April 2021

Wee Creations Christian PreschoolApril 2021 NewsletterThis is my favourite time of year, for several reasons.  

 Spring is a season of renewal, when the plants come back to life.  We have planted spinach seeds in a tray in our classroom and will be checking each week to see if there is something growing. We can usually spend more of our preschool morning outside in our wonderful playground as the weather improves. The children have adjusted to the routine of preschool and are familiar with the teachers and other children, so there is more elaborate play happening. We are in the final lap of the school year and hope that we can finish the school year in person!  It was terribly disappointing to miss this part of the school year last spring due to the lockdown.Easter time is here!   It is wonderful that God sent his son, Jesus to earth as a baby to live as a human being – the fact that he could do so without sin and therefore die and come back to life again to pay for our sins, is even more wonderful!   Praying that you all have a Blessed Easter!

We are still looking into options for school photography and will let you know as soon as that plan is finalized – of course, it will depend on being able to be physically at school! It has been a big help to have Miss Pannekoek back in the classroom.  We are still waiting for our annual inspection to happen.

BIRTHDAYSMrs. Scheele has a birthday on April 7!Elsie turns 3 on April 8!                 Mark turns 4 on April 9!The preschool will be closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday.  April 2 and 5.                          

We will be also be taking our spring break from April 12 – 16.

We will be saying Good Bye to Liam and Ibaadat in our Wednesday and Friday class.  We welcome Odin.

There are no spring field trips being planned.   We will work on making our outdoor experience even more fun (but within the COVID-19 restrictions).

A REMINDER to label your child’s spring jacket, and rubber boots.   It often happens that parents buy new clothes for a child and they don’t recognize it and will sometimes refuse to put it on!

March 2021

Wee Creations Christian Preschool

March 2021 Newsletter

We are back into routine at preschool and the classroom is full of activity and learning!

We are loving the opportunity to play out in the snow!   On rare occasions we get to use the gym (when the school is having a PA or PD day).   This is a treat for the children.

We welcome Mrs. Annemarie Westerhof as our Program Assistant on Wednesday and Friday mornings.  She will be supporting our students with extra needs.

We anticipate that Miss Pannekoek will return to preschool on March 10.

Registration packages for September 2021 will be available early in March.   We plan to offer classes on all five mornings as well as Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

We will be welcoming Mrs. Joanne Dreise to our staff in September.   She will be mentored into Mrs. Scheele’s position over the course of the next school year, so that Mrs. Scheele can retire when she is ready!

BIRTHDAYSDustin turns 5 on March 7!                                        Ariel turns 5 on March 10!Nicole turns 4 on March 10!                                      Zoe turns 4 on March 13! Nora B. turns 4 on March 16!

The children’s feet have been growing and many of them have preschool shoes that are getting too small.  We may send your child’s shoes home in their backpack when they need replacing.

Reminder:   the Ministry of Education has postponed the March break for elementary and secondary schools until April.   The Woodstock Christian School is following this recommendation and we will also.   This means that we will be open all weeks in March and closed April 12-16 for the Spring break.

The screening app has been working well and we thank all parents who are doing this before arriving at preschool.   It helps with the flow of students at arrival time.

The government has tightened requirements regarding symptoms – if anyone in your household has one symptom, everyone is required to stay home until

1.  A negative Covid test has been received OR

2.  An alternative diagnosis has been received OR

3.  It has been 10 days after the onset of symptoms and symptoms have resolved.