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What’s Happening Around Town Answers to Questions on the Ranch
We’ve spent the week thinking about our
many blessings and giving God the praise! I’m
convinced a thankful heart in all circumstances A: We will be celebrating Thanksgiving on
is the key to a life of joy, contentment, and Wednesday with our own Harvest Party at
peace, and as we have given thanks this week, 10:00 a.m., and then we will come together
we’ve experienced just such a life! with the other kindergarten class in the after-
We wrapped up our unit on Community Help- noon for more festivities! Miss Brenner’s class
ers this week, and we are now turning our atten- will be dressing up as Indians, and we will be
tion toward studies on the history of the United dressing up as Pilgrims with costumes that we
States of America. We will be learning about will make in class. We hope to enjoy some food,
Christopher Columbus, the Mayflower, the Pil- a story, and a couple of fun activities! We
grims, and the Indians, and in the weeks to come, trust it will be a special time of celebration
we will focus on famous individuals, landforms, together!
and symbols.
We have finally come to the very end of our
introduction to the letters of the alphabet and
will be finishing up with letters P, Q, X, and Z! A: The elementary Christmas concert will be
In math, we continue to review numbers in the on Saturday, December 4th at 6:30 p.m. The
ones, teens, twenties, thirties, and forties fami- PTF Christmas Store will be open to students
lies, and we have just begun work on addition! on the 8th and 9th, so they can buy “gifts” for
It always amazes me how seamlessly God can siblings, friends, and you!
mesh less topics together, which has been the I am also excited to announce that we will
case with our community helper material on farm- be taking a trip to Sunnyview Care Center on
ers, chefs, and grocers and our science material Monday, December 13th, to sing some Christ-
on plants and animals! He even weaves our math mas carols, recite some Scripture, and give out
lessons on money and time in with it as well! Tru- Christmas cards to the residents! We are really
ly, our God is the All-Wise One and the awesome getting excited about the opportunity to serve,
Creator God! How marvelous He is to us! and the wheels in the students’ minds have
Thanksgiving week has arrived! If you plan on been turning like crazy with all sorts of ideas of
heading out early for break, please let me know things they would like to do for the residents!
so I can get everything ready for your child! It is thrilling to see them overflow with joy and
Thanks so much! love for people they have not yet met! We’ll
Miss Hult keep you posted with more details!
A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week Psalm 107:1-2a
“Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is
Monday: (Ruth 2 and Deut. 24:19-22) Boaz was good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
a successful farmer. He had much land, hired Let the redeemed of the LORD say so...”
hands and animals. He noticed a woman pick-
ing up the grain that was left over after the
harvesters had been through the field. He in-
structed the harvesters to be generous and
leave extra grain for the woman. He did not
even know that she was a potential wife. God
chose to bless the generosity of Boaz by giving
him the young, beautiful woman as his wife.
Boaz was just being generous – not expecting
anything in return for his kindness – but God Spotlighting Students and Volunteers
chose to bless Boaz with a wife. God promises
to reward generosity (Proverbs 14:21). Thanks so very much to the Crawford
Tuesday: (Mt. 20:1-16) God wants us to be con- family for providing snacks this week! My
tent with what we have rather than complain- oh my, if you could have seen us enjoying
ing and looking at how generous He has been the apples! It was quite the treat! Thanks
to others. As long as we are comparing what for your generosity in providing snacks!
we have to what others have, we will never be I also want to thank Amy Kolln, Larysa
content. Lamberti, Ruth Ann Myers, Ximena Rojas,
Wednesday: Review! and Deonne Winkle for their willingness to
provide transportation and chaperone our
field trip! It was such a blessing to have
these five ladies join us and help us enjoy
our special trip to Dahl’s and IHOP! Every-
one seemed to have a good time, and I cher-
ish the opportunity to spend time with my
students and some of their parents while
chatting and eating pancakes! Thanks for
your help! I greatly appreciate it!
Quick Glimpse Calendar
Monday, Nov. 22 - Wednesday, Nov. 24 - Introduction to letter P; Bible verse O
Wednesday, Nov. 24 - Harvest Party - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.; Chapel: Theme - Generosity
Thursday, Nov. 25 - Happy Thanksgiving! Praise God for His goodness!
Friday, Nov. 26 - Happy Thanksgiving!
