This week in KIDS KORNER:  "What is one thing you would like to do this year?"

Here are some of the wise responses...

Alden- "wake up earlier"

Atreyu- "go to work with my dad"

Noa- "go back to skating"

Leo- "get free money, well I already get free money but more money"

Zev- "go to the beach"

Hugo- "play more beyblades"

Xander- "eat tacos, fish tacos"

Adrianna- "share and with it I'm going to help people too"

Tune in next time for another gripping edition of KIDS KORNER.

If you have an questions you think we should ask the children on KIDS KORNER, please leave them in the comments below.

-Jason

During this school year there has been a friendly rivalry between Dixons and Gilmores/ Quilchenas to win the race from their schools back to West Richmond for after school care. The two groups usually arrive around the same time after school. Gilmores and Quilchenas arriving by bus and Dixons on foot. When the Dixons see the bus coming they will run as fast as they can to the entrance of the community centre. The moment the bus stops for the Gilmore and Quilchena group they all make a dash to the door. Both groups try to line up as fast as possible to win the prize of being the first school to enter West Richmond. They use encouragement and teamwork in an attempt to get everyone in their group in line first. The victory is quickly forgotten once the kids are upstairs but most seem to enjoy the bit of competitiveness outside the centre every day.

-Aislinn

With Christmas right around the corner, what's a better excuse to be able to make sugary treats to send the kids home with to get into the spirit? Haha, sorry parents. I decided to scale down the classic gingerbread house and make graham cracker houses so that the kids could personalize it their own way. We used Froot Loops, sour keys, and a simple icing sugar-and-water 'glue'. I didn't think I was that old until the kids started asking me why I was calling the 'coloured cheerios' Froot Loops... 

This week in KIDS KORNER:  "What is Hanukkah?"

Here are some of the wise responses...

Leo & Xander- "oh, a holiday"

Alarii- "they celebrate dreidels"

James- "you can dance"

Tori- "it's like a tradition for Jewish people"

Nyah- "where you have the things for light, with the big light, and you light that one first then the other ones"

Christopher- "it's when you celebrate for a whole year"

Zev- "it's where you light candles for every eight day for eight nights"

Tune in next time for another gripping edition of KIDS KORNER.

If you have an questions you think we should ask the children on KIDS KORNER, please leave them in the comments below.

-Jason