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Trinity Christian Preschool “Noah’s Ark”
1314 E Lexington Blvd. Eau Claire WI 54701
715.832.6601/Fax 715.832.6700
October/November 2013 [email protected]
October fun....A highlight of our month ofOctober had to have beenthe beautiful fall days atFerguson’s Apple Orchard.Andy, the owner, gaveevery group a ride throughthe apple orchard, a lesson in apple tree farming,and a “how to” on picking apples. It wasfollowed by fun in the children’s area and adelicious snack. We give thanks to Xavier, EmmaB, Aiden V, Lucy W & Amelia, Ellie S, Benjamin& Andrew H, and McKenzie V for the snacks andwater! Yum!!
In this newsletter, please read more about:- Art Center experiences-Science & Sensory fun
-Play time choices -Friendships
-CVTC student teachers-Music fun
-Safety updates-November field trip info
-Thanksgiving Feasts
We hope you enjoy reading all about our daystogether!
November field trip...Fazoli’sMonday & TuesdayNovember 11 & 12
Tonja, at Fazoli’s has invited us to a specialfield trip on Monday & Tuesday, November11 & 12. Following a tour, all guests will beinvolved in pizza making, and be served pizza& a beverage during our visit. Cost of thisfield trip is $1.00 for all attending.
We’ll meet at Noah’s Ark at the regular time,returning just in time for dismissal. Parentsare reminded to send the signed field trip formalong with the cost of the field trip in alabeled envelope for their child/volunteerparent. Look for the field trip forms to gohome the first week of November.
Fazoli’s was a sponsor of our NA SpaghettiSupper..
Please wear yourNoah’s Ark T-shirt!!
FALL back thisweekend!!
EC Fire Department VisitIt’ll be fun to greet the EC Fire Department onThursday & Friday, November 7 & 8. This
“in-house” field trip will include fire safety talk,a firefighter getting into gear, and a visit to the
fire truck in the parking lot.
We love our fire department friends & can’twait for their visit. We’ll learn “Stop Drop
Roll”, review fire drill procedures, set up ourpretend fire trucks, use our kid gear, and
learn some fire fighter songs & finger plays.
I wonder how many of these special childrenwill grow up to serve their communities by
being fire fighters?
“Hurry Hurry Drive the Fire Truck Hurry Hurry Drive the Fire Truck Hurry Hurry Drive the Fire Truck
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding”...this is a song we’ll sing, and change the verses
with kid ideas about fire fighters
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The Noah’s Ark Spaghetti Supper
October 22Noah’s Ark has many to thank for our awesomeFall Harvest Spaghetti Supper BASH!!! Thanksto the Co-Chairs: Kristy Casto & Lori Borg, fororganzing the fun event. We also thank ourPreschool Committee: Emily Kreiner, JenniferGovek, Heather Day, Valerie Fedie, KimberleeBenton, Heather Kapanke, Sara Scovil, Mrs.“K”, Mrs. Knickerbocker, and Mrs.Schoenknecht for ticket sales, children’sactivities, silent auction organization, set-up,decorations, cooking, and clean-up!
Plus we thank our wonderful sponsors:Indianhead Foods, Hoeft Builders,Fryszkis’ Country Garden, BoxxSanitation, Fazoli’s, Texas Roadhouse,The Coffee Grounds, Mega Foods, LilyPad Labs, and Noah’s Ark. THANK YOUTHANK YOU!!!!
Money raised from this event goes to supportthe general operating budget of Noah’s Ark,along with tuition, registration & supply fees,specials gifts, and TLC giving envelopes..
FYI....a tithe from this event will go to the“Kids’ Kloset”, a program of LutheranSocial Services, that provides gift bags forchildren/youth going intofoster care. This fall eventtithes to a local program. Look for the Winter event totithe to a national program.
No School
November 27-Dec 1 incl
Noah’s Ark is closedfor ThanksgivingVacation November27-Dec 1. Enjoy
special family time together!! Blessingsabound!!
Looking ahead:iAdvent Workshop, Sunday after
Thanksgiving, December 1 at 2 PM. Adventst
activities for all ages...ALLare welcome!
iAngel Breakfast, Saturday,December 8 8:30 -10 AMth
A special breakfast for apreschooler/Kindergartner and
guest, complete withactivities, and an ANGEL visit!
More info soon on these fast-approachingspecial events!
