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LSL LEDGER
November 14-22
3’s/4’s Program
On Monday we talked about thanksgiving and the Mayflower.
We discussed the Pilgrims and how they came to America. We talked at length about
turkeys and read lots of funny books about turkeys and their silly antics.
We made our thankful tree that is on the door in the
classroom. Be sure to check it out at pick up next week to see what your
child is thankful for!
We also made Indian corn to go on our bulletin board in
the classroom and handprint turkeys were painted on Tuesday.
On Friday we did our earthquake drill where the students
protect themselves from falling debris by going under tables and covering
their head. We went outside to avoid the pretend fire during our fire drill
and went into the hallway to protect ourselves from tornados.
We will continue the Thanksgiving theme next week with
hats and pumpkin pie taste testing! See you Monday!
A reminder that there is no school Wednesday thru
Thursday.
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2’s Program
This week we talked about Thanksgiving! We read several
books talking about pilgrims, Indians, the first Thanksgiving and turkeys.
We made cheerio acorns, did a fine motor candy pumpkin
transfer (and got to eat them afterwards!) We made Indian headbands, paper
plate Mayflowers, and paper turkeys.
Together, the class has been talking about the letter C
and the color yellow as well as some new shapes. Next week we are making
coffee filter turkeys and nature wreaths to take home to decorate our house
for Thanksgiving.
We have also started our sticker charts which the kids
have loved! We have a couple that are close to getting into our treasure box!
Next week will be a short week with classes only on
Monday and Tuesday. Enjoy your Thanksgiving week break!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
THANKSGIVING CHURCH SERVICE
Wednesday, November 23 – 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy a Thanksgiving Service at Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church on Wednesday night
at 7:00 p.m.
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PARENT RESOURCES
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING
What is the real meaning behind the holiday
Thanksgiving?
To give God thanks for the harvest:
The event that
Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was
celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in
1621. This feast lasted three days, and — as accounted by attendee Edward
Winslow — it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims.
In 1621, the
Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that
is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in
the colonies.
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When was
Thanksgiving first recognized as a national holiday?
It has been
celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when, during
the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day
of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in
the Heavens", to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
Find more information at Scholastic’s Website:
If you want more history go to:
TYPICAL HARVEST FOODS:
•Turkey. While no records exist of the exact bill
of fare, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow noted in his journal that the
colony's governor, William Bradford, sent four men on a “fowling” mission in
preparation for the three-day event. ... Deer would also have been
likely as a meat.
•Fruits and Vegetables. ...
•Fish and Shellfish. ...
•Potatoes. ...
•Pumpkin Pie.
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FAITH-LIFE FOR FAMILY
THANKFUL
POEM:
Let us give
thanks to the Lord above,
Thanks for His
unconditional love,
His lessons of
love spread across the land,
Sharing
friendships with everyone through our hands
Let us be
thankful for family and friends too.
Thankful for
all things good and true.
Let us give
thanks for the harvest in fall,
Thanks most to
Jesus who gave his life for us all!
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GIVE THANKS:
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
Hibernation and other Good Restful Resources
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From the Teachers:
November
1-4
3’s/4’s Program
On Monday we celebrated with a Fall Celebration! Students
wore their costumes to school and we shared lots of treats! See
Facebook for pictures.
We have been learning about Hibernation this week.
Students have sorted some animals that hibernate, learned the definition of
the word Hibernation, made bats in a cave, and shadow painted bats. We
have been learning a new song Called Bear is Sleeping.
We have been working on the first verse only.
Students will share a berry salad on Friday, just like what a bear might eat
before he hibernates! Students will also "hibernate" like
the animals do.
Mr. I from Letter Land has visited us this week, he has
impossible inches all over his clothes! Students have learned the sound
that letter I makes, came up with some words for the letter, and they learned
the sign for the letter I as well. We have begun working on some of our
songs for the Christmas program as well!
2’s Program
This week was a big week for the two's room! On Monday we
had our fall celebration and all of the kiddos got to party and have some
delicious snacks. We welcomed our new friend Inika this week and the kids
really made her feel welcome in our classroom! We made paper plate bears,
paper owls and paper plate fox. And the teachers brought in some brand new
toys!
The kids loved playing with our new car race track,
shape sorting cupcakes and our new number matching puzzle. Next week we will
be talking about stories from Eric Carle. We will also be closed on
Tuesday, November 8 for Election Day. As always, thank you for allowing
us to teach your children!
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Curriculum Calendar
Next week’s Theme: Books by Eric
Carle
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Remember to Set
your clocks back on Saturday night!
Daylight Savings time ends.
Tuesday, November 8
Election
Day – No School
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THANKSGIVING FEAST
Friday, November 18 – 11:00 a.m.
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PARENT RESOURCES
Help raise money for the
Lutheran School of Lexington when you shop at Amazon.
No additional cost to
you…just be sure to click on the Lutheran School of Lexington when
you go to https://smile.amazon.com/
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PARENTING RESOURCES
Hibernation: the function of hibernation is to conserve energy during a period when
sufficient food is unavailable.
Some animals know to conserve
their energy at certain times of the year. We sometimes need to do that as
well by getting good rest and quality sleep. Be sure your child is getting at least 12 hours of sleep. See the resource below for more information at:
Your body needs sleep, so
your:
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muscles, bones, and
skin can grow
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your body can stay
healthy and fight sickness
When
you don’t sleep enough, you might feel sad or moody, or get overwhelmed
easily
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FAITH-LIFE FOR FAMILY
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Fall Fun
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From the Teachers:
October 24-28
3’s/4’s Program
This week we talked about Fall and Harvest. We made our
own jack-o-lanterns, made handprint candy corn, went on a nature walk
and explored harvest foods. We used our bodies to move through a spider
web made of tape in our classroom, as well as using our movement skills on
the playground.
