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Pro-D Day!
21-05-2019, 05:58 PM
Calling all super heroes and
super villains!! Due to the very popular trend of the new movie, Avengers: Endgame,
here at Senior OSC we decided to make the May 17th Pro-D Day
Avengers theme!
To kick-start the long
weekend, we conducted various games and art projects throughout the day
revolving around this theme. Beginning
the day with our popular game of Empires and transitioned to create your own
super hero and super villain name-tags, which we used for another activity later
in the afternoon. Following lunch, the kids split into teams and participated
in a word scramble obstacle course challenge in the gym. Teams would relay
through the obstacle course, unscramble the hidden word and attempt to explain
the word to their teammates without talking. 
As the sun began to shine in
the afternoon, we headed outside to play a group game called predator vs. prey. Teams worked together to find all the different coloured markers, which
resembled the great and powerful “infinity stones.” The stones were hidden
throughout the field and playground as players had to find all the colours
while attempting to not get tagged.
Our day ended with a sweet
popsicle treat as we enjoyed the rest of the sunshine.
Hope everyone had a great
long weekend!
Until next time,
Emily
Snow Day!!
26-02-2019, 05:56 PM
Hooray for the first snow day
since 1996!! This year’s winter has been
pretty mild so far until we were finally reunited with snow. On Tuesday February 12, 2019 the Richmond
School District announced that all schools are closed for the day; resulting in OSC being closed as well!
Once we were back to our routine the next day we couldn’t waste this beautiful
weather, so we made sure that each child had the
appropriate snow gear and we headed outside.
The children were so excited to go sledding down the big hill at
Gilmore.
They went down the hill
individually and also in groups by holding onto each other's sleds. It was so much fun watching them have such a
great day outdoors.
The activity for the following day was
building a snow fort with Carolyn. They
managed to make a hollow igloo that fit at least two children inside. It looked like they had a blast creating it and
later destroying it before they headed inside.
The snow
may come back so come prepared and drive safely. Spring Break is ahead of us and we are so
excited for our upcoming out trips and themed in days.
Until next time,
Tessa
Happy Holidays!
28-12-2018, 05:45 PM
Happy
Holidays!!
To
kick-off Winter Break at Senior OSC, we celebrated with a pyjama party for our
first in-day! For this day, we encouraged everyone to wear their favourite
pyjamas, whether it was their favourite animal onesie or a fluffy pair of
slippers to get into the holiday spirit.
The day
started with the children working together to create forts out of tarps,
sheets, chairs, tables, and couches. The end result was a giant fort that we
called “Party Palace” that took up the entire room. To add some festive decoration
to the forts, the children added christmas lights, rugs, and our OSC speaker
with colourful lights. The children listened to christmas stories and sang
along to their favourite holiday songs.
Here are some examples of their creations:
In the afternoon, we prepared the gym for a newspaper snowball
fight since sadly no snow has yet to fall this Winter. It did not stop us
though as hundreds of newspaper balls flew through the air, back and forth, as
the gym filled with joy and laughter. The children were challenged to work
together in teams to create their own base using gym supplies such as soccer
nets, mats, and benches to protect themselves from the newspaper snowballs. The
day ended with warm hot chocolate and to add some more sweet treats, the
children melted their marshmallow monsters into their cups.
Some upcoming out-trips to expect this Winter Break is Sun God Pool, Science World, and Garden City Park. With the addition of some in-days such as OSCITY Day and a News Years Bash!
Hope
everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!
Until
next time,
Emily
Card Hunter
30-11-2018, 05:29 PMHi everyone,
With daylight savings in full swing, it's abundantly clear that it is getting darker earlier in the afternoon. That does not stop us from heading to the playground and enjoying our time together outside. At times, free play and multiple rounds of the tag game 'manhunt' is enough to pass the time. However, sometimes we like to shuffle things up and provide options for new activities we haven't tried before. I want to take the time to share a game we played this week at the park titled 'CARD HUNTER'.
The children got themselves into their own teams and were racing to go! One player at a time was tasked with running into the playground and scavenging the area to try and find a playing card.
Once they found a card, they had to run back to their teams and send out the next member. This process continues until the time limit runs out. Using the collected cards from the playground, teams were provided two minutes to create the best 5 card hand possible.
Once teams sorted through all of their best options, it was time for the grand reveal! Teams' best hands ranged from straights, to flushes to full houses.
Although each round was short and simple, it was great to see the children so excited and engaged in the activity. We will certainly be trying this game again some time in the near future!
With daylight savings in full swing, it's abundantly clear that it is getting darker earlier in the afternoon. That does not stop us from heading to the playground and enjoying our time together outside. At times, free play and multiple rounds of the tag game 'manhunt' is enough to pass the time. However, sometimes we like to shuffle things up and provide options for new activities we haven't tried before. I want to take the time to share a game we played this week at the park titled 'CARD HUNTER'.
The children got themselves into their own teams and were racing to go! One player at a time was tasked with running into the playground and scavenging the area to try and find a playing card.
Once they found a card, they had to run back to their teams and send out the next member. This process continues until the time limit runs out. Using the collected cards from the playground, teams were provided two minutes to create the best 5 card hand possible.Once teams sorted through all of their best options, it was time for the grand reveal! Teams' best hands ranged from straights, to flushes to full houses.
Although each round was short and simple, it was great to see the children so excited and engaged in the activity. We will certainly be trying this game again some time in the near future!
Warmest Regards,
Matt