Sam (cuddling me): "you hot Mom?"
Me: "Oh yes, very!"
Sam "Why you hot Mom?"
Me: "Because I'm SEXY!"
Sam (laughing cruelly lol): "You not sexy Mom, you Mommy"
sigh.....
1 day ago
Sep 29, 2007
the preschool saga continues....
My email to preschool boss:
Hi *********
Thats such a shame about the classes here - it makes me so sad to know there will be no preschool here. Was there a reason why the classes out here are so much more expensive than the ones in town? In my opinion they are very over priced and I don't think many of the families would be able to afford that - especially when last years classes were really nothing more than a playgroup. What is the formula for determining the cost of classes?
If it means the class will run, I will do the lead position after Christmas. Its important to me that this area has a preschool. I had a meeting with the local schools kindergarten teacher a couple of months ago asking what her needs are for preschool in this area and it is so very much needed! She was able to give me detailed guidelines of the areas that children need help with to prepare them for kindergarten - from drawing diagonal lines to counting backwards from 10.......there are several issues that children in this area are still struggling with by the time they enter kindergarten.
Is there a chance the cost of the classes could be lowered so that they are more in line with the classes in Sherwood Park? Will the two classes be combined back into one morning class like they were last year? I personally don't feel that a combined class is detrimental to the childrens learning if it is run well. I homeschooled five children all of different ages and never found it difficult to have the different ages/ stages all together - I think it benefits the younger children to be around the older ones....role modelling etc - it just takes a little more planning to make sure there are activities for all the ages and abilities.
Anyway, I really do hope there is a class after Christmas. If I can help in any way please let me know. I could probably find someone to be my Assist in the class too. I'd like to make this happen!
Best wishes
Jane
And the response (which won't read very well for the simple reason the email format was a little bizarre and all mixed in with mine - it was a really odd response - Val can agree with that I'm sure as she read the real thing.....so its a little disjointed here....
Hi Jane:
I am sorry for my delay in responding to this, we have been very busy
getting our Fall programs under way. I was also very upset that we were
unable to run classes out at South Cooking Lake this Fall. We had very
low registrations, but probably would have run the programs, if we had
instructors. We worked very hard to set up programming out there, and
would really like to continue it. I expect that our registrations
should be higher in the Winter, as they were last year.
The reason that the costs are so much higher out there is due to set up
and take down costs. In all of our other buildings we have building
staff to do the set up and take down of equipment as well as the
cleaning. Because we don't have that at SCL, we have to pay the
instructors extra to set up, take down and clean. We have talked to the
Community League and they were unable to provide people either. Also,
just so you know, we operate on a cost recovery basis for our programs.
We are here to provide a service for our residents, and not to make
money from our programs.
The only way that we
could lower the price is if we could somehow get someone else to to the
building duties for a lower price or get parent volunteers to help.
I would be absolutely thrilled to have you as our lead instructor in
the Winter, I was very disappointed when you weren't able to do it this
session.
I would really like to run two separate classes, as our focus for the
older children was to be more of a Kindergarten Readiness class, similar
to the ones that we currently run.
We can
discuss this further, but the only problem is that the information for
our Winter Guide is due to the printer's early next week. If you would
be willing to try it for the Winter session, and then make changes for
the Spring, that might work out a little better.
One of the challenges that we face is not living in the community, to
be able to interact with people there. I would love to discuss with you
how we may better market things as well, to best promote our programs.
Also, if you have an assistant in mind, this would be very helpful as
well.
Please get back to me when you can Jane, and if you would like, I can
even come out there and meet with you if needed.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
from
**********
Hi *********
Thats such a shame about the classes here - it makes me so sad to know there will be no preschool here. Was there a reason why the classes out here are so much more expensive than the ones in town? In my opinion they are very over priced and I don't think many of the families would be able to afford that - especially when last years classes were really nothing more than a playgroup. What is the formula for determining the cost of classes?
If it means the class will run, I will do the lead position after Christmas. Its important to me that this area has a preschool. I had a meeting with the local schools kindergarten teacher a couple of months ago asking what her needs are for preschool in this area and it is so very much needed! She was able to give me detailed guidelines of the areas that children need help with to prepare them for kindergarten - from drawing diagonal lines to counting backwards from 10.......there are several issues that children in this area are still struggling with by the time they enter kindergarten.
