Author: Robyn Vujevic

February 2025

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	4 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	5 / Community Programming - Family Centre CLOSED / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	6 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Family Centre CLOSED in the afternoon	7 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Stay & Play 1-3pm
10 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Family Centre CLOSED in the afternoon / Kindergarten Information Night 6-7:30pm	11 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	12 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm Story in the Library 1:45-2	13 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Preschool Lunch 11:45-12:40 / Family Centre CLOSED in the afternoon	14 / Valentine’s Day Celebration 9-11am / Stay & Play 1-3pm
17 / FAMILY CENTRE CLOSED / Louis Riel Day	18 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	19 / Giggling Ivory’s Music Program 9-11am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	20 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Family Centre CLOSED in the afternoon	21 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am Festival du Voyageur Pancake Breakfast / Stay & Play 1-3pm
24 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am Moe the Mouse / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	25 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am Family Gym 9:10-9:30 / Stay & Play 1-2:15pm Early Dismissal	26 / Book Making Workshop - Drop in Program 9-11am / Stay & Play 1-3:15pm	27 / Stay & Play 9-11:15am / Family Centre CLOSED in the afternoon	28 / Community Programming at 51 Morrow Ave 9:30-10:30am / Stay & Play 1-3pm

St. George Family Centre February Newsletter

151 St George Rd
204-253-6773
robyn.vujevic@lrsd.net
Robyn Vujevic—Family Centre Coordinator
Heba Almokdad—Family Centre Assistant

About Us
Welcome to St George Family Centre. We are located in Room 12 in St George School. We offer parent and child programming throughout the school year. You can bring your child (birth to 5 years old) for free play, art activities, songs & stories, movement activities and much more! We offer a welcoming space to meet other parents and caregivers. A healthy snack is also provided. All programming is free.

Little Learners Preschool Program
Is your child starting Kindergarten next year? We will offering a play-based ready for school program, which focuses on skills to help prepare children who are entering Kindergarten. This program is for children who were born in 2020, and will be starting Kindergarten at St George School, in September 2025. Little Learners is a free registered program that will start in April 2025 and will run until the beginning of June, for two half days per week. For more information, please contact the Family Centre.

February is I Love to Read Month! Check out our upcoming events!
Join us on Thursday, Feb13 for a Preschool Lunch from 11:45-12:40. While you and your child enjoy lunch, a special visitor from the St Vital Library will be here to read a few stories and tell you all about the programs they offer.
Join us for a Valentine’s Day Celebration on Feb14 from 9-11am! We will have a special snack and some special activities for parents and children to enjoy together!
Giggling Ivory’s BEACH DAY on Wednesday, Feb19 from 9-11am! Stacy from Giggling Ivory’s will join us for a special music class. Dress in your favorite beach outfit and join us on a musical adventure.
On Friday, Feb21, we will celebrate the Festival du Voyageur during our morning stay & play, with a special pancake breakfast. The Festival du Voyageur is an annual winter Festival, that celebrates Canada's fur trading past and unique French culture.
On Monday, Feb24, Moe the Mouse and his forest friends, will visit our circle time! Moe will visit once a month, and will bring a few special friends each time. Moe the Mouse is an early speech and language program that uses Indigenous toys and stories, to enhance language development for children 3-5 years old.
Book Making Workshop - Wednesday, Feb26. We will wind down I Love to Read Month with a book making session. Come & make a book with your child from 9-11am!
Outdoor Community Programming - Friday, Feb28. Come and join us at the Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Center (51 Morrow Ave) for Tim Horton’s coffee and snacks, along with outdoor winter activities for the children. We will be set up outside between 9:30-10:30am.
Come check out our Bookworm. He grows every time parents and kids read together at home. Every time you read 5 books with your child, they can pick a book to take home. Let’s see how big our caterpillar can grow during the month!