November was a successful back to school month. Every student learned every game at the school. They play and learn, learn and play. Our teachers are helping the new kids transition into a completely new world of learning. They aren’t the only ones helping, all of the returning students are showing our wonderful newcomers how wonderful learning can be!
In the past month, we have pretended to be firefighters, horses, dinosaurs.
In the past month we have learned new songs. Even invented a few! Don’t be afraid to ask your child to sing a song they know. Trust me, the song doesn’t have to exist before that moment for it to be absolutely delightful example of their development!
Reminders/Save the date*
Beer and Burger
Chuck a puck
Summer has been a wonderful time here as we prepare for a new school season.
Summer Camp is fun for everyone, especially when they get to play with what it might be like to be a “Cowpoke”. The kids spent time rounding up horses, dressing in a rancher style, and setting up camp for those brisk nights on the range.
Co-op spirit at its best when grandfather and granddaughter “chip” in to replenish the yard’s surface. 10 yards of woodchips and many hands, current and alumni, pitch in together to take care or our little red schoolhouse.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone come the school year! So many new kids joining us in our Red School House.
Reminders/Save the date*
We’ve been counting down the days, 21 to be exact, waiting for our chicks to hatch. Our patience was rewarded and we have nine chicks! A lot of them hatched during the night, so many didn’t get to see the process of their hatching, but a few were lucky to witness a chick coming out of its shell. After spending at least one day in the incubator to dry off their wet feathers, we moved our chicks to their new home in the classroom. We will be taking care of them for about two weeks until they are rehomed. Grown-ups, be sure to pop in and see them while they are here.
The Preschool Pizza Palace has served over 100 pizzas this week. It is one bustling restaurant. Princesses and Fairies have been known to eat here. But be careful of the customers that eat the hot sauce straight out of the bottle. Or the ones that like to add mustard and ketchup to their pizza’s. I’m not too sure about them. lol. I personally like a pepperoni, mushroom and green pepper pizza. And this restaurant serves it up quick and hot.
Thankfully, we filled our rainbarrel and we had some great helpers water our boot garden. The children planted beans in old, holey boots, a great way to reuse and recycle old boots. We are looking forward to watch them grow and climb our fence over then next couple of months.
Our community, painting banners were in need of some attention, so the children have helped paint them green. This is our first step in our process. Be sure to watch for more development on this grassy, green background.
Reminders
Beer and Burger night: Monday May 29th @ 6pm – at The Rack Bistro 2345 Millstream rd
Can you believe how March has flown by?!
We were so lucky this week to enjoy a trip to Rosedale Park for lots of climbing, swinging, spinning and serving up fries in the little wooden house.
Teacher Gail introduced chair yoga to the class and we had a great time, twisting and stretching our bodies. There were some close games at snakes and ladders! The game offers so many learning opportunities; patience in waiting for a turn, one-to-one counting, number recognition, accepting disappointments and cheering for successes.
With warmer weather, we filled the rain barrel which made the sandbox THE place to be. There were rivers, waterfalls and interesting soups created. Spring is coming! we were able to stop and talk with some happy bees out in the field.
Important Reminders*
The Meg Boorman Photography photo shoot is coming up on April 15th, you get 8 family photos during a 15 minute shoot.
Hilltop fundraiser for Mothers Day, pickup will be May 12th.
February News
There is so much to explore and discover at preschool. Water, shaving cream and liquid colour make great exploration. Not to mention the development of fine motor skills when using the pipettes.
Mr. Mike brought in and shared with the class eagle feathers that he found in Haida Gawii and he read stories, such as The Eagle Feather, at story-snack to the children.
The children had the right idea to build a campfire on our chilling morning! It was a bit disappointing to the teachers that there wasn’t a lot of heat though. haha.
Dragon play is ever changing in our yard. We’ve had chasing dragons, flying dragons, dragons that lay eggs and others that protect these eggs from predators. However, the latest development is the dragons are now eating their captured prey! See in the photo, poor Owen’s legs are getting chewed off. Lucky for him, they grew back pretty quickly. 🙂
Teacher Matt is back! The children loved playing with him in the forest, which quickly evolved to playing “What time is it Mr. Wolf”, “Red light, green light” and several games of tag in the field. Welcome Back!
