On this, our last full week of preschool, we are going to go for the big subject! THE WORLD!!
Our table activities are full of things from around the world, we looked at foreign coins in our sensory bin this morning, made boomerangs from Australia, we will make Maasai necklaces, build famous structures around the world with blocks, practice using chopsticks to pick up yarn and color pictures of kids from around the world.
We are looking at the following KDIs this week-
Diversity: Children understand that people have diverse
characteristics, interests, and abilities.- We see that people look differently, speak different languages, eat different things all around the world, yet we are still more alike than different.
Geography: Children recognize and interpret features and
locations in their environment- We talk about continents and oceans.
Vocabulary: Children understand and use a variety of words
and phrases.- As we read stories from different countries, we hear different words and things put in different ways.
Jesus Time- Our story this week is about Philip and the Ethiopian. Philip was one of Jesus' disciples and was there when Jesus gave the command to go and tell all nations. He was there on Pentecost to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. He was also given another gift and unique experience. He was directed to go to a certain road by an angel. There he saw a man from Ethiopia reading the book Isaiah. He asked the man if he understood what he read, he said how can I understand unless someone explains it to me? So Philip rode with the man and explained what he was reading and connected the prophecies in the book of Isaiah with their fulfillment in Jesus. The Ethiopian believed and desired to be baptized. So, he and Philip went to water alongside the road and he was baptized. At that moment Philip was wisked away to spread the good news elsewhere.
There are still Christian churches in Ethiopia today, perhaps from this man's sharing of the good news of Jesus so long ago! Go into all the world!
Books of the Week- We are reading stories from all over the world this week, folk tales and fairy tales.
Please RSVP to both graduation and the last day party. Sorry if there is any confusion over the June 2nd fun day. There is no regular preschool that day, it is just the fun day from 10-11:30 followed by a picnic lunch. Due to licensing, an adult has to be present with each student, since we are "outside" preschool grounds.
Graduation is next Wednesday, May 31st! Your children have been working on some songs to sing for you and are looking forward to cake and refreshments. There will also be a "graduation" picture available there. Mrs. Kelly Oetzel has painstakingly photo shopped each graduate in cap and gown into one composite picture that looks spectacular! Each family will get one at graduation.
Have a great week! Hard to believe it's coming to an end so quickly!
Thanks for a great first year of preschool teaching!
Mrs. Schneck
Monday, May 22, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Blog for May 15, 17 and 19
We are really cooking this week!! Our theme and activities this week are centered on cooking and food!
Table activities are playing with measuring cups and spoons in oatmeal, making paper cookies to decorate, playdough cookies and muffins, paper "salad", painting with cooking utensils and pretend pizza.
KDIs we are looking at this week-
Measuring: Children measure to describe, compare, and order things.- as we make recipes we will be measuring in cups and spoons!
Data analysis: Children use information about quantity to draw conclusions, make decisions, and solve problems. - How much is enough? Why cups of flour and a teaspoon of salt?
Reflection: Children reflect on their experiences.- How do things turn out and why?
Jesus Time- This week we hear about the first Christian martyr Stephen. Stephen was chosen to help the disciples out when the church got so large on Pentecost. He helped make sure the church was helping those who needed help and also proclaimed the truth about Jesus. The Jewish leaders brought him in to threaten him to try and get him to stop talking about Jesus. He refused and testified to the Jewish leaders, showing them through Old Testament prophecies that Jesus was who he said he was. They were furious! They took him outside, threw him down and threw stones at him until he died. They placed their coats at the feet of a man named Saul. Stephen gave a courageous testimony about Jesus and Christians spread the news about Jesus all over the known world.
Books of the Week- "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff, "Little Pea" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and "Peanut Butter and Cupcake" by Terry Border.
Have a super week!!
Mrs. Schneck
Table activities are playing with measuring cups and spoons in oatmeal, making paper cookies to decorate, playdough cookies and muffins, paper "salad", painting with cooking utensils and pretend pizza.
KDIs we are looking at this week-
Measuring: Children measure to describe, compare, and order things.- as we make recipes we will be measuring in cups and spoons!
Data analysis: Children use information about quantity to draw conclusions, make decisions, and solve problems. - How much is enough? Why cups of flour and a teaspoon of salt?
Reflection: Children reflect on their experiences.- How do things turn out and why?
