Growing Tree has SPARK 4 Star Rating!
Monthly Calendar:
Click here to view April events.April 1: Easter & April Fools
April 6: First Friday
April 11 : Board Meeting
April 13: Parent/Teacher Conferences
Important Dates:
April 13: Parent Teacher Conferences (Center Closed for children)
Conferences:
Please note: Growing Tree will be CLOSED on Friday, April 13th to give teachers the opportunity to meet with you for Parent/Teacher conferences. Conference sign-ups will be available Monday April 2nd at the front desk.
MOD Pizza:
Thank you to all that attended the MOD Pizza fundraiser. Not cooking dinner agrees with many of you! . A special thank you to Rachel Strickland for organizing the event. Your support raised $243.27 that we will spend on the playgrounds this Spring.
Board Members:
Growing Tree is looking for 3-4 new Board Members for the 2018/2019 school year. Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. We ask that you attend two meeting prior to officially joining the board. Please reach out to Tammy or one of the current Board Members if you are interested.
Current Board members: Emily Salmon, Kelly Stewart, Katie Lyons, Laura Breit, Valerie Ells, Laci Fisher, Cate Haas, Lisa Goodman
Sunscreen:
Please bring ta new bottle of sunscreen and fill out a sunscreen permission slip. Teachers have these forms in the classroom.We cannot (per Childcare regulations) apply sunscreen to a child if we do not have a signed permission slip.
Swimming Lessons:
Swim sign ups are completed. You can view the roster at the top of the newsletter. Fees were due by March 24th
- Swim sessions are Monday -Thursday for two (2) weeks
- Session 1: June 18th - 28th Cost $65
- Session 2: July 2nd - 12th Cost $60
- Children must be 3 years old and potty trained
Teacher Appreciation:
We will be honoring our teachers the week of May 7-11th. Watch your email this month for more details.
Summer Schedules:
If you would like to change your schedule for summer please submit your request by April 1st. I cannot guarantee requests but will do my best to accommodate.
Book Fair:
Thank you for supporting our book fair. Hopefully some of those books were able to hop into Easter baskets.
Family Resources:
Healthy Beginnings
Family Resource Network
Call 211
Volunteer Hours:
Volunteer hours are not prorated in the event you withdraw from the Center prior to December 31st.
Do you need volunteer hours? If you are interested in this job please let me know. Here are a couple of ideas:
- Blow sand off playground walkways
- Sand and paint play structure
- Shop vac turf under willow tree
Amazon Smile
When you are shopping for those holiday gifts 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.
Head to smile.amazon.com to get started.
Message from Board of Directors:
The Board of Directors next meeting will be on Wednesday April 11th.
First Friday:
First Friday will be held on Friday, April 6th. Cost is $20 per child. In May, First Friday will be on May 4th. 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
Melanie: 8th
Kelcy: 26th
Anniversaries
Erin: 2 years
Newbies
Miss “Saylor Florence” made her appearance on March 4th . Congratulations Lyons family
Congratulations to the Stockton family. Baby girl “Opal Iris” arrived on March 21st