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In addition to Brightwheel, Instagram provides our families with a daily glimpse into the happenings at Tot Spot Academy.

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Our Senior Toddler class practiced their fine moto Our Senior Toddler class practiced their fine motor skills with marshmallows and dry pasta! 🌟

This simple activity has so many great benefits for our little friends! It helps the children strengthen their hand-eye coordination and practice using the small muscles in their hands and fingers! 

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Our Preschool A class had blast marshmallow painti Our Preschool A class had blast marshmallow painting their fires! 🧡

The children loved using their own marshmallows and independently stamping the paint on to create their own colourful fires! 

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The PreKinder and Preschool B Graduations begin! 🎉

They wrapped up a wonderful year with a fun-filled grad party! There were lots of yummy snacks and sweet goodies they all got to take home! 

We are all so proud of all our little graduates and all they’ve accomplished this year!! 🎓❤️

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We had our butterfly release day back in May! 🦋 We had our butterfly release day back in May! 🦋

All the children loved watching the process from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterflies! A simple, hands-on way to learn about change and growth! 💙

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Our whole center had an amazing visit from the Ide Our whole center had an amazing visit from the Idea Lab! @idealabkids_stalbert 

The babies and toddlers had tons of fun watching and playing with the magical CO2 bubbles! While our preschoolers got to explore playdough and circuits! 

Thank you so much Idea Lab!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

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Our Preschool A class created their own bumble bee Our Preschool A class created their own bumble bee fork paintings! 🐝

Fork paining helps the children practice their fine motor skills and their hand eye coordination! Additionally, It is a very fun way to let the children use their own creativity! 

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Adventure awaits in our Senior toddler classroom! Adventure awaits in our Senior toddler classroom! 

Our little explorers decorated their own safari hats and are ready to explore through the safari! 💚

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Our Pre-Kinder class had so much fun making their Our Pre-Kinder class had so much fun making their own guacamole as part of their ‘All Around the World’ theme and learned more about Mexican culture! 🇲🇽

They loved seeing all the fresh ingredients mix together, learning all the easy steps, and even helping make their own delicious creations!

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One of our Senior Toddler classrooms had a blast d One of our Senior Toddler classrooms had a blast during their Easter egg hunt back in April! 🐣

The children worked together, exploring through the class to find all the hidden eggs! This was such a fun activity for the children to learn about team work! 💛

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Our Pre-Kinder class is exploring all around the w Our Pre-Kinder class is exploring all around the world for the month of May! 🌎

With flags from every corner of the world hanging from the ceiling and books about all the animals around the world, their classroom has become very colourful! 

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Karate class was a big hit for our preschoolers!! Karate class was a big hit for our preschoolers!! All the children were very engaged and learned several new karate kicks and skills! The sensei’s even taught the children how to count up to 10 in Japanese!

Thank you so much Desa Karate for the amazing karate class!! 🙌🏻 @desakarate 

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There’s nothing quite like the joy of making mus There’s nothing quite like the joy of making music together! 🎶🥁

Our preschoolers were especially so engaged and enjoyed every second of music class! Listening, learning, and laughing as they explored the different rhythms and sounds! 

A BIG thank you to Marcel from @marcelgauthiermusic ! 
We all love the joy and happiness you bring with your music classes! 
Thank you!! 

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Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Our PreKinder class celebra Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Our PreKinder class celebrated Earth Day in the sweetest way today! From baking yummy cookies, to painting their hands for a cute craft, and even headed out on a walk to help clean up the garbage around the centre! 

The children learned so much about Earth Day and the importance of taking care of our planet! 💚

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We had a very special bunny visit! 🩷 All the c We had a very special bunny visit! 🩷

All the children had the biggest smiles on their faces and loved every second of it! It was such a heartwarming experience full of laughter and the sweetest little bunnies! 

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Our Pre-Kinder class had an exciting month filled Our Pre-Kinder class had an exciting month filled with amazing parent volunteers for their Community Helpers unit! 🎉👮‍♂️ 

They learned about so many important roles, including a visit from a police officer, a fun dental health talk, and even power line safety! 

Such a big thank you to all the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to share their knowledge! The children learned how important it is to take care of the community and work together! 

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From eggs to adorable chicks! 🐣 Our preschool From eggs to adorable chicks! 🐣 

Our preschoolers had a front-row seat to the magic of hatching the 31 baby chicks! The entire center got to meet these little adorable creatures! 💛

What a fun and educational experience for everyone! 

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Our Out Of School Care class took a trip to an out Our Out Of School Care class took a trip to an outdoor skating rink back in February! ❄️

The kids had a blast, and it was the perfect way to spend the afternoon burning off energy and enjoying the beautiful weather! 

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Hands-on learning at its best! 🙌🏻 Our Pre-K Hands-on learning at its best! 🙌🏻

Our Pre-Kindergarten class did a fun engaging friendship activity! Mixing colors with paint on their hands, creating their own unique shades together! 🎨

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We wanted to give a big thank you to Friends Forev We wanted to give a big thank you to Friends Forever Puppets for bringing the magic to life for all the children in the center! 

This puppet show was filled with laughter, big smiles, learning and a whole lot of fun! 💛

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Our baby room made these adorable ‘Home’ signs Our baby room made these adorable ‘Home’ signs filled with love and little handprints! So much love in every little detail! 💖

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