SWINGING INTO SPRING...

Trillium CCC

Chelsea D

Jayme C

Devon C

Jamie H

Emma G

Janita M

St. Martha CCC

Carol Mc

Rebecca H

Kristin L

Asia S

Jessy K

Rodrigo B

Ashley L

Amber G

Shauna R

Melanie B

Tanya W

Alyssa F

Courtney R

Riki-lee G

Emma S

Collins Bay CCC

Shilpi T

Jessica N

Stephanie N

Christina T

Amanda I

Sarah G

Sara B

Our Lady of Lourdes B&A

Sara B

Cara G

Our stellar team is to be

commended on their fine

work and on-going dedica-

tion to quality child care!

with “THE TEAM”

Board of Directors, Managers and Supervisors

Alan Revil, Board President

Nicole LeClair

Cameron Pritchett

Deborah Thompson

Mark Rundle

Paul Elsley

Kate Spoljaric

Rebecca Welfare

Alison Lines, Executive Director

Laurie Burega, General Manager

Marcelina Lugo, St. Martha Supervisor

Lisa Warwick, Collins Bay Supervisor

Sara Borges, Our Lady of Lourdes

Assistant Supervisor

Many thanks are extended to Alison

and our Board of Directors for their

on-going support and encourage-

ment as Kingston Day Care’s Early

Childhood Educators continue to

pursue child care programs of ex-

cellence!

KINGSTON DAY CARE

Is it possible that the warmer

weather is finally on its

way?? Is Spring really just

around the corner?

Children will be trading in

their snow pants for splash

pants...winter boots for rub-

ber boots...scarves for sun-

glasses.

It is a time of year where op-

portunities for exploration

and discovery are all around

us ~ flowers begin to bloom,

leaves begin to bud, worms

magically appear on side-

walks … the environment tru-

ly can be our teacher as we

help children to explore and

discover the world around them.

We invite you to please take

some time to enjoy the photo

documentation at your child’s

center. Not only does it provide a

glimpse of your child’s day, it

allows you to see the learning

that is taking place and witness

relationships being built.

A sincere thank you goes out to

KDC Board of Directors, the Gen-

eral Manager and the Supervi-

sors for the support and guidance

that has been given to our educa-

tors as the documentation pro-

cess has evolved. Congratula-

tions to all of the KDC staff who

have embraced the technology

and added their creative flair to each

learning story.

Sincerely,

Alison

ties that we engaged in

was creating colorful ice

shapes; this allowed us to

explore mixing and creat-

ing colors. We also en-

joyed filling our new sen-

sory bin with snow ~

building and digging in

the snow while staying

warm and toasty indoors!

On our coldest days we

were fortunate to be able

to get to the school gym

or go for nice walks

As Spring approaches

our toddlers are excit-

ed for the warm

weather and all of the

exciting outdoor activ-

ities that come with

Spring.

The cold tempera-

tures of winter limited

our outdoor times so

we brought all of the

fun indoors! One of

the fun winter activi-

around the school.

With Spring

around the corner,

we look forward to

getting outside

and enjoying all of

the messy fun that

Spring has to offer!

Jessy and Alyssa

Greetings from the Executive Director

St. Martha Child Care

In anticipation of

heading outside to

play, we look forward

to - sand coloring,

hand and foot printing

on white fabric, play-

ing with balls and out-

side toys and equip-

ment!

It has been a pleasure

and joy to watch the

children interacting

together. We look for-

ward to continuing our

fun activities both in-

side and outside and

introducing the chil-

dren to some of our

local wildlife through

art by hand-printing

and foot printing

Springtime species

such as ducks and

birds. Shilpi

Collins Bay Child Care Centre As the long winter

comes to an end, our

infants are busting to

get outdoors! Activi-

ties that they partici-

pated in while in-

doors included color

mixing, blanket

rides, sensory play -

using jello, colored

cheerios, gooey mix-

tures...wow, the list

went on and on!

