Karen's Absence

To all my dear Tiny Hopper Families,
I will be away for a short time due to a couple of simple medical procedures.
My last day here is tomorrow, Thursday the 24th and I am scheduled to return on November the 18th. I'm crossing my fingers for a quick recovery that will get me back here sooner!
Miss Brittany from our pre-school room will be helping in the office for a few hours a day while I'm away and Lori will be here as well, so business will continue as normal.
If you have any concerns or questions while I am away please direct them to one of our amazing head teachers, Miss Ashley, Miss Noor or Miss Mandi. All of our staff here is happy to help with anything you may need.
I'll be looking forward to returning soon and seeing all of the precious, smiling faces here at Tiny Hoppers!
Karen

Parents Night-Out!

Our next Parents Night is scheduled for November the 2nd from 5-9pm.
Movies, pizza and popcorn and tons of fun!
$20 for the first child and $15 for each additional child.
You can sign up at the office or give us a call!
Hope to see you there!
Karen

Picture Day!

Hello Everyone!

Just a reminder that we have picture day on Wednesday, September the 25th. This is available to all of our Tiny Hoppers Classes.  Proofs will be sent out to all of the families and you can chose if you would like to order and if so how many.

For our children attending Nursery School, if you would like to have your child's picture taken please let us know and we can let you know the details and times to arrive.

Have a great day!

Karen

One last note...

How could I forget to mention Miss Aislinn in our Preschool room! Miss Aislinn came to us from our Head Office location in Riverside South and we are more than pleased to have her here with us each day!

Karen

Good Morning Tiny Hopper Families!

Thank you all for being so patient for my first update on our blog while I settle in to my new position here at Findlay Creek.

It has been a fantastic few weeks getting to know the teachers as well as all of your lovely children! I have absolutely loved hearing all the funny stories and laughter in each of our classrooms. Sneaking into the toddler room for extra hugs and cuddles is always a bonus too!

There have been some changes here at our centre that I would like to share with you.

We said good bye to our lovely toddler teacher, Miss Erin on Friday. Erin has moved to Carleton Place and will be taking a job much closer to home.

Miss Kelsey has decided to pursue other opportunities as well and we wish them both all the best! They will be missed!

On that same note, we are very happy to welcome Miss Candyce and Miss Cheryl to our toddler room!
Together, Miss Candyce and Miss Cheryl offer over 15 years of experience between them and the children are already enjoying snuggling up with them for a story or singing along side them at circle time.

We also have Miss Annie joining us from 2:30-5:30 each day to assist in our School Age program. Welcome to all our new teachers!

Plenty of new faces and names to get to know but I feel confident that you will agree with me when I say we have a wonderful teaching team here at Tiny Hoppers!

Please feel free to stop in the office anytime to say hello!

Have a great day,

Karen

Dear Parents,

I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I am leaving my position at Tiny Hoppers. I will be starting a new position with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board next month.

I have enjoyed my tenure here and I appreciate having had the opportunity to work with you and your children. I will miss everyone dearly, I have enjoyed every moment of working at Tiny Hoppers and I am very sad to go. My last day at Tiny Hoppers will be the 23^rd of August.

The new director will be Karen Joy, Karen has previously owned her own Nursery School “Stepping Stones Nursery School” which was located in Barrhaven. Karen has 20 years’ experience working in the field of Early Childhood Education, she is a Registered ECE and is also trained in the area of special needs with a specialty in Autism. Karen will be training at the Findlay Creek Tiny Hoppers from the 12^th – 19^th of August and will spend an additional week training at our head office location. Karen will begin working full time at Tiny Hoppers the 26^th of August. Karen is looking forward to meeting and working with you and your family.

Please keep in touch, I can be reached at my personal email address (amandadutka@hotmail.com).

Thanks again for everything.

Yours truly,

Amanda Dutka

Just a reminder that Wednesday the 19th (tomorrow) is picture retake day for Nursery School Graduation!