PARKCREST CHILDREN'S CENTRE - Parkcrest Preschool

PARKCREST CHILDREN’S CENTRE
                      PRESCHOOL NEWSLETTER
                     Website: www.parkcrestchildcaresociety.ca
                     Email: info@parkcrestchildcaresociety.ca

                                   604-294-6224

                              FEBRUARY 2021
Last month went by really fast! We explored weather changes, winter clothing,
how to stay warm, winter animals and hibernation. The children learned a new
song called, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.” Ask them to sing it or find it online!
This month we will begin learning about Community Helpers and the role they
play in our great community. We could not be more grateful for our Nurses and
Doctors, especially right now!
Over the next few weeks we will explore Community Helpers through role play,
stories and discussions. We will start of the theme by learning about what
community helpers are, where we can find them and the role they play in our
everyday life. The children will lead each other in discussions and art projects.
Perhaps they will create a post office, or maybe a restaurant. This will be a great
time for us to collect magazines, and appliance boxes that families no longer
need.
Since the Seismic upgrade is in progress, we hope the children will lead us to
exploring areas in construction and transportation. The trucks and workers have
sparked a lot of interest and we hope this becomes a ‘hot topic.’
Since February supports Pink Shirt Day, we thought it would be a great idea to
focus on kindness. Every time the teachers see the children showing acts of
kindness, they will get a heart added to our ‘kindness jar.’ This heart will include
the child’s name and the act of kindness they showed. We will be encouraging all
children to participate.
February will bring the children a lot of excitement as we will have a special day
each week!

Feb. 4 & 5 - Wacky Hair Day: Children can come to preschool with hair like never
seen before!
Feb. 11 & 12 - Valentine’s Party: Children can wear red or pink! We will celebrate
with parachute games and freeze dance. You are welcome to send a small token
of love such as cards, pencils, stickers, playdough or a small pre-packaged nut-
free/tree nut free treat. There are 20 children in the class!
Feb. 16 & 17 - Family Day: Families are asked to provide their child with a photo
of them and the people they live with. It can be a vacation photo or a photo of an
event they remember. Send it in a Ziploc bag to keep it safe!
Feb. 18 & 19 - Show & Tell: Children can bring one special item from home to
share with friends during circle time. The item should be able to fit in their
backpack. Talk about this special item at home so they are comfortable sharing
with peers.
Feb. 24 & 25 – Backwards day: wear your clothes, backpacks, caps and whatever
else you can think of, BACKWARDS! We will be mixing things up in the classroom
as well!
ILLNESS

We are reminding families to be vigilant and keep their child/children home when
they are sick. Bringing a sick child to school allows for the spread of germs and
puts other children at risk of getting sick. Please notify the teachers of any
absences. We thank you for your cooperation. Please continue to assess your
child daily for symptoms such as sore throat, cough, fever, headache, difficulty
breathing, vomiting or diarrhea.

PARKING

We continue to urge all parents/guardians to follow the ‘no stopping’ and ‘no
parking’ signs at ALL TIMES. We understand that you may sometimes be in a
rush, but this leads to a lot of frustrated families. Please give yourself enough
time to park and drop off correctly and AVOID ALL U-TURNS!

Weather Notice from Burnaby School District

With winter weather here, we want to remind you about how the Burnaby School District shares weather-
related school closures. We do our best to keep schools OPEN unless there is heavy snowfall, damage,
or other circumstances – such as a power outage – that make it impossible to open for instruction. If we

do need to close schools please note that all preschools and childcare programs in schools and on school
grounds also need to close (as per the Occupancy Agreements).

Please inform your families of possible weather-related school closures and encourage them to listen to
local news stations (online, radio, and TV), some of which are:

CBC AM 690 radio                    Global TV             CKNW AM 980 radio                    CityNews
News AM 1130 radio                  CBC TV                Fairchild AM 1470 radio              CTV BC

Please feel free to visit https://burnabyschools.ca/reminder-winter-weather-procedures/ for more
information.

Sheri Brattston
Managing Director, Community Education (Burnaby School District)

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION 2021/2022!!!

Preschool registration for September 2020/2021 is here! We will be accepting
children who are currently in our school to re-register first. Please email Miss.
Farhana if your attending child has a sibling that is eligible to start in September.
The PDF checklist for re-registration is now available through this week on our
website. Please print, check and submit by deadline. First come, first serve for
class changes.

    •   February 1st - 5th, 2021 - returning children only.
    •   February 8th - 12th, 2021 - alumni families (families of children who
        attended in the past and have younger siblings ready to join us. Forms
        available starting Feb. 6th)
    •   February 16th, 2021 and ongoing - new families (forms available starting
        Feb. 13th)

PDF forms available during your registration week only. Please email Ms. Farhana
if you have any questions at info@parkcrestchildcaresociety.ca

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION STARTS NOW!!

If your child will be 5 years old on or before December 31 of this year, please
register your child at the school in your catchment. Visit www.burnabyschools.ca
for more information.

Below is some registration information directly from the website…

Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents Living in BC
In order to assist with physical distancing and limiting the spread of COVID-19, schools will not be
accepting any in-person registrations at this time. Please call and book an appointment.

The following documents will be required to register:

     A. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport)
     B. Proof of guardianship (parents’ or guardians’ as shown on birth certificate or other
         appropriate legal documentation such as landed immigrant paper or guardianship
         order).
     C. Proof of citizenship for both the parent and the student (Canadian birth certificate,
         citizenship card, passport, landed immigrant document, permanent resident card)
     D. Proof of residency. The parent or guardian and student must be ordinarily resident in
         British Columbia. Documentation must include two items, at least one being from
         Category A (proof of ownership of dwelling or long-term lease or rental of dwelling;
         legal documents indicating BC residence; parent or guardian filing income tax returns
         as a BC resident).
     Category B items include; BC hydro bill, BC cable bill, Provincial driver’s license, provincial
     registration of automobile, Canadian bank accounts or credit cards.

In some circumstances schools may require additional documentation. Parents will be contacted if this is
the case.

SCHOLASTICS
Scholastic Canada offers a fantastic selection of books at affordable prices for home
reading and gifts. We have been a part of this book club for many years. For every
purchase, we receive a credit and use it towards the purchase of new books and art
supplies for our Centre.

Families who wish to order books can view the Digi-flyer at
https://classroomessentials.scholastic.ca/s/cec-ca/en/digital-catalogues

There is an easy pay online system. NO PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT PRESHOOL.
All orders will be shipped directly to your home. Please use our class code when placing
your order RC174102.

There is absolutely no obligation to order books – just an opportunity if you wish.

PROFESSIONAL DAY
Professional Day is Friday February 26th, 2021. There will be no Preschool on this
day.
                                        Dates to remember:

                                  Feb. 4 & 5 --- Wacky Hair Day
        Feb. 11 --- Scholastic Orders can be submitted throughout the month
                                Feb. 11 & 12 ---Valentine’s Party

Feb. 15 --- Family day- PRESCHOOL CLOSED
         Feb. 16 & 17 --- Family Day (Share Photos)
                Feb. 18 & 19 --- Show and tell
               Feb. 24 & 25 --- Backwards Day
Fri. Feb. 26--- Professional day – NO PRESCHOOL ON THIS DAY
Mar. 15 - 19 --- Preschool is closed one week for Spring Break
                Mar. 22nd---Preschool reopens