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Meaning of Home Contest

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The Meaning of Home contest, which runs from January 7, 2019 to February 18, 2019, invites Grades 4, 5 and 6 students from across Canada to submit a written poem or essay explaining what home means to them for a chance to direct $25,000 grant to a local Habitat for Humanity build of their choice. Since 2007, over 50,000 students have participated in the Meaning of Home contest. Thanks to their inspiring words, and Genworth Canada’s generous support, the Meaning of Home contest has raised over $1 million to build homes across Canada for families in need of decent and affordable housing.

The Meaning of Home contest offers a unique and meaningful way to get your child involved in the creative writing process. The goal is to teach children about the importance of giving back to the community and foster their active participation as world citizens.

Timing:
October 1, 2018 to January 6, 2019: Sign-up to receive more information and contest updates
January 7, 2019: Contest opens for submissions
February 18, 2019: Contest closes
February 19 – March 28, 2019: Judging of all entries
April 2019: Winners are announced

Each grade will have a grand prize winner and three runners-up for a total of 12 prizes.

Grand Prize Winner (three total, one per grade) – $25,000
Each grade winner of the Meaning of Home contest will receive a $25,000 grant to direct to a local Habitat build of their choice. Additional prizes include an iPad and class pizza party.

3 Runner-up Prizes (nine total, three per grade) – $5,000
Three contest runners-up per grade will each receive a $5,000 grant towards a Habitat build project of their choice. Additional prizes include an electronic tablet and class pizza party.

And $10 per essay will be generously donated by the contest’s founding sponsor, Genworth Canada to your local Habitat for Humanity for every contest entry submitted from within their region!

That means that your child’s participation is helping Canadian families access safe, decent and affordable homes that they pay for with a no down payment, interest-free affordable mortgage.

While the contest is free to enter, if you would like to match the $10 donation to Habitat as a result of your child’s essay entry, you can do so by visiting habitat.ca/supportstudent from October 29, 2018 to February 18, 2019. All donations go back to your local Habitat to help them build more homes for more families in our community.

Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon
320-21st Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7M 4E6
Phone: 306-343-7772 | Fax: 306-343-7801
www.habitatsaskatoon.ca

2018 Online soccer registration

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***Online registration available until Wednesday, September 12th @ 10 pm***

SEASON LENGTH (all leagues): October 21 to mid-March

DIVISIONS and SESSION DATES:

KINDER Soccer (born 2015 or 2016)
1 session per week (night & time TBD, led by volunteer VVCA parents)
All sessions held at Brunskill School gym

UNDER-5 (born 2014 only) – COED
3 vs 3 format; no goaltenders
1 regular game per week (night – TBD).
10 weeknight games in elementary school gyms plus 5 turf games at SaskTel Sports Centre (one Sunday per month)
Practices: TBD (at discretion of coach)

UNDER-7 (born 2012 & 2013) – COED
4 vs 4 format, includes goalkeeper
All games played on Sundays (various times)
10 games at Henk Ruys Soccer Centre plus 5 turf games at SaskTel Sports Centre
Practices: TBD (at discretion of coach)

UNDER-9 (born 2010 & 2011) – BOYS/GIRLS/COED
5 vs 5 format, includes goalkeeper
All games played on Sundays
10 games at Henk Ruys Soccer Centre plus 5 turf games at SaskTel Sports Centre
Practices: TBD (at discretion of coach)

NOTES:
Varsity View Community Association only registers players in the age categories listed above. If you are interested in an UNDER-11 program (or higher) please go to: http://www.eastsidesoccer.ca/

If cost is a barrier for you to register your child/children, you are encouraged to apply for funding from Kidsport. Please click on the link below for the application form:
http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/saskatchewan/saskatoon/apply-for-assistance/

Application deadline for Kidsport funding is Friday, September 28th. You may email the VVCA soccer coordinator at niranharrison@gmail.com if you have any financial assistance inquiries.

If there is no way for you to pay via credit card on the Piratic registration site, please email the VVCA soccer coordinator Niran Harrison at: niranharrison@gmail.com

https://www.picatic.com/vvca_fallsoccerregistration2018

Music in Early Childhood Classes

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Registration is Now Open for all CMEP 2018/19 Early Childhood Classes :

Community Music Education Program (CMEP)
CMEP is a well-established community music program with an unparalleled early childhood curriculum for babies and children of all ages. Our teachers make the difference. All are musicians and early childhood educators.We are offering the following options for ages 3, 4/5, and 6 years:

Ages 0 to 36 months
Parenting With Music (PWM)
New this year: For those who are familiar with our parent/baby music classes (Parenting With Music + Suzuki Early Childhood), we have now combined the elements of these classes into one curriculum under the “Parenting With Music (PWM)” title. This allows us to offer a greater variety of days and times to all parents with babies age
0 to 36 months:
Wed 9:15-10:00am (PWM-W1)
Wed 10:05-10:50am (PWM-W2)
Sat 11:00-11:45am (PWM-S)

