April Showers...bring May flowers? April showers will hopefully wash away a lot ofthe dirt & dirty snow. We won’t be playing outside this week, asthe snow is icy sharp & dangerous. We’ll be “springing” into thisseason in the classroom with lots of spring fun! It’s obvious thatMarch went out like a “lamb”...I guess those snow storms meant itcame in like a LION!!! ROAR!!
April is also the month that Mrs. Lien gets to go to Paris. AhhhhParis in springtime. It doesn’t get any better than that! We are sohappy for her & her husband, David. It’ll be a great trip for them. These special people are stepping in to sub in her absence: BeckyShanley (William’s grandma), Erica Ehrhard (Adam’s mom),Donna Kmetz (Henry’s grandma), Randi Gerber (Grace’s mom),Christine Hoekzema (Beatrix’s mom), Emily Willems (Lucy’smom), Mrs. “K”, and Mrs. Knickerbocker. It takes a VILLAGE!!
Noah’s Ark Coffee Biscotti Fund-raiserEnvelopes have been put in the children’smailboxes that contain information on greatCoffee Grounds coffee. Eric & Julie Nelson,Noah’s Ark alumni parents, make a Noah’sArk blend just for us! We’ll be getting thebiscotti from them again this year, too.
Prices and quantities are on each order form. Due date is Wednesday, April 17 . These itemsth
will arrive in bulk, and the Noah’s Ark Preschool Committee, andparent volunteers will bag them in time for gifts for Mother’s Day,May 12 . th
Be sure to place your order …it’s a tasty treat!!
We’ll be looking for volunteer helpers on our bagging date...dateto be announced later this month!.
Inside:
- April Conference schedules
-April themes
-2013-2014 Registration Updates
-2013 TLC Summer Day Camp info
-April birthday children
-Field trip info
-Coffee Biscotti Fundraiser info
THIS Sunday, April 7 8 am....TLCth
Day Camp registration in theLibrary. Summer Day Camp booklets(BRIGHT yellow) went home theweek before Easter. Extra light yellowschedules are available above thecubbies.
Ann Braue Canine AgilityTraining Center...a blast!!
This is a special placeto visit...and train yourdog. We give thanks toEmarie, & her mom,Carrie for arranging this
trip for us! We LOVED Libby, Emarie’sdog...and we thank Elizabeth & her dogs(Haddie & Nellie). What a delightfulcollege student/trainer. WE are thankfulfor all the parents & grandparents whomade this field trip possible. Check outthe newspaper article on the informationbulletin board!
Noah’s Ark Preschool ...32 Year March/April 2013nd
Birthdays are fun!!School days for birthdays are counting down...so celebrate thosesummer BD’s now. Sign up on the BD calendar!!
April Birthdays
Caden Kennedy...5 on the 3 rd
McKenzie Vinopal...4 on the 6 th
Marlee Larson...4 on the 10 th
Madeline Carpenter...5 on the 24 th
Grace Gerber...4 on the 25th
Luke Hansen...5 on the 25 th
Charlie Peterson...4 on the 26 th
Owen Walden...4 on the 27 th
Blessings and HUGS everyone!!
The PRAYER CORNER...
Please include in your prayers:
-Madelyn’s new sister, Amelia
-TLC’s safety task force
-Our April Birthday children
-new registrants for our Noah’s Ark program
-the NEW Pope
-God’s spring surprises
-families who are hungry and receive food at TLC’s Food Pantry
-ways to become better peacemakers
-our families
-the lovely daylight at suppertime
-our new friends Addy (M-W-F am) & Andrew(M-W-F pm)
-Noah’s new baby sister
AMEN
SAVE THE DATE...coming upin May are our annual SpringParty Programs. Save Monday orTuesday, May 6 & 7...at 7 pm inthe TLC Worship Center.
FYI...please check to makesure you are up-to-date on2012-2013 tuition. Call or e-mail Amber for more info:[email protected] or 715-832-6601.
Don’t forget to bring yourchildren in when droppingpreschoolers off for school. It’snot safe for siblings in your car,while you’re inside at drop off.
**I’ve heard many sad storiesabout children left in vehicles,where parents return to a VERYSAD death. Please BRING themin. These safety rules are in theBEST interest of our beautifulchildren.
For school closings, I havebeen sending e-mails notifying theNoah’s Ark families if we are closed. FYI...We always agree with Eau ClairePublic Schools. If they are closed, soare we!
**WE surelywon’t have anymore snowdays...will we??
T-Th childrenwill make upa snow dayon Tuesday, May 28 , theirth
last day of school!
Noah’s Ark Preschool ...32 Year March/April 2013nd
March Easter Music & Fingerplays...
