To God Be The Glory

The students are continuing to prepare for the school musical next Friday. They are very excited to sing these songs, act them out and even wear fun outfits! (More information soon!) They have been working very hard to prepare these songs and I cannot wait for you the hear them.

Morning Stories:
Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too by Anna Dewdney
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
A Stick is An Excellent Thing by LeUyen Pham
Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border
Ribbit! By Rodrigo Folgueira

Planning and Recall Time:
The students have been using the telephones to plan and recall this week. They are asked to recognize who the phone is calling for. The teacher will say, "This phone call is for someone whose name starts with this sound *make first letter sound*" The students enjoy being able to recognize their beginning sound and plan or recall.

Sensory Table:
The students were able to have straw pieces and string in the sensory table. They were able to create patterns and play with the pieces of straw.

Bible Time:
This week the students have been learning about Philip and the Ethiopian. In this story, the students are able to recognize the excitement of Philip to share God's Word with the Ethiopian. We were able to talk about how God wants us to use our words and actions to show who we are and what we believe. God used someone in our lives to tell us about Jesus. By grace we have come to believe in Jesus as our Savior - we should share this gift with others! The students looked at Matthew 28:19, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." This week the students were able to learn 'To God Be the Glory' as their Bible song.

The students get very excited about Zumba (dancing time)!

Movement Time:
This week the students were able to use ropes to create letters. Using this rope, the students were able to perform several gross motor skills on the ropes and as their warm up this week. The students have been able to use the SPARK warm up CD as part of their movement time. This CD has several different songs for the students to listen to and perform the given actions.

Music Time:
During music time this week the students have been able to focus on perfecting their songs for the spring school musical. They are getting very excited to perform these songs with the actions. They will be dressed up for the occasion - but more information about that will be shared at a later date.

Small Group Time:
This week for small group the students are focusing on a KDI about geography. This week is different than most weeks - the students will be learning specifically about Africa. I was able to go on a mission trip during college to Africa to teach bible stories, songs and crafts to the children of Malawi. The students have been able to see the wooden items that were made by hand, see videos and sing songs with the children from Malawi, paint their own wooden item, learn about the culture and the language (Chichewa) and use playdoh to create animals that live in Africa.

Another student excited about Zumba dancing time! 

Afternoon Story:
Franklin says I Love You by Paulette Bourgeois

Afternoon Table Activities:
The students are able to choose from snack, the sensory table and one of the table activities following rest time.

Monday(Math): Sort it Out!(books) and blocks for building and sorting.
Tuesday(Fine Motor): stickers, crazy patterned scissors.
Wednesday(Manipulatives): stamps, paints and playdoh.
Thursday(Art/Literacy): giant link n logs and kid's choice day!(students are able to choose what they would like on the tables as options.
Friday(Sensory): bubbles and floam.