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Tuesday, November 28, 2017



Upcoming Events & Reminders
  • Chapel and Music classes are both currently on Mondays.
  • Christmas Program Thursday, December 14 at 6:30pm. All family is invited!
This week’s Theme: Hibernation
Ask the students about:
Building Caves and their Bear Hunt
Scripture of the week
“Come to me...I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
2-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:
  • I can thank God for my family, friends, and everything I have.
  • I show interest in our songs that we sing.
  • I can pretend to read books from left to right.
  • I can ask simple questions about myself and my family.
  • I enjoy the art process when making different things in the classroom.
  • I exhibit hand-eye coordination.
  • I can control the small muscles in my hands.
  • I can help my teacher with different things in the classroom like preparing for snack.
Bible Stories This Week:
  • Lord’s Prayer
  • Daily Devotional Book

Things to Practice at Home:
  • Practice saying Please and Thank You.
  • Talk about what you and your family are thankful for.
3-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:
  • I can pray with my class and on my own
  • I can listen for 5 or more minutes
  • I can follow 2-3 step directions
  • I can recognize numbers 1-10
  • I can sort by shape, size and color
  • I can collect and record information
  • I can talk about life cycles
  • I can show independence in the classroom
  • I can participate in music class
  • I can practice emergency drills
  • I can play by sharing space, materials and ideas



Bible Stories This Week:
  • Lords Prayer
  • Daily Devotional Book
Things to Practice at Home:
  • Work on finding items that begin with the letter J
4-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:

  • I can understand the God created everything.
  • I can read my own writing.
  • I can dictate something for an adult to write down.
  • I can produce marks, pictures and symbols that represent print and ideas.
  • I can speak in complete sentences.
  • I can rote count orally to 30.
  • I can understand and use ordinal numbers.
  • I can recognize two dimensional shapes.
  • I can use prepositional words to describe the position of objects.
  • I can experiment with weights and balances (using scientific tools).
  • I can collect, describe, and record information.
  • I can describe animals and animal patterns/cycles.
  • I can develop skills and an appreciation for dance and music.
  • I can define texture by sight and touch.
  • I can pretend play.
  • I can perform locomotor and non-locomotor skills at a basic level.
  • I can identify and use a variety of spatial relationships with objects.
  • I can identify feeling and appropriate ways to communicate needs and wants.
  • I can share and take turns.

Bible Stories This Week:
  • Read God Created, Read All Things Bright and Beautiful, Read/Write/Recite the poem God Made Me!

Things to Practice at Home:
  • 9 Indoor Activities for Winter Break http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogs/scholastic-parents-learning-toolkit/9-indoor-activities-winter-break

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Learning about Thanksgiving!



Upcoming Events & Reminders
  • Thanksgiving Feast is Friday, November 17 at 11:30. Sign ups are out in the morning by the 2’s room.

  • There is no school next week November 22-24.
This week’s Theme: Thanksgiving
Scripture of the week
“Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever,” -1 Chronicles 16.34
2-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:

  • "I can thank God for my family, friends, and everything I have.
  • I show interest in our songs that we sing.
  • I can pretend to read books from left to right.
  • I can begin to demonstrate one-to-one correspondence using our number puzzle.
  • I can describe physical properties of the items used to our crafts.
  • I can ask simple questions about myself.
  • I can ask simple questions about my family and community.
  • I can use a variety of media for different crafts and projects.
  • I enjoy the art process when making different things in the classroom.
  • I exhibit hand-eye coordination.
  • I can control the small muscles in my hands.
  • I can help my teacher with different things in the classroom like preparing for snack. "

Bible Stories This Week:
  • Discuss how to be thankful for what God has given us.
  • "Jesus Feeds 5000" - talk about how all of those people were thankful.

Things to Practice at Home:
  • Practice saying Please and Thank You.
  • Talk about what you and your family are thankful for.
3-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:

  • "I can recognize my name in print
  • I can tell and re-tell a story
  • I can demonstrate knowledge of the alphabet
  • I can arrange numerals in order
  • I can recognize AB pattern
  • I can share information through drawings
  • I can identify individuals who are important in their lives and their roles
  • I can produce 2 and 3 dimensional art by using different tools
  • I can follow simple rules
  • I can move my body with control and balance
  • I can communicate with peers and adults
  • I can share and take turns"





Bible Stories This Week:
  • "Chapel Time on Monday at 9.30am
  • Devotion Book - A Special Friend, Without Words and Kindness Counts
  • Thanksgiving Prayer"

