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 October/November 2012 November...a month to give thanks!! Checklist for the "ark" this month: T We sang a prayer during the month of October with these words: We give thanks...for our many blessings, Lord, We give thanks!! Amen”. Each of these beautiful children are our blessings in abundance!! And so it is...we are truly blessed. During this month, we will give thanks in so many ways. We’ll thank our friends and families for their love. We’ll give thanks for our warm room, bright lights, families, fun activities, teachers, and much more. During this past month, we give thanks also for Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Willems, & Mrs. Gerber for subbing for us at Noah’s Ark!! Thanks for coming to the NA Fall Harvest BASH in October Thanks so much for joining us at the Annual Fall Harvest Spaghetti Supper Bash, which supports the 2012-2013 preschool budget. Over 400 people were served a great spaghetti dinner. Our thanks goes to the Co-Chairs: Stephanie Erickson & Lori Borg, and the Preschool Committee, along with the many preschool parent volunteers. W e also thank the TLC Youth, who worked the event with friends & mentors. Good work everyone! You are appreciated. I hope you enjoyed the “live” music by Hunter Hanson & Gracie!! Special thanks to YOU for supplying items for our annual SILENT AUCTION, that fit the these themes: "Family Fun Night", "Book Nook", "Treat Yourself", and "Keep It Local". You were so creative! It is a fun addition to our evening! AND WE THANK our sponsors: Indianhead Food Service, Boxx Sanitation, Texas Roadhouse, Festival Foods, HOEFT BUILDERS, The Herr’s, The Coffee Grounds, several anonymous donors, and Noah’s Ark. W e are blessed by your generosity!! 1 T T T T T T T T T T T T Remembering the ONE WAY on the playground side of the building? Washing hands before school...and taking a bathroom break Bringing jackets, hats, mittens for the cool months of Oct/Nov Listening quietly for story time Packing peanut-FREE snacks for snack-time Being a peacemaker at work and play Making choices in the room Encouraging the NA children to put their "People sticks" in the cup Getting projects onto the wet paint cart Being FIRST & LAST friend helpers in line Learning our friends names by playing a photo game Figuring out puzzles together with friends Singing & dancing together WOW...we continue to do a lot!!! Ask us about it! Our 32nd year October/November 2012 "Beaver Creek Nature Center"...a wonderful place to visit on our FIRST field trip NO SCHOOL on Wednesday Sunday, November 21-25 incl Beaver Creek Nature Center is such a wonderful place to visit! We are thankful for the many moms, dads, and grandparents who joined us on our FIRST field trip of the year. The 20 minute trip allows for us to see God’s autumn in bloom. On our way, we saw beautiful leaves, animals in the fields, 7 turkeys, rivers & a lake, city & country, sun & clouds, and so much more. AND THEN we arrived to the joy of nature that is displayed at Beaver Creek. We give thanks for the naturalists (Ruth) who keep the Center stocked with fun things for children to explore and discover. 84 children and & 60 adults enjoyed Beaver Creek together! Special thanks to these children for snacks & water: Lucy Willems, Madelyn Odegard, Addy Larson, Abram Gillett, Caden Klay, McKenzie Vinopal, and Ryan & Chase Schultz. YUM!!! (You contributions to the snack/water part of our field trip is soooo appreciated!! Thank YOU!) November field trip to STATION # 5 Nov. 6 & 7 We’re excited to visit Emma’s dad’s fire station, where he serves as one of EC Fire Fighters. The children of Noah’s Ark will travel down Lexington to Station #5. Parent volunteers are needed, along with simple snacks & mini water bottles. The sign-ups are already on the bulletin boards. We’ll be talking about STOP, DROP, ROLL, fire safety ideas, and fire drills. We’ve already had two drills at Noah’s Ark...one in September, and another one in October. We are able to evacuate the building in approximately 40 seconds or less. These children are also used to finding our MEETING TREE outside the building, along with talking about our off-site safety house in case of emergency. Do YOU have a meeting spot outside your house???? After our visit with Station 5, we will know a lot more about fire safety...so ask us about it! Special thanks to Emma Pekol, and her dad, David. Fire Fighters are our friends!! 2 All Eau Claire Public Schools are closed for Thanksgiving Vacation/conference day makeup...Noah's Ark will also be closed! FYI...on field trips: thanks for bringing the car seats in for the volunteer drivers. Great job, everyone!! Thanks for wearing your Noah’s Ark Tshirts. We are a RAINBOW for all to see when we are out and about!! (Thanks also for filling out the volunteer adult forms for field trips. It’s important to the success of the trips!) ***Please return ALL paperwork immediately following field trips when you drive. THANK YOU!!! Brrrr...Fall Outside Play! Please remember: 1. We’ll continue to play outside until it snows. Then we’ll be inside until January when winter outside play begins. 2. Thanks for wearing SAFE shoes on the playground! 