This morning in chapel we celebrated November baptism birthdays! 

Happy birthday Collin!  We are so thankful that God brought you here to Our Shepherd! 

Outside time 

After outside time we discussed some ways we can control our bodies.  Learning self-regulation is an important social skill that will benefit the children throughout their lives.  

One of the ways we discussed to help control our bodies is to stop and pray when we feel like we want to do something we shouldn't. 

This is something you can do at home too!  We can talk to God anytime, and He will always listen.

Free choice time 

The friends love creating gifts!  

Exploring measuring and volume in the sensory table. 

Some of the friends worked together to create a tower! 

I noticed two of the friends stopping to pray at one point during free choice.  What a blessing it is to see the children's faith grow! 

During morning meeting we practiced identifying beginning sounds of words. I also wrote numbers on the white board and the friends jumped and counted that many times. This not only gives the friends a chance to move their bodies, but it also helps strengthen number recognition.  

Second outside time

During second small group time we painted a paper for the star for our individual nativity scene.

We practiced recognizing letters and their sounds.

We also explored how numbers can be composed and decomposed to make new numbers.  

During second free choice time, we put our knowledge of letter sounds to work as we wrote the beginning sound of words for the shopping list. 

We explored volume, measuring, and counting in the sensory table.

We love reading! 

Many of the friends made gifts for their loved ones.