Welcome to our Blog!

Welcome to Mrs. Lynn & Mrs. Nichole's Jumpstart blog! Here you will find pictures, important reminders, event information and highlights from our classroom. Stop by often to check out all of the fun we are having!

Our Back to School Open House night is coming up on August 17th at 6:30pm. This is a fun evening to bring your child to meet their new teachers and new friends. We are excited to share more about our program with you! Please bring all of your enrollment paperwork and your pro-rated August tuition to open house. HFYH logo wear will also be available for you to order.

We are so excited to meet you!

It's time to say good-bye.

It's really here. Our last week of the school year is going to be a busy one! Here's a look at each day of our final week:

Monday~ The Monday/Wednesday class will meet during normal school hours. We will be finishing up projects and practicing for graduation! Please bring in your Bouncing off the Walls slips!

Tuesday~ Both Jumpstart classes are invited to our End of School party at Bouncing off the Walls!! The Jumpstart bounce time will be from 8:30-9:30. We will be meeting at Bouncing off the Walls. Your child's admission during their class's bounce time is covered by Home for Your Heart school. If you are bringing any extra children that will be bouncing or if your child is staying to bounce with an older sibling then you will be responsible for paying for their admission. Parking is extremely limited there so please be on time. Please be aware that there is no school on Tuesday. Also, your child MUST wear socks to bounce!! =)

Wednesday~ The Monday/Wednesday class will meet during normal school hours. We will be having an Ice Cream Sundae party to celebrate all of our students with summer birthdays!! We will provide the ice cream and sprinkles. If your child has a summer birthday you may bring fun ice cream toppings, chocolate syrup, cookies or treats to go with our ice cream!!

Thursday~ The Tuesday/Thursday class will meet during normal school hours. We will be finishing up projects and practicing for graduation! We will be having an Ice Cream Sundae party to celebrate all of our students with summer birthdays!! We will provide the ice cream and sprinkles. If your child has a summer birthday you may bring fun ice cream toppings, chocolate syrup, cookies or treats to go with our ice cream!!

~Graduation Night~


Our Graduation/Recognition Night is Thursday, May 17 at 6:30pm!! The students have been working VERY hard at their songs for graduation. Here are Graduation Night details:

-Please drop your child off in the Music Room #201 at 6:00pm. Please be on time!! =)
-Students are asked to wear a HFYH t-shirt in any color. If you ordered a shirt from the recent t-shirt order it will be sent home in time for graduation. =)
-They will be singing 3 songs on stage, receiving their "diplomas" and end of school gifts.
-There will be a small reception afterwards. Please take any of your child's art work from our classroom walls home with you!!

Your child has been practicing for Graduation Night for a long time! It's a very fun (and emotional, bring tissues!!) night for both of our classes to come together on stage for their families and friends. Please make every effort for your child to attend.

Shapes, Day 7 & Graduation!!

Can you believe our school year is almost over? What a very fun year we have had!! We have been busy finishing up our shape characters, learning all about the last day of creation and practicing our songs for the graduation program, as well as some surprise projects your child has been working on! Our rainbow rice table turned easter egg hunt table changed once again for spring into a chalkboard table! We have had lots of fun drawing and coloring with chalk before we begin our class each morning.

We have a very busy schedule for our last 2 weeks of school! Check out the May newsletter in your child's binder for exciting events like Pajama Day & Muffins w/ Moms and Donuts w/ Dads Day. Head over to the Home for your Heart Blog homepage for a link to the Silent Auction fundraiser. Be sure to check out our blog next week for information about our final week of the school year and everything you need to know about Graduation Night!!

A Day in the Life of Jumpstart Students!!

Did You Know That Everyday We:

• Sing "Everybody Wave Hello" to start our day.
• Review all of the colors we learned during the first semester.
• Review the shapes that we have learned so far this semester.
• Count from 1-10.
• Sing our ABC's.
• Review the days of creation that we have learned so far.
• Make one or two crafts that coordinate with our current focus. (i.e.-circle caterpillars, black & white penguins, bird and fish hand prints for the fifth day of creation, etc.)
• Play nicely with our friends outside or in the gym.
• Pray before snack time.
• Sing fun songs like 5 Little Monkeys, Jesus Loves Me, Baby Bumblebee, HFYH school song, etc.
• Sing "Open, Shut Them" to get ready for story time.
• Listen quietly to Mrs. Nichole read a fun book.
• Learn at educational centers in our classroom that help develop fine motor skills, color recognition and sensory experiences or go to Music Class with Mrs. June!
• Sing "It's time to say good-bye" to end our day.
• HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!!! 

Rainbow Rice & Circles!!

Have you seen the newest addition to our classroom? Our dirt sensory table got a new makeover, Rainbow Rice!!

The kids had a blast helping us color the rice and it was a great way to wrap up learning our colors!

 

Time to start learning our shapes!! We have begun learning all about "circles" by playing parachute and making circle rainbows! =)

 The next time you stop by our classroom check out our other circle crafts decorating our walls like our circle snowmen and circle caterpillars!

Color Review!!

This week we reviewed all of the colors we have learned this school year. Check out our fingerprint rainbows!

We have learned the first four days of creation. Here is our craft for the newest day the kids have learned. On day four, God made the SUN and the MOON and the STARS.

Next week we will be continuing our color review, written name recognition, introducing shapes and making some very fun Valentine's Day crafts!! 

Snack Time Prayer

            "God is great. God is Good. Let us thank him for our food. Amen!"