What's Been Happening...
Fall Raffle
The Fall Raffle is here! Tickets are being sold Tuesday - Friday Oct. 16-25 during pick-up and drop-off in the 2nd floor lobby.
Here's what YOU could win:
- Milk + Honey Spa Package for Two ($500 value)
- Kindle Fire HD
Here's what Preschool Families could win:
- Your very own parking space at Covenant for one month (7 opportunities to win)
- A Christmas cookie decorating party for one child's class
- A special and memorable lunch for your child with his/her teacher
You get to CHOOSE which prize(s) your ticket(s) could be drawn from!!! All proceeds from this drawing go to support the operating budget of the preschool. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100... that's one whole chance to win for FREE. Each ticket goes toward ONE prize so the more tickets you buy, the more prizes you can enter to win. Or, if you KNOW what you want, you can put ALL your tickets toward that prize to increase your chances. You can show your support for our wonderful school and get an amazing prize at the same time!
- Milk + Honey Spa Package for Two ($500 value)
- Kindle Fire HD
Here's what Preschool Families could win:
- Your very own parking space at Covenant for one month (7 opportunities to win)
- A Christmas cookie decorating party for one child's class
- A special and memorable lunch for your child with his/her teacher
You get to CHOOSE which prize(s) your ticket(s) could be drawn from!!! All proceeds from this drawing go to support the operating budget of the preschool. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100... that's one whole chance to win for FREE. Each ticket goes toward ONE prize so the more tickets you buy, the more prizes you can enter to win. Or, if you KNOW what you want, you can put ALL your tickets toward that prize to increase your chances. You can show your support for our wonderful school and get an amazing prize at the same time!
Tickets
will be sold in the second floor lobby before drop off at 9am and after
pick up at 1pm, as well as at Dad's Pizza Night. Please email
covenantPAT@gmail.com with any questions, or see Roxi Tsakas, PAT
Fundraising Chair.
Hope Fest 2012
The Preschool’s Parent Advisory Team is undertaking its mission project for the year, HopeFest, which will occur on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9:30am-3:00pm at Reagan High School. The PAT is helping gather the items needed: gently used infant and children’s clothes, maternity clothes, children’s books, baby care items (bottles, crib sheets, blankets, towels) and equipment (strollers, cribs, pack and plays); no toys please.
If
you have these items, the boxes are on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the
Fellowship and Education building. They will be out until Thursday,
Oct. 25th. For more information, contact PAT President Bridgette
Stahlman at bridgette.stahlman@gmail.com. Here is the link to the
HopeFest website: http://hopefestaustin.org/Home.html where you can see
more information including volunteer sign-ups.
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Save the Date!
Fall Raffle - October 16-25 (Raffle will be drawn on the 25th)
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17 & 18 - Make and Take after Drop-Off
Thursday, Oct. 18 and Friday, Oct. 19 at 9:30am – Fire Truck Visit on campus
Thursday, Oct. 25 – Dad’s Pizza Night 6:00pm-7:30pm
Friday, Oct. 26 – Fours and Pre-K Conferences and Staff Development (School CLOSED)
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17 & 18 - Make and Take after Drop-Off
Thursday, Oct. 18 and Friday, Oct. 19 at 9:30am – Fire Truck Visit on campus
Thursday, Oct. 25 – Dad’s Pizza Night 6:00pm-7:30pm
Friday, Oct. 26 – Fours and Pre-K Conferences and Staff Development (School CLOSED)
Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 14 & 15 - Make and Take after Drop-Off
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Meet the Teacher!
Meet Covenant Presbyterian Preschool's Three's Teacher in the Elephant Room, Jennifer Carsner! This is Jennifer's first year teaching at CPP, but both of her girls have attended/attend here. Before teaching at CPP Jennifer stayed home with her girls, and before that she was a Kindergarten and First Grade teacher.
Jennifer's two girls are Lucy (7), who is a CPP alumni and is now at Casis, and Lily (5), who is currently in Ms. Lisby's Lions class.
One amazing thing you might be interested to know about Jennifer is that she used to race dirt bikes!! Her favorite food is Mexican food, and she says she could literally east chips, salsa and guacamole every day! Jennifer loves running, lifting weights, traveling and spending time outside with her family.
Jennifer's favorite cartoon character is Curious George, because she loves monkeys! She had a stuffed monkey as a child that she carried everywhere and she still has him today.
