March will be a fun filled month at Tot Spot! Our three year olds will be learning about nutrition using the Canada food guide and will sample some foods from the different food groups. The four year old classes will be making their very own books of some of our favourite stories. Watch for these special keepsakes to be coming home before Spring Break! Our special day this month will be Green Day on March 17th and 18th. Wear some green to school that day!
Mom’s Nights are approaching quickly. You should have received an email last week with the details for this special evening with Mom. Please note that there is no school the mornings of March 11th and 12th, or the afternoon of March 13th.
Dad’s Nights will be April 8th (T/Th morning classes), April 9th (M/W/F morning classes) and April 10th (afternoon classes). The children are invited to bring their dad to school for an evening of fun and entertainment. The evening begins at 6:00 pm and wraps up around 7:30 pm. Save the date!
Some of you have been asking if your preschool fees will be going up April 1st now that the provincial government has removed the cap on fees. Tot Spot will not be raising the parent portion of the fee ($89/mo for T/Th classes, $131/mo for MWF classes). Your fees will remain the same for the rest of this school year. Likewise, if you have registered for the next school year (2025-2026), Tot Spot’s fees will be the same as this school year.
In addition to the removal of the cap on fees, the provincial government is ending the subsidy program on March 31st. If you are receiving the subsidy, you will be responsible for the parent portion of the fees ($89/mo for T/Th classes, $131 for MWF classes) for the last three months of the year (April – June). If you have any questions, please contact Lorrie Crowe at lorrie.crowe@shaw.ca.
Those of you with children in our 4 year old program may be thinking about what your child should be able to do to be ready for kindergarten in the fall. I’m For Kids Team has prepared a checklist that you might find helpful and has graciously allowed us to share it with you. You will find it attached and we will continue to work on many of these skills at school. Remember that every child learns at his/her own rate and this is just meant to be a guideline.
A special thank you to all the parents that have made presentations to enhance our Community Helper theme this month. We look forward to a few more the beginning of March!
Registration for next fall is ongoing. Thank you for continuing to recommend us to your family, friends and neighbours. We have a few spots available in most of the classes.
Important Dates to Remember:
March 11th 6:00-7:30 (T/Th am classes) – Mom’s Night (no school in the morning)
March 12th 6:00-7:30 (MWF am classes) – Mom’s Night (no school in the morning)
March 13th 6:00-7:30 (Afternoon classes) – Mom’s Night (no school in the afternoon)
March 17th/18th – Green Day. Wear some green to school!
March 24th– March 28th – Spring Break. Classes resume Monday, March 31st.
April 8th 6:00-7:30 (T/Th am classes) – Dad’s Night (no school in the morning)
April 9th 6:00-7:30 (M/W/F am classes) – Dad’s Night (no school in the morning) April 10th 6:00-7:30 (Afternoon classes) – Dad’s Night (no school in the afternoon)
