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WATERBRIDGE SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM
NEWSLETTER
May 2012
KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM
As the school year is slowly coming to an end, so is our
special half-hour group time. This was a time that allowed
the educators to really get to know the children and provide
activities and experiences for them based on their interests
as a group.
The Blue Butterflies worked really
hard to develop our printing and
reading skills this year using the
Sight Word Stories reading booklets.
These booklets have provided the
children with the opportunity to read
frequently used words, thereby
building a strong base for reading success. We have also
enjoyed creating art projects and science experiments. With
the weather warming up, the children have been involved in
many outdoor activities: T-Ball, parachute games, soccer,
throwing, and tag. I enjoyed getting to know the children in
my group. It was a wonderful experience! Jennifer
The Orange Orangutans have done a
lot this year. We have travelled to the
Prince of Wales Manor twice to sing
for the seniors. We have taken the bus
to Canadian Tire to get the seeds for
our garden and we have been
swimming at Walter Baker Pool. We
have become Yoga Masters (sort of)
and have learned many Aboriginal
drumming songs. We have learned
about lions and tigers and Orangutans (Oh My), and
practiced our reading and writing skills by becoming authors
of our very own book. A big thank you to all of the amazing
Orangutan parents for your support with all of our projects
and trips this year and I hope you have a great summer.
Theresa
The Green Martians have been
busying practicing very important skill
sets. We started by trying to get
dressed within five minutes and I am
proud to say that, although we worked
on this in April when we still had
snowsuits, all the children were able to
beat the clock. As a reward, we went
swimming and had a pizza lunch. Next
we worked on our listening skills. For that reward, we had a
picnic lunch at the Hippo Park. Our next skill will be working
on our manners. I know they’re there but I don’t get to hear
them all that much. Sabrina
Jennifer, Theresa, Sabrina and Vandana
money for the Canadian Cancer Society, BARK Rescue
and now CHEO. Thanks to contributions from our
Waterbridge families, we made seven
baskets for the Barrhaven Christmas
Hamper Program. We have cooked
and baked from many different
countries from around the world. We
have run many, many kilometers,
put out a newsletter and will soon “publish” a cook
book. We baked a lot for Mother’s Day and will be
baking again for MayFair and
possibly the Father’s Day Tea.
It has been a wonderful year and we
are really looking forward to the
summer.
Theresa and Vandana
SUMMER CALENDAR
The 2012 summer calendar is found
below. If you would like more
information on any of our field
trips or visitors, please check out
these websites:
Nepean Splash Pad
(700 Longfields Drive, South Nepean Park)
http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=afee1afe-2f1640f8-acfb-1b0d9dd5bedd
Upper Canada Village
http://www.uppercanadavillage.com/index.cfm/en/home/?mo
bileFormat=false
Mill of Kintail
http://www.mvc.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=a
rticle&id=18&Itemid=13
Doctor D
http://www.doctordscience.com/
Ottawa Gymnastics
http://ottawagymnasticscentre.ca/
Dave Decarie Boot Camp
http://decarietoneandfit.com/index.html
Fun Haven
http://www.funhaven.com/
Watson’s Mill
http://www.watsonsmill.com/Home.html
Westboro Beach
http://www.ottawaplus.ca/ottawa/venues/westboro-beach
Saunders Farm
http://www.saundersfarm.com/
Andrew Haydon Park
http://www.ottawaplus.ca/ottawa/venues/andrew-haydonpark
SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM
Rainbow Cinemas
Wow, another year in the School Age Room is coming to
an end and more School Agers are leaving us, while new
ones are joining us from the Kinder Room. It has been a
busy year for us School Agers – we said good bye to
Adam this year and hello to Vandana. We have raised
Papanack Zoo
http://www.rainbowcinemas.ca/A/home.php?
http://www.papanack.com/
Chapman Mills Conservation Area
http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails-a-z/chapman-mills-trail
RASPBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, cold or even frozen
1/3 cup white chocolate chunks
3/4 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 egg
icing sugar
Preheat oven to 375℉.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in cold butter; another option is to grate the frozen butter which works really well. The mixture should be
very crumbly. Stir in chocolate chunks and raspberries. If working with frozen raspberries, don’t add them straight away; you don’t want them to thaw in the dough.
