Jasper friends have been immersed in a variety of different activities and creating new relationships this week. We have been exploring the neighbourhood more in terms of going for long walks and discovering new spaces to play in such as parks and green spaces. Being outside is the perfect place for kids to be kids…
Don’t forge the AGM is next Wednesday April 26th 2017. 5:15pm. Our educators will be providing childcare that evening so you can attend. Please let the office know if you will be needing childcare. Tickets are still on sale for the 50th gala on June 9th. $30/ticket. Get yours from the office today! Have a…
“What a mess!” is what runs through our minds on a daily basis in Sandstone room but we know that the children are exploring, engaging, and learning. Our dirty clothes and our messy hair is evidence of that. Children learn many different things while exploring paint, making mud pies, jumping in puddles, feeling shaving cream,…
How I Love My Rubber Boots! With the onset of spring, rubber boots have been the favorite new piece of attire. What is it about rubber boots that makes them so adored by the children in Quartz? Well, they’re easy to put on and a real treat from those cumbersome winter boots. What a boost…
“Children’s play sometimes erupts suddenly in loud, boisterous, physical bursts. This kind of play is exhilarating and infectious” (PPP, p.102, 2014). This quote is from the Alberta Framework Play, Participation and Possibilities Dizzy Play section but this is a direct representation of Shale room’s daily interactions. This week we have shifted into a new big…