Team Spelling Bee: Practice Session!

Spelling bee program design by Sister Marilyn Doerger!

Team Spelling: 1st Invitational Spelling Bee!!

Sister Marilyn

1st Invitational Spelling Bee

On Friday, May 24th , St. Leonard is having their First Invitational Spelling Bee. We have challenged Bethany Village to a Spelling Bee this year and they have accepted the challenge. It will take place in the auditorium and all are welcome. Do come to cheer on St. Leonard’s industrious residents who have been in our Campus-Wide Spelling Bees for one, two or three years now and are ready, willing and anxious to display their spelling ability. Come swell the crowd! Refreshments will be served.

Sister Marilyn (formerly Sister Christine) Spelling Moderator



Team Intellectual Wellness: The Jackalope and More!

Centerville Parks and Recreation explore the urban legends of our local wildlife.

Team Lifelong Learning: Grant Writing Workshop!

Sinclair Community College for Lifelong Learning presents a grant writing workshop with Leon Bay.

Virtual Team Brainstorm: Brain Teaser Update!

We are up to 20 members now with the addition of our other 2 Franciscan Center receptionists:  Welcome Peggy Smith & Robin Shellabarger!

What a gorgeous sunny morning!  This week’s brain teaser is in honor of all the flowers that are starting to bloom on our beautiful campus.  I are going to test your green thumb & see if you can guess what the following flowers are!  Each of the clues make up a type of flower, for example "small container + to allow" would be "vial + let", or "violet."

Can you figure out these five?

1. an implement + flesh around mouth
2. foppish + a large carnivorous wildcat
3. to wed + a soft yellow element
4. a false statement + be deficient in
5. indicates an alternative + child

Answers are below…good luck & Happy Spring!

Kelly

Kelly Lance Team Captain

Team Harless: Weekend Trip!

Eli with Chief Logan at the Olentangy Indian Caverns

Leadership Development Institute: Intellectual and Occupational Wellness!

Management teams gathered from the Franciscan Health System to learn, collaborate, and to reflect on their management skills and competencies.

Team Intellectual Wellness: Eagles in Dayton Ohio!

Dan Hilbert's presentation on the eagles in Ohio captured the interest of everyone who wanted to know a little bit more about these majestic birds.

Virtual Team Brainstorm Update: Tim's Brainstorm Questions!

Good Morning Team Brain Storm!

I want to thank Tim Dressman for passing on the following brain teasers…  they are all great!  Let’s see how many of us are fooled by the answers!  Thanks again Tim!

1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May...What was the third child's name? 2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers...What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered...what was the highest mountain in the world? 4. How much dirt is there in a hole...that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? 5. What word in the English Language...is always spelled incorrectly? 6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer...How is this possible? 7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg...Why not? 8. What was the President's Name…in 1975? 9. If you were running a race...and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?  10. Which is correct to say…”The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"? 11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field...how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?  All of the answers are below!  Good luck!  Have a great week!, Kelly Lance Here are the Answers 1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? Answer: Johnny of course 2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? Answer: Meat.3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet. [ You're not very good at this are you?]4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? Answer: There is no dirt in a hole.5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly? Answer: Incorrectly 6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere 7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera to take pictures.8. What was the President's Name in 1975? Answer: Same as is it now - Barack Obama [Oh, come on...]9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now? Answer: You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"? Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow [Duh]11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? Answer: One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big one.

Team Spelling Bee: Practice Session!

Sister Christine Doerger practices with the spelling bee team as they prepare for future championships!

Team Intellectual Wellness: Classic Film Festival and Cruise!

The third TCM Festival was held in 2012 in Hollywood, California. and Leon Bey, was our tour guide. Stars present were Debbie Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Joel Gray, Michael York, Kim Novak and more. In this workshop we were able to hear the stories they told at the festival and on the cruise. Leon also shared Graumann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and famous handprints and footprints of stars, plus stars celebrated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Team Tidwell: Dominic Discovers Photography!

Exploring nature and photography, Dominic and his grandmother share a very interesting hobby!

Team Intellectual Wellness: History from the Wright Brother's House!

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Park and presenter Mandy Way. Mandy portrayed being the Wright Brothers housekeeper and included some stories from Dayton's aviation history.

Team Houck: Zack Goes to College!