Every Friday, at the end of our day, we sit down and pass a “talking item” around the circle. Each person has the opportunity to share what they are grateful for this past week. I’ve introduced this for a couple of reasons, to bring the First People’s sharing circle into practice and that cultivating gratitude creates happiness. Here are a few thoughts shared this week:
I’m grateful for:
– My mom picking me up today
– that after school I get to spend some time with my mom
Space was explored this week by creating planet paintings, crafting a group outer space poster, and watching a slide show of all the planets. I see some future Astronauts!
Hello ice cream! Be sure to stop by and order your favourite flavour and our friends will serve it up with a smile 🙂
Come and enjoy some forest stew served up on forest Fridays. Looks delicious!
Building puzzles!
Spring Season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. The little house with little rising stars. Spring is finally here!
Peek of the Month
May was full of fun. Recently our little cuties rocked out on bucket drums. Outside play has been grand as usual. Inspired by forest exploration and examining real bird nests in the classroom, the children tried their hand at building bird nests using a clay base and small twigs, dry grasses, leaves, lichen and moss from our forest to reinforce the nest and create a cozy spot for the birds. Our little kiddos also tried out experiments with cups of water with shaving cream on top, coloured vinegar and a pinch of baking soda. Everyone was excited to see the mini explosion of colorful fizzyness! They played with big heavy buckets of water and had loads of fun running around screaming at the top of their lungs. They pretended to be astronauts that blasted off into space from our classroom space station which will turn into something new this upcoming week. We have been keeping an eye on our individual plants starting to sprout, everyone is so excited to see what their baby plants will turn into. We set up a doctors office where you can come with injured dolls and animals to get their $5000 check up… It’s very expensive but for a good cause. The kids also got to meet a real live beekeeper! What will the next month bring? Stay tuned for the next fun update 🙂
Year end picnic June 12 at school field 11am-2pm
Bring your own picnic for your family, water & cupcakes will be provided
Fundraising Update
Thank you to everyone who collected items and made bids for the online auction- We raised over $500 for the preschool!
Bottle Drive: Please save your empties and return to depot under Strawberry Vale Preschool Account, one of the participating bottle depots is located at 4261 Glanford ave.
Our ongoing fundraiser we have throughout the school year is the infamous Scholastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school.
Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca RE:support fundraising strawberry vale.
Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train. Any questions? Reach out to your fundraising team!
Fun Snacks for the Kiddo’s
Sometimes it can be tricky to get our littles to eat fruit. But they will suddenly want it when it’s served to them in a WAFFLE CONE! That’s all you need to do. – waffle cones and the fresh fruit of your choice like berries, fresh slices of peaches, or seedless grapes. Inside the cone, line it with parchment paper before putting the fruit in or else it will get soggy. Pro tip: peel and dice(tiny) some cucumber and sneak some in there for a splash of veggie, shhhhhh don’t tell anyone ;P unless they like veggies hahaha
If there’s a healthy (peanut-free) snack that you and your precious little one would like to share with everyone, please feel free to email me at tiabereska@gmail.com.
Enrollment Current Availability
For the upcoming new school year starting in september. Ladybugs – FULL (waitlist is being taken) Bears – 2 open spaces and Frogs – up to 11 spaces available. Please contact svpenrollment@gmail.com to reserve your spot for the upcoming new term
Fun Facts
A group of pandas is called an “embarrassment”. Probably because they are so silly and clumsy.
Just need 5 to 30 minutes of rest in 24 hours. I gotta say, this momma is super jealous… imagine all the things we could do if this were the case for humans lol
In one gram of soil, there are about 10 million bacteria living in it. I’ll never look at dirt the same again :/
A queen bee lays about 1,500 eggs in a day. Busy lady!
Spring Season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. The little house with little rising stars. Spring is finally here!
We have moved back to outside days and the weather will be chilly for a while yet so please bring gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in their backpacks in case they get wet. Please be advised that this is the season of runny noses and coughs, please assess your kiddos health prior to drop off, children are more contagious before symptoms hit. Now that it’s getting warmer out, just remember that we have a NO FLIP FLOP rule at preschool. Closed, strapped sandals and crocs are fine but flip flops are not safe in our environment. Clothing should be easily layered to suit our unpredictable sunny, wet, windy days. Please consider sunscreen, hats and glasses as the weather gets warmer/sunnier.
