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.

 

Infant Room - August 2017

The Infant Room had a busy, fun-filled August.  Every Wednesday was water day so lots of splashing and getting wet, which all of the children love!  We had outside day, where we got to stay outside all day, even to nap.  We had enjoyable days playing outside with play houses and going for nature walks.  It was hot but he made it!  The week Petland and Prairie Exotics came to visit was awesome.  We saw lots of different animals and even got to touch them if we wanted.  Ice cream day and popsicle day are probably the most favorite because we got to eat the treats to beat the heat.  We, also, welcomed a new friend Scarlett, to our room.  It is always nice to meet someone new! 

YOU'RE INVITED TO J.A. CUDDY CHILD CARE CENTRE'S OPEN HOUSE/RECRUITMENT EVENING

YOU'RE INVITED TO J.A. CUDDY CHILD CARE CENTRE'S OPEN HOUSE/RECRUITMENT EVENING

 

 

Where: J.A. Cuddy Child Care Centre

5 Main Street

Sanford, MB

(10 minutes past the perimeter at Oak Bluff)

 

When: Wednesday, August 30^th, 2017 6:30-8:30 pm

Tour: 6:45pm, discussion to follow

Who is Invited:  Early Childhood Educators, ECEs in Training, and Child Care Assistants

Join us for an evening of discussion and connection with fellow ECEs and CCAs in our field.  We will be discussing the programs we offer at our Centre, our curriculum approach, what we offer to our employees, and the benefits of working in a rural community. 

You will have the opportunity to check out our newly renovated indoor space and our BRAND NEW Nature Play Space.

We can’t wait to see you!

There will be a Door Prize up for grabs, donated by our wonderful families.

Dainties and refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by August 28^th, 2017 to jacuddy@mymts.net or call 204-736-3289 for more information.  Please ask for Sheena or Jana

School Age-July 2017

Hooray it’s summer! We have had a fantastic start to our summer break!  This has been a very busy month filled with so many different activities and games.

The School Agers and Preschoolers watched a movie together on our movie day. We also started our water days; we all get so soaked and muddy!

Our first field trip we went on was to Kildonan Park; even though it was raining we all had a blast. We did some exploring, playing on the structures, doing lots of games, and visited the ducks.

We brought in our bikes and helmets and had 2 bike days! MPI even came to the Centre and set up an obstacle course for us to use with our bikes; we also learned proper bike safety and the rules of the road.

We had summer games week in the School Age Room, so we created our own GIANT Candy Land board game. We had set it up so each square was a different exercise move; we all worked up a sweat. We also hosted a gym riot for the School Agers and Preschoolers, everyone got involved and had a blast.

The School Agers baked lots of different goodies and had a bake sale right outside the Centre. They did everything on their own! We raised 200 dollars for the Winnipeg Pet Rescue Shelter! GO TEAM!

We had  Mad Science come to the Centre to show us science experiments. We watched what happens when hot and cold water is mixed with dry ice. We also got a special treat at the end.  It was great!

Preschool-July 2017

The Preschool Program had a blast in July.  We went on a school bus to Kildonan Park where we played lots of games and explored the beautiful forests and gardens surrounding the park.  It rained that day, but that didn't stop us from having the BEST time.

We had water day at the Centre and the children had a blast running through the sprinklers.  We also got very muddy and we had to use the hose to clean us off before coming inside.  It was so much fun.

We have been focusing on learning our colours in July. We had a colour scavenger hunt around town and we saw all the colours that make our community beautiful.  We each had a bag and collected treasures along the way.

We made some pretty wonderful memories together in July and we cannot wait to see the fun August brings.