Taking Time to Hear From Tyler!
22-05-2015, 07:41 AM
Hello everyone!!
I’ll start by introducing myself. My name is Tyler and I
have been working at OSC since December. I just graduated Kwantlen University
with a B.A in psychology and am looking forward to starting my practicum at UBC
for elementary teaching in September.
With the wonderful weather we are having it seems more and
more kids want to be outside. Many outdoor activities involve playing on the
playground, kicking a soccer ball around, throwing a frisbee, or working on
cartwheels. Recently the kids wanted me to play the game sandman. This game is
like tag but you are not allowed on the playground until you tag someone. Once
someone is tagged they give you a colour, which you are then able to go on. For
example if someone gives you yellow and the monkey bars are yellow you are
allowed to go one them. Once all the colours of the playground are given out
then the next person who is tagged is ‘it’.
I look forward to many more fun activities outside with the
kids for them to teach me.
Take care,
Tyler
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Staff Retreat
05-05-2015, 12:47 PM
Hello
OSC Families!
What a beautiful weekend we have had!
Lately,
we have had many creative art activities, and a popular one from this week was
Monica’s Beanie Buddies! Each child was able to design and create their own
beanie using felt, cotton stuffing, googley eyes, and glitter. With Monica’s
help, the beanies were formed and sealed with a hot glue gun. Many of the kids chose
to create their own doughnuts, and I must say, they looked very delicious!
"A tasty chocolate doughnut with
vanilla glaze and sprinkles"!
This past weekend the OSC Staff travelled to beautiful Loon Lake for staff development and training. We were very lucky to have such fantastic weather, which only added to the incredibly positive experience. The development sessions we participated in have gotten us all very excited for summer!
Upon our
arrival on Friday, we began our West Richmond specific training, and on
Saturday we completed joint training with Cambie, South Arm, and Hamilton.
After wrapping up Saturday’s training, we headed onto the lake for some
canoeing! Over the two days, we engaged in many fruitful discussions about how to create the best experiences possible during OSC and Summer Camps. We are all very excited to develop and expand upon our new ideas for programming in the future months!
We missed seeing you all on Friday, though we are very excited to share our new ideas from here on out!
Tatiana
Come visit Santa's Workshop ... in April!
14-04-2015, 11:41 AM |
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| Don't worry, we only built it upside down once. |
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| Our new reading area! |
Hey OSC families!
I hope you all have had a wonderful
Easter weekend. We've also been blessed with some fantastic weather lately- the
sun is shining and everything is bright, light, and airy... Spring is
definitely starting off on the right foot!
Well, with Spring ... comes spring
cleaning. At Gilmore, we've been doing some spring cleaning of out own! As
you've all noticed, we are currently redecorating the spaces in our room for
some fresh new looks. Carolyn and co. have kindly bought some new furniture for
the kids to enjoy. The children were all extremely excited and gleefully
offered to help put the furniture together. It's been a fun DIY project and it
was awesome to see all the kids work together to achieve one common goal.  |
| Where does this piece go?! |
My favorite addition is the designated reading place. The couches look great, but that gorgeous bookshelf definitely takes the cake for me!
A massive thank you is in order for
all the kids that have helped us put the furniture and decor together. They've
created spaces that both kids and leaders can enjoy.
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| Building with Keva in the new building zone |
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| Let's do some art! |
Cheers,
Monica
Spring Break Recap
02-04-2015, 07:04 PMDear Families and Friends,
With the sun glowing and the blue skies shinning, Spring has officially arrived!
This week, kids returned back to the regular school year routine which brought to a close to our Spring Break camps. Our two weeks of camps went swimmingly, filled with some awesome out-trips and some pretty stellar in-days.
Whether it was exploring the Vancouver Aquarium, star-gazing at the Planetarium, splashing around at Sungod & Hillcrest pool or going bananas at The Great Escape, both the kids and the staff had a great time participating in some fun-packed adventures.
Personally, one of our favorite out-trips from the two weeks was Multi-Sport Day hosted by South Arm Community Centre. It was a great opportunity to interact with the other community centres and a chance to get to know some new faces. The day was filled with different stations for the kids to try out, cheers to be presented and medals to be giving out to the winners. Win or lose, West did their best and represented our centre well!
To compliment our extravagant out-trips, the days spent indoors at Gilmore were loaded with new activities and games for the kids to try. Themes included OS-City Day, Iron Chef Day and even a Cowboys vs. Aliens Day.
One of the in-days that stood out was our Dragon's Den. On this day the kids were tasked with creating their own products or businesses and then presenting them to our panel of "Dragons" in hopes to reach a deal and earn themselves some dragon dollars.
Overall, Spring Break was a great success and I hope everyone who participated felt the same way.
Best Regards,
Carolyn & Matt
With the sun glowing and the blue skies shinning, Spring has officially arrived!
This week, kids returned back to the regular school year routine which brought to a close to our Spring Break camps. Our two weeks of camps went swimmingly, filled with some awesome out-trips and some pretty stellar in-days.
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| Grayson learning how whales hear under water |
Personally, one of our favorite out-trips from the two weeks was Multi-Sport Day hosted by South Arm Community Centre. It was a great opportunity to interact with the other community centres and a chance to get to know some new faces. The day was filled with different stations for the kids to try out, cheers to be presented and medals to be giving out to the winners. Win or lose, West did their best and represented our centre well!
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| Drawing our versions of SEA monsters |
One of the in-days that stood out was our Dragon's Den. On this day the kids were tasked with creating their own products or businesses and then presenting them to our panel of "Dragons" in hopes to reach a deal and earn themselves some dragon dollars. Overall, Spring Break was a great success and I hope everyone who participated felt the same way.
Best Regards,
Carolyn & Matt
Next up in the Dragon's Den ... OSC!
17-03-2015, 09:06 AM
Hi all!
Today spring break officially kicked off with an amazing Dragon's Den in-day! To start off the day, the kids were shown a clip of children around their own age who appeared on Dragon's Den and actually got a deal! With excitement and inspiration, our kids soon got into groups and began to invent their own products, sales pitches, posters and presentations. 
Some of the products included a retinal scanner to keep anything from your front door to your home computer safe, an automated reusable tissue box called the Sneezie,100% healthy and organic candy called Candy Next, the incredible Stain Remover 2000 and the remote item-locator called Finding Fusion. There were many more awesome products as well; each with their own unique pitches for the Dragons. 