TWN Christmas Party
December 11, 2006

On behalf of the TWN Christmas Committee we would like to thank the following TWN Membership & Staff who helped make this years event successful:  Alison  & Deanna George for soliciting donations, assisting Santa w/the list, & getting this party organized.  Dorothy , Pat & Nadeen for assisting with organizing the gifts (for Santa), Linda Sterling for her Costco card & Christmas Cards.  Laurie & Nadeen for Christmas Craft Ideas & a special thanks to Leah & Mike for donating all of the craft materials & Ben Thomas for using his contacts @ Starbucks & Tim Hortons for Door Prizes.  The set up crew: Mike W, Graham, Chris, Amanda, Amberly, Luke, Vanessa, Alison & Deanna!

We would also like to thank: 

  • Ashcroft & company,
  • Colony Home & Furnishing Ltd.
  • Dr. Douglas Aberley
  • C.L. Knight Conulting
  • NS Pest Detective
  • Starbucks Dollar Shopping Centre
  • Tim Hortons
  • Lindsay, Carter GM
  • Southwest Contracting Ltd.
  • Westcan Business Network
  • TWN Taxation
  • TWN Economic Developments
  • TWN Wellness
  • TWN Band School
  • Bruce Hurst, John Nagy of Reid
  • Hurst, Nagy General Accountants
  • Purdy's Chocolate
  • Kubiak Plumbing
  • Bestway Major Appliance Repar & Service Ltd.
  • Rice Financial

AND to all who have volunteered with this party via: cleaning Up & just plain chipping in to make this party a success!!!.  See you next Year!


OUR COMMUNITY
halloween party was a huge success!



The Halloween Party was AWESOME!!! Everyone had a good time.  There were lots of great costumes it was really hard for the judges to choose winners.  Thanks to everyone who helped set up and clean up and to everyone who donated items and their time to make the party a huge success. We really appreciate it.  We hope to see all of you out for the Community Christmas Party.  We will keep you posted.


Family Night was a huge success!
don't miss out on our next one

Thank You On behalf of Hitam Treadwell, Mike Wilson, Andrew Van Eden and Kellie Tennant.  We wish to thank everyone who came out to family Night.  A special Thank You to those who cleaned up afterward (Ed Thomas, Roberta George, Cheyenne Hood) and any others that we may have forgot to mention (including those who assisted with putting away the games). WE ARE PLANNING THE NEXT FAMILY NIGHT FOR JANUARY 23, 2006!!! We are looking for more people who are willing to help organize, set up and clean up.  We are also looking for more of YOUR ideas on what you want to happen during family Nights.

For those who filmed with APTN (now channel 88) the segments will air at the end of the Creative Native Television shows.  The new series begins January 2006

Contact Mike 604-990-5573 or Hitam @ 604-990-5563 or Kellie and Andrew @ 604-929-3454

Daycare availability
Do you know any Family or Community members who are expecting a baby or are new parents?  Please let them know that the Infant and Toddler program is now full.  If they would like to enroll their baby with our Infant and Toddler Program (6 months to 3 years old) they will need to contact Marc ASAP to place their name on the waiting list.  THE NEXT AVAILABLE OPENING IS IN AUGUST 2007.  We do have openings on our preschool side for children 3 years to school age. Contact Marc at 604-929-0693

KIDS JOKES
Find some funny jokes to tell your friends or family. >>click here

COLOURING SHEETS
Download fun colouring sheets. Print them out and colour them up. This month we have animal pictures: a wolf, a bear or a racoon. >>click here

KIDS CROSSWORDS
Download educational crossword and word plays. Some are easy and some are a little harder. You can always ask for help. >>click here

BOOK REVIEW
Eve Bunting and Greg Shed's Dandelions is a superb picture book appropriate for a wide range of grade levels. >>click here


 

KIDS JOKES

How did the telephones get married ?

In a double ring ceremony !

Why did the child study in the aeroplane ?

He wanted a higher education !

Why was the broom late ?

It over swept !

Do you know the time ?
No, we haven't met yet !

What kind of hair do oceans have ?
Wavy !

What runs but never walks ?

Water !

How do you make milk shake ?

Give it a good scare !

Whats red and flies and wobbles at the same time ?

A jelly copter !

Waiter, this soup tastes funny ?

Then why aren't you laughing !

Why did the clock get sick ?

It was run down !

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COLOURING SHEETS

Download colouring sheets below, print them out and colour them up!

BEAR Download PDF colouring sheet here

RACOON Download PDF colouring sheethere

WOLF Download PDF colouring sheet here


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KIDS CROSSWORDS

Download different level crosswords.

Easy Crossword Download PDF crossword here

Harder Crossword Download PDF crossword here

Word Game Download PDF word game here


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DANDELIONS

by Eve Bunting and Greg Shed. (Harcourt, 1995 ISBN 0-15-200050-X Library Binding) Picture Book. 32 pages. Grades 2+.
This book was first reviewed by Carol Otis Hurst in Teaching K-8 Magazine.

Review
Eve Bunting and Greg Shed's Dandelions is a superb picture book appropriate for a wide range of grade levels. For those of you unfamiliar with this treasure, let me introduce you. We meet Zoe and her family on the way from Illinois to their new home in an ox-drawn covered wagon, their cow walking behind. For this family, the children and father adapt quickly, but the pregnant mother is overwhelmed by the loneliness. When Papa declares they are "here", there's nothing to see but the endless plain that has surrounded them for weeks. Soon the well is dug, the sod house made and it begins to feel like home for everyone but Mama. She feels insignificant and lonely and says that the sodhouse disappears into the terrain almost as soon as they step away from it. Zoe's clump of dandelions which she digs up and brings carefully home from a trip to town are planted on the roof. Like the people, the dandelions are not easily transplanted, but they take root. In the last scene, we see the brilliant yellow roof they create on the sod house. The story is well told and the illustrations which glow with gold from the first spread on, bring us the feeling of sun-drenched plains and of dandelions.

Related Books
Prairie Visions by Pam Conrad
Sod Houses on the Great Plains by Glen Rounds
The Treeless Plains by Glen Rounds
Grasshopper Summer by Ann Turner
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

READ A GOOD CHILDREN’S BOOK LATELY?

Write a review and submit it to Chief&Council@twnation.ca for condideration in this spot of the website!


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