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From the President<\/span><\/h2>\n

Welcome, June! Wow! Where has the year gone?<\/span><\/p>\n

We are ending the year with a bang with an exciting past month full of yard upgrades, the beautifully done art show at the New Westminster Art Gallery and our first year being involved with the Hyack Festival. With only a couple of weeks of school left, we have lots to be proud of and huge thanks to our community of parents, members, extended family, teachers and staff for all they have contributed over the school year. <\/span><\/p>\n

It has been an absolute pleasure playing a role in the operations of the school and I couldn’t have done it without the amazing group of fellow Executives. A special shout-out to Marti Longstaff, VP, and Monica Hoover, Treasurer for their countless hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am thrilled about the fresh group of people coming into the Executive and look forward to hearing about the preschool’s continued success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, many thanks to the fantastic group of educators – the preschool would not have the reputation it does without you. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoping to see many of you at the wrap-up event on Saturday, June 16th. Until then, enjoy watching your little ones as they attend their last classes!<\/span><\/p>\n

Best,
\n<\/span>Amber <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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How to Get your Kids to Eat<\/span><\/h2>\n

June is our final parent education session of the year! It’s been great to hear your feedback on our parent education program – one subject which parents have shown an interest in learning more about is childhood anxiety. Since we’re out of time to run another session this school year, I’d like to share this excellent resource with you – <\/span>https:\/\/www.anxietybc.com\/parenting\/parent-child<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

This month we will host Rolande Barbon, who is a registered dietitian and fellow parent at Queen\u2019s Park Preschool. Rolande will present \u201cThe Harmonious Table: Preschool Edition\u201d. This education session will discuss how to foster enjoyable meals with our children free from mealtime struggles and \u201cpicky\u201d eating habits. Rolande will outline factors that impact our children\u2019s desire to eat new foods as well as how to set our children up for a lifetime of healthy eating. She will provide recommendations on how to Increase the variety of foods accepted by your child and will discuss how to eliminate struggles at meal and snack times. How to cultivate healthy relationships with food and preserving internal regulation will also be covered. This valuable information applies to school age children as well as the whole family! <\/span><\/p>\n

Rolande is passionate about helping families grow well, play well and live well. She believes that the foundation for feeling great comes from nourishing our bodies with food that we love. Rolande has gained a wide range of experience over her many years as a dietitian. Through working in acute care hospitals, facilitating workshops, and providing nutrition counseling for families and individuals, she understands firsthand the vital role nutrition plays in healing, harmony, and health. Rolande prides herself in always providing evidence-based, sound nutrition advice while preserving the pleasure of eating.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets will be available to the public for $10.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3-Year Old Classroom Information<\/span><\/h2>\n

May gorgeous May, what a busy but wonderful month. A month of celebration! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the month of May we celebrated our Moms and other special ladies in our lives that included a ladybug release in our garden, we hosted a fantastic art exhibit in the Gallery in The Park, together we refurbished our outdoor play space with fresh flowers and edible plantings, soil, bark mulch and sand and of course we celebrated MAY IS CHILDCARE MONTH! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the month of May our focus was very much on getting ready for our 3<\/span>rd<\/span> annual art show THE KINDNESS CONNECTION and patiently waiting for our chicks to be born! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The three year olds had a visit from community helpers. \u00a0It was so exciting to have a firefighter visit and a police officer visit! At the end of May we had a green shirt day with staff and children wearing our beautiful green QPPS t-shirts. \u00a0In June, we are celebrating our dads and other special males in our lives, we are welcoming the baby chicks and wrapping up the year with a wonderful potluck party. <\/span><\/p>\n

Important dates to remember: \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n