Newsletter
October 2020
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Please note the following :
CENTRE CLOSED AS FOLLOWS :
MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2020 - THANKSGIVING
(REOPENS TUESDAY 13th OCTOBER 2020)
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Welcome to children EVELYN and familiy who are joining us. We are sure you will have an excellent time at the Centre and please do not hesitate to ask us any questions.
Latest Public Health GUIDELINES re COVID
Daily health checks help make sure nobody comes to school
sick. Before sending a child to school, parents and caregivers are responsible
for assessing their child for symptoms of illness, like fever, chills, cough, a
runny nose or sore throat.
If your child has any symptoms, they must not go
to Centre. . An up-to-date list of symptoms is available at http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/about-covid-19/symptoms.
Extra health and safety measures like health
checks, and increased cleaning will reduce the spread of COVID-19 and help keep
us safe.
Learn more: http://backtoschool.gov.bc.ca/
COVID 19: Public Health Guidance for Childcare Settings
http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/COVID19_PublicHealthGuidanceChildcareFacilities.pdf
If you’re ill – stay at home.
Staying Home When Sick and When New Symptoms Develop
Staying home when sick is one of the most important ways to reduce the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19. This is why it is important for anyone who is sick to stay home. Staff or children who are experiencing symptoms of a previously diagnosed health condition do not need to stay home and should not be required to provide a doctor’s note to attend a child care facility.
Asymptomatic staff and children may still attend child care settings if a member of their household develops new symptoms of illness. If the household member tests positive for COVID-19, public health will advise on self-isolation and when they may return to the child care setting.
Children and child care providers should stay at home when new symptoms of illness develop, such as:
· Fever · Chills · Cough · Difficulty breathing (in small children, this can look like breathing fast or working hard to breathe) · Loss of sense of smell or taste · Nausea or vomiting · Diarrhea
For mild symptoms without fever, children and staff members should stay home and monitor symptoms for 24 hours. If symptoms improve and the child/staff member feels well enough, they can return to the child care facility without further assessment or doctor’s note. If symptoms include fever or difficulty breathing, or if symptoms last for more than 24 hours or get worse, seek a health assessment by calling 8-1-1 or a primary care provider. If a COVID-19 test is recommended as a result of the health assessment, selfisolate while waiting for results (see information on how results are provided here). · If the COVID-19 test is positive, self-isolate and follow the direction of public health. · If the COVID-19 test is negative, return to the child care facility once well enough to participate. · If a COVID-19 test is recommended but not done, self-isolate for 10 days after the onset of symptoms and return when feeling well enough to participate. If you are unsure, call 8-1-1 for advice.
See the BCCDC website for more information on when to seek
Please encourage your child to practice the following:
Six steps to proper handwashing
- Wet hands with warm running water.
- Apply a small amount of liquid soap. Antibacterial soap is not required.
- Rub hands together for at least 20 seconds (sing the ABC’s). Rub palms, backs of hands, between fingers and under nails and creating a lather.
- Rinse off all soap with running water.
- Dry hands with a clean, disposable towel.
- Discard the used towel in the waste container.
Children should wash their hands…
- When they arrive at the centre and before they go home
- Before eating and drinking
- After a diaper change, using the toilet
- After playing outside or handling pets
- After sneezing or coughing into hands
- Whenever hands are visibly dirty.
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Infant Toddler AND Daycare Montessorri
In OCTOBER we will continue the theme we started in August of Nature and Art with a focus on AUTUMN(FALL)
Autumn (also called fall) is one of the four seasons of the year and is the time of year that transitions summer into winter. Along with the tree leaves changing color, the temperature becoming colder, plants stop making food, animals prepare for the long months ahead, and the daylight starts growing shorter.
Please send them with appropriate dressing and footwear in order to have a safe and rewarding experience when exploring outside .
In October ,within the overall theme of Fall, the children will be making wonderful art decorating the classes and windows including hand print leaves in fall colours of red, orange, yellow and brown – see the room posters!
We will also be talking about Thanksgiving and the family unit. Halloween is here – the children can look forward to pumpkin carving, crafts and a Halloween celebration where they can come dressed up in their costumes and enjoy special party food .
Parents can look forward to artwork and crafts coming home during the month.
We will continue to talk about Stay Safe and Healthy :
- We will be encouraging children to stay safe and healthy doing various indoor and outdoor activities during the day.
- We will also continue to work on the six steps of hand washing as suggested by the Ministry.
- Please encourage children to bring healthy and nutritious lunch and snacks at the Centre. We will also have an outdoor picnic lunch whenever possible.
- We will also encourage children to drink water throughout the day.
- Feel free to talk to Gulzar if you have any questions.
NOTE : REMINDERS TO ALL OUR PARENTS:
- Please ensure your child has indoor shoes which they change into when they arrive at the Centre and which stay at the Centre when leaving.
- Please have a change of clothes at the Centre , in case they are needed.
- Please label all you food containers and let us know if any food needs to be heated (note also: as you are aware, ours is a ‘NUT-FREE’ Centre.)
- PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR PICK UP AND DROP OFF TIME SO AS TO AVOID TOO MANY PARENTS AT ANY ONE GIVEN TIME . ALSO WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO FOLLOW THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
STAFF WILL KEEP CHILDREN READY FOR PICK UP.
- Please inform us immediately if there are any changes eg address, telephone, contacts.
- Please ensure you have all your child’s belongings when you are leaving and take home their work etc.
7. Please inform us as early as possible (by 9am – would be great) if your child is not attending the Centre that day.
- May we also suggest that you drop-off your child and leave soon thereafter. This makes the transition much easier and conducive to a good start to the day, both for the staff and the children.
- 9. We are not warming up food at the Centre currently. Please send sandwiches and non warm-up food items for snack and lunch.