From the Teachers:
March 24,
2017
3’s/4’s
Program
This week in Prek 3-4 we learned about opposites.
We learned that opposites are things that are different from each other, they
are contrasting in some way. On Monday we talked about the opposites
hot and cold. Students sorted pictures by whether they are hot or cold.
We also played a game of follow the leader, but students had to do the
opposite of what the teacher was doing.
Students made day and night pictures, sorted items based
on living or non- living, we learned about long and short items as
well. We read many stories, and played several games to help us
remember what opposites are.
Students were able to weigh items in the math and science
center and decide whether they are heavy or light. In our sensory bin
we played with white rice and black beans, we searched for pandas hiding in
the bins. Our students showed a great understanding of opposites!
On Friday we enjoyed some extra outdoor play time, as well
as practiced our fire, tornado and earthquake drills. We learned our
final letter of the alphabet this week. From now on we will cover a
couple of letters per week as a review. Students will be asked to
identify the letter within the context of words, they will be asked to
identify the letter sound, as well as the sign for each letter. We have
also learned to sign the entire alphabet as well as "Now I know my
ABC's next time won't you sing with me"
This week in bible stories, we used our daily
devotional.
Monday-We learned to
pray for others. James 5:16
Tuesday- We learned
that God sends rain. Psalm 147:8
Wednesday- We learned
not to complain.
Philippians 2:14
Thursday- We learned
that we should help the weak. Thessalonians 5:14
Friday- God makes
good things happen, even when we lose. Romans 8:28
2’s
Program
This week in the two's room we talked about the oceans
and the animals that live there. On Monday we wrapped our feet in bubble wrap
and walked on paint to make our background for our bulletin board. On Tuesday
we made starfish using bubble wrap on our hands. On Wednesday we made octopi
and used honey nut cheerios for the suction cups on the tentacles. We also
got to eat some cheerios! On Thursday we worked on tracing lines and our
name. We also used celery to make fish scales on paper fish. On Friday, we
traced our lines and names again and then went outside to enjoy the beautiful
warm weather!
The Bible story from Pray
and Play Bible 2
This week’s Bible story was David
and Goliath
Next Week’s Theme: Next week we will be talking about the ocean
some more and will have a special ocean themed snacks on Friday!
The week of April 3-7 is
spring break!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, March 26
Family Church Service at Good
Shepherd
Please come and worship on
Sunday at 10:30. There is Children’s Church during the service.
April 3-7 SPRING
BREAK – No School
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PARENT RESOURCES
Newport Aquarium
http://www.newportaquarium.com/Visitor-Tips
Discover 10
species of seahorses, sea dragons, trumpetfish, shrimpfish and pipefish!
GENERAL ADMISSION
Newport Aquarium’s basic
admission ticket gets you access to all of the Aquarium’s exhibits, shows and
galleries, all at one low price.
Directions From
Lexington
·
I-75
North to I-275 East
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I-275
to I-471 North
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I-471
to Exit #5 (Newport/Route 8)
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Turn
left at stop light onto Route 8
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Follow
signs and proceed directly into the Newport on the Levee parking garage
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From
the Parking Garage, the Aquarium is on level PL
Salato
Wildlife Center
Salato
Wildlife Education Center is part of the KY Department of Fish and Wildlife
and is located in Frankfort. Just a short drive off of I-64 you can find
their wonderful education center and acres and acres of habitats and live
animals!
Salato
is open Tuesday – Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission
is $5.00 for adults; Children 4 and under are FREE.
ADDRESS/PHONE:
#1 Sportsman's Lane
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FAITH-LIFE RESOURCES
From the Bible: Genesis 1:6-22
6 And God
said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it
separate the waters from the waters.”
9 And God
said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one
place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the
waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it
was good.
20 And God
said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds
fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So God created the great sea creatures and
every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to
their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it
was good. 22 And God blessed
them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas,
and let birds multiply on the earth.”
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Opposites and Oceans
Friday, March 10, 2017
Weather
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From the Teachers:
March 10,
2017
3’s/4’s
Program
This week in Prek 3-4 we learned about all kinds of weather.
We created a tornado in a bottle and talked about how tornados are made and
the damage that they can do. We learned about windy weather, and used
our breath to blow clouds across the carpet. We created a cloud using shaving
cream and glued raindrops and lightning bolts to create our stormy pictures.
We used shaving cream to create clouds.
On Thursday we created rainbows using strips of paper
glued onto a half paper plate cloud. On Friday we created a rainbow and
sorted Froot Loops onto the correct colors. We read many books
about various types of weather, and discussed the weather each day during
calendar time.
Bible stories this week:
We read from our children's devotion this week. The bible
verses and topics we learned this week were:
Monday: Psalm 27:14 Good Weapons
Tuesday: Nehemiah 9:17 Have Mercy
Wednesday: Isaiah 25:1 Get Excited
Thursday: Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are Better than
one
Friday: Galatians 5:13 Serve others
2’s
Program
This week in the two's room we talked all about the
weather! On Monday we made paper plate umbrellas and read about the rain. On
Tuesday we made paint dotters windsocks and read a book all about the wind.
On Wednesday we made rainbow bead bracelets and read and story about sunshine
and spring. We also went outside to enjoy the beautiful warm, sunny weather!
