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FCCC- Lancaster Connects with their Community and Host School Here at FCCC- Lancaster we recognize the importance of staying connected to our community and host school. For the month of October we chose to participate in the Fall Food Drive with Lancaster Drive Public School. Our preschool children took a field trip to the grocery…

Since April was Eco-month, on April 5th, we went to visit the Phytotron at Queen’s Biosciences. The manager, Dale Kristensen, warmly welcomed us and gave us a knowledge-filled tour of the place. It is interesting to learn the many uses of plants in our daily life. The food we eat; the house we live in;…

Our group of preschoolers have been engaging in construction and deconstruction. We have seen bridges, towers, snow-people, and snow hills materialize through teamwork each day.       The children have also been very interested in each other’s families. They like to ask about middle and last names, and like to list the members of everyone’s…

  The curiosity of toddlers in making things move is endless. There are so many things that can be moved but we were mainly interested in the speed! We made different height ramps out of blocks to push toys down. We would watch to see which toys went the fastest and the farthest. For this…

Our infant program has been exploring paint, so we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to have a paint party.  We set up the room with a variety of tools and materials for the children to explore and express their individual ideas in a creative manner. Being able to paint freely without worries of making…

  It has been a very snowy winter this year. We have lots of snow here at Rideau Heights, but that doesn’t stop us! The children have really enjoyed climbing all the snow “mountains” and making snow angels all around our yard. We use shovels to clear a path for our smaller friends. When we…