Wednesday, 15 July 2015

RSL Authors of the Day!

Check out the creative stories some of our RSL campers composed this morning... 

My Play Date with Elsa, Olaf and the Baby Olafs
Once upon a time, I was lonely because I just moved. But, my mom knew the queen. The next day I was home alone when I heard a knock on the door. "Who is that? Mr. B most likely," I said. So, I got the door. It was Elsa, the queen, with Olaf and Baby Olafs. "Come in, come in," I said. Meanwhile, Mr. B was hiding in the bush very jealous that I had a play date with the queen. First, we watched soul eater.... Elsa, Olaf and baby Olafs all loved it! Then, we made popcorn and watched Frozen. Then, we went in my room and played with my cats and my stuffies. Then, we went on the computer and played Fnaf and Gmod and other games. Suddenly, I heard something. I went to check it was... It was Mr. B. He was crying. He wanted to play too. So, I let him come in. We all had fun, and I lived happily ever after. The End. -Noella

My Monkey is Missing 
Once upon a time I was going to the store and somebody rang the door bell. It was a monkey so I locked the front door and I went to the store. At the store, I bought apples, grapes, and milk. Then, I went home. The monkey got in through the door so I had to find it. I looked everywhere and I couldn't find the monkey. So, I stopped looking for it. I had dinner and I went to bed. I got up the next day and had breakfast then started looking for the monkey again. I looked under my bed... and I found the monkey... dead! I started looking around to figure out what killed him. When suddenly, I realized, someone was in my home when I was at the store... -Ashley 


My Mine Craft Fairytale 
Once upon a time I was at home. I was so bored that I did nothing but sit on the couch and watch TV all day. That day, Steve from Mine Craft came to my house. I was so surprised that I went crazy. But, after Steve arrived, he took me to his world. I rode a pig named Junior there, but when I got on the pig I realized I was too big. I looked around and saw Steve was making a hot dog house. Then, Steve decided to give me a magic power so I could build too. I built a house in the air... it was a mansion! Also, I had villagers as slaves! After that I built a car so I could go to Walmart with Steve. Steve was playing on his Xbox 1. He was playing Goat Simulator. I asked him if he would like to come to Walmart, and he said yes, of course, he had to buy Mine Craft stuff. I bought building stuff while we were there so I could make a backyard. I built a backyard and made a pool and a swing set and a gazebo, too. Next, we went to my house and played outside and had some pancakes. I got some whipped cream and put it on our pancakes too. We even put ice cream on it, too. When we got inside we realized we forgot to turn off Mine Craft, and we realized all the bad guys had come out of the Xbox 1. So we got our bows and shot all the bad guys. After, Steve had to go back through the portal to where he lived. But, the portal was closed! So, Steve said he would live with me. However, it was nighttime so we decided to roast marshmallows. We also watched Chappy but when it was done we had to go to bed. When we woke up, we went on our bikes and went to the park. We came home and played Xbox 1 and Goat Simulator after that. Next, we went in my pool and listened to music. We had so much fun! Afterwards, we went upstairs and had a pillow fight and watched Youtube videos. Steve found a new way to go to the Mine Craft world where he lived. So, I had to say goodbye. I took a picture before he left, and went to my friends after that. My friend was going to see a movie at the theatre, so I went too. The End. -Isaiha 

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

RSL Authors of the Day!

At Rotary Summer Literacy we love to celebrate the excellent work our campers produce. Check  out the latest and greatest RSL 2015 has to offer but, beware, curses, danger, and helpless princesses await... 

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Alexandra. She was very funny and one day she saw that there was a fairy and the fairy wished that she was going to be a princess the next morning. The next morning she was in a castle as a princess, so she asked her parents what happened? They told her a fairy had cast a spell on her and said she was a princess, and that they were now king and queen of the land. Alexandra was confused. She and her parents went to go see the doctor, who said Alexandra has brain damage on her left side. The doctor told them that Alexandra would have to have surgery tomorrow in order to put that half of her brain back together. Alexandra's parents said ok and waited... The next day the surgery began. Except, the doctor forgot where the brain was located - so they couldn't actually start the surgery. What could happen next? They found the brain in the woods and they began the surgery once again, shortly after. They put Alexandra's brain back together again and she remembered all of the story that the fairy had told her. Alexandra knew that she had been turned into a princess and they lived happily ever after! The End. -Chloe

Once there was a little boy and his mom and dad. The mom collected 3 weird looking leaves. When she brought them home her son was amazed. The dad put them in a binder and the next day when the family got up they were in a time machine. The little boy started to cry. Then, he recognized 2 words on the 3 leaves. They said: Wish leaf. The time machine kept on going back to dangerous times so each person grabbed a wish lead and wished for the time machine to go back to safe times. The mom and dad wished as hard as they could to go back home, and it worked. They all went home. The End. -Nathanael

Once upon a time in a far away land, lived a lonely princess named Camilla. Everyday to prove her loneliness to the world, she sang: "Please help me someone just let me see your handsome face and the curse will be undone." Days of singing dragged on, yet no one came. On the day of Camilla's 16th birthday, what she wanted more than anything in the world was for someone to save her and love her. So, she sat on the window sill and sang her song even louder: "PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE, JUST LET ME SEE YOUR HANDSOME FACE AND THE CURSE WILL BE UNDONE!" She tried singing this song, this loud, 3 times! But, no one came. She knew no one would EVER come. She cried. But, little did she know that handsome Brad, the knight, heard her singing. He was riding on his pink, fluffy unicorn, who was for once not dancing on rainbows with his magic red pebble. He wished himself up in the tower with the beautiful princess Camilla and eventually they had a BIG problem... they had kids. The End. -Nicole

Monday, 13 July 2015

RSL Author of the Morning: Kierstin!


