Pitts Baptist Church Preschool & Children’s Newsletter Visit us at www.pbcweb.org/children Vol. 10, Issue 3
Are you ready to be full throttle for God? Mark Please visit the webpage (www.pbcweb.org/children) to download the Parent & Child Dedication Information your calendars now for an incredible week of Packet. A participation form must be returned to the race-themed VBS! Preschool Ministry office by April 10 to be a part of this special day. Sunday, July 10—Friday, July 15
Other important VBS dates:
VBS Kick-Off Wear your 2010 VBS T-shirt to Service Sunday, April 3
VBS Team Training
Sunday, May 15 Noon—2 p.m.
Practice Schedule
Friday, March 4—6:30 PM until 8:00 PM Friday, March 11—6:30 PM until 8:00 PM
T&T Games @ Northside on Saturday, March 12 9 AM Girls Team 11 AM Boys Team 1 PM Co-ed Team
Sparks-a-rama @ Central Baptist on Saturday, March 19 Registration and information is available in Time TBD the sanctuary lobby. Don’t forget to ask about the $50 coupon available to families!
Families who choose to pay by installment for camp should submit the next $50 Joy Jammers payment to Jennifer by Sunday, March 27. (Three years—Kindergarten) meet in the Preschool Building Please remember that all camp balances should be paid in full by Sunday, May 22. Harmonic Hearts
http://www2.lifeway.com/centrikid/ (First—Fifth Grades) index.php/about-us/ meet in the CORE Activity Room
Week Sound Lesson Team Assistants / Host
March 6 Darren Nixon Jennifer Brayley Gloria Thurman
March 13 Byron Ford Dee Dee Ford Tammy Redmond
Amy Hornbeak & March 20 Scott Hornbeak Clinnie Biggs George and Christine Anderson
Lorie Kimes & March 27 Chris Brayley Hannah Arrowood Tina Pepper If you are unable to meet with your class, please trade with another team member on the schedule and then notify Christina Brown. w: 704-786-1953 c: 910-334-0679 or [email protected]
Sunday Nursery 10:15 AM Preschool Worship 10:30 AM Infants Brandy Best & Rowena Stype Twos Cory & Denise Sane and Teresa Werme Crawlers Amy Borras & NEED Threes 1 Jeff & Karen Waters Ones Richard & Martha Walkup Threes 2 Carlton & Karen Holbert
March 6 March Sunday Nursery 5:45 PM Fours 1 Dan & Denise Estes Rod & Cathy Teat Fours 2 Thomas & April Reebel Sunday Nursery 10:15 AM Preschool Worship 10:30 AM Infants Brandy Best & Rowena Stype Twos Jason & Becky Shanks and Heather Walker Crawlers Amy Borras & NEED Threes 1 Dustin & Andrea Keith Ones Michael & Alisia Hall Threes 2 Randy & Jennifer Erpelding
March 13 March Sunday Nursery 5:45 PM Fours 1 NEED TEAM MEMBERS NEED TEAM MEMBERS Fours 2 Jeff & Traci Ashbaugh
Sunday Nursery 10:15 AM Preschool Worship 10:30 AM Infants Brandy Best & Rowena Stype Twos Rick & Tammy Calkins and Jori Watts Crawlers Amy Borras & NEED Threes 1 Bert & Joanna Loftis
Ones Jennie Phillips & Christy Starcher Threes 2 Lewis & Barbara Oot
March 20 March Sunday Nursery 5:45 PM Fours 1 Steven & Amanda Decker
David & Amber Gourley Fours 2 Travis & Jill Rogers Sunday Nursery 10:15 AM Preschool Worship 10:30 AM Infants Brandy Best & Rowena Stype Twos Patrick & Sheri Waddell and Natalia Caggiano
Crawlers Amy Borras & NEED Threes 1 Jeff & Kim Grove Ones Tony & Sharon Cockerham Threes 2 Evan & Suzanne Arno
March 27 March Sunday Nursery 5:45 PM Fours 1 Chris & Gina Stonestreet
NEED TEAM MEMBERS Fours 2 Steve & Traci Sweetser March 2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 T&T Store Night Games Practice 6:30—8 PM CORE
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 T&T Games Baptism Sunday Games Practice @ Northside 6:30—8 PM CORE 9 AM Girls 11 AM Boys 1 PM Co-Ed
13 1 PM VBS Mtg 14 15 16 17 18 19 Green Night Sparks Games Central Baptist
St. Patrick’s Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 TVR Family Camp
27 28 29 30 31 Crazy Sock Night
02 - Lilly Ring 23 - Jessica Kimes Grace Prillaman 09 - Abigail Keith 26 - Luke Best Braden Teat
28 - John Christian Brayley 17 - Sarah Myers
20 - Sarah Edwards 29 - Melissa Ford Austin Walker
22 - Lindsey Isenhour Carley Suggs March 2011
Help Kids Use Positive Language