Zack at Western Kentucky as a freshman!

Virtual Team Brain Storm Update!

Team Brain Storm is now going to be combined with Team Word Challengers to form one team. We now have 18 members.

Last week, we tried to solve the following brain teaser:


The blanks in the following sentences will be filled in with three different homonyms (words that are spelled differently but sound alike) to make valid sentences. The dashes indicate the number of letters in the words. The first one is fairly easy, the next two are a harder. Answers are below. Good Luck!


1. The cut on his _ _ _ _ won't _ _ _ _ in time for the race, so _ _ '_ _ have to drop out.

2. The man was so upset about being _ _ _ _ that he regularly _ _ _ _ _ _ himself up on the bed and _ _ _ _ _ _ his eyes out.

3. A bloodthirsty pirate will wander the _ _ _ _ and essentially _ _ _ _ _ everything he _ _ _ _.




Kelly Lance
Team Captain















Answer



1. The cut on his HEEL won't HEAL in time for the race, so HE'LL have to drop out.

2. The man was so upset about being BALD that he regularly BALLED himself up on the bed and BAWLED his eyes out.

3. A bloodthirsty pirate will wander the SEAS and essentially SEIZE everything he SEES.

Virtual Team Brain Storm: Update!



Team Captain
Kelly Lance





Team Brain Storm is still at 15 members…please tell your family & friends to sign up so that our team can grow.


This week we did some “Mentalrobics”, exercising our brains to stay mentally fit.





Tim Barringer, Massage Therapist at TFC, submitted this play on words:
 
To the point.
Not pointed.


What is the word? The answer is below.

We then looked at how well we could remember quotes! The following are humorous quotes from famous people in history. Can you match the quotes in Part 1 with the person who said it in Part 2? Answers are below.

Part 1:

1. "Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them."

2. "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down at us. Pigs treat us as equals."

3. "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity."

4. "A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read."

5. "Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip."

6. "God heals and the doctor takes the fee."

Part 2:

Albert Einstein

Will Rogers

Abraham Lincoln

Benjamin Franklin

Winston Churchill

Mark Twain

Team Spelling Bee: Spelling Club Invitation!

Spellers…Spellers!!! We’re looking for those residents who enjoy spelling and would like to gather to have some fun with WORDS. I know there are many spellers in our midst; you may be one of them, so why not consider the Spelling Club? This is a great intellectual Vital Life activity—it definitely keeps your mind alert! It has been in operation for over two years now, but we’re getting into full swing for the third year and would like to invite other residents to join us. Now would be a good time to join this very exciting, mind-challenging activity. Think about it. We look at and study many new and challenging words as well as everyday words and the most commonly misspelled words in the English language. Come see for yourself and experience the thrill of being able to spell some very unique words. We do have a good time, and who knows, you may even decide to be in the 3rd Annual Campus-Wide Spelling Bee in April of 2013. You do not, however, have to be in the Spelling Bee to join the club, but you are certainly welcome. That will be your decision. You can join the Spelling Club now or at any time throughout the year. Watch the calendars for the time and place. Our first gathering for this year is Friday, August 17th, at 11:15 a.m. in JBR. At that time new lists of words will be distributed. Call me at 212-4484 if you have any questions. We hope to see you there.


Sister Christine Doerger Spelling Moderator

Team Intellectual Wellness: Spelling Bee!

St. Leonard's 2nd Annual Campus-wide Spelling Bee took place on May 18th with eleven of St. Leonard's greatest spellers participating.  They proudly displayed their skill after a year of study and participation in a Spelling Club.  The co-champions are Gay and Eleanor.  Congratulations, Gay and  Eleanor!

~Program design by Sister Christine

Team Assisted Care: Bird Watching!

Bird watching is a regular event in the 3rd floor activity room of the traditional Assisted Care. 

Residents, family members and visitors alike like to visit the aviary to observe the variety of beautiful birds that   dwell there.  At present there are two rainbow-colored birds in our midst.  They are so beautiful!~Sister Christine

Virtual Team Leader Support Update!

Team members explored group dynamics and what to expect when teams are working well together.



Leadership Successes:


• Members expect to achieve their goals


• High level of commitment and teams are highly cohesive


• Problem-solving and decision-making are effectively integrated for overall community benefit