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chocolate and cookie day, a baking day where the children made their own chocolate chip

cookies for our parents Valentine’s party (which was the main highlight of the month). The partywas a great success! We then celebrated Family Day with a muffin morning for our families.

The children enjoyed the pizza day that they were able to make their very own unique pizzas.Towards the end of the month, one of our parent’s came in to have some fun with the children’s

hair ….we are very thankful to this most wonderful parent, as she is sought after for her hair

decorating skills, and has made her rounds throughout the Centre. Thank you very much for your time…the children just love it!!! On February 28th we celebrated Black History month withsome real Jamaican snacks, food items, and artifacts for show and tell, music to dance to…ohso much fun. The past month was very cold outside but we still managed to get out here and

there.

Coming up in March; On the 4th Teddy bear picnic bring your favorite teddy bear or anystuffed animal; March 8th and 24th the children will be going to the Lois Hole Library, March

17th Wear Green Day; March 29 we will be taking the children to the youth emergency shelter to deliver fundraising money from our bottle drive. Reminders of these dates will be posted.

Sincerely,Eunice, Kim & Leslie

The Preschool Room

The Kinder Room…

Thank you to all the parents who helped us throughout February! The food you broughtin for our Valentine’s party was delicious and greatly appreciated. If you would like to come inand volunteer in our room, please speak to one of the teacher to set up a day, time, and activity.

We focused on friendship, family, and co-operation throughout February and have really

noticed developing empathy and compassion among the children in the room.The children have also been very interested in memory games, matching games, and

other activities which help develop cognitive skills for kindergarten and grade 1. We have been

helping advance these skills by teaching them new games such as “7-Up” (a counting cardgame) and making matching games related to their interests (such as the flag matching game

which also helps to learn different countries).We plan to continue helping develop these skills throughout March. We are also

planning a “Green Day” to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We also hope to spend more timeoutdoors as the weather warms up and we welcome Spring!

Warm Wishes,Vanessa & AnnetteYour Kinder Teachers

Parents, if you have any suggestions, questions or concerns, please feel free to speak to

your child’s teacher, Alecia, or Cindy at any time. Thank you for your continued

support!!

LESSARD OUT OF SCHOOL CARENEWSLETTER

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MARCH 2011 February was an exciting month for the Toffees. Lots of activities going on, some clubs

are underway with many participants in all. (Feedback from the kids has been positive). Theyare very excited to get going each day!

The Valentines Day party was a hit! Thanks to all the families that had donated food, the

kids really enjoyed it. Thank-You again! Some of the OSC children have also visit the WaterfordSeniors Complex in February, the seniors and the children couldn’t express enough to me whata great time they had had. So much so, we have already made plans to return there on March

24th for another visit.

March is proving already to be a very busy month for us, skating will continue every

second Thursday. We have teachers convention coming up on the 3rd and 4th of March andthen Spring Break from March 28th –April 1st . The teachers have been very busy planning

activities and fieldtrips for that time. Please check on the door of the OSC room for full dayplans, they will be posted a week prior to each occasion. Apparently also this month we have to

be watching out for Leprechauns, or so we have been told.We will continue to go outside when weather permits therefore asking all parents to make sure

they remind their children that they must bring appropriate outdoor gear everyday, including cold

mornings to wet warmer afternoons.I know this is a little early however I’m very excited about this, we have a Dog Bite Presentationput on by the Humane Society on April 14th. The presentation is to teach the children what to do

if approached by a strange dog, whether on the school field or by their own house. ( I have seenthis presentation before and do feel it is very valuable information for your child/children to

know). They will wave presentation fee if we donate things that are on the wish list. I amrecommending we strive for any of the below items from their wish list..

Cleaning Supplies

Vinegar and baking sodaArm & Hammer - Carpet & Room Pet FreshPlastic garbage bags (large size/heavy duty)Orange or Blue garbage bags (heavy duty)

Plastic bags (poop bags)Paper towels

Pet Enrichment

Please no dog toys smaller than 4” in diameter Cat Toys *

Kongs Large size only* Dog Puzzles - treat balls or cubes *

Wieners - Chicken, beef, turkey hot dogStuffed toys (larger sizes no beans, batteries no plastic )

Rabbit toysRawhide (Costco – Beefeaters 30 in a package)

Fleece or Flannel FabricSpray air fresheners with interesting scents

Hol-ee Rollers *

Canadian Tire Money

If you can please bring any of these items in before April 14TH -

Thank You for your support!

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LESSARD JUNIOR LEADER ROOM NEWS (9 TO 12 YEAR OLDROOM)

Amanda is very excited to be back in the Junior Leader room and says she will continue

with the clubs and activities Kailey has set up in the room. We will continue with special days

and volunteer days in the other rooms and children can sign up for those on a monthly basis. I

am looking forward to continuing Lego club and reading club and will soon be introducing theJunior Leaders to learn American Sign Language. Hopefully March will warm up a little so we

can spend more time outdoors playing new physically active and social games. For the daysindoors we will be making various items and crafts from around the world, including some St.

Patrick’s Day and Irish things!As mentioned earlier there will be a Dog Bite Prevention presentation April 14 th to teach

the children what to do if approached by a stray dog or even a dog that they feel they know well.

Please check out the list of donations requested and consider donating; it would be greatly

appreciated!

For Teachers’ Convention the OSC and the Junior Leaders will combine rooms andfollow the same daily program. We will be tobogganing on Thursday March 3 rd, and having asub sandwich day on Friday March 4 th. The full day plans will be posted on the OSC door, and

a permission form for bowling will be posted along with a donation form for any parents that areable to donate any food for our subs.

Also I am excited to say we will continue with special days and volunteer days in the

other rooms, the children can sign up for those on a monthly basis. Amanda is looking forwardto continuing Lego club and reading club and will soon be introducing the Junior Leaders tolearn American Sign Language.

Hopefully March will warm up a little so we can spend more time outdoors playing new

physically active and social games that Amanda has been learning in her Physical Educationprogram at the U of A. For the days indoors we will be making various items and crafts andrecognize different cultures from around the world. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day and we will

get to do some fun Irish things!We have been working hard on Spring Break Plans which is just around the corner, our

theme will be Egypt. If you (or anyone you know) knows anything about Egyptian culture, we

would LOVE to invite you in to share some culture with us. Please let us know and we would behappy to arrange a time that is convenient to you.

Thank You, Amanda

Special Notes of Reminder for March.... Ø Children do not have school March 3 & 4 (Thursday & Friday)Ø Spring Break starts Monday, March 28th to Friday, April 1st Ø Your child’s calendar of the monthly activities and special days can be picked up

at the Centre

Thank you once again for your ongoing, and kind support of our program. If you have any questions at any time please feel free

to speak to your child’s room teacher.

From Your Lessard Out of School Care Team,Sharron, Amanda, Nicole, Marcie and Jenna

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