Parent Handbook

You'll receive a PDF of the Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool (GMCAPS) Parent Handbook in the same email as the registration forms, but you can always view/download a copy here:

Health and Safety Policy

2022-23 - SPECIAL STATEMENT
During the pandemic, health and safety regulations are continually being updated. We operate in strict adherence to all directives and guidelines from Ottawa Public Health, and those directives override all published health and safety policies published here (on the website) or in the Parent Handbook. 

Covid-19 Policies and Procedures 

Our pre-COVID policies remain in effect...
​In the best interest of your child, the teachers and the other children at the school, you must keep your child home for 24 hours when they have the following symptoms:
  • Elevated temperature within the last 24 hours - fever of 101 F or 38.5 C or more
  • Vomiting within the last 24 hours
  • Diarrhea within the last 24 hours - two bouts or more
  • Red, itching or discharging eyes or ears
  • Green or yellow discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Undiagnosed skin rashes or infections

The teachers reserve the right to send a child home who arrives at school with any of these symptoms. 

Thank you for your co-operation in keeping our classroom healthy.
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Policies and Procedures

You are also invited to view or download the PDF of our Policies and Procedures (last updated in 2018). This document outlines how we are compliant with the Ontario Ministry of Education's policies.

Police Record Checks

All Good Morning staff have a recent Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector.

In non-pandemic times, any parent that will be volunteering in the class room is required to get a Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector as well, which you can apply for online.

Good Morning By-Laws

If you are interested in our by-laws, please download the PDF.
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Favourite Play-Dough Recipe

Please make TWO batches of the following recipe so there is enough for the preschool class. If you double the batch, add the food colouring after step 4, so that you can make more than one colour.

Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour 
  • 2 tbsp cream of tartar  (NOT tartar sauce... that would be awful)
  •  ½ cup salt 

Wet Ingredients
  • 2 cups of water
  • 2 tbsp of cooking oil
  • Food coloring

​Directions
  1. Combine dry ingredients in a large cooking pot.
  2. Combine wet ingredients in a measuring cup or bowl.
  3. Slowly pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring until completely combined and mixture is smooth.
  4. Place mixture in pot on stove and heat at medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture forms a ball.
  5. Let cool. Store in an airtight container. 
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