Jesus Time- This week we hear about the first Christian martyr Stephen. Stephen was chosen to help the disciples out when the church got so large on Pentecost. He helped make sure the church was helping those who needed help and also proclaimed the truth about Jesus. The Jewish leaders brought him in to threaten him to try and get him to stop talking about Jesus. He refused and testified to the Jewish leaders, showing them through Old Testament prophecies that Jesus was who he said he was. They were furious! They took him outside, threw him down and threw stones at him until he died. They placed their coats at the feet of a man named Saul. Stephen gave a courageous testimony about Jesus and Christians spread the news about Jesus all over the known world.
Books of the Week- "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff, "Little Pea" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and "Peanut Butter and Cupcake" by Terry Border.
Have a super week!!
Mrs. Schneck
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Blog for May 8 and 10- NO SCHOOL FRIDAY MAY 12th!
We are learning about creepy crawlies this week to coincide with our Nankin Mills visitor tomorrow. From 9:30-10:30 we will be having a reptile/amphibian encounter!
Table activities this week are reptile sensory pool, bead snakes, pickup snakes game and turtle mosaic.
Some KDIs we are working on are-
Use of resources: Children gather information and formulate ideas about their world.- Look around and use what you see to figure things out. We have been looking alot at the world around us, animals, insects, nature turning to spring and summer. Life cycles have become real and witnessed.
Patterns: Children identify, describe, copy, complete, and create patterns- We do this all the time in morning meeting! They have become very observant and make their own patterns too.
Emotions: Children recognize, label, and regulate their feelings. - Sometimes feeling angry is not okay, when there is no reason for it, it is not okay to be angry. Some emotions are sinful, we talk about how and when it's okay to express how we feel and when it is okay to feel certain ways.
Jesus Time- Jesus ascended into heaven in last week's story. This week we see the disciples waiting in Jerusalem, just like Jesus told them to. They heard the sound of a loud wind and saw little tongues of fire on each other's heads. They had received the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gave them the ability to speak in other languages so that the visitors to Jerusalem could hear about Jesus that day. We call that day Pentecost because it happened 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead. The Holy Spirit gave the disciples the courage and the ability to carry out the work Jesus had given them- to tell the whole world about him! We know about Jesus today because they told people long ago and the Holy Spirit inspired men to write down God's Word in the Bible! Now we can go and tell!
Books of the Week- "A Color of His Own" by Leo Lionni, "Verdi" by Janelle Cannon, and "Lyle, Lyle the Crocodile" by Bernard Waber.
Nankin Mills Wednesday, May 10th from 9:30-10:30, NO SCHOOL Friday May 12th!! Big School track meet!
Have a super week!
Mrs. Schneck
Table activities this week are reptile sensory pool, bead snakes, pickup snakes game and turtle mosaic.
Some KDIs we are working on are-
Use of resources: Children gather information and formulate ideas about their world.- Look around and use what you see to figure things out. We have been looking alot at the world around us, animals, insects, nature turning to spring and summer. Life cycles have become real and witnessed.
Patterns: Children identify, describe, copy, complete, and create patterns- We do this all the time in morning meeting! They have become very observant and make their own patterns too.
Emotions: Children recognize, label, and regulate their feelings. - Sometimes feeling angry is not okay, when there is no reason for it, it is not okay to be angry. Some emotions are sinful, we talk about how and when it's okay to express how we feel and when it is okay to feel certain ways.
Jesus Time- Jesus ascended into heaven in last week's story. This week we see the disciples waiting in Jerusalem, just like Jesus told them to. They heard the sound of a loud wind and saw little tongues of fire on each other's heads. They had received the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gave them the ability to speak in other languages so that the visitors to Jerusalem could hear about Jesus that day. We call that day Pentecost because it happened 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead. The Holy Spirit gave the disciples the courage and the ability to carry out the work Jesus had given them- to tell the whole world about him! We know about Jesus today because they told people long ago and the Holy Spirit inspired men to write down God's Word in the Bible! Now we can go and tell!
Books of the Week- "A Color of His Own" by Leo Lionni, "Verdi" by Janelle Cannon, and "Lyle, Lyle the Crocodile" by Bernard Waber.
Nankin Mills Wednesday, May 10th from 9:30-10:30, NO SCHOOL Friday May 12th!! Big School track meet!
Have a super week!
Mrs. Schneck
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Nankin Mills
I am so sorry, I meant to post this sooner, but kept forgetting!
Next week, Nankin Mills will be visiting preschool on Wednesday, May 10th from 9:30-10:30 to share a Reptile/Amphibian Encounter! All are welcome! There is no cost for you for this presentation and we'd love to have you there! Hopefully we can even do it outside!
