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We will be hosting an open house on Thursday, February 8th, 2018 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Please join us to find out more about our program, meet our faculty, see our classroom, and discuss first hand what it is like to be a part of our community.
For more information about our program, please visit our program tab.
Carstairs Playschool is located at 213, 10th Ave North, in the Living Hope Community Church.
We look forward to meeting you!
The themes that we will be working on this month are winter, which will take place during the first week of the month, Hygiene, which we will work on for one week, and ocean, which we will focus on for the last two weeks of the month. We will be designating one day for a beach party which coincides with our ocean theme. We will be reading stories, and participating in discussions that are theme-related, and the children will be making crafts and participating in activities that will be based on each individual theme.
We thought it would be a fun idea to have a beach party in January, that coincides with the Ocean theme. (At least we can pretend it’s warm for one day!) Each playschool class will be having their own beach party. The children can dress in shorts, sun dresses, tank tops, capris, flip flops, etc. NO SWIMSUITS PLEASE!
Please send a towel with your child for them to use when we have a picnic on the “beach.” Regular snacks and water are needed, but feel free to send a small treat for your child to enjoy after snack. For each Beach Party, we are planning to follow the regular classroom routine as much as possible, however we will be including a few different games and activities that relate to the beach.
January 8th – First day back to school for the Monday/Wednesday classes
January 9th – First day back to school for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
January 10th – Fire drill for the Monday/Wednesday classes
January 11th – Fire drill for the Tuesday/Thursday classes
January 16th – Miss Marg comes to read to the Tuesday/Thursday morning class
January 17th – Miss Marg comes to read to the Monday/Wednesday afternoon class
January 18th – Miss Marg comes to read to the Tuesday/Thursday afternoon class
January 29th – Beach party for Monday/Wednesday classes
January 30th – Beach party for Tuesday/Thursday classes
January 31st – No school
February 1st – No school
The Parent Craft List is posted in the Parent Corner located in the boot room. Each craft template will be ready at the beginning of each month. The following parents have their craft due this month:
Becky/Emery Stoesser Due January 15
Brad/Jodi Crerar Due January 15
Kirb/Megan Hurley Due January 22
Jo/Duncan Dewar Due January 22
Nicole/Chris Walker Due January 30
Receipts for all playschool fees paid in the year of 2017 will be emailed out by January 31, 2018. If you do not receive your email please contact the Gail Schwartz at carstairsplayschool@gmail.com or (403) 999.8275.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to discuss them with myself or Lorraine, or you can email me at carstairsplayschoolteacher@gmail.com
Danielle and Lorraine
Christmas is the theme for December. We will be reading stories, and participating in discussions related to Christmas. The children will be making crafts and will be practicing their songs for the Christmas Party on December 20th.
December 12 – Miss Marg from the library comes to read to the 4-year old morning class
December 13 – Miss Marg from the library comes to read to the 4-year old classes
December 14 – Miss Marg from the library comes to read to the 4-year old afternoon class
December 20 – Christmas party for all classes (9:00am – 11:00am) Details can be found on the website
December 21 to January 7 – Christmas Break no school
January 8 - Classes resume for Monday/Wednesday programs
January 9 – Classes resume for Tuesday/Thursday programs
Just a reminder that all classes are invited to attend the Christmas party on Wednesday, December 20th from 9:00am – 11:00am. Details around the Christmas Party can be found on the website. There will be a separate email coming out shortly regarding the food/treat sign-up sheet. Please do not bring food unless you signed up to do so. For those who do volunteer to supply food, please remember the Carstairs Playschool is a NUT FREE environment.
After many months of hard work, the Carstairs Playschool website is up and fully functional. It is a great resource and will always have up to date information. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with it.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to discuss them with myself or Lorraine, or you can email me at carstairsplayschoolteacher@gmail.com
We both wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Danielle and Lorraine
The Christmas Party will be 9:00am – 11:00am on Wednesday, December 20th. Everyone is invited!! This includes parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, or whomever would like to see these cute little children sing some songs. As it is a busy morning for the teachers and the children, we ask that ALL children be accompanied by an adult to the Christmas Party.
Parents are to drop their children off in the classroom by 8:45am and then head to the church sanctuary along with all the other guests to find a seat. In order to keep the children from feeling overwhelmed, staff will divide the them into their age groups. Mrs. Coutts will be taking the 3-year old children into the church library, which is located just down the hall from the classroom. The 4-year old children will wait in the classroom space with Mrs. Gerle. If you have a child who may feel overwhelmed or uncomfortable by all the activity, please feel free to stay with them or if your child is upset and does not want to participate, don’t worry – it is perfectly fine if they choose to sit and watch.
At 9:00am, Mrs. Gerle and Mrs. Coutts will bring the 3-year old class down to the sanctuary, while the 4-year old children remain in the classroom space with additional EA’s. Once on stage, the 3-year old children will sing two Christmas songs. At 9:05am, the 4-year old classes will be brought down to the sanctuary to sing their two songs. After that, all classes come together to sing one song. Children are then released to join their families.
After enjoying the Christmas carols everyone is invited into the gym where Santa will arrive shortly after. Children are welcome to have a visit with Santa and receive a candy cane if they choose. Tables and chairs will be set up for everyone to sit, visit and enjoy some food. An additional email will be coming out regarding food/treats donations. Please do not bring food unless you have signed up to do so.
Don’t forget your cameras, and we hope to see you all at the Christmas party!!
Last year Mrs. Coutts made 29 batches of play dough for the playschool. That requires 22 boxes of salt; 2 - 10 kg bags of flour, oil, Alum and lots and lots of food coloring. Carstais CO-OP Westview has been so generous by donating a years worth of play dough supplies to the playschool!
