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01Apr 2016 BY The Growing Tree

April Newsletter

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Monthly Calendar

Click here to view April events.
April 1: April Fools Day
April 18-25: Parent Teacher Conferences
April 20: Kindergarten Registration begins

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher conferences will be held the week of April 18 - 25th. Each classroom will have a scheduled day to conduct their conferences. Sign up sheets will be available at the front desk beginning April 4th.

Swimming Lesson Sign Ups

Swim registration is complete. The swim schedules are located at the top of the newsletter under the classroom newsletters. If you have not already done so please drop off your payment ($55 per session) to the front desk ASAP.
Session 1: June 20th-June 30th
Session 2: July 5th -July 14th
Session is Monday - Thursday ( 8 lessons)
Cost: $55 per session
Children must be 3 years old and potty trained by the lesson start date


Volunteer Hours

Each family needs to complete ten (10) volunteer hours by December 31st. If your child is going off to kindergarten you will need to complete your hours prior to withdrawing from the Center please. Here are a few jobs that I have available right now. Let me know if you are interested.
  • Clean out TreeHouse sandbox and replace sand
  • Assemble new bicycles
  • Inflate playground balls
  • Trash cleanup around the Center
  • Clean inside of van

New Schedules

If you would like to make schedule changes for the summer please notify me by April 15th. I will do my best to accommodate  changes but I cannot make any guarantees

Message from the Board

Dear Growing Tree Families:

After much consideration and with great sadness, the Board of Directors of Growing Tree has decided to close the TreeHouse permanently, effective on Sept. 1, 2016. 

Please know that the Board of Directors did not come to this decision lightly. Several months ago the Board learned of potential changes to the lease of the building on Kearney Avenue that could affect the long-term stability of the TreeHouse. With the support and partnership of the Board, Tammy worked to remedy the stability issue and explored new, sustainable options for the TreeHouse. Unfortunately, she found few satisfactory alternatives.

At the core of the issue was respect and consideration for families and staff, as well as continued commitment to Growing Tree's mission of providing affordable, high-quality developmental programs for children. 

As September approaches, Tammy will be evaluating and projecting staffing in the main center in an effort to reduce staff displacement as a result of the TreeHouse closure. Growing Tree is committed to minimizing the burden of this change on the staff.

Many children in the TreeHouse are slated to head to kindergarten in September. For those families that will have to find child care as a result of the closure, we are truly sorry. Families with children in the main center rooms (Seedling, Big Seed, Sprout, Bud, Branch, Blossom) should not be affected by the TreeHouse closure.

Sincerely,
Growing Tree Board of Directors

The March Board meeting will be held on April 13th.  If you are interested in serving on the Board, please see Tammy. Serving on the board is a great way to support GT and your children.


Book Fair

Thank you for supporting literacy through our Spring Book Fair. The teachers were able to select over $400 worth of books for their classrooms because of your generosity.

Kindergarten Registration

Registration begins April 20th at the school your child will be attending. You will need to provide: 
  • Birth certificate
  • Proof of immunizations (if you need a copy of your immunizations please ask Tera)
  • Proof of address

Sunscreen

 It is time to start applying sunscreen again. We ask you to:
  • Bring in a new bottle of sunscreen labeled with child's name. Did you know that sunscreen expires?  (no areosol cans please)
  • Fill out and sign a sunscreen form. Ask your child's teacher for the form.
  • We recommend that children also have a sun hat at school to protect those faces.

First Friday

First Friday will be held on Friday, April 1st.The cost is $20 per child. Please pay prior to Friday night, so that we may pay the teachers in a timely manner. Just a reminder, if you cancel after signing up, you will still be responsible for First Friday fees. 

Birthdays

April 26 - Kelcy


Anniversaries

None this month


Newbies

None this month.

Classroom Details


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Attached Files

Seedling News
Big Seed News
Sprout One News
Sprout Too News
Bud News
Branch News
Blossom News
Treehouse News
Swimming Session 1
Swimming Session 2
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