Noah`s Ark Newsletter - Trinity Lutheran Church
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Noah`s Ark Newsletter - Trinity Lutheran Church
Noah’s Ark Newsletter Trinity Lutheran Church Our 32nd year September/October 2012 “Two by Two the animals”...we know the Noah’s Ark story The children of Noah’s Ark have heard the NA story from the Children’s Bible, the “Spark” Bible, and from several really great Noah’s Ark story books. Plus we’ve sung NA songs, moved rainbow ribbons to “Make that 2", put sticker animals on the “ark”, and talked about our favorite animals. Some M-W-F children even played the “what’s missing” game, to discover what NA story part was missing. It’s been a wonderful way to share the story of our preschool’s name. Ask them to tell you all about it! That’s it! You’re an important part of the “Noah’s Ark” story...we’ll celebrate all year!! WELCOME...we’re blessed to know you! Noah's Ark Fall Harvest Spaghetti Supper... October 23rd 4-7 PM Checklist for the "ark" this month: T T T T T Our first FUN FAMILY evening of the year is just around the corner. Please save the DATE, and join us. Envelopes with specific info & tickets will go home soon, along with a special flyer on our SILENT AUCTION fun. Please read through the materials carefully, returning ticket monies/and or unused tickets in the same envelope by Oct 19 th . A tithe from this fund-raiser will go to the Literacy Volunteers of America, whose program addresses special reading opportunities for children & child care during parent participation. T The SILENT AUCTION addition to our supper began two years ago, and continues as a celebration of our 32 nd year of operation. This year's themes are: "Family Fun Night", "Book Nook", "Treat Yourself", and "Keep It Local". Look for boxes/signs on a cart by the children's cubbies to place the item you bring in...I'll have them labeled. Be creative coming up with an item idea to share. T T T T T T T W e'll also be serving a great spaghetti supper that evening, while children's activities go on around the Trinity Room. We hope you'll be there!! Many of you signed up to help the evening of our Parent Teacher Orientation Night. Look for the specific times/sign-ups outside the classroom door to check your time slot. If you still want to join in the fun, please add your name to the lists/times. W e need lots of volunteers to make the event successful!! Sponsors to date include: Indianhead Foods, Boxx Sanitation, Texas Roadhouse, and the Coffee Grounds. If you'd like to be included, e-mail or call Ms "C". 1 Successful drop offs Washing hands before school...and taking a bathroom break Putting snacks in mailboxes Sitting on our own special squares Finding our snacks at snack time Hanging up jackets/backpacks Making choices in the room Placing "People sticks" in the cup Getting projects onto the wet paint cart Walking in a line with friends Traveling to and from the playground Listening to special Bible stories Singing & dancing together WOW...we've done a lot!!! Ask us about it! Our 32nd year September/October 2012 "Beaver Creek Nature Center", our first field trip of the year October 9 & 10 Beaver Creek Nature Center is located on County Road K north of Fall Creek, about 10-15 miles from NA. We'll provide all volunteer drivers with maps. We also try to "caravan" together on our trip there. Please ask any questions you might have, and make sure we have your cell phone number, just in case. MINT GREEN field trip permission forms will be in children’s mailboxes one week before our trip. Please sign your child's name, your name, and date it before you return it to your child's home base teacher. Cost for the trip is $5.00/child. Parents’ charge is $4.00. Send in a labeled envelope to your child’s home base teacher. (Most of our field trips are free or minimal cost.) Parent Volunteer sign-ups with the RAINBOWs are up on the classroom bulletin boards. It'd be fun to have you join us!! Go ahead...SIGN UP!! (We also need volunteers for snacks and mini water bottles!) NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 15 All Eau Claire Public Schools are closed for conferences that day...Noah's Ark will also be closed! FYI...on field trips, when you are not driving, please bring your child’s carseat in, so that you can place it directly in the volunteer parents’ car for transporting. PLUS...please wear your Noah’s Ark tie dye T-shirts which you will receive the first week of October. It’s fun to look like a “rainbow” Noah’s Ark family! (We go on field trips in Oct, Nov, Mar, Ap, May. Other months are too busy! In the kiosk outside the preschool office you can find: TIE DYE SATURDAY October 6th ...10 am Main office hallway classrooms 1. th Join Mrs. Lien for tie dye fun on October 6 at 10am . Bring your own t-shirts, socks, etc. to create with beautiful dye, which we will provide. There is no cost for this event, however we are asking you to bring a shirt or other items to also tie-dye for our Mission Jamaica project. (Any new items need to be washed!) Come ready to design & have fun! 