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Noah’s Ark Newsletter Happy 30 Birthday Noah’s Ark th April 2011/May 2011 MAY flowers...we should have a few on the Noah’s Ark playground this month in our Rainbow Garden we planted 2 years ago!! P arent Teacher Conferences Thanks for the opportunity to share with you about your beautiful children. They are truly blessings to us...and we’ve seen them grow and grow this year. It was a pleasure to have worked with them one-to-one on special activities that showcased their skills and abilities. Children all mature differently, as you have witnessed when you observe your children with others. The best part is their individuallity & unique characteristics. Diversity makes God’s world the amazing creation it is..and we are all blessed by that! Hugs! Spring Party Programs It’s always such fun to celebrate our school year with YOU at our annual Spring Party Programs. We’ll gather with the children at 6:45 PM in the classroom area near the preschool office...the ones you put snow clothes in for the winter play. Then promptly at 7 PM the party will begin in the Worship Center. Following our fun together, we’ll have a treat in the Trinity Room. Plan on saving the DATE...and joining us for evening! All the M-W-F children come on M-W-F children on Monday, May 9 ... th T-Th children will come on Tuesday, May 10 ! th Field trip by CITY BUS to ColdStone.. On your child’s last day of school this 2010-2011 school year (Thursday or Friday, May 26 or 27 ), we will be th th traveling by City Bus to Coldstone Creamery up the hill from Oakwood Mall. It’s a favorite of ours...and Scott, the owner, has graciously planned for our visits several times throughout the years. We squeeze in a tour & treat in a short 45 min between bus runs. AND we love riding the city bus each year. If you can join us...look for the sign-up soon! Cost for the field trip is $5.50...($3.00 for Coldstone & $2.50 for two tokens to ride the bus.) Teachers will share exact info with you before the trip! TLC VACATION Bible School... “Splash in God’s Word”... July 25-29 incl 8:45-Noon. Please register in the Children’s Ministry office ASAP...so we can have appropriate staff ratios for the week!
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Noah’s Ark NewsletterHappy 30 Birthday Noah’s Arkth
April 2011/May 2011
MAY flowers...we should have a few on the Noah’s Ark playground
this month in our Rainbow Garden we planted 2 years ago!!
Parent Teacher
ConferencesThanks for the
opportunity to share with youabout your beautiful children.
They are truly blessings tous...and we’ve seen them grow
and grow this year. It was apleasure to have worked withthem one-to-one on special
activities that showcased theirskills and abilities. Children allmature differently, as you have
witnessed when you observeyour children with others. The
best part is their individuallity &unique characteristics.
Diversity makes God’s worldthe amazing creation it is..and
we are all blessed by that! Hugs!
Spring Party Programs
It’s always such fun to celebrateour school year with YOU at ourannual Spring Party Programs.
We’ll gather with the children at6:45 PM in the classroom areanear the preschool office...the
ones you put snow clothes in forthe winter play. Then promptlyat 7 PM the party will begin inthe Worship Center. Followingour fun together, we’ll have a
treat in the Trinity Room. Planon saving the DATE...and joiningus for evening! All the M-W-F
children come on M-W-Fchildren on Monday, May 9 ...th
T-Th children will come onTuesday, May 10 !th
Field tripby CITYBUS to
ColdStone..
On your child’s last day ofschool this 2010-2011 schoolyear (Thursday or Friday, May26 or 27 ), we will beth th
traveling by City Bus toColdstone Creamery up the hillfrom Oakwood Mall. It’s afavorite of ours...and Scott, theowner, has graciously plannedfor our visits several timesthroughout the years. Wesqueeze in a tour & treat in ashort 45 min between bus runs. AND we love riding the city buseach year. If you can joinus...look for the sign-up soon! Cost for the field trip is$5.50...($3.00 for Coldstone &$2.50 for two tokens to ride thebus.) Teachers will share exactinfo with you before the trip!
TLC VACATION
Bible School...
“Splash in God’s
Word”... July 25-29
incl 8:45-Noon.
Please register in the
Children’s Ministry
office ASAP...so we can
have appropriate staff
ratios for the week!
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OUTSIDEPLAY inMAY...
We’ll beheading to
theplayground most days in May
for a portion of our daystogether.
We’ll also be doing somepicnics.
You are welcome to use our
playground after
hours...remember SHOES
are required when playing
out there!
On-going MissionProjects at TLC...
-Diapers are always needed forthe Feed My People Food
Pantry. (Unopened bags/boxescan be brought to the preschooloffice, and we’ll make sure to
get them to the pantry fordisbursement.)
-VBS has special missionprojects, too: including the
Christmas sharing quilt project,wall of food, and toiletries forthe Christmas sharing project,
and one more project to beannounced. If you attend
VBS..you’ll be able to be a partof these projects for others!
2011-2012
Noah’sArk
Registration
Brochures are still available in theNoah’s Ark hallway!
Look for our latest ad
in Volume One.
All classes are FULL...except forM-W-F PM! We have twoopenings in that class.
Please tell your friends!
