Faith Lutheran Preschool eNews: Newsletter 2/12/14

Important Dates to Remember:
February 15 - Preschool Open House for the community; 10AM-1PM
February 17 - No Preschool; President's Day
March 1 - "Raising a Healthy Preschooler" Workshop; 9:30AM-1:30PM

THIS WEEK’S LITERACY EXPERIENCES
Morning Books
"Why are Animals Blue?" by Melissa Stewart
"The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog" by Mo Willems
"Corduroy" by Don Freeman

PLANNING & RECALL
Instead of using any materials or props for planning and recall time this week, a little phrase was spoken that goes like this, "Jingle, jangle, jax...it's your turn to plan if your name is 'Max'". Using a rhyming chant increases children's ability to identify the concept of rhyme - especially when it's tied to something as personal as their names.

BIBLE LESSON
In this week's Bible lesson we learn how Moses obeyed God's command to tell the king of Egypt to let the Israelites go. At first, the king refused and God sent 10 plagues or troubles to the land of Egypt. Finally the king permitted the Israelites to leave. After the king realized that he lost all his slaves, he changed his mind and sent his army to bring the Israelites back. God demonstrated his love and protection for his people by parting the Red Sea - creating a path of dry ground for the Israelites to walk across, with a wall of water on each side of them. The Egyptian army pursued them, but after all the Israelites made it across the sea safely, God caused the water to come crashing down on the Egyptian army, killing all of them. The Israelites called upon God for deliverance from the Egyptians and he rescued them with his almighty power. God also invites us to call upon Him in the day of trouble. He will deliver us and that gives us the opportunity to honor him. (Psalm 50:15)

MUSIC
We continue to explore sounds that are the same and different with the song "Hey! Mister Big Drum!" At the beginning of the week we continue to use our bodies to create sounds, but as the week progresses we also include instruments. We are also learning some sign language to the new song "The More We Get Together", and we work with rhyming words when "A-Hunting We Will Go" to catch animals like foxes and put them in boxes before we let them go.

MOVEMENT
This week in Movement time we practice our balance by tightrope walking. By using a tightrope (tape on the floor), we practice walking on our tiptoes as we place one foot in front of the other. Some challenges we try include walking on the rope backwards, sideways, and by turning around in a circle. We get inspired in our tightrope walking skills by dancing to the song "Circus Dance"

SMALL GROUP TIME
This week during small group time, we’re focusing on the Key Developmental Indicator (KDI): Tools and Technology. Working on this KDI allows children to become familiar with and learn to use tools and technology found in their everyday environment. They learn the functions of a variety of equipment and learn to use it with safety and care. Tools and technology can also support their play. Some of the tools we explore this week include scissors, pencils, measuring cups and spoons, and rulers.