On Thursday we made our own clouds and rainbows with paper and cotton balls
then headed back outside to enjoy the warmth again! On Friday, we made fruit
loop rainbows and got to snack on fruit loops. We also played with rainbow
play-doh and read about rain and hail.
The Bible story from Pray
and Play Bible 2
This week’s Bible story was about Baby
Next Week’s Theme: Spring
2017 -2018 Student Enrollment Form:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
FAMILY CULTURAL CELEBRATION – 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Games (Free
t-shirts)
Friday, March 17
Parent-Teacher
Conferences - No School
Sunday, March 26
Family Church Service at Good Shepherd
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PARENT RESOURCES
Rainy
and Stormy Weather Activities
Little
Wiggle Worm Fingerplay
Tune:
Eensy Weeny Spider
The
little wiggle worm
(wiggle pipe cleaner worm) Went crawling underground. (wiggle worm under hand) Down came the rain; (wiggle fingers downward) Soon mud was all around. (make a disgusted face; open arms wide) Rain filled the tunnels (open hand; move fingers together) And pushed the little worm. (push worm through the other hand) So the puddles on the ground (make an O with hand) Were the only place to squirm. (wiggle worm into O) |
Whether
the Weather
Whether
the weather is fine
Or whether the weather is not. Whether the weather is cold Or whether the weather is hot. We’ll weather the weather Whatever the weather Whether we like it or not. |
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FAITH-LIFE RESOURCES
From the Bible: Genesis 9:8-15
God’s Covenant with Noah
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with
you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was
with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that
came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with
you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood;
never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making
between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all
generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the
sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and
the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me
and you and all living creatures of every kind.
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Dr. Suess
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From the Teachers:
March 3,
2017
3’s/4’s
Program
This week in Prek 3/4 we learned about Dr. Seuss. We learned
that he is an author, and that the author writes the books, we learned that
he loved to make silly stories for young readers. He uses lots of
rhyming and make believe words in his writings. We read The Cat in
The Hat and made our own Thing 1 and Thing 2 craft.
We read One
Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish and made our own handprint fish art.
We read Oh the Thinks we can Think and created our own drawing
of the Thinks we can Think. We read the Sneetches and
made our own handprint sneetches with stars on their belly. We also
watched the video of Bartholomew and the Oobleck, then we made Oobleck and
enjoyed playing with it.
This week in Bible Stories we read:
Baby Jesus
Jesus is Born
Angels Tell the News
Wise Men Give Gifts
We celebrated Avanitha's 3rd birthday and Kunsh's
5th birthday on Wednesday.
2’s
Program
This week in the twos room we talked all about Dr. Seuss!
On Monday we made our One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish handprint
craft and we also read the story!
On Tuesday we did a sorting and counting activity with
goldfish (and got to eat what we counted!) and we also made Thing 1 and Thing
2 handprints.
We read Go Dog, Go! On Wednesday we made the
Cat's hat with red and white strips of paper that spelled out our name. We
also read Wacky Wednesday.
On Thursday we began using scissors and cut red and white
paper for our hat craft. We read The Foot Book. On Friday we painted
paper plates to look like fishbowls then added goldfish and fruit loops (to be
the gravel) in our fishbowls! (see picture to the right)
The Bible story from Pray
and Play Bible 2
Joseph, the Favorite Son.
Next Week’s Theme: Weather
Please also remember to return the student Enrollment
Forms for next year!
2017 -2018 Student Enrollment Form:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Paint A Passage Event -
$30.00
Sign up at our Facebook Event:
Friday, March 17
Parent-Teacher
Conferences - No School
Sunday, March 26
Family Church Service at Good Shepherd
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PARENT RESOURCES
Rhyming helps children
notice the sounds within words. From an early age, children can recognize
that bat rhymes with cat, and they become aware of the word part –
“at.”
In fact,
rhyming is one of the best predictors of how easily children will learn to
read.
That’s because
good rhymers are better equipped to notice that rhyming words often have
shared letter sequences, such as –all in tall, ball, and small, which gives
them a considerable head start in learning to read.
Most children
enjoy hearing and participating in rhyming activities, and when they are
exposed to rhyming, they usually pick it up naturally. But if your child
isn’t good at rhyming yet, don’t worry! There are many things you can do to
help. Read on!
Preschoolers
and the Three Stages of Rhyming Ability
It’s helpful to
know that preschoolers don’t just start off rhyming. In fact, they generally go
through three stages. In the order of easiest to hardest, those stages are:
Stage 1:
Hearing rhyme (the child grows accustomed to hearing and repeating rhyme)
Stage 2:
Recognizing rhyme (the child can identify two words that rhyme)
Stage 3:
Producing rhyme (the child can think of a word that rhymes with another)
Simple Ways to Help Your Preschooler Learn to Rhyme
Practice this fun Clapping and Rhyming!
CLICK HERE FOR HOW TO DO THE ACTIONS FOR Miss Mary
Mack:
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FAITH-LIFE RESOURCES
Psalms
from the Bible – Christian sacred songs or
poems
Psalm 85:
7Show us your
steadfast love, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
8 Let me hear what
God the Lord will speak,
for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Steadfast love
and faithfulness meet;
righteousness and peace kiss each other. 11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. 12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way. |
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