October Newsletter LC

Greetings from the Sabe Forest!

September was a month of hellos, goodbyes, and a lot of surprises!

We said hello to Myra, who is aging up from Infants, and two new educators: Manpreet (CCA) and Leo (ECE II). We are thankful for Josh’s continued support and guidance, and for providing a familiar face to our Sabe friends and families. We said goodbye to children Sacha, Akot, and Ethan. (Let’s wish them a blessed and promising future!!!) We also said our goodbyes to educator Miyeon and wish her the very best on her future endeavors.

In September, we spent more time outside at Mayfair and Fort Rouge Park, learning about the animals and changing seasons – noticing the clues of autumn’s arrival – and even ventured across the river to McFadyen Park.

On one particularly fun morning, the children learned about Winnipeg’s turkeys which sleep in the trees and jump down in the morning. They had many laughs as they jumped out of trees and bushes yelling “I’m a turkey!”

They crushed acorns, collected leaves and sticks, enjoyed the cold breeze, and found squirrels’ food storage! The children spent a week deeply engaged in finding and collecting berries, acorns, and seeds to help add to the animals’ winter stockpile. What wasn’t shared with the animals was used to create structures for the worms the children found. What a blessing to us to have such caring children.

The children honoured Truth and Reconciliation Day by learning the Orange Shirt story through books: Today is Orange Shirt Day, With Our Orange Hearts, and Phyllis’s Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad and others. The children talked about the things that mattered to them and decorated their own paper orange shirts with the message “I am Important, Respected, Loved.” The children were celebrated as teachers promised them that we – their teachers – will learn about the past to protect their futures, by always honouring their culture, their language, their families, and their individuality.

Sabe children have shown incredible resilience through many changes and an increased number of transitions. They have shown up every day with generosity to share, emerging leadership skills as they act as helpers to everyone around them, eager learners, and kind friends. We are grateful for the children, families, and teams for adapting to new environments and routines – and a thank you to ULC and Buffalo environments for your hospitality!

October will include many more nature adventures, some community trick-or-treating, costume making, impromptu and planned learning experiences, harvest celebrations, – and of course – pumpkin spice and everything nice.

We hope to see your children’s costumes on October 30th!

Sabe News!

Friendly Reminders:

Please have children prepared for all the weather that autumn brings: rain, sun, cold mornings, and warm afternoons.
All items should be labelled with permanent marker, name tag, or sticker. (With this change in environment, the reliance on moving the wagon between spaces, and us welcoming two brand new educators, it’s all the more important that families please label all your children’s belongings.)
Please remember to take the water bottles and outdoor clothing/shoes home on every Friday for a deep clean and send them back on Monday.
Please check for any diaper/wipes or any supply notes posted on your child's lockers and send accordingly.

Make sure that you are emailing ashmeen@splashcares.ca or ruwanthi@splashcares.ca - Preschool Team Leads or contact the Centre, 204-560-5601 if your child is going to be away or late from their environments.

If you have any questions, please feel free to speak with Sabe educators. We are always happy to assist.