Welcome back to Sr. OSC!  Though the weather is sticking around, summer has indeed ended.  We are back into the full swing of things at Senior as we enter into the second full week of school.  Our staff are all looking forward to a wonderful school year and have many amazing things to bring to the program. We are looking forward to seeing all the familiar faces and we welcome those who are new to Sr. OSC.  If you have not had a chance to meet all of the staff, please do not hesitate to say "Hello!" and introduce yourself.

•  Breakfast is served daily from 7:00am-8:00am: 
• Hot breakfast is served Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, with regular breakfast being offered throughout the week as well. 
• What we serve for breakfast may change throughout the week. However, there will always be cereal, bread, english muffins, oatmeal, and juice.

• Bus pickup times are as follows and we ask that your child be dropped off by the designated times if they require transportation by us.
• If your child goes to Quilchena or Dixon, please arrive at Gilmore Sr. OSC no later than 8:00am. Bus pickup is 8:15am from Gilmore.
• If you miss the designated time, please drop off your child directly at school, as the bus does only one pick up in the morning.

• If your child is looking for something to do during the afternoons, feel free to encourage them to check out our daily activities. Each day a leader brings something new and exciting to try, and all your child needs to do is sign up on our magnet board and go into it with a good attitude! There will also be monthly options to explore Richmond during our optional afternoon out trips. Keep an eye out for a sign up sheet at the sign out table for these out trips.

• If your child will NOT be coming to Gilmore Sr. OSC after school, please remember to give us a call at: 604.272.3661. This is the direct line for our program and during off hours we have a voicemail available. Please leave us a clear and detailed message, otherwise there is a good chance we will be hassling you until we know your child's whereabouts!

Emily N. went with the swirl design

Leah liked the ombre design

Hopefully the t-shirts turned out well!

Cheers,

Take Care,

Brianna

Hello friends,

Today at Sr. OSC we played an awesome game outside, that I haven't played in years. It was such a great time that I thought I'd share our experience with you. We called the game "Animal Chain Game" or "Predator vs. Prey" and it goes like this:

Participants were placed into 1 of 4 different animal groups including:

Predator










Omnivore














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Each group had a different role to play. Whether it was finding food sources, finding water sources, tagging/eating other players or a combination of all the tasks.





The food/water sources were made of tin cans, string & coloured markers. Some were more challenging to find then others.


Once the children found a food or water source, they would use the markers to keep track of the items they've found.



It was a complex game, but it was really great to see our whole program participate in an activity they didn't know anything about and have it turn out so well!

That's all for now folks,

Matt