Noah`s Ark to go GOLFING for our end-of-the

April/May 2014
April Review....
April was full of Happy Easter
fun!! The children celebrated
in style...as we shared the 40
Days of Lent on our Easter
journey. They also sang with
gusto “Don’t You Know” and
“Jesus Lives”! We are a blessed people who
are loved by God unconditionally!
April also was conference month. What a
pleasure it was to talk with all of you. We had
100% participation..WooHoo!! Your children
are beautiful, and we are so happy to spend
special days with them. Thanks for sharing
them this year!!
Noah’s Ark is proud to announce
our new Children’s Ministry Team:
Julie Lutteke, Kristy Casto, Alicia
Strozinski, &
Pastor Sarah. Stop
in the newly
remodeled office
to say HI!
Trinity Christian Preschool “Noah’s Ark”
1314 E Lexington Blvd. Eau Claire WI 54701
715.832.6601/Fax 715.832.6700
noahsark@trinity-ec.org
Spring Party Programs
Monday and Tuesday
May 5 & 6
7 pm in the Worship Center
You are invited to
join the children of
Noah’s Ark as they celebrate a wonderful
preschool year on May 5 & 6. Grandparents,
friends, and others are also invited. We love
a full house.
Children will come to the classrooms in the
Children’s Ministry office hallway at 6:45
PM. Rooms 402, 404, 406, & 408 will be
labeled with the teacher’s names. The party
program will start promptly at 7 pm.
Ice cream treats will be shared in the Lobby
following our evening of music and fun! A
free will donation
will be taken.
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Noah’s Ark to go
GOLFING
for
our end-of-theyear field trip!!
On our last days of school, May 22 & 23, the
children of Noah’s Ark will go mini-golfing at
Action City. We will have a rainy day plan,
just in case. We will only golf...$3.00 per
person. Parents are invited to join us, too. We
will need parent volunteers, so look for the
sign up to appear on the door bulletin boards
soon. After golf, we will have a simple snack
on the picnic tables at Action City. We will
return to the classroom from there, so the
children can enjoy their special journals.
We’ll plan to be back in the classroom 15 min
before dismissal time, for those of you who
don’t go golfing with us. See you there!
Prayer Corner
Please pray for these concerns:
*All the May and summer
birthday children
*Continued 2014-2015 registration
for new Noah’s Ark children
*TLC’s world countries prayer list:...check the
nursery hallway WORLD map
*Kim Cory, and Wesley...in the midst of a
difficult pregnancy...as Kim begins
hospitalization in Madison May 1
-Prayers for Wesley, as he will not be able to
finish the preschool year, staying with
Grandparents in Madison
*Miracles today in God’s world
*Mrs. Schoenknecht, who is nearing her
retirement date at the end of May
*Abram’s mom, Kate...who has a foot injury
*continued prayers for an alumni Noah’s Ark
family from hostage crisis last month
*Trinity Summer Day Camp ministries
*the new TLC Children’s Ministry Leadership
Team: Kim, Julie, and Alicia
*Moms and Dads and busy families
*All people in God’s world
AMEN!
May Sensory Table
fun:
–Scoops, dirt, and flower pots
-Dishwashing
-Leftover dinosaurs
Whisk brooms and dust pans for clean up!
Music & Finger play fun:
Outside Play
We have been to the
playground a few times
already...and it is sooooo
good to be outside after this LONG winter!
Send the children in SHOES please...we’re
all about safety. Also please remind the
children that we dumped sand filled shoes
outside. We’re hoping it doesn’t rain too
much!
A reminder....jackets with STRINGS on
hoods are not safe for the playground!
We did lots of singing & finger plays in April
-Easter Means Salvation
-Blindman
-I Like Papayas
-5 Green Speckled Frogs
-The Shakey Egg
-If I Were A Butterfly
-Skinnamarink
-Jesus Lives
-Allelu-Allelu-Allelu...Praise Ye the Lord
-If I Were A Butterfly
-Don’t You Know?
-T for 2
-The TUNE Bucket
Sing Sing Sing
Coffee Biscotti Fund-raiser
Thank you for your support of the annual
Coffee Biscotti fund-raiser. We sold 18
cases of biscotti and approximately 130 lb of
coffee. We will tithe from this fund-raiser to
the Heifer International program. Check it
out on-line...they do good things!
This fund-raiser
supports the
maintenance of the
playground and any new
items that we want to
add. Thank you!
Look for the cart
with extra coffee to purchase!
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2014-2015 Pastor visits have
been awesome!!
They will resume again
next fall! Thanks Pastors
Kurt, Sarah, Brahm, and
Jim.
We give thanks for
Pastor Brahm’s visit
this past week and his
chat following the 40 days of Lent. He
brought in a cool BUTTERFLY and Easter
Lily. We discussed “new life” and sang
Allelu Allelu Allelu Alleluia!!
This past month, we say thank you to:
Happy BIRTHDAY!
