The Scouts Tot Spot Times
December 2018
The Tot Spot Early Education Academy
Ms. Alisha's Email: alisha@ilovethetotspot.com
Ms. Danielle's Email: danielle@ilovethetotspot.com
Ms. Katie Email: katie@ilovethetotspot.com
Ms. Le Andra's Email: leandra@ilovethetotspot.com
Teacher's Email: totspot.teachers@gmail.com
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Email: contact@ilovethetotspot.com
Website: www.ilovethetotspot.com
Location: 11540 Fishers Drive, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 1-317-849-3235
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTotSpotSchool/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @TotSpotSchool
Special Events and Birthdays!!
Birthdays:
Dec. 8th- Ms. Erin's Birthday
Current Events:
Dec. 7th- Ornaments with Grandparents
Dec. 24th-26th- Closed for Holiday break
Dec. 31st- Jan. 1st- Closed for New Year's
Future Events:
January - We will receive our award for being a level 3 Paths to Quality - be sure to congratulate your teachers on a job well done!
Upcoming Zoophonics Friends
Week of Dec. 3rd- Jerry Jellyfish Week
Week of Dec. 10th- Dee Dee Deer Week
Week of Dec. 17th- Holiday Week
Week of Dec. 24th- Review S,J,D
Week of Dec. 31st- Review all letter friends from the year (L, F, E, H, T, I, U, C, O, Q, G, S, J, D)
New to our school? Check out links at the end of the newsletter to learn the sounds and Zoophonics song.
PTO and Vacations
Who do you contact concerning vacation credit? Please email Mr. Mike at michael@ilovethetotspot.com
In the Classroom!
Welcome to our new friends Gavin, Emilia, and Sebastian!!!
This month we are still hoping for some beautiful snow since we have had ice already. We are looking forward to making snow angels! We also appreciate your continued patience with us as we get our classrooms organized! It all is coming together. We will be working on writing these letters with some cool crafts and doing a lot of science activities that involve ice and salt! We also will be doing a lot Christmas crafts so parents get ready for lots of sweet keepsakes from your little ones! We are going to start including some fun math activities to do also. This month our zoo-phonics friends are J, D, and, S. We will also be welcoming our new friends Gavin, Emilia, and Sebastian to the 2’s room!
- Remind Me App: It's a free app that we're using to for simple reminders like show and share, friend of the week, physical due dates, etc. Our class code is 26kh9g
Operation Tot Spot Gives Back: Pajama Drive!
Operation Tot Spot Gives Back- Winning Class gets a Pizza Party and the winning teacher earns PTO!!!
We are teaming up with Scholastic and participating in a pajama drive. We are collecting until December 13th.
Who are the pajamas and books helping?
The pajamas and books are helping at-risk children (ages 0–18) throughout the country. Often homeless, in foster care, or in poverty, their unstable, uncertain lives make them uniquely vulnerable as bedtime approaches. Each night, millions of children in this country have no bed to call their own—let alone pajamas to change into or books to escape into—and so they have no concept of a loving bedtime. The treasured ritual of changing into clean pajamas and tucking in with an enchanting bedtime story are unknown; some of these children, in fact, have never heard of pajamas
What pajama sizes are needed the most?
Although Pajama Program accepts new pajamas in all sizes, the most overlooked ones are generally children’s sizes 8 to adult 3XL. It is often the bigger, older children who are left out.
What kinds of pajamas should I collect?
New pajamas only.
Pajamas should be a complete set—a top and bottom, or an appropriate nightgown.
Pajamas for all seasons, but especially warm, cozy ones to help the children on our list during the long, cold months at this time of year.
Tax Time is Approaching...
Dear Tot Spot Families,
I am sending this email because we are getting close to the end of the year and therefore close to tax season. Because of our changes from Rapid Tuition to Tuition Express there will be two-year end summaries (a mid year summary for Rapid Tuition and a year-end summary). I emailed all our families when we transferred from Rapid Tuition at the time of the change, so please check your email history for that email. As far as Tuition Express, every family has direct access to your billing receipts through www.myprocare.com . If you have already signed up with www.myprocare.com you are ahead of the game. However, if you have not, you can register from this link www.myprocare.com. You will use the email you received this message from to login. If you have any problems, please let me know.
Thanks again,
Michael Ramsey
Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow!!!
Hello Cold & Flu season! :(
Scholastic
Looking for some new books to curl up with on wintery days? Check out all the great books from Scholastic!! Scholastic will be sent out December 4th and will orders will be due December 13th. Our online code is HQ686
Healthy Start Wisdom
Holiday goodies :)
The Book Nook
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Parent's Spotlight
Thank you!!!
Thank you parents for being an amazing part of the Tot Spot family. We appreciate all that you do! It really does take a village, & what a lovely one we have here ♡
Thank you to everyone for being understanding and patient with us while we are reorganizing our classrooms they are coming together.
We so appreciate you supporting our fundraising efforts such as parent's night out!
Remember there is a suggestion box in the lobby, and we love to hear about ideas to enhance the learning environment for your children.
Thank you to the Camden's for buying pizza for our monthly meeting!
Thank you to the Bare's and Michael's for bringing in donuts
Thank you for all the Halloween donations for our classroom parties
Would you like to donate?
We could use:
· Baby puzzles
· Food Coloring
· Musical Instruments
· Play-doh
· Empty Clean Plastic Jars (Mayo, PB, etc. Jar)
· Contact Paper
· Large Crayons
· EXPO Dry Erase Marker Cleaning Spray
· Scrap Paper
· Salt - Regular and Rock Salt
· Is there ever a time when you say to yourself, " I wonder if The Tot Spot would want this"? We could use it in so many ways. You may have babies, but the whole school is yours. Everything can turn into a sensory activity or learning experience. So, before you throw out your junk, ask your teacher if it could be used
The Teacher's Spotlight!
What's your favorite Christmas song?
Ms. Ericka: All I want for Christmas is you
Ms. Mikayla: Feliz Navidad
Ms. Megan: Silent Night
- Ms. Alisha: All I want for Christmas is you
- Mr. Mike: This Christmas
- Ms. Le Andra: I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
- Ms. Danielle: The Grinch
- Ms. Katie: Greensleeves
Ms. Monica: We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Ms. Erin: Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
Ms. Constance: Jingle Bells