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Arborgate phone number: (204) 424-5687
Email Address: [email protected]
Principale Street phone number:
(204) 424-9326
EmailAddress:[email protected]
Treasure Keepers Children’s Centre Newsletter 2016 Website- www.treasurekeepers.ca
Assistant Director Report: Hello to the new year 2016 & good bye to 2015! I
hope everyone had the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with family & friends! Looking back on the
year besides the daily fun activities (P.J. days, spirit days, & dress up days) & special event days that
staff provided for the children; they also got to experience many exciting special programming
occasions.
In 2015 we had many great events, presentations & special guest speakers! T.K.C.C. had the
E.S.J.student Festival du Voyageur, Drums Alive, Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, & Petland
presentations that the children really enjoyed! The Bubble Party, a Family Fun Night, Fit Kids, Healthy
Kids, Mini Car Town, the Bike Rodeo, a Lego day, and the field trip to the Fort Whyte Centre were a big
hit! Five guest speakers were arranged: two fire fighters, a paramedic, a musical one with instruments
& a midwife where the children were able to have plenty of “hands on” experiences! Treasure Keepers
provided many hot lunches, including barbeques/picnics that were offered throughout the year & even a
Parent Appreciation Day; parents were able to enjoy a to- go snack and/or beverage that the children
participated in. Yes, it was a busy yet successful year with four fundraisers, the collection of hamper &
shoebox items for people in need during the holidays & the addition of program memo boards to
highlight activiites for parents to read on a daily basis!
The staff and management have wonderful new plans for 2016! Parents will notice some changes within
the program rooms that staff have replaced many plastic toys/ buckets for more natural solutions & the
colour schemes are more neutral. The staff are all learning about Pedagogy-learning the best way to
keep the passion to grow & explore in our environment around us. Notes have been handed out for
parents to share Hopes & Dreams for their child’s daycare experience; please write them down on the
leaves provided & then hand into staff members when completed, Thanks in advance for everyones
cooperation in regards to important parent feedback so that we may hang the leaves on branches at
each centre!
Please note important January dates: Wednesday, Jan. 13/16 – Parent Appreciation Day,
Tuesday, Jan. 12/16- Hot lunch is provided by daycare & therefore parents do not need to send a
lunch for their child on this day & Monday, Jan.18/16 please join us at the Arborgate library for the
A.G.M. These dates are marked on the newsletter calendar!
Keep smling! Laura
L aura
Monthly Child Care Fees across Canada:
Closure Day: Both T.K.C.C. closed on Friday,
January 1, 2016 for New Year’s Day!
Menu –Two weeks alternating *seasonal fruits & vegetables added
WEEK 1
Shreddies & fruit
Cheese slices &
veggies
Corn flakes & fruit
Toast & Fruit
Loaf & fruit
Veggies & crackers
Cheerios &
fruit
Apple sauce &
graham
crackers
Life cereal & fruit
Yogurt & fruit
WEEK 2 Puffed wheat &
fruit
English muffins &
fruit
Rice Crispies &
fruit
Bagels, apples &
sun butter
Yogurt & fruit
Veggies & cheese
slices
Digestive
cookies & fruit
Veggies &
crackers
Cheerios & fruit
Bran Muffins &
fruit
For all the staff & parents -that participated in our
Candle/Honey Fundraiser!
Brunch Volunteers (Hailey & Jocelyne) - for helping prepare a
holiday brunch for the children & staff!
Volunteers (Willie & Stephanie) - for all the hard work that you
have fulfilled at our centres!
Melissa- for the gift of hot chocolate!
Tricia- for the gift of chocolates for the staff party!
Taryn- for providing lunch for staff!
Kelly- for bringing staff nut- free treats!
Ingrid- for bringing staff nut- free treats!
Shauna- for bringing staff nut- free treats!
Candle & Honey Fundraiser:
31 candles sold
32 honey sold
$231.00 total amount raised
Spaces Available: T.K.C.C. has
Infant & Preschool spaces
available. Please pass along
information to parents looking for
child care services & inform them
to call Phyllis at (204) 424-5687
at the Arborgate centre, thanks!
Good bye to Arborgate Staff
Members: T.K.C.C. is sad to
announce that Betty, our kitchen
staff & Tiffany, our infant staff
have moved on to different
adventures & will be missed at
the centre.
Hello New Staff: Please welcome
our new kitchen staff (shift 7:30-
4:00), Karin & our new Inclusion
support staff member, Sarah,
who is working a split shift to
accommodate the needs at
Arborgate at this time. Thanks
again for joining our team!
Needed Daycare Items:
Parents/ Guardians, we are in need of different items at our centre and it can become very costly to buy these items new. Instead of throwing these items out or bringing the items to the MCC please bring them to us; the list is as follows:
Old picture frames (any size)
Extra Tiles
Mirrors ( large mounting ones or small cosmetic ones)
Cooking utensils - wooden spoons/ pots(small)/ dishes
Old electronics - telephone/ cell phones/ camera/keyboard
Study Lamp that bends and moves
Fabric - fabric samples
Carpet - 2ftx2ft pieces
Tapes - packing/masking/duct tape/colored tape/painters tape
Baby food Jars
PVC pipes with connectors
Wood blocks - log rounds
Sturdy wooden bowls or baskets
Paper for drawing
Canvas for painting
Hats
Toilet paper and paper towel rolls
Styrofoam pieces
LED white Christmas lights
Milk jugs
A.G.M. Information: All parents
are invited to the Annual
General Meeting on Monday,
January 18/16 to stay informed
about daycare programming &
financial information. Please
join us at the Arborgate library
between 6:00-6:30 P.M.
January 2016 Billing Period: January 17/16- February Sunday Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 CLOSED
New Year’s Day!
Withdrawal
Date for fees
2 Happy Birthday
Rogue!
3 Menu
Week 1 Winter break ends
4 Classes
resume
5
6
7
8 P.J. Day-F 9
10 Week 2
11 12 HOT LUNCH: -perogies with sour cream & vegetables
PROVIDED BY DAYCARE
13 Parent
Appreciation Day! Healthy Baby 10:00-12:00 @ Gospel Chapel
Happy Birthday Connor F.!
14 15 Withdrawal
Date for fees
16
17 Week 1
18 Board meeting @ Arborgate Library 5:00-6:00 P.M. & Annual General Meeting 6:00-6:30 P.M.
19 20 21 22 P.J. Day-F 23
24 Week 2 25 26 27 28 29
Withdrawal
Date for fees
30
Infant Program- James
Preschool Program- Cole