May Themes:
-Isabelle ....money for the Noah’s Ark Piggy in
honor of her 4th birthday
-Felicity...money for the NA Piggy and a
GIANT Pete the Cat to paint
-Noah’s Ark families ...for their participation in
the annual Noah’s Ark coffee biscotti fundraiser
-Pastor Brahm....for his visit to Noah’s Ark,
remembering the JOY of Easter
-Julia...a new book “Green Eggs & Ham” in
honor of her 4th BD
-Charlie T...money for the NA Piggy in honor
of his 4th BD
-Matt and Sheri ...our room custodians
-Don....for painting and wiring the newly
rennovated Children’s Ministry office
-Layla...a new book “Bee and Me” in honor of
her 4th BD
-Parents who find JOY in their children’s
preschool fun
THANK YOU...and
HUGS!
May
Addison ... 4 on the 6th
Emma ..4 on the 15th
Aiden ...5 on the 23rd
June
Bennett ...5 on the 5th
Daniel...6 on the 5th
Evan ...4 on the 7th
Seth...5 on the 11th
Abram...5 on the 18th
Elliot...4 on the 23rd
Kyra...4 on the 28th
Isabelle...4 on the 30th
July
Henry...5 on the 7th
Wiley...5 on the 16th
Abby...4 on the 18th
Ethan...4 on the 18th
Aiden...6 on the 21st
Joshua...4 on the 26th
Evelyn...4 on the 28th
August
nd
Toben...4 on the 2
Madison...4 on the 6th
Nya...6 on the 12th
Felicity...4 on the 27th
Isak...5 on the 31st
Blessings and hugs to these special
children!!
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-Spring
-Fun Bible stories
-Transportation
-Outside activities day
-Butterflies & bugs
-Spring Party Programs
-Water Day
-Crazy art fun
Lily Pad Labs
What a great field trip!!
We thank all the parents who were able to
join us for our field trip to Lily Pad labs.
The T-Th children made a special project to
take home. The M-W-F
chldren did “chemistry”
making “elephants
toothpaste”.
We all learned a bit of
Spanish and sang some fun
songs with rhythm and rhyme! It was such a
beautiful day, too.
Special thanks to these special children
for providing the snack: Maija, Wiley,
Addison, McKenzie, Felicity, Kyra, and
Gracie.
April quotes from the wonderful
children of Noah’s Ark:
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“When my mom sees this she is
going to blow away!”
“I want to sit by Chase my friend!”
“I don’t have pirate booty...I have
vegetables.”
“Is _____ here yet!” Kids ask for
each other every day. They have
become close friends!
“This rock has a crystal in it”
“My grandfather found this nest...it’s
an oriole nest!”
“I have SCIENCE!”
“Is the Science table OPEN?”
“Is the LOFT open?”
“These are my walking feet!”
:These shells really look like
boats...and noses!”
“These shells were every where on
the beach!”
“A really old shell has holes in it!”
I have a cookie bar for a snack.” The
child tells us his Grandma is an
excellent cook: “We make a good
team!”
We have AWESOME
conversations!!
GREAT April BOOKS
from the Noah’s Ark
Library:
‚“Are You A Horse?”,
by A Rash
‚“Falling for Rapunzel”, by L Wilcox
‚“The Three Little Fish, and the Big Bad
Shark”, by K Geist
‚“Earth Day Every Day”, by L Bullard
‚“Jesus & His Friends”, an I can read
book
‚“Bee and Me” , by E McGuinness
‚“Pete the Cat Big Easter Adventure”,
by K Dean
‚“Shoo Fly Guy”, by T Arnold
‚“Let’s Help the Earth”, by Sesame
Street
I heard on the news the other day, that
libraries are busy with families
checking our books. So good to hear,
as it one of the best things you can do
with children!
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What a child hears, they learn to say.
What they say, they learn to write.
What they write they learn to read!
Safety Update
From the desk of Ms “C”
April was a wonderful month around our
building. Big events, including Easter and Mary
Schoenknecht’s retirement Sunday were
celebrated with much gusto. During busy days
like these past few weeks, Don, our custodian,
is all over our building “taking care of
business”! We also have added a young man,
Matt, to our custodial staff. He is in the
building beginning at 3:30 on some days. The
Noah’s Ark children are already gone when he
arrives.
We will also be adding 3 new people to our
Children’s Ministry staff, replacing Mary
Schoenknecht, when she retires at the end of
May. These 3 new people: Kristy, Julie, and
Alicia, will be here often during May, and
working out of the Children’s Ministry office
with me. Mary will keep her office in the main
office until she retires. More info about these
new staff appears in this newsletter. Read all
about them, and stop in and say hi!! Come
check out rennovated space!
This past Tuesday, Feed My People held their
area leaders’ workshop in the
Trinity Room. The FMP staff
directed all “traffic” away
from the Noah’s Ark hallway.
It was quiet and peaceful all
day!
Hugs, JC
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Noah’s Ark wishes Mary
Schoenknecht a happy retirement!!
