Faith Lutheran Preschool, Godfrey

Calling all families with children! Our midweek program will be starting up again for the new school year next week on Wednesday, September 6th.
Midweek activities are offered every Wednesday from 5:30-7:00 p.m. All children between 3rd and 6th grades are welcome and encouraged to attend! Confirmation classes are offered for children in 7th and 8th grades as well.
These midweek programs provide the opportunity for young people to deepen their understanding of the Christian faith.
For more information on these programs, please call 618-466-3833, ext. 200.

Join us tonight for the first night of VBS! You can register your children at the door, we would love to have you join us. 🌊🕊️✝️

VBS begins tonight! This year's Vacation Bible School, "God’s Living Water” will be Sunday, July 9 through Thursday, July 13 from 5:45-8:00 p.m. All children entering pre-K 3 (toilet trained) through 6th grade are welcome to attend.
At God’s Living Water VBS, we’ll learn about Jesus, our Savior, through five Bible stories, meet new friends, do fun activities, sing great songs, make crafts, play games, eat snacks, and more!
To register your child, download a form from http://www.flcgodfrey.org/what-s-happening and bring with you tonight.

We are 2️⃣ weeks away from VBS. Join us for fun and fellowship learning about Jesus! 🕊️🌊✝️

VBS Begins in two weeks! This year's Vacation Bible School, "God’s Living Water” will be Sunday, July 9 through Thursday, July 13 from 5:45-8:00 p.m. All children entering pre-k 3 (toilet trained) through 6th grade are welcome to attend!

To register your child, please complete the registration form located on the tables by each entrance to the church, download a form from http://www.flcgodfrey.org/what-s-happening, or call the church office at 618-466-3833, ext. 200.

Join us for VBS! 🕊️🌊

Mark your calendars! VBS begins in one month! This year's Vacation Bible School, "God’s Living Water” will be Sunday, July 9 through Thursday, July 13 from 5:45-8:00 p.m. All children entering pre-k 3 (toilet trained) through 6th grade are welcome to attend!
To register your child, please complete the registration form located on the tables by each entrance to the church, download a form from http://www.flcgodfrey.org/what-s-happening, or call the church office at 618-466-3833, ext. 200.

Part-Time Preschool Teacher

Faith Lutheran Preschool is looking for a part-time preschool teacher
for its four-year-old class for the 2023-2024 school year.

General Description:
The preschool teacher is responsible for carrying out the preschool program under the direction of the preschool director. The position is part-time. (15 hours a week)

General Requirements:
● Strong Christian
Preferred Attributes:
● Early Childhood/teaching certificate (Not required)
● Lutheran background
Educational Requirements:
Must meet one of the following requirements:
1. Sixty semester (or 90 quarter) hours of credit from an accredited college or university with six semester (or nine quarter) hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six;
OR
2. One year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center and 30 semester (or 45 quarter) hours of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester (or nine quarter) hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six;


Please send or deliver
● Resume
● Transcripts
● Three letters of recommendation

to the following address:
Preschool Board
Faith Lutheran Church and Preschool
6809 Godfrey Road
Godfrey, IL 62035

Please contact the church office for additional information regarding this position at 618-466-3833, ext. 200 or email [email protected]. A board member will contact qualified applicants after credential submission.

Faith Lutheran Preschool, Godfrey Faith Lutheran Preschool is a great place for preschoolers to grow and develop socially, emotionally

Congratulations to the 2022 Faith Lutheran Preschool graduates: Jackson, Cooper, Cora, Nolan, Eilah, Aubrielle and Leo!

We pray for God's guidance and blessings as you continue to grow intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially, and especially spiritually in kindergarten and beyond! We will miss you!

Check out some highlights from last week!

3 & 4 year olds-
*Enjoying a field trip to the park🛝

*Having fun at Fitness and Fun 🤸‍♂️

Check out some highlights from last week!

4-year-olds-
*Crafting coral reef art 🐙

*Crafting Mother’s Day gifts 💐

3-year-olds-

*Crafting bean art 🫘

*Cooking a special snack 😋

Check out some highlights from this week!