Is there a chance the cost of the classes could be lowered so that they are more in line with the classes in Sherwood Park? Will the two classes be combined back into one morning class like they were last year? I personally don't feel that a combined class is detrimental to the childrens learning if it is run well. I homeschooled five children all of different ages and never found it difficult to have the different ages/ stages all together - I think it benefits the younger children to be around the older ones....role modelling etc - it just takes a little more planning to make sure there are activities for all the ages and abilities.
Anyway, I really do hope there is a class after Christmas. If I can help in any way please let me know. I could probably find someone to be my Assist in the class too. I'd like to make this happen!
Best wishes
Jane
And the response (which won't read very well for the simple reason the email format was a little bizarre and all mixed in with mine - it was a really odd response - Val can agree with that I'm sure as she read the real thing.....so its a little disjointed here....
Hi Jane:
I am sorry for my delay in responding to this, we have been very busy
getting our Fall programs under way. I was also very upset that we were
unable to run classes out at South Cooking Lake this Fall. We had very
low registrations, but probably would have run the programs, if we had
instructors. We worked very hard to set up programming out there, and
would really like to continue it. I expect that our registrations
should be higher in the Winter, as they were last year.
The reason that the costs are so much higher out there is due to set up
and take down costs. In all of our other buildings we have building
staff to do the set up and take down of equipment as well as the
cleaning. Because we don't have that at SCL, we have to pay the
instructors extra to set up, take down and clean. We have talked to the
Community League and they were unable to provide people either. Also,
just so you know, we operate on a cost recovery basis for our programs.
We are here to provide a service for our residents, and not to make
money from our programs.
The only way that we
could lower the price is if we could somehow get someone else to to the
building duties for a lower price or get parent volunteers to help.
I would be absolutely thrilled to have you as our lead instructor in
the Winter, I was very disappointed when you weren't able to do it this
session.
I would really like to run two separate classes, as our focus for the
older children was to be more of a Kindergarten Readiness class, similar
to the ones that we currently run.
We can
discuss this further, but the only problem is that the information for
our Winter Guide is due to the printer's early next week. If you would
be willing to try it for the Winter session, and then make changes for
the Spring, that might work out a little better.
One of the challenges that we face is not living in the community, to
be able to interact with people there. I would love to discuss with you
how we may better market things as well, to best promote our programs.
Also, if you have an assistant in mind, this would be very helpful as
well.
Please get back to me when you can Jane, and if you would like, I can
even come out there and meet with you if needed.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
from
**********
My gripe for the week....
It's a beautiful time of year...the Fall colours are everywhere and I have to say that Strathcona County looks stunning.......well.....it DID look stunning! My gripe of the week is all those ugly horrid primary coloured signs for the Mayoral elections taking place in October. They are everywhere - alongside every road....on every corner...in driveways....and even in the rural areas they are there - every few yards there is another one.
They are such a mess and an eyesore!! They should be banned. The council come around and remove comfree signs and yard sale signs etc yet the councillors are allowed to litter our beautiful roadsides with these signs for several weeks before each election!
And then driving home today I see (On a rural road) a HUGE lit up sign for Darien Masse!! and also along Hwy 21 endless signs for this same candidate. Like in bunches...what is the point of that - why is that necessary? Do they think us voters are stupid? Masse for sure would not have my vote! I don't care if he has the answwer for world peace right now - he needs to find better ways of getting his point across!
I don't WANT these signs littering up our roadsides in what is one of the most beautiful times of the year in this area....
If I was to vote then I would refuse to vote for anyone who has these signs up - you want my vote? then refuse to have signs up - campaign door to door or via newspapers and flyers or within malls etc - but do NOT spoil my view with endless ugly signs!
They are such a mess and an eyesore!! They should be banned. The council come around and remove comfree signs and yard sale signs etc yet the councillors are allowed to litter our beautiful roadsides with these signs for several weeks before each election!
And then driving home today I see (On a rural road) a HUGE lit up sign for Darien Masse!! and also along Hwy 21 endless signs for this same candidate. Like in bunches...what is the point of that - why is that necessary? Do they think us voters are stupid? Masse for sure would not have my vote! I don't care if he has the answwer for world peace right now - he needs to find better ways of getting his point across!