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tuition envelopes...tuition is due on the first of the month. Bible envelopes to help defray cost of Bibles Noah’s Ark info Devo booklets Fun kid info Interesting articles Congratulations Piper Gunderson Congratulations Audrey Pulvermacher on the birth of your new baby sister on the birth of your new baby sister Etta Belle Ella 2 Our 32nd year September/October 2012 Fall Outside Play... Please remember: 1. Wear SAFE shoes...tennis shoes! Sand gets in sandals...and the children don't like that. 2. Teachers say "Come right now...and we'll come out again"...and the children come running to line up. They are doing SUPER!! 3. We go out on days when the weather cooperates. Please send jackets for the crisp, cool days. 4. Please meet us inside...it's a safety issue. Children don't know who to listen to when you wait outside, and they may run to you in front of traffic. Thanks for understanding! WE LOVE OUTSIDE PLAY!!! Schultz Family Farm Field Trip... The children of Noah’s Ark will be traveling down Hwy 93 to Eleva on Thursday & Friday, October 25th & 26th . Please be on time, as the field trip is about 25 minutes away. Cost of the trip is $1.50... and includes a tour, a pumpkin, a color book, a fun maze, a petting zoo, and much more. We’ll have a snack at the farm. Please wear appropriate clothes...boots/jackets, etc. Sign-ups will go up next week for volunteer drivers, snacks, and mini water bottles. Join us...maps will be provided! Music & Fingerplay fun in September: THESE children LOVE to sing and dance. We've been reviewing some OLD songs, and singing a few new ones. Here's our list for the TUNE BUCKET: 1. "God Made the Earth" 2. "The Hippo Song" 3. "The B-I-B-L-E" 4. "Doo Wa Ditty" 5. "Make That 2" 6. "The Rainbow Song" 7. "What a Spark" 8. "The More We Get Together" THEY ARE AMAZING singers and dancers!! Bibles for Kids Noah’s Ark Book Corner We read to your children all the time. Reading and enjoying good literature is one of the BEST gifts you can give children. They learn good listening skills, use their imagination, remember details, express their emotions, and have special time with you! Please read to your children often!! From the Noah’s Ark Library this month: “Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar” by V Garofoli “Llama Llama Mad at Mama” by A Dewdney “Noah’s Crew Came 2 x 2”by M MacDonald “The Peace Book” by Todd Parr “The Daddy Book” by Todd Parr “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” by I Trapani “Marley Goes to School” by John Grogan “Friends of a Feather” by A Cohn “Animals and Me ABC” by C Horn “Ned’s Rainbow” by M Walsh “Pinkalicious” by V & E Kann 3 During the first week of school, Bibles were given to Noah’s Ark three year olds, and new Noah’s Ark children. We use our Bibles every day in school, and we’ve heard from children that they read them at home, too. At Trinity, it is our goal to place Bibles in the hands of children, so they can know God’s love through the Word. If you’d like to help defray the cost of Bibles, envelopes are available on the tops of the children’s mailboxes...cost is $11.00/Bible. Our 32nd year September/October 2012 BIRTHDAY fun! Openings at Noah’s Ark We’ve had several birthdays since school began! What fun to see parents with their children, celebrating birthdays. WE LOVE your visits! Celebrate with ALL these wonderful children on their special days: September Millie Cayley...4 on the 2nd Mya Thompson...5 on the 7th Lucy Willems...4 on the 8th Davis Tornehl...4 on the 12th Avery Bredl...5 on the 16th Grady Peters...4 on the 21st Reagan Muchow...5 on the 22nd Lydia Palmier...5 on the 25th October Wyatt Pladsen...4 on the 1st Asher Mangrum...4 on the 5th Emily Wiltgen...5 on the 5th