- First and foremost, we pray that all of you are healthy and safe! Since the Zionsville Community Schools will be closed until at least Friday, May 1, due to concerns surrounding COVID-19 we, too, will be closed until at least Friday, May 1. I will send out a separate e-mail with more information very soon! In the meantime, we greatly appreciate your patience and ask you to please like and follow our Facebook page, as I have been posting daily activity suggestions for parents to do with their children and this is a great way to maintain connections during this time of uncertainty. The preschool staff members and I will be discussing ways in which we can offer even more activity ideas and maintain these connections during the month of April. Please know that we miss all of you and pray that things return to "normal" fairly soon!
- If you would like to contribute something during Teacher Appreciation Week, please see the Sign-Up Genius that I created for the teacher breakfasts on Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5, and/or please e-mail me for a copy of the teachers' favorite things lists!
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During the month of March our focuses were "Dr. Seuss" and "Spring". Our Bible focus was Psalm 119:176: "I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands."
Some highlights from the month of March include:
- Learning the shape of an octagon
- Learning about how a flower grows
- Exploring the spring sensory table with beans, flowers, bugs, cups, and shovels
- Dancing with scarves
- Listening to a variety of Dr. Seuss books
- Painting with celery stalks
- Exploring the art process to create "Truffula" trees
- Learning new songs/finger plays, such as: "Ten Apples Up on Top", "Six Little Ducks", and "The Planting Song"
- Visiting the the dramatic play area to make "green eggs and ham"
- Building our gross motor skills with the Cat in the Hat toss
- Learning the color purple
- Wishing our friend, Tessa, a very happy birthday
- Having library with Miss Julie and yoga with Miss Margi
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During the month of March our focuses were "Dr. Seuss" and "Beach/Ocean". Our Bible focuses were "We Each Have Value and are Loved by God" and "God's Love for You is Deeper than the Oceans".
Some highlights from the month of March include:
- Listening to a variety of Dr. Seuss books and learning about rhyming words (such as: cat-hat)
- Using our scientific curiosity and problem solving skills to balance pom pom "apples" on top of Popsicle stick trees
- Taste testing "green eggs and ham"
- Exploring shells and shark teeth through magnifying glasses and microscopes (see picture above)
- Making celery stamped fish
- Building a home in the "ocean" for big sea animals at the block center
- Playing a game with the parachute and beach balls
- Investigating sounds with "Horton Hears a What?" game-listening to sounds and guessing what is making that sound
- Feeding the shark by identifying shapes and colors
- Learning new songs/finger plays, such as: "The Cat in the Hat song", "The Sharks in the Sea", and "Little Turtle"
- Learning about how fish breathe underwater
- Swimming like fish in the ocean
- Identifying the first letters in our names
- Wishing our friends, Amelia, James B., Jude, and Lily Kate, very happy birthdays
- Having library with Miss Julie and yoga with Miss Margi
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During the month of March, our focuses were "Eric Carle" and "Horses". Our chapel focuses were "The Story of Zacchaeus" and "God Made Animals".
Some highlights from the month of March include:
- Learning about the author and illustrator, Eric Carle
- Painting a piece of the classroom caterpillar with a variety of tools (paintbrushes, sponges, toothbrushes etc.)
- Sorting healthy foods and treats
- Creating Eric Carle-inspired art with a variety of materials and tools (see picture to the left)
- Learning all about horses
- Exploring different horse items at the discovery center
- Listening to many books written and illustrated by Eric Carle
- Riding pool noodle horses
- Learning about what baby animals are called and matching them to their mothers
- Placing horses in numerical order and identifying first and last horses
- Wishing our friends, Brennan and Noah, very happy birthdays
- Having library with Miss Julie and dance with Mrs. C, where we learned the hand jive
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During the month of March, our focuses were "Dr. Seuss" and "Time". Our chapel focuses were "Too Many Dave's-Jesus Knows My Name" and "The Wise and Foolish Man".
Some highlights from the month of March include:
- Learning the answers to the questions: What is an author and what is an illustrator? Who is Dr. Seuss?
- Wacky Post-It Notes-finding the 20 things that were wacky in the classroom
- Making green eggs
- Learning the difference between digital and analog clocks
- Playing a "What Time is it Mr. Fox?" game
- Identifying the parts of a clock
- Creating rainbow prints
- Writing under the table upside down
- Listening to Mrs. Roehlk read Fox in Socks without getting tongue-tied
- Having library with Miss Julie and dance with Mrs. C, where we learned the hand jive (Mrs. Roehlk's favorite, see picture to the right)
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Some highlights from the month of March include:
- Identifying rhymes in Dr. Seuss books
- Making our own Cat in the Hat snacks
- Drawing and naming our own Seuss characters
- Making play dough
- Creating toothbrush paintings (see picture to the left)
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Fun Friday (Friday Enrichment) Classes:
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Our 3/4s Fun Friday class enjoyed activities relating to the "Zoo" theme!
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Our Pre-K Fun Friday class enjoyed activities relating to the Dr. Seuss book,
My Many Colored Days!
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VBS Registration is Open!:
VBS will be held the week of June 8-12, from 9am-12pm each day, and the theme is “Rainforest Explorers.” VBS is open to children aged 3 (and potty trained) through grade 5. Register at:
https://vbsmate.com/events/clcZionsvilleVBS/19104
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Registration will remain open until
May 10,
but spots are limited and it has filled up quickly in years past! The cost is $25/child, up to $65/family. All participants will get a VBS t-shirt! Payment is due by May 15, in order to guarantee your spot. Please mail your payment to church and include your child(ren)’s name(s) on the check.
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Christ Lutheran Church Preschool | 600 North Ford Road | Zionsville, IN 46077
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