Child Care Services Newsletter September 2018

Beaumont Child Care Services Monthly 2018 Newsletter INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Child Care Supervisor Update

ELCC Child Care Update

1

SAS Bus Info

2

Sunshine Room

3

Green Room

4

Rainbow Room

5

Gold Room

6

Kinder Room

7

ELCC Support Staff Bios

8

Play and Family Picnic

9/10

ELCC Snack Menu

11

SAS Update

12

SAS Staff Bios

13

SAS Snack Menu

14

Movie In the Park

15

Fee Schedule

16

Upcoming Closure Dates September 3 October 8 November 12 December 24, 25 & 26 January 1 Child Care Services Supervisor

Jodie Vesso 780-929-1263 jodie.vesso@beaumont.ab.ca ELCC Room Cell Phones Sunshine 780-399-2156 Green 780-399-2475 Rainbow 780-862-9046 Gold 780-863-7386 Kinder room 780-862-3207 SAS Contact: Phone: 780-929-2190 Cell :780-862-7803 email: sas@beaumont.ab.ca

We hope you all had a wonderful summer and welcome to all the new families joining our center.

September is always a busy month for us and we ask for your patience as we get into our routines with room movement, new children starting, and kindergarten bussing.

In this issue, we are introducing all the staff that work here so you can get to know them! In an effort to establish boundaries and maintain professionalism, we ask that parents refrain from “friend requesting” staff on social media.

Just a few reminders:  Scholastic book orders will be starting again. Orders are due by the 15th of each month, payable by cheque only, no cash or you can pay directly on-line through scholastic.  Sick policy: If we have to send your child home due to illness, fever, diarrhea, or vomiting, they must be symptom free for 24 hours prior to returning to the Center; otherwise a doctor’s note will be required. This is a licensing policy and we are expected to adhere to it.  Please contact the room staff if your child will not be attending on any given day through email, by texting the room cell phone or calling the land line.

Thank you to all the families who were able to join us for the Theater Presentation and Family Picnic on August 24th, we had a great time! We also want to thank you for all the heartfelt words, cards, emails, gifts, flowers and lunch room treats. The year went by way too fast and we appreciate all the acknowledgement for a job well done! If you have any questions or concerns, please connect with the staff in your child’s room or contact me. Have a great month.

Jodie Vesso 780-929-1263 Jodie.vesso@beaumont.ab.ca

Beaumont Child Care Services Monthly 2018 Newsletter School Age Site Welcome back everyone!

Just a few reminders as we prepare for the first day/week of a new school year!

If your child attends Beau Meadow school:

If your child attends Bellevue school: If your child attends Coloniale school: If your child attends Dansereau Meadows school:

If your child attends Champs Vallee school::

If your child attends the Catholic school:

Before school: A staff member will walk the children to the south west doors of Beau Meadow school at around 8:20am.

After school: A staff member will wait at our back door (north side of the building) after school and meet the children and sign the children into the building. Please remind your child to meet us at our back door at the end of the day.

Before school: A staff member will walk the childr en to our bus at around 7:50am.

After school: A staff member will meet our bus at the stop at around 3:30pm and sign the children into the building.

Please remind your child to get on the bus quickly after school. Our bus is provided by STOCK Transportation Ltd. and has Town of Beaumont signs in the windows. If your child misses the bus, it is the parents responsibility to pick their child up from school.

Before school: A staff member will walk the children to our bus at around 8:00am.

After school: A staff member will meet our bus at the stop at around 3:30pm and sign the children into the building. *Please note that because this is not our bus, I am not 100% aware of their bus times and they are subject to change without my knowledge.

Any issues regarding missing the bus/behavior/lateness need to be addressed with the school. I do not have any authority over this service level. If your child misses the bus, I am not sure of their policies.

If your child will be absent, text our program cell phone at (780) 862-7803 or call our program room number at (780) 929-2190. If your child will not be on the bus, please text our program cell phone at (780) 862-7803.

This allows our bus to run smoothly and on time. The licensing protocol states that if we are expecting your child after school and they are not there, we must: Call one of the Parents If both Parents are not available, call the emergency contact If emergency contact is not available, call the authorities and report that the child is missing.

All children should have a Town of Beaumont Child Care Services tag for their backpack. These tags will be suppied to the children prior to the first day of school. This helps the teachers to know where there child goes after school. If your child does not have one, please see any of the staff.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the staff.

Thanks and here’s to another great school year!

Sunshine Room Early Learning Child Care

Tendai—Early Childhood Program Coordinator Stephanie—Early Childhood Program Assistant

TENDAI: My name is Tendai Komani Mubaiwa .I have been working here since 2010 and most of that time in the Sunshine Room , where l will continue to work in this year.

