Lent at the Elementary K-3 Campus
Every year for Lent, we all begin to think of what we are going to give up. This year, at the Elementary K-3 Campus we will be focusing on what we can give to help fill other people's "bucket".
The students have been reading the book, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? in their classrooms. They have learned about bucket fillers and bucket dippers.
"Bucket fillers" are those who help without being asked, do kind things for others, give hugs and compliments, and generally spread their love and good feelings to others. The simple metaphor of a bucket helps children understand the importance of consideration and love, particularly towards those who bully.
"Bucket dippers" rob us of happy feelings by refusing to help with a task or by saying or doing mean things.
Each time students do something at school to "fill" someone's bucket, the teacher will put a candy heart into a small bucket in their classroom. Each time a classroom fills their entire bucket, they get to place a paper bucket on a graph in the cafeteria. We are looking forward to seeing how many buckets of kindness and love we can fill before Easter! This is our gift to Jesus to thank Him for filling our lives with hope by his sacrificial death on the cross.
Along with our Filling Buckets Theme for Lent, we will also begin each morning with a short meditation over the PA retelling the story of Jesus' journey to the cross. We will place a picture in the hall, just outside of the office, each day to remind children of the mediation for that day.
Each classroom will also go to the church every week for the Stations of the Cross, and teacher's will have different activities and lessons to teach children about the meaning of Lent and how it prepares us for the great celebration of Easter and Jesus' resurrection.
We pray that during this Lenten season you and your family will grow in your faith and in your love of Jesus and what He did for all of us!!
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14
The students have been reading the book, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? in their classrooms. They have learned about bucket fillers and bucket dippers.
"Bucket fillers" are those who help without being asked, do kind things for others, give hugs and compliments, and generally spread their love and good feelings to others. The simple metaphor of a bucket helps children understand the importance of consideration and love, particularly towards those who bully.
"Bucket dippers" rob us of happy feelings by refusing to help with a task or by saying or doing mean things.
Each time students do something at school to "fill" someone's bucket, the teacher will put a candy heart into a small bucket in their classroom. Each time a classroom fills their entire bucket, they get to place a paper bucket on a graph in the cafeteria. We are looking forward to seeing how many buckets of kindness and love we can fill before Easter! This is our gift to Jesus to thank Him for filling our lives with hope by his sacrificial death on the cross.
Along with our Filling Buckets Theme for Lent, we will also begin each morning with a short meditation over the PA retelling the story of Jesus' journey to the cross. We will place a picture in the hall, just outside of the office, each day to remind children of the mediation for that day.
Each classroom will also go to the church every week for the Stations of the Cross, and teacher's will have different activities and lessons to teach children about the meaning of Lent and how it prepares us for the great celebration of Easter and Jesus' resurrection.
We pray that during this Lenten season you and your family will grow in your faith and in your love of Jesus and what He did for all of us!!
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14
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