Also, we are going to chapel tomorrow (Friday) morning at 8:30 am. You are welcome to join us!
Stay dry! See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Schneck
Next week, Nankin Mills will be visiting preschool on Wednesday, May 10th from 9:30-10:30 to share a Reptile/Amphibian Encounter! All are welcome! There is no cost for you for this presentation and we'd love to have you there! Hopefully we can even do it outside!
Also, we are going to chapel tomorrow (Friday) morning at 8:30 am. You are welcome to join us!
Stay dry! See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Schneck
Monday, May 1, 2017
Blog for May 1, 3, and 5
Our caterpillars have grown and gotten into their chrysalises, we are just waiting for butterflies!!
When they break out of their chrysalis, they will be painted lady butterflies. We are studying butterflies this week!
And what sound do butterflies make? You're right, they don't make a sound. We are concentrating on the letter Qq for quiet.
Our table activities this week are "stained glass" butterflies, butterfly collage art, matching butterfly halves, coffee filter butterflies, using our small motor skills to take a bite out of pictures from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with a hole punch and butterfly coloring pages.
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on are-
Appreciating the arts: Children appreciate the creative arts. - just coloring, drawing, painting, collage are all ways to decorate and appreciate the art God created in butterflies.
Communicating ideas: Children communicate their ideas about the characteristics of things and how they work.- See if your child can tell you the life cycle of the butterfly :)
Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles. - Catching tissue paper butterflies in a net and walking on the balance beam took work!
Jesus Time-This week we see Jesus ascend into heaven. Jesus has shown himself to his disciples, he has eaten breakfast with them on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, he provided a huge catch of fish once again. He reinstated Peter and gave him the job of feeding his lambs and sheep ( Christians) with His Word. He now meets with his disciples 40 days after Easter on a hill outside Jerusalem. He gives them the charge of making disciples of the whole world and promises never to leave them. He also tells them to go and wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit who will enable them to share the message of Jesus in ways they can't begin to imagine. Then, right before their eyes, he ascends into heaven. They stand there, watching until he is hidden by some clouds. Then two angels standing next to them ask why? The same way you have seen him go is the same way he will return someday! He is preparing a place for us! He gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit who works faith in our hearts and lets us share what we know about Jesus! Go and tell!
Books of the Week- "Here Comes Spring" by Kevin Henkes, "The Butterfly Book" by Michael Berenstain, and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.
There will be no school next Friday, May 12th. It is an all school track meet, which all teachers help out with, so pray for good weather and enjoy your day off!
Have a super week!
Mrs. Schneck
When they break out of their chrysalis, they will be painted lady butterflies. We are studying butterflies this week!
And what sound do butterflies make? You're right, they don't make a sound. We are concentrating on the letter Qq for quiet.
Our table activities this week are "stained glass" butterflies, butterfly collage art, matching butterfly halves, coffee filter butterflies, using our small motor skills to take a bite out of pictures from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with a hole punch and butterfly coloring pages.
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on are-
Appreciating the arts: Children appreciate the creative arts. - just coloring, drawing, painting, collage are all ways to decorate and appreciate the art God created in butterflies.
Communicating ideas: Children communicate their ideas about the characteristics of things and how they work.- See if your child can tell you the life cycle of the butterfly :)
Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles. - Catching tissue paper butterflies in a net and walking on the balance beam took work!
Jesus Time-This week we see Jesus ascend into heaven. Jesus has shown himself to his disciples, he has eaten breakfast with them on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, he provided a huge catch of fish once again. He reinstated Peter and gave him the job of feeding his lambs and sheep ( Christians) with His Word. He now meets with his disciples 40 days after Easter on a hill outside Jerusalem. He gives them the charge of making disciples of the whole world and promises never to leave them. He also tells them to go and wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit who will enable them to share the message of Jesus in ways they can't begin to imagine. Then, right before their eyes, he ascends into heaven. They stand there, watching until he is hidden by some clouds. Then two angels standing next to them ask why? The same way you have seen him go is the same way he will return someday! He is preparing a place for us! He gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit who works faith in our hearts and lets us share what we know about Jesus! Go and tell!
Books of the Week- "Here Comes Spring" by Kevin Henkes, "The Butterfly Book" by Michael Berenstain, and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.
There will be no school next Friday, May 12th. It is an all school track meet, which all teachers help out with, so pray for good weather and enjoy your day off!
Have a super week!
Mrs. Schneck
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