A Day at the Library!

Hi, my name is Emilia, and today some friends and I visited the Richmond Brighouse Public Library. Come along with me and I'll show you around: 

The library was decorated for the holidays and we started our afternoon shaking hands with Frosty!

The library always has a bunch of cool technology for us to explore and play with:

Computers:

Ipads: 

3-D Printers:

Of course there are always loads of great books to choose from and the librarian is always a good resource to help find the perfect book!

Once you found the right book, you line up at the check out:

Using your library card, you scan the book and then you can take it home:

When it's time to return the book to the library, you put it in the 'return it' slot:

Overall, it was a splendid afternoon with lots to do and lots to see...

Oh, and you can't forget about the big fish! 

That's all for now folks!

Emilia, Mackenzie & Matt

Carolyn's Corner

I can't believe our calendars now read December! The holiday season is fast approaching with winter break being only two weeks away.  I love this time of the year and can't wait for all the bonuses that come with December.  I even heard that snow may be in our future!

Last Friday at West Richmond we welcomed all of our families to our first Family Fun Night.  We had an amazing turn out.  I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by, for spending their Friday evening with us.  The candy houses and hot chocolate station were enjoyed by all and the slideshow, though a little late, was full of many smiling faces.

This week at Senior things started off a little messy, in a good way, with Corey's art on Monday afternoon.  He took on the challenge of making homemade bouncy balls with 15 excited children. Though the finished product went 'splat' instead of 'boing' everyone had a wonderful time. Sometimes it's worth just getting a little messy!

Tuesday I kept the messy theme going by introducing bubble art.  My participants were given a cup with soap, paint, water and most importantly a straw, and were told to blow bubbles!!! Soon the art table was covered in bubbles, water, color and smiling children.  Once they had an over flow of bubbles I showed them how to press a piece of paper into the bubbles to make home-made marble patterns.  The paper turned out great and after our large clean up we turned out art into home-made cards and envelopes.  All in all our mess turned out great!

Wednesday turned into 'Spooky Wednesday' when Keefer gathered a group together to play Werewolf.

Thursday Brianna continued the DIY theme and showed a group of children the bonus uses of potatoes in her DIY wrapping paper craft.  I'm sure everyone will be wrapping some very special presents throughout this holiday season.  Friday's Yarn Letter Art will surely be a great hit!

Next week, on Monday, Dec 5, there is an All Schools Pro D Day.  Matt and Keefer have planned an animal themed In Day at Senior.  Please arrive by 10am if you have signed up.

December has only just begun but I can tell it is going to be an amazing month! Stay tuned to hear more about our adventures at Sr OSC,

Until next time,

Carolyn