Sunday School Information

Sunday School Information

 

***Sunday School Calendar

Apr 14 Palm Sunday 10am Worship followed by Sunday School   

Apr 21 Easter  No Sunday School ***Toddler and Nursery Room available (The Nursery is closer to the sanctuary/worship space and is parent-supervised for their own children(birth and older. There is a sound system installed there so parents can listen to the worship service. The toddler room is on the left in the hallway near the bulletin boards and bathrooms)

Apr 28 10am Worship followed by Sunday School   

May 5 Sunday School begins at 10am (later children will enter worship for Communion

During Fellowship time in the Great Hall, the children will have a Mission Market Place to benefit “Simply Smiles.” 

May 12 10am Worship followed by Sunday School   

May 19 10am Worship followed by Sunday School    

May 26 Memorial Day Wkend No Sunday School or toddler room***Nursery Room available (The Nursery is closer to the sanctuary/worship space and is parent-supervised for their own children(birth and older. There is a sound system installed there so parents can listen to the worship service.)

June 2 Sunday School begins at 10am (children will later enter worship for Communion)  

June 9  Pentecost  Intergenerational Service*** Confirmation Sunday***Children and Youth lead worship ***Nursery Room available (The Nursery is closer to the sanctuary/worship space and is parent-supervised for their own children(birth and older. There is a sound system installed there so parents can listen to the worship service.)

 

 

***Teachers for the second semester (Jan – June) are:

• Pre-K    Joanna Cashman, Lucy Lucker, Betsy McDonald

• K and 1st    Sarah Eiseman, Cynthia Licata, Beth Pellegrino

• 2nd, 3rd, 4th     Jamie Bruce, Alicia Liso, Tom Radice

• 5th, 6th, 7th     Doug Hawthorne, Jennifer Heath, Curt Johnson, Eric Summerer

 

***Curriculum:  For Jan 6-March and April 14 and 28, Grades prek-4th grade will use the Spark Activating Faith which has a different weekly lessons about Jesus’ ministry and the 5th-7th grade will use the Submerge curriculum that also follows Jesus’ ministry. In March K-4th grades classes used the WoRM (Workshop Rotation method) for a 4 week unit on The Disciples. After Easter there will be another WoRM unit on Pentecost (3weeks). This last unit on Pentecost will be the theme for Intergenerational Worship on June 9.

***Mission Project: On first Sundays there will be a theme and special time devoted to missions and crafts. Children will go to their classes at 10am and come into worship for Communion. The mission project for this year will be Simply Smiles. The CE/FF bulletin board in the main hall will be an evolving team creation with a thermometer and other parts contributed by the children. The Mission Market Place will be on May 5 during Fellowship time in the Great Hall.. On June 9 when we celebrate the birthday of the church, we will have an all-church birthday party with cakes for each of the 12 months.

***Nursery and Toddler Room

 

There is a distinction between the “Nursery” and the Toddler” rooms. The Nursery is closer to the sanctuary/worship space and is parent-supervised for their own children(birth and older). There is a sound system installed there so parents can listen to the worship service.

 

The “Toddler Room” is for children who are mobile/walking. Generally, toddlers are three years and younger. Since a pre-K class is now available for 4 year olds and for older 3 year olds who are able to listen well and participate in an easy craft/activity, the number of children in the Toddler Room is more manageable. The Toddler Room is supervised by Brianna and the volunteers.

 

Brianna Etter-Speaker is an excellent caregiver. As a teacher herself, she has continued to take the initiative to teach the children simple lessons that include activities, songs and games. She has great rapport with the toddlers and parents as well as the 13 volunteers who serve with her. The volunteers rotate and serve 3-4 times during the year. Also, when Brianna is absent, one of the volunteers steps forward and takes her place.