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KINGSTON DAY CARE

A long, cold winter is no

obstacle to fun at Trillium

CCC! The infants, toddlers

and preschoolers have all

been delving into art, ex-

ploring sensory activities

and engaging in a ton of

active play in our multi-

purpose room.

The infants have been try-

ing their hands - and feet!-

at painting, exploring the

feeling of paint and seeing

how 2 colors mix together.

The toddlers are intrigued

by anything they can get

their creative little hands on

and the gallery of artwork

just keeps expanding. Over

in the preschool room easel

painting and watercolor

artwork are persistent

favorites, with vibrant

colors brightening the

room whatever the weath-

er outside.

The world is one big sen-

sory experience for the

infants and they are ea-

ger to thoroughly and

thoughtfully explore; and

now that they are all up-

right they are discovering

interesting things in their

sensory table.

The toddlers seem to

have a magical sensory

table, full of water one

day, soil the next...and

now it’s full of beans! Just

like the children busy

investigating its ever-

changing contents.

Meanwhile, the pre-

schoolers are still

fascinated by rice,

listening to the

sounds it makes, feel-

ing it filter through

their fingers, predict-

ing what it will flow

through, hiding treas-

ures in its depths -

there really seems to

be no limit to the pos-

sibilities offered by a

simple bin of rice.

Whatever the weath-

er, the children are

active, engaged...and

having fun! Emma

Safe Food Handlers

Course

The Learning Brain

Making Connections

Through Play

Sensory Integration and

Self regulation

This on-going training en-

sures that Kingston Day Care

staff are kept current and

Kingston Day Care encour-

ages on-going professional

development; some of the

training that has taken

place recently is as follows:

Play, Talk, Sing,

Write

Transition to School

Planning Nutritious

Menus

aware of valua-

ble new trends

in the field of

early childhood

education.

Well done

everyone!

Trillium Child Care Centre

Professional Development

been spending a lot

of time indoors due

to the cold weather,

the children have

really been enjoying

building forts, sen-

sory play, making

their own experi-

ments by mixing

different ingredi-

ents together and

playing musical

chairs.

Staff are very excited

to use the new iPad

received at the end of

February to create

wonderful photo col-

lages of the children

engaged in play; we

know that both par-

ents and children will

enjoy looking at them

and reflecting on the

many valuable play

experiences that oc-

cur each day. Sara

Our Lady of Lourdes Before and After School

Staff and children are

eagerly waiting for the

Spring weather to ar-

rive!

We are looking for-

ward to some outdoor

activities which will

include sand play,

basketball, soccer

and outdoor reading.

Although we have

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interesting sentence or quote from the story

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The Environment is a Teacher

“Beauty is the voice that calls the child to engage in materials and elevates them to a high level of grace and courtesy as they interact in their environment.” (Haskins 2012)

As early childhood educators, we design our play-based pro-grams so that they have a sensibility and rationale for decisions we make about the environment we offer, and in doing so we must include not only thoughts about the physical space, but the relationships among the children, staff, materials, program rules and program schedules.

Children are competent, curious and capable of complex thinking and a thoughtfully organized, aesthetically rich program with open-ended materials invite children to make relationships and communicate their ideas in many ways. Photo documentation strategically located prompts expansion on ideas and reflection.

The physical arrangement of programs invite engagement, ex-ploration and learning. Early Childhood Educators who observe, document and reflect on children’s engagement with the environ-ment become partners in learning with the children. (some ex-cerpts borrowed from “The Environment is a Teacher” by Karyn Callaghan, Charles Sturt University)

PLAY, EXPLORE AND BE...

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“Engaging Children as

Thinking People...”

Friday, April 3/15:

GOOD FRIDAY

Monday, April 6/15:

EASTER MONDAY

Monday, May 18/15:

VICTORIA DAY

Wishing you a won-

derful long weekend

with friends and

family!

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