Samantha...our CVTC Student TeacherMaybe you noticed Samantha at the Spaghetti
Supper. She was wearing her very own, tie dyed
Noah’s Ark shirt she made on one of her early days
at Noah’s Ark. She volunteered for most of the
supper...and her help was so appreciated.
She is at Noah’s Ark on Wednesday & Thursday
mornings. In the next few weeks, she will be
planning and teaching several lessons, under the
direction of the NA staff. She loves your children,
and spends special time developing relationshipswith them. Thank you , God for Samantha!!
Prayer CornerPlease pray for these concerns:
*All the birthday children*Noah’s new brother, Milo
*Grandparents*Our churches and schools
*Friends*New NA friends to join our team
*Continued teamwork and partnership*Joy in singing & moving
*Those concerns wecarry in our hearts for
others*Compassionate
preschoolers & families*All in need
AMEN!
Friday afternoon EMAILS...Are you getting them? If not, contact Ms “C”so she has your e-mail address
Great websites to visit:! www.trinity-ec.org - the Trinity
Lutheran Church website withadditional info for the EC community
! www.discountschoolsupply.com - forfun art ideas at home
! www.loveandlogic.com - greatparenting tips and suggestions
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FYI...on fieldtrips, when you are not
driving, please bring yourchild’s car seat, so that you canplace it directly in thevolunteer parent’s car fortransporting your child.
PLUS...please wear your Noah’s Ark tie dye T-shirts. It’s fun to look like a Noah’s Ark“rainbow” family! (We will go on field trips in Nov, Mar, Ap, and May. Other months are toobusy!)
In the kiosk outside the preschooloffice you can find:1. Tuition envelopes...tuition is due on
the first of the month...stay up-to-date
2. Bible envelopes to help defray costof Bibles
3. Noah’s Ark info4. Devo booklets5. Fun kid info6. Interesting articles
In the Sensory Table this past week:-Leaves & forest animals-Sand... withconstructionvehicles/bright yellow
Soon to appear: corn on the cobfor shucking and the cornelevators
The children LOVE sensory experiences!
Fall Outside
Play...
We’ll be going out on
days when the weather
cooperates. Please send
jackets for the crisp, cool
days of fall until Thanksgiving. Then we’ll be inside
until our winter outside play in mid-January.
WE LOVE OUTSIDE PLAY!!! Our playground is fun!
The M-W-F children are making a“counting book” of children at playon our playground. Wait for it!!!
Music & Finger play fun:THESE children LOVE to sing and dance.
We've been reviewing some OLD songs, andsinging a few new ones. Here's our list for the
“TUNE BUCKET” this past month:“I’m an Acorn”
“Father Abraham”“On Top of Spaghetti”“Way Up High in the
Apple Tree”“Let All the Children”
“1 Little 2 Little 3 LittleApples”
“Oh Hi Oh Hey Hello”“Love Serve Praise”
“Spaghetti Legs”
THEY ARE AMAZING singers and dancers!!
Noah’s Ark Book CornerDuring the children’s choice time, Samantha,our CVTC student teacher, and the teachersoften read books to the children. Somechildren can sit their for a long time, hearingstory after story. We have a fabulouslibrary...many books which were given toNoah’s Ark in honor of a child’s birthday. Weput their names inside...and it’s fun to rememberNoah’s Ark alumni!!
From the Noah’s Ark Library this month:- “Pumpkin Patch Parable”, by L Curtis Higgs-“Where the Wild Things Are”, by M Sendak-“First BIG Book of the Ocean”, by C Hughes-“Grow A Pumpkin Pie”, by J Gerver-“Strega Nona”, by T de Paola-“Stregna Nona’s Harvest”, by T de Paola-“Discovering My World...Time to Harvest” byM Berger-“3 in 1...A Picture of God”, by J Marxhausen-“Where’s The Treat?”, by H Ziefert-“The Biggest Pumpkin Ever!”, by E Bennett-“Pumpkin Pumpkin”, by J Titherington”
At the Science table thismonth:
-“Pound APumpkin”...with real kidhammers & golf tees
-Nature...lots of great fall “stuff”from God’s world, including chestnuts,seeds, fall mums, laminated real RED mapleleaves from our own NA tree, acorns, pinecones (all sizes), pumpkin counting, appletree “picking”, and much more!
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BIRTHDAY fun!Birthdays are such fun....and we loveacknowledging your children on their specialday. Half birthdays can be celebrated any time,too!
