Month: September 2020

Dear Families,

For anyone looking for family programs available for parents and their young children here are some resources:

Early Childhood Community Consultant

Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd

Early Childhood Community Consultant

T 604 525 9144

M 604 723 9548

3^rd Floor – 321 Sixth Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A7

www.fsgv.ca

aolson@fsgv.ca

v  Join me for a coffee and chat Monday morning at 10 – 11 AM to stay connected to other parents and have the opportunity to discuss parenting. This is a free supportive parenting group where I will briefly share some parenting educational information and then open it up for parents to ask questions, share concerns and your own helpful strategies for the remainder of the time. These meeting will be now offered over MS Teams – please install MS Teams, click here for instructions and email me, aolson@fsgv.ca to receive an MS Teams invite for Monday’s coffee and chat! See you there.

Anita

Information Children

“Parenting Help when you need it”

All of your parenting needs, concerns and questions can  be addressed by a Parenting Educator.

Helpline:  Call us at 778.782.3548

E-support: Email us at Information Children

Parent Consultation:  for in-person support

We look forward to connecting with you soon

We wanted to draw your attention to some of the programs we are moving forward with – yes, sometimes using Zoom – in order to continue meeting the needs of  families. 

1.  Parent Helpline,  

2.  A Walk and Talk in the Park, 

3. New Parent Group – the First Months,

4. Circle of Security,  

5. Parenting in the Middle years, 

6. we are collaborating with Burnaby North Neighbourhood House Thursday afternoons to support Spanish speaking families, 

7. and we are thrilled to continue working with Burnaby Family Life “Baby and Me – Stage 2″.

We invite you to  view our website for more information.  www.informationchildren.com .

Burnaby Public Library

The library has now entered our next phase of reopening! As of September 8, our branches are open for browsing. Come on in and browse the shelves, take a look at new books, or read the newspaper. Because we are limiting the number of people inside each branch at one time, we are suggesting that patrons limit their browsing time to 30 minutes. Patrons can also come in and pick up their holds and use our computers and WiFi. If patrons need help picking books or with any information needs, they can still call or email us (604-436-5400 / eref@bpl.bc.ca). More details and our new hours can be viewed here: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/news/covid19 .

In case you are wondering what Tommy Douglas library currently looks like, I’ve attached a virtual tour with directions on our arrows and services provided.  To see the virtual tour click here.

Burnaby Family Life

Family and parenting programs are back for fall:

details and pre-registration for parenting programs

• Nobody’s Perfect (online)
• Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) (online)
• Parenting for Immigrants (online)
• Anger Management for Men (online, $65–already full, waiting list option)
• Healthy Habits for Families (online)
• Immigrant Women Support Group (small group)

details and pre-registration for family programs

• Circle Time (online)
• Mother Goose (online)
• Learning Together Through Play (online and small group–indoors and outdoors)
• LTTP for Korean-speaking Families (online)
• LTTP: Playful Learning for Families (small group, in person)
• LTTP: Healthy Families, Healthy Minds (online)
• Baby & Me (Second Stage) (online)
• LTTP: Creative Play for Families (online)

HEAD START PROGRAM AT MCKERCHER

“Head Start” is a pre-Kindergarten program for children aged 30 months to 5 years old. Children are playfully engaged to develop pre-math skills, pre-literacy skills, science and art, through exploration and fun. The program is delivered by qualified Early Childhood Educators and McKercher is a licensed facility.

The small groups (eight children or less) comply with the Provincial COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Registration is monthly and paid before the first day of the month. Hours are 9 am to 12 pm or 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. You choose the days that work best for you:

2 days/week for $190/month

3 days/week for $245/month

Location: McKercher Centre, 6140 McKercher Avenue, Burnaby

Email your inquiry or registration at  occ@burnabyfamilylife.org  , or call 604-435-0990

MONTECITO CHILD CARE CENTRE: OPEN!

Montecito Child Care Centre, opened on September 1st, is a new licensed facility children aged 30 months to 5 years located at 7230 Camarillo Place, Burnaby.

The staff are experienced and qualified Early Childhood Educators. They provide a safe, nurturing environment for children to learn at their own pace…while having fun!

The centre follows BC’s Child Care Health and Safety guidelines for COVID-19.

The centre is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Morning and afternoon snacks are provided for children.

…Yes, we have a few spaces available! (How did we know you would ask?!)

Please follow the link here for pricing and registration details.

Cameray Child and Family Servises

October Online Group Calendar: click the link below to view the calendar on our website. To register for groups please email us back with your full name and the dates/times or names of the specific groups you would like to attend. You can also call us at 604-436-9449 to register for groups.

http://cameray.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ONLINE-GROUPS-OCTOBER-2020.pdf

Dear Strongstart Families,

Hello, how are you?

Hello, how are you?

Hello, how are you?

How are you today?

I hope you and your family members are all well and you found some safe ways to enjoy the beautiful summer weather.

I spent lots of time with my family enjoying the great outdoors. We biked, played frisbee, hiked and went camping. Also took many walks in our neighborhood.

It was lovely to see some of you during the summer walk or play with your children and grandchildren in the neighboring parks.

It was my privilege to spend the first few days of school supporting our Kindergarten students starting at Edmonds Community School. It brought me great joy to see how smoothly children adapted to their new school environment, quickly learned the morning routine, and already started forming new friendships. I was amazed to see the resilience families and children have shown in adapting to the new normal.

As you may know, things look different in our schools. Safety is the number one priority, that guides us moving forward.

Some of you already reached out to me wondering what Strongstart Program will look like this year. Please see the message from Burnaby School District below:

In September 2020, Burnaby StrongStart BC programs will continue to engage in outreach to families via emails, phone calls, and offering StrongStart services online.

There is currently no in-person StrongStart BC programs in Burnaby Schools.  

We are looking into a variety of options that will enable us to offer in-person StrongStart BC programs. Programs will be at reduced capacity that are consistent with Stage 2 of the K-12 Education Restart Plan. “Reduced capacity” means that we will limit the number of families attending in order to maintain safe physical distancing. We will also reduce the number of hours per day and/or days per week of StrongStart BC operations to accommodate cleaning and disinfecting protocols.  

Please continue to visit our website for the latest updates. We look forward to when we can welcome you back in person! 

Starting today, September 21st, I will be back to support you remotely.

You can subscribe to our blog https://sd41blogs.ca/edmonds-strongstart/ to receive e-mail notifications when a new post is published or visit the site regularly. Please do not hesitate to contact me at maria.kerekes@buranbyschools.ca to say hi or if I can help in any way.

Looking forward to connecting with you again!

Miss you all! Stay safe and healthy!

Miss Maria