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Sunday School classes for children age 3 through 5th grade take place between worship services from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m.
throughout the school year, from September 12, 2010 to May 22, 2010.
There will be no Sunday School on October 24 (MEA), November 28 (Thanksgiving
Break), December 26 and January 2 (Christmas Break), April 24 (Easter).
During class time, children learn of God's love and His plan for their lives through Bible stories, activities and crafts. The teachers use a variety of techniques to help children learn Bible verses, apply
Biblical principles and teachings to their own lives and enjoy learning about God and His wonderful promises.
Children who are 3 years old by September 1st are invited to enroll in Sunday School.
Children who are 5 by September 1 are welcome to join the Kindergarten
class. Preschoolers and kindergarteners will have an exciting new curriculum this year
that will focus on various stories from the Old and New Testament. Children will
have the opportunity to listen, play, sing and work with the story each week. Children who are less than 3 years old by September 1st are welcome to play in our supervised nursery during the Sunday School hour.
Sunday School for grades 1-5 takes on a new look this year with the
adoption of PowerXpress, a rotation model curriculum:
“In a rotational setting,
the same Bible story or theme is taught for several weeks. Each week, learners
rotate to a different station. The story remains the same, but children
encounter it in different ways in each station. Repetition is an important part
of the rotation approach. The more ways children explore a story or concept, the
more it is reinforced in their memories. The variety of experiences keeps
interest high throughout the unit. Teachers teach the same lesson, with
age-level adjustments, for the length of the rotation. Rotational learning is
exciting for students and teachers alike, as teachers teach to their strengths
and students experience Bible stories in ways they learn best. Rotational
learning is grounded in the work of Howard Gardner in Multiple Intelligences
Theory. Rotational learning is active learning, emphasizing each of the first
seven intelligences that Gardner identified”
(Wizik Wills).
We will be focusing
on the following units this year:
Discipleship (September 12, 19, 26, October 3)
Creation
(October 17, 31, November 7)
The Gift of Jesus
(November14, 21, December 5)
Abraham and Sarah
(January 16, 23, 30, February 6)
Jesus is Baptized
(February 13, 20, 27, March 6)
Symbols of Holy Week
(March 13, 20, 27, April 3)
Easter: Go and Tell (April
10, April 17 May 1, 8)
In addition to these units, there will be three Milestone Sundays throughout the
year that will focus on the specific milestone your child is exploring this
year.
These Sundays are:
October 10,
January 9
and May 15
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Teachers and Classrooms |
At 10 a.m., preschool children ages 3 and 4 will meet their teachers in Room 204. Children age 5 through 5th grade will gather in Room 215 for singing before going to their separate classes.
Nursery class, ages birth-3 downstairs in room 109, staffed by
rotating volunteers.
Preschool, ages 3-4 with Ann & Andy Artley in Room 204.
Age 5 and Kindergarten with Heather Ryden & Susie Voss in Room 203.
Grades 1 & 2 with Connie Halverson, Michelle Wieber & Kristen
Moorhead in Room 215.
Grade 3 with April Schweickert & Vicki Schetnan in Room 202.
Grade 4 with Lisa Landvik-Geyen in Room 201.
Grade 5 with Lisa Emery & Tasha Fredricks in the library
Parents are asked to pick up their children at their Sunday School classrooms promptly at 10:50 a.m.
If you have any questions about Sunday School classes for children, please email Kristin Lindholm, Director of Children and Family Ministries, or call her at 645-9480.
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