3. The children are coming in when we call! We are sooooooooo proud of them! 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!!! Our 32nd year October/November 2012 Schultz Family Farm Field Trip... For the T-Th children, this field trip never happened. The rain & cold kept us at Noah’s Ark. For the M-W-F children, it was a brand new field trip for Noah’s Ark this year. We usually rotate our trip choices every other year/or second year. BUT this one was new!! Right before our trip, The Farm was highlighted on the Visit Eau Claire site for family “happenings” in the area. It was a fun ride down Hwy 93 to Eleva. There were amazing HILLS, and marvelous vistas on the journey!! At the farm we were able to see a pot belly pig, mini ponies, 16 goats, a mini maze, and baby horses...and a TURKEN! We love farms....especially FAMILY FARMS! We loved the gourds & color books! 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 autumn month: “Time to Sleep” by D. Fleming “Red Leaf Yellow Leaf” by L. Ehlert “Alberto, the Dancing Alligator” by R. Waring “Always in Trouble” by C. Demas “We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt” by S Metzger “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” by I Trapani “Brown Bear Brown Bearl” by B. Martin Jr “Nuts to You” by L Ehlert “The Leaves are Falling One by One” by S Metzger “Every Autumn Comes the Bear” by J Arnosky “Ernest the Moose” READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!! 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. "Once There Was A Pumpkin” 2. "Toe Knee Chest Nut” 3. "I’m an Acorn” 4. "I’m a Beaver” 5. "Oh I Know That God Loves Me” 6. “Father Abraham” 7. “The Bear Hunt” 8. The Chicken Dance Polka 9. 5 Little Pumpkins THEY ARE AMAZING singers and dancers with super memories!!! A MUSICAL FENCE...on the NA playground! We have said good-bye to our two Kelseys. One is off to grad school in Madison. She volunteered many hours on Thursdays and Fridays throughout the month of September & October. You may have recognized Kelsey from summer Day Camps or GLS a few years ago. She has been a wonderful youth leader here at TLC!! The other Kelsey is off to another preschool experience, as part of her CVTC student teaching. We give thanks for both of them!! 3 The M-W-F children are creating a “musical fence” on the south side of the playground. We will be adding old metal cooking covers, old spoons, hubcaps, etc. THEN we’ll be able to “make music” by banging on the “instruments” hung on the fence. If you’d like to contribute to our MUSIC, old/unused items are appreciated! We have collected a few items so far...so it’s still in the “development” stage! THANKS!!! Our 32nd year October/November 2012 Openings at Noah’s Ark BIRTHDAY fun! We’ve had several birthdays since school began! What fun to see parents with their children, celebrating birthdays. WE LOVE your visit...and your children love it even more!! Celebrate with ALL these wonderful children on their special days: November Brady Swartz...5 on the 5 th Wyatt Seymour...4 on the 10 th Adam Ehrhard...5 on the 11 th Abby Page...4 on the 12 th Cate McCutcheon...4 on the 13 th Tyce Gorman...4 on the 21 st Natalie Ruenger...4 on the 28 th Noah Thiess...5 on the 29 th M-W-F am...two spots M-W-F pm...one spot T-Th pm...one spot starting in November Pass the word!! Noah’s Ark paperwork... I’m still missing a few things from some of you...PLEASE!!! THANKS!! If you’d like to do summer birthdays or ½ birthdays...just pick a day & sign up on both calendars outside the classroom doors!! The Noah’s Ark Prayer Corner The playground parking lot is a ONE WAY...please enter from the service road. It’s not wide enough to accommodate two way traffic...and not safe for our children. I’m counting on YOU!!! Please pray for: -ALL our Noah’s Ark peacemakers -Don & Melissa...our custodians -Sophie’s move out of state -Hungry people in EC & around the world...especially hungry children -our November birthday children -Good relationships with others -Mrs. Lien’s healing from eye surgery -Safe November field trips -Wesley...our new friend from Madison -ALL the people of the world -Opportunities to listen to each other -Safe “trick or treat” fun PLUS... did YOU remember? **Mrs. Lien’s home base families park on the WEST SIDE of the building **Mrs. K’s, Mrs. Knickerbocker’s & Mrs. “C’s” families park on the EAST SIDE (playground side). THANK YOU AMEN ...it eases congestion!! 4 Our 32nd year October/November 2012 Field trip to “Charley’s Market”...just off Madison Street, near “Smiling Moose Deli” drive thru. Carolyn, the owner of Charly’s Market, has invited the children of Noah’s Ark to visit her grocery store/deli on Tuesday & Wednesday, November 27 & 28 during their regular class time. There is no cost for this field trip, but we do need volunteer drivers. Look for the sign-up to appear early in November. Carolyn said she will show us the different departments of the store, including the bakery, deli, freezer, BIG refrigerator, and even her office. She’s planning a snack for us, too! Mission Opportunities at Noah’s Ark Current FALL projects at Noah’s Ark include: Fall Harvest Spaghetti Supper ticket sales tithing to LVA...Literacy Volunteers of America-EC...for