Our Adventures in Week 4

Week 4

We went on amazing adventures in Week 4 and I'm just dying to tell you about them!

Our theme was called "Exploring Far", which means that we read stories and did activities from countries all over the world! We learned that kids everywhere have one thing in common -- they love to have fun!

On Monday the Senior Reading Club travelled to Louisiana and read a Cajun fairytale called "Little Pierre" by Robert D. San Souci. Then we flew to China, where we made our very own Tangrams to play with! We even learned a game from the Indonesian island of Sumatra called "Semut, Orang, Gajah", that reminded us all of Rock, Paper, Scissors! On Tuesday the Seniors read The Legend of the Persian Carpet, and made a Japanese Koinobori craft! Everyone's fish looked amazing!



The Junior Reading Club also had adventures in new countries. We read "The Magic Pillow", which was about a boy in faraway China. Then we made an airplane craft out of popsicle sticks and played two games. The first one was called "Corre, Corre la Guaraca", from Chile, and the second one was a Greek statue game! We had so much fun learning new ways to play! Then on Tuesday we read a book called "Meow: Cats Stories from Around the World", where we heard legends about our feline friends from lots of different places. After that we hopped over to Russia and made Paper Nesting Dolls that all fit into each other!

All Ages Fun and Games on Thursday was a hoot! We played a game called "Chase the Dragon's Tale" from China, and made Irish Dancing Leprechaun crafts. Of course, we also played lots of other favourite games, like activities with the big parachute, octopus, and some fun songs!

Team Points

Here's how we're progressing with points. You still have two more weeks to win some for your team!

The Outdoor Adventurers - 311 books
The Astronauts - 300 books
The Time Travellers - 180 books
The World Explorers - 135 books

That's a total of 926 books we've read! Oh my goodness! Keep up the spectacular reading!

Coming Up

Next week our theme is called "Let's Get Out of This World". We'll be exploring space, the deep sea, and other mysterious lands! Our movie on Friday will be "ParaNorman",which is rated rated PG. 

Also, don't forget that next Thursday (August 1st) is TACKY TOURIST DAY! Drop-in to All Ages Fun & Games from 2:00-4:00 in your goofiest clothes! I can't for you to see what's in store!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!