Fillmore County Head Start

Mrs. Norder's class, Grandparents Day.

Mrs. Cook's class, Grandparents Day!!

🍕🍕 Crazy Pizza Day 🍕🍕

In Mrs. Norder's classroom we read the book, Crazy Pizza Day.
After talking about all the different pizzas in the book the students made up their own CRAZY PIZZA in the Art Center.

⚫️ Pajama Day ⚫️

⚫️ Favorite Sports Team ⚫️

We are closed today but can't wait to see our friends tomorrow. Today, our staff had the opportunity to hear two presenters Mills Rogers "Being a Champion for kids" and Dr. Adolph Brown "The Early Years and What Every Effective Early Childhood Educator Does".

Fillmore Central Schools is having a week of dress up days before homecoming so we thought we'd join in on the fun 😀 GO FC!

Reminder NO SCHOOL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 DUE TO STAFF TRAINING!!

Please share and help this great program fill some spots. Currently we have four Head Start preschool spots and two Early Head Start spots. Call our office @ 402-759-3699 if you have any questions.

FUN Fridays in Mrs. Norder’s classroom are for:

FUN on the playground
FUN in the Art Center painting
FUN in the Block Center building robots

🔴REMINDER🔴

No School for Labor Day
Monday, September 4th

Enjoy a nice long weekend! 😊

Preschool through first grade establishes the foundation for relationship building and life-long learning. Help your child gain comfort and self-confidence by creating good attendance habits.

A big thank you to all of those that attended "Lunch & Learn". A big THANK YOU to the E-Free church for allowing us to use their facilities for this community event.

What is a "Lunch & Learn"?

Lunch and learn is a voluntary meeting that brings people together in an informal atmosphere to collaborate, learn and foster community partnerships.

Want to be part of our next "Lunch & Learn" meeting?

Call our main office @ 402-759-3699

Mrs. Cook’s class had an outstanding first few days!!

Experimenting with real eggs while telling the Humpty Dumpty rhyme was a blast!! 😁

Mrs. Norder’s class had a great first few days!!

They even got to experiment with real eggs while telling the Humpty Dumpty rhyme!! 🫣😲😊

Our kiddos are enjoying their first breakfast at school, cheerios, strawberries & milk.

ARE YOU READY?
We are just about ready for the first day of school, teacher's have been working exta hard this week setting up the classroom and getting supplies ready. We can't wait to see all on Thursday!!!

Come see us at the Resource Fair we will be here until 7:30 tonight!

This week we are putting the spotlight on our teachers!!

Meet Jenny Cook.

This will be Mrs. Cook first year teaching at Fillmore County Head Start. Mrs. Cook has taught for over twenty years from preschool to high school students at different states. Mrs. Cook graduated from UNL with a BS in Child Development and earned her Masters degree in Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Cook is looking forward to a year full of excitement, fun and learning. Mrs. Cook is originally from Geneva where she resides with her family. Fun facts...she loves to take evening walks, watching movies, spending time with her pets, gardening, cooking and baking.

This week we are putting the spotlight on our teachers!!

Meet Kasey Norder!!

Mrs. Norder will be teaching her third year at Fillmore County Head Start and this year is the start of her 9th year working in the Early Childhood field. Mrs. Norder graduated from Wayne State College in 2014 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Norder loves being a teacher, making relationships and memories with the kiddos and their families. Mrs. Norder enjoys traveling and watching and playing sports. Fun facts...she loves Dr. Pepper, popcorn, she grew up in a small town in western Nebraska, comes from a family of teachers and Fall is her favorite season.

Our information booth is ready!!!!
We have a lot of information about Head Start Preschool & Early Head Start home based program. Stop by and check it out.

NOW ENROLLING FOR EARLY HEAD START!!

Scan the QR code for an application or give us a call at 402-759-3699 and we'd be happy to help!

We look forward to working with your kiddos!!

NOW ENROLLING FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR!!

Scan the QR code for an application or give us a call at 402-759-3699 we'd be happy to help!

We look forward to working with and teaching your kiddos this coming school year!!

This great group of leaders is at the Region VII Head Start Leadership Conference for the next few days, networking, listening and learning to bring the best services to all the families and children we serve.

Now Recruiting Early Head Start! Scan the QR code on the flyer to fill out an application or call us at 402-759-3699 with any questions! We look forward to working with you and your child!

Now recruiting for 2023-2024 school year!

Fillmore County Head Start is now recruiting children 0-5 years of age and prenatal moms.
We offer two program options,
Early Head Start- is our home based program that provides services at an early age such as education, nutrition medical and dental care which has a significant impact on a child's growth and development.

Head Start-is our center based preschool option, center is located at 1600 I Street, Geneva. We offer preschool services to children 3-5 years old, four days a week from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Scan the QR code or click on the link to complete an application https://bvca.filebound.com/portal/19/

Call our office at 402-759-3699 for more information about our programs.

Thank you to Brick Road Boutique for sending our wonderful teachers coffee to end Teacher Appreciation Week.

Mrs. Norder and baby Roxy made a visit to the classroom today!

Our teachers are learning a lot this Saturday at the "Different speed Different needs" conference where they are learning specific ways to help children with learning disabilities, Autism, aggression, sensory issues, stress, ADHD and anxiety.

This great team is heading to Omaha after school today to attend an Applebaum Training "Different Speeds Different Needs"

Join us Tuesday May 16 for our end of the year celebration!

This week we are honoring our Foster Grandparent volunteer Linda Schmidt. Thank you Linda for all your hard work with each and every one of our children.

We enjoyed the nice weather yesterday and read our book “A Spoon for Every Bite” and did our small group practicing the Letter X outside!! 🌞📚

Thank you to the moms who came and enjoyed Moms Day with us last week!

We colored flower pots, played in the classroom and ate Oreo dirt cups for snacks! We had a ton of fun! Here are some pictures from Mrs. Norder’s classroom 💐

A big THANK YOU to all the mom’s that attended Mom’s Day last week. Here are a few pictures of our week in Ms.Mercedes’ classroom.

*** NOW ENROLLING***
Are you looking for a full day Preschool? Scan the QR code at the bottom of the flyer to fill out the application! We look forward to working with your family this upcoming 2023-2024 school year!

We released our butterflies today!! 🦋🦋