iApril 2011

Come join us for activities this month. Be sure to say hello and
welcome Sherifa who recently joined our SAS staff . Our
kitchen will be remodeled this month so please excuse any un-
usual sounds you might hear coming from that space. When the
Contact Information
kitchen is complete we plan to launch a new series of cooking
classes. There will be a Spring scavenger hunt with students
S.A.S. in the evening or week- from Barat Academy along with Sacred Heart Academy assist-
end ing us. We have scheduled outings to the Science Center and
Patty Yarrow 636-293-3506 the Butterfly House. Fairwinds is coming to present a concert
Angela Curtis for us in the chapel. Celebrate the Easter season with us with
Sherifa Hardware-Bethune crafts, egg decorating, a Easter party, Easter Egg hunt and an
S.A.S. during the day Easter presentation by the Caring and Sharing church group.
Drop by our coffee social for a bit of refreshments and a chat.
Patty Yarrow: 636-534-5264
Facilities will be working on our garden area. They will increase
Shelley Saale
the height of the raised beds by placing them on concrete blocks
Cindy Burrows to make them more accessible for those of us who use wheel-
chairs. They will also expand our garden area to include a good
size plot of tillable soil that is ground level . Hopefully we will
sample lots of home grown produce this summer.

Important Info.

S.A.S. now has a BLOG!

Check it out at http://
www.sasisfun.blogspot.
com
Please ensure that when
registering for activities
for either program that
you bring the registrations
to the SAS mailbox or e-
mail your registration..
Make note of any costs
related to the activities.
When in doubt about
needing money for an ac-
tivity contact SAS staff.
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Friday 1

Bingo 10-11:30
Movie 1-2:30

Chair Exercise 6:30-

7:30

Monday 44
Monday Tuesday
Tuesday 55 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8

Sacred Heart and Barat Wii gaming 10-11:30

Exercise 10-11:30 Coffee & Current Events Academy students join us Bingo 10-11:30
10-11:30 for a Spring Scavenger Movie 1-2:30
Table games 1-2:30 hunt 10-11:30 Sensory Activities 1-2:30
Horseracing 1-2:30
Pictionary 1-2:30
Game show night 6:30-
Wii gaming 6:30-7:30
7:30
Karaoke 6:30-7:30

Monday
Monday 1111 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15

Scrapbook & paper crafts Floor Bowling Exercise 10-11:30

Spin baseball 10-11:30 Fairwinds concert in the
10-11:30 10-11:30 With Barat Academy 10- chapel 10-11:30 Movie 1-2:30
Puzzles 1-2:30 11:30
Bingo 1-2:30
1-2:30
Catholic Mass
Outing to the butterfly Table games1-2:30
House and Spaghetti fac- 1:30p-2:30p
tory 9-3 ‘ish
Cooking class 6:30-7:30
Project Heart 5-6:30
Birthday party 6:30-7:30
Bingo 6:30-7:30
Easter craft 6:30-7:30

Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22

Monday 18

Table games10-11:30 Coffee Social 10-11:30

EASTER PARTY with Karaoke 10-11:30
Easter Craft 10-11:30 Easter Egg decorating 1- Barat Academy 10-11:30
2:30 Friendship Circle 1:00p- Movies 1-2:30
Wii gaming 1-2:30 Bingo 1-2:30 2:30p

