Bear Cub Facts August 26, 2018
Dear Parents,

Our staff and construction crews have been hard at work and eagerly await the return of the children tomorrow.  



If your child is a part day student, please remember that arrival time is 8:30 a.m. and pick up is noon.  We ask that you use the gate closest to Clark Avenue to enter the preschool at noon so as not to disrupt our elementary students eating lunch. For our full day students, we will be in Room 122 from 6:30-7:45 a.m. and again from 5-6 p.m.  If there is no one in the office to answer your calls during those hours, you may reach the opening and closing staff in Room 122 at 562-429-7335 extension 27.  Our sign in books will be with the staff, we ask that you use your full legal signature to sign in and out.  Remember to pack a lunch for your child tomorrow and if your child is full day bring a crib sheet and small blanket for our rest time.

Just a quick reminder that if you are picking up or dropping off between 8:30-8:45 a.m. and/or 3-3:30 p.m. our parking lot is one way.  This means that you will enter on Clark and when you leave, you will need to exit onto Arbor.  We thank you for your assistance in keeping our children and other parents safe.  


In His Service,
Mary Wolfinbarger
Bethany Lutheran Preschool
562-429-7335 
 
http://www.bethanylutheran.org/ 
Dates for your calendar:

August 27 First day of the 2018-2019 school year
September 3 Preschool closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday
September 5 5-6 p.m. New Parent Orientation

This week in Jesus Circle: 

God Knows Us By Name - We Are His
God Made People (Genesis 1-2; Isaiah 43:1)
Law: God is perfect; but we sin and make mistakes and need His mercy.
Gospel: God knows all about you because He lovingly and carefully created you, and He sent His Son, Jesus, to be your Savior.
Sanctification: Through the power of the Holy Spirit, trust God to care for you because He knows all about you and cares for you so deeply!
Bible Words:  
"I have called you by name, you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1
 
Dear Family,
Take a look at the world through your child's eyes.  Enjoy it together as you take a "coin walk."  Walk along, taking time to notice the plants, birds, trees, insects, and other marvels of God's world.  When you reach a corner, drop a coin on the ground or sidewalk.  If it comes up heads, continue your walk by going to the right.  If it comes up tails, go to the left.  When you get home, have a prayer in which each person in the family thanks God for something He created.  Talk about ways your family can help take care of God's world.  What can you do to stop waste and pollution?  What can you do to protect and beautify the world with which God has blessed us?  
 
Read about God's creation on pages 26-28 of The Story Bible.

September Meal Prayer:  
Round this table, here to pray. First we thank you for this day. For our families and our friends. Countless blessings that God sends. Amen.

Snack for the week of August 27-August 31

Monday:  
AM banana, sunflower seeds & water
PM waffle, tofu, syrup & water

Tuesday:  
AM string cheese, Saltines & water
PM pears, Saltines & water

Wednesday: 
AM apples, grahams & water
PM turkey sandwich & water

Thursday: 
AM quesadilla & water
PM oranges, Ritz & water

Friday: 
AM Go-Gurt, watermelon & water
PM eggs, Club Crackers & water

September Meal Prayer:  
Round this table, here to pray. First we thank you for this day. For our families and our friends. Countless blessings that God sends. Amen.
From Our Handbook - Welcome

We welcome you and your children to Bethany Lutheran Preschool, and we pray that our Lord and Savior will bless our efforts as we work together for the spiritual, emotional, cognitive, social, and physical growth of your children. 

We thank you for selecting our preschool and we pledge to you our support and cooperation.  We are aware of our great responsibility: we are dealing with the souls, minds, and bodies of children; people precious to you, to us, and especially to our Savior. 

The purpose of this handbook is to familiarize you with our purposes, objectives, policies, and regulations.  In addition to this handbook, we are regular in our communication with parents through newsletters and other means, and we attempt to keep our online version of this handbook up-to-date.  You may view this on our website:  www.bethanylutheran.org.   Please read all information carefully.


Extracurricular Activities: 

Bethany Lutheran Preschool offers Webby Dance on Wednesday and   Play Sports on Mondays.   For more information, please see the sign up forms in the preschool hallway.  
Conscious Discipline Tip: What should I do when my preschooler clings on to me when I drop him off at preschool?
 
