Good Night! Sleep Tight!

This week we are talking about bedtime and the night sky.

Table activities include a night sky sensory bin, design your own pajamas, star painting, drawing constellations with chalk or white crayons, and day and night sky drawing.

Small group include decorating your own pillowcase and bed and blanket pictures.

KDIs for the week are-

Healthy behavior: Children engage in healthy practices.-good sleep is so important to our growing brains and bodies!

Natural and physical world: Children gather knowledge about the natural and physical world.-What do we see and hear during the day and what do we see and hear at night?  

Jesus Time- This week we hear the story of Pentecost. After Jesus ascended into heaven, the disciples went to Jerusalem to wait for the Counselor or Holy Spirit. Ten days after Jesus ascension, the disciples were in a locked room and the sound of a loud wind came, even though there was no wind, and tongues of fire appeared on the head of each disciples. Crowds heard the noise and gathered outside of the house where the disciples were gathered. They had been in Jerusalem for  a festival from many different countries and when the disciples went out to them, they were able to speak in many different languages so the people could understand them. Peter was given boldness to stand before them and tell them about Jesus, about how he had been crucified because of us and how he had risen from the dead. The people wanted to know how they could be saved. He told them to repent and be baptized and over 1000 people became believers that day! The disciples are following Jesus directions and spreading the good news to all people!

Books of the week- "Good Night, Sleep Tight" by Mem Fox, "The Sleep Book" by Dr. Seuss and "Goodnight Everyone, Goodnight" by Harriet Ziefert.

On Wednesday, wear your pajamas for our Pajama Day!!

We have a guest joining us this week- It is Lydia Schultz, sister of our kindergarten teacher, Maggie Schwartz. Lydia is studying to be a preschool teacher and is doing some of her early field experience with us! Welcome Miss Schultz!

Next week is graduation at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 29th! We do have school that day!!!

Next Friday is a water fun day! Preschoolers are welcome to attend with their parents. The water fun starts at about 10:15 followed by a picnic lunch. Hope to see you there!

Have a super week!
Mrs. Schneck

Numbers

This week we are looking at and counting a lot of numbers!

Table activities include a plate number full of pompoms, painting with sponge numbers, unifix number towers and number dotters.

Small group activites are placing numbers in order and tracing number symbols for our journals.

KDIs for the week are-
Number words and symbols: Children recognize and use number words and symbols.- Children match the spoken word for the number.

Counting: Children count things.- We also work on realizing what each number means- an amount of something.

We also worked on some number sense- what can you do with numbers? You can add them together, take them away, divide them into even piles, when you have a certain number as long as you don't take any or add any, however they are arranged, it is still the same number!

Jesus Time- Our story this week takes place 40 days after Easter. Jesus calls his disciples to meet him on a hill outside Jerusalem. There he instructs them to go and tell the good news to the whole world and gives them the comfort that he will always be with them, no matter where they go! After he says this, he is lifted up into heaven. The disciples stand there, watching him, until two angels ask why they are looking up into the sky. They assured the disciples that this same Jesus will come back to take us to heaven someday. The disciples went to wait in Jerusalem until Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to them at Pentecost.
We are still waiting for Jesus to come back! He is with us as we do the job he has given us to do- Go tell the good news!

This Wednesday is our Detroit Institute of Art field trip! Please meet there by 9:30. Here is some parking information-

Museum Parking Lot: A lighted, secured parking lot is located east of the DIA. Located on John R. St., south of Kirby St. and north of Warren Ave. Daily parking rate is $7; cash and credit cards are accepted.

Valet: Valet is not currently available.

Wayne State University Parking: Two parking structures operated by Wayne State University are within a short distance of the DIA:

Rackham parking structure is located on Warren Ave, East of Warren and West of Woodward Ave. Credit cards only.

Welcome Center parking structure is located on Putnam St., just west of Woodward Ave. Credit cards only.

Street Parking: The City of Detroit has metered street parking located around the DIA. Parking is limited to a maximum of two hours. The DIA’s Parking Zone is 202. To pay, visit a kiosk or download the “Park Detroit” app(opens in new window).

Hope to see you all there! Have a super week!

Mrs. Schneck

This week we are learning about wind and the letter Ww.

Table activities are designing pinwheels, adding beads to the tail of a kite, blow painting, making windsocks, windchimes  and fans to make wind.

Small group activities are designing a kite, flying foam flyers in the wind, and adding Ww is for wind to our journals.

KDIs for the week are-

Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles- making our kites fly and flying foam aircraft demand timing and flexibility.

Natural and physical world: Children gather knowledge about the natural and physical world.- Observing the effect of something unseen on the world around us.

Alphabetic knowledge: Children identify letter names and their sounds. - We have now been introduced to every letter and sound they make. 

Jesus Time- This week we hear the story of Thomas. Thomas was one of Jesus' disciples, one of the group of 12 closest to Jesus. When Jesus appeared to the group of disciples in a locked room on Easter evening, Thomas was not there. The Bible never tells us why, but he didn't get the chance to see Jesus that day. When Thomas later returned, the disciples excitedly told him that the Lord had appeared to them. Thomas did not believe them. He chalked it up to grief and refused to admit they had really seen the risen Jesus. Thomas stated that he would not believe unless he put his fingers in the nail marks in Jesus' hands and his hand in the spear wound in Jesus' side, he would not believe. A week went by and we find the disciples locked in the upper room again, this time Thomas was with them. Jesus appeared, assured the disciples of his peace and went right up to Thomas. He told Thomas to go ahead, put his fingers in the nail marks, his hand in his side, stop doubting and believe. Thomas immediately fell to his knees and proclaimed, " My Lord and my God." Jesus called him blessed because he believed, but proclaimed that those who have not seen and yet believe are even more blessed! That's us, we haven't seen Jesus, but we believe in him through the work of the Holy Spirit! 

Books of the week- "Miss Maple's Seeds" by Eliza Wheeler, "Bringing the Outside In" by Mary McKenna Siddals, "Flora's Very Windy Day" by Jeanne Birdsall and "The Wonky Donkey" by Craig Smith.

You should have received the attendance slip for the DIA field trip next Wednesday. Please return by Wednesday.

No School this Friday, May 10th. There is a big school track meet, so they have no school and siblings and children of preschoolers and staff ;) are participating.

Have a super week!!
Mrs. Schneck