Liberty Eagle’s Nest

November—December 2015

Liberty Eagle’s Nest Vol 21

November-December 2015

Give Thanks!

Have you ever watched young children when they receive gifts? Their eyes light up and they say thank you and rush off to sit down and open the gift. When they have opened it, they will run up and give a hug and say thank you again.

We learn as we grow up and become adults to be thankful. But are we always thankful? Sometimes when times are tough or we have a bad day it is had to be thankful.

Even in my own family, my son will tell us that he is thankful for his wife, his job, and a roof over his head. Yet when he lost his job that turned into, “what is there to be thankful for?”

Has this happened in your life? Finding the posi-

tive things or times in our lives even when times are

bad helps us to stay thankful. To teach children to think

about what they are thankful for I like to do a thanksgiv-

ing craft where my students make a turkey and write

what they are thankful for on the feathers. Then they

take it home to discuss with their parents.

What are you thankful for?

School/Daycare and Church Calendar

Nov/Dec 2015

Giving thanks to you for your support in and sharing your time during our fundraisers and luncheon.

November 26th—27th Thanksgiving Break 30th LBCSD reopens December 16th School wide Christmas Party 18th Christmas Program (6:30 pm— 8 pm) 19th LBC presentation of Live Nativity 21st-25th Christm as Break (center closed) 28th School/Daycare reopens 31st New Year’s Eve Early Dismissal @ 12:00 pm (No Lunch but a snack will be served) January

1st Closed for New Years Day

4th LBCSD reopens

Teacher and Staff Birthdays

November

5th L. Cummins

7th S. King

9th D. Hawk

21st H. Mathews

C. Myrick December

12th C. Copeland

28th B. Bagwell

Parenting by Design

Parenting by Design states they are a “faith-based” offering parenting

series that compare current parenting paradigms to be the ageless part-

ing principles in the Bible.

Soft words and firm actions

Prov. 10:19: Where words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise (NIV).

When our kids face challenges or make mistakes, we may respond with nagging, reminders, or lectures. But words often fail to produce the desired result and we end up having to repeat ourselves the very next day! As frustration increases, the volume of our voice often increases as well and we can find ourselves resorting to sarcastic and belittling remarks. When we use our words to motivate, kids can become resentful and tune us out. To get their attention, we may end up saying things we later regret. Unintentionally, the implied message we might be sending is that they are incompetent and unable to handle their own responsibilities. If you find yourself talking more and your kids listening less, consider letting the consequences teach the lessons. When your child forgets his lunch, let hunger motivate him to remember it next time. If your child is disrespectful, calmly and empathetically restrict her privileges. Believe it or not, it is a more effective and respectful way to train our kids. Let your words be soft and your consequences firm and watch your children grow.

Join us in welcoming our newest staff members!

They are:

Lois Cummins-After School Program

Porsha Pauline Walker - Assistant Teacher

DyeSheka Hawk –Assistant Teacher

Lizzie Boykins—Assistant Teacher

Liberty Eagle’s Nest

November—December 2015

Happy Birthday to You!

November

1st Christopher Torres 4th Ka’Lynn Mitchell 7th Quinton Cruze 9th Evelyn Brothers 11th Wesley Payne 16th Kearstin Russell 24th Lauren Lewis 27th Landon Russell

December 6th Jordan Parrish 7th Javyn Rowell SaNiyah Scoggins 13th Joseph Simmons 15th Omari Franklin Mila Sherman 19th Jonathan Winters 28th Amari Faulk

Why We Are Here . . .

First our primary goal is to join you in establishing a faith foundation for your little ones. Secondly, we are delighted to be part of your parental team to assist with character building. Finally, early investment in their lives prepares

them for what is ahead in their future.

The Early Childhood Development Commission shares the following

highlights concerning early investments:

-The foundation of many skills for future jobs are established in the earliest years.

-The brains of young children develop 700 synapses— neural connections that

support learning and skills—every second.

-By age 3, the brain of a child has reached more than 85% of its adult weight;

however, [ the brain is not fully developed until at least the age of 21]

-Difficulties exist for children who start kindergarten 18 months behind their

peers.

We believe your children are precious blessings to society, and we are

grateful to you for choosing our school and daycare.

Give Thanks!

In the book of Psalms, we are told to “Give

thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love en-

dures forever.” This phrase is used in three dif-

ferent psalms; Psalms 107:1, Psalms 118:1, 29,

and Psalms 136. We can infer from this that it is

important for us to give thanks to the Lord.

Psalms 136:1-3 states: “1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he

is good. His Love endures forever. 2. Give thanks to the

God of gods. His love endures forever. 3. Give thanks to

the Lord of lords. His love endures forever.” The rest of

the chapter gives examples of why we are to give thanks

and that God’s love endures forever. The more that we

focus on God the easier it is to give thanks in all things.

His love is all we need to get through tough times and

good times alike.

We are reminded in I Thessalonians 5:18 to “give thanks

in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ

Jesus.” Whether we are going through family issues, loss

of a job, loss of a roof over our heads, or we are in a good

place in our lives we are to give thanks to God. Remem-

ber that God loves you and he will always be there for

you!

We encourage you to allow Jesus Christ to build a firm founda-tion in your life. To accomplish this consider our ABCs of sal-

vation.

*A—Admit in your heart that you have sinned and come short

of the glory of God ~Romans 3:23

*B—Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shall be

saved! ~Acts 16:31

*C—Confess your sins and He will be faithful and just to for-

give you of your sins . . .1John1:9.

Please let us know if you have accepted Jesus as your per-sonal Savior. We will rejoice with you and provide you with information to start your journey with Him.

~H. Matthews—Director

The school age children went Jamestown.

Ms. Bagwell

“preaching” to

the students.

Oh, how our garden grows! Miss Rachel and Mrs. Sarah are our re-source teachers. Our garden is a result of partnering with the Suffolk Partnership Preschool Gardens We are one of the two successful preschool gardens in the area. We have harvested lettuce and our aftercare students en-joyed a snack. A sweet potato is in the mix as well. Cur-rently we are caring for collards, cilantro, dill, kale, and mustard greens. Finally we hope your little ones enjoy watching the growth of their spinach plant.