4-year-olds-

*Reading “Wonderful Worms” 🪱

*Conducting a gummy worm science experiment

*Crafting bean art 🫘

3-year-olds-

*Crafting ladybugs 🐞

*Planting sunflower seeds 🌻

*Reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” 🐛

Check out some highlights from this week!

4-year-olds-
*Crafting "shape bugs"

*Crafting ant puppets 🐜

3-year-olds-

*Crafting ladybugs 🐞

*Crafting tulip flowers 🌷

Check out some highlights from last week!

4-year-olds-

*Learning about the different parts of a flower 🌼

*Enjoying the sunshine ☀️

3-year-olds-

*Planting grass seed 🌱

*Learning about sunflowers and conducting a “blooming flowers” water experiment 🌻

Check out some highlights from last week!

3 & 4 year olds-

*Learning about Good Friday ✝️

*Celebrating Easter with Easter crafts/games, and an egg hunt! 🐣

“He is not here, for he has RISEN! Hallelujah!” ❤️

Check out some highlights from this week!

4-year-olds-

*Reading "An Egg is Quiet"

*Crafting spring chicks 🐣

*Crafting Palm Sunday branches ✝️

3-year-olds-

*Crafting salad spinner bunnies 🐰

*Learning about Palm Sunday

*enjoying the sunshine ☀️

Join the Preschool Board as we host a multi-family yard sale in the activity center on Saturday, April 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Preschool families are invited to participate in this event! Families can rent table space and sell their own items for a $10 donation fee per family plus one baked good item.

Proceeds from the donation fees will benefit the Preschool Program Snack Fund. To reserve your spot or for more information, please contact Katelyn Baahlmann at (618) 791-8921.

Check out some highlights from this week!

3 and 4 year olds-

*Learning about Palm Sunday with Pastor Appel

*Having fun exploring the Children's Museum
♥️ 🧩🍂📕🧃

Check out some highlights from this week! 💚

3 & 4 year olds-

*Celebrating St.Patrick's day by wearing our favorite green outfits 🍀

*Playing with shaving cream and crafting marble shaving cream art

*Beginning the story of Easter and reading about the first "Palm Sunday". ✝️

ℝ𝕖𝕘𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟛-𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝟙!

Throughout the month of March, receive 50% off your registration fee!

Prek 3️⃣ will meet Wednesday & Thursday 8:30am-11:30am.

Prek 4️⃣ will meet Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 8:30am-11:30am.

Registration packets are available at school from the teachers or from the church office on the south end of the building, or download the forms online from http://www.flcgodfrey.org/preschool/ps-registration. Call the office at 618-466-3833, ext. 200 with any questions or for more information!

Faith Lutheran Preschool, Godfrey Faith Lutheran Preschool is a great place for preschoolers to grow and develop socially, emotionally

Check out some highlights from this week!

4-year-olds-

*Creating "shape dinosaurs"🦖

*having fun with a fizzy dinosaur and lava experiment

*Crafting salt dinosaur bones 🦴

3-year-olds-

*Crafting caterpillars 🐛

*Crafting butterflies 🦋

*Learning about Jesus' friends Mary and Martha

Just a reminder our field trip is scheduled for Thursday the 23rd, and NOT Wednesday like the field trip permission slip says. Sorry for any confusion!

Check out some highlights from this week!

3-year-olds-

*Crafting Umbrellas ☔️

*Crafting rainbows 🌈

*Learning about the prodigal son ✝️

4-year-olds-

*Crafting hot-air balloons 🎈

*Making our own class feelings book

*Listening to a story with our special guest Mrs.Ponivas ♥️

Check out some highlights from this week! 🎨

3 & 4 year olds-

*Learning the story of Zaccheus and learning a song about him ✝️

*Sharing our show-and-tell items

*Learning about the letter Z

*Crafting "colorful lightning" ⚡️

Check out some highlights from this week!

3 & 4 year olds-

*Celebrating Valentine's Day 💗

*Learning about the letter V

*Learning about Jesus' miracles

Check out some highlights from this week!