Peek of the month
Our little kiddos love to have dance parties and imaginary play in the little house.
The pro mini dancers and dress up masters also like to do this outside as well because spring weather is finally allowing it. The munchkins love to sit in the sandbox and play with the water, so even though it’s nice, maybe send them with rain pants so they can comfortably play without becoming too much of a soggy mess.
We started experimenting with cornstarch and water. When put together, it makes this magical, fun goop that you can pick up and squeeze like a solid and then turns to slippery gooey liquid when you release the pressure on it. Loads of fun, but I recommend this is played with outside as it can get a tad messy. Messy = fun! We would like to give a big shout out to the super generous time and effort of Amelia’s family in Bears…They made a little planter box to paint, plant wildflowers and peas in, for each of our mini humans. Huge thank you! We even packed up our wagon and headed through the forest paths to Rosedale Park. We found beautiful flowers and treasures. Wildlife has graced our little yard, lizards are everywhere. They are so fast and hard to catch but makes for a fun game of chase (don’t worry, these teeny, tiny dinosaurs do not bite and will not cause any harm to our little superheroes)
Fundraising
At Strawberry vale preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fund-raise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance and for new things for the school.
SUPER HUGE THANK YOU to the amazing families that helped with the construction of our brand new Gazebo! It looks amazing and will give our little tots a large dry/shaded area to sit and play on rainy/sunny days. Thank you all so much!
Another HUGE thank you to our awesome families for the fresh, new alder chips that replenished our yard! It has helped keep our yard less muddy. Your time and commitment to our little school is very much appreciated. We couldn’t have done this without the help of our families. Your teamwork keeps this little school thriving. Thank you!
Fundraising update:
The Strawberry Vale Preschool Online auction: The auction is live! Head on over to https://strawberryvalepreschool.org/auctions/ to see the variety of items open for bidding. Remember, 100% of the proceeds go towards our preschool!
Hilltop mothers day/ Purdys fundraisers have come to an end! It went very well, thank you to all who participated.
Bottle Drive: Please save your empties and return to depot under Strawberry Vale Preschool Account, one of the participating bottle depots is located at 4261 Glanford ave.
Our ongoing fundraiser we have throughout the school year is the infamous Scholastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school.
Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca RE:support fundraising strawberry vale.
Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train. Any questions? Reach out to your fundraising team!
Happy fundraising 🙂
Fun snacks for the kiddo’s
Everyone knows, our little heroes love to snack (parents as well haha) One of our little students would like to share what she loves to snack on that’s healthy but tasty. Pepperoni, dried fruit, yogurt with jam (sounds interesting and super tasty!), applesauce, apple slices, corn chips, and jam sandwiches. Thank you for your amazing suggestions. 🙂
If there’s a healthy (peanut-free) snack that you and your precious little one would like to share with everyone, please feel free to email me at tiabereska@gmail.com.
Wrap up: Enrollment
Current Availability: For the upcoming new school year starting in September. Ladybugs – FULL(waitlist is being taken) Bears – 2 open spaces and Frogs – up to 11 spaces available. Please contact svpenrollment@gmail.com to reserve your spot for the upcoming new term
Fun facts:
Flamingos are not pink. They are born grey, their diet of brine shrimp and blue green algae contains a natural pink dye called canthaxanthin that makes their feathers pink.
The platypus is one of the few living mammals to produce venom. The venom is made in venom glands that are connected to hollow spurs on their hind legs
Roosters prevent themselves from going deaf due to their own loud crowing, by tilting their head backs when they crow, which covers their ear canal completely, serving as a built-in ear-plug.
Baby elephants suck on the end of their trunks for comfort. Just like babies and young children suck their thumbs, awwww.
Spring Season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. The little house with little super heros.
Peek of the Month
The sun is finally starting to show her beautiful face and warmth, which makes play time outside much easier and enjoyable for our little kiddos. Loving our time connecting with nature and the land in our Forest. Huge thank you to Teacher Jen’s mother for adjusting our costumes to make them outdoor friendly. Our kiddo’s really love dress up time, we always have quite the mix of prince/princess, police officers, superheroes and butterfly fairies.
