This week is bought to you by the letter L and the number 14

This week we will be learning about the letter L and the sound that it makes and learning the difference from our left and our right.
We will be making lollipops, and lady bugs  by painting a paper plate red and using out thumbs for the spots.         

We will be playing pack your lunch game.  We will have nutritious foods and junk foods and on the backs of the food is a smile face or frown face, and the kids have to pick the correct foods to put in the lunch box.
We will also be playing the line game... we will be using a ribbon and the children have to walk on top of it, we will have big and small lines, they will be also drawing lines.
We will be doing our first dot to dot... Find Farmer Brown and color 14 horses.

We will be doing an estimation station... the children will each get a chance to  estimate how many lollipops are in our glass jar.  The first child who guesses correctly or closest will win the lollipops, and he or she will then share the lollipops with the class.

We will be tasting lemons and limes  and Katie and I are sure we will have some great pictures from this activity.

Our Bible Verse is: Love the Lord, your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.

We will be also sorting animal crackers and only eating the lions.

We will be practicing pouring liquid ( water with food coloring in it) from one container to another.

Our star Student this week is Chloe:   please bring enough snacks for 16 students and please bring in something special to share with the class.

Our class wish list: Baby Wipes and Hand Sanitizer and paper towels.

A New Year 2014

Hello, Everyone

Katie and I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Celebration of Jesus's Birthday as well as a fun filled New Years.

Just some quick reminders:

1.  Please ignore the star student list.... as Katie and I will be making a new one because over the holiday break, we found out we are getting two new students.
2.  We are sad to see Cooper leave and move to Texas, but it is a great opportunity for Greg and Katie.
     We will miss you COOP!!!!
3.  Please look inside your child's back pack and change out the shorts and short sleeve tops and replace with warmer clothes with temperatures falling and blustery winds, Katie and I would feel awful sending them out to you dressed in shorts if it is so very cold outside.

4.  MOPS ( mothers of pre- schoolers ) starts Jan 8 at the main campus, so come one come all and have some coffee and meet other pre -school moms and make some crafts and share ideas and laughter.. You can join via the web: MOPS@Blue GrassUMC.com

Tuition will be due when we start up again on Tuesday Jan 7th

WEATHER POLICIES
Please be advised that we will follow EVSC
1 hr delay, all students arrive 1 hour later.

2 hr delay,  no school for 1/2 day students, all day students report at 11:45 please bring your lunch and early arrival is: 10:30

You will be receiving pre-registration forms for next year's enrollment.  If you are not going to use it please feel free to pass it onto a friend, neighbor, or relative.
You can always find information at:
 homeforyourheartschool.blogspot.com or on the home for your heart school facebook page.  This facebook page is by invite only.  If you need to be added please message either Katie or myself..

Come one come all:  OPEN HOUSE
January 30th  9am -2pm 
So please spread the word and have your friends or relatives come with their little ones to see what Home For Your Heart School is all about.

review week

This week we will be reviewing the letters I ,T and E
Numbers 10, 11 and 12
We will be finishing up our Christmas presents and wrapping them and making Christmas Cards
We will be making a thumbprint cross
We will be using white paint and glue to make snowmen and black paper for mouth and buttons and orange for a carrot nose.

We will also finish making our Rainbow Poem to finish our color Unit.
We will be using craft sticks and painting them green and turning them into Christmas trees.
We will be learning the meaning about why the candy cane is red and white.
This week our star student is Will and next week is Zander.

Next week is our Christmas Program on Thursday and it is also half day for all students and staff.
Next week on Tuesday and Wednesday we will be watching the Polar Express and wearing our comfy PJ's

Letter E and Trapezoid,

Katie and I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.

It is hard to believe that it is December already and Christmas will be here before we know it.
We will be practicing all our songs for the Christmas Program and making special gifts for our parents.

Our letter is E , we will be making elves and Christmas wreaths, and Elmer the Elephant, we will be making fried eggs in a frying pan.  We will also be painting with Eggs ( plastic eggs filled with paint and we will be tossing them onto our big paper)

We will be making the Rainbow Poem
We will be counting to 12 and playing the Dozen Pattern Game.
Our Bible Verse is: Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering Gods grace in its various forms.  1 Peter 4:10

The letter T and the color brown and the Oval

This week we are going to be working on the letter T and the sound it makes.

We will be learning about the color brown.  

The oval shape.

We will be making pumpkin pie with brown and orange construction paper and cotton balls for whipped cream and using cinnamon for a sensory activity.

We will be learning the Teddy Bear song:

Teddy Bear, Teddy ear on the move, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch the ground. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear shoe me your shoe, Teddy bear Teddy Bear that will do! 

We will be using bubble wrap and painting with brown paint to make a bubble wrap teddy bear.

We will be making the letter T and turning them into a tea cup and a tea bag.

We will be doing a turtle activity, the children will draw what a turtle would carry on his back., we will be making a turtle from a paper plate.

Bible Verse:  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17

WEDNESDAY IS TIE DAY, have your child wear a tie to school.

Thursday is our Thanksgiving Feast, there are still spots open to donate and to help, we will eat at 11am and parents are invited.  All day students will NOT need a lunch that day. 

If you have not signed up for a Conference Time yet there are several spots open.

If you have not paid tuition  it is now due.

The letter I, the number 10

This week we will be learning about the color green and the number 10 and the letter Ii.
We will be making a green iguana an ice cream cone with sprinkles.
We will be using a green pipe cleaner and colored beads to make an inch worm.
We will be playing a learning game with square blocks with the letters Ii and the children will be using tongs to pick up the ice cubes and putting them in the correct bucket.
We will be filling up a insect jar with 10 thumb prints ( insects)
We are building a igloo and walking in the snow ( bubble wrap)

Our bible verse is: I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the father except through me.  John 14:6

ALL DAY STUDENTS PLEASE BRING IN A PAIR OF GLOVES OR MITTENS ON WEDNESDAY as we are making ice cream in plastic bags.

We will also be using Icing in plastic bags to practice writing  the letter I and the number 10. 

We are still collecting Yams for Thanksgiving Baskets.
Sign up sheet is on classroom door for Conferences.

Star student this week is Leah
Tuition is due =) 

Review Week

Thank You so much too all the parents that helped with our Halloween Party, fun was had by all!!

We will be reviewing this week and accessing for report cards.
Watch for a sign up sheet for Conferences, they will be on Monday November 25th  from 8 am to 4 pm 15 mins each, if you can not schedule  that day we can work something out.

We are collecting Yams in cans, so bring them in now until November 15th.  We will be helping needy families in our area!!


We will be having our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Feast November 21 and we invite parents to come eat a Thanksgiving Dinner with their students.  Sign Up for donations will be posted.:   Need can corned, Turkey lunch meat, gravy and stuffing and rolls  Thank You in advance for your help.  We will also need parent volunteers to heat everything up/ ALL PRESCHOOL CLASSES WILL BE DOING THIS but eating in their classrooms.  NO lunch boxes needed for the full day students on that day.