November 2010 Issue

ECEBC Caledonia Branch Executive Welcome to the 2010-2011 ECE BC Caledonia Branch’s Newsletter!

We have many things to look forward to this new year!

This year we are celebrating plenty of new changes!

We welcome Christine Jackson as our new Chair Person. A fond farewell to

Chair Person Sydney Rustemeyer, we wish you well.
Christine Jackson
Welcome also to Cheryl Emerson, who has taken the position of Co-Chair. Also,
welcome to Grace Yu and Lyndsay Ruth, ( filling the social committee
Co-Chair Person
positions).
Cheryl Emerson
We welcome back Angie Francis (treasurer), Sherry O’Connor (Secretary), and
Treasurer Ann Marie Leung (Memberships, and newsletter/webpage).
Angie Francis

Secretary Page 1 Intro and Branch Exective Board Members

Sherry O'Conner
Page 2 Upcoming Meeting

Memberships Page 3 Treasurer’s Report

Ann Marie Leung
Page 4 News

Social Committee Page 5 -6 Events

Grace Yu
Page 7 Article of the Month
Lyndsay Ruth
Page 8 Humour
Newsletter/Web page
Page 9 Membership Corner
|Ann Marie Leung
Page 10-11 Resources

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Upcoming Meeting
NEXT MEETING: MONDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2010

South Fort George Daycare

1200 LaSalle Avenue
(entrance on the left side of the SFG Family Resource Building)
6:30pm

Come join us for a potluck dinner/meeting.

Bring a dish/bring a friend!

-Build new friendships and strengthen old ones

-Hear about our exciting new changes for this year
-Witness the unveiling of our new website
-Enjoy our ice breakers and enter to have a chance in
winning a door prize
-Participate in voting actions
We look forward to hearing everyone's contributions
and suggestions!

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Treasurer’s Report

October 18, 2010

For the Months of May thru September
MAY 2010
04/24/10 Balance Forward 1366.85
04/30/10 Interest Earned 0.01
05/21/10 Cheque #128 <6.72>
05/21/10 Cheque #129 <5.60>
05/25/10 Closing Balance 1354.54
JUNE 2010
05/26/10 Balance Forward 1354.54
05/26/10 Cheque #127 <6.72>
05/31/10 Interest Earned 0.01
06/25/10 Closing Balance 1347.83
JULY 2010
06/26/10 Balance Forward 1347.83
06/30/10 Interest Earned 0.01
O7/23/10 Closing Balance 1347.84
AUGUST 2010
07/24/10 Balance Forward 1347.84
07/30/10 Interest Earned 0.01
08/25/10 Closing Balance 1347.85
September 2010
08/26/10 Balance Forward 1347.85
08/31/10 Interest Earned 0.01
09/24/10 Closing Balance 1347.86

News
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 Moving to a System of Integrated Early Care and Learning in BC
ECEBC, in partnership with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, has received funds from
VanCity Credit Union, the VanCity Community Foundation and the City of Vancouver for a new project
- Moving to a System of Integrated Early Care and Learning in BC.

This project will examine the relationship between free, universal and publicly-funded full school-day
kindergarten for 5 and 4 year olds and BC’s existing child care services.

http://www.ecebc.ca/news/integrated_project.html

We are working on a new website for our

ECEBC Caledonia Branch…come to the first

meeting to see the unveiling of it!

Events

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 Champions in Childcare Gala 2011

We are looking for individuals to join the Childcare Recognition and Awards Gala
Committee 2011.  The 6th Annual Champions in Childcare Gala will be held at the PG Civic
Center on Saturday April 30, 2011.

Come on out and join the 2011 committee and help make the Gala a fun filled evening for

all. The next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November

23, 2010 @ 7 pm at the Child Care Resource and Referr al Office.

Meetings will be once a month for one hour. Subcommittees will liaise between meetings
and report to the Gala Chair. If you are interested in volunteering for this rewarding
project, here are the following positions:

 Entertainment Committee
 Nomination / Selection Committee
 Decorating Committee
 Silent Auction Committee
 Advertising Committee
 Advocacy Committee
 Emcee(s) for the evening of Gala
 Anyone who just wants to be a part of this positive and collaborative event!

If you would like more information or would like to volunteer,

please contact Maxine Van Dyken, 2011 Gala Chair at mvandyken@shaw.ca

or 250-962-2997.