Easter egg decorating

Scrapbook & paper craft 6:30-7:30
History of Easter 6:30-7:30
6:30-7:30

Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 Friday 29

Floor Bowling 10-11:30 Balloon volleyball with

Scrap book & paper craft Barat Academy 10-11:30 Table games 10-11:30
10-11:30 Cooking class 10-11:30
UCC group & card bingo Friendship Circle 1-2:30
Gardening 1-2:30 Movies 1-2:30
Spin Baseball 1-2:30
1-2:30 Movie Out TBA
Movie In 6:30-7:30
Coffee with Larry 6:30-
7:30
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Saturday 2
Saturday 9
Outing to the Science
Center. Meet at the flag
Art project 1:30-2:30
pole at 10:00 a.m. leave
by 10:15 a.m. We plan
to be back 1’ish
Saturday 16
Kirkwood UCC Easter
Egg Hunt 1:30-2:30
Saturday 23
Caring & Sharing Easter
presentation 11:00 .a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Saturday 30
Table games with Gen X
Volunteer group 10-11:30
. Sunday 3
Event Descriptions
4/1 The movie will be the recently released version of The karate Kid—In
this tale a 12 year old from Detroit moves to China where he incurs the wrath
of a bully and makes an ally of an aging janitor who teaches him the secrets
of self defense.
4/1 Chair exercises- Get moving in your seat!
4/7 Come and join us for sensory stimulation and meet our new occupational
therapist volunteer.
Sunday 10 4/8 The movie will be Clue - In this thriller comedy a group of oddball char-
acters assemble at an old Victorian mansion to play a game of “whodunit”.
4/9 Science Center Outing– Bring a sack lunch and drink. Meet at the flag-
pole at 10:00am and we will plan to leave by 10:15am. and to be back 1’ish.
4/10 Art– Try a new technique of creating art. Dress to get messy.
4/11 Cooking class– Learn how to make chocolate sandwich cookie bars; a
no bake dessert. Please eat dinner before class.
4/12 Butterfly House– Meet at the flagpole at 9:00 and we will leave at 9:15.
The $4.00 entrance fee will be charged to client accounts. The plan is to eat
at the Spaghetti Factory in Chesterfield after we view the butterfly House.
Bring 10-15 dollars to cover your lunch expenses. We will be back 3’ish.
4/12 Easter craft– We will be making an Easter decoration.
4/14– Fairwind’s choir– We will be listening to the Fairwind’s group in the
Sunday 17 chapel..
4/15 Birthday party– Come celebrate April birthdays with a party, refresh-
ments, and a visit from the Easter Bunny.
4/17– Our annual egg hunt takes place behind Emmaus’ main building.
Please be on time ! Bring a basket or bag to collect eggs in. Visit with our
friends from Kirkwood UCC church. Everyone will go home with a goody
bag.
4/15 The movie will be The last Airbender—The tale of a 12 year old boy
who provides the last hope of providing harmony to the land.
4/8 Game show night– Based on the new game show “Minute to win it”, you
will complete challenges using everyday household objects. Come in to
Sunday 24 compete or just come in for fun.
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4/21 Egg dying– Dip hard boiled eggs into dye as part of the
Easter tradition. Wear old clothes.
4/23 Come and visit with the volunteers from the Caring and
Sharing church group and enjoy the Easter presentation they
will put on for us..
4/28 Movie Out- You will be contacted the week of the movie Important Contact Info.
to find out the picture chosen and show time. Bring funds for
refreshments. S.A.S In the Evening
4/29– We will be making a springtime treat with fresh strawber-
ries Patty Yarrow:
4/29 The movie will be How to train your Dragon—This ani-
mation tells the tale of the son of a Viking chief who must cap-
ture a dragon to make his passage into manhood. 636– 293-3506
4/ 30 Table games with Gen X– Come meet a new group of
volunteers and have some fun playing table games or cards • S.A.S During the Day
with them.
Patty Yarrow:
636-534-5264
yarrowp@emmaushomes.org

Free Events to attend

Remember SAS is offering “kits” for a monthly
4/8-4/10 Frontier Park Tartan Days Celebration. Tartan days project or activity to be done in-home. If you
celebrate Scottish heritage and culture in the region. Activities would like to participate in the offered project ask
include a reception and crowning Miss tartan on Friday, a pa-
rade beginning at noon on Saturday, a Tartan music Feast at 7
your home manager to contact Angela Curtis.
p.m. and “Kirk of the Tartan” ceremony on Sunday morning.
Call 1-800-366-2427 for more information.

4/9 & 4/10 Golden Retrievers at Purina Farms starting at

8a.m..until 4 p.m.. This dog show will feature obedience, breed
and agility trials. Call 636-534-5187 for more information.

Log Cabin Museum Tours– The second and fourth Sunday of

the month from noon until three in Civic Park located at 305
Second street in O’Fallon. Participants will learn about
O’Fallon’s Civil War history, St. Louis World’s Fair history,
railroad history, WW II history and more.