Arborgate phone number: (204) 424-5687 Email Address: treasurekeepers@mts.net Principale Street phone number:

(204) 424-9326

Email Address: tkchildrenscentre@gmail.com

Website- www.treasurekeepers.ca

Website- www.treasurekeepers.ca

Director Report: Thank you to all the families who made appointments with main caregivers to enjoy your child’s Portfolio. To those of you that were unable to fit in an appointment we have another Child Portfolio in May 2018. Portfolios are a time to celebrate your child and what they are capable of so please take the time to talk to your main caregiver. Staff enjoyed creating beautiful displays in the centre entrances to focus on the Image of a Child. This was an opportunity to showcase our Pedagogy. Pedagogy means the art and science of teaching: education and learning environment. Through the Image of the Child staff has expressed what is personal to them about the importance of recognizing children’s strengths. Please take the time to read them they are full of thoughtful insight into our team and what they value in our children of today and the future generation! Along with our Pedagogy journey to recognize and learn to think more deeply about the importance of children’s learning you will see Learning Stories. This is a brief story about your child or sometimes about a group activity. Often the story will include a question to you the parents. This question often is designed for the staff to get to know you and your child better and open up communication about the story presented to you. We love to hear your responses! We are very excited to let you know our upcoming trip to Forte Whyte will be during Christmas break this year. We have focused on visiting the same field trip to see it during all four different seasons. This is a great opportunity for children to learn to understand our ecosystem and the importance of all seasons. Your children will learn about different mammals and insects and where they go during the winter months. Some even make special tunnels with snow! There will also be an opportunity to learn more about snowflakes! You are always welcome to join us just please let us know if you would like to come and we will make sure we have room for you on the bus!

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! Phyllis

Phyllis

Treasure Keepers Children’s Centre Inc. December Newsletter 2017

HOLIDAY CLOSURE DATES: Monday, December 25/17- Christmas Day Tuesday, December 26/17 - Boxing Day Monday, January 1 /18- New Year’s Day

Fundraiser Report:

Eryc & Janett will be putting their profit money together will be purchase new furniture for the Principale St. centre preschool room. Kristin made a profit of $ 116.40 from the November 24/17 pizza lunch fundraiser to go towards her light table for the Arborgate Preschool room!

*Next chance to participate will be Friday, December 22/17!

We had some

online orders and would like to share our

new revised profit amount raised for the

Mom’s Pantry Fundraiser raised: $870.08;

great effort to everyone who participated!

Children: Infant Program: Myah Pre-School Program: Jordan

New Principale St. Centre Volunteer: Welcome Susanne! She will be at the Principale St.

Centre on: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays between the hours of 8:30-3:00 in the preschool

room to gain some experience in the child care field! Susanne will be volunteering her time

until February; T.K.C.C. is fortunate to have her help and the staff members appreciate all her

efforts!

Parents please advised that you will notice a Winter Fee applied to

your November/December invoice. The extra fee of $10.00 will be added for a

full time child & $5.00 for a part time child. Please check our future calendars

located in our monthly newsletters, to be informed of special events planned for

your child/ren!

Constable Bunn- for coming to do the R.C.M.P. presentations for the children; they really enjoyed it! Leigh- for bringing in Hunter; the family pet bearded dragon! Wendy - for donating daycare mittens! All Parents & staff- that participated in the monthly Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser! To All Parents & Staff- that participated in our Mom’s Pantry fundraiser! To All Parents & Staff – that participated with the November Portfolio presentations! To All Parents & Staff- for donating items for our Helping Hands hamper!

Recycle Items Requested: Principale St. centre staff has

requested the need for paper towel/toilet rolls; if you

have any please bring them in. Thanks!

Art Activities (Process Art) Verses Teacher-Directed Projects

are creative, unique, original are uncreative and resemble each other, appear mass-produced and very similar if not identical to each other

are diverse and individual like the children who create them

are uniform and resemble each other or the teacher standard or model

are open-ended and unstructured are closed-ended and structured

are child-centered and child-directed are teacher-centered and teacher-directed

come from within the child are imposed from without by the teacher

involve much child input involve much teacher input

empower children who say, “Look what I made by myself.”

empower teachers who think, “Look what I got all the children to do. Won’t the parents be pleased.”

involve self-expression involve copying and imitating

foster autonomy foster compliance and following directions

are process-oriented are product-oriented

may not be recognizable are recognizable

may not appeal to adults because the finished product may not be recognizable

usually appeal to adults because the finished product is recognizable

may not be useful or practical may be useful and practical

are success-oriented, no fear of failure may be unsuccessful if the child is unable to approximate the teacher’s model or standard

empower children to decide on content are decided by the teacher and related to holiday, season, theme, unit of study

please the child please adults

FortWhyte Alive Field Trip for Preschool & School Age Children Only:

Parents please provide a labeled, litter less lunch, for your child/ren for Thursday, December 28 (weather permitting) & please have your child at daycare by 8:30 A.M. The bus will be picking the children & staff at Principale St. at 9:00 A.M. and then continuing on to Arborgate afterwards. The children will be involved in two programs that staff has informed them about prior to field trip day; the preschool children will be in the Welcoming Winter & the school age children will be in Snowflake Investigation. Tobogganing & scavenger hunts will be offered! The rink may be an option (bring your own equipment) depending on ice conditions. The children & staff will return by bus by 3:30P.M. What an exciting winter adventure planned for both children & staff! A permission form will be posted

on your child’s locker soon!

◄ Billing Period:

November 20-

December 16 ~ December 2017~ ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Week 4

November 30 R.C.M.P. presentation P-9:30-10:00 A-10:15-10:45

1 P.J. Day

Withdrawal

Date for fees

2

3 Week 1

4

5

6 7

8 P.J. Day

9 Happy Birthday Brayden!

10 Week 2

11 Board meeting @ Arborgate Library 5:15-6:30

12

13

14

15 P.J. Day

Withdrawal

Date for fees

16

17 Week 3

18 Happy Birthday Lucas!

19 20 Healthy Baby 10:00-12:00 @ Gospel Chapel

21

22 Last day of

school for Arborgate & E.S.J. students P.J. Day

Pizza Fundraiser

order lunch

23

24 Christmas Eve. Week 4

25 CLOSED Christmas Day! Winter break starts

26 CLOSED Boxing Day!

27 Happy Birthday Oliver!

28 Fort Whyte Field Trip- 9:00

A.M.-3:30P.M. *please provide a litter less labeled lunch & dress your child warm to enjoy the outdoors!

29 P.J. Day

Withdrawal

Date for fees

Holiday Brunch

30 Happy Birthday Patience!

Extra Clothes Reminder: In a bag or backpack please leave the following articles of clothing in your child’s locker:

socks, sweater, underwear, shirts & pants. We thank all parents/caregivers for their cooperation regarding this

matter & if anyone has any daycare clothes at home please bring them back for other children to use when needed!