Friday, December 22, 2017

Happy Friday, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year...all wrapped into one!!! 

It is hard to believe that the first semester is over and the second half of the school year is upon us!  Prayers for each of you for a safe and happy holiday season.  I am looking forward to a GREAT rest of the school year with your wonderful kiddos!

You could feel the excitement in the air today...Christmas is almost here!  But, still one more day of fun and learning with our friends!

Reminders:

There is NO school Monday, December 25 - Wednesday, January 3 (school resumes on Thursday, January 4, 2018).

As Christmas is drawing near, please consider joining us for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day worship services:

Zion Lutheran Church-St. Charles:

Christmas Eve Services: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, &11:00 pm Christmas Day: 9:00 am

Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church-St. Peters:

Christmas Eve Services: 8:00 & 10:45 am; 3:00, 7:00, & 11:00 pm Christmas Day: 9:30 am 

And...for the last time in 2017...check out our day!!!

Have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year...see you in 2018!

Thursday, December 21, 2017

We enjoyed our last full day before Christmas break!

Our day was a bit different today as we headed to chapel right away this morning for the final Preschool Advent Service.

An angel (Pastor Rouland) visited us today.  He reminded us that not all angels have wings...but he is a messenger! He brings very important messages for God.  He brought one to Mary about her having a son, Jesus. He brought one to the shepherds, to tell the good news of great joy...the Savior was born in Bethlehem!!! This is great news for us too!!! 

  To wrap up the service, we loved listening to Mrs. Douglas' and Mrs. Lohman's preschool classes sing 2 super fun Christmas songs!

To finish morning meeting we read together "The Very Hungry Reindeer" by Mrs. Smith (currently a Zion 2nd grade teacher).  This "spin off" of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has this reindeer eating some silly Christmas things...and he turns into...RUDOLPH!!!  A few friends even helped read it with me today!

Happy 1/2 Birthday Harper! Thank you for sharing your special day with us!

We ventured outside for a nice, long time to get our wiggles out!

Another day closer to Christmas day, so we watched a different Veggie Tales Christmas movie, "The Star of Christmas"!  It taught us all about the true "star of Christmas"...baby Jesus, and the true story of God's love!

And...we were blessed to be able to use the "big kid" playground for our second round of large motor time!

Have a blessed rest of your day!

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

We had a great day in preschool!

A couple friends strengthened the finger, wrist, and hand muscles forming little "stripes" of playdoh.  Then, added the correct number of stripes to each candy cane!

A few friends expressed creativity while painting a Christmas picture reminding us the reason for the season!

This group decided to improve writing and drawing skills as they created on blank "canvas"!

To finish morning meeting we read together "The Very Hungry Reindeer" by Mrs. Smith (currently a Zion 2nd grade teacher).  This "spin off" of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has this reindeer eating some silly Christmas things...and he turns into...RUDULPH!!!  A few friends even helped read it with me today!

A wonderful day to spend outside for large motor time!

As we near closer and closer to Christmas day, we watched a Veggie Tales Christmas movie.  It taught us all about St. Nicholas and the gift of giving to others!

We enjoyed more outside time, on this pleasant December day, before heading in for Jesus Time!

During Jesus Time today we remembered that Jesus is the light of the world.  He gave us the best gift ever, one that no one can buy with money.  He gave us the gift of him dying on the cross, to save us from our sins and to live with him forever in heaven!

Brooklyn gave it her best effort, taking a few pictures before running off to play with friends!

Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!