D.K.'s Tumblebus
D.K.'s Tumblebus, LLC is a gymnasium on wheels providing a fitness experience that is both educational and enjoyable to boys and girls ages 2-6 years of age in the Clear Lake community.  This program promotes self-confidence, improves each child's level
of fitness and enhances childrens physical and motor development.  The Tumblebus program is a nationwide program with trained instructors working with children as they twist, jump, bounce and flip in a structured and non-competitive environment.  If you have any questions you may contact Kathleen Thompson, Owner and Instructor at 281.996.8027.  Registration forms may be picked
up in the ECM reception area for the Wednesday and Thursday classes offered at Gloria Dei Early Childhood Ministries. 

D.K.'s Tumblebus, LLC will not be at Gloria Dei ECM in observance of the following holidays:
Labor Day                      September 4
Thanksgiving Holidays     Novemmber 19-23
Christmas Holidays        December 17-31
New Year's Day             January 1
Spring Break
Good Friday                   March 21
Memoria Day                 May 26
Independance Day         July 4 

Enrichment - Week of May5-9
ENRICHMENT CLASS
May 7, 8

EARTH

Third planet from the sun is our planet Earth. On the surface we can feel the air from the wind, heat from the sun,
and water from the rain.

The earth has one moon.
Day – the time the moon goes around the earth is 24 hours
Year – the time the earth goes around the sun is 365 days

From space – see white clouds and blue waters
¾ of earth’s surface is covered by water: oceans, lakes, and rivers
¼ of earth’s surface is dry land, mountains, and plains
Atmosphere: Nitrogen & Oxygen
protect us from sunlight
All living things need oxygen to survive

Below earth’s surface: 4 layers of rock
Crust - outside layer of rock & soil (see, touch & walk on)
Mantle - rock and metal (some rocks so hot they are liquid)
Outer core – liquid (so hot)
Inner core – solid (hot) Center of Earth

Creations/Formations
Climate/Seasons
Equator – always hot
North & South Poles – always cold
Care of earth
Explore the Globe

Group Activity: clay model of earth and its center

Resources:
The Earth
The Earth & Sky
Atlas of the Earth

Kelly Money, Enrichment Teacher

Water Play Schedule - Monday, 12 May - Friday 16 May
Weather permitting; your child will have Water Play Day Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, May 12-16.
Please send your children to school in their bathing suits and with sun block applied prior to arriving at school. Please have them wear sandals or water shoes (the sidewalks can get hot). They will need to bring a towel, a change of dry clothes (including dry shoes) and a plastic bag to put their wet suit and towel in after they change. It would be very helpful if everything was labeled with their name.

2008 Water Play Schedule
Monday: Playground 1
9:30-10:00 Room 137
10:00-10:40 Room 133 / 162
10:40-11:20 Room 161 / 163

Tuesday: Playground 1
9:30-10:00 Room 122
10:00-10:40 Room 133 / 162
10:40-11:20 Room 135

Wednesday: Playground 1
9:30-10:00 Room 122
10:00-10:40 Room 151 / 153
10:40-11:20 Room 135

Thursday: Playground 1
9:30-10:00 Room 123
10:00-10:40 Room 151 / 153
10:40-11:20 Room 124

Friday: Playground 1
9:30-10:00 Room 123
10:00-10:40 Room 136
10:40-11:20 Room 124