Ms. Stephanie’s Class
My hours are : 7:30-4:30
901-854-4334
stephheltz@aol.com
Please feel free to contact me at any time of you have any questions or concerns. Parent/teacher communication is very important to me.
As you already have noticed I complete a daily activity sheet for your child to carry home, so that you will know exactly what we do each day.
Look At What We Are Doing For The Month of September:
Week of August 30- September 3
Our Bible story this week is “ God Made the Daytime” and “God Made the Nighttime” As we read this story we will learn to Worship God for making daytime and nighttime. There it is again the sun and the stars! We will discuss that even when it is raining outside days are always lighter than the night, and with that being said a God who controls all of the stars and the sun must have great plans for everyone. God knew that we would need light for the busy day so he created the sun. God also knew that we would need time to rest and sleep so He kept the darkness and added the stars and the moon so that we would not be afraid but it would not be too bright to sleep. We will do a craft that will thank God for creating the day and night just for us.
Worship from: Genesis 1:3, 5a, 14-16a and Genesis 1:4, 5b, 14-19
Unit Verse: God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1:31)
The Letter is A : The name, sound and picture for the letter A and words that start with the letter A such as apple and ant.
The Number 1: Recognition and concept
Counting 1-5
This week the color is Red
This weeks theme is all about me. We will learn about our own self awareness and how everyone is different. We all are different sizes and shapes but we are all special in our own way and that is what we will focus on. We will be decorating our very own placemats to each show how we want them to look. We will also decorate our very own houses. The last craft will focus on how different we really are.
The book that we will read this week are I like Myself By Hans Wilhelm, When I feel Good about Myself By Maude Spelman and Hooray for You! By Marianne Richmond
Week of September 6-10
Our Bible story this week is “God made Water and Air” As we read this story we will learn to Worship God for Making Water and Air. During this week we will talk about how we all have different material things but no matter what we all need water and air to survive and this is a huge reason to worship God. God created water and air after He made day and night just for Us and we should rejoice in this. We will learn a song and do a water and air painting that goes along with the bible story.
Worship from: Genesis 1:6-10
Unit Verse: God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1:31)
The Letter E : The name, sound and picture for the letter E and words that start with the letter E such as Elephant, Eagle and Egg.
The Number 2: Recognition and concept
Counting 1-5
This week the color is Purple
This weeks theme is All about Grandparents. We will learn to develop a awareness of the important role that grandparents have in our lives. We will make a family tree with each child’s family and make gifts for our grandparents to celebrate Grandparents Day September 12.
We will be reading the book The Bag I’m Taking to Grandma’s By Shirley Neitzel.
Week of September 13-17
Our Bible story this week is “God Made Plants” Plants are incredible and should be celebrated. God created plants as a source of food, protection and beauty to the world and sometimes we don’t think about this. Plants are not just to look at and we all need to remember that. We will make a “Thank You God” booklet and we will also create our own plants and flowers.
Worship from: Genesis 1;9-12, 29-31
Unit Verse: God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1:31)
The Letter A: The name, sound and picture for the letter A and words that start with the
letter A such apple and ant.
The Number 1: Recognition and concept
Counting 1-5
This week the color is Blue
This weeks theme is All about community helpers. Community helpers are a huge part of society to the public. They all do something different and each have a very special purpose. We will do a toothbrush painting, a doctor collage, make our very own policeman badge and fix my boo boo craft. We will also talk about firefighters, librarians, mailmen and teachers.
We will be reading the books; Going to the Dentist By Anne Civardi, Doctor Duck By Carole Etow,
and What’s my Job? By Lyn Calder
Week of September 20-24
Our Bible story this week is “ God Made Seasons” As we read this story we will learn to Worship God for Giving our World Different Seasons. At this age children often forget things such as snow and ice after it is gone. So this week we will look at pictures to remind us of the seasons and things that occur through each one. We will learn two rhymes and make a craft that involves the seasons.
Worship from: Genesis 1:14; Psalm 147:15-18; Song of Solomon 2: 11-13
The Letter E : The name, sound, and picture for the letter E and words that start with the letter E such as elephant, eagle and egg
The Number 2: Recognition and concept
Counting 1-5
This week the color is yellow
This weeks theme is all about manners. Manners are so important and at this age children are still learning what exactly manners are. To help remind us everyday to use our manners we will make a group manner words poster to put in our classroom and we will also do another fun craft that introduces the beginning of learning manners.
We will be reading the books; Say Please By Virginia Austin, Clifford’s Manners By Norman Bridwell, Thank You Prayer By Josephine Page and May I Have a Cookie Please By Jennifer E. Morris
Week of September 27-October 1
Our Bible story this week is “ Animals Big and Small” and “God Made Animals” As we read this story we will learn to Worship God for Making the Animals in our World. We will rejoice in all the “moos”, “baas” and “roars” the flapping wings and swishing flippers that God made for the world. This week we will talk about all different kinds of animals and why the are important to our world. We will make worshiping God for animals a day of special delight . We will learn a rhyme that follows our bible story and do several animal crafts.
Worship from: Genesis 1:20-25
Unit Verse: God, You are very great (from Psalm 104:1)
The Letter I : The name, sound and picture for the letter I and words that start with the letter I such as Ice Cream,
The Number 3 : Recognition and concept
We will review counting 1-10
This week the color is Brown.
This weeks theme is All about body parts and the five senses. At this age children are becoming more aware of their body parts and their five senses. We will do several crafts to help us learn more about both. I am special handprint, feely painting, scratch and sniff painting, silhouette art, I “see” weather and we will also learn the song Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
We will read the books; Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies Head to Toe, Toes, Ears and Nose By Marion Dane Bauer, the Sing and Read Storybook Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and Sesame Beginnings Eyes and Nose, Fingers and Toes.
Important dates in September:
September 10, 2010- CCA T-shirt dress up day
September 17, 2010- Community Helper dress up day
September 24, 2010-Yellow dress up day
Reminder: CCA will be closed Monday September 6th for Labor Day.
Please continue to visit the website for all up coming activities. If you need anything don’t hesitate to let me know.
Until next month,
Ms Stephanie