Ages 3 to 6 years
Music in Early Childhood (MEC)
3’s
Tue 1:00 – 1:45pm (MEC3-T)
Wed 11:00 -11:45am (MEC3-W)
Sat 10:00 -10:45am (MEC3-S)

4/5’s
Tue 2:00 – 3:00pm (MEC4/5-T)
Wed 12:00 – 1:00pm (MEC4/5-W)
Sat 9:00 -10:00am (MEC4/5-S1)
Sat 12:45 – 1:45pm (MEC4/5-S2)

6’s
Sat 11:45 – 12:45pm (MEC6-S)

Register soon to avoid disappointment! Secure your preferred class today. Visit our website for detailed descriptions and a full list of all days and times offered: www.wiltonmusic.com

* NEW LOCATIONS of Classes *
Tuesday classes: St John’s Parish Hall behind Cathedral at 816 Spadina Cres
Wednesday classes: Albert Community Centre, 610 Clarence Ave S
Saturday classes: Wildwood Mennonite Church, 1502 Acadia Dr, lower level

Sportball Summer Camp

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Sportball Saskatoon Summer Camp

Drop off camps build upon Multi-Sport programs for expertly coached half-day sessions filled with creative fun, exciting games and skill-based sports. Camps for 3.5-5 years old for from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Camps for 5-7 year olds go from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Albert Community Centre: July 3-5; August 21-23
Grosvenor Park: July 3 – August 21
St Martins United Church, 2617 Clarence Ave. S: July 10-12; August 14-16

See Sportball website for dates, times and costs.

Sportball offers kids multi-sport programs in North Saskatchewan, including children’s soccer, T-ball and ball hockey for toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged kids in locations across North Saskatchewan. Our non-competitive sports classes for kids are play-based programs designed to improve fitness for children from toddlers ages 1 to 3 years old up to young children ages 3 to 5 years old and 5 to 12 years old.

sportball.ca

YAS Basketball Camps

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All you need to do is ask us.

You can get a $50.00 camp discount certificate to attend one of eight week-long basketball day camps to be held at Saskatoon’s Cosmo Civic Centre this July and August . . . just for asking.

Just email us at info@yas.ca or text us at 306-242-2425 and say, ‘Please send me a discount certificate.’ We’ll hustle it right to you.

Everyone is welcome. We have a skill level and age group for everyone.

These discount certificates are funded by donations from
Canadian Tire Jump Start Charities
City of Saskatoon
Hall*Comm Trust
Saskatchewan Lotteries
Saskatchewan Community Initiatives Fund
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority

Winter Play Program

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Saturdays & Sundays
February 10 to March 11, 2018
10:30 am – 4:00 pm

Drop in for winter games and activities!
Ages 2 – 12
Two leaders will be on-site to provide active programming such as, tug of war, snow baseball, powder-puff football, snow soccer, capture the flag, penguin races, snow carving, snow painting, freeze tag, etc.!
Greystone Heights Rec Unit, 2711 Main Street
Holliston Rec Unit, 1151 Louise Avenue
North Park Rec Unit, 1418 7th Avenue North
Massey Place Rec Unit, 3110 Massey Place

FREE Learn to Skate Program!
Participants mus bring their own skates and CSA approved winter helmets. Children under the age of six must be accompanied by an adult or responsible care giver.
North Park, 1416 7th Avenue North, Saturdays 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Holliston, 1151 Louise Avenue, Saturdays 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Avalon, 2602 Broadway Avenue, Sundays 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Greystone Heights, 2711 Main Street, Sundays 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Massey, 3110 Massey Place, Sundays 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

For more information, call 306-975-3378
Activities will be cancelled if the temperature reaches -25 degrees C or below with the windchill or due to adverse ice conditions.

PD Day activities

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Parents’ Child Development Co-operative offers a program for school age children on Professional Development Days and other non school days such as Christmas break, Easter break and through the summer.

We operate in three schools: Brevoort Park School, St. Bernard School and St. Philip School.

For more information you can visit our website: www.mypcdc.ca

Canada Learning Bond

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Do you have a child born in 2004 or later?
Do you receive the National Child Benefit Supplement?
Don’t miss out on $2,000 for their education. 70% of eligible families are not getting this federal benefit!
CALL ACORN CANADA TO REGISTER FOR THE CANADA LEARNING BOND
IF YOU QUALIFY, YOU WILL RECEIVE UP TO $2,000 TOWARDS YOUR CHILD’S COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY! CALL TOLL FREE: 1-866-991-0025

ACORN Canada is a not-for-profit membership community organization for low and moderate income families. Uniting communities for justice!
acorncanada.org

Government of Canada: Canada Learning Bond

An evening with Sheldon Kennedy

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Saskatchewan Prevention Institute presents
An evening with Sheldon Kennedy

With a screening of the documentary “SWIFT CURRENT”
Thursday, October 5, 2017
TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Doors Open at 6:00 p.m.)

