End of the Year Reminders and Fun

Our school year is slowly coming to an end.  We have a lot of fun activities planned in the last couple of weeks of school and I wanted to remind you of those.

Muffins with Mom & Donuts with Dad
Thursday, May 1st ~ 8:20-9:00am
Come have muffins and donuts with your child in the gym.
All students need to return to their classroom at 9am.

End-Of-The-Year Party
Wednesday, May 14th ~ 9am-10am for Jumpstart & Toddler Time
Join your child for an hour of fun with pony rides, inflatables, and more

Jumpstart & Toddler Time Graduation
Thursday, May 15th ~ 10:30am in the HFYH Chapel
Please have your child in their classroom by 10:15am

We have been enjoying the warmer weather and have been reviewing everything we learned this year in Jumpstart.  We have also been working on getting ready for preschool by putting on our own backpacks at the end of the day.  We are also planning on visiting the preschool classrooms before school is out and meeting all the preschool teachers!

Connor and Clair are working on making a pattern with colored dinosaurs.

Jude and Austin are playing in shaving cream.

Grayson and Joshua are pretending to have a birthday party.

Dancing and praising Jesus in chapel.

Clair and Kenley are scooping and pouring bird seed.

Lynnex is drawing a picture with chalk on our first day outside.

Addy, Tia, and Caroling are pretending to have a birthday party.

Ainsley and Zachary are using watercolor to paint their umbrellas.

Rectangles, Animals, and Almost Spring!

This month we learned about the rectangle and the diamond.  We made a kite and learned that two triangles make a diamond shape. We had fun digging for diamonds with a spoon in a big bowl of dried beans.  We also learned about the rectangle and that a rectangle has two short sides and two long sides.  We made a leprechaun hat for St. Patrick's Day with many rectangles that were different colors and sizes.
 

We played with animals this month because God made animals and people on Day 5.  We made animal footprints in green playdoh, and we played with animals in our cornmeal sensory table.  Everyone loved making animal sounds while they played.

 

 

We worked on our fine motor skills this month by stringing fruit loops on a piece of yarn to make a rainbow necklace.  We also used scissors and practiced snipping paper.  We worked on keeping our thumbs on top and squeezing the scissors closed.

Everyone is doing an excellent job at recognizing their names and the first letter of their names.  We have been working hard at finding our names on our name tags and pointing at the first letter of our name on the alphabet during circle time.

Everyone is super excited that spring is near.  We check out the weather everyday by looking out the window during circle time to see what the weather is up to.  We are looking forward to playing outside soon.  As always, thank you for sharing your child with us! We enjoy every moment with them!

A Lot of Love in Jumpstart

The past couple of weeks we have been learning all about the heart shape and what it means.  We have painted hearts, used heart stickers, and played with heart cookie cutters with playdoh. We learned that the heart shape means love and that Jesus loves us.

We had our Valentine Party this past week.  Everyone enjoyed their Moms and Dads joining us for our party. We had a special valentine snack of cookies and pink icing and sprinkles.  We also made a heart ladybug and played a conversation heart counting game.  Everyone loved passing out their valentines to their friends.  Mrs. Julie, Mrs. Jill, and I were so proud at how well everyone sat and waiting for their turn.  

Thank you to all the parents who donated and helped at the Valentine Party!

New Year & Three New Friends

The new year has brought many frigid days, but we have still been busy in Jumpstart.  The past couple of weeks we have worked on the color white, the circle, the triangle, and the 4th day God created.  We have also welcomed three new friends, Kelsie, Jude, and Brooklyn, to our class.

For our crafts, we made a white polar bear, a potato stamped snowman, and a triangular lion's face.

We worked on scissor cutting straws.  Everyone loved how the straw pieces went flying when they cut them.  

We also played in ice and matched shapes with our cookie matching game. 

A Jumpstart Christmas

Christmas time was a fun time in Jumpstart.  We worked on learning the colors green and brown, learning all about the birth of baby Jesus, and practicing our songs for the annual HFYH Christmas program.

We made hand print Christmas trees and glued on jewels for ornaments.  We worked on our fine motor skills by decorating our very own Christmas tree with ornaments and tinsel.  We also played with our Christmas theme sensory table and felt board. We started working on recognizing our names, so we made Christmas lights with each letter.

 We learned about baby Jesus. We read stories and sang songs about his birth, and we used stickers to learn about where Jesus was born and who was there to welcome him to our world.

Jumpstart Halloween Party!

Our classes had wonderful parties last week!  All the kids were so excited to wear their costumes to school and have fun with their friends.  As you can see from the photos, everyone looked so cute!  We had a variety of characters ranging from a firefighter to Doc McStuffins. 
Everyone, including teachers and parents, enjoyed the festivities.  The class made a special Halloween snack and craft, but I think their favorite part was the "candy dig" game.  The students were very enthusiastic about it to say the least.  The kids were all smiles and had a great time!

 

October Fun!

Our Jumpstart class has been very busy as usual.  We have been making lots of crafts and playing with friends.  We have had quite a few indoor recesses in the gym since it is cooling off outside and has been rainy.  The kids have lots of fun either way!
We continue to work on colors, counting, and singing our ABC's.  We have been focusing on the color black and orange this month and have made some pretty cute Halloween crafts.  We also started learning that on the 2nd day of creation God made the sky and water!  The class has enjoyed learning our Bible lessons and working on crafts that go along with the lessons.  It is so rewarding to watch the students soak up all the new things they're learning!  Thanks for sharing them with us :)