Noah Garcia...5 on the 12th Chase Schultz...4 on the 15th Cole Nelson...5 on the 16th Anabel Yakes....4 on the 19th Kenny Swanstrom...4 on the 24th Eva Martin...5 on the 27th The Noah’s Ark Prayer Corner Please pray for: -ALL our NEW Noah’s Ark babies -All the families of Noah’s Ark -Sophie, our T-Th pm friend, who is moving -Emily W & Noah T and their families who are grieving the death of a grandpa -our September & October birthday children -wonderful teacher & student relationships -Peacemaker friendships at NA -beautiful FALL days to enjoy -Daggan & Wesley, T-Th pm friends soon to join us -ALL the people of the world -thanksgiving and praise to God AMEN 4 W hen I went on summer vacation in late May, Noah’s Ark classes were FULL, just like last year...and then summer with changes happens??!? W e’ve lost some students to moves out of the area, 4K placements, and a variety of other unpredictable situations. SO...please keep Noah’s Ark’s name out there. We have two M-W -F am opening & one in the M-W -F PM. W e will also have a TTh pm spot at the end of October, because our friend Sophie is moving. PASS the word! W e’re having LOTS of fun!! Noah’s Ark paperwork... Please make sure you give me all the paperwork for the Noah’s Ark files. Your checklists included: T white enrollment form T immunization print-out from doctor, or green form T updated white doctor’s physical...some of you are having them done this fall. Please get the new one to me ASAP. T beige health history form...signed by parent I’ll be reviewing the info you’ve given m e again before October 1 st to make sure everything is in order...and I”ll put the paperwork in your child’s mailbox for you to return ASAP! The licensing agent can come any day now! Noah’s Ark welcomes: *Kelsey (a CVTC student teacher on Tues/Wed AM each week) & *Kelsey (UWLax grad on Thurs/Fri AM each week volunteering before grad school program begins). We are blessed by their love for children & their participation at Noah’s Ark. Hugs to them!! Check out their pics on the main bulletin board. Our 32nd year September/October 2012 Great websites to visit: ! ! ! ! www.loveandlogic.com - all about parenting, child discipline, tips (see sample on back page) www.autismspeaks.com - special info on autism & early intervention www.discountschoolsupply.com - for fun art ideas at home www.westerndairyland.org - for EC area info on childcare What fun to have such info at our fingertips!! Mission Opportunities at Noah’s Ark Current FALL projects at Noah’s Ark include: Costume Parties at Noah’s Ark On Tuesday & Wednesday, October 30 & 31, the children will celebrate with a fun costume party. Children can come dressed in comfortable costumes that are non-scary to others. Teachers will also be in costume. We invite any parents who want to dress up at drop off or pick up...to join in the fun at drop off! There will also be a photo opportunity at the beginning of the day in the classroom for parents. At special parties, we love to eat fancy treats...as long as they are peanut free. Be looking for the Costume Party sign-up, if you’d like to share a special treat or fancy napkins for the day. We’ll serve water to drink, because Noah’s Ark has “the best water ever!” Fall Harvest Spaghetti Supper ticket sales will provide a tithe to LVA...LIteracy Volunteers of America Tie Dye Saturday...extra t-shirts brought by families participating will be given to Mission Jamaica families in 2013 Mission trip Feed My People food pantry at TLC...non-perishable food items are always welcome. Friday afternoon EMAILS... Are you getting them? If not, contact Ms “C” so I have your e-mail address Looking WAY ahead: i Advent W orkshop, Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 25 th 2 PM. Advent activities for all ages...ALL are welcome! i Angel Breakfast, Saturday, December 8 th 8:30 -10 AM A special breakfast for a preschooler/Kindergartener and guest, complete with activities, and an ANGEL visit! More info soon on these fast-approaching special events! Congratulations Piper Anderson Congratulations Hailey Birkholz on the birth of your new baby sister on the birth of your new baby brother Bryndel Ryan 5 Our 32nd year September/October 2012 Special thanks to friends for these gifts at the end of last school year & the beginning of 2012-2013: Here’s what some of the Noah’s Ark children have been saying: “Is it snack time yet?” “I want my mom!” “She’ll