Welcome to the SONSHINER SPEEDway! The Sonshiners class is the name of our Sunday School class and is for children ages kindergarten through first grade. We are located at the Santa Clara First Baptist Church, 3111 Benton Street, Santa Clara, California, 95051. During our time together, we learn about Jesus through table activities, music, stories, weekly Bible dramas, crafts, and fellowship. If you live near Santa Clara California or come up for a visit, I hope you will drop by our church and see what we do in our class!

Sincerely,

Bill and Pat

This past week in the SPEEDway our Sonshiners class learned that God wants us to try and make good choices. He wants us to listen and obey Him - even when obeying is hard. One way we obey God is by obeying our parents and teachers. God helps us to know the difference between what is right and wrong. He has also given us the Bible to help us know how to live. We obey God when we do what we know is right. Can you think of times when you obeyed God? Can you think of times when you may have NOT done what God wanted you to do?

During our group time, we heard a true story about a man in the Bible named Jonah. God asked Jonah to go to the town of Ninavah and bring them an important message. However, Jonah decided not to obey God. He made the wrong choice! Jonah knew that he had done wrong and later decided to make the right choice and follow God's directions! You can click HERE to read the story of Jonah for yourself!

Before our story, some of our Sonshiners had fun creating our own whales out of paper plates. The whales can be used to tell the story of Jonah to our friends and family!

During our center time, children also put together a Jonah puzzle!

During our music time this past week, we learned a song called, "Listen and Obey". This song reminds us how important it is to obey Jesus and do what we know is right.

		This past week we learned that God wants us to listen AND obey Him. He wants us to make right choices even when doing right is hard to do.

Join us this coming week as we review all of the Bible stories we have been learning the past 3 months! We will play the game "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" to help us with our review, and all the questions will be from past Bible stories! Come find out how much you remember about the Bible and the Bible heros we have been learning about!

Come to our Sonshiners class this coming Sunday as we learn more about Jesus and His love for us, and bring some friends if you can! (9:00 - 12:00).

Come join us on a journey to the Biblical city of Bethlehem. Be a part of history and witness the events that led up to the birth of Jesus Christ. See Joseph and Mary search the city for a place to stay, see the lowly shepherds get visited by an angel and then proclaim the good news, see the noble entry of the wise men and their entourage looking for the new born king. Enjoy the music, drama, lights, and exotic animals as you "Experience the Birth".

For more information, please visit the Bethlehem web site.

http://www.bethlehemsc.com/

•Doing Right Makes Me Happy (By Cara Lynn Phillips)
•The Middle Of The Night (Samuel obeys God) (By Bob Hartman)
•Jonah And The Whale (By Ella K. Lindvall)
•It’s the Truth, Christopher (By Patricia C. McKissack)
•Jimmy and the White Lie (By Patricia C. McKissack)
•No One Was Looking (By William Dickson)
•Tom’s Terrible Secret (By Tessa Colina and Jean Shannon)
*The Frog Prince (Keeping a promise) (By Edith H. Tarcov)
*The Boy Who Cried Wolf (By Freya Littledale)

•Books with a * beside them are books you can find at your local library.

Many of these books can be found at your local Christian book store. If you can't find them there, you may be able to find them on the web at Amazon. com.
If books are marked with a "*", they may often be found in your local library.