A DAY outside
on the Noah’s Ark
playground:
On Thursday & Friday, May 19& 20...weather permitting, thechildren of Noah’s Ark will bespending the day outside. Our artactivities, play choices, and snackwill all be out there. Please putsun screen/hats on your childrenthat day...so that they areprotected. Rain days will beMonday/Tuesday, May 23 & 24
Special thanks for theseawesome gifts:
-Zeb Hanson...3 books: “TheBears’ Picnic”, “In A PeopleHouse”, & “The Easter Egg” inhonor of his 5 ½ BD
-ALL families who have sharedsnacks/water for our field tripsthis year
-Tygen Kuhnert....a CuriousGeorge & the Firefighter book inhonor of his 5 BDth
-ALL parents who havevolunteered for field trips
-Nash Cullinan...a book “Fix It”in honor of his 4 BDth
-Ainsley Hoekszema...money forthe Piggy in honor of her summerbirthday
-Molly Lindahl...a book “HedgieBlasts Off ” in honor of her 5th
BD
Thank YOU SOOOOOO much!
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Happy Birthday to
these special birthday
children:
MAY
Cora Majeski...4 on 5/1
Jack Cooper...4 on 5/10
Max Tornehl...4 on 5/10
Brody Larson...5 on 5/12
Issac Moss...5 on 5/13
JUNE
Lily Walden...4 on 6/4...her Golden
Lincoln Burr...4 on 6/8
Jack Walden...6 on 6/9
Patrick McRoberts...5 on6/20
Ainsley Hoekzema...5 on6/21
Michael Roder...5 on 6/22
Kaylin Ruenger...5 on 6/29
James Verville...5 on 6/29
JULY
Katie Prasher...6 on 7/5
Jacob Weigel 5 on 7/5
Violet Gilette...4 on 7/13
Lucas Kovacevich...5 on7/17
Isaac West...4 on 7/16
Makayla Wanke...6 on 7/30
AUGUST
Ella Borg...5 on 8/1
Oscar Sreckov...5 on 8/5
Conner Blade...5 on 8/7
Payton Erickson...6 on 8/8
Ethan Erhard...5 on 8/10
Evan Nargiz...5 on 8/12
Ava Erickson...6 on 8/12
Ben Page...5 on 8/15
Eleanor Wigdahl...5 o 8/15
Lucas McIntyre...6 on 8/16
Logan Eiselt...4 on 8/17
Joshua Lortscher...4 on8/21
Carson Koller...4 on 8/22
Will Rouse...5 on 8/30
Charlie Boxx...4 on 8/31
Resurrection Biscuits
1 pkg refrigerator biscuits
1 pkg marshmallows
Spread biscuit on aluminum foil orgreased cookie sheet. Add
marshmallow to middle. Pinchdough around marshmallow untilcompletely enclosed. Bake at 400
degrees for 8-10 minutes. EatWARM! Yum!
Amazing...it’s like the empty tomb. What a great conversation you canhave about the Resurrection...andwhat a miracle! What love!
May Themes:
-Transportation
-Butterflies
-Spring fun
-Party Programs
-an outside day
-Flowers/plants
-Last days of school fun
Looking ahead:
Summer Day CampRegistration
-Day camps are filling up. Thereare still available spots in Camp
Discovery (science), CampVeggie Tales, Trinity Sports
Camp, Session 2 of Camp Come& Play, and Vacation Bible
School.
-See Mrs. Schoenknecht formore up-to-date info
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PrayerCorner
...pleasepray for:
-the peopleof Japan inthe midstof such adisaster following theearthquake
-hungry people right here in EC
-Summer birthday children
-new families coming to Noah’sArk in 2011-2012
-safe summertime fun
-children who celebrated theirfirst communion on MaundyThursday
-May birthday children
-All those we hold dear in ourhearts
AMEN
MAY 13 FIELD TRIP...forth
M-W-F children
Check out the SIGN UP for thefield trip for the M-W-F children tothe EC Airport with Oscar’s &Evan’s dad. We’ll visit theairplane that they pilot...and seethe rest of the airport from theterminal side. It’ll be a great fieldtrip...and Oscar & Evan are excitedto show us around!! Permissionforms will go home next week...nocharge for this trip!
Pickup aGOODbook:
Here aresome fun ones from this pastmonth:
-Sharilyn Adair’s “Where isJesus?”
-Robert Munsch’s “AlligatorBaby”
-Marilyn Tolhurst’s “Somebody& the Three Blairs”
-Marjorie Murray’s “Don’tWake Up the Bear!”
-Frank Asch’s “The Earth & I”
-Kate Banks’ “And If the MoonCould Talk”
-Jan Brett’s “The Easter Egg”
-Martin Wadde’s “You & MeLittle Bear”
-Eric Hill’s “Spot’s First Easter”
-Kin Eagle’s “Hey DiddleDiddle”
-Zonder Kidz “Jesus & HisFriends”
Coffee-Biscotti” fund-raiser
Can you say 330 pounds ofcoffee...amazing!?!THANK you for yourwonderful orders ofcoffee....biscotti! Afterbagging on Thursday, April28...and coffee can bepicked up in Room 402-404beginning Friday, April29 . Special thanks to theth
preschool committee &other volunteers for helpingus bag & organize the fund-raiser!
