Letter J

We have been talking about Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus, and learned that they traveled very far and no one at the inns had room for the weary travelers.  Until a kind inn keeper said that they could rest in the manger.  That night baby Jesus was born and that the star of Bethlehem shone very bright.  Three wise men came bearing gifts. 

It is fitting that our letter this week is: J

We will be making a manger and baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph and the star of Bethlehem.  

We will be finishing our angels and coloring the 12 days of Christmas and decorating a star for our Christmas tree.

We have an elf from the North Pole who is visiting our room.  The kids named him RuFu...  and he was reading and eating a snack and drinking a drink. He also was at the workbench fixing a bolt.

We will be using the letter J and putting baby Jesus in it.

and then we will be turning our J upside in the afternoon and turning it into a candy cane and reading the story The Legend of the Candy Cane.

We will be practicing our Christmas songs for our Christmas program on Dec.17th at 10:30 am at the main campus.

On the Tuesday the 15th of Dec is pajama day and watching Polar Express.

We need 2 gallons of chocolate milk and 2 bags of puffy popcorn if any one would like to volunteer to send to school. Which will be our snack while watching Polar Express.

Our Star Student is Owen, please bring a snack from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Please remember to return your report cards, we still have several out.  

DEC 17th IS HALF DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS AND OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM STARTS AT 10:30 am at MAIN CAMPUS.

As always thank you for sharing your child with us as they learn and grow. 

Letter I

Our days are flying by fast and before we know it will be Christmas!
This week we will be going on our first school bus ride to pump it up!! Let the fun begin and lets bounce!!
PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD AT THE SCHOOL BY 8:25 am and please tae them to the bathroom as we will be leaving promptly at 830.

Our letter is I this week and we will be building igloos from sugar cubes. We will be using white rectangles and gluing them on to blue paper to  make igloos and putting winter stickers on.
We will be playing a turkey game by matching the feathers to the numbers.
We will be making paper plate turkeys and turkey hats


Please dont forget about our cereal drive it is ending soon!
Our bible verse is: Oh give thanks to the lord for he is good. Psalm 107:1

CONFERENCE TIMES 

8:00 - 8:20 Mason
8:20 - 8:40 Owen
8:40 - 9:00 Lucy
9:00 -9:20 Camron
9:20 -9:40 Ella

10:40 -11:00 Brycen

11:00 -11:20 Jasmine
11:20 -11:40 Irelynn
12:40 - 1:00 Veer
1:10 - 1:30 Teddy 

If you have not signed up please see me to schedule a time.

Review Week, H, K and X

Hello Everyone,

This week will be busy and short!  We will be reviewing the letters H, K and X.
As well as the numbers 8, 9 and 10.
The colors orange,gray,blue.
Diamonds and rectangles.
We will be using scissors and cutting many different things to try to help our little ones get strength in their hands.
We will be using straws, yarn, play dough and paper.

We will be making kites and using counting bears to sort out our colors.

We will be playing musical chairs, but changing it up just a bit, instead of using chairs we will be using the children's names and they will have to find their name and stand on it. When through with that they will be using play dough and pressing it down on to the numbers 8, 9 and 10 and then counting out the correct pieces of play dough.

We will be using the use of the school for our next activity, we will be going on an X marks the spot, they will have to follow the clues to the end and then receive a prize at the end.  When we get back to the room, they will be using tongs and picking up cotton, pom poms, paper.

We will using our art center and tracing diamonds, rectangles and gluing and cutting rectangles, triangles.

Our Star Student is: Mason, please bring snacks from the approved snack list.  Show and tell is Thursday.

IMPORTANT DATES:


PLEASE RETURN PERMISSION SLIPS ASAP

NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 11, 2015 VETERANS DAY

Please return conference time slot paper ASAP
 As always thank you for sharing your child with us as they learn and grow. 

Letter K

Our week will be a busy one!!!
Tuesday we will be learning about the letter K and the number 9 and the color Blue.
We will be making a Hersey kisses and using bingo blotters on letter K's.
We will be having our Halloween party on Wednesday.
We will be celebrating all day long.


Thursday is our field trip to Goebel Farms. Please have your child at the school no later than 8:10 and please take them to the bathroom prior to bringing to the classroom.
Full day students will still need a lunch.

Our star student this week is Jasmine.  Please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

As always thank you for sharing your child with us as they learn and grow.

New Blog: Letter X, Diamond, grey and the number 8

Our letter this  week is X, we will be making an xlyophone.

