December News

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Growing Tree will be closed the following days in December:

December 24th CLOSED
December 25th CLOSED Merry Christmas
December 28th - Open normal hours
December 31st - Open normal hours
January 1st - CLOSED Happy New Year
** Please advise the front desk if you have vacations planned so that we may plan our staffing accordingly.

Holiday Sing A Long

It's almost time to hear your little ones perform and spread the holiday cheer!
Growing Tree's Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long has a new location this year:
First United Methodist Church
680 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97701

Monday December 14th
5:45pm - 7:30pm
Santa arrives at 545pm
Classroom Performances begin at 645pm

For families new to the center, the Holiday Sing-A-Long is a fun event for everyone! Each classroom will be performing a song. Yes, even the Seeds will be chiming in with their own tunes! Please invite grandparents and special friends to watch and listen as children visit with Santa and perform the special songs they have learned. It really is a magical evening, especially if the snow is falling.

Amazon Smile

When you are ordering online, please remember our AmazonSmile program!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Growing Tree every time you shop, at no cost to you. You will find the exact same prices, selection and convenient shopping experience as amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Growing Tree!
Head to smile.amazon.com to get started.

Happy Shopping!

Message from the Board

We wrapped up our Annual Poinsettia Fundraiser selling 703 poinsettias! The plants will arrive on Tuesday, December 1st and I will begin delivering them to the community. Thank you to all who sold poinsettias!

The December Board meeting will be held on December 9th. 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.

Personalized Santa Video

Make Christmas magic with a free personalized message from Santa. Follow this link for more information Santa Video. Also if your child would like to write a letter to Santa they can drop it off in the Growing Tree mailbox located at the front desk. We have elves to help with the delivery.

Immunizations

We are in the process of completing our annual review of immunization records.

If your child does not have the required immunizations, Tera has already notified you so that you have the opportunity to receive the needed shots before our first report is due on January 13th.

The NEW LAW regarding Non-Medical Exemptions (formerly called religious exemptions) is now in effect. If you will be claiming a Non-Medical exemption for any or all vaccines you will need to complete the following prior to January 13th:

Complete an online vaccine education module or receive education from a health care practitioner about vaccines.
Click on this link for the online module and more information.
Provide a certificate showing either completion of the online module or vaccine education by a health care practitioner.
GT will need a copy of the certificate.
Parents will still need to complete the Non-Medical Exemption section of the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) form.

Children who are out of compliance on February 17,2016 will be excluded from school.

Inclement Weather/Emergency Closure Policy

As the snow starts to fly I thought it might be good to go over our Inclement Weather/Emergency Closure Policy.

Growing Tree does NOT follow the public school schedule for snow/weather days or 2-hour delays. It is our goal to be open as usual.
If we need to close the center because of weather or an emergency, we will contact you first via email and then post closure information on Facebook.
In the event of an emergency, if the situation allows we will the contact you via phone.

Please friend us on Facebook so that you may receive notifications of all the happenings at Growing Tree: https://www.facebook.com/growing.tree.bend

Winter Clothes

All classrooms go outside several times daily, and it is important that they have the appropriate clothing to stay warm and dry.
Please make sure you child has:

A complete change of weather appropriate clothes in their cubby at all times
A jacket to wear outside as needed
Hat & gloves
Boots & Snowsuits

We have found that storing your child's winter gear in a backpack/reusable bag that can be hung it their cubby lessens the chance of misplaced items and enables your child to take care of their own clothes.
Teacher LOVE it when clothes are LABELED!!!

First Friday

First Friday will be held on Friday, December 5th. Please pay prior to Friday night so that we may pay the teachers in a timely manner. The cost is $20 per child. Just a reminder, if you cancel after signing up, you will still be responsible for First Friday fees.

Birthdays

Dec 3 - Emily

Anniversaries

None this month

Newbies

Congratulations to Tyson and his wife Eileen. They welcomed baby girl "Scarlett Jo" on November 10th.

Classroom Details

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