Retreat Getaway!
14-05-2015, 05:40 PM
On May 1st, the staff from both Junior and Senior OSC went to Loon Lake for our annual staff retreat. We all had so much fun from attending multiple training sessions to canoeing to morning hikes. Our training sessions taught us tips on planning summer in-days, how to work with children with challenging behaviours and finding more ways to incorporate physical literacy into our profession. Coming back from the retreat, I felt like my coworkers had built a stronger relationship with one another and being able to create this strong bond with each other had allowed us to perform to our full potential in the daycare setting. Thank you, Dustin, for being part of a team that planned such an amazing weekend. We'll never forget it !
Cheers,
Vanessa.
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Meet Lindsay!
08-05-2015, 11:16 AM
Hi. My name is Lindsay and I am an assistant
leader in both Junior and Senior OSC and currently in Grade 12 at McMath. I
have been working here since November and am thoroughly enjoying it.
As
the weather is getting nicer, we are enjoying being outside more and more. At
Jr. OSC, one of our favorite games to play at the park is ball tag. This
involves one person trying to hit the other players with a soft dodge ball. One
problem we often encounter with this game is that not all of the kids play by
the same rules, as they come to OSC from different schools. Sometimes this
means that there are two games of ball tag being played simultaneously. The
other day on the park this is exactly what happened, and when trying to combine
the two games they came to a crossroad. There was too much chaos to enjoy
playing the game. The kids readily agreed there was a problem, and although
leaders were present, the kids sat themselves down and had a conversation about
what needed to be changed in order for the game to go on. After some
conversation they came to an agreement on which rules were going to be used and
the game went on happily for the duration of our activity.
This
was a great reminder for me that the kids do not always need a leader to
intervene when a problem arises, proving they are very capable of solving
the problems they encounter if given the time and space to do so.
Thanks,
Lindsay
Design your own t-shirt!
20-04-2015, 09:15 AM
Last Friday, the kids were able to design their own t-shirts for art. The activity, led by Pearlena, was very successful and each child was able to express their creativity. They loved doing art on the patio and enjoyed the sunshine. Everyone looked like they had a blast and the designs they came up with were fantastic. Hope you like these photos!Cheers,
Vanessa.
Meet Jack!
13-04-2015, 09:10 AM
Hi
Everyone!
My
name is Jack, and since this is my first time posting on the JR OSC blog, I’ll
start with a short introduction about myself. I joined the OSC staff last
winter as an Assistant Leader, and I come every Tuesdays to join the Juniors.
I
still consider myself pretty new since I still do not know how to play all the
board games that we have. Just this Tuesday, one of our kids taught me how to
play a game that is similar to Go.
Last
week, a group of the kids were playing on the red circle swing. Since it was
only big enough to fit 4 people, not everyone could go on at the same time.
However, one of the kids decided to volunteer to get off for another. This was
quite a nice act of kindness, and all the kids around recognized it.- Jack
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Spring Break!
30-03-2015, 11:55 AM
During the days we were planning on leaving the centre, we didn't let the weather stop us form heading to our destination. Rain or shine we were determined to get the kids out and about for some fresh air. We visited the very popular Garden City Park & Terra Nova Park. Our Garden City visit was a wet one as the rain poured down, but the staff and kids geared up and trekked out to make the most of our day. While at Terra Nova we had the sun on our side, as we spent the entire day playing at the playground, field and zip line.
While everyday had its own adventure, I would have to say the highlights of spring break were our visits to Town n Country for some bowling and the Aquarium. Many of our kids got the opportunity to bowl for the first time and while it was nice to have a high score, a lot of them took with them the simple enjoyment of celebrating in each others success, STRIKE! The Aquarium was just an all out amazing day as the kids got to see so many cool creatures of all shapes, sizes and colours.
Feel free to approach any of the staff if you want to find out more about our awesome spring break and if you have any ideas or suggestions of things we should check out let us know as summer is just around the corner.
Thanks,
Jason