 We will be learning about the Diamond.

and counting 8 diamonds in the queens crown.

We will be making a spider from half a paper plate and painting it grey by mixing black and white paint.

and googly eyes and counting 8 legs.

Our scissor skills will be  used this week, as we will be doing a number train and using our counting skills and coloring the right pictures that go on the train.

ART CENTER FUN: Ms. Nancy and I will be placing x's eights, and diamonds out on a tray and they will have to count 8  of each thing out and glue on their paper.

Chapel this week is: We arecontinuing to learn about Joseph's Troubles in Egypt 
and talk aboout why God, the lord, is my strength. Habakkuk3:19

Our Star Student: Irelynn, please bring snacks from the approved list and a show and tell on Thursday.

REMINDERS:  Library books are due back by Thursday, we have several children who have not been able to get a new library book as they have not returned their borrowed books.

HALLOWEEN PARTY: October 28th party starts at 9:45 am in the gym. ( If you have volunteered to help, please arrive at 9:30 and I will meet with you and provide directions for craft and snack table).

FIELD TRIP: OCTOBER 29th 8:30-11:00am to Goebel Farms. Please wear HFYH t-shirt if they have one.
If you would like to chaperone please let one of us know.  

October 25th is our Mission Moment, students will be singing at the 9:30 service (at the end) and again at the beginning of the service at 10:50.

As always, Thank You for sharing your child with us as theylearn and grow !

Review Week: Z,N and M

This week we wil be reviewing Z,M and N and yellow,green and black.
Our shapes the    and the 

and our numbers 5, 6 and 7.

We will be making Ninja Turtles

doing a number walk and shape walk.

We will be using paint and letter stamps and stamping a large piece of paper and then finding our letters that we are reviewing.

We will be rolling a dice and then counting the correct number of 

acorns out.

We will be making a class wreath to be sent to Easly SC where it will be enjoyed by some seniors at a seniors facility.

We will be popping bubble wrap to work on strengthing our fingers and hands for scissor cutting.

In chapel this week we be learnng about how god keeps his promises.  Psalm 145:13

and we will learn about Joseph and the coat of many colors.

We will be making a coat and use many colors of tissue paper.

Our star student this week is: Gracie, please bring snacks from the approved list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Dont forget about our Mission Moment on October 25th, please return permission slip.

Our Halloween party is Wednesday Oct 28th 

Our field trip to Goebel Farms from 8:30 -11:00am.

Please return permission slip.

This weeks letter is Z

This week we will be learning about the letter Z, the square and the number 7.

We will be making a zebra: we will be using a white crayon and drawing stripes on it and using water color paints and painting over the stripes.

We will be drawing 7 stripes.

We will be using fall colored buttons and making indian corn for a fall fun craft.

We will be making playdough Z's. 

In the afternoon we will be using  rick rack ribbon and making Z's and also using 7 squares and gluing them onto black paper.

In Chapel we will be learning about Day 7 of creation: God rested.

Please allow your child to wear his or her pajamas to school on Wednesday. NO SLIPPERS PLEASE 

Our Star Student is: Ella please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

New blog, Letter N

This week we will be learning the letter Nn and the color green and the number 6 and the square.

We will be tearing up newspaper and making newspaper art.
We will be going on a nature walk (weather permitting) and finding acorns, twigs and leaves and then making a class nature art project.
We will be digging in the sand table to find the letter N, #6 and green things.  We will be practicing our scissor skills and cut out a nest and then gluing straw on it and gluing in birds with feathers.

We will be using foam squares with letter N's on them and using golf tees and a toy hammer and hammering the tees into the N's,
We will be counting 6 gumballs on a counting sheet and coloring them green.

In chapel we will be going over that God said " Let there be people and animals"  Please allow your child to bring a stuffed animal to school to take to chapel.

On Thursday we will be having an in school field trip with Silly Safari and we are very excited to have them come to our little school. 

Our star student this week is: Cora, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Dates to remember:

October 25th is our Mission Moment 
October 28th is our Halloween Party{we will need parent volunteers}

Letter M

I would like to thank everyone for donating your pennies to Lukes Heart.  I know the Chapman family will apprciate our kindness.

I also hope that everyone had an enjoyable time at our Fall Family Picnic.  

This week  we will concentrate on the letter M and the number 5 and the color yellow and the triangle.

We will be doing a writing prompt on Tuesday morning that will make the children think of something that they eat that starts with the letter m.  The mouse wanted to munch on...

