HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, ANNABEL.

HAVING FUN ON THE PLAYGROUND

As you can see from the pictures, preschool is off to a great start with many new friends being made. This week, our Bible story will be "Perfume for Jesus," and continue with our senses of "A Nose that Smells." Various smells, such as lemon, pine, cinnamon, coffee, and perfume will be smelled with pictures of what the smell is. Our songs this week include "My God is so Big." The kids enjoy this song as we stretch out our arms very wide to show how big He is. Other songs will be "Isn't He Wonderful?" "I'm in the Lord's Army," "Into My Heart," and "Itsy, Bitsy Spider." Our craft activity will be painting with red, yellow, and orange using cotton balls attached to clothes pins to create Fall leaves on a tree. Our storytime will include "Let It Fall" a story about kids playing in the Fall time leaves. "The Very Quiet Cricket" will also be read which is an Eric Carle story about a cricket meeting various insects and trying to find his chirp. Sometimes, the children are so attentive during storytime that I am prepared with a third book this week if time and attention allows called "Senses at the Seashore." We will also be enjoying our parachute this week which will be possible as we now have a second helper in our room in addition to Miss Kayla. Mrs. Shauntae joined us last week, and we are very happy to have her join our group.

We have a second birthday for Annabel in our room this week.

Also, please pack diaper rash ointment in your child's backpack if you would like for us to apply as we must have your permission to use on your child per KDHE regulations. It is considered a medicinal product by KDHE.

Have a Happy Week!

Mrs. Shelly

HAVING FUN ON THE PLAYGROUND

Having fun on the playground.

Our room is getting off to an exciting start this Fall with all our new friends and activities we are doing together. This week, our emphasis continues on our senses with "Ears that Hear." The Bible story will be the "Parable of the Sower" talking about hearing God's Word and our heart being good soil for His Word to grow. Our songs this week include "Oh Be Careful Little Eyes, Ears, Mouth," "Praise Him, Praise Him All Ye Little Children," "Whole World In His Hands," and a felt board with the animals to sing "Old McDonald Had a Farm." We will be finishing our rice shakers this week by making a collage of a leaf on the opposite side of the apple print from last week. We will use the shakers for the year during our music time. At the Blue Table, as is becoming its name, a collection of toy cars with a variety of wheels will be set up with ink pads to stamp and roll the tire tracks on paper. Storytime this week will be "Bunny's Noisy Book," a Margaret Wise Brown book about all the sounds the Bunny hears as he goes through his daily adventures. "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" will also be read which shows large, vibrant pictures of zoo animals and the sounds they make. The surprise box this week will be filled with noisy items such as a train whistle, a bell, harmonica, and other items we can listen to.

Blessings to you and your families,
Mrs. Shelly

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANA

KEATON, RYKER, AND JANA PLAYING IN OUR RICE TABLE.

Well, we had a great first week, and a lot of fun meeting our new friends. Also, a special thank you for all the supplies that were brought in last week. This week, our Bible story emphasis will be "Eyes that See--Jesus Heals the Blind Man." We will sing "Oh be Careful Little Eyes What You See," "This Little Light of Mine," "Two Little Eyes" (a fingerplay with pictures), "This Old Man," and "Twinkle Star." For snack time, we will have apple slices and Scooby Graham Snacks. Our craft will be apple prints. We will slice the apple in half horizontally in order to find the star in the center and make apple prints on a large apple sheet and also on paper plates that will become our shakers for music time. During our opening time, we plan to color with buttermilk-soaked chalk to create vibrant pictures to take home. Storytime will be "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" and "The Wheels on the Bus." We are filling up our surprise box with items to reach in and identify, such as a candle, rock, pinecone, lock, comb, etc.

We are looking forward to another great week.
Mrs. Shelly

TWO LITTLE EYES

Two little eyes to see the bright sun

to see the little raindrops falling one by one.

Two little eyes to see the green tree, to see the

flying bird, and the buzzing bee.

WELCOME TO OUR FIRST WEEK OF PRESCHOOL

It was so nice to meet everyone at the Open House, and now we're excited for preschool to start this week.
We are hoping to snap a picture of each of the children this week to display on our apple tree on the bulletin board in the hallway near our room.
Our theme this week will be Moses and the 10 Commandments, which we will focus on God's love for us and rules show love by keeping us safe. We will be singing "Jesus Loves Me," "If You're Happy & You Know It," "The Bible, We Love the Bible," and "Twinkle Star." Our craft time will include sponge painting red hearts of different sizes and talk about small, medium, and large. Our snack will be animal cookies.
Since we plan to play on our outdoor playground weather permitting, please try to dress your children in clothing that can sometimes get messy. When the weather is not agreeable, we have a rice table that we play with in our room.
Over the summer, I prepared a low table for the children to do activities such as coloring, puzzles, blocks, etc. and be able to come and go as they would like. This week, we are planning to have blocks and animals at the new "Blue Table" and use the blocks to build fences to keep the animals safe inside.
After lunch each day, we will have storytime. Our books this week include "Who's Hiding?" a lift-the-flap book showing Bible friends and how God loves and cares for us. Our second story is "I Udderly Love You," a story of unconditional love of a mother cow for her baby calf. Time permitting, we will sing songs such as "The Wheels on the Bus," "Five Little Monkeys," "I'm a Little Teapot," or get out our soft animals to cuddle with until pick up time.
We are looking forward to a great first week.
Mrs. Shelly