January 24th & 25th

"I praise you because you made me wonderful!" Psalm 139:14

This weekend in Beginnings we learned:

1. The little boy shared his lunch.

2. Jesus can do amazing things when we share.

This weekend was a lot of fun. We read the story in Luke 9 of the little boy who shared his lunch and Jesus was able to feed 5,000 people! We talked with your children about the wonderful work Jesus can do through your child when they share, even when it is hard to share. We had a blast throwing "fish" into a basket (we used balls) and we also had a picnic lunch with goldfish crackers. We talked about the little boy and his 5 loaves and 2 fish. We explained that Jesus did something amazing through the little boy who shared his lunch and Jesus can do something amazing through the children too!

Our craft this week was "Fish and Loaves". We had paper bags and inside the paper bags we placed cut-outs of 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. We continued our discussiong of Luke 9. The children are so eager to learn and it just warms our hearts to see their energetic, smiling faces every week. It was such a wonderful weekend, see you next weekend!

January 17th & January 18th

God Made Us Special

"I praise you because you made me wonderful!" Psalm 139:14

This weekend in Beginnings we learned:

1. There is no one exactly like you

2. God made you very special

We were so blessed this weekend to work with your children in Beginnings to instill just how valuable each child is. God made us all different, there is no other person on earth that is just like us, just as God intended. In class the children talked about how special each of us are. We rolled the ball from child to child and they talked about something that made them special. We heard many wonderful examples of just how special your children are, "I help clean up", "I share my toys", etc. It was such a blessing to see how the reasons each child felt that they were special.

The craft this week was a special mirror. We took a pre-printed frame and colored the picture on it. Then we glued foil onto the inside of the frame to create a "mirror". The children had a blast with this craft, especially the glue! It seems the messier the craft, the more they like it.

It is such a blessing to serve with your children each week. We thank you for the gift you give to us each time you bring your child to our classrooms. We pray that your children get just as much of the experience as we do.