Raise the Roof! All Ages Family Fundraiser for the DCPPP (Saturday June 26 5:30 - 8:30 PM)
Bring your kids, parents, and neighbours for a fun-filled family evening featuring the music of Zimbabwe and the live band Kwayedza Marimba. The event is to support rebuilding Deep Cove Parent Participation Preschool following vandalism which occurred last October as well as to thank the Deep Cove Community and Cove Cliff Elementary for the support we have received over the past year to keep our proud school going.
For more information see our event poster or contact Heather Lawrence (heatherlawrence2 at me.com) or Mary Sparks (mcsparkie15 at yahoo.ca).
Deep Cove PPP Year End Meeting (Monday June 7)
The Deep Cove Parent Participation Preschool year end meeting (and party) will occur Monday, June 7th at 7 pm at the Deep Cove Yacht Club.
Deep Cove PPP Open House (Monday February 8)
The Deep Cove Parent Participation Preschool open house is scheduled for 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Please make note of our temporary location: Cove Cliff Elementary School, 1818 Banbury Road, in the portable classroom in the back playground. For more information, please download the flyer.
PPP Pub Night at the Raven (Friday January 29)
7:30 PM and onwards PPP parents will gather at the Raven to chat, socialize, and have a drink. C'mon by and chat about hockey or the Olympics instead of kids for a change!
Family Tobogganing Day at Mount Seymour (Saturday Feb 6)
We will meet up on Mount Seymour at the tobogganning area at 11:00 AM for a fun-filled day on sleds! Bring your sleds, warm clothes, and a thermos/flask of hot chocolate. Please let Heather Lawrence or Orla Robinson know if you can come and how many people will be accompanying you for booking purposes.
Monthly Parent Education and General Meetings
All speakers are on the first Tuesday of the month at the preschool at 7 pm sharp unless otherwise noted. Bookings are tentative and are subject to change. Non PPP parents are welcome to attend at a nominal cost of $5.00. Please email Tricia Gardner (gardnertricia [at] gmail.com) or Leslie Palleson (lpalleson [at] hotmail.com) to confirm a space.
Location: DCPPP
- Dec 1: Kerry Harding - "Draw me a Story" (at Deep Cove Yacht Club)
- Jan 12: Mary Sparks - "Assertiveness for preschoolers: Speaking from a place of strength" (at Deep Cove Yacht Club and note this is the second Tuesday of month due to Xmas holidays)
- Feb 2: Dr. Cameron McIntyre, ND - "Naturopathic approaches to the health of preschoolers"
- Mar 2: "Disaster Bill" McLellan - "Disaster Preparedness"
- Apr 5: Cathy Strickland - "Learning styles"
- May 4: Enid Elliot "Childhood and the importance of outdoors"
- Jun 2: Jill Sharpe - "Corporation in the Classroom" (at Deep Cove Yacht Club)