Faith Lutheran Preschool eNews: Newsletter 4/29/15

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
May 16th - Reading Rendezvous at the Loussac Library; 12PM-4PM
May 20th - End of the Year Preschool Program and Pizza Party; 6PM
May 21st - Last day of school; 12 noon dismissal; End of year picnic starting at 12PM

THIS WEEK’S LITERACY EXPERIENCES
Morning Books
"The Adventures of Beekle" by Dan Santat
"Hooray for Hat" by Brian Won
"Bear Sees Colors" by Karma Wilson

Afternoon Books
"Here a Face, There a Face" by Arlene Alda

PLANNING & RECALL
We tie this week's planning and recall time to the KDI for the week, which is counting. We use a white board on which the teacher has written numbers. When it is a child's turn to plan or recall, the teacher asks them to circle one of the numbers before sharing their plans. This activity works on number recognition, counting, and fine motor skills as children draw on the board.

BIBLE LESSON
Before ascending into heaven, Jesus promised to be with his believers always, to the very end of the age. Jesus also promised to send the gift of the Holy Spirit to his disciples, to give them power to tell others about him. Jesus fulfilled his promise by sending the Holy Spirit to his disciples 10 days after his ascension. As they were gathered in a room in Jerusalem, the sound of a loud wind, and flames of fire appeared over their heads. All the disciples were given the ability to speak in other languages, and many crowds of people who had come to Jerusalem were able to hear and understand the good news the disciples shared about who Jesus is. Many people came to faith in Jesus as their Savior that day.

Without the Holy Spirit working in our hearts, we would be powerless to come to faith on our own. We thank God for sending the Holy Spirit - through baptism and God's Word, to create faith in our hearts so that we too can confess that "Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father."
Bible verse: Matthew 28:20b "Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Bible song: "Surely I Am With You"

MUSIC
This week we use Music Time as a chance to pick some of our favorite songs we've learned throughout the year to prepare for our Spring Program. We've enjoyed reviewing some of our favorites and practicing singing them as if we were in front of our parents.

MOVEMENT
This week during Movement Time we play a game based off the book "Goodnight Gorilla". The story is about a zookeeper who says goodnight to the animals in the zoo, but doesn't realize that the gorilla stole the keys out of his back pocket as he was walking away. The gorilla proceeds to let out all the other animals out of their cages and they follow the zookeeper home. When the zookeeper realizes what's happened, he has to take all the animals back to their cages. The children have enjoyed acting this story out, as they take turns being the zookeeper or the animals that escape.

SMALL GROUP TIME
This week during Small Group Time, we’re focusing on the Key Developmental Indicator (KDI): Ecology. Our goal with this KDI is for children to understand the importance of taking care of their environment. On Monday we appreciate the environment by going outside to do some leaf and bark rubbings with paper and wax crayons. On Tuesday we play a fun game where we sort different types of recycling materials into piles - and talk about what recycling is and the importance of it. On Wednesday we appreciate nature by using flowers in an experiment. We place white flowers in food coloring and watch as the food coloring moves up the stem to change the color of the petals. On Thursday we have the chance to plant a seed and talk about the life cycle of a plant. On Friday we learn how to clean up our environment by picking up "trash" in our playground area. We learn about littering and why it could be harmful to the environment.