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Trillium CCC
Chelsea D
Caylee O
Jayme C
Jessica O
Janelle C
St. Martha CCC
Stephanie N
Devon C
Amanda I
Rebecca H
Melanie B
Amber G
Andreia M
Anita G
Kaitlyn R
Sarah P
Naznin J
Charlene D
Kara H
Collins Bay CCC
Shilpi T
Jessica N
Kristin
Christina T
Ashley L
Sarah G
Kaitlin P
Asia S
Our Lady Of Lourdes
Kristin Mc
Asia S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS, & MANAGERS
Paul Elsley, Chair
Michael Curtis, Vice Chair
Mark Rundle, Treasurer
Natasha Anderson
Renee LeClair
Emma Hurd
Claudia Pierre
Jennifer Zorn
Alison Lines, Executive Director KDC
Laurie Burega, General Manager KDC
Marcelina Lugo, St. Martha Supervisor
Lisa Warwick, Collins Bay Supervisor
Kristin McCready, OLOL Assist Supervisor
Celebrating Our Kingston Day Care Team …..
Kingston Day Care
Winter Wonders 2017-2018
The Toddlers have been very
interested in making
playdough; we have experi-
mented with a few different
recipes as well as several
different colors –blue and
purple are favorites for the
children right now! While
making the playdough, the
children practice measuring,
pouring and gently stirring.
They cannot wait to get their
hands into their new sensory
fun! They love to ‘make’
cookies, pizza and roll balls.
Next we will talk about
Over the past month the Pre-
school children have been
highly interested in building
all sorts of obstacle courses,
train tracks and notorious
roadways! One activity in
particular that is sure to be
seen everyday is the creation
of a train. From the conduc-
tor, to the destination, and of
course the tickets...the Pre-
schooler’s creative minds
take off! We cannot wait to
turn our trains into sleds and
JUMP into a pile of much
anticipated snow.
mixing colors to make pretty
new playdough shades.
We love “the arts” in the In-
fant program! We enjoy being
“hands-on” with painting,
building and stacking! Co-
ordination is improved daily as
we engage in these activities.
Music and movement is also
very popular - singing and
musical shakers are favorites!
Winter is now sparking inter-
est as the new fallen snow is
discovered…
The Trillium Team
ALL ABOARD! DESTINATION ~ TRILLIUM CCC
ing with yarn and large toddler-friendly ob-
jects. The trial and error of this beading ac-
tivity was most enjoyed by the children and
they took great joy and felt happy for each
other when they were successful.
We are looking forward to some ice painting
and spray-painting snow fun this winter!
Kaitlin and Jessica
EXPLORATION GALORE AT COLLINS BAY CCC!
The Toddlers have really enjoyed play-
ing outside in the leaves this Fall! We
went for a nature walk and collected
items to make nature bracelets and col-
lages.
The Toddlers also loved getting messy
with painting and sensory activities
such as water play and bubbles. The
children have also been practicing bead-
KINGSTON DAY CARE WINTER WONDERS 2017-2018
SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PAGE 2
and admire the conviction and dedica-
tion of our Early Childhood Educators,
Support Employees, Board of Directors
and Families. It became clear to me
that because of the commitment and
progressiveness of this group, not only
will they lead Kingston Day Care into
the future but also, they are clearly lay-
ing the foundation for the next 50 years
and that is very exciting!
As we move into this season of celebra-
tion I wish you all the best this holiday
season.
Season’s Greeting!
Alison
What an exciting time it has been
for all of us at Kingston Day Care!
This year we have been celebrating
our 50th Anniversary; such an in-
credible milestone! In August we
held a fun-filled family afternoon at
Rotary Park; in September a Com-
munity Day at the Memorial Centre
Market and finally, in November a
private celebratory event for Staff,
Board and a few special guests. Each
event was quite different from the
other, yet each one clearly represent-
ed our organization, our families,
our Vision and our connection to the
community.
At each of these events I was able to
stand back and truly appreciate
There has been a lot happening at St.
Martha CCC; with school back in,
the children in the Before and After
School programs have been enjoying
rekindling old friendships, and wel-
coming new friends to their program!
The Infants have become “little
chefs” while trying our new recipes
in the crock pot; they had fun making
apple sauce and vegetable soup.
The Toddlers have been engrossed in
making forts and continue to expand
on their creativity with this interest.
What started out as a few cardboard
boxes, has now become lavish crea-
tions made from blankets and favor-
ite items from around the room.
With the passing of Hallowe’en,
the Preschoolers have become
very interested in pretend play
and dressing-up...even the educa-
tors have become involved with
this. Often you will see “a duck”
and “a dragon” reading books
together...or “a unicorn” making
dinner in the preschool home ar-
ea.
We are all bracing for the cold
winter, yet, along with the help
of the children, we look forward
to discovering new interests and
activities that we can do together
in the snow!
Devon and Kaitlyn
happiness. Knowing how
to read social cues, recog-
nize and regulate emo-
tions, negotiate and take
turns, and engage in a long
-term activity that is mutu-
ally beneficial are no easy
tasks. There is no substi-
tute for creative and imagi-
native play when it comes
to teaching and enhancing
these abilities in children.
Role play is an important part
of child development, as it
builds confidence, creativity
communication, physical devel-
opment and problem solving.
Along with being a fun activity,
it also allows children to get
into character and act out real
life roles or fictional perfor-
mances.
How we interact with others is
key to our lifelong success and
BENEFITS TO ROLE PLAY IN THE EARLY YEARS
PERLER BEAD MADNESS AT OLOL!
Our school age children have been creative with their learning.
They have been obsessed with perler melty beads! These are tiny,
colored beads that children place in a desired pattern onto a tem-
plate that can be ironed to fuse the perler beads together.
The children love that this activity creates a product for them to
keep. They made animals, reptiles and many other imaginative
designs. The fine motor movements involved in the activity help
practice vital skills that help to complete other tasks such as
writing and cutting—which are essential skills to acquire.
Kristin
CREATIVY RULES AT ST. MARTHA CCC!!
Wait Lists:
www.kingstonchildcare.ca
Registration and Application:
www.kingstondaycare.org
Information:
info@kingstondaycare.org
Micro-greening with Loving Spoonful!
play, explore and be...
As 2017 comes to an end, we wish to
deeply thank our Executive Director
Alison, our wonderful Board of Direc-
tors, our incredibly talented educators
and support staff, and our Kingston
Day Care families for another truly out-
standing year at Kingston Day Care.
2018 is welcomed with a sense of hope
and great anticipation for another spec-
tacular year at Kingston Day Care!
Christmas Day:
Monday, Dec. 25/17
Boxing Day:
Tuesday, Dec. 26/17
New Years Day!
Monday, Jan. 1/18
Peace, love and joy...
Happy Holidays!
HOLIDAY SEASON CLOSURES AND YEAR END PONDERS ….
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