September Newsletter

Hello

Welcome to a new school year! The Center has been cleaned from top to bottom, teachers have organized their rooms and are ready to greet new families. The following families are brand new to our Center this year: Marshall's, Jobert's, Webbs, Lyons, Hinman's, Kothari's, Ballweber's, Nelson's, Staten's, Anderson's, Holland's, Prin's, Dalton's, and Lipscomb's. Welcome!!

Monthly Calendar

Click here to view September events.

September 2: Closed GT Work Day

September 5: Closed Labor Day

September 9: First Friday

September 15 & 16: Picture Day

October 1: Happy Harvest @ the DD Ranch

School Closed

Growing Tree will be Closed:

Friday, September 2nd for school makeover

Monday, September 5th, in observance of Labor Day

Goodbye

This time of year is so bittersweet as we say goodbye to families that have been with us for many years. We are so proud to have been apart of your lives! Please know that you will always be a part of the Growing Tree community and we wish your family all the best!

Mixed Bags

Mixed Bag orders are due please! Do you need volunteer hours? Why not sell Mixed Bags to your friends and family. You will receive 1 hour for every $25 dollars sold. Check out the Grocery bags on page 25 of the catalog. These bags not only hold a lot, they fit nicely in cubbies and they fold up to the size of a wallet when not in use!

New Classrooms

Children will move into their new classrooms on Tuesday September 6th. If you have not already done so please turn in your ASQ checklist and new child information sheet to the front desk.

School Pictures

Devon will be at Growing Tree On September 15th & 16th to take school pictures. This years theme is "Balls". For more information please click on the links at the top of the newsletter. You will find an order form in your child's file folder.

Happy Harvest

We have reserved the DD Ranch in Terrebonne for Saturday October 1st. This is an annual Growing Tree event and all families are invited to join us for a morning of hay rides, pumpkin picking, and farmyard friends. It is a great way to kick off the harvest season. Look for an evite with all the details the middle of September.

Volunteer Hours

The following are volunteer opportunities:

Help move out of the TreeHouse
Clean up planters at the TreeHouse
Sell Mixed Bags
Commit to Costco runs on the "odd months"

Message from Board

The September Board meeting will be held on September 14th.

Fall

September usually brings cooler mornings. Please make sure your child has the following at school

Light jacket
Change of clothes including underwear and socks

First Friday

First Friday will be held on Friday, September 9th (note date change due to Labor Day weekend). Cost is $20 per child. In October First Friday will be on October 8th. 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

No birthdays this month

Anniversaries

Jolene: 10 years
Jessica : 9 years
Letty: 1 year

Newbies

No newbies this month