As the Bible describes in James 3, the tongue may be small, but it Ask God: can do an awful lot of damage. Unfortunately, name-calling, cursing, bickering, whining, and putdowns find their way into most 1. To help you and your kids use homes. Yet our words also have the power to heal, mend rifts, positive, God-pleasing words. encourage other people, and praise God. Proverbs 25:11 (NIV) compares well-chosen and well-timed words to “apples of gold in 2. To guard your tongue from settings of silver.” temptations to curse or use his name in vain. This month’s newsletter explores ways to get your children talking in positive, God-pleasing ways. Use these tips to get started: 3. To help your family members use words that uplift one Walk the walk, talk the talk. Kids are another. listening, so watch your own language and model appropriate talk—even when you think Parenting Insights little ears aren’t listening. These guidelines from Children’s Teach children how to apologize. Hurtful Ministry Magazine describe how words can’t be “unsaid,” but people can offer profanity affects children: heartfelt apologies and change their ways. Offer examples of how to say sorry, and remember to Ages 2 to 5 seek children’s forgiveness when you mess up. Preschoolers simply repeat what they hear, so try to limit media Listen up! Proverbs 10:19 contains valuable advice that often exposure. Don’t react to foul goes unheeded: “Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.” Help language with shock or anger; children understand the importance of stopping to think before you calmly explain that those words speak. When in doubt, it’s always better to seal your lips rather than hurt people’s feelings. say something you may regret. Ages 6 to 9 Praise God throughout the day. Talk frequently about how Explain that words are “bad” when good God is and thank him for his many blessings. Share favorite they’re used to hurt others. Also Bible passages, pray with one another, and brainstorm ways you explain that misusing God’s name can serve God and other people. When we focus on God and good is disrespectful. Tell children we words, our mouths and lives will bear good fruit. can use God’s name to praise him or pray to him. Say What?! Ages 10 to 12 The use of profanity among young children is on the rise, according Preteens use profanity to get a to researcher Timothy Jay. Kids no longer learn curse words from reaction from adults and to peers at school; instead, they hear them at home. Nearly two- impress friends. Let them know thirds of surveyed adults said that despite prohibiting their children that obscene language and from swearing at home, they break their own rules regularly. This gestures aren’t acceptable, and double standard confuses and irritates kids, most of whom say teach them discernment to censor they’re frightened when their parents curse. their own language. (www.livescience.com , www.findarticles.com ) “Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.” Ephesians 4:29
Words are powerful. God tells Explore children’s thoughts about words by asking these us to use language to build discussion questions: people up, not tear them down. 1. Why are words so powerful? How does it feel to know that you Teachable Moments can help or hurt someone just by what you say?
1. “Cheer”ful Words—As a 2. What do our words say about us? What do they say about God or family, come up with catchy our relationship with him? cheers for praising God. Also create a personalized, 3. Why can it be so hard to tame our tongue? How can we help each encouraging cheer for each other remember to use positive, kind language? family member. 4. What words best describe how you feel about God, and why? 2. It’s All in the Delivery— When speaking, watch your tone and delivery. Say some words short, or staccato, Family Experience: What’s the Word? and draw out others. You can also vary the volume. Use these devotional ideas to get your family talking about These changes will keep language—and how we use it. your words interesting to children and just plain fun. Picture This—Use word pictures to verbally illustrate Bible truths. For example, discuss the 3. Sign Up—Children love to importance of having clean thoughts and using learn sign language, so use clean words, based on 2 Corinthians 10:5 motions to reinforce Bible (NIV): “We take captive every thought to make lessons. Check out a library it obedient to Christ.” Talk about a lasso and book or video about sign how it’s used. Give each family member a language. Learn how to sign small piece of rope and let them tie a lasso. phrases such as “Jesus loves Then discuss what it would be like to “lasso” a me” or “Jesus is our healer.” bad thought or word.
