News & Upcoming Events
KIDS IN THE GROVE
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS POTLUCK
featuring...
CHARLOTTE DIAMOND!!
with
BOB WISHINSKI
Date: Saturday, December 17th 2011
Location: West Langley Elementary gymnasium 9403 - 212th
Potluck: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Charlotte Diamond: 7:00pm
Tickets: $5.00
(Proceeds go to BC Children's Hospital)
Please bring a traditional family dish with a recipe card to go with it!
This way, we can all do a recipe exchange!
Evening's Itinerary
Mingle & Feast!
Decorate Gingerbread Men
Parents view pictures of the students & years events...
Then join Charlotte Diamond in a sing a long!!!
Sign your name/guests and dish of choice on the sign-up sheet at each center.
Note: RSVP can be done by email & phone.
*Christmas Potluck is only for our immediate families, KITG clients. Charlotte Diamond is for everyone; public!
*You can also visit our Facebook page for more information!
West Langley News
In the month of November our theme will be space and the planets! We will be making rockets, aliens, planets, and much more!!!!
Art:
In art, we will be making rocket ships, aliens, planets, and flying saucers!
Social Studies:
We will learn about the planets and the order they go in!
Math:
We are learning about size (big, medium, small), and length (long and short).
Gym Time:
We will be learning about the space our bodies take up, and about balance. We will be doing this through yoga
Scholastic Orders:
Scholastic orders will be due on Friday November 25th. Please make cheques out to Scholastic Canada Ltd.
CHRISTMAS 2011!
Christmas Break (Mon December 19th 2011 to Fri December 30th 2011)
Topham Location will be OPEN for 2 weeks of Christmas Break...
West Langley Location will be CLOSED.
*ALL STUDENTS ATTEND TOPHAM ELEMENTARY LOCATION!
Fees as followed:
Full Time $50/week
Families with Siblings: $50 1st Child / $25 2nd Child.
Week 1: Miss Terry & Miss Lauren will be on staff.
Week 2: Miss Sarah, Miss Wendy & Miss Jennifer.
Christmas Potluck TBA!!!!
Important Dates:
November 4th - No Preschool (School Pro D Day)
November 10th - Ladies Night! 7pm - West Langley Location
November 11th - No Preschool (Remembrance Day)
November 14th - VARIATION DAY BREAK - OPEN ($10 CHARGE TO REGULAR ATTENDEES)
(ALL STUDENTS ATTEND TOPHAM LOCATION; WEST LANGLEY CLOSED!)
November 16th & 17th - 1 HR. Early Dismissal (TOPHAM STUDENTS)
November 23rd - Ready, Set, Learn
December 7 & 8 (W & Th) - 1 HR. Early Dismissal (WEST LANGLEY STUDENTS)
December 16TH - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/WINTER BREAK BEGINS!
December 19th - Break begins at Topham location!
Preschool - November 2011
This months themes:
Remembrance Day, Colours, and Shapes
Letter of the week
Oct 31st Nov.3rd - "H" -show 'n' tell on Wednesday for 4's class
Nov.7th - 10th - "I" show 'n' tell on Wednesday for 4's class
Nov.15th - 18th- "J"
Nov.21 - 25th - "K"
Nov. 28th-Dec. 2nd "L"
Thursdays (3's) and Fridays (4's) are Show 'n' Tell days. Please bring 1 item from home beginning with the letter of the week. If Show 'n' Tell days fall on a Pro D Day, then Wednesday will be the alternate day.
Scholastic Orders:
Orders are due Friday November 25th. Cheques only please. Please make cheques out to Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Ready, Set, Learn: (held at our Topham Location only)
Ready, Set, Learn is an early learning program developed by the Ministry of Education, to provide parents/care givers useful information to help with their child's development. Each session will focus on a different area of early development such as Fine Motor, Numeracy, Literacy, Play etc. We are giving our KITG preschoolers priority to sign up for each session. Please hand in registrations forms by November 3rd. Please note there will be NO preschool on the days of Ready, Set, Learn.
ALL PROGRAMS - Child's Absence!
Reminder,
Parents it is very important to call the centre when your child will not be attending. If your child is due to attend but will be absent please notify staff. This is a licencing requirement. This applies to morning and afternoon attendance (ie if your child normally comes to the centre in the afternoon please contact us if your child will not be attending). Advising staff when your child will be picked up from class or absent prevents unnecessary panic and confusion for parents,staff and teachers. Calls should be directed to each location not the main KITG office.
Topham - 604-888-2713
West Langley : 604-882-2779
LADIES NIGHT!
Ladies Night is about giving Entrepreneurs & Business Owners a chance to display their products and get their business name out into the communities! Networking:) Guests can enjoy some appetizers & drinks while viewing the products & mingling! No pressure to purchase; just an evening with the gals and away from the kids:)
Date: November 10th 2011
Place: West Langley Location 9403-212th street
To attend; please RSVP "Kim" at grovekids@gmail.com!
*NO TABLES LEFT! MORE GUESTS ARE WELCOME:)
*Please indicate how many guests will be attending as; prizes will be handed out at the end of the night:)
*Presenters arrive: 6pm
A few examples of tables being presented are: Pampered Chef, Silpada Designs & Jewellery, Investors Group, Norwex, Stella & Dot Jewellery, Traveling Treasures & Children's Boutique and Apparel, Cake Decorators, Arbonne, Beauti Control, Permanent Make-Up, 90 Day Challenge, Glass Business (Dishware, Ornaments), Tupperware, Mona Vie, Nexxus General Maintenance, My Girlfriends Closet, Butterfly Kisses, Lovable Labels...
SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS
We provide many events, activities and programs that reach out to the families of our facilities as well as; our communities!
*Ready Set Learn, (Ministry based) for children 3 & 4 years old and their parents/caregivers, sessions include focus on literacy and numeracy, story-telling, games, social responsibility, imaginative play and physical movement activities, book giveaways, etc. Parent participation is mandatory and only children registered can attend.
*Various field trips throughout the year coinciding with monthly Preschool Themes such as; Fire Hall ^ RCMP for Community Helpers Month, Science World for Science Week, Cinemazoo for Animals Week, Dentist for Teeth & Hygiene…
*Annual Charlotte Diamond Concert, to support her music and teaching methods; also raise money for BC Children's Hospital. (With my Son being born at 32 weeks weighing 2lbs. BC Children's helped in making him the healthy and happy 5 year old he is today!)
*Annual Ladies Night, evening welcoming any and all entrepreneurs/business owners to display a table of their business/products helping their business grow by networking! This year being such a huge success; we've expanded the idea into a website! Advertising & making their businesses well known to everyone!
*Annual Christmas Potluck, bringing all our staff and families together! Families bring a traditional dish to share with everyone; we do a recipe exchange! Recipes are then displayed on our website. Tables are set up with various activities, (decorating gingerbread men, arts & crafts).
*Preschool Graduation, welcoming parents and their families to watch their child graduate and move onto Kindergarten! Principals of our home schools join us, meeting their future students and families!
*Sports Day, our home schools invite us to join them in the Sports Day Festivities!