Inside your PCPC e news you will find:
PCPC is in the process of working on several new projects for the upcoming year which you will see and hear about in the e-newsletter, as well on the constantly updated website, www.pcpcontario.org – please continue to check in with us to see all of the exciting news!
Some of the items PCPC is presently working on:
January is the time of year to start thinking about completing evaluations for the Centre, its programs and its staff. The PCPC Evaluation handbook has formats for assessing: the Board, the Centre, the staff, including self-evaluation for staff.
Click on the Members’ Only section to download free copies of this valuable handbook for your Centre.
January 27th, 2010 is Family Literacy Day! http://www.abc-canada.org/en/family_literacy_day
(Richmond Hill) The little feet marching and skipping into the classroom this week at Richmond Hill’s only Co-Operative Nursery School – Top O’ The Hill (TOTH) – will mark nearly 50 years of first steps in exceptional education. With thousands of graduates since 1960, this year’s Top O’ The Hillers are stepping into an unparalleled tradition in quality Richmond Hill preschool education. http://www.topothehill.ca/
This section of the e-newsletter will promote at least one fundraising idea each time, in hopes to expand the list that your Centre already has! See the PCPC website Members’ only section for a full list of fundraising ideas.
Here you will receive contact information for some of the foundations/organizations in Canada that donate their funding dollars to interests involving children and their development. Full list on PCPC members’ only section www.pcpcontario.org
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER- by Mary Stuart, E.C.E.D.H. www.childlife.ca
“Confidence or more confidence is what most parents and teachers desire when asked about guiding children’s behavior. There is a plethora of information on the market with ‘new’ theories, techniques, and ‘nanny’ type shows which seem to focus on a ‘quick-fix,’ or a special ‘technique’ solution. Children and their behavior require more than a quick tip or fix! …” (see here for full article and much more)
Have a Question? We like to help! No question or situation is too big or too small!
E: justask@childlife.ca or P: 905.420.0799
The number of twin births has more than doubled since the early 1970s!
This is even more important than recycling. A waste-free lunch means you have NO packaging to throw away when you’re done — nothing other than apple cores, banana and orange peels, peach or cherry pits. Use the following to perfect your lunches:
Koru Fundraising is available as a resource for the above products.
http://korufundraising.com/
Believe that you are making a difference…
Regardless of your actions, you are currently making an impact whether it’s negative or positive…choose positive and watch how others follow … set the trend!
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