A Note from the Director
Lights are going up. Christmas songs are on the radio. Santa has arrived at the mall. December is here along with all the preparations for Christmas that are soon to arrive. This month in preschool we will continue to have a wonderful time sharing and learning together. This time of year is often very busy with parties, presents, and dreams of visits from Santa Claus. We will make an effort here at preschool to help the children understand the real meaning of Christmas. We will share the Christmas story with the children and help them to see how special and precious the little baby born in a manger is for the world.
I invite all of you to attend the 4-year-olds Christmas Program on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:30pm. They will present a short telling of the Christmas Story through song and actions. It will be followed by a short reception. Come and celebrate the birth of Christ as the 4-year-olds lead our celebration.
December is a busy month! We will have many activities planned in each class throughout the month. All classes will be invited to chapel the last full week of school to have a birthday party for Jesus! Look for your child’s ornaments on the preschool Christmas tree in the lobby. They have worked hard to decorate for all to enjoy.
I want to stop and take a moment to wish each of you a safe and Merry Christmas with your family and friends. I invite you to celebrate the season with us in worship here at Good Shepherd. More details of regular and special services are available later in the newsletter.
Merry Christmas and we’ll see you in 2017!
Melissa Lancaster
Director of Children's Ministries
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 1 - Story Time
Dec 5 & 6 - Music
Dec 6 - $'s Christmas Program 6:30pm
Dec 8 - Happy Birthday Jesus Chapel
Dec 15 - Drama
Dec 19 & 20 - Music
Dec 21-Jan 3 - Preschool Closed
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Parent Council will be meeting soon to plan our Teacher Appreciation event for February. If you are interested, look for a date to be announced in January. More hands, make light work!
Amy Donovan
Parent Council President
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Good Shepherd Church
invites you to join us anytime! You are welcome to join us any Sunday morning for worship and Sunday School for all ages. We have Children’s Church at our 11:00 worship service for children ages 4—1st grade. We would love to have you join us any Sunday, Wednesday night or at ANY church event anytime! For more information about our church visit our website at www.gspc.net.
Winter Schedule:
Sundays:
9:30am: Sunday School for all ages
11:00am: worship
Wednesdays:
6:00pm: covered dish
family supper
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You are invited to join us as the four-year-old classes present To Bethlehem! on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:30pm. This short program to tell of Jesus' birth in a manger will be followed by a birthday reception. All ages are welcome to celebrate the season with us.
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On December 8th we will have a Happy Birthday Jesus celebration in chapel. The two-year-old classes will join us at chapel for the first time. Although we talk about lots of aspects of Christmas throughout the month, we hope that the message of the real meaning of Christmas is heard by the children. Merry Christmas to all!!!
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Amazing Athletes has 2 more weeks of classes in December. No class on December 20th! We will not have Amazing Athletes in January and February due to the winter weather and our indoor space constraints. We will offer a spring session that runs March-May. Look for sign-ups in February!
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It’s time to start thinking about next summer. Mark your calendars now and save the dates for the following camp weeks here at Good Shepherd. As usual we will hold all weeks based on enrollment for each week. Weeks may be cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Look for registration details and specifics coming in the spring. The dates to save are…
June Weeks: 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29
July Weeks: 11-13, 18-20
August Weeks: 1-3, 8-10
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SAVE THE DATE for one of the most special events of the year…Doughnuts with Dad!! We love to have our dads (and grandpas and uncles, etc.) come and share a special breakfast with us. Be sure to mark your calendar now and we look forward to seeing you in January. The date for this year’s event is January 26th (Toddlers on the 25th) during drop-off (from 9:00-930). We hope that you can join us!!
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Thank you!!!
A big THANK YOU to Kristin Hodgson for coordinating this year's book fair. Thanks too to everyone who supported our book fair by attending the special events and/or shopping.
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Are you shopping for Christmas online? If you are using Amazon.com will you consider connecting to the preschool through AmazonSmile and donate to the preschool with every purchase you make. It's easy to do - use this link ( http://smile.amazon.com/ch/58-1402157) to log into Amazon and then start shopping!
Note: It says Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church on the account, but all proceeds will come to the preschool. |
You're invited to join us for several special worship services throughout the Advent season.
December 11 @ 11am - Children's Christmas Worship
December 24 @ 7pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship
December 25 @ 11am - Christmas Worship!!
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George Bennett was born November 4th to the Jefcoat Family. His big brother is William in the Toddlers.
We hope that all of you are doing well and we look forward to seeing you in our classrooms in a few years.
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SAVE THE DATE for a very special event...4-year-old graduation!!! We will have a special ceremony on Friday, May 26th at 10:00am! Invite your friends and family now so that they will join us for this special occasion.
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