Lost Sheep Petting Zoo

Everyone here was so excited about the petting zoo that came this passed Thursday!  We're finishing up our Young Author's - Stories of God's Word theme this week and one of the parables we've studied during this summer theme was the parable of the Lost Sheep.  It was great to see how the children learned about the story and then related it to something that was special to them.  In the parable Jesus tells us a story about a shepherd who will leave his heard of 99 sheep to find his one lost sheep. And when the sheep is found the shepherd rejoices and calls all of his neighbors around to tell them the good news!

The petting zoo was a treat for the children to see up close and personal how special some animals can be to us. They learned that if one animal can be special, think just how special THEY are!  It was so much fun and we can't wait to do it again next year!

Music is the coolest!

This afternoon we had a special surprise classical music guest... we wanted to keep it top secret but now we'll spill the beans.... it was.. Mrs. Kati!!

Who would have known your super director is also gifted in Piano & Clarinet!?  The kids were astounded and excited as Mrs. Kati showed them how to make beautiful music with an instrument.

Who knows, maybe we've inspired some future composers or musicians here at Holly Tree!  If so, feel free to come back as our special guest one day :)

I'm a Rock Star!

Yesterday we dressed like Rock Star's in honor of our Mini Maestros summer theme!  Although lots of the prop guitars and cool vests came off in the early morning some of our kids continued to rock it throughout the afternoon to their favorite praise and worship songs!

Rock and Roll is a tough job :)

Publix Last Supper

On Friday we had a fun and tasty visit from our friends at Publix!  We talked about different foods that they may have served at the last supper, and what kinds of healthy foods we can put into our bodies to give us energy and strength!  We got lots of goodies from the Publix Preschool Pal club and can't wait to see them again!  Thank you to all our friends at Publix for the great visit!