Blog for February 28 and March 2

Pets, pets, pets! It is pet week at preschool.

Today we had a visit from the Westland Humane Society and learned about how to take care of the pets we have.

Table activities this week are decorating a bone, playing pet store, playing with animals and a dog wash.

Some of the KDIs we are looking at this week are-

Community roles: Children recognize that people have different roles and functions in the community. - We learned what the Humane Society does and we learned about how we can help take care of our pets.

Pretend play: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through pretend play- We examine different roles in our pet store or pretending to take care of animals.

Jesus Time- Our story this week is the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus tells his followers a striking story. A man is on a journey and is robbed and beaten. He is lying near the road. This man is a Jew and a Jewish priest and a priest's assistant walk by, crossing to the other side of the road, in order to avoid helping this man. A Samaritan walks by and takes the man, places him on his donkey, cleans him up and takes him to an inn. He gives the innkeeper enough money to take care of the man for several days and promises to return to pay more if there is a need. What is so surprising about this story is that Jews and Samaritans were enemies. They would not normally help each other. This man went out of his way to help someone in need. He gave up his time and treasure and I am sure he was way out of his comfort zone. Who is our neighbor? How far would we go to help someone in need? We were Jesus enemies, but he came and gave up his life in our place. Out of love for him, we should love and care for all our neighbors! 

Books of the Week- "Clifford's Kitten" by Norman Bridwell, "Whistle for Willie" by Ezra Jack Keats, and "Not Norman" by Kelly Bennett.

Spirit week is this week. On Thursday night we will have a spirit night to which you are all invited! Join us for a pep rally, root beer floats and the chance to throw a pie at some teachers, all for a great cause! 

Thursday's dress up theme is Red and Black, our school colors!

Have a fantastic week!
Mrs. Schneck