Christmas!

This week is all about Christmas!

Morning activities include baking soda, candy canes and vinegar, making contact paper ornament suncatchers, Christmas dot painting and jingle bells and magnet wands.

Small group activities are taking in the "Sweet Smells of Christmas" by Patricia Scarry- we smelled and tasted apple pie, smelled pine needles, smelled and tasted gingerbread men, hot chocolate, candy canes and an orange. Thursday will be our party!

KDIs of the week-

Counting: Children count things.- from our counting book to counting how many bites of snack we take, we are counting things this week.

Self-identity: Children have a positive self-identity.- Jesus came for us! How he loves us!! We are special to him! 

Jesus Time- This week we keep the story going. Last week we stopped when baby Jesus was born. Things were still and quiet in the stable. This week we hear about what the shepherds heard and saw! During the night, shepherds were watching their sheep and an angel appeared to them. The angel said, "Don't be afraid! I have the best news! A Savior is born for you today in Bethlehem! This is how you will know who he is. He is lying in a manger, wrapped in clothes." Then thousands of angels appeared with the angel and praised God! After the angels went back into heaven, the shepherds rushed to Bethlehem to look for the Savior. They found him just as the angel said. They praised him and were so excited that they returned to the fields telling everyone they saw what they had seen and heard! We are so excited to share the news with you too this Sunday!!

Books of the week- "Christmas in the Barn" by Margaret Wise Brown, "The Sweet Smell of Christmas" by Patricia Scarry and "Merry Christmas, Mouse!" by Laura Numeroff.

This Thursday is our party, so bring your gift. If you would like to bring a little fruit, veges or crackers or cheese, that would be fine. I doubt much will be eaten. We will be practicing the Christmas service  and having morning meeting and free play time. Then we will open gifts and have our snacks and play a game or two and maybe get outside.

On Sunday, please be a church at least 15 minutes before the service you chose to attend- so 8:15  or 10:45. The service lasts about an hour. We look forward to seeing you there!

Have a wonderful Christmas holiday!! We resume school on Monday, January 7, 2019!

Mrs. Schneck