The summer has absolutely flew by here at Ponoka Jubilee Library, we can’t believe the kids go back to school on Monday. We hope everyone’s summer has been as busy and fun as ours has been.
We had a great last week of the Summer Reading Club, with lots of prizes given out to the kids for all of their reading done over the summer. The SRC is a great way to keep your child reading while school is out, keeping their minds ready and willing to learn. We would like to thank Ponoka Town Council for chipping in the money to purchase ice cream for the SRC participants, and for Councillor Loanna Gulka for bringing it by the library. We would also like to thank the Ponoka Youth Centre for letting us host our final SRC party at their facility, it was great to have so much space for the kids to run around and play in. And finally a big congratulations goes out to our top readers. For the little kids, our top readers are Ezra, Kaine M. and Lauren, and for our older children it is Gideon, Aiken and Gabe. The kids aged five-six read 422 books combined, and the kids aged seven-12 read 55,244 minutes, or 920 hours, which is amazing. And thank you to Emma Neufeld for all of the great work she did with the kids this summer.
We hope to see lots of familiar faces down at Centennial Park this Friday for Ponoka Day in the Park. We’ll be reading stories as part of the children’s activities that run from 1 to 3 p.m. This will be followed by a town vs. county tug-o-war and pie eating contest, a picnic in the park with cultural entertainment, and a movie in the park; ‘Epic’ will be shown, starting at 8 p.m. It should be lots of fun for everyone, and most importantly, it’s free. For more information go to ponoka.ca.
This Saturday, Aug. 29, we are proud to partner up with the Ponoka Lions Club to offer free vision testing for anyone over the age of 4. The Lions Club is hoping to get a lot of children’s eyes tested before they go back to school; being able to see properly can make all the difference for a child when it comes to excelling in school, or falling behind. Simply drop in to the library from 1 to 3 p.m. to receive a very quick eye scan that will tell you if you need to be referred on to an optometrist for further testing. Remember, a child often can’t tell you that they are experiencing vision problems, therefore it’s up to the parents to be proactive.
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