Hi, all! It’s been a while since I posted on here, and for that I apologise. I do have some news to share though.

The week of February 13th-17th will be my last in Dearborn Public Schools. I want to thank you all for allowing me time to spend and grow with your amazing, talented, creative, wickedly smart, beautiful children. I love each and every one of them so dearly and I am going to miss them all so much. I really wish I could stay for them but I need to put myself first this time.

I haven’t divulged this information with anyone other than my superiors yet, and if I may ask I’d be very appreciative if I could tell the kids myself on Monday. Of course since I’m letting you all know here I leave that up to your discretion.

For Valentine’s Day I plan to give them a hot chocolate party and some gifts as a final present. I really was planning on staying here until the end of the year so I’m also going to throw in whatever Mardi Gras decorations and festivities to introduce the kids to it because I enjoyed it a lot when I was their age. I don’t want anyone to be sad in my absence, I want to leave them smiling and ready to accept a new Kids Club Leader as they did for me.

I really do want to stress to the kids that they are no part of the reason I’m leaving. If anything, they are the reason I’ve stayed until I possibly couldn’t anymore. They have taught me so much in this short amount of time and I really hope that I’ve had a positive impact on them. Again, thank you all so much for this opportunity to meet all these amazing people, as well as yourselves. My only regret is I won’t be able to see how much more amazing they become with time.

Thank you all so so so much for everything,

Jojo Greimel (THEY/THEM) <3

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all well. I apologize for having the schedule out so late, but I’ve decided on our activities for Kids Club this week!

I’d also like to ask that you keep this a surprise for the kids please! ;D

12/19: Hot Chocolate Party!

We’re going to spend a relaxing portion of our morning and afternoon sipping hot chocolate and listening to music fit for the season! Whipped cream, sprinkles, and candy canes are available for toppings but that’s up to the drinker’s (or their parents’) discretion. Chocolate chip cookies and frosted sugar cookies are available, but limited to one each.

12/20: Gingerbread House Day!

I will have graham crackers, frosting, and candy to make mock gingerbread houses! I am going to ask Principal Tiba if we can display them in the cafeteria until the end of the week, where the kids can then take them home. I will keep you all posted!

12/21 Gift Bag!

I’d like to give everyone a reward for their hard work in school thus far, but I don’t want to give anyone anything that a parent might disapprove of or have an allergy to! The gift bags contain:

-2 Regular Hershey Kisses

-1 Pop It toy

-Chain for Pop It toy

-1 stuffed animal

-1 Party Popper

I always ask the kids to refrain from opening their gift bags during school, so that parents have the chance to go through it with them when they’re home and so nothing gets lost on the journey between school and other places.

I am also going to try to find out if there is a way for us to be able to watch a movie. I’ll pick some options and have the kids vote. I will keep you all posted about that as well! If we are not watching the movie, it will probably be a free day.

12/22 Holiday Game/Activity Tour!

I will have holiday coloring sheets, trivia, games, and whatever suggestions I am able to get from the kids for them.

I am also hoping to take kids outside to play in the snow (we always vote on it) if the weather isn’t too bad!

12/23 Free Day!

Everyone is welcome to use materials from the week to make some holiday craft, but anything is up for grabs. If there is homework the kids are supposed to be doing over break, they know that I’m there to help them with it. I don’t often plan out event heavy weeks where participation is almost always mandatory, but I think that doing things together would be good for us as a group right now.

I hope that everyone has an amazing break, and happy holidays to all who celebrate! Contact me with any concerns at greimel@dearbornschools.org!

Jojo Greimel (they/them)

Hello all! I hope everyone has had a wonderful break and Thanksgiving!

I unfortunately have been sick over the past few days and do not think it would be wise to come in tomorrow. I know that Joyce Monday will be there in the morning, but I am not sure who it might be in the afternoon. But there WILL be someone there for Kids Club.

Aside from that, I hope to see you all on Tuesday!

Contact me at greimel@dearbornschools.org in the meantime if you need anything!

Jojo Greimel

(they/them)

Hello, all! I hope everyone has had a refreshing and relaxing weekend!

I just want to give a quick overview of how tomorrow will go! I don’t plan on anything really being different about tomorrow, we will be in the same place for the same amount of time. It’s more about the content of the sessions tomorrow. I’ll have Halloween related crafts and activities, but I also intend to give the kids a goody bag, which is mostly what I want to talk about here. I’d like it to be a surprise though, so please don’t let them know what’s inside it if you see this post before tomorrow, thank you!

I’ve packed a bag for each child with:

-3 glowsticks and some connectors

-4 stickers

-Pretzels

-Sour Patch Kids

-A squishy toy (COMPLETELY NON-EDIBLE!!)

