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Girls Group: Registration Information

  The CFY Girls Group program will be kicking off in October.  Mentor and mentee sign ups will be happening soon! Mentor Information Session: Gr 9-11 Sept 29th, 9:55 AM at Gordon F. Kells High School in Carlyle Mentee Information Sessions: Gr 5-6 October 15th, NOON at CES Library and Gr 7-8 October 20th Noon … Continue reading Girls Group: Registration Information

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R-tworx – Puppet Theatre Round-up

All of December the kids at R-tworx have been working with Mrs. Bell (our resident theatre guru) on shoebox puppet theatres. This project was simple in theory but took a long time to execute. We started by cutting a square out of the front of a cereal or shoebox and then a small rectangle from … Continue reading R-tworx – Puppet Theatre Round-up

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Girls Circle: Round-up

The last six weeks have flown by!  The girls have come a long way together since we started.  It has been great to get to know each one and watch them open up and enjoy the program.  Next week will be our last meeting of 2014.  We will be celebrating our time together creating small … Continue reading Girls Circle: Round-up

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R-tworx: Lizards

  Pastel lizards inspired by Deep Space Sparkle.  This lesson was more complex than some of my students were used to.  (If you haven't signed up for the Deep Space Sparkle Teaching Art 101, Please do!)  We started by drawing the shape of our lizard using familiar prompts like: Draw a backwards 'C' to make … Continue reading R-tworx: Lizards

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Girls Circle Wind Up!

We had some serious fun last week at the Girls Circle wind-up party thanks to OneChurch.ca and their awesome inflatable boxing ring!!! This was an interesting activity as I challenged the girls with some conflict resolution role-playing and before they could go and "fight it out" with their partner they had to resolve the role-play … Continue reading Girls Circle Wind Up!

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Garden Club: Butterfly Gardening

The theme of the month at the CFY Garden Club has been butterflies.  We have been busily growing both our butterfly plants and our caterpillars to be ready for the garden.  Here are some photos of our progress!  

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R-tworx: Explosives!

The above ideas were used from one of our favourite creative parenting sites: Growing a Jeweled Rose. You can find these recipes: Here. You can find the recipe for elephant toothpaste: Here Have Fun!!

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At Home Alone

At Home Alone A safety program for students in grades 4/5/6 at the CES school.  Students take part in presentations and discussions with local emergency staff from the Fire Dept, RCMP and Ambulance.  The program covers what kids need to know when they are left home alone for short periods of time.  Street proofing, Fire … Continue reading At Home Alone