Last week in our blog, we wrote briefly about what dizzy play is and how it is benefitting our mighty learners independence. After much observation and discussion amongst our Shale educators, we have decided to harness this type of play and apply it to our program. After spending these past weeks getting to know and…
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Magical moments with books and moving our bodies in all ways possible were the hot topics in Quartz room this week. Bekah started our week off with the book “Mix It Up” by Hurve Tuellet. “Mix It Up” is a magical book that engages the children in an interactive way so they can become part…
Don’t forget to purchase tickets for our Wine Tasting Evening on Oct 22nd 4-6pm. Proceeds go to Primrose Place Family Centre. See office for more details or tickets!
Wow, what a fun week we’ve had in Jasper. School is offically in and a couple of our friends have started kindergarten. We love hearing about what they learned and got to do while there. The continuing of Science and the creativity from building have merged into one big idea and has been coming up…
What a wonderful week we have had in Sandstone! We have been taking advantage of the fantastic weather outside by participating in many different activities . On Tuesday a small group joined with Quartz for a walk in the community. On our walk we observed the different landscapes of the houses and had a discussion…
On the move! Big body movement has been a big interest for our shale room friends this week. Climbing, rolling, tumbling, rough and tumble play, pushing, and throwing; so many ways to explore how to move our bodies. Something that we experience during big body movement is dizzy play. Dizzy play offers children an experience…
To balance means to have an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. As a verb, it means to keep or put something in a steady position so that it does not fall. Balancing our bodies and objects can be very tricky, but also very rewarding once mastered; which…
Getting to know you in our place of vitality – something we have all been doing since our return from the long weekend. Whether it be the children getting to know the educators better, the educators getting know our new friends, parents getting to know the educators and the room, or even the educators learning…
Wine Tasting Primrose is having a WINE tasting fundraiser! When: October 22nd (Saturday) Time: 4pm to 6pm Where: Baseline Wine and Spirits (11 Athabascan Ave, Unit 172, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 6H2) What: Come taste 7 different wines while mingling with others. Tickets are $40/person and the proceeds go to Primrose Place Family Centre Tickets…