Dear friends and family, I know I haven’t sent an update in a while, but we have been incredibly busy since opening the community arts center in April. It has been a wonderful success and blessing to the neighborhood. Thank you so much for making this space possible! So far, over 200 children have participated in our weekly art classes! I love using the art activities as a metaphor to talk about God’s love, and I make it a point to leave my students with a question they can

Happy February! Love is in the air here at Sonshine Patch Preschool. During this month, we saw classes celebrate by making and sharing Valentines. We spent time learning and talking about God's great love for us, how we can show Him love, and how we can show love to others. Festivities included quite a bit of hearts and cookies as well. I stand in continued awe as I get to see firsthand the many riches of Christ's love fill these sweet halls. Every day, our darling children e

Samrat Kodavatikanti, son of Joseph Kodavatikanti (K Joseph), regularly sends me pictures and messages and I recently asked him for a...

As we are greeted by lovely cool weather, I'm delighted to share that we are one month into our school year. September has been full of teachers and students settling into classes and routines. The halls are bursting with life and love. Even with the most fun and best program around, some children still have a hard time at the beginning feeling comfortable in a new environment. I'm incredibly proud of each of our staff for their flexibility and compassion to help support chil

Hello, beloved church family. I hope you have been enjoying another glorious Colorado summer! Over here at Sonshine Patch Preschool, things have been pretty quiet once we fixed the sidewalk, removed a dead tree, and waxed the floors. Now that that's all taken care of we are starting to get everything and everyone else ready for a new school year! Teachers will be returning to work next week for meetings, orientation, and professional development. Over several days, classrooms

How do you put a whole year into a few words? "It was wonderful" just doesn't seem to cut it. But it must be said - teachers, children, and their families really did have a wonderful year!! It's not hard to think back and recall with fondness so many special and rewarding things. We had a huge group of children attend preschool across five classrooms, each one unique as a snowflake. Our Sonshine staff skillfully and lovingly met each kiddo where he or she was and provided suc

We are so thankful to be able to celebrate this special time with our Sonshine Family. During Holy Week in March, we had an Easter event affectionately called the Journey of Jesus. This event saw many families and FPC members volunteer to host different learning stations for our students. Stations were set up throughout the church and B.O.B. as groups of children rotated through. Each group walked through stories, crafts, games, and activities, all telling about the life of J

During the month of February we have had many lessons and activities focusing on love! And what a fun and joyous topic for us all. Some specific points that our students at Sonshine Patch Preschool have been learning are how big, how special, and how important God's love is. We continued on with then learning how we can each love the Lord and those around us. This can be a hard thing for little minds to grasp, but as we look to 1 John 4:19, " We love because He first loved us

January certainly seems to have brought the cold and snow this season and our playground has become a winter wonderland. The children have been bundled up as they play in and explore the icy outdoors. Inside, lessons and activities are centered around snow, snowflakes, and ice. As we begin the year, it's clear there is a calm and settled feeling in our halls and rooms. While all of the fall and end-of-the-year holidays are fun and special, filled with exciting activities, we

"Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light. The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight". These precious and familiar words were sung as Sonshine Patch Preschool friends and family gathered to light our huge Christmas Tree. During the past weeks everyone has been learning and growing so well as we prepare to celebrate the miracle of Christmas, the birth of our Jesus, God with us. After a special Thanksgiving feast with staff, students, and famili

During this season we have spent time enjoying the crisp, cool outdoors and learning about apples, seeds, and pumpkins.