Welcome June!
As we head into the warmer months, and the sun is beaming it's rays upon us, we ask that parents take extra measures to protect your little one from the harmful UV rays. Please send in sunscreen for us to apply before outdoor time. Please also provide a brimmed hat. All items should be clearly labelled. A good time to remind everyone that you can purchase Mabels Labels customized labels through our centre. Please visit www.tinyhoppers.mabelslabels.com to order yours.
Just after the Victoria Day weekend, we began our Fun with Frogs theme. The children were very excited to meet their new class pets (and Science project). Each day, the children eagerly feed their tadpoles and use the maginfying glasses to see if there have been any changes. We now are seeing the back feet developing and the tadpoles are even using their little feet now. The teachers have been discussing the development stages of the Frog. It's very exciting!
All Father's should have received their special Invitation for our Father's Day Campout Party last week. Our party will be held on Friday, June 15th. The children have a special hour of surprises for their Daddies, ( Grandpas, Brothers, Uncles are a perfect substitute should Dad's not be available).
We have extended our renewal period however, we now need to know if your JK child will be returning in the fall. We have handed out our notice along with camp registration forms. Please complete and hand in to the Office by Friday, June 1st in order to reserve your spot. Also, we would like to know when/if your child will not be attending their program due to vacation as we need to ensure we have the appropriate staffing throughout the summer. Please let your child's teacher know on or before June 15th.
There will be a Nursery School Graduation Ceremony and party. Children can wear their "party" clothes. We have a few girls that will take full advantage of this time to wear their favourite fancy party dress. This is a definite must attend event as it is simply adorable! Invitations will be going out next week.
We would like to encourage ALL parents to send us an email letting us know if one of our teachers have "Made your Day". We invite you to do this as Tiny Hoppers Corp. holds an annual meeting where one teacher is selected to win Teacher of the Year Award. Selection is based on the most "Made your Day" feedback along with Franchise Owner feedback. So, if one of our teachers have "Made your Day", send us a note at tinyhoppers.fc@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Our sandboxes should be delivered any day now. We have had a few very generous offers from Fathers, to come in with their toolboxes. The more hands, the merrier and we appreciate the time that families are willing to donate to help build better play yards for the children. Please note, we are limited by the Landlord as to what we can put in our front play yard. We must comply with our Lease and the Landlords request to maintain a "clean" look for their mall. We use this yard for games, parachute play and ball play. Therefore, our rear play yard will be shared on a rotation basis between both Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers. The idea that our Franchise as a whole would like to present is a "Back to Nature" look. This means using our natural resources to create fun and interesting fine and gross motor areas. ( varying heights of tree stumps to step on, sit on, wooden gazebos, crossing bridge, wooden wishing well, pathways, plants and garden life, etc.). Lots of natural wood, rocks, sand, etc will be implemented. It will be a challenge as we are currently on an asphalt surface. We been on the lookout for people cutting trees down to obtain the wood stumps we need for our plan. If you or someone you know is cutting down and old tree, please let us know. We would be more than happy to help take some away. This is a very large plan that will take time to complete. We will begin with our sandboxes.
Please note that all suggestions, areas of concern, feedback should be directly addressed through either Dawn or Lori, Owners of Findlay Creek location. We strive to ensure all comments/feedback are addressed immediately.
Stay tuned for our updated list of Events.
Team Hoppers Findlay Creek
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
Fun with Frogs!!
Wow! What an incredible Victoria Day weekend we had. There was no shortage of sun and definitely no shortage of happy faces out and about the city. People bustling about choosing their colorful flower selections for gardens and planters, children riding their bikes and new moms and dads out pushing their babies in strollers. A definite 10 where perfect weekend weather is concerned.
With this gorgeous spring weather comes our new theme, Fun with Frogs. The arts, crafts, learning centres and songs related to this theme are absolutely adorable. The children are going to have so much fun with this theme that they won't have any idea they are learning in the process.
