ELIMINATOR

16-12-2014, 09:16 AM

Hello Junior OSC family and friends,

 
On Thursday December 11th, the rain unfortunately prevented us from going outside and playing at the park, instead we went to the gym and played the game Eliminator. In this game each team tries to shoot balls into the other teams’ hoop and score points. The first team that gets three points which is three balls in the hoop wins. You also have to try to avoid being hit by the balls because if you do you have to go to jail and can only come out when another player on your team throws a ball and hits the post behind the other team.

Mentioning the game excited and pleased many children in the group. This was a game where the children played against the leaders. Near the end the game, the leaders got a little help from a parent who assisted us as we faced the passionate and fierce group of children. I was impressed with how well the children played and the amazing effort they made. They were so determined to beat the leaders and really gave it their all. It was nice to see the children working together as a team and trying to help free their teammates from jail and not being focussed on strictly scoring points. When a child was hit with a ball and sent to the jail they were never in there long because their teammates always helped to free them quickly.

 

Everyone had a great time and I’m looking forward to the rematch.

 

Erin
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FUN WORLD

02-12-2014, 09:05 AM
"WATCH OUT!"
On November 28, the Gilmore and Dixon students had a pro-d day and those attending junior OSC went on an outtrip to Fun World. For some, this outtrip was their first with junior OSC and more importantly, it was their first time on a school bus. Many of them described it as "one of the best days of their lives, especially since there were no seat belts." They had a great time at Fun World and behaved so well that once we got back to the centre, we awarded them each with a moustache sticker. Thanks to those who came out with us and we hope everyone had fun !

Cheers,
Vanessa.

"Ready, Aim, Fire"



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Silly Putty Goo

25-11-2014, 08:50 AM

This week, many of the children had lots of fun doing a science activity with Cory! When asked what they thought about his ‘Silly Putty Goo’ experiment, some of the answers I received included “Super Cool!” and “Totally Awesome!” We are so glad that the kids enjoy the afternoon activities offered at Junior OSC. Here is the recipe for Cory’s Silly Putty Goo if you want to try it for yourself at home! 

 

Ingredients: 
  • Elmers glue
  • 2 disposable cups 
  • Food colouring
  • Water
  • Borax
  • Spoon to mix
  • Tablespoon to measure

 

Steps: 

1. Fill one cup with water and add 1tbsp of borax; Stir. 

2. Fill the second cup with about one inch of glue. 

3. Add 3tbsp of water to the glue and stir. 

4. Add a few drops of food colouring to the mixture and continue stirring. 

5. Add 1tbsp of the diluted borax to the glue mixture then stir well. 

6. Watch the slime form! 

 

Cheers, 

Vanessa. 
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Marble Mania

18-11-2014, 07:57 AM

            This week we are very fortunate to have the revealing of a new toy set at West Richmond OSC. It is amazing how many kids love to play with marbles, roll them, pass them around and best of all make a marble track for the marbles. We tossed out our old broken plastic marble set in exchange for a new wooden marble set. I found these sets of blocks were a bit challenging at first because there were no connecting pieces like the plastic set. It only has blocks that stack on top of each other. As the kids started to build, they quickly understood how the blocks and marbles operated. After a few breakdowns from the blocks they started to get the hang of it, and before I knew it they had created some amazing marble tracks.

 

I think I see some engineers in the future…

 

Corey

 

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Remembrance Day

12-11-2014, 01:21 PM
Last week I decided to ask the kids what they knew about Remembrance Day.
I started off by asking them, "What is Remembrance Day?" I received many blank stares, but among the stares were replies such as:

"Because a soldier died."

"Soldiers who fought to protect this Canada land."

"When we wear the poppies."

"It's all about remembering everyone who fought in the war for us."


I next asked them, "Why is it important to remember the war?" Many of them had the right idea:

"Because the soldiers fought for us"

The last question I asked was, "Why do we wear poppies?" Here are a few of the many good answers:

"As a sign of respect."

"The poppies grew for the war and they help us remember."

These answers conclude some of the knowledge the children have about Remembrance Day.

- Aislinn

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