What’s a Limerick? A limerick is a short, comical, and almost musical poem that can be particularly fun to read and to write. Limericks are often humorous, or border on nonsensical. Limericks consist of five lines. The rhyme scheme is aabba. In other words, Lines One, Two, and Five all rhyme with each other, and… Continue reading Linking Generations – Seniors from Summerwood Seniors Residence write Limericks with students from OLPH Junior High
“A person is known by the company he keeps….” …And you all have great company at your visit! Come play our Sayings & Proverbs Game! Seniors Test your knowledge and your students while reminiscing over common phrases. Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
Linking Generations wishes to extend appreciation and utmost thanks to the Sherwood Park Rotary Club. It is always a pleasure to share our updates and news of our program operations. We look forward to our continued partnership.
What a great way to celebrate ! A wee bit of the Irish for St. Patrick's Day ... and playing games with each other. Students from Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School and their seniors from Chartwell Country Cottage Retirement Residence enjoyed their time together visiting, playing bingo, and enjoying a wee bit of St Patrick's… Continue reading Linking Generations – St Patrick’s Day with ABJ Students and Country Cottage Seniors
Seniors from Sherwood Care and Students from Salisbury High School, spend some quite moments together playing old fashion board games. These seniors are natural winners – they win by opening up to our youth and sharing those special moments that normally stay locked away ! Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
B-I-N-G-O A game in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off five numbers in a row or another required pattern. Students from Lakeland Ridge School were dressed up for the Howler Ball...a school dance in the afternoon.… Continue reading Linking Generations – Bingo with Silver Birch Manor and Lodge and Lakeland Ridge School
bin·go noun A game in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off five numbers in a row or another required pattern. Get ready, get set …. B-I-N-G-O !!!! Check out the pictures in the Gallery !!
Seniors from Sherwood Care have a wild and crazy afternoon of Balloon Volleyball with our Salisbury High School Students ! It is wonderful to witness our seniors enjoying themselves and becoming active again ! It is amazing to see that although they are seniors, they have the desire and will to W-I-N! Check out the… Continue reading Linking Generations – Balloon Volleyball at Sherwood Care with SAL High School
Thank you Minister Lori Sigurdson and Minister David Eggen for hosting today’s round table discussion on how we can work together to strengthen the K-12 curriculum and address ageism.
This winter Olympic visit was held with Country Cottage and the students from ABJ High School. The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 9 to 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.… Continue reading Linking Generations Continues to Celebrate the Olympics