Things to Practice at Home:
  • Talk about what you and your family are thankful for
4-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:

  • "I can give God thanks through prayer.
  • I can identify and form the letter Qq.
  • I can create art using the letter Qq.
  • I can match uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • I can discuss characters and settings and make predictions about stories.
  • I can count with one to one correspondence and form numbers to 10.
  • I can compare objects by size and shape.
  • I can construct a sense of time through participation in daily activities.
  • I can collect, describe, and record information.
  • I can share information through dictation and drawings.
  • I can differentiate between celebrations in the past, present, and future.
  • I can identify people who are important in my life.
  • I can create Thanksgiving art.
  • I can participate in large motor and fine motor activities.
  • I can share with others and respect others."

Bible Stories This Week:
  • Thanking God for all we have and the people in our lives.
  • "A Child's Prayer of Thanks"

Things to Practice at Home:
  • Take some time for each family member to express why he/she is grateful for each other family member.
  • Get grateful! 20 ways to teach kids gratitude, from tots to teens- https://www.today.com/news/get-grateful-20-ways-teach-kids-gratitude-tots-teens-1D80297963
Learning, loving and living as God’s Children
BUILD + BELIEVE + BRAINSTORM
425 Patchen Dr. + Lexington KY 40517  + (859) 268-7787

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Harvest




Upcoming Events & Reminders
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences on Friday, November 10. You can bring your child with you to the conference. THERE IS NO SCHOOL THAT DAY.
  • Thanksgiving Feast is Friday, November 17 at 11:30.
This week’s Theme: Harvest
 
Scripture of the week
“Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.” -James 3:18
2-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:
  • I can thank God for everything we have (family, friends, etc).
  • I can discuss past, present, and future events (holidays).
  • I can predict what comes next in an ABAB pattern.
  • I have awareness to the change in seasons and weather.
  • I can follow simple instructions.
  • I can use a variety of media when making our different arts and crafts projects.
  • I exhibit hand-eye coordination when doing different activities through each day.
  • I demonstrate a need to complete tasks on my own when working on different activities.



Bible Stories This Week:
  • Discussed how God taught farmers how to grow vegetables and how we harvest them for our food.
  • Learn our song from Pastor Groth.
Things to Practice at Home:
  • Talk about the different holidays at this time of year.
3-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:
  • I can share God's love as they help and serve others
  • I can recognize upper case alphabet letters in and out of sequence
  • I can recognize my name
  • I can count and understand the concepts of more or less
  • I can recognize numerals, count with one to one correspondence, match numerals with objects
  • I can recognize 2D shapes
  • I can recognize that i am created by God and my growth is different from plants and animals
  • I can follow simple rules and say what the consequences will be if not followed
  • I can be independent
  • I can take turns
  • I can produce 2 and 3 dimensional art
  • I can demonstrate growth in strength, flexibility, balance, endurance and timing
Bible Stories This Week:
  • From the Devotional Book - "Being Silly", "Be a friend to everyone" and " Calm Down"
Things to Practice at Home:
  • Please help your child practice putting on their jackets/coats.
  • Find the letter H ( Please practice all letters A-H)
4-Year-Old News
This week we are learning the following objectives:
  • I can identify initial sounds in words and names.
  • I can demonstrate emergent phonemic/phonological awareness.
  • I can show interest/understanding of the basic concepts/conventions of print.
  • I can explore the physical aspects of writing.
  • I can identify the shape/sound and write the letter Oo.
  • I can count with understanding and recognize ""how many"" are in sets.
  • I can understand and use ordinal numbers.
  • I can sequence activities and make predictions.
  • I can retell and order pictures in chronological order.
  • I can describe and compare the basic needs of living things.
  • I can express wonder and ask questions about my world.
  • I can begin to describe people who live in different places for different reasons.
  • I can observe, discuss, and dramatize basic economic concept such as buying and selling, producing, and consuming.
  • I can develop skills in dance and drama.
  • I can hold and manipulate scissors correctly.
  • I can demonstrate ability to alternate left and right sides of the body and cross the mid-line.
  • I can develop relationships with peers and adults.
  • I can help, share, and cooperate in a group setting.
Bible Stories This Week:
Stewardship. We will define the word stewardship, recite a kindness pledge, do random acts of kindness, and use our time and talents to help others.
Things to Practice at Home:
Learning, loving and living as God’s Children
BUILD + BELIEVE + BRAINSTORM
425 Patchen Dr. + Lexington KY 40517  + (859) 268-7787