HOPE Preschool

It has been a very busy week at HOPE!

And the winner is......Ms. Kathy and the Burgundy and Gold! Maybe next time Ms. Mary! :)

And the winner is......Ms. Kathy and the Burgundy and Gold! Maybe next time Ms. Mary! :)

Our first week of school is coming to a close. It has been a great week! Take a look at the bulletin boards, classroom door decorations, and student art work that greet our kids every morning. It's going to be an awesome year!

Friends often have common interests. Take our Ms. Mary and Ms. Kathy. Between the two of them, they have worked at HOPE for nearly 60 years! Throughout that time, their love of football has been a shared passion. Ms. Kathy is a local Virginian, so her heart belongs to the burgundy and gold. Ms. Mary cheers for her hometown New York Giants. Over the years they have been known to make a slight wager when their beloved teams face off. The saga continues for these two tonight. Stay tuned to see who will be sporting the winning team's jersey during Monday morning's carline...

Super Heroes wear masks! And our preschoolers came to school like super heroes! What an awesome first day of school! So wonderful to have children back in the building!

First staff meeting ~ check! Parent Orientation ~ check! Preschool decorated and ready to go ~ check! We are beyond excited for next week's Meet the Teacher conferences!!

Registration is rolling along for the 2021 - 2022 school year! We can't wait to have our classrooms and hallways full of laughter and learning. See you soon!!!

Registration is rolling along for the 2021 - 2022 school year! We can't wait to have our classrooms and hallways full of laughter and learning. See you soon!!!

You probably don't recognize this guy but, he is one of the cute little baby chicks that we had at HOPE Preschool 2 years ago. He has grown into to quite the handsome rooster!

[01/21/21]   HOPE Preschool is currently scheduling in person tours! Call us at 703-729-4673 to schedule yours today!

[01/19/21]   We are beyond excited to announce that HOPE is accepting applications for the 2021 - 2022 school year!! Applications are available on our website ~ hopepreschool.org.😁👏

[12/09/20]   Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our HOPE families and kiddos! Even though we are not together this holiday season, please know that we are carrying all of you in our hearts.

Reminder ~ today is the last day to drop off bags on my porch. I will deliver bags tomorrow. Comment if you need my address. Thanks! ~Francie

Typically, HOPE Preschool collects Thanksgiving dinner bags for Loudoun Hunger Relief each year. We are closed this Fall, due to Covid, but we would like to try to make up for at least some of the bags we usually collect. If you would like to contribute; Francie will collect bags, on her front porch, between now and Nov. 14th. Please send her a message if you do not know her address. You can also drop bags off at the Loudoun Hunger Relief building at 750 Miller Dr. Suite A-1 in Leesburg. Thanks for your help!!

Happy Halloween!! Hoping all of our wonderful families have a fun weekend!

Each year the families of HOPE Preschool come together to help our community through donations to Loudoun Hunger Relief, Mobile Hope, Loudoun Literacy, Lunch Break Bundles, and others. This year our donations will be missing from those collections. If you feel inclined, please help us with the Loudoun Hunger Relief Thanksgiving Dinner bag collection this year. HOPE cannot be a collection point but you can take your bag to the Loudoun Hunger Relief location OR make your house the drop off location for bags in your neighborhood. Share this post with your friends! Thanks for helping HOPE to continue to make an impact in our community!

[09/08/20]   This is the time of year when the preschool floors are waxed, pencils & crayons sharpened, and the staff at HOPE would be excited to open our doors to kick off the start of a new school year. Sadly, due to the pandemic and the current guidelines in place, we are not able to safely open. We continue to remain committed to opening as soon as safely possible. Until then, know that we miss our alumni students and families; and, we especially miss our students and families that should be with us this fall. We wish you and your families continued health and blessings with the start of this new school year. And, we can't wait until we are together again!

Wow! Thank you for all of the love you showed us yesterday and today!! We hope all of our HOPE families have a fun and healthy summer. We can't wait to be together again!

What an awesome morning!! HOPE Preschool had our first drive by pick up for our students' work and items left at the school back in March. It was so WONDERFUL to see their little smiling faces and their parents!! For those that didn't come by today, remember to come through carline tomorrow (9am - 11am) to pick up your things. We would love to get to say goodbye and have a great summer!

[05/22/20]   Yesterday should have been our last day for the year at HOPE Preschool. Since we didn't get to say goodbye in person and have all of the hugs that we are usually blessed with; here is a "Have a Great Summer" video. The entire HOPE staff is also sending virtual hugs to all of you. Enjoy your summer and be sure to come back to visit us!

Come to Our Book Fair!

As you know, HOPE was not able to have our Book Fair this year. A good friend is the librarian at Calloway Elementary School in Roanoke, VA. Calloway is holding a virtual Book Fair!! Click on the link and order some new books for your kids! You can pay online and the books will be shipped to your home. It's always a great time to read!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=callawayelementaryschool2&fbclid=IwAR3nLVAy1BSxABRPKU8Qye_OTRYYitLhsVaxssg0p1OKaPrQyCgv-yKH2aA

bookfairs.scholastic.com Visit our school's homepage to hear the latest Book Fair news, RSVP for events, sign up to volunteer, and more!

So Much Fun! Summer Activities for Preschoolers

As what should be summer break quickly approaches, check out these fun water games for preschoolers.
https://handsonaswegrow.com/summer-activities-preschoolers/

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Alphabet Hopscotch * ages 3-6 ⋆ Raising Dragons

Fun, easy activity for today's beautiful weather!

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raisingdragons.com Alphabet Hopscotch is a simple, outdoor, gross motor activity that is excellent for teaching kids the alphabet in a fun, unconventional way.

Another great list of activities for during these crazy times.

What a wonderful site! Last night, 28 of HOPE Preschool's 32 staff members were able to gather on Zoom. (Couldn't get everyone in one photo. :( ) We miss our HOPE Preschool students and families; we also really miss each other!

Cute idea for painting rocks. Make one set with upper case letters and one with lower case letters for a matching game. Use the rocks for letter recognition or learning to recognize and spell first and last names. For older kids, practice site words.
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Pick some rocks for play and learning!

https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/super-fingers/

Kids and Grasping Skills - The Inspired Treehouse

Fun activities to work on grasping skills.

https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/super-fingers/?fbclid=IwAR2tkAxwdOPIkCAJYH5IHwAphRhI1wx7suCHxPJoE7nwQf119mhHNQjIQ6M

theinspiredtreehouse.com A power grasp uses all of the fingers and the thumb together to hold something using counter pressure. Establishing efficient grasping skills is important.

Here is a list of fun things to do with your kids during quarantine. #1 is to make a fort out of boxes. My kids loved making a fort out of blankets and pillows. Every summer there was a fort in my family room. Have fun!! :)

Recording #7

Learn how to draw a pig with Mrs. Devenish (Green Frogs).
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYfZo2AyiG

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Very interesting.....

Practice recognizing letters, spelling names, and get some exercise all at the same time on this beautiful day!

[05/04/20]   Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of the wonderful educators out there ~ and especially to our awesome teachers at HOPE Preschool! You ladies are the best! Even though we aren't seeing our teachers in person this week, please remember to thank a teacher. They are working very hard for our kids!