Events

Prince George and Area Child Care Resource and Referral

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 Presents:

Creating a Fresh Perspective

One day conference for child care professionals and
community resources.
Saturday November 6th, 2010

Location: Prince George Native Friendship Center

1600 Third Avenue

Prince George, BC. V2L 3G6
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Pay Parking $4.00 for a full day
Presenters:

Jeff Willis from Creative Tool Box- Play Note ' Super Heroes are Totally Real'
The Outsiders: Going Beyond the Walls of Your Imagination
The Ninja Facilitator: Mastering the Art of Facilitating Groups

Vince Gowman from Remembering to Play- Inspiring Creativity, Engagement and Self Care

Tasha Moodley from Action Potential- Leadership: Mastery from Within- the Foundation of
Leadership is Based on a Holistic Sense of Self Awareness
Collaboration Skills: Essential Listening

Tyson Shymr from Creative Tool Box -consultant Communication: The Lost Art Form
Behavioural Strategies: The Practical Application

Contact CCRR for more information at 250-563-2483 or visit www.ccrr.bc.ca

Article of the Month

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Every month we will post an article, in hopes of stirring up conversation. Please send us
your thoughts and ideas on our article of the month and it will be posted in next month’s
newsletter. Send to: TEACH2EMPOWER@aol.com

For the full article please click :

http://www.ccl-cca.ca/pdfs/ECLKC/lessons/Originalversion_LessonsinLearning.pdf

LET THE CHILDREN PLAY:

Nature’s Answer to Early Learning

Par Jane Hewes, PhD

Chair of the Early Childhood Education Program,
Grant MacEwan College
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Excerpt:
Ironically, play is persistently undervalued,
and children’s
opportunities for uninterrupted free play –
both indoors
and out – are under threat. The physical and
social
environments of childhood in the Western
world have
changed dramatically over the past several
decades.9,10
Many children are spending substantial time
in peer-group
settings from a very young age. Many of
these settings
focus on structured educational and
recreational activities,
leaving little time for participation in open-
ended, selfinitiated Humour
free play.11

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On our way to a fieldtrip, one of the ECE teachers decided to do animal sounds
identification to pass time while we were waiting for the bus. This is what happened:

A Day in the Life of an ECE

Would you like to see your life as an ECE in comic form?

Send us your story and it just might be picked for our newsletter humour section!

Send all stories to: TEACH2EMPOWER@aol.com

Membership Corner
Membership & Benefits

To be a member of the local branch you must be a member in good standing

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provincially.

Local Benefits:

 Be a part of a dynamic group of likeminded people working together to support  the

advancement of early childhood education and care in your own community
 A newsletter featuring provincial updates, a centre spotlight, resources, and upcoming
training opportunities and events 
 Opportunity to network with colleagues
 Local training at a members only rate
 Full access to the website

 Provincial Benefits:

  Know that you are continuing to support the advancement of early childhood education
and care

 Strengthen ECEBC’s ability to continue to provide educational opportunities,

publications and resources to educators across the province
 Receive 4 issues of the Early Childhood Educator Journal each year
 Have the opportunity to belong to your local ECEBC branch
 Automatically become a member of the Canadian Child Care Federation and receive 2
paper and 2 electronic issues of Interaction
 Receive significantly reduced prices for our annual Provincial Conference held in May
 Receive ECEBC’s Code of Ethics

Become a provincial member of ECEBC

Please bring fees to the next meeting and Ann Marie will aid you in membership enquiries.
Renewal membership $15.00
New Full Member $25.00
Student $10
Associate $20

Resources

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November is International Drum Month; celebrate with
this drum making craft:

How to Make Paper Cup Drums With

Preschoolers
By Michelle Kulas, eHow Contributor
Updated: August 21, 2009
If you have paper cups, you can make drums with your kids.

Paper cup drums are a great way to keep your preschoolers entertained on a rainy
day. Using simple materials that you have around the house, you can help your
children create musical masterpieces. Best of all, these paper cup drums are not too
loud, so you won't have a racket on your hands once the glue dries.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

 Large paper or Styrofoam cups

 Decorating objects: fabric, sequins, paper
 Crayons, markers or paint
 Wooden craft sticks
 Glue

Resources (continued)

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 1. Give each child two or three paper or Styrofoam cups to color. They can use
paint, markers or crayons. Note whether your paper cups have a wax coating
on the outside, as markers will often rub off of this type of coating. If using
paint, allow it to dry before going on to the next step.
2. Add decorative accents to the sides of the paper cups. Some ideas for
decoration include feathers, sequins, dry pasta, scrapbook paper and fabric
shapes. Have the children glue these items into place. Set aside to dry.
3. Decorate the wooden craft sticks, or drumsticks, while waiting for the paper
cup drums to dry. Use crayons or markers. Some decorative accents can be
applied to the drumsticks, but leave uncovered about an inch on one end of
each stick.
4. Turn the cups upside down on the table and tap on them with the wooden
craft sticks. Show the children how to experiment with rhythm by singing
some simple songs and inviting them to tap their sticks to the beat.

Tips & Warnings

 Choose a few different sizes for your paper cup drums. The different sizes of
cups will create slightly different sounds. Add your paper cup drums to other
household objects that can function as instruments, including metal spoons,
a shoebox with rubber bands stretched across and played like a guitar and
empty water bottles with a few dried beans sealed inside to be used as
maracas.

Do you have an interesting story, article, resource or suggestion? Email it to

TEACH2EMPOWER@aol.com

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