Lots of exciting things were happening in Shale during this short week back. While we are continuing our journey into collecting, it has led us to explore some exciting sensory provocations. One of the children’s favourite pastimes is water play. As they play in water, they gain therapeutic, social, physical and cognitive benefits. It also…
Hello Families! We wanted to inform you of some exciting changes happening at Primrose. Mariam will be joining Jasper room as a full time Educator in that room starting next week and the children are very excited to have her! With that said, Emily will be taking on a new adventure and joining Shale room…
At the end of last year we wrote about the different developmental stages of the children in Quartz room. We compared the needs and skills of the children who entered our room at 19 months to those children who left our room at 30 months old. Today, we would like to celebrate various milestones of…
What a change of weather we have seen this week! We have been spending lots of time outside where we release our bursts of energy. Whether it’s going for a walk around the community, testing our limits at the park, going trekking through the field in deep snow, puddle jumping, or balancing on the ice…
What an amazing week in Shale with the weather being record breaking temperatures since the 1800’s we enjoyed much needed time outside! Going on walks around the buildings and using our feet not the strollers, painting outside on the snow and even dancing of course because it’s our favourite thing to do! With the temperatures…
This past week in Jasper Room we have begun our journey into the disposition of seeking. Our friends are continuously seeking the answers to many questions, their curiosity about the world is ever expanding and by participating in the process of inquiry allows them to expand their knowledge and to add elements of different topics…
Thank you to all our parents and (Oma) for volunteering their time at the Grand Villa Casino the past two days. It was a long two days, but lots of laughs were had. Primrose definitely appreciates all the support. Thank you. 🙂
Our senses have been tingling this week in Quartz Room! We have delved into the world of exploring cause and effect though natural and scientific experiences. A few of the experiments we have tested out this week have been; mixing up cornstarch and water to create Ooblick (later we added in colours), creating cloud dough…
“It’s sticky” or “look at my hands” were the exclamations coming from our sensory tables this week in Sandstone. With this colder weather we have been driven to stay indoors but our curiosity is on full blast with different textures and substances to explore. Last week we made playdough but when we went to use…
Jackson grabs a bag and begins to gather any materials he can find around the room. He hoists the bag around his shoulder, likely mimicking his mom and her purse. He proudly carries the bag across the room, looking to educators for recognition of his accomplishment. Ellis and Eleanor explore the market baskets together, each…