Tree of Life Early Learning Center

🎉 We’re only a few days away from the Buttery Brook Park Grand Re-Opening! 🌳💦

Join us Saturday, May 16th as we celebrate the Grand Re-opening of Buttery Brook Park with a full day of FREE family fun, entertainment, vendors, and community performances!

The celebration kicks off at 12:00 PM—and it’s also the first day the spray parks will be turned on for the season, so don’t forget towels and a change of clothes for the kids! ☀️💧

📅 Event Schedule

🛍️ 12:00–4:00 PM – Vendors
🌮 Starting at 12:00 PM – Food Trucks
🎶 12:00–1:00 PM – South Hadley Band & Choir Performance
🎩 1:00 PM – Ed Popielarczyk: Comedy Magic, Balloon Twisting & Flea Circus Ring Master
🥏12:00 PM - Learn to Play Disc Golf
💃 2:00 PM – Ohana School of Performing Arts Performance
📣 2:30 PM – South Hadley Youth Cheer Performance
🏃 2:45 PM – Kids Trail Fun Run Check-In
🏅 3:00 PM – Kids Trail Fun Run Begins (approx. 1 mile)
✂️ 3:30 PM – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
🎸 5:30 PM – Aquanett Concert at the new bandshell

✨ All events and performances are FREE to attend!

The Kids Trail Fun Run requires pre-registration, but participation is free. Please note that purchases from the food trucks and The Happy Face Painter will require payment. To register for the Kids Trail Fun Run visit: https://forms.gle/xrWnPuAdbVMoeER3A

🪑 Be sure to bring a chair or blanket to enjoy the Aquanett concert at the new bandshell!

While you're there, check out the event map to find all activities and performances—and don’t forget to visit the new sculpture, “Verdance.”

📲 For more information and weather-related updates or cancellations, please follow us on Facebook & follow the event page above.

☔ Weather Notice:
If needed, the Aquanett concert rain date is Sunday, May 17th. All other activities will be canceled in the event of inclement weather and will not be rescheduled.

We hope to see you there for this exciting community celebration! 🎈

This portal is designed to allow families to add their names to the waitlist and track their applications.

PRESS RELEASE: Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Family Portal to Help Parents, Caregivers Pay for Child Care

Read press release: https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-launches-new-family-portal-to-help-parents-caregivers-pay-for-child-care

Sweet surprise alert! 🍦💛

After spotting our amazing kiddos hard at work cleaning up the community, Jim from Batch treated everyone to FREE ice cream; how incredibly kind is that?!

We’re so grateful for such a thoughtful gesture and for a community that supports and encourages our little helpers.

Good deeds + sweet treats = the best kind of day! 🌎✨

We’re so grateful for the meaningful collaboration between our School Age Program and the South Hadley Senior Center! 💛

It has been such a rewarding experience to capture and celebrate the incredible artwork created by our talented students. Their creativity truly shines, and we’re so proud to share it with our community.

We’re excited to announce that our families will have the opportunity to visit the art exhibit at the Senior Center on **April 9th from 4:00–6:00 PM**. This is a wonderful chance to connect across generations, appreciate the students’ hard work, and celebrate the power of art to bring us together.

We hope to see you there! 🎨

South Hadley families please join us tomorrow for an information session!

📣 Join us for the Community Meeting and Mosier School Tour on the future of Mosier Elementary!
Thursday, December 11

🏫 5:15 PM – Mosier School Tour (in-person)
🕕 6:00 to 7:00 PM – Community Meeting and Q&A (in-person or virtual)

💻 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86814657875?pwd=Mii5FnXOMSm7gQr1ZhwCoylE3FNJXR.1
🔑 Passcode: 691717

Your voice matters. Parents, caregivers, students, and community members are invited to learn about design options, preliminary costs, and next steps as the South Hadley Elementary School Building Committee continues planning for the future of Mosier Elementary.

Free childcare provided by South Hadley HS (Meet in the Mosier Gymnasium)

Calling all South Hadley families! Join us as we tour the current Mosier building as well as hear about the proposed new Mosier building.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend.