Calling all B.A.S.E. EcoKids! It’s time to save our soil because it’s in trouble! This December, in honour of World Soil Day (December 5), create a painting or puzzle to save our soil! You can make your paint out of soil following these steps. Did you know, according to the FAO, soil erosion is accelerated,…
BASE EcoKid November Challenge
Calling all B.A.S.E. EcoKids! It’s time to learn about and exercise your rights, be heard, and be leaders! This November, in the spirit of the 30th anniversary of National Child Day (November 20), create your own illustration or challenge related to one of the Rights of the Child. B.A.S.E. Daycare hopes to put together a…
B.A.S.E. EcoKid October Challenge
Calling all B.A.S.E. Daycare students! It’s time to don your capes and create your very own EcoKid Superhero! This October, challenge yourself to create your EcoKid Action figure out of recycled objects (or even food scraps like corn husks!) or a poster or comic of an environmental superhero, such as an “Ugly Food” superhero! You…
Parkdale – Fall Wreaths
Early birds getting a head start on fall crafts! It was an early morning on September 27, 2019, and, while some may have just been waking up, Miss. Yasmins’ morning daycare group at Parkdale was hard at work making fall wreaths! They are now proudly displayed on the bulletin board for all to admire. What…
Wildlife Habitat Learning
Grade 5 and 6 students at Carlyle B.A.S.E. Daycare learned about the habitats and diets of various animals as part of a nature and wildlife conservation project led by Ms. Cristina and Ms. Miranda. Students chose any living animal that they wanted to then research about where those animals lived and what they ate. Then…
Special Celebrations at Our Lady of Pompei
OLP DAYCARE 30th Anniversary This year was a special year at Our Lady of Pompei. To note our 30th anniversary, the educators worked very hard to create a wall of fame of pictures from present and years past. During each day of this year’s Daycare week in May, parents and students enjoyed reminiscing about the changes…
Our Lady of Pompei Creativity
Dad: You Are My Rock! For Father’s Day, the students in Mrs. Rosa L.’s Grade 3-4 B.A.S.E. daycare group painted rocks. Each student’s rock was unique and had a special message that represented their dad. Each student designed their father’s rock with care and much love. Hopefully these rocks will be kept as a souvenir…
Hot Off the Presses!
Finally! It’s here! The one and only issue of Touching BASE on Daycare Matters newspaper for 2018-2019! We stuffed as much amazing news from B.A.S.E. Daycares as we could into one issue, from the amazing green-themed Daycare Conference in August, to a little insight into our new and fearless leader, all the way to summer…
Digital Storybook Creation at Our Lady of Pompei and Parkdale
Jodi Schwartz, B.A.S.E. Animator Once a week since the beginning of April, students at Our Lady of Pompei B.A.S.E. daycare as well as Parkdale B.A.S.E. daycare put their creative skills to the test and collaboratively produced two digital storybooks under the guidance of Miss Jodi. Each child dreamed up their own character and brought it…
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