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