4-year-olds-

*Painting clay sculptures 🎨

*Crafting Valentine's mailboxes

*Learning about Jesus' miracle of the loaves and fish 🐟

3-year-olds-

*Crafting valentines mailboxes 💗

*Molding clay hearts and snakes 🐍

*Learning about the letter W

Check out some highlights from this week!

3-year-olds-

*Learning about Groundhog Day

*Crafting Valentine's cards for a loved one 💗

*fingerpainting 🎨

4-year-olds-

*Crafting torn paper snowmen ☃️

*Sculpting clay

*Reading "Snowmen at Night"

Due to the winter weather advisory, slick roads, and the closing of the Alton School District, we are closed TODAY, Monday, January 30th.

Check out some highlights from this week!

3 and 4 year olds-

*sharing our show and tell items

*crafting valentines puppies 💗

*painting with water colors 🎨

School will resume as normal tomorrow, Thursday the 26th. The students are welcome to bring their show-and-tell item as well, which is something that is your favorite color. 😁🌈

Due to the winter weather advisory, predicted inclement weather, and the closing of the Alton School District, we are closed TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 25th.

Check out some highlights from this week!

3-year-olds-

*Reading "Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party"

*Crafting shape pizzas 🍕

*painting snowflakes ❄️

4-year-olds-

*Celebrating popcorn day and graphing our favorite flavors🍿

*Crafting mixed media art 🖌

*learning about hibernation and migration 🦅

Check out some highlights from this week!

3-year-olds-

*Learning about the letter H

*Reading "Bear Snores On" 🐻

*Learning about hibernation

4-year-olds-

*Crafting paper bag bear caves

*Painting spikey hedgehogs🦔

*Crafting bear hunt maps

Check out some highlights from this week!

*3-year-olds-
*Welcoming new friends Leland and Calvin

*Crafting q-tip snowflakes ❄️

*learning about the letter i

*crafting ice cream cones 🍦

*practicing cutting paper and counting

*4-year-olds-
*Painting snowflakes ❄️

*Painting ice cubes

*Reading Sneezy the Snowman ☃️

*Had a surprise visit from Ms.Rosie 🐶

Today we celebrated the holiday season with our Christmas program and class parties!💚🎄♥️🎶

Thank you to all of the parents and families that made this day special for our students. We wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy new year! ⛪️✝️🎉

Check out some highlights from this week!

4-year-olds-

*Decorating Christmas trees 🎄

*Drawing in our journals

*Singing Christmas songs

3-year-olds-

*Painting melted snowmen ⛄️

*Playing with shaving cream

*sharing our show-n-tell ornaments

Check out some highlights from this week!

3-year-olds-

*Crafting snowmen wreaths ⛄️

*Decorating stockings

*Reading Pete the Cat saves Christmas

4-year-olds-

*Creating bow art 🎁

*Painting candy canes

*Crafting Nativity scene sun catchers

Check out some highlights from this week!

3-year-olds-

* Crafting angel and cross ornaments

*Creating salad spinner art Christmas trees 🎄

*Learning new Christmas songs

4-year-olds-

*Crafting Christmas trees 🎄

*Making Reindeers

*Crafting holiday wreaths

The 4-year-old class celebrated Thanksgiving week by constructing scarecrows and cornucopia snacks. We wish all of our preschool families a Happy Thanksgiving! We look forward to seeing our students back next week. 🦃🍁♥️

Check out some highlights from last week!

3-year-olds:
* Learning about the letter F

*Making turkeys and discussing what we are thankful for

*Having a party with our teddy bears 🧸

4-year-olds:
*Reading "The Dot" and making dot art

*Construction turkeys and teddy bears 🦃

Check out some highlights from last week!

3-year-olds:
* Conducting a pumpkin science experiment 🔬
* Creating acorn & tree art 🖼

4-year-olds:
* Creating Letter D dinosaurs 🦕
* Making turkeys 🦃
* Enjoying the beautiful weather playing outside 🛝