This is a very science based theme as each classroom will be learning about the development and life cycle of frogs. They will have "eyes" and "hands" on experience as they get to care for and watch their very own classroom tadpoles grow into adorable little water frogs. Parents, please feel free to ask your child what they have learned each day about frogs and, if their class tadpoles have changed from day to day. We have magnifying glasses set up at our science areas for the children to get a closer look at how the tadpoles develop rear legs and lose their tails.
Miss Dawn snuck into the centre on Victoria Day to place a tadpole tank in each classroom. We can't wait to see the children's reactions on Tuesday morning as they arrive.
We hope you enjoy this theme as much as we know the children will.
Team Hoppers Findlay Creek
With this gorgeous spring weather comes our new theme, Fun with Frogs. The arts, crafts, learning centres and songs related to this theme are absolutely adorable. The children are going to have so much fun with this theme that they won't have any idea they are learning in the process.
This is a very science based theme as each classroom will be learning about the development and life cycle of frogs. They will have "eyes" and "hands" on experience as they get to care for and watch their very own classroom tadpoles grow into adorable little water frogs. Parents, please feel free to ask your child what they have learned each day about frogs and, if their class tadpoles have changed from day to day. We have magnifying glasses set up at our science areas for the children to get a closer look at how the tadpoles develop rear legs and lose their tails.
Miss Dawn snuck into the centre on Victoria Day to place a tadpole tank in each classroom. We can't wait to see the children's reactions on Tuesday morning as they arrive.
We hope you enjoy this theme as much as we know the children will.
Team Hoppers Findlay Creek
Friday, 11 May 2012
Fashion Fun at Tiny Hoppers
What a wonderful "pink" morning we had at Tiny Hoppers today!
Today, in celebration of their wonderful Mommies, the children hosted a class fashion show and tea party. Children displayed their favourite outfits for all the visiting Mothers and Grandmothers (and Fathers)as they walked down the catwalk. Proud Mommies and Grandmas smiled and snapped endless photos of their little sweethearts. There was a wide variety of well chosen outfits and no shortage of CUTENESS!!
Following the fashion show, Moms and Grandmas were treated to our special pink "tea" (pink lemonade), decadent chocolate dipped strawberries, pink iced cupcakes and delicious orange date muffins. Some moms enjoyed having their nails painted and ALL moms enjoyed receiving their special Mother's Day gifts that the children have been working so hard on. It was evident that a lot of love went into the making of their gifts. The Toddlers presented their Moms with an adorable paper vase and flowers as well as their pink handprinted canvases with special Mother's Day verse. The Pre-Schoolers, Nursery Schoolers and JK/SK students presented their Mothers with a handpainted and bedazzled memory box with a verse on the glass window. Tucked inside was the real gift, a beautiful photo of their little sweetheart. Thank you to Tiana for snapping photos of all of our little Hoppers! Thank you to all the staff who made our Mother's Day event a success.
To all the Mother's from all of us at Team Hoppers Findlay Creek,
Happy Mother's Day!
Today, in celebration of their wonderful Mommies, the children hosted a class fashion show and tea party. Children displayed their favourite outfits for all the visiting Mothers and Grandmothers (and Fathers)as they walked down the catwalk. Proud Mommies and Grandmas smiled and snapped endless photos of their little sweethearts. There was a wide variety of well chosen outfits and no shortage of CUTENESS!!
Following the fashion show, Moms and Grandmas were treated to our special pink "tea" (pink lemonade), decadent chocolate dipped strawberries, pink iced cupcakes and delicious orange date muffins. Some moms enjoyed having their nails painted and ALL moms enjoyed receiving their special Mother's Day gifts that the children have been working so hard on. It was evident that a lot of love went into the making of their gifts. The Toddlers presented their Moms with an adorable paper vase and flowers as well as their pink handprinted canvases with special Mother's Day verse. The Pre-Schoolers, Nursery Schoolers and JK/SK students presented their Mothers with a handpainted and bedazzled memory box with a verse on the glass window. Tucked inside was the real gift, a beautiful photo of their little sweetheart. Thank you to Tiana for snapping photos of all of our little Hoppers! Thank you to all the staff who made our Mother's Day event a success.
To all the Mother's from all of us at Team Hoppers Findlay Creek,
Happy Mother's Day!
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