Flowers are starting to peek out of our planter boxes, so spring is right around the corner! One of our fabulous neighbours gifted us long tube-like boxes, and the children had a blast playing a new game we like to call shoot ball … Our little’s loved it and had such a blast, Teacher Matt got silly and would “accidentally” bump into it sending balls flying everywhere. It was a big hit. Our new outdoor gazebo shelter has arrived and was assembled over spring break. Yay! We would like to say a big thank you to the families that offered their time and skills to help build it. …Looking forward to having our picnic table and backpack area covered again, no more soggy kiddos!
Note parents: We have moved back to outside days and the weather will be chilly for a while yet so please bring gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in their backpacks in case they get wet. Please be advised that this is the season of runny noses and coughs, please assess your kiddos health prior to drop off.
Fundraising
At Strawberry Vale Preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fund-raise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance and for new things for the school.
Fundraising update:
1) Hilltop mothers day fundraiser has officially started! We have Bell Pepper plants, Strawberry plants and of course multiple, beautiful flower baskets to choose from. Such a great selection this year. Deadline for orders needs to be handed in by APRIL 1ST 2022.
2) Auction items are starting to come in, below is a link to a google doc with a list of local businesses. If you’ve contacted a business with a donation request, please add them to the list and mark your name beside it so that we don’t have multiple families contacting the same place for donations. So far generous donations have been received from: Bosleys, Sailor Jack, Mr. Pets, Cascadia Liquor, and more.
Bottle Drive: Please save your empties and return to depot under Strawberry Vale Preschool Account, one of the participating bottle depots is located at 4261 Glanford ave.
Our ongoing fundraiser we have throughout the school year is the infamous Scolastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school.
Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca RE:support fundraising strawberry vale.
Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train. Any questions? Reach out to your fundraising team!
Enrollment
Current Availability: Enrollment has started. Next year’s bears and ladybugs classes are full, frogs have spaces left. Please contact svpenrollment@gmail.com to reserve your spot for the upcoming new term
Fun Snacks for the Kiddo’s
Easter Chick Eggs
Ingredients
6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
½ tablespoon and ¾ teaspoon yellow mustard
salt and ground black pepper to taste
½ carrot, cut into rounds
6 slices canned black olives, or as needed
Step 1
Slice through the top 1/3 of each egg, ensuring some of the yolk is included in the slice. Carefully remove the egg yolk from the bottom portion of the egg using a spoon and transfer to a bowl.
Step 2
Mix egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Fill a piping bag or a plastic bag with a corner snipped with the egg yolk mixture. Pipe egg yolk mixture into the hollowed egg whites creating the ‘chick’, ensuring there is enough filling to add ‘eyes’ and a ‘beak.’
Step 3
Slice small wedges out of the carrot rounds creating 12 ‘beaks’. Add a ‘beak’ to each ‘chick’.
Step 4
Slice olive pieces into small squares to be used as ‘eyes.’ Add 2 ‘eyes’ to each ‘chick.’ Place the egg tops onto each ‘chick’ to look like a chick peeking out of the egg.
Fun facts:
The laziest animal in the world is the koala. They sleep for around 20 hours a day!
The colour of the skin of an adult polar bear is, surprisingly, black.
In order to recognise each other, squirrels kiss when they encounter.
There are studies that show cows produce more milk when they listen to quiet music
Winter Season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. The little house with little shining stars. All our youngsters had a great Christmas break. We got snow and It was magical.
We have moved back to outside days and the weather will be chilly for a while yet so please bring gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in their backpacks in case they get wet. Please be advised that this is the season of runny noses and coughs, please assess your kiddos health prior to drop off, children are more contagious before symptoms hit.
Peek of the Month
Our friends are really liking Superheroes lately. Children in the morning, super heroes by afternoon. Capes, flying around and saving the day in multiple ways. The children shared some Valentine crafts, games, felt boards and stories about kindness, friends and all sorts of different love stories.
We are regularly making fabulous playdough creations and painting wonderful pictures so keep an eye out for beautiful artwork coming home with your little ones. We also regularly check on our little worm friends in our compost bin. Our little’s love them and often ask which ones are mommy’s, daddy’s and babies. I think because of our worm friends, the favourite book was Worm loves Worm. The felt board stories was a big hit at circle time this week with rainbow ice cream cones and little pigs rolling in mud.
