1. family and parenting
2. children

NEWSLETTER
1070 South Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 583-6400
www.letmeshine.org
DIRECTOR
Barb Ballif
Asst. Director
Holly Graham
Playschool
Lorna Burnett
Heather Gee
Stacey Khokhar
Preschool
Kristina Obermark
Amy Trevino
Pre-K
Sabrina Bell
Laura Cowan
Christina Farden
Music
Genie Murphy
Aides
Carlee Bell
Kelli Schroeter
Jeanine Simpson
Janel Trapp
Charity Yellowhair
Ministry Support
Pastor Steve Klemz
Zion Administration
Tracy Hackworth
Resident Managers
Sam & Megan Thornton
Board of Trustees
Barb Ballif
Jeanne Benns
Sarah Flannigan
Tracy Hackworth
Terry Haverkost
Pastor Steve Klemz
Peter Staks
Danalee Simon
Media
Nicole Caldwell
It’s hard to believe November is
here! I love this time of year...the
beautiful golden colors and the smell
of the crisp autumn air. Most of all,
as Thanksgiving nears, I love being
reminded of how blessed I am and what I have to be thankful for. This
Thanksgiving take time to look around and see how God has blessed you and take the opportunity to tell the special people in your life what they mean to you.
Please join the staff, children and families of Let Me Shine in singing praises of Thanksgiving
during our annual Thanksgiving Chapel Service and Potluck Feast. The service is Tuesday, November 25 at 11:30 am. Everyone is welcome to attend Chapel and invited to the delicious potluck
meal following the service. See you there!
“Come; let us sing to the Lord! Let us give a joyous shout to the rock of our salvation! Let us come before him with Thanksgiving. Let us sing him psalms of praise.”
Psalm 95:1-2 NLT
PARENT-TEACHER
CONFERENCES
November 10-14
Watch for sign-up sheets near your
child’s classroom for times to schedule
your Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Also . . . We ask your consideration in keeping your
scheduled appointment and
arriving on time. Our teacher’s time before & after school is limited,
and you may be scheduled back-to-back
with
another parent. Check out the
Book Fair while you’re waiting!!
Magic Show
November 17-18
In His Service,
Barb
Barbara Ballif, Director
Thanksgiving
Chapel & Feast
Join Let Me Shine and Zion for their annual Thanksgiving Chapel and Feast on Tuesday, November 25, at
11:30 AM. The children of Let Me Shine will be singing
in the program, and we encourage parents to invite family and friends to this fun event. Sign up sheet for the
meal are located at the classroom doors. Students and
their parents from ALL classes are encouraged to attend!
No School!!
November 26-28
for Thanksgiving Vacation.
Scholastic Book Fair November 10-14
Before & After School
Let Me Shine will once again host it’s semi-annual Scholastic Book Fair! This is an
excellent opportunity to purchase quality educational books, games, crafts, etc. for your child.
It’s also a great time to get an early start on your Christmas Shopping! Let Me Shine benefits
from your purchases by earning points towards books for the classrooms. HELPERS ARE
NEEDED!! Miss Barb will soon post a sign up sheet for those able to work at the Fair assisting
with sales. This is a good way to earn your volunteer hours!
Let Me Shine is a Preschool Ministry of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Page 1
Need a
little extra
time in the
morning?
Be sure to
take advantage of
Morning
Bunch !
Advanced notice is required!
Drop off time is anytime between
8:00 am—8:45 am. Please sign your
child in as usual on the clip board at
the sign-in table and bring him/her
down to Miss Sabrina’s Room #8. Morning Bunch
will have story time, color time and game time!
Make sure your child has breakfast before they
come! Your child will be escorted to their classroom to begin their school day at 9:00 am. You
will receive an invoice at the end of each month.
Winter Gear
checklist:
Snow Boots
Mittens
Caps
Beanies
Warm socks
Snow pants
Winter Jackets or
Coats
Closed-toed shoes
Scarves
Earmuffs
Chap stick
(why not?)
WINTER
GEAR TIME
Cold weather is coming and the
Let Me Shine Staff wants to remind you that the kids need to
bring appropriate clothing everyday for having fun this time of the year. YES, we play
outside EVERYDAY (except when it’s raining,
there is a bad air quality alert or the temperature drops below 20°). Fresh air and exercise
are always the best! Tip: Snow Boots are
needed only when there’s snow – and snow
pants are recommended when there is substantial snow. And Remember to always, always, LABEL, LABEL, LABEL your children’s
winter stuff with their name. Thanks so
much!
