Week 10: November 8-12 - The Lord is my Shepherd
The Lord is my Shepherd
Isai playing the role of Jesus as He speaks to the Samaritan woman by the well.
Last week we were talking A LOT about sheep. The SEEDS kids saw how David was a shepherd, both for real sheep when he was a boy and also called “A Shepherd of Israel” when he was pronounced king (2 Samuel 5). The GARDEN group also saw how Jesus is the Good Shepherd and he leads his flock in and out to good pastures. This Jesus led the woman at the well to the good pasture and living water of SALVATION found in Messiah.
Well this week was all about good pastures too! We had our first field trip to Finca Pastoreo in Dorado. This was truly an amazing place, with a staff that was welcoming, generous, and full of fun facts about their animals and how they raise them. Our guide Leah and Jose Luis were great and allowed the kids to hold baby chicks, gather eggs, and even chase some pigs (one bog one escaped temporarily!) All in all it was a great week, and lots of memories were made with the families. We also made some great memories celebrating Isai and Alicia’s birthday this week
Baby chicks were SOOOOOOOOOO cute!
We have a new memory verse this week, which comes from the book of John.
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.”
THE GARDEN
This week was full of excitement. Waiting for Finca Pastoreo had everyone joyful. Having said this, this week during worship Miss Vivi taught the children about sheep and a good shepherd. Miss Vivi told the kids that this shepherd took his sheep to green pastures, fresh water and would lead them and accompany them through dark and dangerous roads. The shepherd loves each one of his sheep and would put his life at risk for them. Even if one sheep leaves the secure area and gets lost, the shepherd will leave the rest and go get that one sheep that got lost. That is how God loves us, He is our good shepherd.
In the big park this week, the children played a game that Olivia made up: “The sheep and the shepherd.” It was a hit, the kids loved it and asked to play it again another day. This week the children had fun playing with blocks and the water table. They also painted using cotton balls while learning and discovering how to mix primary colors to make secondary colors. We also had the privilege of celebrating Alicia on her 6th birthday and ate yummy donuts.
The kids chasing pigs at Finca Pastoreo
SEEDS
We began the week in Science with the presentations on three very varied animals. Kaylee shared about the Malayan Tapir, Derick about the Tarsier and Roi about the Aardvark. We then began learning about fish and their amazing characteristics. This is the first class of animals that is cold-blooded and we learned that this helps them to live in waters that are very cold. We enjoyed a video and did an experiment to show the amazing way in which God designed fish’s gills to extract oxygen from the water. We illustrated this by pouring water with coffee over a coffee filter. The coffee that was trapped at the top of the cup represented the “oxygen” that was trapped by the gills. There is no doubt that hands-on learning is the best kind of learning. We loved culminating our week with even more of this kind of learning by visiting the beautiful Finca Pastoreo.
Since we were going on a field trip, we had to stuff a lot into one day of History, but we did it! We learned about the last of the 13 colonies: Georgia. Named after King George II, today the state is known for its delicious peaches. Across the Atlantic, during colonial times, the Age of Reason was taking hold in Europe. We learned about Sir Isaac Newton and his identification of gravity. As the story goes, he saw an apple fall and wondered why it always fell in the same direction. To remember these fruity facts, we spent the Studio Time part of our day drawing still lifes of apples and oranges. The work was deliciously beautiful!!!
Supplemental Readings for SEEDS
The Last 500 Years
p. 33
pp. 24-25 The Age of New Ideas (Definitely check out the quick links!)
pp. 46-47 Changes in Farming
Guide to God’s Animals
pp. 20-21, 81
The readings above are NOT homework. They are optional readings to reinforce and review with your children the topics covered in their previous classes. If possible, make these readings cozy, comfy, fun, and an activity that the entire family can enjoy together. Kids may even just enjoy skimming these pages on their own, and looking at the pictures. A post-it or an index card will help them find this week’s sections.
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