We are excited and pleased to announce June 27th (Tuesday) as the date of this year’s Family Fun Day. Please consider this a personal invitation to you and your family to join us for this fun filled, community building event. With 300-400 people expected to attend this event, it is the largest...
Remember that our clocks “spring” forward by one hour on Saturday night. Now the challenge will to get your kids out of bed an hour early on Monday. This was never the most favourite time of year when my wife and I had young children at home. All the best...
Family Fun Day will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 (5:00pm-7:30pm). We have scheduled an alternate rain date for June 29, 2017. This year we will once again be holding a Silent Auction and will begin collecting donations. We have prepared a letter that families can use to bring...
Discovery received a letter from the Province of Manitoba, Early Learning and Child Care regarding the mumps outbreak in Manitoba. In recent weeks the spread of mumps has been seen in pre-school and school-aged populations throughout Manitoba. We encourage parents and guardians to be aware of how to recognize the symptoms of...
This year Discovery will not be taking applications for the Summer Leave of Absence (L.O.A.) The L.O.A. is the policy that allows parents (of Grade one to six in our Day Programs) who wish to have the summer off without paying a full fee. At the end of this summer...
We know that early childhood education plays a key role in getting your children ready for school. It helps develop some of the qualities they need to make the most of their school years such as language, social skills, emotional maturity, physical health, and the ability to express ideas. Children...
We have been working with our landscape architect on ways to enhance the play space in our Adventure Playground (the outdoor play space in our back yard area). We now have drawings with two different options. The two main differences between option #1 and option # 2 are: The location...
Several parents have recently dropped by to see how we are doing with raising funds for Harley’s next wheel-chair. Here is what I found out from Harley’s dad. He has been able to do 5 drops of tabs to the recycling company. Each drop brings about $400. This means they...
On December 13 between 4:45 – 5:00 pm a parent’s car, parked on Hampton Street was broken into and the thieves stole a purse which had been left inside. It has been some years but, we have had experience with thieves targeting Child Care Centres. They wait in hiding and watch...
One of the wonderful traditions for Discovery is reaching out to others who find themselves in a place of need around Christmas time. Like last year we have two wonderful options for you to consider giving to: A uniquely Discovery option coming out of our Christian Preschool room is donating...