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Category: Story

Play dough!

April 16, 2021 /

Squish,

Roll,

Oh! “Hello!”

Cut,

Squeeze,

Patterns, please!

Notice,  discover,

Look, another!

A blanket to hold,

A story, told.

A recipe for developing motor skills, math concepts, learning surprises, creating stories, and more!:

Playdough

2 cups flour

1 cup salt

2 tablespoons Cream of Tartar*

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cups boiling hot water

food colouring optional

Mix dry ingredients, add oil, (adult) add boiling water and stir to combine.  Knead for a few minutes.

*Cream of Tartar is available at grocery stores in the baking department, but it is expensive!  Galloway’s on 6th Street in New Westminster sells it in bulk for less.

Hych’ka!

Ms. Jenny

 

 

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

 

Hello from our local Librarians!

May 20, 2020 /

A couple of our favorite Librarians are “checking in” to share a story and connect with us all.  Both of them are missing us and wanted to share some news and stories with you!

Ms. Pang is our school librarian at Stride Ave. Community School.  She is putting together “Read-Alouds” on YouTube and will be sharing more stories with us in the coming weeks!

To listen to Ms. Pang’s Read-Aloud on YouTube: click here

Dear StrongStart Friends,

My name is Jamie and I am the Children’s Librarian at the Tommy Douglas Branch of the Burnaby Public Library (https://www.bpl.bc.ca/). Tommy Douglas is located on the corner of Edmonds and Kingsway at 7311 Kingsway (learn more about our other three locations here: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/locations-hours). Some of you might already know me from my Storytime visits to the Twelfth Avenue, Second Street, Edmonds, Morley, and Stride StrongStarts.

 

I am so happy to make a guest post on (Ms. Jenny’s) blog to talk about Burnaby Public Library and our services.  Although the Library is currently closed for visits, we are still here to help you and your family! Here are some of the services we are currently offering:

  • Need a library card? Give us a call. Having a Burnaby Public Library card will let you access all our cool online resources from home. To get a library card, just phone:  604-436-5400, Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.​ No ID is needed, and we can make cards for everyone in your family!
  • Got questions about the community, technology, books, or anything else? Call the library at 604-436-5400 or email eref@bpl.bc.ca. We love to answer your questions!
  • Need something to read? We have many e-books and e-audiobooks you can borrow from home and read on a screen, including picture books that are perfect for babies, toddlers and preschoolers: https://burnaby.overdrive.com/library/kids
    • This collection is only available for Burnaby residents. If you live in another city, make sure to ask your local library about their digital collections.
  • Looking for a book suggestion? Give us a call or look at these lists for kids: https://tinyurl.com/KidsEbooksBPL. The first booklist gives great read-aloud suggestions for having Storytime at home!
  • Searching for more stories? Check out TumbleBookLibrary, Bookflix, Indigenous Storybooks and other great options for online stories here: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/kids/online-stories .
  • Looking for support? We have now launched our online Community Resource Guide, which lists many great services and resources in Burnaby and beyond: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/community-resource-guide . Sections include resources for food, finance, health, technology, and of course children and families.

Keep visiting our website for news and announcements. For more information, visit: https://www.bpl.bc.ca/news/covid19 .

Remember, If you have any questions, please give us a call at 604-436-5400 or email us (eref@bpl.bc.ca). We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Warm regards!

Jamie

Children’s Librarian, Tommy Douglas Library

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