Fundraising
At Strawberry Vale Preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fund-raise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance and for new things for the school. This year we are aiming for a new playground.
Fundraising update:
Purdys fundraiser is up and running, chocolate campaign ends March 7th!
Bottle Drive: Please save your empties and return to depot under Strawberry Vale Preschool account, one of the participating bottle depots is located at 4261 Glanford ave.
Our ongoing fundraiser we have throughout the school year is the infamous Scholastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school.
Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca RE:support fundraising strawberry vale.
Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train. Any questions? Reach out to your fundraising team!
Fun Snacks for the Kiddo’s
Healthy Colourful Toast and Rainbow Toast
Ingredients
5 slices sourdough or multigrain bread, toasted
1 cup reduced-fat cream cheese
Directions
Spread toasted bread with cream cheese. Top as desired.
For rainbow toast, cut one piece of toast into 4-5 slices and put a different coloured fruit topping on each slice.
Strawberry Basil Toast
Ingredients
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, sliced
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Mango Chili Toast
1/2 medium mango, peeled and sliced
1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
Wrap up: Enrollment
Enrollment has started. Please contact Enrollment at svpenrollment@gmail.com to check on availability, and reserve your spot for the upcoming new term.
Fun Facts
Octopuses have 3 hearts.
A group of Giraffes is called a Tower.
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
Hamsters can run up to 8 miles at night on a wheel
Winter Season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. We had a great year and now Christmas is right around the corner. Enjoy your holiday break! The return date is January 5th, and your little one is welcome to bring ONE item for show and tell.
The weather will continue to be chilly and wet, so we have moved indoors, so no need to bundle them up for drop off unless you are walking to school. Please still bring gloves, boots, rain gear, warm hats, and spare clothing in their backpacks in case they get wet because we will still be having outside time for the last hour of the day. Please be advised that this is the season of runny noses and coughs, please assess your kiddo’s health prior to drop off.
Peek of the Month
Inside play has opened a whole new world for our little ones. Our mini humans built a giant felt snowman. They created some pretty cool and wild looking snowman. They played pirates, they blasted pom poms out of cannons and catapulted them into a doll house. Their imaginations are always exploding with new ways to have fun. When playing outside, they built roads and walkways and had a blast with boxes. Who doesn’t like playing in/with boxes?
Inside our littles recent highlight was finding a big bin of garland and decorating their coffee shop. It was truly beautiful watching them decorate with the festive sparkling garland.
The best part is that these beautiful individuals have really connected and have built such precious friendships.
Fundraising
At Strawberry Vale Preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fundraise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance, and for new things for the school.
If you have not participated in this year’s fundraising please contact your class rep for details.
Bottle Drive: Please save your empties and return to depot under Strawberry Vale Preschool account, one of the participating bottle depots is located at 4261 Glanford Ave.
Our ongoing fundraiser we have throughout the school year is the infamous Scolastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school. Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca RE:support fundraising strawberry vale. Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train.
Fun snacks for the kiddo’s
No bake Christmas wreath cookies
20 large marshmallows
3 cups of corn flakes
2 tablespoons of butter
Green food coloring
2 tablespoons red m&m’s minis
Instructions:
Place marshmallows and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, uncovered, on high until butter is melted and marshmallows are puffed, about 45 seconds. Tint with green food coloring. Stir in cornflakes.
On a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, divide the mixture into 8 portions. With buttered hands, working quickly, shape each portion into a 3-in. wreath. Decorate immediately with M&M’s, pressing to adhere. Let stand until set.
Wrap Up
The staff wish you all a safe and happy holiday and Happy New Year!
Looking for any giant cardboard boxes (appliance size) for January please email Gail atkinsgail2@gmail.com
Current Availability: We will start the enrollment process soon for 2022 so please contact Kristy at svpenrollment@gmail.com to reserve your spot for the upcoming new term
Fun Facts
Cats ‘Headbutt’ people because they make them feel safe, or they trust them.
In one breath, a blue whale can blow up 2,000 balloons.
Reindeer have golden eyes in summer and blue eyes in winter.
Fall Season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. The weather has been chilly and wet, so we have moved indoors a few times. The kiddos loved the change of scenery. Our classes are usually outdoors, so make sure to bundle up your kiddos for chilly conditions: gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in case they get wet. Can always take off a few layers if need be or if we move indoors.
