Geordie Productions

Tickets are now on sale for the Geordie Production:  Once Upon a Home which will take place on Sunday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m.

What does "home" mean to you? last year, Geordie posed this question to elementary school students from 4 different schools in and around Montreal, as part of a collaborative creation process called "From You to Us to You". With their stories, words, and drawings, the Geordie team created a fresh new play to bring back to you. Once Upon a Home is written from the real voices of children in Quebec, reflecting their diverse histories, families and imaginations - every word spoken onstage was written by a child.

Space is limited. It is recommended that tickets be purchased in advance at the main desk. $5.00 per person.

Today in History ....

In 2004, A small asteroid made the closest approach to Earth ever recorded, only about 26,500 miles away.

find out more about other interesting facts at:  http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Is everyone wearing green today???   Do you know why people wear green on St. Patrick's Day?  I did not know so I decided to find out.  Here is the entry from wikipedia:

Originally the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. However, over the years the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century. He is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish, and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day. Then in the 1798 rebellion in hopes of making a political statement Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching attention with their unusual fashion gimmick. The phrase "the wearing of the green", meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from the song of the same name.

Find out more about St. Patrick's Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.Patrick%27s_Day

Alice in Wonderland

I went this past week to see the new version of Alice in Wonderland - directed by Tim Burton.  I was super-excited to see it because I love Tim Burton as well as most of the cast (Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Anne Hathaway).  I came away from the movie thinking that it was good but not quite as , to quote my son, "magical".  My younger kids absolutely loved it and were blown away by many of the scenes.  I would still go and see it again and do recommend it to everyone, I just think I set the bar too high in regards to my expectations. 

What are your thoughts???

Cool Website for a Wednesday

What a beautiful day outside.  The sun is shining and it is suppose to go up to 7 today.  Happy days!!!  What to find out more about weather in general?  Here are so websites that you can look at:

Environment Canada:  http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/canada_e.html

Weather Network:  http://www.theweathernetwork.com/

Sky Diary: Kids Storm:  http://skydiary.com/kids/

Web Weather for kids:  http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

View a virtual twister:  http://www.jaydax.co.uk/showcase/tunnel/tornado/tornado.html

Fiestango

We were treated to a wonderful performance of Fiestango this past Sunday.  It was a musical play explaining the origins of the tango.  The performers enthralled the audience with their musical instruments: the bass, the violen and keyboards.  I was absolutely impressed with the concentration and attention that the kids had for the play.  It is not often that you see a room full of young kids listening attentivley and not squirming in their seats.  Here is a peek of what we saw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyuF44DeFR4

Closing Ceremonies for Winter Reading Club

Our Winter Reading Club ended yesterday.  We had a total of 29 participants which was pretty good.  In total, the kids read combined 1037 books.  Congratualtions to our winners:  Sean, Ceili, Liam, Jayden,Aiden, Julia, Milla, Frank and Rebecca!  We look forward to seeing everyone participate in the Summer Reading Club!