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    Vincent Van Gogh

    By gracey on Tue 1st Jun 2010

    Vincent Willem van Gogh[a 1] (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th century art for its vivid colors and emotional impact. He suffered from anxiety and increasingly frequent bouts of mental illness throughout his life, and died largely unknown, at the age of 37, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    Claude Monet

    By gracey on Sun 30th May 2010

    Claude Monet (French pronunciation: [klod mɔnɛ]), born Oscar Claude Monet (14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926)[1] was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting.

    Toy Of The Month

    By webmaster on Wed 26th May 2010

    SpringDale’s Bellarina Toy Library has been renamed Drysdale Toy Library. We are now rebuilding our membership base and look forward to bringing you a toy of the month. This month it’s a Fisher Price toy which is suitable for children up to 18 months. Membership of the Toy Library is only $10 per term. In July we move to the Toy Library being open from 9am-10am on a Wednesday morning during the school terms. Thanks to Ann Ferguson for revitalising the Toy Library.

    SpringDale Welcome Kit – helping you to know your community

    By webmaster on Wed 26th May 2010

    For the last 8 years SpringDale has organized Welcome Kits to help our new residents become familiar with local groups and businesses. Approximately 3 years ago we revamped the kit, using a photo from Tim Pescott’s collection to enable the kit to be a work of art.

    We have approximately 20 pieces of information in the kit ranging from a welcome letter from SpringDale and an invitation to Welcome Morning Teas to Read more >>

    Toy Library

    By webmaster on Mon 12th Apr 2010

    The Toy Library is open every Tuesday morning from 9 until 10 and contains a very wide selection of toys. Ride on and push along toys are very popular at present. There are trikes, cars, wheelbarrows, scooters and prams. Read more >>

    Pablo Picasso

    By gracey on Tue 25th Aug 2009

    Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso Ruiz Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. He is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work.

    Oscar Wilde

    By gracey on Tue 25th Aug 2009

    Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. His parents were successful Dublin intellectuals, and from an early age he was tutored at home, where he showed his intelligence, becoming fluent in French and German.

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