Faith - Hope - Love

The students are finishing up week 3 of preschool. This week, the students have been able to explore different areas of the classroom with a better understanding of where items are. The students continue to learn the rules of the classroom and how to play with others. Friendships are being formed between the new and returning students, which is wonderful to see.

Chapel day means polo day! 

Morning Stories:
Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider
Lets Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
Don't Be Silly Mrs. Millie by Judy Cox
Clark the Shark by Bruce Hall

Bible Time:
The students were able to hear the bible story "God creates Adam and Eve." In this lesson, the students were able to learn more about God's almighty power and the reasoning behind creating man and woman. The students were able to focus on Psalm 146:2, "I will praise the Lord all my life." The song for this week was 'Jesus loves the Little Ones.' This is a new song for all of the students, they were able to hear the song on Monday and join in when they felt comfortable. On Tuesday, the students were able to have a devotion with Pastor Chris Ewings. He spoke to the children about God creating Adam and Eve. The students were able to sing 'I am Jesus Little Lamb.' Chapel is this Thursday with the focus of Faith.

e

Devotion with Pastor Chris Ewings

Movement:
The students were able to work on listening to directions and moving their bodies as they are told. They are working on stretching and moving their bodies to and from their 'home.' The students are also recognizing the importance of being able to move their bodies but also have control over their bodies.

Music:
In music this week, the students are focusing on using their voices to be loud and soft. The students are learning a song called "Clap Your Hands." This song is useful for the students because they are able to keep a steady beat while singing along. They are also reviewing several songs for the past weeks. The students are also able to review the songs from the bible lessons during music too. 

Small Group:
This week the students have been focusing on fine motor skills again. On Monday, the students were able to focus on the proper way to use a scissors. As a challenge, the students were asked to cut strips of their paper. This was difficult for some, but the results were wonderful! They students did a great job. 

On Tuesday, the students were able to work on beading. This proved to be difficult for some. The concept of taking a bead and placing a string through the holes was hard. The students worked hard to do this correctly. After some time, each student was able to successfully place beads onto the string. 

On Wednesday, the students will be taking the strips of paper from Mondays cutting project and creating a picture. The students will have to use glue sticks, stickers, and paper to do this. On Thursday, the students will have the opportunity to work on connecting puzzle pieces. This may seem like an easy task, but several of the students have struggled with this during work time. On Friday, the students will be working on hole punching and using a stapler. All of this will help the students with their fine motor skills and give them an opportunity to use these skills during work time and outside of school.

The students worked together to create a giant track during work time!

Afternoon Table Activities:

During the afternoon, the students have the opportunity to freely play in the water table. This week the water in our table is green and includes measuring cups, spoons, and funnels. With the water table, the students are given a different hands on item each day. On Monday, the students were able to play with magnetic people that have clothing to dress them in. They were able to make the people any type of profession they would like. Tuesday gave the students the opportunity to draw different types of lines. (Curvy, zip-zag, straight, etc.) On Wednesday, they were able to explore with various items through the use of magnifying glasses. Thursday brought on the use of stamps and stickers. On Friday, the students will be able to make an art project with a different type of mixture. They will be using shaving cream mixed with food coloring and glue. This will create a puffy texture once the projects dry.

Outside Time:

The students have been able to make use of our outside play area. They have demonstrated a love for running throughout the whole area and playing with one another.