We will be gluing macaroni on the letter M.  We will be playing a color matching game that includes eating some m and m's.

We will also be painting with marbles and using yellow paint.

In the afternoon centers we will be using yellow mustard and tracing the letter m's on hot dogs that have been made from construction paper.

We will also be using counting bears and counting to the number 5.  We will be using a flannel board and playing a shape game.

In chapel we will talk about what god created on day 5.

God said "Let there be birds and fish."

We will be gluing fish and birds in to our journals.

Our star student is: Camron, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday.

Important Dates

September 22: Picture Day so wear your smiles!!

October 25th: Mission Moment {more info to follow}

October 28th: Halloween Party { more info to follow}

As always, Thank you for sharing your child with us!!

Review Week

It is time for our first review week!  So we will be reviewing the letters A, V and W.  The numbers 1, 2, 3 and introducing the number 4. As well as our shape the circle and triangle.
We will be making an aquarium by using masking tape and making a rectangle with it and then using blue tissue paper as the water and then decorating our fish by using the colors, purple, pink and white.
We will be making a W watermelon from a red and green W and using a q tip for the seeds.
We will be practing our scissor skills by cutting and snipping  with playdough, yarn,paper.  ( please practice at home too)
 We will be using the dry erase boards and practice writing the letter V.
We will also be practicing our eye hand coordination by fishing in the classroom.

We will be making a circle and triangle clown to review our shapes.

We have been doing some very simple math skills adding and subtracting using our number of the week.

In chapel this week we will be learning about Day 4. God said "Let there be, the sun, moon and stars"

Our Star student this week is: Brycen, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and a show and tell on Thursday!! 

Its Book Fair Time!!!! So come join us before and after school and get a start on the Christmas shopping!!!  Will be here all week!

DONT FORGET

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 is our FALL FAMILY PICNIC 
{rain or shine}  at 11 am.  Come early and find the perfect spot for your blankets and bring your pennies so we can fill our bucket for Luke's Heart.  {all the monies are going to Luke Chapman who is on the national heart transplant list}
We will meet you on the lawn!!! This is for ALL students, so please pack lunches for all students. Half Day students will be dismissed from the picnic.
There will be a fire truck, ambulance and Kono ice and lots of Home For Your Heart Love to go around!! So bring those pennies and dollars!! 

More Important Dates:
Picture Day is September 22, so wear your smiles!!
Mission Moment is October 25 more information to follow.

Letter W blog #3

This week we will be learning about the letter W, the color white and the number 3 and the triangle.

On Wednesday Sept 9, is WaCkY WeDnEsDaY!!!
Please allow your child to dress crazy and silly, mis matached socks and or shoes. Striped shirts with polka dot pants!! Have fun getting silly with your child. We will be doing silly things all day Wednesday and even reading the story Wacky Wednesday.

We will be making a walrus from paper plates

We will be allowing the children to practice their scissor skills by cutting triangles out and then decorating them.

We will be using shaving cream to practice writing 3's and w's and triangles.

We will be doing some fine motor skills as well. We will be using tongs and picking up cotton balls and putting them in the pop corn container.
Also we will be using the game shape shuffle, which allows the children to match the correct shape with the picture.


In Chapel we will be learning about day 3 of creation.
God said" Let there be land and plants" 

Our star student is: Braylan, please bring snacks from the approved snack list and enough for 16 students.
Please allow your student to bring a show and tell on Thursday.

IMPORTANT DATES

Sept 17- Fall Family Picnic.  Please pack a lunch for all students ( full and half day) and meet us on the lawn and save your dollars for a special treat!!  
Sept 22- Fall Picture Day  (information will be going home this week)

As always, Thank you for sharing your child with us as they learn and grow! 

#2 blog Letter V #2, circle, and pink

This week we are doing our first science experiment of the school year.  We will be heading outside to make a volcano using vinegar,baking soda and food coloring.
We are using scissors for the first time this week, and will be learning how to hold them and that our thumb leads.  We will be cutting straight lines.  Please allow your child to practice his or her scissor skills at home.

Our letter is V and our color is pink.  We will be using our letter V's and flowers and making vases.   Our shape is still a circle and we will be incorporating it in to our centers as well by making our own faces.  We will be using  yarn for our hair, googly eyes and the children will be drawing their own noses and we will be using pink tissue paper as a pieced of popped bubble gum.

We will be using frogs and counting the correct number out and placing them on the log.

