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Winter Season

Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. We had a great year and now Christmas is right around the corner. Enjoy your holiday break! The return date is January 5th, and your little one is welcome to bring ONE item for show and tell.

The weather will continue to be chilly and wet, so we have moved indoors, so no need to bundle them up for drop off unless you are walking to school. Please still bring gloves, boots, rain gear, warm hats, and spare clothing in their backpacks in case they get wet because we will still be having outside time for the last hour of the day. Please be advised that this is the season of runny noses and coughs, please assess your kiddo’s health prior to drop off.

Peek of the Month

Inside play has opened a whole new world for our little ones. Our mini humans built a giant felt snowman. They created some pretty cool and wild looking snowman. They played pirates, they blasted pom poms out of cannons and catapulted them into a doll house. Their imaginations are always exploding with new ways to have fun. When playing outside, they built roads and walkways and had a blast with boxes. Who doesn’t like playing in/with boxes?

Inside our littles recent highlight was finding a big bin of garland and decorating their coffee shop. It was truly beautiful watching them decorate with the festive sparkling garland.

The best part is that these beautiful individuals have really connected and have built such precious friendships. 

Fundraising

At Strawberry Vale Preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fundraise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance, and for new things for the school.

If you have not participated in this year’s fundraising please contact your class rep for details.

Bottle Drive:  Please save your empties and return to depot under Strawberry Vale Preschool account, one of the participating bottle depots is located at 4261 Glanford Ave.

Our ongoing fundraiser we have throughout the school year is the infamous Scolastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school. Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca RE:support fundraising strawberry vale. Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train. 

Fun snacks for the kiddo’s

No bake Christmas wreath cookies 

• 20 large marshmallows
• 3 cups of corn flakes
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• Green food coloring
• 2 tablespoons red m&m’s minis 

Instructions: 

Place marshmallows and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, uncovered, on high until butter is melted and marshmallows are puffed, about 45 seconds. Tint with green food coloring. Stir in cornflakes.

On a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, divide the mixture into 8 portions. With buttered hands, working quickly, shape each portion into a 3-in. wreath. Decorate immediately with M&M’s, pressing to adhere. Let stand until set.

Wrap Up 

The staff wish you all a safe and happy holiday and Happy New Year!

Looking for any giant cardboard boxes (appliance size) for January please email Gail atkinsgail2@gmail.com

Current Availability: We will start the enrollment process soon for 2022 so please contact Kristy at svpenrollment@gmail.com to reserve your spot for the upcoming new term

Fun Facts 

Cats ‘Headbutt’ people because they make them feel safe, or they trust them.

In one breath, a blue whale can blow up 2,000 balloons.

Reindeer have golden eyes in summer and blue eyes in winter.

Fall Season

Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. The weather has been chilly and wet, so we have moved indoors a few times. The kiddos loved the change of scenery. Our classes are usually outdoors, so make sure to bundle up your kiddos for chilly conditions: gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in case they get wet. Can always take off a few layers if need be or if we move indoors.

Sensory Play

The Frogs class had a blast playing with the mini kitchen set, playdough bakery, we had circle time and they played with dolls and all sorts of toys. The little ones practiced their drawing skills, practiced cutting, and used toy tools like the hammer. The Frogletts had fun with dinosaurs and even made a huge city out of block towers for their little dino- buddies. “Reminder to parents: fairy themed play; check pockets for little gems “fairy dust” before doing the laundry.

Fundraising

At Strawberry vale preschool, we are a cooperative school, meaning, we fund-raise each year to help pay for necessities, maintenance and for new things for the school. This year we are aiming for a new playground.

Both Purdy’s and poinsettia orders have been completed. Purdy’s has raised over $2000 for the school!

Another fundraiser we have going is through the infamous Scolastic Book reading club. Every order you make, a small percentage goes to our little school. Interested in labels? Check out Mableslables.ca. Check back here every month for updates on what’s going on, on the fundraising train.

Fun Snacks for the Kiddo’s

Banana fun pops

You will need:

• 3/4 cup strawberry/vanilla yogourt
• 2 cups of your kiddo’s favourite cereal
• 4 medium bananas, peeled and cut crosswise in half
• 8 wooden pop sticks

Place yogourt and cereal in separate shallow bowls. Insert pop sticks through the cut side of the bananas. Dip bananas in yogourt, then roll in cereal to coat. Transfer to waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer to airtight freezer containers; seal containers and return pops to the freezer. Then presto!

Wrap Up

Duty parents to return to full days in January has been put on hold until December to see what changes are brought on with mandated vaccines in public settings and the vaccine cards. Any connections for a couple giant boxes that can be delivered to school? Also any contacts for people with old building plans or building books that can be cut up? Email teachers.strawberry@gmail.com.

Fun facts:

Tomatoes and avocados are actually fruits, not vegetables. It is impossible to lick your own elbow. Try it out 😉 Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.

Fall season

Welcome to Strawberry Vale preschool. Fall is here, the season of cute little mittens, puddle jumping masters and beautiful colour changing leaves. This year has been hard for everyone due to COVID, but that’s not stopping our littles from learning and having fun, which is our main priority. Our classes are outdoors for now while the weather allows it, so bundle up your kiddos for chilly conditions: gloves, booty’s, rain gear, warm hats and spare clothing in case they get a tad wet. They can always take off a few layers if need be.

Sensory play

The Frogs class has been having a great time exploring lots of different textures and sensory objects, which are great learning tools for children this age. There has been playdough play, playing in mud and sand, shaving cream finger painting, and print painting with apples and potatoes. Our little Froglets have been learning how to hula hoop, which has been very fun for them. We also have big wooden blocks and toy construction tools that have been quite a hit with the children.

Sensory play has a very important role in our children’s development. Exploring senses like touch, taste and smell, helps youngsters learn how to categorize, figure out how things work, and it’s beneficial to them to do these activities. Whether it’s with playdough, mud, sand, finger painting, playing with blocks and even different types of craft materials like, fuzzy pom poms, fluffy pipe cleaners, paper, popsicle sticks, glitter, and more. Yes it can get messy, but that’s how they learn.

Fundraising

Fun snacks for the kiddo’s

1. Butter each slice of bread and set aside (Mayo can make a yummy substitute).
2. Divide the shredded cheese into four bowls. Add a couple drops of food colouring. yellow to one, red to one, blue to another, and red and blue to make purple in the last bowl. Or switch up the colours to match any special occasion. Carefully stir the food colouring and cheese together. 
3. Sprinkle 1-2 Tablespoons of the coloured cheese in lines on top of the un-buttered side of the bread. 
4. Put the remaining piece of bread on top (buttered side facing out) and place in a frying pan over medium heat. 
5. Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes, and then flip. 
6. Remove from pan and serve to your little munchkin.

Wrap up

Once a month we have parent educational speakers join us with amazing tips on education and parenting skills. This month we had Charmaine Shortt from SD61. She was very welcoming and Informative and covered topics about early childhood learning and what to expect when your little’s attend elementary school. Charmaine also talked about how to support learning at home.

Current Availability

Bears class is full; There is a wait list for late January entry, Frogs 4 spaces available, Ladybugs 1 space available.