So far, Jennifer's favorite thing about working at Covenant is getting to know all of the sweet children and their families. She loves what a supportive and loving community we have!
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Bible Units
Take
some time to check out what Bible Unit your child is studying at
school... You might find great opportunities to discuss what he/she is
learning at home! We're still on the same Bible Unit as the past few weeks.
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Make and Take
We
are all LOVING the Make and Takes! The October Make and Take (still
going on... drop by tomorrow, the 18th, if you missed it today!) has
already been a huge hit! Many of CPP's moms and dads stopped by today
to trace designs such as pumpkins, ghosts, angels, boats, leaves and
many others onto foam board. Then, they cut the designs and
hole-punched the edges to prepare the crafts for their kiddos. Parents
left with colorful string and their designs in hand, ready for a great
after-school project!
If you haven't been able to check out the Make and Take, be sure to stop by next month on November 14th and 15th
to pick up the newest craft. This is such a quick and easy way to
spend time with your child, while having something new and interesting
to work on!
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Who Knew?
A leading researcher
in the field of cognitive development says when children pretend,
they’re not just being silly—they’re doing science!
Read more:
Read more:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Let-the-Children-Play-Its-Good-for-Them.html?device=ipad
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Happy Birthday to You!
Thomas
Witzel (10/7)
Miles
Windler (10/8)
Ruby
Grant (10/12)
Reese
McDavid (10/13)
Thomas
Traweek (10/13)
Angie Bird (10/21)
Marissa Galvan-Hernandez (10/23)
Jack
Roberts (10/24)
Max
Abraham (10/28)
Lucy
Clough (10/30)
Charlie
Farrar (10/30)
Leighton
Scarbrough (10/31)
Recent Birthdays We Missed!
Luke
McReynolds (9/6)
Kenner
Stahlman (9/9)
Mary Watterson (9/10)
Dylan
Stokes (9/10)
Riley
Furlong (9/11)
George
Gray (9/11)
Jennifer Carsner (9/14)
Millie
Weber (9/18)
Henry
Haegelin (9/18)
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
1st Corinthians 13 for Moms
If
my child speaks in the tongues of men or of angels, masters sign
language at six months and Spanish and Mandrin Chinese by six years, but
does not learn to love, she is only a resounding gong or a clanging
cymbal. If he has the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and
all knowledge- ABCs at a year, reading by two, writing chapter books in
Kindergarten-but does not have love, he is nothing. If I volunteer for
every mommy ministry-MOPS, AWANA, Sunday School, and if I give all I
possess to the poor (or at least bring loads of groceries to the
food bank), but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love
is patient, love is kind. It does not envy other mother's lifestyle
choices or possessions, it does not boast in the areas of my children’s
natural strengths (while covering for their faults), it is not proud of
the way my child potty trained before your child. It does not dishonor
others by insisting that my method of parenting is the best, it is not
self-seeking-hoping that you’ll notice how smart, talented or well
rounded I am raising my child to be. It is not easily angered by
perceived slights or misjudgments, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love
does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth that all of
parenting is fueled and driven by God’s grace. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love
never fails-even where I have fallen painfully short of God’s best for
my children. But where there are competitions to see whose body bounces
back best after childbirth, they will cease; where there are verbal
fights over the correct methods of discipline, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge about the best way to feed and clothe and
nurture a child, it will pass away. For we know in part and we parent
incompletely, but when they are fully grown, what we thought we knew
about raising our children will disappear. When I was a new parent, I
thought, spoke and reasoned with immaturity and without grace. As my
children grew, I asked God to give me the wisdom to put these childish
ways behind me. For now we see our children’s future as only a
reflection as in a mirror; one day we will behold their adults selves
face to face. Now I know in part; then we shall know fully, even as I am
fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Written by Katie Loveland, a public health Program Manager who lives with her husband and two adorable children in Montana.
http://www.lifewithjack.com/2012/05/1st-corinthians-13-for-moms.html
Fresh New Ideas...
Looking
for ideas on what to cook for your guests this month, or needing some
more information on how to keep your kids safe this Halloween? Check
out H.E.B.'s My Texas Life Monthly Magazine online, or pick one up the
next time you're at the store. It's a great, quick read that is
jam-packed with great ideas and information... not to mention coupons!!