be back at 11:30!” “Ok!” “I want my grandma!” “You can have this when I’m done!” “I have 23 invisible kitty friends!” “Write C3PO on this paper.” “I can open this myself” “I just peed in my pants!” “It’s clean up time!” “I don’t want to clean up!” Rainbow WATER tasting comments: “It tastes like purple!” “I taste strawberries!” “I like green!” “No thanks!” “I’m just tasting a bit!” “What does the green taste like...kiwi?” “They all taste the same to me!” “They all taste like water!” Hmmmm...interesting! (Tasting the water was a great procedure for teaching the children how to take “just a small amount...a taste” when they pour! They are pouring their own water in the M-W-F classes! GREAT JOB!!) T-Th children are working towards that goal in the spring.) As you can tell the children talk, and talk, and talk. We’ll share more in the months to come! It’s a blessing for us as teachers to be a part of their fun conversation! Congratulations Eva Martin ºHailey & Hannah Brenden...musical instruments for the Noah’s Ark & GLS children ºDavis Tornehl...A special book “If You Find A Rock” in honor of his 4th Birthday and bubbles for his friends ºLucy Day...2 Justin Roberts CD’s in honor of Lucy’s love of singing fun Bible story songs ºIsabelle Vue...$$ for the Noah’s Ark Piggy & “The Very Busy Spider” in honor of her spring birthday ºEva Roeger...$$ for the NA Piggy because she wanted to ºBlake Franzwa...$$ for the NA Piggy & MatchBox cars in honor of his spring birthday ºMya Thompson...pinewood shavings for “Echo’s Cage” in honor of her 5th BD ºEmarie Burnett...peace stickers, a Peace wreathe for our room, & a Peace bucket in honor of her peacemaking skills ºCaden Klay...$$ for the NA Piggy in honor of his May birthday ºTHANK YOU º...thank you!!! AND LOTS of HUGS! º Congratulations Emily Wiltgen on the birth of your new baby brother on the birth of your new baby brother Samuel Braden 6 Our 32nd year September/October 2012 7 Our 32nd year Trinity Christian Preschool “Noah’s Ark” Trinity Lutheran Church 1314 E Lexington Blvd Eau Claire W I 54701 PHONE: 715-832-6601 FAX: 715-832-6700 Jeanne Cooper [email protected] Ginny Lien [email protected] Marlee Knickerbocker [email protected] Jill Kasmarek [email protected] W e’re on the web, too www.trinity-ec.org Our website always includes the latest newsletter and calendars. September/October 2012 loveandlogic.com The Logic won’t happen without the LOVE! (From the August, 2012 e-mail) How do we help our kids develop the type of cause-effect logic that leads to good decisionmaking? Is it by showing them how tough we are, or is it by showing them how much we love them as they experience the tough consequences of their poor decisions? -Our anger allows kids to blame us for the consequences of their poor decisions. -Our loving empathy forces them to blame themselves for these consequences. If we’re forgetting our sincere empathy, it will increase the odds that they’ll lack the logical, common sense reasoning required to stay safe in today’s complex world. Some reminders: i Lock in empathy FIRST. Before describing consequences, do your best to establish a sincere love connection with your child. Whenever appropriate, pair your words, like “This is so sad”, with caring eye contact & touch. i Delay the consequences when you’re too angry to be empathetic People who use Love and Logic aren’t always sweet and sappy. Sometimes they put some steel in their voices and say, “I’m too angry right now to make a good decision about what you’ve done. We’ll talk about it when I’m calm.” i When it’s over, it’s over. There are few things more damaging to any relationship than taking out the trash, and then throwing it back inside through an open window! When kids experience consequences we must resist the urge to rub salt in the wounds by lecturing after the fact. i Use as few words as possible. The most effective people use very few words when things are going wrong. About Noah’s Ark... Noah’s Ark is a mission of Trinity Lutheran Church, an extension of Children’s M inistry, and licensed by the state of W isconsin Our purpose is to: SHARE the Good News of Jesus Christ ENGAGE children in activities to discover how wonderfully God has made them ENCOURAGE children in Christian attitudes of respect, kindness, service, hope, forgiveness, peace and love CONSIDER what a great place church is to be HELP children learn what it means to be a disciple 8