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Month: June 2020

See You Next Time!

June 22, 2020 /

Hello, and see you next time!

As we head into summer, I wanted to pass along links to a couple youtube channels and even other StrongStart BLOGS as they will be up all summer for you and your child(ren) to visit and explore.  (We do have to remove any stories we have read aloud, however, at the publishing companies’ requests.)

Burnaby StrongStart BLOGS:

Cascade Heights https://sd41blogs.ca/cascade-strongstart/

Chaffey-Burke https://sd41blogs.ca/chaffey-strongstart/

Edmonds Community School https://sd41blogs.ca/edmonds-strongstart/

Forest Grove Elementary https://sd41blogs.ca/forestgrove-strongstart/

Kitchener https://sd41blogs.ca/kitchener-strongstart/

Lochdale Community School https://sd41blogs.ca/lochdale-strongstart/

Maywood Elementary https://sd41blogs.ca/maywood-strongstart/community-resources-for-families/

Morley Elementary https://sd41blogs.ca/morley-strongstart/

Second Street https://sd41blogs.ca/second-strongstart/

Stoney Creek Elementary https://sd41blogs.ca/stoney-strongstart/

Twelfth Avenue http://sd41blogs.ca/twelfth-strongstart

Windsor Elementary https://sd41blogs.ca/windsor-strongstart/

More fun links for children of all ages:

Jack Hartmann is a Kindergarten favourite.  He creates songs to encourage children to be active and use sign language while they learn their numbers, letters, and so on.  Lately he has created songs to help children understand social distancing.

Click here to sing “Greeters from Two Meters” along with Jack Hartmann

and

Click here to sing “Gotta Be Patient” with Michael Bublé, The Barenaked Ladies and Sofia Reyes

To all of you, a huge thank you for being a part of StrongStart this past school year.  It has been a very different year, indeed!  Thank you for coming to play at the centre and joining me for Circle Time.  Getting to know you and your children is a true joy for me and I thank you for making me a part of your time together.  Good luck to the children moving onto Kindergarten!  I hope you all spend lots of time outside connecting to nature and making new friends.  Creating this blog has been fun for me too and I hope you have enjoyed it.  Remember, you can come back to this BLOG anytime to reconnect and sing together!  Enjoy the sunshine this summer and check back to the Burnaby StrongStart website for updates on what StrongStart will look like in the fall.  Here is the link for that too 😉

StrongStart BC Early Learning Centres

To all of you, hych’ka!

Ms. Jenny

 

Konichiwa! こんにちは！

June 10, 2020 /
An email was sent to me that I would like to share with you all.  A mom who attends StrongStart at Stride has put together some Circle Time videos in her language and wanted to share them with you.  You might recognize her from StrongStart!  Domo arigato, Ms. Kinjo!
Here is the Japanese message to Japanese speaking families:
こんにちは！
智恵(ちえ)と申します。ミスジェニーのストロングスタートに息子を連れて行っていました。
日本とカナダで保育園、学童での仕事をしていた経験を生かし、この自粛期間中に未就学児向けに日本語でのサークルタイムをYouTubeに載せる事にしました。
20分から30分のサークルタイムには、手遊び歌、わらべ唄、英語の歌、読み聞かせ、化学実験、クラフト、しりとりなどの内容を入れてます。このサークルタイムは毎週一本アップします。
その他に10分から15分程度のビデオもあります。こちらはトピックを絞ってのビデオです。今は虫歯予防デーに因んでの歯磨きのトピック。コロナに因んでのソーシャルディスタンスについてです。
お子さんが日本語に触れる機会が減ってしまったという方もいると思います。少しでも多くの子どもたちに観てもらえると嬉しいです。
興味がある方はミスジェニーにEメールでその旨お伝えください。Jenny.Lee@burnabyschools.ca
ちえ
Here are some direct links to Ms. Kinjo’s circle times, songs and stories!
Enjoy!
Ms. Jenny and Ms. Kinjo!

Check-In! (with local Librarians and our School Counsellor)

June 8, 2020 /

Check-In! With our favorite Librarians and one School Counsellor 🙂

To Read-aloud with Stride Ave. Community School Librarian, Ms. Pang, and special guest, Mr. Marquis (shot on Zoom in one take!),
To Read-Aloud a collection of Ms. Pang’s favorite stories for social-emotional learning,

From Jamie at Tommy Douglas Library!

 

Two dogs drive a spacecraft and the words Explore our universe, Summer Reading Club 2020

Summer Reading Club sign-up begins this Friday, June 12th!  For more information:

click here

 

Book Picks:

 

The Burnaby Public Library’s Children and Youth Services team have also made virtual book recommendations for sharing with your colleagues, students, and families. Here is the video for Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and Grade 1s: https://vimeo.com/420707388/7b3f84e629 . We hope this encourages kids to continue reading for fun this summer! As a side note, this video doesn’t have the capability to be embedded into any websites or blogs, however, anyone who has the link may watch it.

 

We have also created grade specific online booklists for great e-books here: https://burnaby.bibliocommons.com/list/share/83430610_burnabykidsstaffpicks/1616995890_bpl_kids_e-books . Additionally, we have a Summer Reading Club themed list with print books and eBooks for Preschoolers: https://burnaby.bibliocommons.com/list/share/83430610_burnabykidsstaffpicks/1649583579_summer_reading_club_picks_for_ages_three_to_five .

 

Paper Bag Pickup:

 

On June 1st, Burnaby Public Library launched our curbside Paper Bag Pickup program: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/paper-bag-pickup . Patrons can now place holds on Print materials, including books and magazines, and also DVDs, audiobooks, and CDs. More information on all of our services can be found here: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/news/covid19

 

Hych’ka!

Ms. Jenny

Treasures at Play!

June 3, 2020 /

Just wondering…has your child ever found items while on a walk and brought them home?  Perhaps a whole pocketful of rocks, flowers, pinecones, leaves and/or other treasures?  I once reached into a child’s pocket to find they had filled it with live worms!  You never know what a child’s play will be about!  This is one way to play with them once you get home that even adults find engaging 🙂  It is also a great way for very young children to safely interact and manipulate items that are too small for them to play with otherwise.  This activity still requires adult supervision, be safe!

To make a “Squishy Bag” (as my daughter calls them!), you’ll need:

a ziplock bag, found items, and tape

Place all the items into the bag and add some water (not much!)

Look!  Science is happening already!

Some objects sink, some float, some look different when they are wet!

This rock releases bubbles!

Seal the bag, pushing most of the air out.  Lay the bag on the floor or table.  You could seal the bag with the tape.  You could tape all four edges of the bag to the floor or table so that it stays in one place.

You could add a figure to play with on top, like this snail…now it had become an different sort of exploration:

     

A child at StrongStart used a Squishy Bag as a “look and find”toy.  It was great for developing his fine motor skills and language!

He also used a frog to try to catch the fly.  That was fun!

This child, when they were in grade 3 at Stride Ave. Community School, explains the science behind their play:

Have fun…squishing!

Hych’ka!

Ms. Jenny

 

 

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