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Sports Day the Jabneh Way

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At Jabneh Christian Academy, everything we do is intentional, every moment, every event, every icon. Sports Day is no different. While it is filled with fun and excitement—even happening on the last day of school—our focus remains on development, inclusion, and celebrating growth. For us, Sports Day is a platform to highlight abilities, build capacity, and reinforce key developmental goals.

As a school, we begin planning immediately and prayerfully, drawing on the creative nature of our God to inspire us to do better with each passing year. We are inviting our parents to join us in this effort. Consider incorporating some of the developmental activities you saw on Sports Day into your home routines. Revisit the posts and updates we’ve shared throughout the school year. Let’s work together to strengthen the icons’ growth beyond the classroom.

We are incredibly proud of every icon who participated. Even those who didn’t win in every race displayed tremendous effort, and we saw their abilities. At Jabneh, inclusion is not optional; it is our culture. We celebrate every icon.

To the parents who came out, you were like sparks of joy and encouragement. Thank you.

To our tuck shop supporters, thank you for your contributions to the day’s success.

To Uncle Mark, who stayed behind to ensure everything was secured, thank you.

To our PTA President, Auntie Christina, who took the time to clean the classroom, thank you.

To Auntie Kerry-Ann D., thank you for returning to wash items used during the day.

To Auntie Chriss-Ann, our dedicated volunteer marshal, thank you.

To Uncle Jakim, who prepared the entire track and football field on his own days leading up to the event and assisted in training the icons for the events, then on the day, managed the music, jumping events, ball throws, refereed the football match, and even handled the digital finish line, thank you for your tireless and passionate service.

To Auntie Jurlyn, thank you for that delicious pudding!

To Uncle Kirk—word has it the Avoiding the Way of Fools mocktail was refreshing and uplifting. Thank you, and thank you to Auntie Nicola for your labour of love in the cafeteria.

Auntie Rita, our faithful fritters maker, your hard work, humility, and love for Jabneh do not go unnoticed. Thank you.

Auntie Roshelle—juggling work and Sports Day, and assisted in making snow cones, thank you.

Indeed, we are one big family. We give thanks for every effort made in love, every task completed in excellence, and every hand extended in support.

See you all on Tuesday at the Prize-giving and Award Ceremony.  Come out and support your icons, The Jabneh Way.

Little Hands at Work: The Power of Ripping Paper to Develop Fine Motor Skills

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At Jabneh Christian Academy, the zone of optimal performance, we believe that every moment holds the potential for learning—and that even the simplest activities can lay a powerful foundation for lifelong growth. One such activity that often goes unnoticed, yet plays a crucial role in early childhood development, is ripping paper.

Yes, you read that right! That crumpled piece of scrap paper or yesterday’s newspaper can become a tool of transformation in your child’s hands.

What Are Fine Motor Skills and Why Do They Matter?

Fine motor skills involve the use of small muscles in the hands and fingers. These skills are essential for tasks such as writing, buttoning, tying shoelaces, and even feeding oneself. When children strengthen these muscles early, they are better prepared for academic tasks like pencil grip and handwriting—and for confidently navigating everyday life.

How Ripping Paper Helps

Ripping paper may look like play, but it’s actually a valuable sensory and muscle-building activity. It:

  • Builds hand and finger strength
  • Enhances hand-eye coordination
  • Encourages bilateral coordination (using both hands together)
  • Stimulates creativity and focus

At school, we incorporate this activity during art, letter formation exercises, and even in calming sensory play. The joy on the children’s faces as they tear and explore is matched by the quiet progress they are making in their developmental journey.

Ideas for Parents: Turn Tearing Into Teaching

We encourage our Resilient Parents to support this learning at home! Here are some fun, simple ways to do that:

  • Tear and Paste Art: Give your child different coloured paper to tear and glue onto shapes, letters, or numbers.
  • Texture Play: Use materials like tissue, newspaper, construction paper, cereal boxes and cardboard to explore how different papers tear.
  • Tear to Create: Make flowers, animals, or even collages—no scissors needed!
  • Bible Story Collage: After reading a story, let your child create a scene using torn paper to retell it.

A Word of Encouragement

In a world filled with screens and fast-paced routines, pausing for a paper-tearing session may seem small—but it’s a beautiful invitation for your child to explore, engage, and grow. Let’s partner together in these tiny, intentional moments that shape our icons into confident, capable learners.

Together, at school and at home, we are raising mighty builders—one little rip at a time.

With grace and growth,
Rev. Dr. Natasha Francis-Campbell
“Train up a child in the way he should go…” – Proverbs 22:6

Wedding Day Role Play @ JCA- Celebration Time

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Term: 1

Theme: Celebrations

Sub Theme: Wedding

Group: 4-Year-Olds

A wedding is a special ceremony in which a man and a woman become married to each other.

Weddings are very joyous occasions for families but not all families celebrate weddings. 

 We celebrate when we feel happy, proud, and excited about something. A wedding is a special celebration.

Usually, an invitation to a wedding is issued and the recipients are expected to confirm their intention to attend the wedding by responding to the invitation.

Families take many photographs at weddings

Special clothes are made to wear to weddings using a variety of fabrics. Some fabrics are plain, and some have patterns, e.g. floral, striped, and plaid.

Some fabrics have different textures, e.g. smooth (silk, satin), coarse (linen), thin, and thick.

 The bride usually wears a special white dress called a gown. The bridesmaids also wear special dresses that look alike. The groom wears a special suit and the groomsmen dress up in matching suits.

 

Most married couples wear special rings on their ring fingers.  Do you know which finger is the ring finger?  

Most wedding ceremonies are held in a church, but some are held in other places, e.g. hotels, gardens, and homes.

After the wedding ceremony, there is usually a reception where we talk, give a toast, eat, drink, dance and have fun together. The reception is one of the ways that the bride and groom show their appreciation to the attendees. It is called a reception because it is the first time the bride and groom receive society as a married couple. 

 

We eat different foods such as chicken, fish, beef, pork, vegetables, rolls, cakes and fruits at the reception. Some people are vegetarians and eat no meat but only food from plants.  They are provided for as well.

Foods have different tastes, e.g. salty, peppery/spicy, sour, and sweet.

There is usually a special wedding cake with pretty decorations that the bride and the groom cut to eat and share with others.

 

We dance to different kinds of music at a wedding reception. We can move the bodies that God made in different ways, e.g. to the left, right, in front of, behind, beside others or objects.

We must be respectful to others when we speak, play, dance and eat with them at the reception.

The months of June and July are very popular for weddings.

 June is the sixth month of the year; July is the seventh month of the year.

A wedding is conducted by a marriage officer.

At Jabneh Christian Academy our aim is to make learning stick.  Guess what?  Having taught our icons about weddings during the last week of term 1, intentionally, we had a wedding and the reception as our end-of-term event.  Take a look.  Tell us what you think.