We will see everyone on Tuesday, August 24th! We have chapel in the morning, so AM session will go for that day. We will sit as a class. It will be a warm one this week, so if you are able to pack an extra water bottle for your kiddos, that would be a good idea and apply some sunscreen before they come to school. We will be sure to take inside, cool down breaks so we don't overheat.
This week we are listening and looking for the letter Mm and to help us with that we are playing and working with marshmallows!
Our KDI of the week is Patterns- Children identify, describe, copy, complete and create patterns. We will use our marshmallows to create patterns with colors, shapes and sizes. We will also use our 5 senses to describe marshmallows!
Table Time- Our table time activities will be playing and building with marshmallows and toothpicks, sorting marshmallows by color, painting with marshmallows, counting marshmallows, playing with marshmallows and experimenting to see what happens when you freeze a marshmallow or put it in water or draw or paint on it.
Small Group- This week we are going to make marshmallow patterns, add an Mm is for marshmallow page to our journal and make and enjoy a smore!
Large Group- This week we'll take our hand at tossing and dancing with marshmallows and continue eating our smore by a pretend campfire.
Books of the Week- "Most Marshmallows" by Rowboat Watkins and we will self author a book in each class describing how a marshmallow looks, feels, sounds, smells and tastes.
Bible Story- Our Bible Story this week is the story of creation. We believe that God created the world in 6 24 hour days. Each day he created things with just His Word. On day one, God created light and darkness, he called the light day and the darkness night. On day two God separated the water below from the water above. On day three God separated the water and the land on earth and created all sorts of plants to grow and fill the land. On day four, God created the sun, moon and stars and everything else in space. On day five, God created birds and bugs to fill the air and fish and marine mammals to fill the water. On day six, God created all the animals that live on dry land and he created man and woman. Everything that God had created so far, he had spoken and it came to be. For man and woman, he created them in His own image. He formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into him the breath of life. He took man to observe everything else that he had created. He gave him the rules he was to live by- not eating from two trees that God had planted in the middle of the garden where the man was to live. The man's name was Adam. Adam had a very busy first day, he named all the animals and birds, but found no one to be his companion. God put Adam into a deep sleep and took his rib and created woman. Her name was Eve. God made both Adam and Eve in His image. He gave them the responsibility of taking care of the things he had created and gave them the opportunity to show their love by obeying Him and not eating of the two trees in the middle of the garden. God saw that everything he had created was very good and on the seventh day, he rested or stopped creating.
For a lot of people, this alone is where they say, no way, this can't be true. The world took millions of years to be created!! There are so many questions. Why did God give them the trees if he knew they wouldn't obey? How did the devil come to be? Some questions I have answers to, some I don't, but I do know that Jesus came and died to paid for my sins and since that is true, the rest is true too. God has worked faith in my heart to believe it. Without faith, it's impossible to believe or understand. Looking at the work that God has done in the world, I say with the psalmist, "The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands." Everywhere I look, even in this crazy, messed up world, I still see God and his goodness and love. I pray that through out this year we will witness it every day! If you have questions about creation, I won't be able to answer them all, but I will try to help with what I do know and others who know more than I do!
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