CIRCLE LOOMING... iiittt'sss bbbaaacckkk!!!

Hi everyone,

I've chosen to highlight one of the  afternoon activity that took place at Sr. OSC this week. Our crafty  leaders Brianna & Emily decided to try doing 'circle looming' with the children. Circle looming is a type of knitting that uses a round template that you wrap yarn around in a particular pattern to create hats, scarfs, bracelets and other accessories.



Several years ago, circle looming and traditional knitting was a big craze at OSC, and we are excited to see if this afternoon activity will take off in the same way it did some time ago.







This is such a neat activity because it focuses on fine motor development skills given the intricate nature of the hand movement. Additionally, the kids have the space to get creative and make something of their own choosing!





Shared below, is an example of one of the children's progression, as they work through the process of a making a hat.

To be continued... :) 

Warmest Regards,

Matt

A Day at Senior Out of School Care

Hi to all of our families from our OSC program. My name is Josh and I am one of the assistant leaders at Sr OSC.  I started at OSC as a volunteer and now I work at both Jr and Sr OSC. For this week I wanted to talk about what goes on in a day at Sr OSC and how all of the kids get along and have fun.

When the kids first come into the room the leaders have to make sure that all the kids are accounted for and the kids do their part by signing in as soon as they arrive. At this point I make sure to say hi to as many kids as I can. After everyone is signed in, children explore the room while we open snack.

Following snack we open up afternoon activities including the park.  Usually at this point I help with the tracking board which uses magnets to track the location of each kid. This is one of my favorite jobs because I get to watch and observe how the kids play together and I get to interact with the parents when they come in to pick up their son or daughter.

All in all working at OSC is my favorite job because I love not only working with kids, but also seeing them grow up into the great teens they will become.

Sincerely,

Josh