Sensory Play
The Frogs class had a blast playing with the mini kitchen set, playdough bakery, we had circle time and they played with dolls and all sorts of toys. The little ones practiced their drawing skills, practiced cutting, and used toy tools like the hammer. The Frogletts had fun with dinosaurs and even made a huge city out of block towers for their little dino- buddies. “Reminder to parents: fairy themed play; check pockets for little gems “fairy dust” before doing the laundry.
Fundraising
At Strawberry vale preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fund-raise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance and for new things for the school. This year we are aiming for a new playground.
Both Purdy’s and poinsettia orders have been completed. Purdy’s has raised over $2000 for the school!
Another fundraiser we have going is through the infamous Scolastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school. Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca. Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train.
Fun Snacks for the Kiddo’s
Banana fun pops
You will need:
3/4 cup strawberry/vanilla yogourt
2 cups of your kiddo’s favourite cereal
4 medium bananas, peeled and cut crosswise in half
8 wooden pop sticks
Place yogourt and cereal in separate shallow bowls. Insert pop sticks through the cut side of the bananas. Dip bananas in yogourt, then roll in cereal to coat. Transfer to waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer to airtight freezer containers; seal containers and return pops to the freezer. Then presto!
Wrap Up
Duty parents to return to full days in January has been put on hold until December to see what changes are brought on with mandated vaccines in public settings and the vaccine cards. Any connections for a couple giant boxes that can be delivered to school? Also any contacts for people with old building plans or building books that can be cut up? Email teachers.strawberry@gmail.com.
Fun facts:
Tomatoes and avocados are actually fruits, not vegetables. It is impossible to lick your own elbow. Try it out 😉 Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.
Fall season
Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. Fall is here, the season of cute little mittens, puddle jumping masters and beautiful colour changing leaves. This year has been hard for everyone due to COVID, but that’s not stopping our littles from learning and having fun, which is our main priority. Our classes are outdoors for now while the weather allows it, so bundle up your kiddos for chilly conditions: gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in case they get a tad wet. They can always take off a few layers if need be.
Sensory play
The Frogs class has been having a great time exploring lots of different textures and sensory objects, which are great learning tools for children this age. There has been playdough play, playing in mud and sand, shaving cream finger painting, and print painting with apples and potatoes. Our little Froglets have been learning how to hula hoop, which has been very fun for them. We also have big wooden blocks and toy construction tools that have been quite a hit with the children.
Sensory play has a very important role in our children’s development. Exploring senses like touch, taste and smell, helps youngsters learn how to categorize, figure out how things work, and it’s beneficial to them to do these activities. Whether it’s with playdough, mud, sand, finger painting, playing with blocks and even different types of craft materials like, fuzzy pom poms, fluffy pipe cleaners, paper, popsicle sticks, glitter, and more. Yes it can get messy, but that’s how they learn.
Fundraising
At Strawberry Vale Preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fund-raise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance and for new things for the school. This year we are aiming for a new playground.
This month was a fun one, we had beautiful poinsettias and yummy Purdy’s chocolates. Both the poinsettias and chocolates will be delivered to preschool November 24/25 for pickup. Another fundraiser we have going is through the famous Scholastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school.
Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca. Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train.
Fun snacks for the kiddo’s
Butter each slice of bread and set aside (Mayo can make a yummy substitute).
Divide the shredded cheese into four bowls. Add a couple drops of food colouring. yellow to one, red to one, blue to another, and red and blue to make purple in the last bowl. Or switch up the colours to match any special occasion. Carefully stir the food colouring and cheese together.
Sprinkle 1-2 Tablespoons of the coloured cheese in lines on top of the un-buttered side of the bread.
Put the remaining piece of bread on top (buttered side facing out) and place in a frying pan over medium heat.
Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes, and then flip.
Remove from pan and serve to your little munchkin.
Wrap up
Once a month we have parent educational speakers join us with amazing tips on education and parenting skills. This month we had Charmaine Shortt from SD61. She was very welcoming and Informative and covered topics about early childhood learning and what to expect when your little’s attend elementary school. Charmaine also talked about how to support learning at home.
Current Availability
Bears class is full; There is a wait list for late January entry, Frogs 4 spaces available, Ladybugs 1 space available.
