Gold Room

Gold Room Early Learning Child Care

Joanna—Early Childhood Program Coordinator Kennedy—Early Childhood Program Assistant Melissa —Early Childhood Program Assistant

In January, cold temperatures kept us indoors, but playing and exploring kept us busy with many new avenues to learn. Recently, our Gold Room family welcomed Avaya, and we are hoping that she will enjoy our room.

We noticed a tremendous interest towards animals and science experiments, which we expanded by observing frozen bubbles, the "shark" bottle buoyancy experiment, discovered why polar bears can swim in such cold water and how squid swim. Our children enriched their vocabulary with many descriptive words like "blubber", “cartilage", "temperature", "density", and many more. Please take the time to talk to your child about their learning experiences and observations on this matter.

From our own observations, we have concluded that our children enjoy food preparation and hosting, so our house corner was transformed into a restaurant. Our menu includes "spaghetti", "brownies" and a few homemade specialties. Real life abilities are most important for the young children, as they learn communication skills, critical thinking, taking on challenges, focus and self-control.

The recent Kindergarten registration may bring some questions regarding school readiness, so here are some tips on how to help your child get ready for their big step:

 Always encourage pretend play.  Talk about what being a good friend looks like.  Be clear about what you expect as it will set your child up for success.  Play board games to practice taking turns. Day to remember: Skating day: February 11 th

at 10:30am to 11:30am.

As always, we are very thankful for parent volunteers!

We are sad to say goodbye to Maggie, as her family relocated to BC. We will miss her!