Planting Seeds of Learning

Planting Seeds of Learning

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

Community Association for Lasting Success (CALS) offered their second session of Bear Bag program on April 19 at Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of Vegreville.

Family Literacy Facilitator for CALS, Jennifer Dixon said Bear Bags is a journaling program where families are given a homework assignment and journal pages to record their week. “We invite families to send us pictures of their child and them throughout the week and doing the homework assignment. This promotes literacy amongst the caregivers and provides a strong example to the children on the

Children participating in the program.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

Children participating in the program.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

importance of reading and writing. At the end of the eight week program, families will have their journal pages and pictures returned in a bound journal format complete with some special activity pages and will remain a treasured keepsake of this snapshot in time.

Children participating in the program.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

At today’s session, our topic was nature. We read Plant the Tiny seed and the children decorated plant pots and planted wildflower seeds in their pots. Learning centres were all nature themed as well. The homework assignment was to make a garden xylophone by filling glass jars with items found in nature such as twigs, rocks, leaves, water and using a dowel to make musical sounds.”

Children participating in the program.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)