3rd Quarter Fundraiser

We hope you all had a fantastic summer!! We've enjoyed a nice break from fundraising for a couple of months, but now September has arrived and so has our 3rd Quarter Fundraiser! Before we dive into details on what we're selling, here's a quick breakdown of how we've done so far with fundraising in 2017:

1st Quarter Fundraiser (Tuffo Gear and Epicure) - $926

Paint Nite - $1,481

2nd Quarter Fundraiser (To-Le-Do Foodservice and Kernels popcorn) - $2,256

Popsicles at soccer - $595

TOTAL to date - $5,258

So we're just a little over half way to our $10,000 annual goal. Let's keep the momentum going!

As with previous quarterly fundraisers, in an effort to appeal to as many people as possible, we're presenting you with 2 options - you can choose to sell both or just one of the two. It's back to school and fall activities are starting up, so we thought we'd offer easy, convenient meals and treats to help you in this busy season. We've never done these 2 before and we're excited to try them and take advantage of their high profit potential!

(1) Spenst Bros Pizzas

Spenst Bros Premium Meats is located in Winkler and they use quality meats and Bothwell cheese on all of their pizzas. Pizzas are 12" 2-topping and cook from frozen in less than 20 minutes! There are 5 types to choose from: Pepperoni & Bacon, Ground Beef & Tomato, Ham & Pineapple, Double Pepperoni, and Triple Cheese. All pizzas are $12.00 each! Our profit is a superb 37.5% (or $4.50 per pizza)!

(2) Otis Spunkmeyer frozen pre-portioned cookie dough and gourmet muffins

These are the incredibly popular "Subway cookies"! These 'place-and-bake' cookies come 36 in a box and bake directly from frozen in just 13 minutes! They are premium quality and come in 6 delicious flavours - Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Double Chocolate Brownie, Oatmeal Raisin, Carnival M & M, and White Chunk Macadamia Nut. All flavours sell for $17.00 a box and our profit is an amazing 40% (or $6.80 per box)!! There's also a 15 gourmet muffin variety pack available, which includes individually wrapped Double Chocolate Chip, Banana Nut and Wild Blueberry muffins that are quite large and simply 'thaw-and-serve'. The tray sells for $20.00 and our profit is a whopping 40% (or $8.00 per tray)!

Order forms are attached and copies will be taped to your child's locker tomorrow. The 2-week selling period will run from Wednesday, September 6th to Wednesday, September 20th. Cash or cheque only (please make cheques payable to JA Cuddy Child Care Centre Inc). Order forms and cash/cheques can be handed in to the office.

We encourage you to stock up for yourselves, and to sell to family, friends, neighbours and coworkers! The greenspace is still under construction, so we'd like to bring some special guests and activities to the centre to entertain the kids!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you and good luck selling!!

The JA Cuddy Child Care Fundraising Committee

Preschool Room-August 2017

August was an exciting time for us in the Preschool program.  We had lots of special visitors come to teach us about animals, buildings, fire safety, and magic.  We would like to thank the following special guests for visiting us this summer:

-Petland
-Mr. Ken
-Spider Man (Heather's Pretty Parties)
-Prairie Exotics
-RM of Macdonald Fire Department
-Kurrent Motion Hula Hoop
-Bricks 4 Kidz
-Bouncers from Playworld Fun Rentals
-Fit Kids, Healthy Kids

Our renovations are finally getting close to being complete.  Older Floor got new locker cubbies and both side got new storage cupboards.  The layout, design, and simple style reflect the beauty of the children and their caregivers.  The children also loved watching the excavator work in our green space.  In about 7 more days, we will have a NEW green space to play in!  We can't wait!

Our new Kindergarten buddies moved up to School Age on September 5th, and we were able to make some changes to the children and their rooms.  The older preschoolers on Younger Floor were able to move up to the older floor, and the Younger Floor has been able to make room for our infants that are graduation to the Preschool program in the fall.

In September, we are excited to welcome Kerri, Brittany, Nicole, and Jordyn to our team of caregivers.  These new teachers bring lots of fresh ideas to our program.  We are thrilled to have them as a part of our team.

School Age Room- August 2017

Our play space was under renovation this month and we are all very excited for it to be done. Since we were unable to use our backyard, we made many trips to the Rec Centre, Ashland Park, the high school soccer field.  We also went on many walks through our beautiful town.

During Circus Week we had our faces painted like animals! We all tie dyed something white that we brought from home, and the outcome very colorful. The school agers created their own circus in the gym, involving a ring toss, a maze, acrobats on the mats and many other activities. We also all enjoyed some popcorn! Mr. Ken came and visited our Centre during Circus Week; he showed us many neat tricks that left us wondering how magicians do it!

We also traveled around the world to Norway, Africa, Egypt, and Ireland! We made Egyptian necklaces, African masks, and we talk about the different cultures in for each of the places. Kurrent Motion came and we had a blast with hula hoops! She taught us some tricks and did a show for us! She was so cool!

During Animal Planet week we started constructing our own bird houses. Between visits from Petland and Prairie Exotic, we were hard at work nailing, sanding and painting our houses.

Our last week of summer was Spirit Week and it was so much fun! We dressed up as princesses and super heroes and were busy playing all day! We sat down for an iced tea party with popcorn at the end of the day! On decade’s day, we dressed from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s and had root beer floats. We ended the day with a dance party! Toga day was on Wednesday; we dressed up in our togas and made leaf crowns! Thursday was Halloween Day; we went trick or treating in our daycare centre and had Bricks 4 Kidz join us.  Everyone was so involved and really enjoyed all of the Lego that was brought to us. To end our week, Spiderman stopped by the school Age room for a visit. We were all so excited and shocked that we were left speechless.  We finished off the week with a Pizza Party. 

The children are very excited to be back at school, and we are thrilled to see them learn and develop during the school year.