FRIENDS in Fort St. John

The FRIENDS program is a school-based anxiety prevention and resiliency skill-building program, sponsored by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD).  Currently all Kindergarten teachers in our district are trained in FRIENDS and are working to deliver this program to K students.

Daddy and Me March events

As usual, both events this month are active, creative and open ended.  Our objective with Daddy and Me is to celebrate dads and all that they bring to the lives of children.  Obviously not all dads participate in these type of events but we hope that all dads recognize the importance of a male role model in the lives of young people.  Whatever your active play looks like,

Parent Conference 2013

This is a repost from January 23rd.  Please take a look!

The 6th parent conference is Saturday, March 9th at North Peace Secondary School.  There are a few interesting twists this year.

Attend alone or with your children.  You can bring your kids 3+ years and older.  Either register them for child minding (3 –

March Early Learning calendars

March is coming in like a lamb. I hope the beautiful weather gets lots of families out of the house.  Winter can feel so long here.  But there are many wonderful people at StrongStart and the Rotary Play Centre waiting to cheer you.  The easiest way to get through the winter season with small kids is get outside.  The 2nd best way is to come to our play based,

Pre-School Health Round-up

Health screening for pre-schoolers is tomorrow.
The Pre-school Health Round-up is a FUN event.  We try to make it engaging for kids and parents alike.  There will be lots of interesting activities for kids and valuable information for parents.  I always enjoy being a part of this event because it is so supportive of families.

Year of the Snake celebration

 
Once again Morgan Peltier, the children’s librarian, has partnered with a community group to use the FSJ Library as a venue for intriguing, literacy and cultural opportunities for children and families.  This month the Library is hosting the team from S.U.C.C.E.S.S for a celebration of the Chinese calendar Year of the Snake.  There will be food and stories,

Family Literacy Day Summary – SUPER FUN!!!

Family Literacy Day this year was a great success.  The new interactive activities with amazing prizes were an interesting twist on traditional events.  There was a games challenge in local restaurants, a family active literacy event,

Families in Motion, Friday, Feb 15

 
This month Families in Motion is being hosted by the Family Place and North Peace Community Resources Society at Bert Ambrose Elementary.  As usual, the event is held on the 3rd Friday of the month at a community school or centre between 6:00 and 7:30.

February Daddy and Me events

February’s events are more spread out.  Hopefully this means your family can make it to both events.  As usual, Gym Night is the second Wednesday of the month at Robert Ogilvie.  The community event is Saturday,

The Family Place

The Family Place at North Peace Community Resources (NPCRS) has programs to support your family through the winter.  The best thing about the the Family Place is the continuity of their programming.  Every event of this poster starts a new cycle in April.  So if you missed the Nobody’s Perfect Parenting or are interested in Daddy and Me,