{"id":30252,"date":"2022-06-08T16:36:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=30252"},"modified":"2022-07-23T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T19:35:05","slug":"preschool-celebrates-a-year-in-the-son-6-2-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=30252","title":{"rendered":"Preschool Celebrates a Year in the Son (6\/2\/22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Before the pandemic, our preschool year ended with a big<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=20971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebration inside the church building<\/a><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">. The sanctuary would always be packed with proud parents taking pictures of their kids. \u00a0 In 2020,such indoor meetings weren&#8217;t possible, so we took our Preschool graduation on the road and made it a <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=24555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drive-through<\/a><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> event.\u00a0 Lawn signs were planted at the students&#8217; homes and the teachers drove by, honking and waving.\u00a0 In 2021 our graduation got rained out.<span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This year was almost back to normal.\u00a0\u00a0 The only restriction is that we had to hold our graduation outdoors.\u00a0 But it was a beautiful sunny day, and the parking lot proved to be a great location for a party!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Congratulations Class of &#8217;22!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A Sound system, a keyboard, and two rows of chairs were set up on the sidewalk outside of the Fellowship Hall doors.\u00a0 And then 40 Pre-K children filled the chairs and cheered the hearts of their parents and all who gathered in the parking lot.\u00a0 The kids waved, danced, and sang songs demonstrating what they had learned during the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mission of Our Father&#8217;s House roughly divides into three areas:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Community Support<\/li>\n<li>Academic Learning<\/li>\n<li>Spiritual Nurturing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The kids sang songs which fit into those three areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Community Support&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The community of Our Fathers House consists of a school home, a town, and a country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our Father&#8217;s House is a Home; a nurturing community of friends, classmates, teachers, and fellow parents.\u00a0 The children started the program by singing songs like &#8220;Come and Go with Me to Our Father&#8217;s House.&#8221; The Pre-K program offers a full day class (called the &#8220;Busy Bees) and two half day classes (both are called the &#8220;Friendly Fish&#8221;).\u00a0 So, to celebrate their individual classes. the Busy Bees sang the &#8220;Bumblebee song&#8221; and then the Friendly Fish followed up with &#8220;I&#8217;m a Little Fishy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our community is also our country.\u00a0 The program opened with the Flag Salute and a rendition of &#8220;God Bless America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Academic Learning&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Our Father&#8217;s House is also a place to learn the basic skills that the children will need when they enter school next fall.\u00a0 The &#8220;Three R&#8217;s&#8221; form a big part of the learning experience.\u00a0 To demonstrate what they&#8217;ve learned, the kids sang songs like &#8220;The ABC Song&#8221; and &#8220;Count by 10&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Spiritual Nurturing&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The biggest part of Our Father&#8217;s House is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+7%3A24-29&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation<\/a>.\u00a0 The basis of a rich, joy-filled, purposeful life can only be found in God.\u00a0 Throughout the year, the kids study the Bible and are inspired by the loving example of their teachers and parents. They learn to build on that Foundation of Jesus&#8217; love by giving back to the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In each month of the school year, the kids participated in mission projects to help people across the globe&#8230;\u00a0 and across the street.\u00a0\u00a0 Through<a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=18184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Heifer\u00a0International<\/a> we donated farm animals.\u00a0 We collected cereal for the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pitman Food\u00a0Pantry<\/a>.\u00a0 We\u00a0 collected lemonade and change for Alex\u2019s lemonade stand, and prepackaged snack food items for the Ronald McDonald House.<\/p>\n<p>At Christmas, the kids collected shoe boxes and filled them with toys for the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=28743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Christmas\u00a0Child<\/a> project.\u00a0 They also purchased new toys for children for the Christmas Party for &#8220;Kids Who Need a Break.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At Valentine&#8217;s Day the kids made Valentine\u2019s cards for the residents of Pitman Manor.\u00a0 The Manor (also called <a href=\"https:\/\/umcommunities.org\/pitman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Methodist Communities at Pitman<\/a>) is located down the street from PUMC. For Easter, more cards were made and sent to the residents of the Manor.<\/p>\n<p>We were busy showing God&#8217;s love every month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>God calls us to love Him by loving others. The solid foundation in the Bible which they learned this year will help these children to love, serve, and grow closer to God throughout their lives.\u00a0 The songs in the program also demonstrated that life in Our Father&#8217;s House is &#8220;Under the SOn.&#8221;\u00a0 The kids sang songs such as &#8220;The B-I-B-L-E&#8221;, &#8220;I&#8217;m in the Lord&#8217;s Army,&#8221; &#8220;Kids of the Kingdom,&#8221; and &#8220;He&#8217;s Got the Whole World in His Hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few glimpses of the celebration&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='et-image-slider et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_true et_sliderauto_speed_4000 et_slidertype_images'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-image-slides'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_FBeileen-_400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3688.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"undefined\" height=\"undefined\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et-image-slider -->\n\t\t\n<p>One of the songs they sang was &#8220;He&#8217;s Got the Whole World in His Hands.&#8221;\u00a0 Below is a short video of this rendition.<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Father&#039;s House Graduates Sing &quot;He&#039;s Got the Whole World in His Hands&quot; (6\/1\/22)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fjIT7q_OJFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Party Time!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Each child was given a lawn sign to remember the event.\u00a0 After the program, the kids stood in front of their sign and their parents picked them up.\u00a0 The celebration then moved to Atkinson Park (located about a mile from the church).\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-Sign-_IMG_3661.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-30259\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-Sign-_IMG_3661-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-Sign-_IMG_3661-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-Sign-_IMG_3661-178x178.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-Sign-_IMG_3661-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the park we threw a big family picnic; the kids, their parents and their grandparents were all there.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We reserved the pavilion, and everyone brought a picnic lunch for their own family (usually sandwiches\/hoagies).\u00a0 There was plenty of room for everyone at the pavilion&#8217;s picnic tables, and kids and adults all enjoyed the time together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the meal, the two playgrounds surrounding the pavilion gave the kids a place to run around and play.\u00a0 The graduation and the picnic were a great culmination to our year!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to more &#8220;Fun Under the SOn&#8221; next year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-Mural-Come-and-Play-_IMG_0993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3759 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-Mural-Come-and-Play-_IMG_0993.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-Mural-Come-and-Play-_IMG_0993.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/OFH-Mural-Come-and-Play-_IMG_0993-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Remembering Mr. Mike<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This was the first graduation without our school&#8217;s pianist,\u00a0 Mike Murphy.\u00a0 &#8220;Mr. Mike&#8221; passed away in September of 2021. PUMC&#8217;s organist, Sue Crispin graciously filled in, but Mr. Mike will always be missed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30252 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OFHXmas18-_IMG_1601-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OFHXmas18-_IMG_1601-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OFHXmas18-_IMG_1601-178x178.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OFHXmas18-_IMG_1601-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3688-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3688-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3688-178x178.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OFHgrad22-_IMG_3688-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 18pt;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more info about our Preschool, click this button:\u00a0\u00a0 <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=117' class='small-button smallgreen'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Father&#8217;s House<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pandemic changed the way we do things, but the love and learning at Our Father&#8217;s House hasn&#8217;t changed at all.  On June 2 our Preschool held it&#8217;s annual pre-K graduation.  It was held in the parking lot, but the sunny morning and cheerful kids made for a wonderful celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23,15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evrpt","category-kids","category-go-community","category-ofh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30252"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30312,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30252\/revisions\/30312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}