I’m Ready for You Big School!
With 2021 now upon us, many kids around the community will be packing their bags in anticipation for their first day at big school. 5-year-old Lachlan Dalby is amongst one of those who will soon enter the gates and become a Kindergarten student. Lachlan will be attending Emu Heights Public School this year, joining his […]
Education
2021 brings a clean slate for many children and their families. It is a chance to start a fresh and move on from any negative experiences from the year before. Unfortunately, 2020 was such an unusual year and certain aspects will continue in the new year. How will this impact education and schooling? We are […]
Parents Corner
If you search on the term “reflective listening” you will get many different ways of being a reflective listener. I find reflective listening a wonderful tool, but when I teach it to parents they say “that’s weird”. I tell them to go home and try it, and let me know how it’s going for them […]
Paws a While
New Staff Lesca – Veterinarian Lesca is our new graduate veterinarian. She graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and also holds qualifications in Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (Honours II) and Masters in Veterinary Studies. We employed Lesca in April 2020, during her final year of study. In her work since April, she […]
Health Matters
Microorganisms beneficial for humans are known as probiotics. Many of us have taken them. Whole grains such as oats, wheat, barley, rice, etc are high in many elements that are beneficial for probiotic microorganisms including (but certainly not limited to) fibre. Grains can serve as an excellent food source for probiotic microorganisms, encouraging their […]
Santa to Lend a Hand to Firies
After a tough year for us all, planning is well and truly underway for the Annual Santa Run, through the streets of Emu Plains, Emu Heights and Leonay. Regentville Rural Fire Brigade (RFB) hope to be joined by the man in the big red suit, where they will be spreading some Christmas cheer to residents […]
Education
This year has certainly been an interesting year for education across the globe. Here in Australia, the impact of COVID-19 has varied from state to state, with the full extent of impact not yet being realised. Last month, the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced a plan to implement additional support within schools by offering the […]
Health Matters
Soaking and sprouting are two very simple methods that can help you to remove a considerable portion of the antinutrients in foods. Both can significantly improve a food’s nutrient value for humans. Most people however don’t know how to soak or sprout grains, beans, nuts & seeds, and don’t understand the benefits. So, these two […]
Parents Corner
Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Haven’t started? Got a few bits and pieces? A Dad said to me recently that he was getting so stressed about Christmas. He’s a single Dad raising three boys and he can’t afford much. I asked him what his stress was achieving and he said that he wasn’t getting […]
Paws a While
Santa Claus will be visiting Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital during December 2020 to take photos with your pets. Santa will be here from Tuesday 1st December until Thursday 24th December 2020, Mon-Fri (9am-5pm) and on Saturdays (9am-2pm). Due to the Coronavirus crisis, Santa will be wearing a mask underneath his beard. We usually have a […]