We will play pumpkin twister on Friday. We learned our new
Autumn leaves song and carved our class pumpkin. We also said Goodbye to
Ms. Keegan on Thursday. She will be greatly missed, but we know she
will do wonderful things in her career as a Special education teacher!
She has also promised to stop by and visit us.
2’s Program
In the two's class students enjoyed dancing to Fall songs,
singing nursery rhymes. They made candy corn mosaics and sampled candy
corn. Students painted pumpkins with legos to create a pattern, they
have been decorating the new felt tree with leaves, pumpkins and spider webs.
On Friday students will paint their own pumpkin and they will do a fine
motor activity where they pull spiders from the spider web using tweezers.
They enjoyed reading several fall books, and singing lots of songs.
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Curriculum Calendar
Next week’s Theme: Hibernation.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall Festival
Monday, October 31 – 11:00 a.m.
Please join the students for a fall celebration on Monday, the
31st.
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PARENT RESOURCES
Enjoy the last of the Fall Harvest around
Lexington!
Try the Corn Maze at Botanica:
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PARENTING RESOURCES
Trick-or-Treat in Fayette County is scheduled for
Monday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m.
HalloWhinny at the
Horse Park
Saturday & Sunday
Oct. 29 & 30
At the HalloWhinny annual Halloween show, horses and
their riders are likely to show up in just about any kind of human/horse
costume. Guests will see creative costumes with performances set to
music, possibly even Superman, a creepy ghost, a
"hippie chick", the Wicked Witch, Harry Potter, Beauty and the
Beast or any number of spooky or fun characters. Saturday & Sunday, Oct.
29 & 30 at 2 p.m.
The event is included with general admission to the horse
park. Breeds Barn, Kentucky Horse Park. Info: www.kyhorsepark.com
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FAITH-LIFE FOR FAMILY
Fall Harvest Reminds us
of God’s Bounty!
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord—
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more.
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Praise God for the Harvest Song
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425 Patchen Dr. + Lexington KY 40517
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Saying Sorry, Positive Discipline
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From the Teachers:
September
26-30
This week we were visited by Mr. D from Letter land.
Students learned his letter sound and came up with many words that start with
the letter D. We participated in the St. Jude Trike-a-thon on
Wednesday. Students had a great time, and learned the safety rules for
riding their bikes. Parents please remind your student to always
wear their helmet when riding their bike, always use caution at driveways,
and never ride their bikes in the road. We also talked to students
about being safe around strangers. They learned that a stranger is
someone they don't know, and they should not talk to strangers unless mom or
dad say it is okay!
Please be reminded that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, September 30. We will
be conducting Parent Teacher conferences. Please sign up for a time in
the front hall if you have not done so already.
We hope that you will join us for our Spaghetti dinner
on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m.
We would like to remind parents that school drop off
begins at 8:30 a.m. We would like to have all students in the
building no later than 8:45 a.m.
CELEBRATIONS!
Happy Birthday to Shaurav Kailash, he will celebrate his
birthday on Friday September 30!
Also Congratulations to Avanitha Adithan in our 2 year old
classroom on the birth of her baby brother!
Congratulations to Anakin Cocke on the birth of his
sister!
Check out and LIKE our
Facebook post for pictures/videos of this
week’s activities.
Curriculum Calendar
An electronic version of the
Curriculum Calendar is available at:
Follow our
Google Calendar at:
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PARENT RESOURCES
EXPECTATIONS!
Preschool age children are still developing their sense of right
and wrong in almost every action they take. They are testing limits,
exploring their environment, and discovering how to get along with others.
Preschool age children are cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically
developing their sense of right and wrong in just about every thing they do.
It is when developmental understanding is present that young children are now
ready to live by a set of formal expectations/rules that come with
consequences.
EXPECT - EXPLAIN - EXALT!
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PARENTING RESOURCES
RECOMMENDED
BOOK
Here is a
colorful celebration of fruits and vegetables by the award-winning
illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. From apricots
and avocados to yams and zucchini,
all kinds of delicious and healthy foods are introduced to children. A
glossary with information on where each item is grown and how it is usually
eaten is included at the end of the book.
Buy it at
Scholastic at:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Remember to Sign up for your Parent Conference!
Friday, September 30 -
Parent Conferences 1 to 5:30 p.m.
Email teachers at: teacherslslex@gmail.com
Friday, September 30
LSL Family Spaghetti Dinner 6:00 p.m.
Get your reservation turned in!
Get the Spaghetti Dinner flyer and Reservation form here:
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FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!
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FAITH-LIFE FOR FAMILY
TEACHING
HOW TO SAY “SORRY”
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DAILY
DEVOTION FOR YOUR FAMILY
Find a devotion, verse, and
prayer at:
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought
us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the
forgiveness of sins.—
Colossians 1:13-14
A Song to Sing:
O How I
Love Jesus
O, how I love Jesus O, how I love Jesus O, how I love Jesus Because He first loved me!
POSITIVE
DISCIPLINE:
Here is a
resource for teaching discipline in a loving, positive way:
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Lutheran School of Lexington
425 Patchen Dr. + Lexington KY 40517
Learning, loving, and living as God’s children.
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