Childcare Services - Fort Mcmurray 468 First Nation

Friendly reminder, no school on Monday as it’s Family Day !
What are you doing with your family on Family Day ?
We’ve made a short list of some fun things to do around the area.
... Paid: -McDonald Island Park (swimming, skating, rock climbing, soccer, volleyball, indoor play park) -Aim High Trampoline Park -Color me Mine -Vista Ridge -YMCA - The Movies
Free: -Sledding (we have extra sleds if you’d like to use one for family day) - The Library ( you can rent books, movies, CD, video games and much more ... for free!) -Outdoor play park at our facility -Take a walk/hike on birch wood trails -Build a Snowman -Build a blanket fort inside and have a movie night
Have ideas ? Comment below. We’d love to hear them.
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Love is in the air ♥️🥰

Our kids making their bags for Valentine’s Day ♥️
We have purchased a few extra boxes for families who may have forgotten. Please reach out to us tomorrow and we can put a box of Valentine’s Day cards in your child’s backpack.
*This is a GREAT way to support writing at home. Even if your child cannot do all letters 100%, that’s ok! It’s a perfect time to practice*

NEW HIRE !
We are excited to have Erica Cree join our team!
“Hello, my name is Erica Cree and I am a member of the Fort McMurray #468 First Nation. I have worked at Bill Woodward School/ Anzac School as a substitute for grades 2/3 and have experience as an educational assistant. I have been going to Keyano College on and off since 2014 in pursuit of my Bachelor of Education. I have my Child Care Certificate as well as ASSIST, Mental Health for adults who interact with youth and my Emergency Services Certificate. I enjoy skiing, snowboarding, writing, reading, and make up artistry. I would like to thank Jennifer Van Der Voort and Tanya Vardy for hiring me for this position. I am so excited to be working with the youth in my community and I can’t wait to be an inspiration for the children I will be working with.”

Say CHEESE 😃
Our dental hygienist Gail came to check on our pearly whites. All our kids got a quick fluoride cleaning and a new tooth brush 🦷🦷
... Great job parents for supporting brushing at home, it shows !!
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Supporting the mental health in our children is so important.

INTERVIEW TIME !!
Who’s coming ?

Time to bake 🧁 🥣
A lot of people think Early Learning focuses on academics, but that’s not the case.
We are co learners with our children and assist them in building LIFE SKILLS.

Our kids working on their fine motor skills today at lunch by serving themselves some fresh vegetables.
Do you let your kids serve themselves?! It’s a great way to build independence and support healthy eating.

Colour sorting ♥️💚💙💛🧡💜

Good Morning
Interviews are today at the Health Centre starting at 2:00PM. This is first come, first served !
Please come dressed in interview appropriate clothes and bring your resume and/or list of past work experience and certifications.
... We will keep the doors open until everyone has been seen. That being said, if only a few people show up we will be closing early. So please aim to be here on time or you may miss your opportunity.
Thank you !
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Technology can be a great tool for learning!
Has anyone checked out these websites ?

Our Childcare Director and Supervisor attending the Wood Buffalo Early Learning & Child Care Conference 2019 📚

Dental hygiene is very important! Just because your little ones will lose their baby teeth, doesn’t mean they don’t need to be taken care of. Keeping teeth and gums clean will help will long term dental health. 🦷
Dentist recommended brushing 2-3 times per day.
... Say cheese 😃
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Good Morning from our Daycare/Head Start kids ! ☀️

Mrs Robyn’s homemade lasagna. Yuummmmm.
*we will be updating our menus, please check backpacks on Thursday*