1. Don’t You Know?
2. The Shakey Egg...Jim Gill
3. Easter Means Salvation
4. 5 Chicks & 5 Chicks...that makes 10
5. 5 Colored Easter Eggs
We are EASTER children!!! Celebrate!!
The Noah’s Ark Book Corner...
Here are a few of the GREAT books we’ve been sharing in March:
“The Best Thing About Easter is...Jesus” by C Tangvald
“Elusive Moose” by J Gannij
“Ernie the Moose Who Doesn’t Fit” by C Rayner
“This is Not My Hat” by J Klassen
“Secret Agent Splatt” by R Scotton
“Bubble Gum” by L Wheeler
“Good News Bad News” by J Mack
“ Jesus is Alive”
“My Many Colored Days” by Dr. Seuss
“Up Up Down” by R Munsch
“RRRalph” by L Ehlert
“The Parable of the Lily” by L Curtis Higgs
Our children LOVE books...we read to them every day!! We hopeyou do, too! Those are special moments!!
Congratulations
to
Madelyn O & Noah G
on the birth of their
new sisters,
Amelia &
...born in March before Easter
Special WELCOME to our TWO newfriends at Noah’s Ark:
Addie McElroy
(M-W-F am) &
Andrew Flaten
(M-W-F pm).
How blessed we arefor them to join usthese last months ofschool! We’ve hadsome super timestogether already!!
Hugs Addie & Andrew!!
OPEN GYM TUESDAY
Mrs. Knickerbocker continues to greetparents and children(toddlers/preschoolers) in the TLCTrinity Room/Gym from 10-11:30 AMfor a morning of movement fun. Sheshares a short story time/snack at theend of the session each week. Cost is$3.00 per child. No registrationrequired.
April dates include:
April 2, 9, 16 th.
Connect with Mrs. Knickerbocker &Mrs. Schoenknecht for continueddates. As of this printing, we haveHUGE snowpiles in the back for“mountain climbing”!! So indoor playlooks good!!
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OUTSIDE PLAY IN April...
No OUTSIDE play this week...Ap 3 & 4. It’sdangerous snow....icy & hard.
We’ll let you know if outside play will take abreak while the snow finishes melting. We willget to back to regular playground play as soonas the areas dry up a bit. It’s a good idea tosend the children in old shoes. It’ll be dirty out there!
April Themes:
-Spring season...God’s world wakesup
-Baby animals
-frogs/Toads/ponds
-Earth Day
-Conferences
-Planting
Here’s what the Noah’s Ark children are saying:
Conversation is abundant these days at Noah’s Ark. They said:
-“Daddy used his snow blower...and then he packed it. And then we madea door!”...a snow play experience with Daddy
-“I’m thinking!”
-“I wrote my name with little letters!”
“I love to play in the snow at home!”
“Mason...that’s my cousin!”
-“Today is my first piano lesson...I’m really excited!”
-“The RED spots on the ice is where the coach drops thehockey puck!”
-“I’m gonna train my dogs at home!”
-“My favorite place to play is in the loft!”
-“Is green a primary color?”
-“When I grow up I want to be a policeman, ‘cuz you can arrest people!”
-“When I grow up, I want to be a bus driver!”
-“When I grow up, I want to have a ranch, horses, and 2 dogs!”
-“Wanna be on my team?”...a friend inviting another to play a game
LOVE IT!!!
2013-2014
Noah’s ArkRegistration
Brochures are stillavailable in the
Noah’s Arkhallway!
º Registration is open to thepublic. On paper we’re FULL...justwaiting for paperwork from families
enrolled.
M-W-F children only...
Field trip to Robbins’
School
A special field trip for the M-W-Fchildren to Robbins’ School has been
arranged for Friday, April 26 .th
Teachers Jamie Palmier & EmilyWillems, have invited the M-W-F
children to a fun experience at theirschool. Lydia, a M-W-F pm child, will
get to see her mom in action. Pleaselook for more info on the door bulletin
boards (parent volunteer sign-up) &field trip forms closer to the date.
We’ve been there before, and WE LOVE IT!!
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April Field trip to Wagner’s Bowling Alley onBrackett Ave
Two years ago we went bowling withpreschoolers for the first time. It was a
HIT!!! Parents loved it...and thechildren had a blast. Be looking for thesign up for this field trip on the bulletin
boards today....
Tuesday & Wednesday, April30 & May 1.
Cost per child/ or adult for bowling & shoes is $2.00. We’llcollect that along with permission slips prior to our field trip.