Your preschooler's body is telling you important information about his feelings. Provide empathy for his upset, focus on safety and provide a connection before you leave. Say, "Your body tells me you might be feeling scared about staying at preschool while I go to work. You are safe at preschool. Mrs. Kendall will keep you safe." Breathe together using an active calming technique like the S.T.A.R. (Read Shubert is a S.T.A.R. frequently at home so this deep breathing technique becomes second nature.) Establish a connection ritual that you do together every morning at goodbye time. Involve Mrs. Kendall in the ritual if possible. A favorite ritual from my I Love You Ritual book would be ideal. After the ritual, it is time for you to leave. Breathe deeply and assertively state, "I'll be back after naptime. Mrs. Kendall will keep you safe. You can handle it," and pass your child off into Mrs. Kendall's waiting hands. As you leave, envision your child as capable and strong, instead of feeling bad about leaving or upset about the disruption. Turn and walk away, breathing and wishing him well.
It's also helpful to know that during a certain developmental stage from 18 months to 2 ½ years, leaving Mom is more difficult for your child. If possible, you might ask your significant other to drop the child off.


We are starting a special group just for you!  Please contact Jennifer or Tabbitha at blclbmops@gmail.com or call 562-429-7335.  
Opportunities to Worship Faithfully, Form Spiritually, Serve Passionately, Give Proportionately, and Share Intentionally:

  • Follow Bethany on Twitter @RevKevBethany and  www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach 
  • Renew your Ralphs Club cards each year after August 31 using our Bethany NPO # 83441.
  • Box Tops, Box Tops, send in your Box Tops!  Please save your Box Tops and start sending them in now.  
  • Lazy Acres contributes 4% to Bethany.  Make sure to show your Lazy Acres Community Card. 
  • Challenge yourself to read the Bible.  The study is posted on our blogspot www.bethanylutheran.blogsport.com.
  • Do you have Kohl's charge?  You can buy Kohl's Care Fundraising Gift Cards from Scrip to pay your bill.
  • Bethany's Women's Retreat is set for October 12-14 at the Aldersgate Retreat site in Pacific Palisades.  Cost will be $250 per person for two nights and 4 meals.
  • Men's Retreat is scheduled for September 28-30 at Luther Glen Retreat Center in Oak Glen.
  • Raise a Glass for Student Success.  Save the date Saturday, September 29, 2018.
  • Bible Discovery for Preschool meets every Sunday at 9:15 a.m. in Room 101.
  • Men's Bible Study Fellowship meets every Monday from 6:55 p.m. -8:30 p.m. in the Choir Room starting September 10.  Contact Don at 562-596-0489 for more information.
At Bethany, worship is a celebration of what God has done for us in His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior-His initiative in our life, His saving events throughout history. Worship is a remembrance, a reenactment-if-you-will, of God's redemptive acts for all people throughout history; it is also a joyful reception through faith, by God's people now, who live to proclaim His redeeming grace to all the world. The Lutheran understanding of "Gottesdienst" or "God's service to us" and "our service to God" are foundational to all that we do in worship. God first comes to us, and we respond in confession, joyful praise, prayer and humble faith. 

Worship Service times are: 
Sunday at 8:00AM, 9:30AM and 10:55AM (convergent/blended style) 


Bethany Bullet

SCRIP

Are you purchasing SCRIP?  If not, you are passing up an easy way to help with your tuition payments and to help Bethany.  SCRIP is simply gift certificates.  You purchase them from us, and use them as you would any gift card.  Since Bethany is able to purchase the cards in bulk, the gift cards cost less than their face value; and the profit is divided between your tuition and funds for various groups at Bethany.  If you have any questions about the Scrip program contact Carol Grudt, 420-7783 x58 or cgrudt@bethanylutheran.org.

Helpful Websites and Links for Parents and Children:


Let's Be Disciples
Do You Know Who Jesus Is?
Sharing Your Faith
Learning to Pray
The Easter Story
The Christmas Journey
The Bully

Preschool play websites:
  
Websites and links for parents:

Devotions:
 
Ideas you can use at home:
 Numbers - HWT
Gross and Fine Motor Activities from Chancy and Bruce
Mental Health Chancy and Bruce
Responding to Your Child's Bite
Understanding Your Child's Behavior: Reading Your Child's Cues from Birth to Age 2

Healthy snacks for kids:
10 tips to decrease added sugars
Healthy celebrations
Frozen yogurt
In Our Prayers:

Thank you for your continued prayers for the loved ones connected to our center. If there is a need in your family and you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please let me know.  

+ Please join the Board of Evangelism in praying for our mission partners:  Jesse and Kelly Sipan - Mission Aviation Fellowship; Ethnos 360 - Michael and Lesley Stroh; FIKISHA; Bombay Heavenly Home Orphanage.
+Miss Leticia's father, Jose, who underwent knee surgery in August
+ Kishan's aunt 
+ Miss Kara's mother who is recovering from surgery
+ Miss Alicia's dad who is having heart and lung issues
"Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave -- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."   Matthew 20:26-28
STAY CONNECTED:
Bethany Lutheran Preschool | 562-429-7335 | Email |   www.bethanylutheran.org