“Why I Didn’t Say Anything: The Sheldon Kennedy Story” will be available for purchase. Book signing to be held.

FREE ADMISSION and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (14A)
Cash donations appreciated with profits benefitting Respect Group, Saskatchewan Abilities Council, and Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation.

Concession available: no outside food or drinks allowed.
Purchase tickets to enter draws for prize packages!!
See www.skprevention.ca/prizes for a list of prize packages available. (Check back often, as prizes updated frequently.)

Sponsored by Cameco and Cuelenaere LLP – Cuelenaere Kendall Katzman & Watson

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is pleased to be bringing Sheldon Kennedy to Saskatoon in October 2017. The Institute is a provincial, non-profit organization with a mandate to reduce the occurrence of disabling conditions in children. We work in a variety of areas, one of which is the prevention of child abuse.

Sheldon Kennedy was sexually assaulted over a period of 5 years by his hockey coach, Graham James. It became a very public issue within the hockey community and beyond. The biggest questions asked were, “how could this happen?” and “why didn’t anyone know?” Sheldon lived for many years in the shadow of the abuse. However, he decided to take a stand that would have implications for many, by charging his former coach and going public with his story. He has become a strong advocate promoting better response to child abuse in Canada.

Unfortunately, many children in Saskatchewan experience abuse. Although old, these publicly available statistics help to paint the picture of child abuse in our province. In 2012, Saskatchewan had the second highest rate of police-reported cases of child abuse in Canada. In 2008, there were almost 9,000 child welfare cases investigated in Saskatchewan. There are multiple long-term impacts on the physical, mental, and emotional health of an individual who has experienced abuse as a child.

As a province, we need to talk openly about this issue. It is important for us to understand that children are most at risk for abuse, not from a stranger, but from a person who is trusted by not only the child, but the child’s family. Parents need the knowledge and resources to protect their children. Our society needs to be prepared to protect those children who are not protected by their families.

On Thursday, October 5, 2017, the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is hosting a public evening with Sheldon Kennedy at TCU Place in Saskatoon. The documentary of his life, “Swift Current”, will be shown and there will be a chance to hear from Sheldon and learn from his experience. The event will be open to the public, including youth 14 years of age and older.

To learn more about our organization, please visit www.skprevention.ca. To learn more about Sheldon Kennedy’s organization, please visit: http://www.sheldonkennedycac.ca/.

Junior Roller Derby

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Saskatoon Junior Roller Derby Presents…
Junior Roller Derby Registration

September – December session
Ages 8 – 18, all genders
Equipment not provided

Registration Night
September 6, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Cosmo Civic Centre

For more information contact: curb@srdl.ca or visit www.sjrdl.ca

The Saskatoon Junior Roller Derby League (SJRDL) ​is a non-­profit competitive junior flat track program, open to all youth between the ages 8 – 18. We support the development of skaters to help build the sport of roller derby in the Province of Saskatchewan. The Saskatoon Junior Roller Derby Program is designed to develop character, confidence, leadership and social interaction in youth through the sport of Roller Derby. The SJRDL​ intends to nurture and develop both skilled athletes and those who have not yet realized the champion inside of them.

Kids in the Park Soccer

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SASKATOON YOUTH SOCCER INC. PRESENTS THE 10th SUMMER OF
Kids in the Park
FREE SOCCER DROP-IN FOR ALL AGES
Monday to Friday
Jul 3 – Aug 24, 2017
City of Saskatoon Playground Program Locations
Schedule will be posted for 2017 on or before June 27

Program is free, no registration required, just drop in to your neighborhood playground!
Program travels to 45+ different City of Saskatoon playground centre sites and is instructed by certified soccer coaches!

For more information call Saskatoon Youth Soccer (306) 975-3413

Thank you Community Initiatives Fund, City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Soccer Association, Sask Lotteries, and Xtratime Sports Soccer Locker for your help in funding this summer’s Soccer Kids In the Park program!

http://saskatoonyouthsoccer.ca/page.php?page_id=85955

United Way – help kids!

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Did you know that a child not at a Grade 3 reading level on time is 4 times more likely to drop out of highschool?

Or how about that… most students experience summer learning loss, referred to as “summer slide”, causing them to fall behind or “slide” backwards during the school year?

United Way is taking action!