OUTSIDE ALL DAY
Outside Day
On Thursday and
Friday, May 15 and
16, the children of
Noah’s Ark will
spend the day outside
in or near our playground. We’ll have
lots of “outside art”, special playground
fun, a car wash, and much more.
Please send your children in old clothes
and shoes. PLUS, remember to send them
with sun screen, hats, and sunglasses.
We’ll even enjoy a our snack outside and
have a picnic!
After 31 + years as Children’s Ministry
Director at Trinity, Mary will retire at the
end of May. Her passion for children and
their faith journey has been a very familiar
one around here. We have been blessed by
her partnership, and forever changed by her
mentoring!
2014-2015 Noah’s Ark Registration
Registration for 2014-2015 is OPEN to the
public. Please tell your friends. You are our
best publicity!If you have any questions
about registration for the upcoming year,
please ask Ms “C” ASAP.
noahsark@trinity-ec.org
Be sure to stop by and give her a hug.
Rain dates for this special day are
Monday and Tuesday, May 19 & 20.
Thanks and prayers to YOU, Mary!
God’s peace!
It’s hard to imagine that the school year is
almost over....where did the wonderful
days go!!
In this newsletter, please read more about:
•Art Center experiences
•Science & Sensory fun
•Earth Day fun
•Upcoming Outside Day
•Music fun
•Movement in the Gym
•Mini golf end-of-year field trip
•Outside Play
Noah’s Ark gives thanks for her years of
dedication and support for our preschool
program. She will be missed around here on
a day to day basis, but still remains a ever
faithful Trinity member, who has already
signed up to help in Nursery 2 for Trinity’s
VBS program!
Trinity’s Day Camps are filling up! Stop
in and see Mary Schoenknecht and Julie
Lutteke soon to register your child!
The leadership teams are writing
curriculum right now...and the weeks
promise to be GREAT fun! Tell your
friends!
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www.loveandlogic.com
byDr. Charles Fay
Nine year old Ethan was afraid to leave home. The
school bus was terrifying, other kids were scary.
Ethan was even fearful of the wind!
Ethan’s story came to my attention when his parents
shared their wonderful success story. AS they began
to learn more about the Love and Logic approach,
they realized that children learn most of life’s big and
important lessons in three ways...what we often refer
to as the “Three E’s of Love and Logic”:
Example:
Kids take their emotional cues from the adults around
them. Ethan’s mom and dad discovered that their
anxiety about his anxiety was part of the problem.
They realized that all of their reassuring words were
actually suggesting to Ethan that his fears were
legitimate. Therefore, they replaced their frantic
attempts to calm him with consistently modeled
confidence and a business-like attitude.
Experience:
Ethan needed to face his fears and experience the fact
that he was strong enough to cope. Rather than
allowing him to stay inside when it was breezy, Mom
and Dad took him the park and drank hot chocolate
together in the wind. Instead of allowing him to
avoid other kids and the school bus, they taught him
how to share his comic books with other children on
the bus.
Empathy
W e all learn best when we’re around patient people
who demonstrate love and high expectations. Unlike
sympathy...which communicates pity....empathy
communicates an “I believe in you!” attitude. W hen
Ethan became fearful and tried to avoid things by
saying, “I’m scared!” or “I can’t do it!”, his parents
calmly replied, “Aren’t you glad that we don’t
believe that about you?”
remember this eternal truth:
Fear can only be mastered by facing it...
not by avoiding it!
Trinity Christian Preschool “Noah’s Ark”
Trinity Lutheran Church
1314 E Lexington Blvd
In the Art Center
Eau Claire WI 54701
April art processes
included:
PHONE:
715-832-6601
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Giant dino “rub
off” prints
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Dino stencils....small motor marker and
pencil control
FAX:
715-832-6700
Jeanne Cooper
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Dino prints
noahsark@trinity-ec.org
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Paint a dino
Ginny Lien
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Drip drop crosses with pippettes,
developing small motor finger control
ginny@trinity-ec.org
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M arbelized eggs - with sweet smelling
shaving creme
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Pastel egg painting
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Sponge-print an “earth” for Earth Day
talk
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Drip drop water drops with shades and
tints of blue and purple and silver
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2 step fish drawings with watercolored
water and sea life
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Squish art bugs
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Fingerprint bugs
Marlee Knickerbocker
jknick6054@aol.com
Jill Kasmarek
jkasmarek@att.net
We’re on the web, too
www.trinity-ec.org
Our website always includes the latest newsletter and calendars.
Noah’s Ark is a mission of Trinity Lutheran Church,
an extension of Children’s Ministry, and licensed by the state of
Wisconsin
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Our purpose is to: SHARE the Good News of Jesus Christ
ENGAGE children in activities to discover how wonderfully God
These children call themselves
artists and designers!
has made them
ENCOURAGE children in Christian attitudes of respect,
kindness, service, hope, forgiveness, peace, trust, and love
CONSIDER what a great place church is to be
W hile Ethan made great strides in facing his fears
and overcoming them, Mom and Dad admitted that
part of the solution needed the involvement of a
skilled therapist who helped the entire family
HELP children learn what it means to be a disciple
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