I don't WANT these signs littering up our roadsides in what is one of the most beautiful times of the year in this area....
If I was to vote then I would refuse to vote for anyone who has these signs up - you want my vote? then refuse to have signs up - campaign door to door or via newspapers and flyers or within malls etc - but do NOT spoil my view with endless ugly signs!
Snow Globe from TO
Here is the snow globe Lloyd found for me in Toronto. It's gorgeous - it's musical and the inner part of the base turns around with different scenes and words as the music plays :) I know the CN tower, but can anyone name the other buildings for me?
Lloyd brought the boys back a t-shirt each and the girls got soft toys - a racoon in a TO sweater for Susie (looks just like the one from The Kissing Hand) and a sled dog for Abigail....oh and Sam got a little west Jet plane :)
Prize winnings!!
Yesterday in the mail I received the prize I won in last weeks online crop! Unicorn1 from SH sent me this prize for scraplifting (copying) one of her layouts from the gallery at SH. She sent me sooo much!!!! All these gorgeous goodies and it was such a great thing to get in the mail - Thanks Glenda - I love it all :)
Saturday is here...
And we got NO flurries last night despite the forecast!! Yay!!! It's gorgeous and sunny outside and it loks as though we will get through the entire month of September with NO SNOW which is a very good thing! Most Septembers we seem to get a dusting at least one morning but not this year :) This Winter is going to be a good one!
So Chris was at a house party last night in town...I guess I really should worry more but I trust him - he's a sensible boy and I'm sure he had a great time! It was his friend Andres birthday - I think he's 15 now....
Chris is supposed to phone this morning but if he had a very late night no doubt he is still snoring on the floor somewhere at Andrews house.
We have to go to MP today to pick up my run kit for tomorrows Run for the Cure - thanks again to EVERYONE that sponsored either me or my boys! That really does mean so much! I am not sure if I can run the WHOLE thing - yikes.....maybe the momentum and excitement of the crowd will help push me along - but run, walk or crawl, I WILL finish my 5k :) Lloyd is coming along with the camera so I will be posting piccies tomorrow night!
So yes, we have to pick the run kits up from the running room and I have a 20% off coupon to use on some running pants for Winter. Then we have to run to Costco for diapers and Tide (washing liquid) and thats our plans for the day. No idea what else we will do....
Our chickens leave tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon we are going to Elk Island for our Fall pictures. Tonight maybe we will watch Greys Anatomy (we are mid way through the Ferry fire episode.....)
Ok - I should go and get showered and dressed...oh but first I think I will take a couple of pictures I want to blog!
So Chris was at a house party last night in town...I guess I really should worry more but I trust him - he's a sensible boy and I'm sure he had a great time! It was his friend Andres birthday - I think he's 15 now....
Chris is supposed to phone this morning but if he had a very late night no doubt he is still snoring on the floor somewhere at Andrews house.
We have to go to MP today to pick up my run kit for tomorrows Run for the Cure - thanks again to EVERYONE that sponsored either me or my boys! That really does mean so much! I am not sure if I can run the WHOLE thing - yikes.....maybe the momentum and excitement of the crowd will help push me along - but run, walk or crawl, I WILL finish my 5k :) Lloyd is coming along with the camera so I will be posting piccies tomorrow night!
So yes, we have to pick the run kits up from the running room and I have a 20% off coupon to use on some running pants for Winter. Then we have to run to Costco for diapers and Tide (washing liquid) and thats our plans for the day. No idea what else we will do....
Our chickens leave tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon we are going to Elk Island for our Fall pictures. Tonight maybe we will watch Greys Anatomy (we are mid way through the Ferry fire episode.....)
Ok - I should go and get showered and dressed...oh but first I think I will take a couple of pictures I want to blog!
New reader :)
I have a new reader :) Please welcome Tess (aka Bradsmom). Tess is a fellow scrapbooker and member of Scrappers Haven - in fact she's taking part in Iron Chef 3 at SH right now! Good Luck Tess!
Tess has started a new blog, so be sure to check it out by clicking on 'My Daily Ramblings' in my links list tot he right! Leave her a comment to be sure she keeps blogging!!!
Tess has started a new blog, so be sure to check it out by clicking on 'My Daily Ramblings' in my links list tot he right! Leave her a comment to be sure she keeps blogging!!!
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