Let Me Shine is once again partnering with
Operation Christmas Child
to fill shoeboxes! God
uses Operation Christmas Child and the “shoebox” Christmas
gifts to touch the lives of children world-wide who are living in
dire conditions. If you would like to help, please include your
child in purchasing a small gift. Please drop off your gift donations at your child’s classroom by November 14. The children in
each classroom will help assemble the boxes. If your family would
like to fill more boxes on your own, there are instructions and
boxes located at the sign-in table. For more information about
Operation Christmas Child please visit www.samaritanspurse.org.
Thank you for your support.
Gift Ideas:
TOYS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HYGIENE ITEMS, A PERSONAL NOTE
* A monetary donation of $7.00 should be included with each box for shipping.
Fall is “Exerciting” for Preschoolers in Stretch-n-Grow!!
November–donned in feathers, we will warm‐up all our muscles as we a empted to fly like a large Bird. What kind of a bird is this? Ask your Star! We will be working on our coordina on and skipping to an old favorite “Skip to my Lou” and our upper body work out in our “sitersize” rou ne. We will learn about basic aerobic movements with fabulously fun music and will prac ce our “Star Power” in our crea ve stretches! Our wellness handouts focus on social skills like sharing and coopera‐
on with others. Win a Free T‐shirt and Water Bo le! Have your child fill in one of our weekly handouts during October and Novem‐
ber and return to your Child’s Stretch‐n‐Grow coach or post it on our Facebook page. We will enter you in a monthly drawing for “Star of the Month” to win a SNG Free T‐shirt and water bo le:) Our Facebook Page is: Stretch N Grow of Utah or at this link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stretch-NGrow-of-Utah/156497701075844?ref=br_tf
TUITION PAYMENT
INFORMATION:
(Remember to pay December’s
tuition before November 10)
At Let Me Shine, tuition is due the first of each
month (with a ten day grace period). Tuition
received after the tenth of the month will be
assessed a late fee of $20.00. Tuition is paid in
nine equal installments August-April (we pay
tuition a month in advance- your August check
was for September, etc.). Your April check will
be your last tuition payment for the year. If you
have any questions about your payments,
please see Holly in the preschool office! Remember that December tuition is due before
NOVEMBER 10th!!
Page 2
Miss Heather’s Busy Bees
Dear Parents,
Our bees are very busy in Room 1 this month. With every passing week, the kids
are talking and interacting more. Thank you to all our families for making our Halloween parties special. The kids loved having a special pumpkin hunt and "trick or
treating" around the school. In November we will focus on being thankful for all
that God gives us, especially our families and the people that love us. Parent- Teacher Conferences will be held Nov. 10-14 if you would like to meet with me. The
Book Fair will also be that week if you would like to earn volunteer hours.
In His Service,
Miss Heather
Miss Lorna’s Little Lambs
OCTOBER is now a memory of farms, Fall leaves, pumpkin
patches, and Halloween. Miss Barb cleaned & carved a pumpkin
for us while reading the Pumpkin Gospel. After, we went on a
Pumpkin Hunt and found our very own pumpkin to take home. Miss Genie also
lead us in some fun songs.
NOVEMBER will be a great ride! We are going to learn about Transportation and
celebrate Thanksgiving. Please join us on Tuesday, Nov. 25th at 11:30 A.M. for our
annual Thanksgiving Chapel & Pot Luck Lunch. Everyone is invited! A sign-up
sheet will be posted and a reminder will be sent home.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES will be held the week of Nov. 10th 14th. I will put out a sign-up sheet for this, also. I am very excited to meet with all
of you and talk about your wonderful children. Please visit the Book Fair during
that week, too.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD boxes are here so that we can start filling them
up by November 14. More information will be sent home about this.
Magic Shows
Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 17 & 18th (wear your LMS Shirts!)
Nov. 26th - 28th
HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY------Chloe!
Thank you for sharing your children with me and all the blessings that each one
brings to our class. "O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good.........."
Have a happy & Blessed Thanksgiving.
Miss Lorna
Miss Sabrina’s Blessings
Hi Parents,
We had such fun at our Harvest Parties… It was so great to
see the kids dressed up. We have been so busy learning, playing, and growing. We
talked about the letter D for dog, and dog spelled backwards is God. God is our
watchdog looking over us and watching what we are doing. We took a break from
our letters for our pumpkin hunt. We had a great time finding pumpkins around
the church yard. All the pumpkins big and small, bumpy and smooth, orange and
green they are all different and unique just like us. That concept led us into the
letter E for elephant which we talked about how we are called to “Stand Out for
Jesus” by being loving and kind. Flamingos, fruit and firemen is what we talked
about with the letter F. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful children with
me. We will be losing our friend Henry at the end of the December. They will be
moving back to Australia. Needless to say; I have room for another friend in my
class if you know of anyone who needs a preschool for their child.