Once upon a time King Blunsdon had a daughter named Naomi. No matter what you gave her she would not be happy. So, one day King Blunsdon found his daughter a prince, Brad. King Blunsdon invited Prince Brad for dinner. Princess Naomi and him fell in love. Finally, Princess Naomi was happy and that made King Blunsdon happy as well. Soon they were married and from then on they lived happily ever after. The End.

Friday, 10 July 2015

RSL Authors of the Day!

Today at Rotary Summer Literacy, the writing assignment varied in theme of creating a unique rock paper scissors game, writing a creative cowboy, ninja and bear story, and writing a letter to which RSL Amazing Race team you would want to win! Take a look, and enjoy the work of our RSL authors of the day!

Once upon a time in Alberta Canada there was a little girl named Milly. Milly was in 1st grade and she was 5 years old. Her best friends were Anna and Lily. They agreed on almost everything, like pink lemonade instead of orange juice or my little pony instead of Dora, but they always disagreed on Milly taking karate. Anna said karate was for boys and Lily thought karate was too tough for Milly, but Milly was determined to go and become a ninja. Anna and Lily never knew that she wanted to be a ninja, for Milly never told them. one day in the middle of dinner, Milly asked her mom if she could join a karate class. Mom was a little unsure but let her sign in. At school the next day, she couldn't hide her excitement from Anna and Lily, she told them everything. When Milly was telling them the news, they stared at her quite confused. By the time Milly was done, Lily and Anna had to go to class. After school, Milly's mom picked her up and went out to get the proper outfit to go to karate class, they both agreed that she looked like a ninja in training. On the day of Milly's first karate class, she got dressed in her uniform and grabbed a water bottle. To be continued...

Once upon a time, there was two friends called Nick and Brad. They were searching for the biggest volcano in Hawaii. However, they were in danger. They did not know what could happen in this island. After five hours they found a big house. Brad said "wow". "I know" said Nick. "This house is massive!". "Exactly what I wanted to say!". "Should we go in?" asked Brad. "Ok" said Nick. And they went in. "Looks weird" said Brad."I have never seen a house like..." "welcome" said a voice. "Who is that?" asked Brad. "My name is Tao" said the voice gently and quietly. "Welcome to the legendary house!". "Sorry I need to leave, take the very far end on your right. Open the door and you will see a big circle, get in the centre of it, close your eyes and count to 10 then something magic will happen!". And they did what Tao told them to do. They went in the room and then... SLAP! The door closed by itself... To be Continued - Bilal


Thursday, 9 July 2015

Sarah's Story: Stinkbug Eats His School

One day there was a boy named Stinkbug. He went to Cathy Wever Elementary School. His favourite game to play was Truth or Dare. One afternoon he got people to play his favourite game. But, he would always pick dare. Once he got told to get everyone out of the school. Then, out the building. So, he chased everyone out. Then, he just stood there outside the school. He looked at how big the building was. Then, he started to chew on the building. Two years later, only half of a wall was eaten. But, he still had lots more to go. One hundred years later, he had one more wall to go. He was as big as forty elephants. Then, another hundred years later he finally finished eating his entire school. He ate so much that he was as big as one hundred elephants. Then, he lost his hearing, teeth, voice, and his sight. Then, he got very tired and went to sleep forever.

Program Options: Dance Crew!


Program Options: Dance Crew!

As a program option, dance has always been a favourite at Rotary Summer Literacy! This year is no exception. With amazing councillors, helpers, and campers, this years dance crew is the best one yet! 

Dance Crew Session 1: Shut up and DANCE!

This session we are dancing to a summer favourite by Walk The Moon, entitled "Shut Up and Dance!" Click HERE to check out the song. We will post a video of our dance crew tomorrow (Friday) for you to see!

Stay tuned for more amazing Program Options stories.

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Get Connected with RSL Staff 2015: Stringer


Emma Stringer: Rotary Summer Literacy Staff Member

This is the second year that Emma ('Stringer') has been working for Rotary Summer Literacy! Emma brings an energy that cannot be tamed! This session for The Amazing Rotary Summer Literacy Race, Emma is working with our Starter team (JK and SK campers) on Team Canada! Stringer is a recent graduate from Sir Allan McNab High School, who looking forward to attending Trent University in September!

Want fun facts on Stringer? Hmm...
1. Emma will be taking nursing at Trent University in September.
2. Stringer's favourite books always include adventure, including Dinosaur World!

Would you like to get registered for camp?
*We are currently taking registrations and placing them on our WAITING LIST for sessions 2, 3, and 4.