Good Morning! It is beginning to feel like Spring so early this year. We are still nine days away from Groundhog Day, which will be the determining factor if we get six more weeks of Winter. Well at least in the Good Shepherd Preschool we celebrate Groundhog Day.
This week in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd I'll present "The Precious Pearl Parable". The Kingdom of God is precious beyond all value and is intended for our greatest joy. Jesus taught through parables so that we could come to know the hidden mysteries of his kingdom.
We'll be singing "God is so Good".
God is so good. God is so good. God gives us light. God gives us light.
God is so good. God's so good to me. God gives us light. God's so good to me.
God gives us joy, God gives us joy, God gives us friends, God gives us friends,
God gives us joy, God's so good to me. God gives us friends, God's so good to me.
Our sound of the week "m" as in monkey, mouse, moose, mommy, money, map, man, machine, moon, mat, metal, etc.
Geography~ we are continuing with the continent of Asia.
Language~ Sandpaper Letters followed by rainbow letter booklets, pink and blue language object boxes, phrase and sentence cards, metal insets and blue blend board.
Sensorial~ Constructive Triangle Box work, Geometric Solids, and the maze with the red rods.
Have a wonderful week,
Ms Karen
Monday, January 25, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. I am sad that we aren't going to the Superbowl this year; however, I'm happy to be a Seahawks fan. Next year let's hope the players themselves are happy to be a Seattle Seahawk and ready to play some football!
This week in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd I will present the parable of "The Mustard Seed".
The parable method is used by Jesus when He told His followers about the Kingdom of God. Jesus invites us to ponder the hidden mysteries contained in the parables. The Mustard Seed parable reveals to us that the Kingdom of God is a mystery of life, growth, and transformation which comes from the creative strength of God who reveals His kingdom as a gift which transforms the smallest into the greatest.
We will sing "The Kingdom of God" song, here are the lyrics.
The Kingdom of G-o-d What is it like?
It's like a seed. It's like a seed.
And this seed of The Ki-ng-dom, What is it like?
It is the small-est seed that E-XISTS.
It is the small-est seed that E-XISTS.
But it becomes a MAG NI FI CENT TREE!
But it becomes a MAG NI FI CENT TREE!
The Kingdom is i-n THE HIGH-ES-T,
The Kingdom is o'er all the EAR-TH,
The Kingdom is o'er all the EAR-TH,
The Kingdom is inside of U-----S.
Last week some of the children started working with the Constructive Triangle Box. Which contains an equilateral triangle, two right-angled scalene triangles, three obtuse-angled isosceles triangles, and four smaller equilateral triangles. Each set of triangles placed together fits inside the large equilateral triangle. The children are tracing the triangles and making a booklet of the Constructive Triangle Box.
The children will be introduced to a colorful variety of paintings from many countries and several centuries. This is an Art Memory Game of many famous artists, including Leonardo Da Vinci, Raffael Raffaello Santi, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Jan Vermeer, Peter Paul Rubens, Vincent Van Gogh, and Rembrandt.
Sound of the Week "p" as in pig, puppy, pets, pink, petals, pan, pumpkin, pony, peacock, paint, pail, pie and pajamas.
Have a wonderful week,
Ms Karen
Today is Grayson's Birthday Circle...Happy Birthday Grayson!
This week in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd I will present the parable of "The Mustard Seed".
The parable method is used by Jesus when He told His followers about the Kingdom of God. Jesus invites us to ponder the hidden mysteries contained in the parables. The Mustard Seed parable reveals to us that the Kingdom of God is a mystery of life, growth, and transformation which comes from the creative strength of God who reveals His kingdom as a gift which transforms the smallest into the greatest.
We will sing "The Kingdom of God" song, here are the lyrics.
The Kingdom of G-o-d What is it like?
It's like a seed. It's like a seed.
And this seed of The Ki-ng-dom, What is it like?
It is the small-est seed that E-XISTS.
It is the small-est seed that E-XISTS.
But it becomes a MAG NI FI CENT TREE!
But it becomes a MAG NI FI CENT TREE!
The Kingdom is i-n THE HIGH-ES-T,
The Kingdom is o'er all the EAR-TH,
The Kingdom is o'er all the EAR-TH,
The Kingdom is inside of U-----S.
Last week some of the children started working with the Constructive Triangle Box. Which contains an equilateral triangle, two right-angled scalene triangles, three obtuse-angled isosceles triangles, and four smaller equilateral triangles. Each set of triangles placed together fits inside the large equilateral triangle. The children are tracing the triangles and making a booklet of the Constructive Triangle Box.
The children will be introduced to a colorful variety of paintings from many countries and several centuries. This is an Art Memory Game of many famous artists, including Leonardo Da Vinci, Raffael Raffaello Santi, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Jan Vermeer, Peter Paul Rubens, Vincent Van Gogh, and Rembrandt.
Sound of the Week "p" as in pig, puppy, pets, pink, petals, pan, pumpkin, pony, peacock, paint, pail, pie and pajamas.