My visions and goals are to: -Give children a great start in life , by providing high quality care and education for young children ,while having a co-partner with the families.

-Help young children understand themselves and the world around them by using emergent curriculum

-Plant seeds of trust and love for others in the minds of the children in my care.

STEPHANIE: My name is Stephanie Beaudoin. I am 23 years old and have been employed at the Town of Beaumont Child Care Center since I was 16 years old. I graduated from the Early Learning and Child Care program at MacEwan University in June 2015 and have been employed here full time ever since. I worked as a float staff in every room for my first year and then transitioned to working full time in the Kinder Room. After a year in the Kinder Room, I moved up here to the Sunshine Room and have been here ever since. I have really enjoyed working with this age group and watching as the children grow and discover new things daily. It’s incredible to watch them become more independent and flourish into such capable, competent people.

I’ve lived in Beaumont since I was 2 years old but purchased a home here in November of 2016. When I am not at work you can find me spending time with my dog, Kingston. I love taking him on long car rides, new adventurous hikes and out to the lake to swim and tube (wearing his life jacket of course). Sometimes I even bring him by work to visit, he loves children and is eager to show off his many tricks. I am so excited for another year in the Sunshine Room and look forward to getting to know each of you in this year together.

Green Room Early Learning Child Care

Laura—Early Childhood Program Coordinator Kristi—Early Childhood Program Assistant

LAURA: Hi everyone, my name is Laura and I’ve been working at the Town of Beaumont Early Learning and Child Care Centre for the past eleven years. In the past I have worked in both the Rainbow Room and the Sunshine Room. Kristi and I have been room partners for the past two years in the Green Room and I can’t wait to start our third year together with our new group of children. I’m excited to see what this year will bring and all the things we will get to playfully explore and learn about during our time together. When I’m not exploring and learning with the children you can find me spending time with my family and friends and when the winter conditions are just right I head to the mountains to do some snowboarding. I’m looking forward to another great year in the Green Room and can’t wait to meet you all.

KRISTI: Hi my name is Kristi and I have been a Beaumont resident for nineteen years. I have seen alot of change in that time, but one thing has always remained and that is the towns commitment to the importance of quality early learning and child Care. I am very fortunate to have been a part of this exceptional team of professionals since 2010. Before that I spent ten years working for Black Gold School Division Early Entry programs. I have two daughters, Kally and Brynn and in my spare time I am a community support worker with Mcman Youth family and Community Services Association. Oh, and I love tea, cookies and a good book!!

Rainbow Room Early Learning Child Care Centre

Beth—Early Childhood Program Coordinator Tammy—Early Childhood Program Assistant Simran—Early Childhood Program Assistant

BETH: My name is Beth Arbuckle and I am the Program Coordinator in the Rainbow room. I have worked at the Early Learning Centre for 5 years and this is my third year in the Rainbow room. I have lived in Beaumont for 24 years with my husband Scott and our two daughters, Sarah and Kate. Our family also includes a dog, Daisy and two cats, Fiona and Roxy. I am looking forward to getting to know all the new children in the Rainbow room and their families.

TAMMY: My name is Tammy Kokocki. I have worked at the Beaumont Early Learning Center for the past 22 years. I am excited for the upcoming year in the Rainbow Room and look forward to getting to know our new families!

SIMRAN: I am Simran Maan. I have been working with ELCC from last one year as a full time staff. I was born and raised in North of India. I went to university to complete my Masters in Arts and Bachelors in Education to serve my passion of working with children. After working in India as an elementary school teacher for a few years, I decided to relocate to Canada with my family in 2010 and have been here ever since. I live in Beaumont and love to enjoy my free time with my family including my daughter, son, my husband, my mother-in-law and father-in-law. I have little puppy named Angel at my home. I love to go for bike riding and camping with my family. I am very excited to meet new children and their families in the Rainbow Room

Gold Room

Joanna—Early Childhood Program Coordinator Jodi—Early Childhood Program Assistant Lorena—Early Childhood Program Assistant

JOANNA: I graduated as a teacher with specialization to teach beginners. I have a Level 3 Child Care Supervisor Certificate and I have been a part of the Early Learning Childcare Center for the last ten years, currently working as a Program Coordinator in the Gold Room. On a more personal note, I was born in Poland, but have been living in Canada for the past twenty-seven years. I am married and have two adult children. My hobbies include traveling, gardening and reading. I am looking forward to getting to know all of the new families that have just become a part of the Gold Room family and the center.

JODI: My name is Jodi Esau. I graduated from Grant MacEwan College in 2008 with a diploma in Early Childhood Development. I have been with the Town of Beaumont Early Learning Childcare Centre for the past 3 years. During those 3 years I have been in The Gold Room and will continue in that room in the upcoming 2018/2019 school year. It has been such a privilege to be part of the team here and I look forward to getting to know new faces and families in the upcoming year.

