Thankful for Cookies!
14-10-2014, 11:23 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than with more FOOD. I decided on a simple sugar cookie recipe to roll out and cut into pumpkin shapes. Topped with orangey-red sprinkles for authenticity of course... now they look like 'real' pumpkins.
For families who aren't already familiar with how we run baking at Jr OSC, here are a few rules we implement:
- Always wash our hands before and after baking, and immediately after handling eggs.
- We generally open just ten spots for baking activities to ensure the kids who've signed up get a fair chance at stirring, pouring or kneading.
- We also like to keep track of who signs up each time we do baking so that a new group of kids can sign up next time.
- With regards to taking turns stirring, the kids have come up with a fun way to keep track. They sing a song tailored to baking, to the tune of "Row Your Boat" and it goes like this: "Stir, stir, stir the bowl, stir it 'round and 'round, stir it once and stir it twice and pass it to a friend". Each child stirs for the length of the song and when the song cues them to pass it to a friend, they pass the bowl to the person beside them. Genius, really.
On a side note I found this cute pinecone turkey craft that I wanted to do with the kids as well, but just never got the chance. Feel free to take a look at the link and try it out at home! http://
Take care!
Sara
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What's your favourite thing about school?
04-10-2014, 07:18 AMWe posed this question to some of our children this past week. Here's a sampling of responses.
Nyah: Meeting new friends.
Christopher: Recess!
Alarii: Learning new things.
Angel: Dancing.
Toby: Going to the gym.
Connor L: Colouring cookie jars.
Téa: Playing games and doing art.
Savannah: Everything.
Adriana: Seeing a circus show in the gym and playing with the toys.
George: Puzzles.
Crystal: Playing with the house.
Malia: Writing stories.
Grace: Every kind of art and computers.
Noa: I don't...probably art, probably school, probably...I don't know!
Interesting perspectives after a couple weeks in. Without a doubt, "meeting friends" was the most popular sentiment amongst the children surveyed. This lends support to the idea that the social development of our young citizens is just as important as academics. After all, what good is knowledge without conscience?
Until next time,
Jason & Dustin
Sunny Start
20-09-2014, 03:10 PMThough the start of September didn't include the start of school for our OSC children, we still had the opportunity to explore and learn. One of those opportunities was checking out the new Terra Nova Adventure Playground! Fortunately, the dry and warm summer weather continued, making our hours spent outdoors convenient.
Cheers,
Dustin
The children were able to test their climbing skills on the natural-looking play structures, develop lung capacity by running around the open spaces and connect with the local flora and fauna. The park was so fun, we actually visited it on two occasions within two weeks. No doubt we'll be back sometime soon!
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| Long lines to enter the treehouse. |
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| Found a new friend! |
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| Nice view of the airport across the river. |
Dustin
Goodbye Jr OSC Grads
04-07-2014, 10:56 AM
We said farewell to our Jr OSC Grads with a celebration on June 20. The ceremony included cake, a certificate and a few kind words spoken by some of the leaders about each child.
Cara B- Cara’s sweet nature and outgoing personality will help her move into Sr. She always has a new trick at the playground to show all the leaders.
Cara B- Cara’s sweet nature and outgoing personality will help her move into Sr. She always has a new trick at the playground to show all the leaders.
Hugo
H- Hugo is
thoughtful, independent and loves being in the middle of all the Beyblade
battles.
Rowan
K- Rowan was a force to be reckoned with in any
sport he played but never takes playing sports too seriously. He always puts
having fun above winning.
Adam
B.W.- Adam
joined us halfway through the year and his easygoing personality helped him fit
right in as one of the boys.
Niko
M- Usually
found hanging out with Rowan, Adam and Hugo, he always seemed to make the
groups laugh with his jokes and creative mind.
Leo
S- Leo’s
come out of his shell a lot at JR since
his kinder days, now he always has something to say that cracks everyone up.
Xander
W.M.- To
the untrained eye Xander may come off as shy, but with his friend Leo he loves
to laugh and make Leo laugh as well. Xander always has something interesting to
say when alone with the leaders.
Logan
T- Logan’s
determination and bold personality gives him the potential to be a good leader
and friend as he heads off to Sr OSC. He always makes his thoughts know to his
peers as well as the leaders.
Jaelyn
W- Gentle
and caring, Jaelyn was a great role model for many younger girls. With her
ability to convince leaders to buy girl guide cookies, she is sure to be
successful in the future.
Joanna
F- Known as
“Jo-jo bean” by her friends, she always brings a kind and positive energy, which
helps her get along with everyone. She is usually found at the art table or
playing games with her friends Jaelyn and Emily N.
Alexander
S-
Alexander only comes to OSC a few days a week but whenever he does attend, he
wastes no time getting into the action of the park or gym. His friends include
Rowan and Hugo.
Cole
V- Cole has
as many friends as he does Pokemon cards. He is always smiling and has a good
sense of humour with both the leaders and kids.
Alden
C- Alden’s
friendliness & inclusions of all his peers makes him a good role model and
will smoothen his transition into the Sr OSC. He is usually found in the gym or
park and loves playing hockey or soccer whenever possible.
Peton
H- Not only
is Peton graduating grade 2, he is also graduating from the Jr lego table to
the Sr pool table. Good luck Peton. We will miss your awesome Lego and Keva
block creations.
Tori
P- Tori
proved to be a great asset during “drama club”. She adapted into different roles
quickly and was even able to help others improve their skills. She would often
impress her friends with her Italian speaking skills on the bus from Gilmore.
Emily
N- Her
accepting personality and maturity gained her the respect of all her peers and
her willingness to try new things will ease her transition into Sr OSC.
Jeremy- Jeremy’s energy &
goofiness will definitely be missed. As he joins his older brother Jason, Sr OSC is in for a special treat.
Best of luck to all the graduates as they continue their journey at Sr OSC.
-Emmett
Strike days!
05-06-2014, 09:19 AMThe public school strike days came up quite sudden for us staff at West Richmond and many parents too. Though they were planned quickly they gave us an opportunity to join both our senior and junior programs together. West Richmond was sure packed those days. I know the younger children loved having the "big kids" to hang out with and many of the children from the older program seemed to love reminiscing about the times when they ran the junior program. Even though the day was thrown together last minute it was really awesome to see how well it worked despite the wide age range.
-Aislinn
-Aislinn
