January 2025 Newsletter
Happy New Year Jack & Jill Families,
New Year, New Adventures! Here's a snapshot into the first couple months of the year here at Jack and Jill!
Valentine's Day Celebration - Friday, February 14th
Valentine’s Day will be celebrated with our children on Friday, February 14th. Each classroom will have a Valentine’s exchange. The celebration consists of some fun friendship games and a Valentine card and treat exchange if you like. If you want to bring a treat to share in your child’s classroom, please bring a pre-packaged, peanut and tree-nut free item if possible. No treats will be consumed at the time of the party and will be sent home to be enjoyed with your family.
To keep things simple, classroom treat exchange quantities are as follows:
Preschool: (Fish, Frogs and Tree Frogs – both locations): Each child should bring 20 Valentines to Exchange
Pre-Kindergarten: Each child should bring 20 Valentines to Exchange
Toddler Classrooms: (Penguins and Ladybugs) Each child brings 16
Infant Classrooms: (All Bebe and Baby Bear rooms) Each child brings 12
Please have the Valentine’s signed with your child’s name and sent to school in your child’s backpack or given to the staff at drop off.
We encourage all kids to dress in red, pink, white or their favorite color for the day.
Upcoming Theme Dress Days
Friday, January 31st: Wear Your Pajamas To School in honor of Groundhog day
Friday, February 7th: Wear your favorite sports team!
Friday, February 14th: Wear Red, Pink & White or your child’s favorite color
Friday, February 28th: Crazy Socks Day
Monday, March 17th: Everything is Green!
Reminder: Center Closed for Staff Training Day: Friday, Aril 18th
Extra Clothes
Please remember to change out the extra clothes your child has kept at school in case of an accident or spill, to a seasonally appropriate choice so that your little ones can be well dressed for the cold!
School Photos
School picture days are scheduled as follows:
St Anthony:
Wednesday, March 26th: Infant & Toddler Picture Day
Thursday, March 27th: Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten (Graduation)
Blaine:
Wednesday, April 2nd: Infant & Toddler Picture Day
Thursday, April 3rd: Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten (Graduation)
JJ's Jam Summer Camp Registration
Summer registration is only one month away! Our team is working hard to plan our summer program for our best summer yet! Priority registration opens on February 13th for currently attending pre-K families and families who attended last summer. We released our brochure on Wednesday, January 15 via email and on our website! Our program is perfect for children entering Kindergarten through age 12. Please see the timeline of registration below and email info@jjsjam.com if interested in summer 2025.
Timeline for Summer 2025 Registration
Thursday, February 13th: Summer Registration Opens! Children who attended JJ's Jam last summer and pre-K families currently attending this school year are able to register if they are registering for 8 or more weeks of summer. Other current families who are registering less than 8 weeks may also register, but these will not be accepted until Monday, February 16th.
Monday, February 17th: Children who attended JJ's Jam last summer and pre-K families currently attending this school year are able to register who are attending 4-7 weeks.
Monday, February 24th: Summer Registration opens to children who have not attended JJ's Jam or are not currently attending pre-K. **Enrollment is subject to availability by age group at both locations.
March 2025: Reveal of Summer Calendar
April 2025: Waivers sent out for registered children.
Snow Days and other Weather-Related School Closures
Decisions about school closing due to weather conditions are made by the Owner & Administrator of Jack & Jill Early Childhood Learning. The decision to close due to weather conditions is strongly based on decisions of the local school districts as well as the ability for Jack & Jill Early Childhood Learning staff to make it safely to and from work in inclement weather. School closures will be announced via email and text message. Emails will be sent to the same address where you receive monthly newsletters and texts will go to the primary number listed for each parent/guardian on ChildPilot.
If you did not receive a text or email regarding the closure on 1/21, please reach let us know so we can be sure to add you for potential future closure notices.
Pre-Kindergarten Screening
Early Childhood Screening is a quick and simple check of your child’s development, based upon their age. Minnesota State Law requires that all preschool aged children be screened before entering public, and some private, kindergartens. The ideal age for screening is three and a half years old, or before a child turns four.
Each school district has a specific location where screenings are held. Below you will find a link to your school district’s early childhood screening website and their contact information.
Roseville School District:
Fairview Community Center
701 W County Road B
Roseville, MN 55113
651-487-4378
St Anthony New Brighton School District
St Anthony Community Center
3301 Silver Lake Road
St Anthony, MN 55418
612-706-1166
Mounds View School District
Pike Lake Education Center
2101 14th St SW
New Brighton, MN 55112
651-621-7350
Minneapolis School District
Locations vary by neighborhood.
Contact by either phone or email
612-668-3715
screen@mpls.k12.mn.us
Anoka Hennepin School District
Sandburg Education Center
1902 2nd Ave
Anoka MN, 55303
763-506-2400
Spring Lake Park School District
Early Childhood Program’s District Service Center
1415 81st. Ave NE
Spring Lake Park, MN 55432
763.600.5800