Bear Cub Facts June 16, 2019
Dear Parents,

The staff was hard at work today getting ready for Summer Camp to start on Monday.  Our classes for summer are as follows:

Room 126 Miss Kathy & Miss Erica:  SonShine Camp birthdays 12/16-5/17
Room 124 Miss Vannessa:  SonShine Camp birthdays 4/21/16-11/16
Room 125 Miss Mandy and Miss Lauren:  SonShine Camp birthdays 12/15-4/16
Room 120 Miss Kara & Miss Alicia:  SonShine Camp birthdays 8/14-1/16
Room 122 Miss Angela & Miss Leticia:  Kindergarten Readiness Camp birthdays 6/14-8/15
Room 121 Miss Jen & Miss Debbie:  Kindergarten Readiness Camp birthdays 2/13-6/14

We will be trying to beat the heat this summer going outside early.  Our schedule will be as follows:

6:30        Health check, sign in, wash hands, free art and center time in Room 122
8:00        Outside time
9:30        Restroom, wash hands
9:35        Snack
9:55        Calendar, helpers, and enrichment circle
10:15     Art and center activities
11:15     Jesus circle
11:30     Wash hands and have lunch
12:00     Restroom, wash hands, read book
12:15     Books
12:30     Rest time
2:00        Restroom, wash hands, and table activities
2:30        Circle time
2:45        Art and center activities
3:30        Restroom, wash hands, and snack
3:50        Outside time (weather permitting)
5:00        Restroom, wash hands, circle story time in Room 122
5:15        Art and centers in Room 122
6:00        Close

If you are enrolled in our part-day program, your day will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at noon.  Choice Lunch will not be available this summer.  We will provide a morning and afternoon snack and ask that you bring a lunch for your child in addition to a change of clothes that we can keep at school.  If you are enrolled in our full day program, we ask that you arrive anytime between 6:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m.  Our full day students will need to bring a lunch, crib sheet, small blanket, and extra clothes.  Remember to sign your child in and out each day using your full signature.  The sign in/out books will be with your child's teacher.

Please stop by the preschool office starting Tuesday, June 18 to meet our new director, Miss Tammy.  Tammy and I will be working together for the next few weeks to make a smooth transition before I leave for Abiding Savior in Lake Forest.


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

June 17 Summer Session begins 
June 18 Stop by the office to welcome our new director, Miss Tammy
July 4 Preschool closed in observance of Independence Day
 
This week in Jesus Circle: 

God is Patient: Jonah and the Big Fish
Discovery Points
Law:  Sometimes we do what we want instead of what God wants.
Gospel:  Even when we don't listen to Him, God loves us and calls us to repentance; He graciously gives us forgiveness and eternal life through His Son, Jesus.
Sanctification:  The Holy Spirit helps us live as God's children who follow God's ways and God's will.
Bible Words:   I will rejoice...in Your steadfast love.  Psalm 31:7

Connections for home: (from One in Christ, Preschool B 2013 CPH)
Do you ever feel as though you tell your child one thing, and he or she does the exact opposite?  Your independent young child most likely wants to do what he or she wants to do and when he or she wants to do it, even if it's not what you want.  Remember that your child is not yet able to process how that makes others feel.  In a child's mind, the world real does revolve around him or her!
In the Bible story for this week, Jonah did the complete opposite of what God asked him to do.   Jonah is supposed to travel to a wicked city called Nineveh and tell them the bad news that God is going to destroy them.  No one wants to tell someone he is going to die!  But the real reason Jonah doesn't want to go is that he thinks the people of Nineveh deserve to die.  Jonah knows God will forgive them, and he doesn't want them to be saved!  Jonah thinks he has it all figured out.
When we think we have things all figured out in our own lives, we can remember that God's loving, forgiving ways are always best.  And that goes not only for how we treat others but also for how God treats us.  When the tables are turned, it's comforting to know that God gives us second changes too because of Jesus, our Savior.  Like Jonah in the belly of the big fish, we can give a prayer of thanks for His mercy.
 
Read more about the Bible lesson on page 199 of The Story Bible.   
 
 
June:   For all your goodness Lord, we give you thanks.  Thanks for the food we eat; thanks for the friends we meet; for each new day we greet; we give you thanks.  Amen.  (Can sing)

Snack for the week of June 17-21

Monday:  
AM quesadilla & water
PM oranges, Saltines & water

Tuesday:  
AM pears, string cheese & water
PM Go-Gurt, Goldfish crackers & water

Wednesday: 
AM eggs, Wheat Thins & water
PM Cheerios, milk

Thursday: 
AM hummus, pita bread & water
PM apples, graham crackers & water

Friday: 
AM watermelon, Cheez- Its & water
PM peppers, hummus,  Triscuits & water

June:   For all your goodness Lord, we give you thanks.  Thanks for the food we eat; thanks for the friends we meet; for each new day we greet; we give you thanks.  Amen.  (Can sing)

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 at 9:00 a.m. and   Play Sports starting at 9:30 a.m.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.

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. 
  • Bible Discovery for Preschool meets every Sunday at 9:15 a.m. in Room 101.
  • Save the Date: We are excited to announce a new location for Raise A Glass 2019!  Mark your calendars for  Sunday, September 8, 12:30-4:30 p.m. at the L.A. County Fire Museum in Bellflower.  Our event will start with a cocktail and appetizers in the Fire Museum, with time to check out the fire engines and equipment, including world famous Engine 51!  The party continues upstairs in a bright, open room ready for your silent auction/shopping pleasure to support our Student Success Program. Questions about Student Success?  Contact Jill Moorman 562-307-6123 or jmoorman@bethanylutheran.org  
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) 


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: Alaska Mission for Christ, Reverend Arthur and Eva Rickman, Reverend Paul Jacob and Christian Outreach in Action.
+ Miss Belinda on her retirement
"What shall I render to the Lord, for all his benefits to me? ...O Lord, I am your servant." Psalm 116:12,16
Bethany Lutheran Preschool | 562-429-7335 | Email |   www.bethanylutheran.org