Our visit to Terra Nova

Greeting all,

I want to take a moment to share our adventure with you from last Wednesday. Once a month our Sr. OSC program offers an afternoon out-trip somewhere within our local community. This month's trip was to Terra Nova Adventure Playground. It was a pleasant afternoon full of exploration and fun, and despite a few clouds, it was a blast! 

"Climbing trees is fun... 'wooden' you think?"

"The water is that-a-way..."

"I gotta sneeze, I gotta sneeze..."

"HEY COME BACK.... IT'S MY TURN!!"

"Did you hear the joke about the kid having mood-swings?"

If you're looking to join us on the next out-trip, look for our sign-up sheet located beside our sign-in binder.

*All out-trip sign-up sheets go out one week prior to the trip!

That's all for now,

Matt

Creating Your Own Comics

Hey everyone,

Earlier this week, Keefer organized an activity to inspire creativity and artistic mind in the kids. Comics have been an entertaining pastime for myself and I'm sure for many of the kids. The idea of this activity was for the kids to create their own comics, their own superheroes that reflect their hidden interests or simply create something that they enjoy.

Keefer had his own collection of comics which he created when he was younger, which inspired kids to create their own. At the beginning, there were many puzzled faces as deciding on a character seemed quite tricky. I was asked multiple times, "What should I do?" and "Is this a good name?" and I just told them to leave it up to their imagination. It only took a few minute for their creativity to start flowing and the ideas started popping up. From Mayhem Girl to Captain Cool, their innovations were endless! Everyone has a different theme that was unique to their comic strip. Needless to say, I was quite impressed by the dynamics of the storyline and the visuals presented in the comics. It was enjoyable and rewarding to read their finished products.

You don't have to be the most articulate or artistic person to create your comic as it only takes a beginning idea and that's where your imagination takes off.

Until next time, 


Michael C