JULY 2021 - Walter Nash Centre
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JULY 2021
School Holiday activities:
All holidays - Explore the library with our
special school holiday scavenger hunt
Monday 12 July 2pm – How novel!
– Explore our novelty books and make a pop-
up card
Tuesday 13 July 2pm – Nature mobile
– Use our materials or bring your own, what
can you find in your garden?
Wednesday 14 July 2pm - Make a vehicle out
of Lego to explore a variety of terrains
Friday 16 July 2pm - Kitchen Science
– Milk + other stuff = ?
Tuesday 20 July 2pm - Explore light
– make your own kaleidoscope
Wednesday 21 July 2pm - Amazing cardboard
– build a box maze in the library
Friday 23 July 2pm – Explore sound
– create a musical instrument to take home
WNC Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm (Library Mon–Fri 9am-6pm), Sat-Sun 9am-5pm
Contact us: Taita Library
Walter Nash Centre tailib@huttcity.govt.nz
walternash@huttcity.govt.nz 045601094
045601090 22-26 Taine Street, Taita, Lower Hutt 5012
Superhero Science with Nanogirl
Monday 19 July 2.00pm-3.00pm
The Nanogirl ‘Superhero Science’ show gets noisy and explosive, as we
explore the science behind superpowers and engineer superpowers of
our own with Michelle Dickinson (aka Nanogirl!).
This performance is aimed at children aged 6-12 with their caregivers.
Registration is required to secure your place to this free event.
Superhero Science with Nanogirl is a part of Beyond the Page, a literary
festival for tamariki and their whānau on from 16-19 July. Find out more
on our website: beyondthepage.nz.
Huttfest 2021
Shows Monday 5 July to Friday 9 July
Tickets available from the Walter Nash Centre $5
Ngā Taonga Pūoro Whakanui Ki Puanga Me Matariki Come celebrate the Stars of Puanga and Matariki by learning to play traditional Māori musical instruments. Poropiti Rangitaawa will teach you about the taonga pūoro and everyone will be able to give it a go, using a plastic version which will be cleaned before and after each session. Taita Library – Friday 9 July, 3:45pm
OUR REGULAR EVENTS
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SENIORS SOCIAL TABLE TENNIS
Monday 5 July 1.00pm-2.00pm Mondays and Wednesdays
9.30am-12.00pm
Members of the Hutt Valley & Districts Cost: $2
JP Association can assist you with
witnessing signatures, certifying Come along and join us for a cuppa
documents, and more. and some social table tennis. All levels
welcome.
ADULT GUITAR CLASS INLAND REVENUE
Wednesday 14 July
9.00am-1.00pm - FREE
Tuesdays
Adults - 6.00pm-6.45pm - FREE Staff from IRD will be here for you to
chat to about any tax and working for
Learn Guitar and Ukulele with the Taita
families credits or any other IRD
Blue Fire Tigers. questions you may have. They can
This class is for those over 16. also help you with setting up a myIR
profile, for online services.
(No sessions during school holidays)
LITERACY AOTEAROA SENIORS MOVIE
Wednesdays
10.00am-2.00pm - FREE
Help with reading, writing, spelling,
communication and working with
numbers.
Thursday 1 July 10.30am - FREE
Gain skills for life’s daily tasks such as
filling in forms, reading bus timetables,
calculating discounts and more. Our film in July is ‘Charlie and Boots’.
Room opens at 10am
Ph 0800 7323 464 to register
Movie starts at 10.30am
BScott.220@literacy.org.nz
COMMUNITY LAW CLINIC NASH KNITTERS
Tuesdays, 11.00am-12.00pm - FREE Tuesdays 1.00pm-2.30pm - FREE
Free legal advice in your Community knitting at the Walter Nash
neighbourhood Centre. Bring along your own project
Come on in and see one of our to work on, or contribute to one of our
Kaitūao Rōia (volunteer lawyers) for peggy square blankets.
free legal advice.
STEADY AS YOU GO FAMILY HISTORY DROP IN CLINIC
Mondays 1.30pm-2.30pm
Wednesdays 12.00pm-1.00pm
Steady As You Go is a gentle, peer-
led exercise programme, proven to
increase balance, strength and Wednesday 21 July
mobility, prevent falls and provide a 1.00pm-2.30pm FREE
valued social connection for older (Third Wednesday of every month)
adults.
Family history specialist Tricia and
It includes seated, standing and Heather from Taita Library are
walking exercises and encourages available to assist with family history
awareness of posture, movement and enquiries and answer questions on the
walking technique. third Wednesday of the month.
BOOK TALK HANDCRAFT HOUR
Thursday 1 July 10.30am FREE Fridays, 1.00pm-2.00pm - FREE
(First Thursday of every month) Join with others as you work on your
Library staff talk about new and own current craft project. We have
interesting non-fiction. limited materials for knitting beginners.
KORIKORI KIDS PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
9.00am-10.30am
Korikori Kids are fun early learning
sessions for the under 5s. Sessions
are designed to develop the basic
fundamental movement skills using
music, movement and play.
$3 for the first child, $1 each for up to 2
additional children.
Tuesdays, 11.00am - FREE
9am to 9.30 is a parent supervised
playgroup, 9.30am to 10.30am Korikori Preschool Storytime involves stories,
Kid’s session led by instructors. songs, and an activity, which are all
specifically chosen to help develop
(No sessions during school holidays) childrens early literacy skills in a fun
and engaging way.
BABY BOUNCE & RHYME
GUITAR CLASS
Wednesdays, 11am - FREE
A weekly half-hour programme of
songs, rhymes, and fingerplays for
children aged 0-2 years and their Tuesdays,
parent or caregiver. Kids - 4.00pm-5.30pm - FREE
Learn guitar and uke with the Blue Fire
Tigers for kids up to 16.
BRICKS AND PIECES
Beginners class - 4.00pm-4.45pm
Saturday 31 July 2pm - FREE Advanced class - 5.00pm-5.45pm
Try our Lego challenges to get your (Adult class - 6.00pm-6.45pm)
brain working! For ages 5+. (No sessions during school holidays)
ACTIVITY FRIDAY MATARIKI
Join us to Celebrate
Matariki!
On Friday 2 July we’ll
have a Matariki themed
craft.
Fridays, 3.30pm - FREE
On Tuesday 6 July we’ll
Join us for an after school activity.
have a Matariki themed
A different activity each week! storytime.
(No sessions during school holidays)
PLUNKET CLINIC WALTER NASH FITNESS
Join our group fitness classes. These
are fun classes suited for all abilities.
Entry fee $5.
Mondays 7.15pm - Pilates
A blend of strength and flexibility
Wednesdays, From 9am exercises.
Plunket runs a clinic at the library every Wednesdays 6.30pm - Zumba
Wednesday. Book a time to come and Dance steps exercise to music.
chat with the nurse, all are welcome.
Thursdays 6.15pm - Yoga
By appointment only
Ph Jamaica 027 238 4198 Stretch and breathe into calmness.
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