In the spirit of Christmas tradition, the Board of Discovery Children’s Centre will, once again, be accepting food donations and unwrapped gifts for a Christmas hamper. A collection box (wrapped in Christmas paper) will be located across the hall from the main office. Please feel free to drop canned goods,...
- Dec2018
Christmas Cheer Board Donations Now Welcome
December 7, 2018
Woodchips Found In Child’s Boot
December 4, 2018
December temperatures require your child to wear boots during outside play. The safety surface (wood chips) is not yet covered in snow. Please check inside your child’s boots periodically for woodchips. If your child is complaining about his/her foot hurting, have them look inside to ensure something has not...
- Nov2018
Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba And Discovery Children’s Centre Partner To Provide Speech & Language Pathology Services
November 14, 2018
This year Discovery Children’s Centre has teamed with Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba to provide Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) services to preschool aged children. Louise Stuart (SLP from the St. James-Assiniboia School Division) has been hired to work closely with both staff and children at the Centre. As a part...
Snack Fees at Discovery to Increase as of January 14, 2019
November 10, 2018
We (Board and Management) would like to inform all parents about a recent decision to increase the snack fees at Discovery by 25 cents per day as of January 14, 2019. For most parents that means you will be billed $25/child per billing period snack fee as opposed to the...
Nutrition At Discovery
November 9, 2018
A few years ago, Discovery’s Board and a number of staff spent a couple of days developing a five year Strategic Plan. In working through this strategic plan, the group agreed one of the important goals to work towards is to enhance the quality of nutrition and health of children...
Fall Cash Raffle a Big Success!
November 2, 2018
We are ever so thankful to all the families who so diligently participated in our Fall Fundraiser. We exceeded our goal of $5500 which goes a long way in keeping our Centre well supplies with the supplies necessary to do our work. Congratulations to all the winners both the...
- Oct2018
Celebrating Halloween at Discovery
October 29, 2018
At Discovery we have a tradition of downplaying the scary aspect of Halloween, especially for our preschoolers. Please check with your child’s classroom teachers for details about how this time will be dealt with in your child’s room. This year again, we have agreed to let children bring costumes from...
- Sep2018
Cash Raffle Fundraiser
September 26, 2018
Raffle ticket books have now been distributed to the classrooms for you as parent members of Discovery Centre to pick up and sell. We need everyone to do their part to keep our wonderful Centre well equipped. Please do your best to sell at least one book of tickets. Many of...
Save the Date for Discovery’s Annual General Meeting
September 7, 2018
All members (parents) are strongly encouraged to join us for our Annual General Meeting on September 18th, 2018, 6:30 pm-7:30 pm. As you likely know, Discovery Centre is a community owned and operated centre. At this meeting we will share some of the highlights of the last year, approve the Financial...
United Way and All Charities Campaign Season Begins
September 5, 2018
Did you know you can direct your United Way or All Charities Campaign contributions to Discovery Centre? Many of your workplaces are about to embark on a workplace fundraising campaign with either United Way or the All Charities Campaign (provincial employees). If you plan on participating in your workplace campaign,...