Celebrate with ALL these wonderful children ontheir special days:
November Gunnar H...4 on the 2 nd
Abby P...5 on the 12 th
Cate M ...5 on the 13 th
Grant B...4 on the 14 th
Ryan M ....4 on the 16 th
William L...4 on the 17 th
Ty G...5 on the 21 st
Katie T...4 on the 26 th
Natalie R...5 on the 28 th
Thanksgiving Feastsat Noah’s ArkMonday & TuesdayNovember 25 & 26We’ll be celebratingThanksgiving duringregular class time onMonday & Tuesday,November 25 & 26 . th th
A part of our tradtion is to share a “meal”together with the children, that they have playeda part in preparing. Look for the sign up listsoon to appear on the bulletin boards. We willbe creating “Stone Soup”...a real soup withspecial ingredients. Please choose the item thatworks for you & sign your child’s name. We
only need the amount that is listed. THANKS... and we’ll give GodTHANKS!!!
October was a great
month for Noah’s
Ark children
speaking out:-“I know Math: 1 plus 1 is
2, 4 plus 4 is 8!”
-“I know one more: 2 plus 2
actually is 4!”
-“What do you like about play doh”...a teacher
question
“I like that it is mushy!”
-“Can you tell my mommy why you spread the Play
Doh out?”...a question following a teacher decision
saying: “It is for sharing!”
-“I don’t know what this is, but it must be something
special. Oh...it’s a crab....maybe it could be a
watermelon.” After many guesses of what a science
item might be (looked like a seed)....”Oh a crab
apple! I really don’t have a crab apple tree...I got it
from here at school.”
-A teacher question: “What is your painting?”...and a
child’s response “Come see for yourself!”
-“My shoes are called ‘twinkle toes’!”
-Following a new table prayer, a child tells others: “I
know what provide means...gives to us!”
-“Patience is a virtue...right/”
-“When I was at sleep, my body was telling me I
wanted to eat!”
-Following a ‘costume day discussion with Pastor
Pumpkin, a child commented: “So everybody doesn’t
‘rectacize’ you!”
-“I got shots at the doctor. Then I won a Teddy
Bear!”
This past month of October, we saythank you to:
-Chase S....fire fighter badges & coloringbooks, and snacks for NA in honor of his 5th
birthday-Andrew F...a great book, “Cloudy With aChance of Meatballs” in honor of his 5 BDth
-Noah’s Ark children....special ‘naturalitems’ from God’s world for our Sciencediscussions-All grand-parents who play a role in achild’s preschool experience-Noah’s Ark families, for attending our NASpaghetti Supper Fall Harvest Bash-Melissa, our custodian, for cleaning ourroom each night-The UWEC Women’s Volleyball &Softball teams, who attended our specialfall supper event-All Noah’s Ark families who provideditems for our silent auction at the SpaghettiSupper-The Noah’s Ark Preschool Committee,for their “special basketitems” -The TLC Youth, whoworked at the event inmany roles-Samantha, our studentteacher, for monitoringactivities in the TrinityRoom
Thank you, thankyou, thank you!!
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Safety Update
From the desk of Ms “C”
On October 17 , Mary Schoenknecht, Pastorth
Jim, & I met with Trinity Lutheran’s FoodPantry Board: Sharry Hebert, Chr, Tom Fiedler(retired EC administrator), Dr. Karen Myhre,Bruce Weigmann, & Richard Linn. PeggyCasper was absent.
Following our discussion, in which both theFood Pantry Board & the TLC staff shared theirconcerns, the Food Pantry Board decided tokeep Door #4 locked until 1:30 pm beginningOctober 28 . Food Pantry clients have receivedth
written information about this, along with adirective to only enter Door #4. A sign will alsobe posted by the new inside glass doors near thepantry, requesting an escort for any bathroomuse. Volunteers will be in the hallway to assist.
Mary & I asked them to review the presentpantry hours, possibly moving them to afterschool times. The Food Pantry Board is alsoworking with a UWEC senior project group,collecting data on food pantry use in the area,with the possibility in the future of combiningefforts with other sites at another location.
The Food Pantry Board feels very stronglyabout the needs of the hungry, and the dignity oftheir clients as an important mission of TrinityLutheran Church. It was a fruitful meeting, andthis direct communication was important for allof us!
Another safety feature we’ve installed at Noah’sArk is a “door bell” type sound that rings each
time the classroom doors are opened. It alertsus to any movement in or out of our doors. I’vestarted “singing” the sound!
