Blog for April 24, 26 and 28

Wow! How time flies!! It's the last week of April and we are learning about birds!

Table activities this week include- painting with feathers, bird identification cards and models to look at, spaghetti nests, picking up worms with tweezers or clothespins, painting little birdhouses and nest/number eggs match.

Our letter of the week is Nn for nest.

Some KDIs we will be concentrating on this week are-

 Classifying: Children classify materials, actions, people, and events.- What makes an animal a bird? Does it have to fly? Does it have feathers? We look at bird characteristics.

Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles- Using lots of little muscles just like birds use their claws or beaks.

Drawing conclusions: Children draw conclusions based on their experiences and observations. - What do you know, want to know and what did you learn about birds this week.

Jesus Time- Have you ever heard a story you just couldn't believe or you thought was too good to be true? That is where we see Jesus' disciple Thomas this week. The women were coming to the disciples with accounts of Jesus resurrection, the tomb was empty, the disciples were scared. Ten of the remaining disciples locked themselves in a room in Jerusalem out of fear of Jesus' enemies. Thomas was not with them, we don't know where he was, but he was a twin, perhaps he was warning his brother of what might happen. As the disciples were hiding out, Jesus appeared in their midst. He invited them to touch him, put their fingers where the nails had been, put their hand where the spear had entered. The disciples thought at first he was a ghost. He asked them for something to eat to prove he wasn't. They believed!
When Thomas rejoined the disciples, they told him what had happened and he didn't believe it. He said, "Unless I see the nail marks and put my fingers in them, touch his side and put my hand in the spear wound, I will not believe." Next Sunday evening, 11 disciples are locked in the same room, including Thomas this time, when Jesus appeared. He stood before Thomas and Thomas fell to his knees, and declared, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus invited him to touch and see and then he said, "Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed." That's us! We haven't seen Jesus, yet we believe in Him! We are blessed! Stop doubting and believe! May the Lord give us firm faith to weather any storm of doubt that may come our way!

Books of the Week- "Bluebird's Nest" by Dorothea DePrisco, "Little Owl's Night" by Divya Srinivasan, "Six Crows" by Leo Lionni, and we looked at "Baby Birds and How They Grow" a National Geographic Book.

Preschool Graduation will take place on WEDNESDAY, MAY 31st at 6:30 pm in the church, a reception will be held afterwards in the multipurpose room. The graduation itself will be about 30 minutes. I will send out some nice invitations for you to share on Friday! Please join us!

God's blessings on your week!
Mrs. Schneck