Did You Know???

Did you know that Jericho Kids’ Club has only increased its fees at an average of less than 1% per year for the last 13 years?!  Full time fees in the 1996/97 school year were $248 per month and are now $278 per month for the 2008/09 school year.  We’ve only brought our fees up by an average of $2.30 per year! 

To think, in the 2004/05 school year, full time fees were at a high of $280 per month.  Because of increased funding in the 2005/06 year, we were able to decrease our fees by 12% so our full time fees could reach a low of $246 per month. 

JKC appreciates Christine Hibbert, our Executive Director, and the Parent Advisory Committee for their dedication and hard work to keep JKC’s fees affordable.

What is Camp Byng?

If you have a child in Grade 3 that is going into Grade 4, he/she can join us at Camp Byng! If your child is already registered in our summer program but has not signed up for Camp Byng…do it now! Spaces will not last so please contact us now to book a spot.

If you don’t know about our annual camping excursion, here’s a lil’ scoop…
We leave Wednesday, July30th at 9:00am sharp on a yellow school bus to the Horsehoe Bay ferry terminal. We then travel by sea to the lovely Sunshine Coast and take another school bus to our Camp Byng location in Gibsons, BC. Once the kids are settled, we have an orientation, dinner and a nature walk and camp songs before bedtime. Our Thursday is fun-filled with programmed activities such as “Eagle Eye”, Beading, Tye-Dying, Hiking and our signature evening event….the Talent Show! On Friday, August 1st, we pack up, clean up, eat up and trek along our scenic journey back to JKC by 4:00pm.

Don’t worry….our awesome staff is there every step of the way. Some staff have been going for over 5 years.

Questions?? Contact us!

Live and Learn

It’s been a while since we’ve posted….our apologies!

Here’s our latest update:

Christine Hibbert (Executive Director), Tyler Summers (Program Manager) and Kate Alexander (Program Coordinator - Southlands) attended the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia Conference this week in Vancouver/Richmond. They were updated on research and practice on assessment and children’s learning behaviour.

Our Program Leaders and Program Coordinators attended the School Age Child Care Conference in Vancouver on May 9th where their minds were sharpened with new techniques, tips and ideas for programming and interacting with the kids.

In March of 2008, Joline Bird (Kindercare Coordinator) and Skye-lea Farr (Younger Kids Program Coordinator - General Gordon) flew to sunny Ft. Lauderdale for the National School Age Child Care Conference where they did not vacation but, rather, developed their skills and passed on their new knowledge to fellow staff.

Take a moment to ask a staff about his/her Pro-D experience on how to keep JKC a safe, fun and exciting place to be!

Get in Tune.

Don’t you wanna see what your kids are doing at JKC?

The Older Kids’ Program at Bayview embarked on an adventurous scavenger hunt around downtown during Spring Break 2008. These kooky kids shook hands with friendly new people, did push-ups in retail stores, posed with statues, mimicked window mannequins, performed for speakers’ corner, took an inside tour of a police car (by request of course!), danced in a hotel lobby and much, much more! Groups of four travelled together with a staff and explored how spending time with their friends and enjoying Vancouver’s simplest pleasures can be so much fun…and free!

Tell us what you want to see on the JKC Blog!

A Weekly Update…

Tomorrow is May 1st! Please remember to submit your May fees so that you do not accrue late charges. Every month, we have to contact several parents to remind them to pay their fees so we encourage parents to please get their fees in!

Friday is May 2nd! If your child is currently registered at JKC and you want him/her to attend our Awesome Summer Adventure, you must submit your payments and registration to our office by Friday, May 2nd. All registrations that are received after this date will be charged General Registration rates. After May 2nd, General Registration forms will be available in the office only and to current members only. General Registration for non-members for summer begins May 13th and the forms will be posted on the website on the evening of May 12th.

May Is Child Care Month

The School Age Child Care Association (SACCA) is holding a conference in commemoration of Child Care Month.  The conference is on Friday, May 9th, 2008 at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (WOSK Auditorium - 950 West 41st Avenue).  Although the conference is attended by Child Care providers, parents are encouraged to also attend.  Check out the ”Conflict Resolution Skills” workshop by Karen Bondi.  Visit the SACCA website for details. 

Community Programs are back!

JKC’s Community Programs is about to kick-start its Spring session!  The brochure will be available on Monday, April 21st to your child’s class as well as on the JKC website and in the JKC office.  Programs will begin the first week of May and run until the third week of June.  Make sure to submit your registrations before spaces fill up!

Dates to remember…

Important deadlines are approaching so now is the time to get prepared.  Please write down these dates for your reference:

• Early Bird (Members only) Summer Registration is Monday, April 14th - Friday, May 2nd. 
• New Kindercare Registration (Wait Listed Priority only) is Monday, April 28th - Friday, May 9th.
• General Summer Registration (Members/Non-Members) is Tuesday, May 13th and ongoing.  Acceptance of registrations will be dependant upon space availability.
• Current Member September 2008 Registration is Monday, June 2nd - Monday, June 16th. 
• New September 2008 Member Registration will be offered from our Wait List only.

In order to qualify as a Jericho Kids’ Club Member (JKC), your child(ren) must be attending/have attended JKC in the 2007/2008 school year and you must have paid an Annual Membership Fee.  Thus, children that only attend in the summer and relatives of members are considered non-members.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can post a comment or contact our office. You can download all necessary forms from our website.

Thanks, Hawaiian Tropic!

We can’t thank Hawaiian Tropic Suncare (HTS) enough!  They have been more than generous in supplying us with quality suncare products as well as bags, yo-yos, frisbees and workbooks for the kids. 

Since 2005, HTS has been an avid supporter of Jericho Kids’ Club’s Awesome Summer Adventure and we hope to continue our friendship with such a giving organization. 

Let’s give it up for sun safety!

JKC is raising the bar…

Jericho Kids’ Club (JKC) wants to bridge the gap between its three fabulous centres, its amazing staff, its wonderful parents and its awesome kids…so welcome to JKC’s blog!  Please visit us for updates on events, registration, holidays, news, pics, videos and, most importantly, your feedback.  We will do our best to keep you posted with weekly information so that you’re always “in the know” and if you have anything to add, post a comment…we’d love to hear from you!