Greetings,
This week we wrapped up our Ocean & Ocean Life month and had fun with the Halloween festivities. Monday’s literacy day was all about the letter “F”. We made our memory book craft, examined our beginning sounds tub items, and worked on some fun Halloween crafts. All the children love the spiders hanging on Ms. Karen’s front door so we made a spider and web for ourselves. Tuesday we counted sea creatures talking about more/less and one/many. We played with our fishing poles and counted the fish we caught concentrating on one and two.
Wednesday’s Bible story was about David. Long ago when the people of the Bible lived, there was a little boy named David. David’s very important job was to take care of the family’s sheep. He took the sheep where there was cool water to drink, green grass to eat and shade to lie down to sleep. David played his harp and sang while he took care of the sheep. Many times lions or bears came to get David’s sheep but every time David chased after them and used his slingshot and stones to kill them and protect his sheep. He was not afraid because he knew God gave him the strength to do what he had to do. David’s job may not have seemed very important to a lot of people, but David did the very best job he could. God is always pleased when we do our very best no matter how big or small our job may be. God knew that David loved Him with all his heart. David wanted to make God happy more than anything else. While David was still a boy, David’s brothers were solders in the Israelite army fighting against their enemy the Philistines. One of the soldiers in the Philistine army was a giant named Goliath who said bad things about God and challenged soldiers to fight him. All the Israelites were afraid. David knew that no one should be allowed to talk about God the way that Goliath did. David knew that God could help him fight the evil giant. When Goliath saw David who was coning to fight him, he became angry. David told him, “You come to fight me with a sword, but I come to fight you in the name of the mighty God of Israel. Today I will beat you, and everyone will know that the true God is with Israel. God will win this battle.” And He did. David ran toward Goliath, took a stone out of his bag, and put it into the sling. David swung the sling around his head and let the stone fly straight into the middle of Goliath’s forehead. Goliath fell to the ground and David had won. God’s power is far greater than any power of man or animal or anything else. David was only a boy and God helped him. Remember that God says, “Fear not, for I am with you.” God is always with us to help us.
Be sure to ask your little one about David & Goliath. We did a lot of dramatic play with this. It’s always easy to act like a mean giant. And how the children remembered this story throughout the day.
On Thursday we worked on our Halloween crafts, finger print art and experimented with paint drops mixing colors to make new colors … so much fun. And on Friday we played with shapes and pumpkins and made “Gerber” aquariums to finish out our month of Creatures That Live In The Sea. It’s been a fun month.
Room addition is progressing slowly. Builder came by this week to announce it would be one more month. So chances are it will be an early December date instead of Thanksgiving. The temporary wall between the room and the house is removed and we can easily pass through to observe the progress. Thank you again for your understand during the construction phase of this improvement.
The Lord bless you and keep you safe.
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Research shows at least 80 percent of a child's brain development occurs by age three & as much as 30% of that brain capacity can be lost without a nurturing environment that encourages learning during those early years. The first years bring "doors of opportunity” that open a child’s life forever. Working hand-in-hand with parents, we provide a balanced mix of love, playtime, rest, devotions and learning activities, always striving to foster self-esteem, in a Christian focused environment as our little ones walk through these early doors of opportunity.
About Grandma
I strive to honor God in everything I do. I enjoy motorcycles, motorboats and scuba diving. I love my husband and my family and I adore my grandchildren. I have always had a heart for children. If children are around, I'm frequently the one on the floor playing with them. After 20+ years in HR, Accounting & Office Management, I chose a self employed venue in child care with aspirations of making a difference in the lives of children. I am a certified Professional Child Care Administrator licensed with the TDPRS to care for twelve children, ages infant thru pre-kindergarten. I employ one full-time assistant. I love my job but it's hard to let go when it's time for the children to move on. Even though they are not my grandchildren, I bond with them as if they were. Alas, tis the nature of the business. But if I can instill in them an excitement for learning, sow a few Godly seeds in their lives, if they can see Jesus thru me, it's certainly worth it.
About Ms Meagan
Megan has worked with children for many years both in the day school and Bible school environment. After trying her hand as a Paralegal, she decided to change her career path, go back to school and is now enrolled in college courses both on-line and at night at a local community college. Megan is focusing on a degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development. Working here at GHD will provide her opportunities of practical application and she likes the aspect that it will allow her time to work on her studies while the children are napping. She anticipates staying with us for three years while she continues her studies and then pursues a career in the field of Early Childhood Education. I’m thrilled with the direction God has led me in finding Megan.
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