Have a wonderful week,
Ms Karen
Today is Grayson's Birthday Circle...Happy Birthday Grayson!
Monday, January 11, 2016
January 11th, 2016
When I look back on Monday, January 4th, it seams surreal! Watching the children line up and walk into the classroom with those little determined faces ready to conquer the world.
When morning circle comes to an end I ask the children to raise their quiet hand if they know what work they would like to do. To my surprise most of them chose academic work instead of art. Of course I was completely impressed when the first child said "a blue object box" the next child said "tracing the hemispheres with the continents".
We recalled our favorite food serving snack (Honey Crisp Apples)! On Thursday we got back into our routine of food prep and serving. It was fun watching them serve the apples using their Grace and Courtesy skills so naturally.
Ms Lois was sharing some of her Italian culture with the children. In Italian Folklore Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5th), similar to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany or in Italian La Festa dell'Epifania. It was so fun listening to the story "The Legend of Old Befana" plus making the little stockings for La Befana to fill. Between both of us we have many pictures of the children looking through their stockings.
This week our sharing will be something the children got for Christmas. They may bring any thing they want from under the Christmas Tree.
Important Dates:
January 18th~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no school)
January 18th~ Tatum Baker's Birthday Celebration (scheduled for this week)
January 19th~ Grayson Carroll's Birthday Celebration
January 19th~ Preschool Information Meeting at 7:00 p.m. (in the school library)
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd~ Reintroduce some of the presentations, the children will be showing Ms Lois the materials they have worked with in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Geography~ Continent of Asia
Zoology~ 3 part cards of the "Giant Panda"
Math~ Golden Bead Work, Addition with Colored Bead Stair, Number Rods and Number Booklets
Language~ Blue Level Sentence and Phrase Cards, Pink Level Object Boxes, Blue Level Object Boxes, Blue Blend Board, Sandpaper Letter Cards followed by Rainbow Letter Booklets, Metal Inset Shape Booklets
Sensorial~ Constructive Triangle Box, Geometric Solids w/Cards
Have a wonderful week,
Ms Karen
When I look back on Monday, January 4th, it seams surreal! Watching the children line up and walk into the classroom with those little determined faces ready to conquer the world.
When morning circle comes to an end I ask the children to raise their quiet hand if they know what work they would like to do. To my surprise most of them chose academic work instead of art. Of course I was completely impressed when the first child said "a blue object box" the next child said "tracing the hemispheres with the continents".
We recalled our favorite food serving snack (Honey Crisp Apples)! On Thursday we got back into our routine of food prep and serving. It was fun watching them serve the apples using their Grace and Courtesy skills so naturally.
Ms Lois was sharing some of her Italian culture with the children. In Italian Folklore Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5th), similar to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany or in Italian La Festa dell'Epifania. It was so fun listening to the story "The Legend of Old Befana" plus making the little stockings for La Befana to fill. Between both of us we have many pictures of the children looking through their stockings.
This week our sharing will be something the children got for Christmas. They may bring any thing they want from under the Christmas Tree.
Important Dates:
January 18th~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no school)
January 18th~ Tatum Baker's Birthday Celebration (scheduled for this week)
January 19th~ Grayson Carroll's Birthday Celebration
January 19th~ Preschool Information Meeting at 7:00 p.m. (in the school library)
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd~ Reintroduce some of the presentations, the children will be showing Ms Lois the materials they have worked with in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Geography~ Continent of Asia
Zoology~ 3 part cards of the "Giant Panda"
Math~ Golden Bead Work, Addition with Colored Bead Stair, Number Rods and Number Booklets
Language~ Blue Level Sentence and Phrase Cards, Pink Level Object Boxes, Blue Level Object Boxes, Blue Blend Board, Sandpaper Letter Cards followed by Rainbow Letter Booklets, Metal Inset Shape Booklets
Sensorial~ Constructive Triangle Box, Geometric Solids w/Cards
Have a wonderful week,
Ms Karen
Monday, January 4, 2016
January 4th, 2016
Happy New Year!!!
Today we will light the 4th candle of the Advent Wreath, celebrate and sing "Mary Had a Baby"!
Wednesday will be the Christmas-Epiphany Celebration. This presentation begins with a procession to celebrate the proclamation of the feasts of Christmas and Epiphany. The children joyfully celebrate in a faith community with wonder the mystery of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ and His manifestation to the whole world.
Sound of the Week "h" as in heart, headband, hand, horse, halo, head, and hair.
Geography~ Continent of Asia
Zoology~ the "Giant Panda"
Math~ Teens and Ten Board, Colored Bead stair, simple Addition
Language~ Pink and Blue Object Boxes, Sentence and Phrase Cards, Sand Paper Sounds/Rainbow Letter Booklets
Sensorial~ Constructive Triangles
Birthdays for January:
January 8th~ Isabella Robbins
January 18th~ Tatum Baker
January 19th~ Grayson Carroll
Have a wonderful week,
Ms Karen
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