday 14th | Sunday 15th |
| COFFEE VAN | COFFEE VAN | GINGERBREAD HOUSE DAY | COFFEE VAN | |||
| 10:00 – Bible Readings | 10:00 Bus Trip – Eling Forest Café for morning tea! | 10:00 – Yoga/walking group | 9:30 Bus Trip – Shopping at Mittagong Market Place | 10:00 – Bible Readings | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. |
| 10:00 – Yoga | 10:00 Music & Movement – 1ST floor Ascot | 10.30 – Sippers & Songs Club | 9.30 – Anthem newsletter with Jules | 9:30 Music & Movement 1ST floor Ascot | Afternoon – Movie on TV! | Afternoon – Movie on TV! |
| 10:30 – Christmas Trivia | 10:30 – Bowling & music on the verandah | 11:00 – Music from Around the World | 10:00 Music & Movement | 10:00 – Hand & Nail Therapy | ||
| 11:00 – Art with Bri – Clubhouse | 11:00 – Colour Therapy | Throsby Residents Christmas Lunch | 10:30 – Quoits | 10:30 HIGHLANDS COUNTRY SCOTTISH DANCERS | ||
| 2:00 – Word Games | 2:30 Bus Trip – Scenic Drive for Retford residents | 1:30 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 1:30 Movement with Belle 1st Floor | 10:30 – Rummikub | ||
| 2:00 – Paws Pet Therapy | 3:30 Bus Trip – Scenic Drive for Ascot & Throsby | 2:00 – This Week in History! | 2:00 – Gingerbread House Decorating! | |||
| 2:00 – Sports Appreciation | 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 3:00 – The Mittagong Seniors Club – Ukulele Performance! | 2:00 – Church Service –1st Floor Ascot | |||
| 3:00 – December Birthday Party! | ||||||
| Monday 16th | Tuesday 17th | Wednesday 18th | Thursday 19th | Friday 20th | Saturday 21st | Sunday 22nd |
| COFFEE VAN | COFFEE VAN | COFFEE VAN | ||||
| 9:30 – Music & Movement – 1ST floor Ascot | 10:00 – Yoga | 9:30 – Yoga/walking group | 9:30 Bus Trip – Shopping at Mittagong Market Place | 10:00 – Bible Readings | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. |
| 10:00 – Bible Readings | 10:00 – Hand and Nail Therapy | 10:30 – Sippers & Songs Club | 9.30 – Anthem newsletter with Jules | 9:30 – Yoga/walking group | Afternoon – Movie on TV! | Afternoon – Movie on TV! |
| 10:30 – Lolly Trolley | 10:30 – Cookbook Discussion | 11:00 – Hand and Nail Therapy | 10:30 – Church Service –1st Floor Ascot | 10:30 – Rummikub | ||
| 11:00 – Balloon Badminton | 11:00 – Hand and Nail Therapy | 11:00 – Lady J music performance Hordern | 11:00 – Music & Movement 1ST floor Ascot | 10.30 – Ladies Coffee Chocolate Chat Group | ||
| 2:00 – Art with Bri – Clubhouse | 2:00 – Christmas Card Craft | Retford & Hordern Residents Christmas Lunch | 11:00 – Musical Trivia | 10.30 – Men’s Group CLASSIC CARS in the car park! | ||
| 2:00 -Paws Pet Therapy | 2:30 – Poetry reading | 1:30 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 1:30 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 2:00 – Beach Volley Ball | ||
| 2.30 – Sports Appreciation | 3:00 – Afternoon Tea & Music on the Verandah | 2:00 – This week in history! | 2:30 – Christmas Happy Hour! Eggnog tasting! | 3:00 THE HONEY SIPPERS | ||
| 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 4:00 – Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 2:30 – Anthem Cinema | ||||
| Monday 23rd | Tuesday 24th | Wednesday 25th | Thursday 26th | Friday 27th | Saturday 28th | Sunday 29th |
| COFFEE VAN | CHRISTMAS EVE | COFFEE VAN CHRISTMAS DAY | COFFEE VAN | |||
| 9:30 – Yoga | 10:00 – Music & Movement 1ST floor Ascot | 10:00 – Church Service –1st Floor Ascot | 10:00 – Bible Readings | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. | Morning – Enjoy word games! Print outs can be found under each buildings notice board. | |
| 10:00 – Bible Readings | 10:30 – Anthem Beauty Day Spa | 10:30 – Fudge Baking Class | 9:30 – Walking group | Afternoon – Movie on TV! | Afternoon – Movie on TV! | |
| 10:30 – Short Stories | 11:00 – Getting Active with Balloons | 11:00 – Music & Movement | 10:30 – Scrabble & Rummikub | |||
| 11:00 – Art with Bri – Clubhouse | 11:30 Bus Trip – Scottish Arms for lunch! | 1:30 – Hand & Nail Therapy | 11:00 – Bocce Balls | |||
| 2:00 Paws Pet Therapy | 2:00 – Classic Christmas Stories! | 1:30 – This Week in History! | 2:00 Word Games | |||
| 2:00 – Anthem Beauty Day Spa | 2:30 Bus Trip – Scenic Drive | 3:00 TERRY FIELDING | ||||
| 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | |||||
| Monday 30th | Tuesday 31st | |||||
| COFFEE VAN | NEW YEARS EVE | |||||
| 10:00 – Bible Readings | 9:30 – Music & Movement – 1ST floor Ascot | |||||
| 10:00 – Yoga | 10:30 Bus Trip – Centennial Vineyards Wine Tasting! $10 per person | |||||
| 11:00 – Art with Bri | 10:30 – Word Games | |||||
| 11:30 – Carpet Bowls | 11:00 – Bowling | |||||
| 2:00 Paws Pet Therapy | 2:00 – Bus Trip – Scenic Drive for Ascot & Throsby | |||||
| 2:30 – Cheese & Wine Appreciation | 2:30 Bus Trip – Scenic Drive for Retford residents | |||||
| 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | 4:00 Movement with Belle 1st Floor Ascot | |||||