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Director's Note...
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! The New Year is a good opportunity to see how we are doing and to plan for the future. Your input is very valuable to us. Please take a moment to complete our survey so that we can serve you better as we plan for our Accreditation Visit in March and our 2023-24 school year.
We will be closed on January 2 for the New Year holiday. We will also be closed January 3-4 as we prepare for our National Lutheran School Accreditation visit which will be held March 19-22. National Lutheran School Accreditation encourages and recognizes schools that provide quality, Christian education and engage in continuous improvement.
Grace and Peace,
Mary Wolfinbarger
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This Week in Jesus Circle
Bible Story: God is in Control Jesus as a Young Boy (Matthew 2:12-15; Luke 2:41-52) Discovery Points: Law: The consequences of sin in the world cause problems all around us. Gospel: God protects us when we have troubles especially from our greatest enemies: sin, death, and the devil. Sanctification: Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we learn from God’s Word and grow in faith. Bible Words: “God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
You can read this week's story in "The Story Bible" on pages 290-292. Chapel will be on Thursday this week.
Dear Family: Your child learned about the time Jesus went to the temple at age 12. Talk about the teachers your child has at school and Sunday School. Point out that the pastor also teaches us God’s Word at church. God has blessed us with many people to help us learn and grow, people who teach us and care about us. With your child’s help, make a little Bible book. Roll the edges of a piece of paper to make a scroll. Ask your child to tell you some words about Jesus to write on the scroll. Read this special book to your child, reading your child’s own words about Jesus.
Jesus listened to teachers at God’s house, the temple. Let your child make a picture of his or her teacher, or you can draw the picture for your child to color. Pray together, thanking God for teachers, especially for teachers who tell us about the love of Jesus, our Savior, who takes away our sins.
Our chapel offerings will go toward the Grantparent Program. The purpose of the Grantparent Program is to provide tuition assistance to students in urban communities so that they can receive an excellent Christian and academic education. Many children living in urban communities need to hear the Good News of Jesus in a safe, nurturing environment, but they can't afford tuition to attend a Lutheran school.
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From Our Handbook
Student Conduct Policy
Since a child's behavior is the ultimate responsibility of the parents, the parents will be expected to see that their child conforms and complies with acceptable standards of behavior within the preschool environment.
THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIORS ARE CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE AND UNACCEPTABLE:
1. Causing physical harm to another by hitting, biting, kicking, throwing objects, and/or other dangerous physical actions.
2. Continual use of inappropriate language, spitting, verbal abuse, or degradation by children directed at other children or adults.
3. Destruction of property.
4. Repeated non-compliance by the child with the rules and routines of Abiding Savior Lutheran Preschool and/or failure to listen to instructions by caregivers.
5. A child's behavior that is potentially harmful to themselves or others.
Our staff will work with the child by meeting with the family to prevent these behaviors by assessing what led to the behavior and teaching the child alternative and acceptable ways to express their anger or frustration documented in a written plan. If these behaviors continue, the director will implement a policy that may include but is not limited to a referral to an outside agency for assistance, a reduction in scheduled class time, and/or hiring an additional adult to "shadow" the child at an additional cost to the family. A child may be asked to leave Abiding Savior Lutheran Preschool if, after conferences with the teacher, the director, and the parents, it is determined that Abiding Savior Lutheran Preschool is not able to meet the needs of the child and/or the family while continuing to meet the needs of the other children enrolled in the school. A parent may be called from work at any time to take the child home when the child exhibits behavior harmful to him or herself or others that our staff cannot modify.
2022-2023 Parent Handbook
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Extra Curricular Activities
We offer several enrichment programs for your child. There is limited space in each class and a minimum number of participants required to offer the class.
- Amazing Athletes – This is a sports and fitness class offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30-12:15.
- Showtime Dance – This is a dance program which includes Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop and Jazz. Dance is offered Monday for Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Rivers' classes; Monday for boy's hip hop;Thursday and Fridays for all other classes from 11:30-12:15.
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Parenting Tip from Conscious Discipline
My child is acting really mean. He’s hitting and biting us, saying, “I hate you.” and spitting at people. How can I help him to stop?
The first step to understand is that all behavior, including misbehavior, is a form of communication. You must ask yourself, “What is my child trying to say with his actions? Is he saying, ‘I feel angry,’ or is he saying, ‘I want attention.’”
The second step is to quit trying to stop children’s behavior. When you attempt to stop something, you will tend to resist what is happening and rely on fear, force, coercion or manipulation. More than likely, these are the same skills your child is using to get what he wants, and you’re trying to stop him from using! Also, when we attempt to stop a child’s behavior, we end up with side effects. The first side effect, of course, is power struggles. The second is a crushed spirit (both yours and theirs). This is the same spirit they will need to say, “no” to peers and “yes” to advanced math classes. I prefer to focus on transforming behavior so the child actually learns different ways of calling for help. To do this, we must focus on what we want the child to do instead of what we want to stop. If I said to you, “Don’t think about a purple alligator,” what immediately pops into your mind? “What you focus on you get more of” is one of the major principles of Conscious Discipline, found both in my Conscious Discipline book (educators) and Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline (parents).
If you believe your child is hitting because he is angry and does not know how to express his feelings without hitting and hurting, I might say:
“Stop (hold onto his hand so he cannot hurt you). I will not let you hurt me or anyone else. When you feel angry say, ‘I feel angry.’” You must teach this skill over and over again. If your child refuses to be cooperative and willing to learn another way, then you must rebuild your relationship. The motivation to behave comes from being in relationship with one another. You know this from your own marriage… If your relationship is going well and one person asks the other, “Honey, while you’re up will you get me something from the refrigerator?” The answer is usually, “Yes.” However, if the relationship is severed and struggles have been the norm, the answer is more likely, “You have legs, get it yourself.” The same is true with children.
One more piece of information may be helpful: It is developmentally normal for stressed toddlers to bite and stressed preschoolers to hit. I do not know the age of your child. A four-year-old (or older) child who is biting could indicate potential problems. If this is the case, you may wish to seek professional guidance.
Conscious Discipline Website
Conscious Discipline and the Bible
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In Our Prayers
Thank you for your continued prayers for the loved ones connected to our center. If there is a need in your family and you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please let me know. This week we pray for:
+ Our January birthdays including Mrs. Paula Carroll, Mrs. Donna Lucas, Mrs. Laura Siegert, Mrs. Becci Lukes, Mrs. Laura Lyons, Noelle, Theo, Cash, Bryce, Peyton, Walker, Kinsley, Nakoa, and Hunter
+ Our January baptism birthdays including Nathan and Riley
+ This week we also pray for the following students: Reese, Emry, Myles, Winston, Cassidy
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Church News
Worship This Week |
-Saturday - 5:00 PM | Informal Communion Worship
-Sunday - 8:00 AM | Classic Worship
-Sunday - 10:15 AM | Praise Worship | Worship Folder
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We follow these COVID-19 protocols:
-Masks are recommended for all attendees.
- Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer when you enter the worship center.
- If you have any of the symptoms related to COVID-19 stay home and enjoy the service via live stream.
January Day by Day Newsletter for Abiding Savior
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Wednesday Morning Adult Bible Study We meet in the Gathering Grounds coffee shop each Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Please join us as we study the book of Philipians.
Go to smile.amazon.com, select Abiding Savior as your charitable organization, and amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your purchases to support Abiding Savior. Every time you log in after that, the site will remember Abiding Savior as your selected charity.
Ask your friends and family to sign up and support us!
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