Monday, January 28, 2013

NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK - January 27 - February 2, 2013
Monday, January 28
Dress Day: PJ Day
• Wear pajamas or sweats ‪ ‬
• May bring one stuffed animal or pillow ‪ ‬
• May wear slippers (remember to bring change of shoes for outside) ‪ ‬
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Tuesday, January 29
Dress Day: Sock Hop -- Crazy Sock Day
• Wear the craziest socks you own ‪ ‬
• Jeans optional  ‪ -- roll them up to show off your socks!‬

Wednesday, January 30
Dress Day: Shine Day -- Wear your brightest colors!
• Wear your brightest colors to SHINE for Jesus! ‪ ‬

Thursday, January 31
Dress Day: Spirit Day
• Show your Zion spirit  ‪ – all out Red, White, and Black‬

Friday, February 1
Dress Day: Favorite Book Character Day
• Dress up as your favorite  BOOK character‬

SPECIAL NOTE:  In the past, Grandparents Day and the Scholastic Book Fair have been held during National Lutheran Schools Week.  This year, these two items are scheduled for March:

March 2 - 8  Scholastic Book Fair
March 7  Grandparents’ Day 


MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND AT 5:00 OUR CLASS AND MRS. SMITH'S CLASS WILL BE SINGING HERE AT ZION AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT SERVICE.  PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD IN THE CHURCH BASEMENT AT 4:45.  THANK YOU!

I included the words below so you can practice with your child at home. 

Oh you can't keep Jesus' love in a box
love in a box
love in a box
Oh you can't keep Jesus' love in a box
'Cause His love will come a bubblin' through

Oh you can't keep Jesus' love in a jar
Love in a jar
Love in a jar
Oh you can't keep Jesus' love in a jar
'Cause His love will come a bubblin' through

So I'll just keep Jesus' love in my heart
love in my heart
love in my heart
So I'll just keep Jesus' love in my heart
'Cause His love will come a bubblin' through

     Zion will also be hosting an Open House on Feb. 10th from 1-3 p.m.  This would be a great time to come in and view our Preschool/Kindergarten classrooms and talk to our school staff!  Please invite friends and family who are interested in learning more about the great things that are going on at Zion Lutheran School!

We had a great Monday in school!

Check out what we did today!

We enjoyed the nice weather outside.  Although it was muddy in some places, we were thankful for the warm weather and the shining sun! 






During Jesus time we sang praise songs to God!  We talked about the reasons we love school, and we thanked Him for our wonderful school!  



Today, we discussed bats and how they hibernate in the winter.  We also discussed how some bats migrate and hibernate!  We then discussed what we already know about bats, and we talked about a time we have seen a bat.  It is important to help children relate personal experiences and prior knowledge with new information.  This will help the children assimiliate the information they have learned to their prior knowledge.  Of course Batman came up in the discussion!  We discussed how Batman does not hibernate, and so he must not be a real bat.  

The conversation sounded like this:
"What do you know about bats?"
"Batman.  He is a good guy."
"Do you think Batman hibernates like bats do?"
"No way!"
"So do you think Batman is a bat then?"
"No, but he just dresses like a bat when he goes to fight the bad guys." 


We worked on creating a representation of a bat, and we discussed the various body parts of the bat.  We discussed how we liked the bat's big ears! The children are learning more about the world around them.  They are also learning how to create an accurate representation.  Furthermore, they are refining their fine motor skills! 



We also started working on our hibernation caves today!  The children were able to start painting their caves.  The caves will take us a while to complete, but when they are done, we will use them along with the representations of the animals that we have learned about, to help re-enforce what we have learned!  




We also made more bats to hang in our hibernation cave!  We discussed that only animals that hibernate can be hung in the cave.  On their own, the children began discussing other animals that could go in the cave.  


We had a fun pajama day! 


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