December 8-12, 2008 Knowing Jesus, Growing in Faith, Serving God’s Children
Dear Preschool parents, www.zioncrusaders.org
Your children did a wonderful job yesterday afternoon! What a joy to hear such truths about our Savior coming from those little ones! One of my favorite moments this year was when we were practicing with the 3 year olds and one of them chimed in with “…and this is the stable where Jesus was boring!” 

This week in Jesus Time we learn about when the angels told the shepherds of Jesus’ birth, found in Luke 2:8-14. We learn that the news of Jesus’ birth was so important that God sent angels to announce His coming to the shepherds. We emphasize that Jesus was born to save all people--even stinky, old shepherds and continually sinful people like us. We will be lighting our 3rd Advent candle on Wednesday, the candle of joy.
On Monday we will continue working on our Christmas gifts for our parents—it’s a big undertaking! You’ll see! We will also be working on our letter recognition by finding and coloring all of the letters in the greeting “Merry Christmas!”
On Wednesday, please help your child bring something that begins with the Letter Jj to school. We will be visiting our school library on Wednesday. This will be our last check-out for the year. We will NOT check out books next week.
We are not having Chapel in the month of December as grades 1-5 are attending the 10AM Advent worship services. We also have Advent services at 7PM if you’d like to come.
We are, however, working on a new mission project—stockings for the Working Against Violence Women and Children’s Center. There are lists of things needed to put into the stockings across from the 4th grade room. Things needed include socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste, lotion and things of the like. We need the items by Dec. 17th.
On Friday we will have centers that include a listening center of “The Three Bears’ Christmas, more gift work, poking Christmas pictures (great fine motor work) and putting letters in alphabetical order.

Our Christmas party will be on Friday, Dec. 19 beginning at 10AM for the AM class and 1:45PM for the PM class. We usually have a special snack, a craft and/or game and then we do our book exchange. Your child will need to bring a wrapped book (no names) for the book exchange. If you would be able to help with the party or bring something, please let me know!

Our last day of school and daycare will be on Friday, December 19. We will have afterschool care until 5:30PM that evening. School and daycare will resume on Monday, January 5th.

I have one backordered copy of “Trouble at the Dinosaur Café” that I forgot to mark who it goes to. Please see me if you have not received your copy. Thanks!

I pray that you have a fantastic week, knowing that we are blessed far more than we really deserve! Please feel free to call me with any questions or concerns!
Zion 342-5749 Cell 391-9046

Hope Genzlinger