LEAP Big Kids are going on a Field Trip!

Dear Parents of the Big Kids,

The Big Kids successfully reached the group reward of going to a trampoline park, which will be the last field trip of the year! The middle schoolers voted on going to the Altitude Trampoline Park in Billerica and we’d like to make it happen for Wednesday, May 30th.

Each student needs to bring a completed paper waiver on the day of the field trip. You can download the waiver here. Every student worked to earn this reward, and we’d love to have as many Big Kids as possible, so of course, even if your middle schooler doesn’t come to LEAP on Wednesdays, they are more than welcome to join in on the fun! Let us know if you have any questions. 

Happy almost summer!

-Kristen and Becca

Dear LEAP Families,

It is hard to believe that the school year is drawing to a close! This year has been a great success for the LEAP program, with record enrollment and the assembly of an incredibly talented and energetic LEAP staff.

To close out the year, LEAP will be holding its Annual Meeting on Wednesday June 6.  In order to ensure that families are able to make it to other commitments that evening, refreshments will be available starting at 5:00pm with an open meeting of the Board of Directors to follow.

Please consider taking time on the evening of the 6th to socialize with LEAP families and attend the short meeting afterwards to learn more about the governance of the program.  Katie and the LEAP Board look forward to presenting program highlights and the parent survey results, as well as discussing opportunities for the coming school year.  During this time we will also vote on the new Parent Board of Directors for 2018-2019. We always welcome new participants and fresh ideas, so please feel free to reach out to any of us to learn more about board membership or simply come to the meeting on the 6th to learn more. Our current board members are:

Julie Graves (President)
Roy Katz (Treasurer)
DeAnna Mori (Director)
Julie Kim (Director)
Stacey Flannery (Director)

Thank you all for your continued support of a phenomenal program! I We hope to see you at LEAP on Wednesday June 6.

Regards,
Julie Graves
President, LEAP Board of Directors

Here’s what we’ve got planned for activities this week. Check it out and ask your kids what they like to do for choices!

Big Kids Drop In has been postponed until next fall due to lack of interest. We’re sorry for any inconvenience and hope that we can make this night a success next year for the middle schoolers. Thank you, and have a great weekend!

Next Wednesday, May 23rd LEAP is going to Drumlin Farm, a Mass Audubon location right here in Lincoln, MA!

We are so excited to return to one of our favorite local field trips and learn something new! This year, kids will be participating in the Wild & Domestic Program while we are there. Please  download the Permission Slip or grab one at LEAP and return it to LEAP before the day of the trip. Thank you!

Here’s what we’ve got planned for another exciting week at LEAP!

Each year LEAP asks parents to complete a short survey about how they felt the school year went, and how we can improve our program for future LEAPers. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to help us continue to make our program the best it can be. Thank you!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VZNGQ22

Yesterday we were so fortunate to be visited by Trisha from Magic Brush Pottery ! The Kids loved painting bowls, mugs, and plates, and we are all so excited to see the final product in a coupe weeks. We also got outside to enjoy the sunshine, playing GaGa Ball and some classic circle games like Duck Duck Goose! Check out the pictures below:

We’ve got another Big Kids Drop In coming up next Friday night! Gather all the Lincoln Middle Schoolers you know and head over to LEAP for a place to hang out with friends, listen to music, watch a movie or play some Fortnie together. The cost is only $10 per kids, with a cash bar for snacks. Hope to see you there!

Happy May! Can you believe it? What a beautiful spring it is turning out to be! We have only 7 more weeks left of school but you better believe we have booked them solid with exiting activities, special guests, Field Trips, and more! Here’s what we’ve got coming up over the next few weeks!

Last week the kids visited the DeCordova Museum right here in Lincoln! We love this trip because we can walk right through the beautiful fields of our home-town and end up at this incredible outdoor art museum! Ask your child what they liked the most and let us know in person, or on any of our social media pages. LEAPers also learned about the Kindness Rocks Project on Wednesday. Kids of all ages got a chance to decorate rocks with words and pictures that bring them joy. Now we can place these rocks in and around the community for someone else to find. Kids and adults are encouraged to take and share rocks that brings joy to them. Join us in this growing community project by decorating and sharing rocks of your own.

This Friday was May the Fourth (be with you) Star Wars Day. LEAPers were invited to Fun Night for Pizza, Ice Cream and Fun with friends. Kids had the choice of watching a Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope or Honey I Shrunk the Kids. We’ll have one more Fun Night coming up in June.

This week we are so excited to have the artists from Magic Brush Pottery come to LEAP to make some beautiful and functional pieces of clay. This company was so amazing during VacaPlaydays that we had to have them back again! We cannot wait to see all the incredible things the kids create.

Calling all Big Kids! LEAP is having another Big Kids Drop In Night on May 18^th! This is a great opportunity for Middle School kids to have LEAP all to themselves. All Lincoln Middle School students (even Non-Leapers) are invited for a movie,snacks, music, and videogames—at only $10 a student!

Color Wars are coming! We love doing a color wars event when the weather gets warm because it’s an awesome opportunity to promote teamwork and sportsmanship while having fun in the sun. The teachers are already excitedly planning the campus wide activities for the end of May.

May 23^rd we be going on one of our favorite local field trips: Drumlin Farm! We are so lucky to have this Wildlife Sanctuary just down the street from us. Every year we take a trip to Drumlin and they always have new and different things to show us—can’t wait to see what they have in store for us this time!

The LEAP Annual Meeting is May 30^th. This is an open board meeting that all LEAP parents are encouraged to attend. After a picnic dinner and some meet and greet, we will discuss the year and make plans to continuously improve our program. Then, parents can learn about becoming a board member and vote for a new LEAP board of directors.