their children’s programming & childcare!. THANK YOU! November Hunger Awareness Calendar...collections for the EC Food Pantry Friday afternoon EMAILS... Are you getting them? If not, contact Ms “C” [email protected] Only a little over a month away: Noah’s Ark welcomes Wesley Benson We’re so glad you’re here!! Wahoo!!! i Advent Workshop , 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/Kindergartner and guest, complete with activities, and an ANGEL visit! th Tuesday, November 6 is Election Day at TLC. It is also a Food Pantry Day. Be prepared for lots of cars/traffic. Please hold the children’s hands as you come in, as many drivers will not be looking for children!! Hugs!! 5 More info soon on these fast-approaching special events! Please bring your children/siblings in when dropping off for preschool. It’s a safety issue!! Thank YOU!! Our 32nd year October/November 2012 Here’s some of what we heard in October: **“It’s my pleasure!”...a comment from a beautiful child, after a teacher told him thank you for helping. **“Hey...do you think my hairband is waterproof? YES IT IS!!”...a question to a teacher, but answered quickly on their own **Following BIG tears: “Why are you so sad?” “She banged the animals with the dolls and it broke my heart!”...We see LOTS of compassion in your children!! **“I had a really silly dream- Everett’s dog, Bosco, was riding a bike! His back paws were on the pedals, and his front paws were on the handle bars!”” **“I can do it!”...a child learning self-help skills **“Will you help me pull up my sleeves!”...followed by a teacher’s comment “You can do it!!” **“The Science Table is closed...I saw the sign!”...Room routines “I can make everything...and God made me!”...a child’s own discovery “My mom said I can’t do PEACE symbols anymore!”...a comment during a Journaling experience. “When we went on vacation, there were so many chipmunks...it was like a chipmunk HAVEN!” A boy visiting Echo: “Echo, Echo, Echo!” During a Science discussion, a child with a holey leaf said, “A bird must have chomped it!” Another Science discussion about a crunchy leaf: “It must have been from a dry wind!” “Science table or shelf?”...a child’s question “Will’s job is to protect me!” “Are you Benjamin, Andrew?”...a child talking to one twin November is Hunger Awareness Month Look for the special BRIGHT YELLOW family activity calendar for the month of November, drawing attention to serving those in our community who are hungry via the EC Food Pantry here at TLC. Each day has an emphasis for your family to discuss. And then give thanks for your many blessings! (If you decide to do the $$ money portions of the calendar, the EC Food Pantry will be blessed by your participation!) 6 Special thanks to friends for these gifts in October: ºEmily Wiltgen...money for the Piggy in honor of her 5th BD ºReagan Muchow...fun “stain glass” to paint in honor of her 5th BD ºBennett Eiselt...Noah’s Ark aprons from Nana for our loft kitchen ºNoah’s Ark children...nature for our science tables ºChase Schultz...pumpkins with stickers to decorate & two books: Clifford & Corduroy Halloween books in honor of his 4th BD ºAvery Bredl...a special “Sneaky Squirrel” game in honor of her 5th BD ºTHANK YOU º...thank you!!! AND LOTS of HUGS! º Our 32nd year October/November 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. October/November 2012 loveandlogic.com The Power of Positive Feelings! (From the November 2011 e-mail) I love the smell of burnt toast! That aroma...coupled with the odor of overcooked coffee...always leaves a warm feeling in my heart. I once met a woman who loved the sound of trains. In fact, she loved this sound so much that she purchased a house near the tracks...so that she could experience the bone-rattling rumbles and blaring horns 24 hours a day. Like this woman, I learned to love something because of the unconscious associations I developed through my experience as a child. Every time I went to my loving grandparents’ home, my grandmother managed to burn the toast...and burn the coffee. This woman had a similar experience. Her loving grandmother lived...you guessed it...next to the tracks. The power of positive feelings is immense! When our kids experience love and joy coupled with chores...they associate doing chores with positive feelings. W hen they experience warmth and affection coupled with learning...they come to associate academics with positive feelings. When they feel our joy as we parent or educate them, they’re far more likely to live a life filled with excitement and motivation instead of apprehension and apathy. Sometimes I get short-sighted. Sometimes I forget all of this. Some times I allow myself to get cross and short and impatient, thinking that somehow my negativity will inspire my kids to cheerfully learn and complete their daily dutires. I forget all of this when I don’t take good care of myself. Kids don’t remember all of the things we try to teach them, but they will always remember how they felt when they were around us. Take great care of yourself, so that you can give them the gift of loving learning, loving responsibility, and loving them selves. written by Dr. Charles Fay 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