Miss Chris’s Critters
Fall is my absolute favorite
time of the year! I love the
cooler temperatures, beautiful
fall colors and all the exciting
activities there are to take
part in. Miss Chris's Critters
have been busy participating in
these wonderful activities. So
far we have embarked on a
spectacular nature hike, visited a pumpkin
patch and put our creativity to the test in
the classroom making seasonal crafts. I've
enjoyed watching all my little critters exercise their minds in the class and I am very
proud of the fact that they are mastering
writing their names and the letters. Way to
go Critters! Keep up the
good work! Miss Chris
Miss Kristina’s
Ladybugs
November reminds us of how much we
are thankful for! As we count our blessings in class please remember to bring in
donations for our Operation Christmas
Child box. Now that we
have our first service learning
project under our belts
(preparing art supplies for
the 18 month old class) we are eager to
spread the love of Jesus beyond the school
walls. Within our classroom the learning
continues. Last month we were entomologists and pumpkin specialists. This month
we will become marine biologists and
chefs! Parent-teacher conferences will be
the week of November 10th; please look
for the sign-up sheet outside the classroom. We will end the month by celebrating Thanksgiving with our families at the
school feast.
Miss Kristina
“Love does no wrong to a
neighbor; therefore love is the
fulfillment of the
law." Romans 13:10
Blessings,
Miss Sabrina
Page 3
For our Let me Shine
Students celebrating
their big day this
month of
November
Happy
Birthday!
to:
Matilda Moore
Scout Gibson
Asher Johnson
Huck Spencer
Carson Bushrow
William Campagna
Jonathan Evans
Christopher Petrogeorge
Zoe Rankin
Chloe Merritt
Ivy Bateman
Bruno Sachse
Miss Amy’s Little Monkeys
I love your children!!! They are so precious and I am truly blessed to
be a part of their lives. Friendships are blossoming and kiddos become
very concerned if one of their friends is not at school.
Where does milk come from? Well, we milked the cow...made some butter...even
set up our own grocery store. The children had a great time stocking the shelves,
shopping and running the register. Once our store closed we ventured outside for
a nature walk and took a good look at the beauty God has given us. We also put on
our play about baby Moses. The kids took turns playing the mother, king and princess;
they
loved
being
part
of
the
story!
We ended the month celebrating Harvest Time and studying gourds and pumpkins.
Each one is different and has something special inside and out...just like us!
A special thank you to all of the parents, who helped out this month with cutting,
our nature walk and Harvest Parties. I appreciate your help so very much and the
kids love having you take part in our day
In His Grace,
Miss Amy
Miss Stacy’s Safari
Sweet Lord Jesus,
For little hands and little voices, I thank you.
For tender hearts and twinkling eyes, I give you thanks,
For anxious and willing learners and for those who push the limits of all that I am
and make me what I could never be otherwise, I bless your Holy Name. Your precious little ones have made me great, for it is through them that I encounter the
heart of God.
This month of Thanksgiving, let us all reflect on how very much good surrounds us
all. I am especially grateful for the wonderful families and children who are in my life
this year. Our classes are becoming like little families, and we are growing in trust
and friendship. I smile as I think of your precious children. They are just such fun!
Special Birthday wishes to Christopher, Zoe, and Jonathan!!! They are all turning 3
yrs. old this month!
Please take note of the following dates;
Nov. 10-14 Parent-Teacher Conferences/Scholastic Book Fair
Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving Break
Love,
Miss Stacey
Mrs. Cowan’s Calves
During a recent elder bug incursion, one little boy, couched in
a corner of the play yard, filled his pockets with crawly creatures. He moved quickly, not wanting to be seen aiding and abetting the invaders. When the bell rang, he lined up, eyes straight ahead, one hand protectively
covering his pants pocket. I whispered, "Do you have a plan for all those bugs?” He
eyed me cautiously before answering. “Well, yes- to give them a better
home.” Thank you Gus, for giving us a great example of a spiritual truth: One reason Jesus came was to give us critters a better home.
Highlights Past: Hunting for signs of Fall, Frog life cycles; comparisons: frogs and toads, turtles and tortoises (ask your child to tell you the differences).
Letters and numbers, songs and Bible truths.
November 2014
Highlights Future: ALL THINGS Apples and Pumpkins; and…A Native American
Village
Mrs. Cowan
Page 4