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Covenant Happenings
"Trunk or Treat" October 24th
For the seventh consecutive year, Covenant Children's and Preteen Ministries hosts "Trunk or Treat Your Way through the Bible" Wednesday, October 24th, 5:30-7:00 p.m. This annual event has grown to be a real favorite. It is a wonderful way for kids to learn the Bible in a hands-on way as they go from car to car, see how each trunk has been transformed into a Bible story, hear the point of the story and receive a "treat" that reinforces the Bible point; think of Sunday school and tailgating coming together! For more information, contact Gayla Stuart at gstuart@covenant.org or 334-3042.
For the seventh consecutive year, Covenant Children's and Preteen Ministries hosts "Trunk or Treat Your Way through the Bible" Wednesday, October 24th, 5:30-7:00 p.m. This annual event has grown to be a real favorite. It is a wonderful way for kids to learn the Bible in a hands-on way as they go from car to car, see how each trunk has been transformed into a Bible story, hear the point of the story and receive a "treat" that reinforces the Bible point; think of Sunday school and tailgating coming together! For more information, contact Gayla Stuart at gstuart@covenant.org or 334-3042.
Wednesdays for Children at Covenant
On Wednesday nights from 6-7:30 children four years old through 4th
grade are invited to meet with Coach Kelly for a time of very active
games with a Biblical message. Midway through the evening the kids are
divided into age groups to explore the Bible through story time, crafts,
snacks and Bible story videos.
To reserve childcare for children three years and younger during Wednesday night activities, contact childcare@covenant.org.
Children's Choirs
Covenant offers children's choirs for children ages 4 by Sept. 1,
2012, through 6th grade. The choirs rehearse on Wednesdays from
4:30-5:30 p.m. during the school year. In addition to experiencing the
joy of music and singing, our choir members learn the importance and the
excitement of being actively involved in worship. The children sing
special music at worship services, present a Christmas program, and
perform in our annual spring musical.
- Choristers: 4th - 6th grades
- Carolers: 2nd and 3rd grades
- Sunshine Singers: 1st grade
- Praise Makers: Kindergarten
- Music Makers: Pre-Kindergarten
Questions? Contact Stacy Curtis at scurtis@covenant.org or 334-3033.
Children's Programs at 9:30 on Sundays
Covenant offers numerous learning programs for your children. At 9:30
a.m. on Sundays, kids can play games and socialize while learning about
the Bible. Refer to the menu at left for more information on these
programs.
Tot Spot
Tot Spot is loving childcare for babies three months up to two years old. It is available Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Preschool Place
Preschool Place is Sunday school for two-year-olds through
pre-kindergarten. At 9:30 a.m. on Sundays, Children enjoy an hour of
song, prayer, Bible story time and crafts. The curriculum is
activity-oriented for those energetic little ones. Tons of fun!
zone k-4
zone k-4, for kids in kindergarten through 4th grade, is
Sundays at 9:30 a.m. This elementary age Sunday School program provides
10 different learning labs for children to be immersed in the Bible. It
incorporates food, games, computers, science, art, music and
storytelling. The children are divided into groups according to grade
and gender and are led by “Shepherds” to a different lab each week. The
hands-on lesson presented at each station reflects stories being studied
throughout the year.
“Bible Bucks” are issued to students for memorizing the point of the
day, the scripture of the month, leading in prayer, etc. Those bucks can
be redeemed at our “Inspiration Store” where kids can purchase items
that reinforce what we are teaching in zone k-4. Our hour concludes with
a large gathering time where we sing songs of worship and praise. It is
truly an energizing and motivating hour for kids!
Club 56
Club 56 is a Sunday school program for 5th and 6th
graders on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Club 56 starts the hour with fun games
that introduce the Bible lesson for the day. Later in the hour students
break into groups by gender and have deeper discussion and prayer time.
Club 56 on Sunday mornings is led by Club 56 parents and our fabulous
Club 56 Interns.
Children's Programs at 11 a.m. on Sundays
Treasure Island
Children,
from four-years-old to second graders, may sail away to Treasure Island
at our 11 a.m. services. Kids begin the hour with their families in
either the 11 a.m. Traditional or the Contemporary Service. After 10-15
minutes, the kids are invited to join a member of the Children and
Preteen Ministry staff and make their way to FE 300. There, the kids
learn a Bible story and engage in activities that enhance the learning
experience. Parents should pick their kids in in FE 300 at the
conclusion of the worship service.
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