Faith Lutheran Preschool eNews: Newsletter 4/15/15

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
April 18th - Kid's Day at the Dena'ina Center, 10AM-4PM

Please let Miss Wendland know if you're interesting in helping out at this event. Faith Lutheran School and Preschool will have a booth and we'll be making a Easter egg shaker craft. If you're interested in helping with that, even if it's just for an hour or less, we'd love the help!

THIS WEEK’S LITERACY EXPERIENCES
Morning Books
"Time for Bed, Fred" by Yasmeen Ismail
"Diary of a Wombat" by Jackie French
"Silly Sally" byAudrey Wood

Afternoon Books
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

PLANNING & RECALL
The children have enjoyed writing about or drawing their plans for work time this week. Each child is given an index card and a pencil and they use their concepts about print or visual representation to describe what they'd like to play with.

BIBLE LESSON
On the first Easter Sunday evening, Jesus' disciples were gathered together in a locked room. They were afraid of what Jesus' enemies might do to them. They had heard the message from the women that Jesus was alive, but they had not seen him with their own eyes yet. As they were talking together, Jesus suddenly appeared in the room with them and said, "Peace be with you!" He showed them the nail marks in his hands and feet, and the place in his side where the spear had cut him. The disciples were overjoyed to see Jesus! One of the disciples, Thomas, had not been there that evening when Jesus appeared to the rest of the disciples. After hearing the news from the others, Thomas would not believe them. He said, "Unless I see and touch the nail marks in his hands and the wound in his side, I will not believe Jesus is alive." One week later, the disciples were once again gathered in the locked room. This time Thomas was also there. Again, Jesus appeared with them in the room and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he approached Thomas and told him to feel the nail marks in his hands and touch his side. Jesus told Thomas to stop doubting and believe. Thomas then believed that Jesus was alive. Jesus told Thomas, "You believe I am alive because you have seen me. Blessed are the people who have not seen me and still believe."

Bible verse: John 11:25 "I am the resurrection and the life."
Bible song: "His Battle Ended There"

MUSIC
In Music this week we shift our focus from instruments to beat. We use the song "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" not only to dance out the actions, but to clap some rhythms. We focus on quarter note claps and eighth note claps. The children have really impressed me with how well they can do with clapping beats! We end Music Time by singing along with the story, "Down By the Station".

MOVEMENT
This week we will be stretching our bodies through animal yoga. We will be acting like penguins, flamingos, bears, and sea lions. After we're done being animals, we will work on our breathing skills while trying to keep feathers from hitting the ground by blowing them as high as we can. We will also practice our balancing skills by trying to carry Easter eggs on spoons around the room. If we have any time left, we will work on stretching our bodies even more by passing a ball to the child behind us in different ways.

SMALL GROUP TIME
This week during Small Group Time, we’re focusing on the Key Developmental Indicator (KDI): Art. This week for small group time we will be working on our appreciation of the arts by creating different pieces of art. On Monday, we used new tools to put paint on an Easter egg picture. Those new tools were a clothespin and a pom pom. On Tuesday, we used different sized cups and circle shapes to create an abstract art piece. On Wednesday, we will use forks and our fingers to create a picture of a beautiful garden full of tulips. On Thursday, we will use scrub brushes to make paintings of dandelions. On Friday, we will get messy by using rubber bands to create a unique picture.