Feb 26 Spruce Scoop

PreK & Kindergarten Registration Information

Registration will officially open on Monday, February 2, 2026.
In addition to normal business hours (8:00 AM – 3:30 PM), families will have access to online applications and three evening registration opportunities to increase accessibility.

👉 District Registration Information Website:
NTCSD WEBSITE LINK ~ UPK/KINDERGARTEN 2026-2027 REGISTRATION CLICK HERE
This webpage will provide parents with detailed guidance and resources to support both UPK and Kindergarten registration.

Evening Registration Dates

📅 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 (Evening #1 of 3)
📅 Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (Evening #2 of 3)
📅 Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (Evening #3 of 3)

Key Dates to Note

✅ Registration Closes: Friday, March 20, 2026 (normal business hours)
✅ UPK Lottery: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 6:00 PM
📍 North Tonawanda BOE Building
✅ Lottery Livestream: The UPK lottery will be livestreamed only if the number of registrants exceeds the number of available seats. Additional information, including a livestream link if needed, will be posted as we get closer to the referenced lottery date.

Congratulations to our Principal Award Winners for January!

Spruce students were truly glowing this month at our assembly. We celebrated the character trait of perseverance. And some of our student leaders introduced our next trait of empathy. We had so much fun!

Click Here to see the Spruce School Chat from our Glow Day Assembly!!!

Mrs. Turner loved visiting Miss Borzilles class and having the opportunity to read them a story about the importance of a school family. Spruce is a special place and a truly wonderful community. Keep up the great work readers.

Ms. Lemar's class and their kindergarten buddies!

Recess with Miss Proefrock's Class

Some of Miss Proefrock's students made the most of indoor recess building their own town!

Miss Trimboli's Star Students!

See what Miss Trimboli has to say about some of her awesome students!

Abraham-

Abraham was caught a star student in our classroom this week. Abraham‘s silly and positive personality brings so much joy into our classroom! Abraham is always a helper to anyone who needs it in our classroom. each day he comes to school ready to learn with a big smile. We are so proud of you Abe!

Brantley-

Brantley was caught being a star student this week! This week he has shown so much compassion for others and has gone out of his way to welcome friends into our classroom. Brantley is a leader and is very responsible, he takes pride in his work and gives his best effort every day! We are so proud of you and so happy to have you as a part of our classroom! Nice work, Brantley!

JJ-

JJ was caught being a star student in our classroom! JJ is always smiling, making new friends, and spreading kindness in our classroom. JJ works hard daily and always gives his best effort to any task. Not only is he super friendly and outgoing but he also loves to help others, his kindness and positivity fills our classroom with warmth! We are so proud of you JJ!

Brayden -

Brayden was caught being a star student in our classroom this week. Brayden is the first person in our class to offer a helping hand to another peer and always looks out for others in our room. Each day he comes to school with a bright smile & shows so much kindness in our classroom and we are so lucky to have him!

A Message From Ms. Linsner and Mr. Zon

Last month the SEL topics for the classroom were all about emotion identification! Every classroom got a different lesson to learn all about our feelings. Knowing our feelings is super important at this age, so that if we are feeling something we do not like, we can change it; or if we see a friend who is sad or mad we can try to help them. Our current lessons are all about just that, COPING SKILLS. We try and make sure all students have coping skills in their toolbox so everyone can be the best student they can be.

Our most recent character trait was all about Perseverance! See below our Perseverance Award Winners. Our next trait will be Empathy! Teachers will be on the lookout for students who are being kind and taking other students feelings into account here at school. Please talk about being kind or being a role model to your children!

Check out some SEL resources for at home, to help your students talk about these topics!

January Perseverance Award Winners!

SEL Resources at Home

Movies and parent info about emotions:

Kindness:

Congratulations to January's P.E. Students of the Month

Kindergarten - Weston Mazurowski

1st Grade - Olesia Romanovska

2nd Grade - Justin Htay

3rd Grade - Jenna Najed

Sneaker Award

These students always come prepared for P.E!

Kindergarten - Elaina Cox

1st Grade - Aubrey McCarthy

2nd Grade - Carter Servis

3rd Grade - Beau Miller

Mouse Paint!

Kindergarteners explored color mixing, painting and sculpture with these adorable model magic mice. This project is based off the book, Mouse Paint, by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Kindergarteners first practiced mixing orange, green, and purple paint before creating little mice from red, yellow and blue model magic. They learned red, yellow, and blue are the primary colors and are so important when mixing new colors!