Look for the “Safety Corner” to keep youinformed with information as it relates toNoah’s Ark. I ask for your continued prayersdaily as you send your children off to preschool. Trinity values your beautiful children, andworks daily to make TLC a safe place for themto go to school.
www.loveandlogic.com by Charles Fay
(from October 16th)
Creating a Family MissionStatement
In today’s hectic, complicated world, manyfamilies find themselves without a “road map”for helping their children avoid being “lost” inall that is going on.
Might it be wise to sit down as a family andcreate a type of family mission statement...aset of core values that serves as a road map forbehavior?
One parent described her approach: “We talkedas a family about what types of values we feel
proud to live by. Then we posted them on ourrefrigerator. Our family believes in:
-Treating others the way we want to betreated
-Honesty-Politeness
-Doing our best even when something ishard or boring
-Being healthy and safeOur three year old needs a lot of help with these,but the older kids caught on quickly. We madesure to admit that we, as parents, would be heldaccountable for living by these values, too!”This is a great tool for teaching self-disciplineand problem-solving. Now we just say to ourkids, “Feel free to do what you would like as long as it fits our family’s values.”
Check out their website...it has amazinginsights!! Each monthly newsletter containsanother one of their special articles. I so enjoyreading them!!
At Noah’s Ark, our mission statement inthe classroom, can be summed up by simplystating...
-“We are peacemakers in God’sworld!”
At Trinity, we developed our own missionstatement several years ago:-“Serving in Christ’s love, and Sharingthe Good News”!
I feel proud of both of these statements...andtrust God is present as we strive to do ourbest to be God’s hands and feet on earth.
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In the ArtCenter October’s art hasbeen so much fun. Read on:
-CD...peace people:
we loved creating the “peace symbols” in our
hallway near our “We Are Peacemakers”
banner...and it was “recycling” besides
-Play Doh...play doh is out often. It strengthens
children’s hand muscles, provides a fun texture
experience, and allows for 3D creativity!!
-Painting at the easels....painting apple & pumpkin
shapes for the fun of it
-Paddle Painting...”grabbing” large grip paddles for
painting, allows for hand muscle development, paint
color choices, creativity, and large muscle movement
as the children smeared the paint on the page
-Apple prints...an opportunity for children to discuss
the 3 parts of an apple (in connection with the 3
persons of God), and then print with apple shapes, as
they discover how to fit the shapes on the paper
-Apple Pie baking....chopping with kid cutting tools
and “rolling” out pie crust to create a yummy treat
-Cranky Crocodile “cutting practice”...a fun
“scissor puppet” drama that teaches cutting in a
special way (“Mr. Thumb goes upstairs...his 2 friends
go downstairs. AND he sings “OPEN AND
SHUT...OPEN AND SHUT!”)
-White Chalk on Black Paper...using a special
media to observe opposites
-Fist “pumpkins”....this was a combination of a
finger play, drama, counting, and group activity
which was fun for all
-Pasta necklaces...a connection to our spaghetti
supper that offered a beading/lacing activity, in
which some children developed patterns & others just
enjoyed loading up their laces
-Painting Joseph’s coat of many colors...an
opportunity to tie art to the Bible story
-Leaf sponge prints...a touchy/feelie experience that
incorporates fall colors & shapes
-3D packing peanut skeletons/sculptures...a chance
to do 3D that stands up off the paper & creates space
and size
These are more of the “no fail” experiences that we
offer children to build their confidence & self-
esteem.
Trinity Christian Preschool“Noah’s Ark”
Trinity Lutheran Church
1314 E Lexington Blvd
Eau Claire WI 54701
PHONE:
715-832-6601
FAX:
715-832-6700
Jeanne Cooper
Ginny Lien
Marlee Knickerbocker
Jill Kasmarek
We’re on the web, too
www.trinity-ec.org
Our website always includes the latest newsletter and
calendars.
About Noah’s Ark...
Noah’s Ark is a mission of TrinityLutheran Church,
an extension of Children’s Ministry, andlicensed by the state of Wisconsin
Our purpose is to:SHARE the Good News of Jesus Christ
ENGAGE children in activities to discoverhow wonderfully God has made themENCOURAGE children in Christian
attitudes of respect, kindness, service, hope,forgiveness, peace, trust, and love
CONSIDER what a great place church is tobe
HELP children learn what it means to be adisciple
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