Superheroes and Spring Break!

This week we are doing an emergent theme, that means what we have seen as an interest from the students. Many have been playing superheroes, so that is our topic for the week!

Table activities include superhero puzzles, sensory bin, playing with super structures, superhero creations and coloring pages.

Small group activities include making masks, mini superheroes and adding a page to our journals making ourselves super heroes.

Our KDIs of the week are-
Problem solving: Children solve problems encountered in play. - Superheroes are always solving problems. Encouraging students to find a way to make it work together.

Sense of competence: Children feel they are competent. - Superheroes make mistakes, but they don't give up! Keep trying and you'll succeed!

Empathy: Children demonstrate empathy toward others. Why do superheroes do what they do? Because they care about other people! This week we look for ways to care for each other!

Jesus Time- This week we will hear another parable. We will hear about the runaway son. Jesus tells the story of a young man who was eager to leave his father's house and do things his own way. His older brother stays and helps at home, while he asks for his inheritance early. He takes his money and squanders it on poor choices. Finally he runs out of money and gets a job feeding pigs. He is destitute. He realizes even the servants at his father's estate have it better than he does at that moment. He feels he is no longer worthy to be called a son, but maybe his father will take him back as a servant. He humbly heads home. When his father sees him trudging down the road, he runs to meet him and embraces him in love! He rejoices that he is home and even has a celebration for him. The older son is understandably jealous, he never left. The father explains why he is rejoicing and encourages him to rejoice to, because what was lost is now found. This is how our Father in heaven rejoices when a lost sinner is brought to faith!

Books of the week- "Even Superheroes Have Bad Days" and "Even Superheroes Make Mistakes" by Shelley Becker, "Bedtime for Batman" by Michael Dahl, "Good Morning Superman" by Michael Dahl, "Sweet Dreams Supergirl" by Michael Dahl.

This Thursday is our play!! Please be there by 6:15! We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have volunteered to bring snacks or drinks, please bring them on Wednesday!

Invite your friends and family!!
We are soo excited!

Mrs. Schneck

Qq is for quarter

This week Qq is for quarters, We are listening for the Qq sound and also trying to figure out fractions.

Table activities this week include making playdough pie and cutting it into pieces, putting foam shapes back together that have been made into fractions.

Small group activities are making paper plate pizza and cutting it into quarters and adding a Qq to our journal.

KDIs for the week include-

Part-whole relationships: Children combine and separate quantities of objects.- What portion of it is it? How much is there all together?

Measuring: Children measure to describe, compare, and order things.- Is 1/2 more than 1/4? What do 1/2 plus 1/2 make?

Jesus Time- Our story this week is a parable that Jesus told to his disciples and his challengers defining who our neighbor is and how we should treat them. Jesus told the story of a man traveling on the road who was attacked by robbers. They stole his belongings, beat him up and left him for dead. A pastor walked by. Instead of helping the injured man, he walked as far away from the man as he could. Another helper in the church walked by, he also stayed as far away from the man as he could. Then a Samaritan walked by. The Samaritans and Jews disliked each other. The injured man was a Jew, why should a Samaritan help him. The Jews thought the Samaritans were no good?! Yet the Samaritan stopped, washed the man's injuries, wrapped him in his own cloak, loaded him on his horse and took him to an inn. There he paid the innkeeper room and board to take care of the man and even stopped on the way back to check on him. Who was the man's neighbor? The one who helped him. Jesus makes a point to show how upside down his thinking is- Love your friend- no, love your enemy. Be kind to those who are mean to you. This, the hard thing, this is how we show our love for our Savior and how he showed his love for us!

Books of the week- "Full House" by Dale Ann Dodds and "Give Me Half" by Stuart J. Murphy.

No School this Friday, March 15th. Parent-Teacher conferences. Next week- Musical Performance on Thursday, March 21st at 6:30!! Be there by 6:15- you will love it!!

Have a fantastic week! I think spring is finally here!!

Kk is for kitten

This week we are listening to and looking for the letter Kk.

Table activities include threading buttons on pipe cleaners, playdough mat cats, Pete the Cat slime, making cat faces, cat coloring pages and making kitten toys.

Small group activities include coloring a cat with Craypas (oil pastels) and learning to blend colors, painting  a wooden cat and adding Kk is for kitten to our journals.

KDIs for the week are-

Phonological awareness: Children identify distinct sounds in spoken language.- Kk and Cc can make the same sound, even though they are different letters.

 Art: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through two- and three-dimensional art.- This week we use different media to make art.

Sense of competence: Children feel they are competent.- We are trying to build this more and more as we encourage independence.

Jesus Time- This week we hear the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers. Leprosy was a devastating illness in Jesus' day. You were separated from your family and friends because of the danger of contagion. Ten men cried out to Jesus for healing and he had compassion on them and sent them to show themselves to the priest to show that they were cured. As they ran to the priest, one turned around to go back. He sought out Jesus to thank him for the miracle of being healed. Jesus asked, "Weren't there ten men that I healed?" 
How often we forget to thank God for the miracles he does for us every day! Remember to thank Him!!

Books of the Week- "Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons" by Eric Litwin, "Millions of Cats" by Wanda Gag and "Cat's Colors" by Jane Cabrera.

Unfortunately, our field trip for this month did not work out due to scheduling conflicts. We will see if we can get a cat visitor sometime this month!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Schneck