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\u00a0\"Schools-out-for-summer\"<\/a><\/div>\n

From the President<\/h2>\n

It’s the end of another year at QPPS and I am honoured to have had a chance to help guide our preschool on behalf of all of you. I have made so many friends along the way and it has been wonderful to get to know all of the families this year. I don’t want to get too sappy on you – so for now it’s down to business \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Executive Elections\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since our May GM, we have had several families accept nominations for the remaining roles on the executive committee.\u00a0 Thank you to everyone who has stepped up and offered to help run the preschool next year!<\/p>\n

We are still looking for a family to take on the role of Orientation Elect.\u00a0 This is a calendar year position, so requires a families who will be in the preschool for the next 2 years.\u00a0 The orientation coordinator works with the Enrollment Coordinator, welcoming new and returning families back to the preschool.\u00a0 The person in this role helps ensure our families are trained and ready to be duty parents in the classroom.\u00a0 While there is some preparation and training before and after, the majority of the work in this role is in April-June 2017, and September 2018.\u00a0\u00a0 Please let us know if you are interested or would like to learn more!<\/p>\n

Outdoor Play Area Expansion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As was announced at the last General Meeting, we are thrilled to announce that our outdoor expansion proposal has been approved by the New Westminster City Council!\u00a0 Exciting things have been happening to the side of the preschool building, as the park\u2019s crews have been clearing out the invasive underbrush, topping 2 dead trees and turning them into nurse trees (for woodpeckers and other wildlife) and removing ivy from the building walls.\u00a0 Over the summer, the fencing will go up, our licensing officer will be invited back to approve the final product and some purposeful planting of native plants will go in… all ready for next the kids next September!<\/p>\n

Upcoming Dates You Need to Know<\/strong><\/p>\n