Mix together yogurt, lemon zest, vanilla and egg. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Be careful not to over mix.
At this point, the recipe said to knead the dough, but with the raspberries, I found this very difficult and it started to turn the entire dough fuchsia - so I didn’t. They turned
out beautifully anyways. Plus the dough was far too moist, an additional cup or so of flour would have been needed for any proper kneading to be done.
Cut rounds of dough - or scoop and shape - place on a baking sheet. Brush lightly with any remaining yogurt and milk combined, or an egg wash. I didn’t want to waste an
entire egg, and I had left-over yogurt which worked nicely.
Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, or until golden, fluffy and when a toothpick is inserted, it comes out clean.
Ok, this is the fancy part - which I just love!
Remove scones from the oven, turn on the broiler and move the oven rack up to the top. Sprinkle icing sugar on the tops of each scone and place them under the broiler to
melt the sugar. Only a few seconds is needed; rotate the pan when needed.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Makes 8 scones.
Theresa’s recipe.
CRANBERRY BANANA LOAF
2 cups flour (1/2 all-purpose; ½ whole wheat)
¼ cup shortening
1 ½ cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen
cranberries
2 tsp baking powder
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
¾ tsp salt
1 egg
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup mashed banana (about 2 bananas)
(1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9”x5” (2L) loaf pan with shortening.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Cream shortening, sugar and egg together until smooth. Add banana; mix well. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until blended. Fold in cranberries (and nuts
if using). Pour into greased pan.
Bake at 350°F for 70-80 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan; cool completely.
Hint: prepare quick breads the day before to allow the flavours to mellow.
Preparation time: 15 mintues. Baking time: 80 minutes. Makes: 1 loaf. Freezing: Excellent
From a Crisco pamphlet.
JULY 2012
All school bus field trips leave from Waterbridge at 9am and return by 3pm.
MONDAY
2
CANADA
DAY
TUESDAY
3
Red &
White Day
WEDNESDAY
4
Nepean Splash Pad
THURSDAY
5
Upper Canada Village
FRIDAY
6
Mill of
Kintail
WATERBRIDGE IS CLOSED
Bake
homemade
butter & jam
10
Doctor D
9:30am
11
Magician
9:30am
12
Magic
Mixtures
13
Water
Play
16
Wii/Just
Dance
Competitions
17
18 Yoga & Obstacle
Course
19
Dave
Decarie
Boot
Camp
20
Juice
Bar &
Healthy
Treats
23
Carnival
Games &
Popsicles
24
Fun
Haven
25
Water Play
26 Watson’s
27
30
Bake Trail Mix &
Sandy Beach Pictures
31 Westboro Beach
9 Kinder:
Space mobiles/
collage
School Age:
Telescopes &
kaleidoscopes
Ottawa Gymnastics
& Wading Pool
(CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Mill
Fort
Building
Denotes school bus field trip
AUGUST 2012
All school bus field trips leave from Waterbridge at 9am and return by 3pm.
MONDAY
6 CIVIC
HOLIDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
1 Art mania
THURSDAY
2 Saunders Farm
FRIDAY
3
Make
ice
cream
7 Air Band competition
8
10 Waterbridge Got Ink
Bollywood
Dance
Workshop
9
Got
Dance
10:00
15 Olympics
16
17
Dog
Wash
Waterbridge is
closed
13
Flying
Machines
14 Andrew Haydon Park
20
Mexican
Day
(taco
lunch)
21 Rainbow Cinemas
27 Walk to
28 80’s Day
Chapman Mills
Conservation
Area and picnic
lunch
Pizza
Pizza
Bouncy
Castle
(includes
pizza)
(henna/
face
painting)
22
Water
Play
23 Papanack Zoo
24
29
Spa Day
30
PJs and Hot
Dogs/
Sundae Bar
31
Waterbridge is
closed
Bake
Animal
Cookies
(teacher prep)
(CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Denotes school bus field trip
WATERBRIDGE E-MAILS
Jennifer Ross, Manager
[email protected]
[email protected]
School Age Program
[email protected]
Kinder Program
[email protected]
Feel free to contact us at any time!
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