Our recent staff social!!
18-11-2014, 05:36 PMDear families and friends,
It's that time of year again when we all take some time to appreciate the people we care about and spend some quality time with our peers and colleagues. Taking inspiration from this, we wanted to share with everyone what we did for our recent staff social.
As a group, our leaders from both Junior and Senior OSC went curling!!
It was a blast watching everyone slip and slide across the ice as we tried our best to find our bearings. After a few practice throws each we were ready to play!
We split into teams of four and did our very best to throw, sweep, shout and score like the pros. Win or lose, everyone had a great time being completely out of their element and spending time together on the ice.
We split into teams of four and did our very best to throw, sweep, shout and score like the pros. Win or lose, everyone had a great time being completely out of their element and spending time together on the ice.
We hope everyone tries their best to take a page from our book, and spend some quality time with the people around them. Go out, do something brand new, challenge yourself and be thankful of your surroundings.
Take care,
Matt
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Costumes and Candy
08-11-2014, 03:29 PMHi OSC families and friends,
Hope you all had a great Halloween! I had the chance to ask a couple of our kids about their experiences on Halloween night. The question: What did you do on Halloween night?
Hope you all had a great Halloween! I had the chance to ask a couple of our kids about their experiences on Halloween night. The question: What did you do on Halloween night?
Jaeyln
Costume: Violet from the Incredibles
Favorite Candy: Giant Coffee Crisp bar
I
went to this house that had a creepy old witch. There were real people dressed
up as zombies and me and my friend totally freaked out. So I got a giant
chocolate bar and then ran out.
Malia
Costume: Batgirl
Favorite Candy: Mini Milk Duds
I
went trick-or-treating for 3 hours then after my sister was so tired so she
went home. I stayed out trick-or-treating later than her!
Peton
Costume: Minecraft Person
Favorite Candy: Candy Ring Pop
I
was in Hawaii for Halloween. I saw a bunch of people in the mall. I even saw
two ninjas.
Joanna (Jojo)
Costume: Lone wolf
Favorite Candy: Smarties and Kit-Kat
I
went to this weird house and I went with my friend and then the lights turned
out. There was a creepy guy holding a head. I was just surprised, not scared.
It seems that everyone had a fun, scary,
sugary Halloween. Even though it was drizzling for a while, I’m glad our kids
made the best of the situation and filled their bags to the brim with goodies.
On that note, I wanted
give a quick introduction about myself as I am fairly new to the Sr and Jr OSC
Programs. My name is Katrina Cabrera. I am 17 and currently a grade 12 student
at Richmond Secondary School. I have volunteered with elementary and
high-school aged children through tutoring programs and weekend camps. My
favorite author is Jodi Picoult and my favorite food is probably homemade
spaghetti.
I started volunteering at the WRCC Summer Daycamps back in
2012. Since then, I realized how much I enjoyed working with children. When I
was offered an assistant leader position this past summer, I was thrilled. I’m
excited to be a part of this community, while learning and growing along with
the kids.
I am looking forward to meeting and talking to all of you.
Cheers,
Katrina
Halloween
03-11-2014, 05:22 PM
Hey folks,
The big day has finally arrived
and the energy in the OSC room couldn’t be more alive! Happy Halloween to all
friends and family!!!
It’s definitely a lot of fun seeing the
different costumes of all the kids and leaders and it has most certainly built up
the spirit for the occasion.
It’s been a busy week leading
up to the Friday, with another visit to the pumpkin patch, last minute costume
preparations and everyone jumping off the walls in sheer anticipation.
On Wednesday, a group of us
were lucky enough to take another trip to the pumpkin patch near the end
of #2 road. It was an awesome day for our friends that signed-up, and the
weather was absolutely perfect. Everyone went searching far and wide for the
perfect pumpkin and the people working there were even nice enough to give each
of us a free extra gourd.
As for our Halloween
afternoon together at OSC there was a lot going on. We had a spooky photo booth
set up, plenty of decorations to help theme the room and a bunch of fun games
and activities. As a cherry on top, were serving delicious ‘ghost slime
pump-cakes’ for hearty snack.
We hope everyone has a blast
tonight whether its going out trick-or-treating, staying in with the family or
watching a spooky film.
Have fun & be safe!!
Pumpkin Patch Visit
28-10-2014, 08:15 AM
Pumpkin Patch Fun!
With Halloween just around the corner it's time to start getting in to the spirit of the holiday. What better way to start than by picking out those pumpkins so we can carve them up in to creative designs later!
With Halloween just around the corner it's time to start getting in to the spirit of the holiday. What better way to start than by picking out those pumpkins so we can carve them up in to creative designs later!
Last week Carolyn took a group of kids to a local pumpkin patch. The kids all came prepared with boots for trudging through the mud and warm jackets to ward off that Fall chill. Luckily the weather held up, so it was a perfect day for a day at the pumpkin patch!
The kids got to explore the pumpkin patch and decide on which pumpkin they wanted to take home! Afterwards, the kids also got to spend some time playing with some of the lawnmowers (don't worry parents, they were kid versions) and little playhouses as well. When everybody got back to Gilmore, you could tell that they all had a fun time.
Here are some comments about what the kids liked about their out-trip:
Quincy - "I liked that we got to play with the little playhouses, mini pumpkins and kids lawnmowers!"
Matthew - "I thought that it was the awesomest time ever!"
While it's so easy to just go buy pumpkins at a store these days, there's something to be said about the experience (especially for children) of going to a pumpkin patch, finding your own pumpkin and not being afraid to get a little dirty all while having fun in the process.
We all are excited to hear what the kids decide to carve on their pumpkins for Halloween!
Cheers,
Stu
Stu
Today's Solar Eclipse
23-10-2014, 04:08 PM
Logan - "Sad that we didn't see the eclipse"
Johanna - "I can see a bald eagle more often than I can see an eclipse."
Ethan - "Sad we didn't see the eclipse, but the eagle was cool!"Rohin - "bald eagle was pretty cool!"
Tyler - "Too bad I couldn't scratch 'seeing an eclipse' off my bucket list."
UPDATE @ 3:48pm
Guess what?!!? The sun came back out! Those kids who were waiting patiently for the sun to come out were rewarded! At 3:40pm the sun returned and it brought along the eclipse. Here are some of the kid's thoughts this time around.
Johanna - "I've never seen one before, and I thought we weren't going to see it, what a surprise!"
Ryan - "I can't wait to tell my mom, she's going to be super jealous."
Tyler - "Checked off another box on my bucket list!"
Lyric - "I've never experienced anything like that before."
Matt - "IT WAS AWESOME!"
A bald eagle and a partial solar eclipse; what a day!
Take Care,
Carolyn
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