We are thankful for the many wayswe have been blessed this pastmonth. Special thanks to these
people:
-William Nordstrom...a stuffed “Cat in theHat” for our listening center & money for the
Noah’s Ark piggy
-Jack Modl...a floor puzzle of the USA inhonor of his 4 BDth
-Aubri Christianson...a “Crunchy Croc” book in honor of her 4 BDth
-Hailey Birkholz....a “Guess Who I Am” game in honor of her 4 BDth
-ALL the children who shared snacks & water for our Ann Brauefield trip: Kaija, Ryan, Chase, Abram, Grace, Mya, Claire, Becca, and
Lucy!
-Lydia Ostrander...a special visit from Anita Wahl, a Spanish teacher &Spanish tapes for her friends
Your generosity is amazing...we give thanks!!Hugs to you all!
Love and Logicthoughts:
www.loveandlogic.com
Aren’t You Glad IDon’t Believe
That?
Jim Fay recently received an e-mail thatsaid: “Thanks so much for my new
favorite line, “Aren’t you glad I don’tbelieve that?” It is brilliant! It was an instant
re-direct this morning! Jen
Jen is not the only Love and Logic parent who
has discovered this handy Love and Logic
One-LIner. It’s especially effective when
followed by a quick hug and a walk away.
(Don’t stick around for a response.)
You might want to run an experiement at one
of those times when you feel at a loss for
words. “Aren’t you glad I don’t believe that?”
serves as a quick and loving reply to lots of
childhood favorite retorts, including, but not
limited to these:
“I can’t do that!”
“I’m just stupid!”
“I guess it’s always my fault.”
“I’m not going to be your friend anymore.”
“Nobody likes me.”
“It’s too hard.”
“I’m never going to.....”
“You like her/him better than me.”
“I hate you.”
Share this with your friends. They will probably
thank you for it, just as Jen thanked Jim Fay,
Love & Logic founder
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Resurrection Biscuits
Here’s a great recipe that reinforces the “Empty Tomb” of Eastercelebrations.
Ingredients:
Refrigerator rolls
Marshmallows
Spray “I Can’t Believe It’s Butter”
Cinnamon sugar
Spread the biscuit on a piece of aluminum foil. Put themarshmallow in the middle & pull up the biscuit to cover...pinch thetop. Tip it over on the foil. Spray with butter. Shake on cinnamonsugar. Bake at 375 for 8 min...or light brown.
Enjoy...MMMMMMM good!! The children loved them!! I madethem with my grand-children, too! Yum! “He is not here...He isRisen!”
Diaper Drive...
April is Diaper Drive month at TLC. Ifyou’d like to donate any unopened diapers tothe cause, please leave the unopenedpackages outside the classroom door. Thesediapers will be disbursed through the foodpantry. Thank you so much!
End of Year field trip to DIAMONDSchool of Dance
Jak’s mom, Erin, (M-W-F am), has invitedus to visit the Diamond School of Dance onFriday, May 24 & Tuesday, May 28 for ourth
last days of school. It promises to be a greattime with movement & music fun! Markyour calendars.
Art Center fun in March:
-Drip Drop art...fine motor controlusing pipettes to drip beautiful watercolors as the first step to making ourEaster Bonnets and hats
-Play Doh fun...for hand musclestrengthening
-Tracing clovers/shamrocks...finemotor control/pencil practice
-Cutting Leprechaun hats/pots ofgold...cutting practice in the “CuttingPool”
-Marbelizing eggs...Colormixing/choices and scraping tostrengthen hand muscles to discover aSURPRISE
-Crazy Paint brushes...just for fun
-Glue/Food coloring crosses...finemotor control with food coloringbottles & squish art to make colorfuldesign on folded paper. Cutting outthe shapes after dry for crosses
-Painting eggs with pastel colors
-Quilt squares...to design a groupproject & share ideas
-Painting with watercolors just for fun
-Tracing eggs & bunnies & designingwith dot makers
We were very busy this monthcreating. Some of the best creationscome from the “Create your ownRainbow Tables”. The kids haveawesome ideas!!
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About Noah’s Ark…Noah’s Ark is a mission of Trinity LutheranChurch…an extension of Children’s Ministry, and licensed by the stateof WI.
Our purpose is to:
SHARE the Good News of Jesus
ENGAGE children in activities to discover how wonderfully God hasmade 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
Trinity Christian Preschool “Noah’sArk”
Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA
1314 E Lexington
Blvd
Eau Claire WI
54701
PHONE:
(715) 832-6601
FAX:
(715) 832-6700
JEANNE COOPER
Ginny Lien
Jill Kasmarek
Marlee Knickerbocker
We’re on the Web!
See us at: www.trinity-ec.org
Includes the latest Noah’s Ark monthly
newsletter and calendars!