What we learned, Sunday May 29th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that the Church follows Jesus. We focused this week on Paul he helped tell everyone about Jesus. Our memory verse is “Tell the Good News to everyone” Mark 16:15


Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that Jesus Loves Me! This week they learned they learned that Jesus loves everyone. The memory words are “Jesus loves me” based on 1 John 3:16.

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we continued with our unit He's For Us: The Call of God.We learned about Obeying God: God desires our full obedience, not just a part. Our obedience to God's commands is a good indication of our love for Him, so it is not enough just to pretend to obey!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: Fearing God

What we learned, Sunday May 22nd

Announcement: 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders come join us on Friday, May 27th at 6:00 PM at BOOMERS for our last Highway 45 event of the school year. Contact

Alexa for more details: abeery@desertspringsfamily.org - (760)568-3646

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that the Church follows Jesus. We focused this week on Paul and Silas in jail and how they shared Jesus with the jailer. Our memory verse is “Tell the Good News to everyone” Mark 16:15

Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that Jesus Loves Me! This week they learned they learned that Jesus loves everyone. The memory words are “Jesus loves me” based on 1 John 3:16.

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we continued with our unit He's For Us: The Call of God. We learned about Believing God: God's desire is for all people to know that He is the one true God, the God of Israel. God makes Himself known through those who follow Him and believe His word!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: Obeying God

What we learned, Sunday May 1st

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that the Church follows Jesus. We are focusing on how we can follow Jesus! Our memory verse is “Tell the Good News to everyone” Mark 16:15


Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that Jesus Loves Me! This week they learned they learned that Jesus loves everyone. The memory words are “Jesus loves me” based on 1 John 3:16.

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's For Us: The Call of God. We learned about Respecting God: we should respect God's plans and believe that we can accomplish great things through Him. With God's power we can do things that seem impossible to us!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: Hearing God

What we learned, Sunday April 17th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is God’s Son! This week’s focus was we can praise Jesus! Our memory verse is: “You are the Son of God” Matthew 16:26.



Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that Jesus Loves Me! This week they learned they learned that Jesus loves families. The memory words are “Jesus loves me” based on 1 John 3:16.

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Resistance: when we believe that Jesus is the Son of God we receive eternal life in His name. Believing without seeing brings the blessing of eternal life to all who believe!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Renewal (and Happy Easter!)

What we learned, Sunday April 10th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is powerful! This week’s focus was Jesus bringing Lazarus back to life! Our memory verse is: “Our Lord is great and very powerful” Psalm 147:5 Next Sunday we start our new unit about Easter!



Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that Jesus Loves Me! This week they learned they learned that Jesus loves children. There memory words are “Jesus loves me” based on 1 John 3:16.

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Resurrection: Jesus' resurrection defeated death and proved that God's plan to save us from our sins was perfect. When Jesus conquered death, His mission was accomplished!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Resistance

What we learned, Sunday April 3rd

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is powerful! This week’s focus was Jesus healing 10 men from Luke. Our memory verse is: “Our Lord is great and very powerful” Psalm 147:5

Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that they are happy at church. This week they learned they learn about Jesus at church. There memory words are “I am happy at church” based on Psalm 122:1. Next we start our new unit on Jesus!

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Redemption: even though the death of Jesus was a sad event, we can be filled with joy knowing that God used His death to bring us eternal life and ultimate joy!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Resurrection

What we learned, Sunday March 27th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is powerful! This week’s focus was heals the blind man from John 9:1-11. Our memory verse is: “Our Lord is great and very powerful” Psalm 147:5

Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that they are happy at church. This week they learned they have friends at church. There memory words are “I am happy at church” based on Psalm 122:1

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Ruling: We discussed how to make the right choice even when we are tempted to do what is wrong. As a follower of Christ, making the right choice is more important than keeping the wrong friends.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Redemption

What we learned, Sunday March 20th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is powerful! This week’s focus was Jesus feeds the crowd from John 6. Our memory verse is: “Our Lord is great and very powerful” Psalm 147:5

Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that they are happy at church. This week they learned they learn at church. There memory words are “I am happy at church” based on Psalm 122:1

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Rebel: Judas was a rebel by not following Jesus, he didn't trust him and choose betray Jesus instead. We learned to love Jesus and trust Him at all times as the true Son of God. All of us will make the choice in this life to follow Jesus with our lives or to deny that He is God's Son.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Ruling

What we learned, Sunday March 13th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is powerful! This week’s focus was Jesus feeds the crowd from John 6. Our memory verse is: “Our Lord is great and very powerful” Psalm 147:5

Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that they are happy at church. This week they learned they pray at church. There memory words are “I am happy at church” based on Psalm 122:1