Everyone will be getting one, and I’ve put a name on each bag to avoid mix-ups. I am going to ask that children wait until they are home to open them so that you parents might be able to go through the bags with the child and decide whether it’s something you want them to have. I am putting a QR code inside the bag that leads to this post so the information easily available!

Aside from that, contact me at greimel@dearbornschools.org with anything you need!

Have a great day,

Jojo Greimel (they/them)

Good afternoon, parents! I hope everyone is having an amazing day!

Final reminder that tonight is the Trunk or Treat at the Administrative Service Center on Audette!!! It runs from 6:45 to 8 tonight! I would love to see you and your children there!

Our theme this week is personal hygiene. We’ve gone over some stuff in passing, but I think the kids will feel more confident in themselves if they are able to pick up on some easy and non time consuming tricks to freshen themselves up or learn some things about themselves and what works for us individually.

Tomorrow we will most likely have a little discussion about cleaning up after ourselves and generally keeping the spaces we frequent clean, as I’m a firm believer in a type of cluttered bedroom, cluttered mind mentality. We have been struggling to properly pick up after ourselves before moving onto the next task and I’d like to address these behaviors before it becomes a bigger issue. I also think it’s a good thing to practice in general.

You can contact me at greimel@dearbornschools.org, or you could come see me in person at the event!

Have great day!

Jojo Greimel

(they/them)

Good afternoon, all! I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Tomorrow it looks like it will be a little cold in the morning, so please tell your children to bring jackets! I have an activity planned that involves going outside for a short amount of time, but if it’s too cold or someone is under dressed, I can reschedule it. It appears to be a warm afternoon though!

Another reminder that tomorrow is the Trunk and Treat event at the Administrative Service Center on Audette. It is from 6:45 to 8:00. I will be there with a decorated car and hope to see you and your children as well!

As always, contact me at greimel@dearbornschools.org with any concerns!

Have a great day,

Jojo Greimel (they/them)

Hello parents! I am very sorry for not having posted in a while. I’ll be honest and say there hasn’t been much to update about, it’s been very smooth sailing in Kids Club as the children have all found ways to interact with each other and share what we have to work with in the Club!

I don’t want to go too far into it, but thank you to the parents and staff who have supported me! I really am just here for the kids and it makes me very happy to see parents who care deeply for their children’s knowledge and experiences. You all give me a lot of hope in this amazing generation of children.

With that, I know we all feel the cold, but kids are stubborn. Please tell them to bring all parts of their jackets and to actually wear them! These days I won’t bring them outside if they don’t bring their jackets, but they have a habit of tearing them of the moment they get outside and then being sniffly for the rest of our session. I really want them to have fun outside but I also really don’t want them to become ill.

Finally, another reminder for the Trunk or Treat taking place at the Administration Service Building on Audette! It is Monday, the 24th, from 6:45PM to 8:00PM.

Here is the link for the signup genius if you’d like to participate! https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050445aaa929a3fe3-trunk

I will post again soon with updates as per usual, thank you for your patience!

Jojo Greimel (they/them)

Good afternoon, all. I hope you’re all doing well.

I apologize for my lack of notice for my absence and not updating yesterday. It slipped my mind. I will be here for the rest of the week though, and I’m not planning on being away anytime in the near future.

Please remind your children to bring jackets! I want to let them have as much outside time as possible before the snow starts, but I don’t want to take them outside in short sleeves and risk them getting sick!

I don’t think there’s really much more I have to update on. I’m going to ask Principal Tiba about using the other board in the cafeteria for more information about me, the program, and upcoming events. I will let you all know though.

Contact me at greimel@dearbornschools.org with any concerns!

Have a great day,

Jojo Greimel (they/them)

Good morning, parents. I hope you’re all having a lovely start to your day!

The weather this afternoon is going to be in the high 50’s. I am not sure whether we will go outside or not, but I will let you know where we are with a sign on the pickup door.

I don’t have much to update on other than a reminder that we have a candy donation box for the Trunk or Treat on the 24th.

Thank you for your time, I hope you all have a great day.

Jojo Greimel (they/them)

Good afternoon, all! I hope everyone’s day is going well.

This week our theme is identity. As the first month of the school year comes to a close, we continue to learn more about ourselves and our peers everyday! I want the kids to work on acknowledging all the super awesome parts of who they are and who they might want to be someday. And I want us to be able to understand each other by having discussions about this.

Our candy box should be set up sometime this week if you would like to give a donation!

There’s a 30% chance of rain in our area at the beginning of our afternoon session, so the likely hood of us going outside is low. Tomorrow morning looks like it’s only going to be 50 degrees so we won’t be going out tomorrow, as the kids begged me to go outside this morning then immediately wanted to go inside after being warned it was cold. As always though, I will post our whereabouts on the pickup door.

With that, you can contact me at greimel@dearbornschools.org with about whatever you need!

Thanks,

Jojo Greimel (they/them)