Approximately 20 kids signed up for the summer reading program at the Woonsocket School and Community Library. The theme for this year’s program was Adventure Begins at Your Library. Different age groups had to read a certain number of pages by July 25 in order to qualify for the end-of-the-summer party, which was held on Monday, July 29. The goals were 250 pages for three-year-olds to preschoolers, 400 pages for kindergartners to second graders, 500 pages for third through sixth graders and 700 pages for any high schoolers. Twelve kids met their goal and got to enjoy the party held at the library last week. Those who attended the party were treated with a free lunch and several outdoor games. They also got to pick up their prizes earned for reaching their reading goals. 

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For this year’s vacation Bible school at Spirit of Faith Lutheran-Methodist Church, they changed up the schedule a little and decided to have it in session from Sunday through Wednesday, rather than Monday through Thursday, as they have in the past, and according to Kami Moody, one of the lead helpers for the event, the schedule change was a smart move. “We had several kids who couldn’t come to Thursday night because their family was leaving for camping or a vacation weekend, or they were preparing to go somewhere early Friday morning and needed to be at home that night, so the schedule we used this year, ending with the program on Wednesday night, worked much better.”

This year’s theme for the school was “SCUBA – Diving into a friendship with God.” Each day, the kids were fed supper, then they had music, crafts, a game and then a scripture lesson. They also talked about a different animal of the sea each day and incorporated them into the lessons. There were 42 participants each day with eight helpers, and fun was had by all. 

…See a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!