Tribute to Patricia (Trisha) Purvis
In early March our hearts were sadden by the sudden loss of 30 year Frontenac County Childcare Centre Board Member, Patricia (Trisha) Purvis. Below is a beautiful tribute by her fellow Board Member Nancy Mercier. “As you know, Trisha passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep. I would like to thank Carol for…
Read MoreRECOGNIZING SOME IMPORTANT PIECES IN FCCC
Matt – Henderson Extended Day For identifying and working on the goal of offering more culturally diverse materials and resources in the program to better represent the children and their families. Liz – Loughborough Preschool For embedding opportunities for learning and exploration into outdoor play time by using open ended questions…What do the tree roots…
Read MoreFCCC- Lancaster
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…
Read MoreFCCC- Rideau P.S. A Trip to Queen’s Biosciences
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;…
Read MoreCreative Fun in Preschool – FCCC – LCVI
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…
Read MoreMagnets and Movement at FCCC – L.C.V.I
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…
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