We also thank CoffeeGrounds for their annualsupport. Julie & Eric areNoah’s Ark alumni parentsfrom WAY back!
A tithe from this fund-raiserwill go to the ELCA effortsin Japan following therecent earthquake.
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Snackin’ Fun
We LOVE snacks!!
-Resurrection biscuits (seerecipe in this newsletter)
-Ritz pretzel crackers
-fresh strawberries
-Cheez its
-bananas
-Clementines
-Poptarts
-boiled eggs
MMMMMmmmm...GOOD!!
MISC Info...
**Remember the parkingrequests outside ourbuilding!! Mrs. Lien’sparents...west side ofbuilding. Mrs. K, Mrs.Knickerbocker, Ms“C”...east side. Thanks!
April Art Highlights
-drip drop Easter hats & bonnets
-wet chalk art...on dry paper...toexperience different techniques
-play doh...to help develop musclestrength in hands
-Paint on easel “lift off”...paintingdirectly on easels to experience thetransfer to paper when you lift itoff
-pattern eggs with dot makers &markers
-“marbelizing” egg art...usingshaving creme & liquid watercolor
-footprints...and washing feet to beservants for others
-egg shell mosaics..from the“Green Eggs & Ham” egg shells
-dot maker eggs
We are all artists!!!
WHO SAID IT????
-“When I grow up I’ll be a firefighter!”
-“You gotta wait for a fish...awalleye. Then you reel it up. Then you go home to cut it...youwash it...you cook it...and theneat it. It tastes kinda fishy...likemeat!”
-“What’s before Valentine’sDay?....Christmas Eve?”
-“When I grow up I wanna be a‘space ranger’!”
-“When I grow up I will be aMom and a dentist!”
-“I like basketball...like mybrother!”
-“For breakfast, my baby likes tohave cupcakes!”
-“The IVs hurt a little bit...Daddywas with me!”
-“I don’t really always go to theart center. I like the baloonpaintings!”
-“When I grow up I want to be abasketball player!”
-When I grow up I want to be anadult!”
WOW...lots of GOOD words!
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Trinity Christian Preschool“Noah’s Ark”
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1314 E Lexington Blvd
Eau Claire WI 54701
PHONE:
(715) 832-6601
FAX:
(715) 832-6700
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www.loveandlogic.com
Love and Logic...Picky EatersSamantha pushed her vegetables in a slow
circle around her plate, hoping some of
them would wear away like tires on a car.
Her mom scolded her and threaatened to
keep her at the table all night. To
Samantha, that sounded like a better option
than downing those gross vegetables. Do
YOU know a picky eater?? Does it seem
that the harder you try to make them eat,
the less likely they are to actually chew
anything and swallow it?? It’s easy for
adults to get sucked into an unwinnable
power struggle when it comes to food. Try
as we might, there is really no “legal” way
to MAKE a kid eat.
Wise folks understand that the odds of
success go way up when we focus on the
things that we CAN control. Instead of
lecturintg, threatening, or waging war, it
makes far more sense to calmly control
things like the following:
-What food we serve
-How much we serve
-When we serve it
-How long we allow it to sit on the table
-How much we involve kids in the process
(can they prepare one meal each week?)
-What snacks we make available
-How much we charge for snacks if they
are sneaked in between meals
-Remaining calm and empathetic when our
children refuse to eat
-Allowing their hungry tummies to do the
teaching when they go on hunger strikes
Instead of lecturing about starving children
in remote parts of the world, experiement
with saying, “Dinner is served until the
timer goes ‘ding’” Then allow your child to
decide how much they need to eat. Since
everyone is a bit different when it comes to
this, the only way they can learn what’s
right for them is by experiementing with
eating too little, or too much...and
experienceing the natural and logical
consequences.
About Noah’s Ark…
Noah’s Ark is a mission of Trinity
Lutheran Church…an extension of
Children’s Ministry, and licensed by
the state of WI.
Our purpose is to:
SHARE the Good News of Jesus
ENGAGE children in activities to
discover how wonderfully God has
made them
ENCOURAGE children in Christian
attitudes of
respect, kindness, service, hope,
forgiveness, peace, and love
CONSIDER what a great place
church is to be, and
HELP children learn what it means
to be a disciple
Mary, Mary, QuiteContraryHow Does Your GardenGrow???”Our garden is growing in ourroom! We have beans, carrots,radishes, petunias, soy beans,lettuce, and peas. Plus...we’vealready “mowed” our grassseveral times! It’s fun to see thechildren check them each day. And ask to water them! We alsohave a “rainbow” garden on ourplayground by the farthest fence. Weeds are creeping in...so we’lltake care of that next week!Happy Gardening!! I heard thatEleanor is growing a garden, too!! Anyone else?