Speak Up!—Emphasize that God wants us to communicate and work together—even when we all seem to be speaking different languages. You’ll need a bunch of toilet paper rolls, clear cellophane tape, and a slip of paper for each family member with one of these directions written on it: “Say the opposite of what you mean,” “Remain silent and use no body language,” “Gesture with your hands,” “Ask questions,” and “Talk in baby talk.” Have each person take a slip and keep the directions secret. Say: “You have to build a tower as high as you can in three minutes. You’re allowed to 4. Out-of-This-World communicate only the way your slip of paper instructs.” Afterward, Names—Help children come ask: “How did it feel to communicate this way? Have you ever felt like up with creative names for that in our family? Explain.” Read aloud Genesis 11:1-9. Ask: “Why God that describe what he’s do you think God confused the people’s languages?” Say: “God done for us, such as heart- doesn’t want us to rebel like the people in our story. He wants us to fixer-upper, happily-dappily- communicate well with our family members and work together.” loveful, sunny-joy-rageous. Close in prayer, asking God to help you all speak in kind, helpful ways. This page is designed to help educate parents and isn’t meant to endorse any movie, music, or product. Our prayer is that you’ll make informed decisions about what your children watch, listen to, and wear.
What’s Playing at the Movies What’s happening right Movie: Rango (March 4) now that may affect your Genre: Animated comedy children and family: Rating: G
Cast: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin • Young stutterers are Synopsis: In this computer-animated film from encouraged by the film Industrial Light & Magic, Rango, a pet chameleon, ends The King’s Speech . “I’m up in the Old West town of Dirt. He tries to be the “good not stupid,” says an 11 guy” hero, although his predecessors have fallen short. year old who’s stuttered Discussion Questions: How successful are you at being “good”? What since preschool. gets in the way of your best efforts to follow rules and set a good (AP) example? Read aloud Romans 7:19-20. Why can’t we be perfect? How does it feel knowing that Jesus was perfect and died in our place? • The popularity of cell-
phone cameras has hospitals re-evaluating What Music Is Releasing delivery-room rules. Some expectant parents Artist: Francesca Battistelli are fighting restrictions Album: Hundred More Years via online petition. Artist Info: The 25-year-old singer-songwriter grew up in a musical family in New York City. Her soulful pop sound includes traces of jazz and R&B. Battistelli is married to percussionist Matthew Goodwin, and the couple became parents last fall. Summary: In this follow-up to her major-label debut My Paper Heart, Battistelli explores friendship, family, and God’s faithfulness. In “This Is the Stuff,” she explores life’s craziness and frustrations. “In the middle of my little mess,” Battistelli sings, “I forget (New York Times) how big I’m blessed.” ______Discussion Questions: When does your life feel crazy or messy? What can make you forget about God and how much he loves you? Read aloud John 1:16. What are some ways God has blessed you? How Quick Stats can you use those blessings to bless other people? • One in seven new
marriages is between What Games Are Out spouses of different races or ethnicities. Rating (Pew Research Center) Title Content & Platform • Nearly one in 10 kids who In this popular puzzle game, players launch E; PlayStation 3, plays video games is at birds, via slingshot, at pigs. It’s spreading to phone app, Windows, Angry Birds risk of addiction. more formats and merchandise, with a pos- Mac (soon coming to (Pediatrics) sible TV series or movie down the road. Wii and more)
Users practice their spelling words while • A study saying working Scripps Spelling increasing their vocabularies. A dictionary parents have 90 minutes E; Nintendo DS Bee offers definitions and pronunciations. of free time a day is news
to many stressed-out Players compete in skill games in 14 differ- PokePark Wii: Pi- ent levels. Also contains an in-game econ- folks. Author Susan E; Wii kachu’s Adventure omy based on berries that players can “cash Bartell suggests using in.” kids’ activities for down time and social time.
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Children’s Weekly Service Schedule Sunday Morning 9:00 am—10:15 am • Sunday School for ages 6 wks—Preschoolers in the Preschool Building • Sunday School for Kindergarten—5th grades in the ROCK Children’s Wing
10:30 am—11:45 am • Nursery (Six weeks—One year) in the Preschool Building • Preschool Worship (Two year olds—Pre K) in the Preschool Building • Children’s Chapel Worship (Kindergarten—Fifth Grades) in the Chapel
Sunday Evening 6:00 pm—7:15 pm • Nursery (Six weeks—Two years) • Joy Jammers Choir (Three years by 8/31/2010—Kindergarten) • Harmonic Hearts Choir (First—Fifth Grades)
Wednesday Evening 6:15 pm—8:00 pm • Nursery (Six weeks—Two years) • AWANA (Two years by 8/31/2010 —Sixth Grades)
Jennifer Brayley, Children’s Director [email protected] Phone: 704-786-1953 Christina Brown, Preschool Director [email protected] Fax: 704-782-3096