LORENA: I have my level 3 certification. I’ve been working at the Town of Beaumont Early Learning Child Care Centre for 5 years. Most of the time, I’ve been working in the Sunshine Room and the Rainbow Room. This year, I am moving to the Gold Room and so excited to follow the group of children moving downstairs. I live in Beaumont with my husband and my two children: Andrea and Austin. We love spend time together.

Kinder Room

Amy —Early Childhood Program Coordinator Michelle—Early Childhood Program Assistant Lyndsey—Early Childhood Program Assistant

AMY: I am the program coordinator in the Kinder Room, and have worked at the ELCC for the past 9 years. I took the early childhood development program at Grant Macewan, and began working here directly after. Any spare time I have is spent with my family, my two year old daughter Olivia, husband Andrew, and our dog Burkley! I am looking forward to spending the next year alongside your children in all of their learning adventures!

SARAH: My name is Sarah Arbuckle and I have obtained my diploma in Early Learning and Child Care in 2017 after completing two years at Macewan University. I have been working at this center for five years and am now working in a full time position. This year I will be working in the kinder room. I value the unique minds of children and look forward to observing and participating in the learning that will occur throughout this year.

LYNDSEY:

Other Staff CHILD CARE SERVICES SUPERVISOR JODIE I am the Supervisor for the Town of Beaumont Early Learning Child Center and the School Age Site. I received my Level 3 certification from Grant MacEwan University in April 2000 and have been working in the program since 1999. I spend most of my day working in the office at the ELCC center but I do work in ratio whenever I’m needed and enjoy visiting both sites daily and checking in all the little people. I live in town with my son Jake, 12. I enjoy reading, yoga and I am busy being a hockey mom and am always on the go to the rink! I’ve lived in Beaumont most of my life and I really enjoy working in the community where I live and grew up in. I look forward to getting to know all your children and supporting our team as they provide a quality program that will enhance your child’s development!

FT FLOAT STAFF ELCC - MELISSA: Hello… My name is Melissa, I have worked for the ELCC for six years. I just got back from my Maternity leave and will now be taking on a new role this year as a float. I look forward to getting to know all the children and families

CASUAL SUPPORT STAFF: CIARA: Hi, I’m Ciara Watson. I have been with ELCC since August 2017, I’m a casual staff so I have the pleasure of working in all the rooms and privilege of getting to know each child in the centre. My passion has always been childcare, I currently have my level 1 childcare certification, I plan on furthering my education to obtain a Bachelor of Elementary Education. In my spare time I enjoy reading, painting, baking and spending time with my cat Pebbles.

GENEVIEVE: JANAIA: Hi, my name is Janaia and I have lived in Beaumont all my life. I am currently entering my first year of Law School at the University of Alberta. I have loved getting to know and learn from all the kiddos at the Centre and look forward to each day with them!

MEAGHAN: Currently works at both ELCC and SAS CAYLEY: starting September 4th and will be trained to work at both ELCC and SAS

HAILEIGH I work at the ELCC as a casual staff in all the rooms and look forward to getting to know you and your children better. I am currently in grade 12 and have a passion for working with children. I enjoy spending time with my family, little sister, dog and hanging out with friends.

PLAY and FAMILY PICNIC August 24, 2018

PLAY and FAMILY PICNIC August 24, 2018

ELCC SNACK MENU—SEPTEMBER 2018 Monday 3

Tuesday

Wednesday

4 Cinnamon toast with apple slices

Cheerios with banana slices

Cherry tomatoes with mozza cheese & crackers

Pasta with butter & cheese or tomato sauce

Cheese quesadilla with salsa

12 Yogurt with frozen berries

13 Apple sauce with teddy grahams

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11

Shreddies with craisins

Raisin toast with cheese

Tortilla chips with salsa & sour cream

Fruit cocktail & animal crackers

17 18 Rice krispies with Rice cakes with jam frozen blueberries & fresh fruit

Ham & cheese wraps

Melon with arrowroot cookies 24

Cheerio’s with orange slices Tuna melts on crackers

25 Eggos with syrup

Celery with pea butter, raisins & fish crackers

Thursday 5

Friday

6 Fruit cocktail with rice cakes

7 LEFT OVER FRIDAY

14 LEFT OVER FRIDAY

Trail mix (cheerios, Egg salad sandwiches pretzels, shreddies, craisins, mini marshmallows) 19 20 Yogurt with banana Oatmeal and slices and graham raisins with brown wafers sugar Taco salad—lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, ranch dressing, tortilla chips

LEFT OVER FRIDAY

Cucumbers, cheese and crackers

26 Hard boiled eggs with toast

21

27 Yogurt with Cheerios

28 LEFT OVER FRIDAY

*Birthday Snack PM Garden salad with Pita with cucumber dressing and croutons & hummus

*All snacks and lunch are serve with milk and water

SCHOOL AGE SITE

Program Coordinator Shirley Webster Program Assistant Karissa George Program Assistant Jamie Scott Program Assistant Ingrid Holtz Program Support Karen Hanchurak , Ariunaa Tsend, Aydin Yasa

A new school year is beginning. Summer was a busy fun filled time. We hope that everyone enjoyed their vacation and also the activities they participated in at our site.