By connecting kids to their community.
Last year, 838 children and youth took part in after school recreational programming, giving them a sense of community and allowing them to just be kids.

By supporting emotional and physical wellness.
Last year, 3,318 meals were distributed to vulnerable youth at a shelter that may have otherwise gone without.

By focusing on engagement in learning.
Last year, 54 children participated in 2 week literacy and language camps. One camp had a focus on tackling summer “slide” and the other increasing the children’s English language skills. We saw great results from these first camps!
In both the literacy and language camp the children were excited to learn, the parents felt supported and the final testing showed that 92.5% of the students in the literacy camp maintained or improved their pre-program reading skills and on average in the language camps students overall vocabulary grew by 22 words.

How can you help?
United Way needs your support by helping to raise $25,000 to help even more kids be all that they can be in 2017.
Together we can give children and youth the start in life they need, we can prepare them for kindergarten, we can help them reach their grade level reading milestones and we can empower them to be healthy independent adults.

Please donate and help children and youth in your community reach their full potential.
United Way donation page.

Helping kids be all that they can be.

The Math Game Morning

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The Math Game Morning
Saturday February 4, 2017
10:30 am – 1:30 pm

For children 4-14 and their whole families – exciting Math and Logic-related games, activities, puzzles and more! It is organized with support from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Saskatchewan.

Location: University of Saskatchewan GSA Commons; Emmanuel and St. Chad Building at 1337 College Drive.

Parking: off Wiggins Rd, turn right before the Observatory.

Participation fees after registration: $5 (age 4-14), $3 adults (15+), free for kids 0-3; ($7 & $5 without registration).

Light lunch will be offered: Chilli, chips, pop, coffee, dessert…

More details http://sask-math.livejournal.com

Mind, Exercise, Nutrition – Do it!

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MEND Saskatchewan is offering a number of FREE programs for families with children’s of various age groups to adopt healthy lifestyles. Typically programs run 90 minutes, once or twice per week over a ten week span. During this program, parents and children will learn numerous skills ranging from healthy eating, demonstration, games and a number of fun interactive activities.

MEND for 7-13 year olds
Do you want to help your 7-13 year old:
– make better food choices?
– watch less TV or play less video games
– to be more active or participate in a sport?
– maintain a healthy weight?

MEND can show you how small changes can make a big difference!
– MEND empowers children and families to become fitter and healthier.
– This FREE program is fun and interactive and supports you and your children(ren) to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

What happens at the MEND program?
– Parents /caregivers join their children in each session to learn about how to choose healthier foods and spend more time being physically active.
– Twice-weekly sessions are a mix of family activities where we show you how small changes can make a big difference.
– Practical demonstrations, games and tips about healthy foods, label reading and portion sizes.
– Fun physical activity sessions for the kids in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
– After 10 weeks, you and your family will be well on your way to a healthier life!

Locations
St. Marks – 414 Pendygrasse Road
Monday & Wednesday 6:30-8:30pm
January 23rd – March 23rd (Cancelled February 20th & 22nd)

College of Kinesiology-Physical Activity Center – 87 Campus Road
Sundays 10:00am-12:00noon & Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
January 22nd – March 23rd (Cancelled February 19th & 23rd)

MEND for 2 – 4 year olds
What is MEND 2-4?
– MEND 2-4 is a FREE comprehensive, family-based healthy lifestyle program for all families with children aged 2-4 years. This program is designed to promote healthy eating and activity habits from an early age.

Who can participate?
– MEND 2-4 is for children and families who are interested learning about healthy lifestyles. Children do not have to be above a healthy weight.

What happens at the MEND program?
– MEND 2-4 consists of ten sessions, once per week. Each session is 90 minutes long
– Parents /caregivers join their children in each session
– Spend time playing with your child and learn new games
– Take part in a parent discussion while your child plays
– Learn fun ways to introduce new foods and add variety
– Learn how to read and understand food labels and ingredients
– Learn how to deal with challenging behaviours
– Meet other parents and families in your area and make new friends

Locations:
Brunskill School – 101 Wiggins Ave N
Saturdays 10:00-11:30am
January 28th –April 8th, 2017
10-11:30am (Cancelled February 18)

For more information please visit www.mendsk.ca

Volleyball Saskatoon

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Volleyball Saskatoon’s Cool Moves Volley WINTER Program for girls and boys is held on Wednesdays from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. from January 11 to March 8 at the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Lawson at 219 Primrose Drive.

Mini Volley for 6 – 8 year olds
Atomic for 9 – 11 years olds
Tripleball for 12 – 13 year olds
Smashball for boys born in 2003, 04 & 05.

Come and learn how to play volleyball. Cost is $125.00

For more information contact Leo van Dam at 306 261-5994 or visit www.volleyballsaskatoon.ca