Virtual Programming Update for the week of July 20th
  • Wonderful connections in our Zoom circles!
  • Tips from Bloorview Kids Rehab - What to do if Your Child Can Not Wear a Face Covering
  • What's happening: Virtual Programming for the week of July 20th
  • Week in Review: Links to Daily Circle Time plus Songs, Books and Visits with EECC Staff
  • Glitterbug Circle Time every Wednesday morning!
  • The Power of Bias and How to Disrupt it in our Children
  • A Child Care Survey by the Provincial Government - closes July 21st
  • Free Robot Colouring Pages from Red Ted Art
  • Upcycle Old Toys (Including Old Crayola Markers and Lids!)
Soaking up the CONNECTION during Live Circles. We welcome you and your children.
We've always known that children attending Kimbourne and Terry Fox EarlyON programs are wild about circle time. Who would have guessed we could make it so successful and meaningful online? Our program staff, initially tentative, are absolute believers. And we get it...for a variety of reasons, it's probably not for everyone. But what we're seeing is that the children are soaking up the connection with our staff and each other. And our staff are very energized by what the children are bringing to circle time, too! Join us on Zoom at 10 am every morning, or watch later when you can on our Facebook page or our EECC's YouTube Channel.
an online conference between a white person wearing a hat and waving in the top left of the screen and a brown person with dark haird and an orange shirt in the top right of the screen and an Asian person with dark hair waving in the bottom centre
How it works: Once you've registered, watch your email after 9 am each day for reminders and Zoom links. Use the Zoom link provided in the email to enter the Zoom Waiting Room. At 10 am, staff will admit you to the circle. Late arrivals are totally OK! Circle Time lasts about 30 minutes, but here's the thing: we don't want it to be a "job" for you or the children to stay in front of the screen, so by all means let the kiddos run around if they feel like it, have a snack or go take a break if they want to. Please be aware that our Daily Circle Time is recorded for the purposes of sharing with families unable to access it live. This means the images of children and the name that appears in their screen will be visible to the public.
Tip Sheet: What to do if Your Child Can Not Wear a Face Covering
a taller child and a shorter child with dark hair and light brown skin stand together wearing navy blue masks and black tee shirts with graphics on the fronts
During the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask reduces the spread of droplets (small drops of moisture) when someone coughs, sneezes or speaks.

On July 7, 2020, the City of Toronto implemented a by-law that states that all individuals must wear a mask inside public indoor spaces . But for some children with disabilities, whether physical, cognitive, or intellectual, there are medical reasons that may prevent them from wearing a mask.

This tip sheet was created to aid you in answering some concerns you may have about mask-wearing, particularly if your child is unable to do so, and how to respond to questions other people may ask.

What's Happening: week of July 20th
  • Monday through Saturday, 10 am: Daily Circle Time live with EECC staff and families. Sign up to join us live or watch later with your little ones and sing along!
  • Monday: Anna reads Brown Bear, Brown Bear; so much a gardener, Rashida shows us and talks about five different flowers!
  • Tuesday: The Ants are Marching with Anna, Lisa and Rashida.
  • Wednesday: Parachute Activities with Anna, Lisa and Rashida.
  • Thursday: .Anna, Lisa and Rashida talk about road signs and road safety.
  • Friday: Anna and Rashida paint without brushes.
This is a tentative plan, subject to favourable tech conditions. All videos will be uploaded to our Facebook page each day.
Week in Review: Songs, Stories and Visits with EECC Staff!
in the foreground a white person with dark braids and a hat wearing a white face mask jumps up with one foot extended behind while on a pink background an Asian person with dark hair and a dark face mask stands
Against a pink background a brown person with dark hair wearing a white facemask holds a skipping rope while an Asian person with dark hair weaing a dark face mask jumps
Using our WHOLE BODY to make BIG movements: Anna, Lisa and Rashida show gross motor activities such as jumping, hopping, leaping, skipping!

Baby Bathtime Songs in Cantonese and English with Anna.
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Go on a tour of the Garden at Kimbourne with Anna, Lisa and Rashida!
Againist a pink background an Asian person with dark hair and a dark face mask sits to the left at a blue table holding crafting materials next to a brown person with dark hair weaing a white tee shirt seated at the blue table with arms extended
Fine Motor: Lacing and beading at Kimbourne with Anna and Rashida

Rashida tells us about the life, bravery and accomplishments of Malala!
an online conference between a white person wearing a hat and waving in the top left of the screen and a brown person with dark haird and an orange shirt in the top right of the screen and an Asian person with dark hair waving in the bottom centre
Here are links to last week's circles:

Monday with Anna and Rashida
Tuesday with Anna, Lisa and Rashida
Wednesday with Anna, Lisa and Rashida
Thursday with Anna, Lisa and Rashida
Friday with Anna and Rashida

Watch and sing along!!
Join The 519 along with the little ones in your life for weekly virtual circle time. Enjoy sing-along action songs, storytime, and more. Wednesdays at 11:30 am!
black person wearing a purple top with short sleeves sits at a table in front of empty auditorium chairs smiling next to the cover of a book called BIAS
Dr. Jennifer Eberhart, author of the best-selling book Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do , joins Janet Lansbury to discuss how racial bias develops in the brain and fosters disparities in our neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and the criminal justice system. As the mother of three sons, Jennifer has also witnessed the effects of bias in real time. She and Janet explore some of the steps parents can take to combat the development of bias in their children. “Preschoolers are picking this up and determining who’s a good person, who’s a bad person… They need our help in comprehending what’s going on around them and helping them to make sense of it.” ... read the interview
The Sandwich Sisters Pod!
Families and neighbours in the Riverdale and Danforth areas have made over 1600 sandwiches in the past 4 weeks for the homeless and food insecure. The Riverdale and Danforth Sandwich Sisters Pod and its grassroots weekly sandwich drive are now at over 70 members but they always need more help.

They have made giving back to their community accessible by creating a Facebook group, and providing a weekly contactless porch drop-off for donations. To participate in making sandwiches for the homeless and food insecure you can email Riverdale and Danforth Sandwich Sisters Pod leader Darryl Nielsen at Darryl@managingeventuality.org or via direct message on Facebook.
Survey: Improving Child Care for Families in Ontario
The survey applies to licensed, unlicensed, centre or homebased child care including employment of nannies. It closes July 21st.
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Free Robot colouring pages from Red Ted Art
Upcycle Your Old Toys!
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"Reminder that we collect and reuse the caps from thick Crayola markers. We then recycle the marker bodies through the Crayola Color Cycle program! Visit tinytoyco.com for toy waste mail-in, drop-off and pickup options in Toronto."