First, we would like to welcome all the new Grade 1’s. At the end of August they had the chance to come down and visit the site so that the building is not a total surprise for them. Please parents when dropping off or picking up your child take the time to walk through the building and ask any questions that you might have concerning the program.

Some house keeping rules that we have are: 1. Indoor shoes 2. Hat and water bottle. We do go outside as much as possible.

Please label all articles with your child’s name. Many has the exact same style, size, color, etc. So having their names on articles make it much easier to locate.

If your child will not be attending the program for any reason please either phone 780-929-2190 or text the Cell phone at 780-862-7803 and let us know. We may not be able to reply right away but will as soon as possible.

To make the transition from home to the School Age Site and then to school as smooth as possible, please try to have your child here 15 minutes before the bus leaves or it is time to walk to the school. This will help ensure that they have everything need for the day.

Congratulations to the book club winners for the month of July: Madison, Logan and Ben For the month of August the winners were Shaelynn, Adrian, Logan and Jaidyn Keep up the great work everyone.

For those who have not yet done so please send in a family picture. This is for everyone as some of the pictures we have are a little outdated.

We hope that everyone has a great month. It will be busy and lots of changes but we will get through it.

SAS

Birthday wishes for the month of September go to the following: Rachel September 8 Jared September 14 Logan September 17 Hayden September 17 Seth P. September 18 Seth B September 30 We hope you all have a great day.

SCHOOL AGE SITE

Program Coordinator Shirley Webster Program Assistant Karissa George Program Assistant Jamie Scott Program Assistant Ingrid Holtz Program Support Karen Hanchurak , Ariunaa Tsend, Aydin Yasa

STAFF BIOS

SHIRLEY: Hi! My name is Shirley Webster. I am the Program Coordinator at the School Age Site. I have been working with the Town for the past 30 years. I worked at the ELCC for 20 years and down at the School Age Site for the past 10 years. I have two children and 3 grandchildren all who live in Edmonton.

JAMIE: Hello, I am Jamie Scott and have worked for the Town of Beaumont Childcare for almost 10 years now, predominately at the School Age site and helping out at the ELCC in the mornings. I have lived in Beaumont for 5 years with my husband Derek and son Nixon, who attends the ELCC in the Rainbow Room. We are expecting our next little one the end of October which is better sweet as we are excited to complete our family but I am sad to be saying good bye to the families I have been blessed to work with over the 10 years. Looking forward to kicking off a new school year at SAS J KARISSA: Hi I’m Karissa George, I am a program assistant at the School Age Site, and cover breaks and planning at the ELCC. I have worked with the town for 7 years. I am married with aN 18 month old son and our second child on the way. As I look forward to starting maternity leave, I will greatly miss working with the children at both sites every day.

INGRID: My name is Ingrid. I celebrate working with the town for ten years this year. You can find me at both the School Age Site and the ELCC.

SAS CASUAL SUPPORT STAFF: ARIUNAA: I am from Mongolia . I am the youngest of 6children . Came to Canada end of December of 2012 . I live with my husband and 2 puppies in Beaumont. I have been working in SAS since 2016 October .

AYDIN: KAREN: I have worked as a casual employee since 2004 on and off. I joined the School Age Site in 2011. I enjoy creating and playing games with children.

School Age Site September Snack Menu Monday

Tuesday 3

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

4

5

6

7

Cereal

Cereal

Bagels & cream cheese

Left Over Friday

Fruit & Crackers

Nachos/cheese

Cooking Club

10

11

12

13

Cereal

Toast & Jam

Applesauce & Arrowroot Crackers

Cereal

14 Left Over Friday

Veggies & Dip

Pita Hummus

Mini Pizza

Cooking Club

17

18

19

20

21

Cereal

Scrambled Eggs

Eggos & Syrup

Cereal

Left Over Friday

Meat, Cheese, Crackers, & Pickles

Fruit & Granola Bar

Pudding

24

25

26

27

28

Cereal Ham Pinwheels

Oatmeal

Fruit & Cheese

Eggos

Left Over Friday

Mini Subs

Quesadillas

Cooking Club

Cooking Club

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