February Preview- Class 2-5 and 2-19

Hello Parents!

We’ve class this Sunday, Feb. 5th. See you at 10:30 am Sunday.

Kid-to-Kid Outreach this month: a Book drive! Encourage your children to choose one or two gently used books to bring in and donate to children who don't have as many. These can be books they've outgrown, or just extras they have in the house - picture books, first readers, comics or novels - any kind is welcome! Have the kids drop off their books in the box near the Parent Board in the main hall.

Here's a summary of what the kids are learning this month in the Gospel Weeklies, from the Pflaum newsletter. How does seeing the Gospels together (instead of spaced out over the weeks) affect what you notice about them?

• February 5—After Jesus heals Simon’s mother-in-law and many others who are sick or possessed by demons, he leaves Capernaum and travels throughout Galilee, teaching and healing. (Mark 1:29-39)
• February 12—Jesus heals a man with leprosy and warns the man to tell no one. But the man is so excited that he tells everyone he meets about what Jesus has done for him.
(Mark 1:40-45)
• February 19—The friends of a paralyzed man lower him through the roof of the house in which Jesus is staying. Jesus amazes the crowd gathered in and around the house by forgiving the man’s sins at the same time he heals his paralysis. (Mark 2:1-12)
• February 26—After spending 40 days in the desert, Jesus goes to Galilee, proclaiming the good news that the kingdom of God is near. (Mark 1:12-15)

And here's a little bit about your child’s stage of growth, again from the Pflaum newsletter:
• Seeds (PreK) children can understand who takes care of them. Preschoolers have formed bonds with their teachers and childcare providers as well as with their parents. They are beginning to understand family relationships outside their primary family units and to identify the names of these family members—grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. They can also understand that there are many different kinds of families.

• Because Promise and Good News children (Grades 1-3) can understand how it feels to be left out, they can respond to being encouraged to reach out to others. They can also see how showing care and concern can bring healing.

• Venture students (Grades 4-5) can recognize that human beings live in a worldwide community and depend on one another in many ways. They will be interested in discovering what the Bible teaches about the connection between caring for Earth and meeting the needs of human beings. They can understand that human beings are responsible for caring for Earth.

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