In Chapel we will learn about day 2 and that god created the sky and the clouds.  We will be coloring a blue sky in our journal and then allowing the children to place cotton clouds on their paper.

Our Star Student this week is Audrey, please bring enough snacks from the approved snack list and also a show and tell on Thursday.




As always, Thank you for allowing us to watch your child learn and  grow.  If you have any concerns, or questions don't hesitate to contact one of us.

Welcome to our first blog of the new school year, August 25-27

Ms. Nancy and I are so excited to be teaching all of your little ones. We hope you like our blog and if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask.

Our letter this week is Aa  and we will be learning the sounds that it makes and we will be making ants with black paint and our finger and using a paint brush to make the green grass.

Our color this week is purple and we will be using purple paint to paint grapes.

 Our shape is a circle

and we will be making a circle collage.

Our number of the week is one.  We will start our number book and continue until we reach 20.

We will also be playing in the sand table and looking for purple things that are buried in the sand and our number 1.

In the afternoon we will open art center and use purple items to make a masterpiece. We will also use apples to paint with.

For snack we will be eating apple slices and purple grapes and applesauce.

In Chapel we will be learning about how god said "Let there be.... LIGHT "  we will be gluing yellow and black paper in our journals for day one of creation.

We will start Star Student the first week of September and the list will be in their binders by Thursday.

Star Student should bring enough snacks for 16 students and a show and tell to share with their friends.  

Hope you enjoyed your first blog of the year, and Thank You for sharing your little one with us, as we look forward to watching them learn and grow.

Our letter D and number 17 and 18

Our letter this week is D we will be making a paper doughnut and a dog and also a duck.

We will be learning about the number 17 and 18.

Our 100th day of school is fast approaching, It will be April 28th and we will be celebrating all day!!  We will be taking 100 steps which will take us some where special with a treat waiting for us.

We will be building with 100 cups.  We are making of 100 things we are thankful for.

We will be jumping for 100 seconds.

We will be getting our wiggles out for 100 seconds.

We will be making a 100 eyed monster.

We will be making our own snack to eat.

The pre school team would like to give back to the Community, so we are hoping that we can help the Evansville Family Christian Food Bank by collecting 100 items  they are in need of the following items

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Canned Fruit 

Canned Meat

We are also asking for volunteers to help with our snack for the 100th day

 100 Cheerios

100 raisins

100 Chocolate Chips

100 pieces of Chex cereal

100 Marshmallows

100 M and Ms

There will be a sign up sheet on the wall by the door if you would like to help.

As always, Thank You for sharing your child with us as they grow and learn 

Letter C and number 9

This week we will learn about the letter C and the hard and soft sound that it makes and the number 9.
We will be painting with coffee, and tasting carrots and drawing carrots in our journals and telling why we like them or why we do not like them. 
We will be making caterpillars and playing in our sensory bin with corn.

We are also working on sight words: am at I it cat am.
We will be counting 9 pom poms and putting them in a bowl by color sorting them. And doing a number 9 paper.
We will be making a cactus and a chicka chicka boom boom tree in the afternoon.

You will be noticing that your child is writing his or her name on their papers. We are very proud of them, they have been working very hard!
Our star student is: Harper B. No snacks are necessary, just bring a show and tell to share with your friends.

As always, Thank You for sharing your child with us as they grow and learn! 

Letter B and the number 8

Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday!  In honor of it we will be making Horton hears a who!

And we will be learning about the letter B and the number 8.

We will be doing a science experiment,using crisco oil and blue food coloring and water and making a blue ocean in a bottle.

We will be using our fine motor skills and popping bubble wrap and painting with it as well.

We will be using blue paint and mixing it with white to make different shades and using balloons to paint with.

We will be making bunnies from the letter B and use cotton balls for the fur.

We will be doing a number 8 paper and using counting bears and making a pattern.

We will be blowing through a straw and making the paint move across our paper.

Our Bible lesson this week is Thankfulness

and our Bible verse is: We thank you, our god, and praise you. 1Chronicles29:13

Our star student is: Connor 

We are going to be doing a school wide pizza fundraiser. More info to follow

Important Dates

Muffins with Mom and Donuts with Dad is May 7th in the gym at 8:30 am, please come join us for breakfast.

End of the year bash: May 13th times to be determined. We will have fun inflatables, photo booth and popcorn.

Pre-School and PreK Graduation: May 14th

( i/2 day for all students)

Summer Programs

VBS June 1-5 ages 3- 6th grade.

Week of June 8

Week of June 15

Week of June 22

Week of June 29