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Reminder: The significance of the story of the Last Supper lies in the actions of Judas - for to turn on a person after eating with him was regarded as the worst kind of betrayal. But Jesus' giving of the bread to each disciple after breaking it represented the promise of His presence with them after He was gone.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Rebel

What we learned, Sunday March 9th

This week in our Jungle friends and Safari friends room our 2-4 year olds are learning that Jesus is powerful! This week’s focus was Jesus stops a storm from Mark 4. Our memory verse is: “Our Lord is great and very powerful” Psalm 147:5

Our Barnyard friends (walking – 2) are learning that they are happy at church. This week they learned they sing at church. There memory words are “I am happy at church” based on Psalm 122:1

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit He's the One: The Mission of Jesus. We learned about the Ride: Jesus started his journey at Bethany, the city that would turn against Him. Jesus knew all that would happen, and accepted His mission knowing that His death would open the way for eternal!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Reminder

What we learned, Sunday February 27th

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God made people to help us. Our 3 & 4 year olds learned that Bartimaeus followed Jesus. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit God's Word: Who, What, Where, When & Why. We learned about The Practice: we will get out of God's Word what we put into it. The "how to" principles of learning, memorizing, and applying God's Word come straight from the scriptures- challenging us to ask for the Holy Spirit's guiding, read the scriptures, write it down, note or highlight the key words as we go and recite the words out loud, as we apply the Word to our lives!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word: The Ride

What we learned, Sunday February 20th

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God made families. Our 3 & 4 year olds learned that Mary and Martha followed Jesus. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit God's Word: Who, What, Where, When & Why. We learned about The Purpose: the true purpose of God's Word is to reveal the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. "The scriptures were not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our lives."

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word:

The Practice

What we learned, Sunday February 13th

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God made bigger children. Our 3 & 4 year olds learned that fisherman followed Jesus. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit God's Word: Who, What, Where, When & Why. We learned about The Person: or the trinity - God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit descended from heaven to equip Jesus for His ministry while on earth and God's voice from heaven was the ultimate support of Jesus' mission. God did not send His Son to punish or confuse us, but to save us through the one PERSON He chose to save us - Jesus Christ.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ." Romans 10:17

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word:

The Purpose

What we learned, Sunday February 6

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God made babies Our 3 & 4 year olds learned to follow Jesus. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we started a new unit God's Word: Who, What, Where, When & Why. We learned about The Process, or the origin of the Bible and how God actually gave us His written Word. We can be sure that the Bible is not the clever word of men, but actually the Holy Word of God!

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ." Romans 10:17

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word:

The Person

What we learned, Sunday January 30th

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God gives us good things. Our 3 & 4 year olds learned that Jesus talks about sharing. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we all learned about love. We read the greatest love story ever told which is Jesus dying on the cross for our sins because he loves us so much. He didn't just tell us all how much he loved us, he showed us through his actions. Our motto for the week is: We show love by our actions.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Romans 5:8 (NIRV)

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret Word:

No secret word this week...but good news, Dean-o will be here THIS Sunday February 6!

What we learned, Sunday January 23rd

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God gives us water. Our 3 & 4 year olds learned that Jesus teaches about helping others. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

This week in Jammers, 123Go, and Highway 45 we all learned about kindness and gentleness. We read the story of King David in 2 Samuel 9, he chose to be kind and offer his home to crippled man named Mephibosheth. Our motto for the week is: I will treat others the way God would want me to treat them.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Your love has given me great joy. It has cheered me up. My brother, you haverenewed the hearts of God's people." Philemon 1:7 (NIRV)

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret word this week is: LOVE

What we learned, Sunday January 9th

Exciting News!

Dean-o will be kicking off his first weekend on staff this Sunday January 16th! So kids bring your friends, and for every friend you bring you will get 15 Action Bucks!

This week in Animal J.a.m. our 2 year olds learned that God gives us clothes. Our 3 & 4 year olds learned that Jesus teaches about giving. Please look at your take home sheets for more information

Today in Jammers we continued to learn more about God. God made us and knows us. Please look in your child's bag for more information.

This week in 123 Go we picked back up on our Berry Blast Theme Park lesson, this week's main point was patience and waiting without complaining. We learned that David had patience while waiting for his son to build the Temple in 1 Chronicles 22.

Memory Verse (worth 5 Action Bucks):

"Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying." Romans 12:12(NLT)

*If your child has already memorized this verse in another version, I will accept that as well.

Secret word this week is: NO SECRET WORD

This week in Highway 45 we continued memorizing the books of the bible. We started working on flash cards to help make memorizing all the books a little easier. This week's books are: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 Kings.