Canterbury Musical Parenting Association Inc.Newsletter April 2008

NEXT MONTHLY MEETING

Wednesday 16^th April 2008 in the Trinity Room at the Christchurch School of Music. Barbadoes St. Next to the Catholic Cathedral.

7.30-7.45pm      Library

7.45-9pm           Sharing Session - Finger Plays and Rhymes.

Come and share your ideas on finger plays to help develop fine motor

Skills, literacy, numeracy, body awareness … or even just to have fun!

Members free. $2 for non-members

Recipe Corner

http://www.itsasmallworld.co.nz/  is a project contributing to the NZ Diversity Action Programme (Human Rights Commission). The website features children’s poems and rhymes from all cultures. Its organisers would love for you to share its growing collection with your kids, as well as contribute childhood songs from your homeland. (Thanks again to KidSpot for this)

WORKSHOPS/CONCERTS

“Creative Music and Movement Education” Level 1 and 2 Course in Orff Schulwerk. 

Suzie Davies-Splitter, Sarah Brooke and Celia Stewart will present these 2 courses, running simultaneously from Monday 28^th April to Saturday 3^rd May at the University Of Canterbury, Wheki 302 Dovedale Ave campus.  Each day will run from 8.45 to 5.45pm.

Applications have closed but if you are interested there is still a small number of places left.  Contact Celia Stewart  

If you have any information to go in the next newsletter, please e-mail me at

k.keehan@xtra.co.nz or ring 03-3522106. Cheers, Jody