Author: s.nelson

December 2017

Classes In December students join together for some Christmas fun. December 3: Dan and Kathy Swenson share their artistic talents as we make a variety of Christmas crafts. Parents are encouraged to join us after the service and create with their children since there won’t be a Saturday craft day this year. December 10 & … Continue reading December 2017

Abundance of Glitter

Here are the beautiful giving jars we created as we kick off our Guest at Your Table project. Find out more on Sunday!  

November 2017

CLASSES Students continue to enjoy explorations of Unitarian Universalism and our seven principles.  A big thank you to all the folks we’ve had in the classrooms so far this fall… Molly McGaughey, Rev. Jonalu Johnstone, Scott Tanona, Austin Roberts, Katherine Colburn, Carolyn Ferguson, and Michelle Hill. Having all these new faces allows our students to … Continue reading November 2017

Join the Peace Movement

Two workshops that may be of interest to our youth – October 21: Calling All Peace Warriors (9th-12th graders) Are you one of those teens or do you know a teen who hears the call to step up and stand for peace? Now is the time to answer that call. The world needs us, all … Continue reading Join the Peace Movement

October 2017

CLASSES We’ll continue to use themes this year as each class explores its curriculum, but we’re switching things up a bit in the elementary classes. Rather than continuing with our three year rotation between UUism, Jewish and Christian Heritage, and World Religions, we’re dividing the whole year into quarters and each topic will consume a … Continue reading October 2017

Welcome Back Party

Welcome back to everyone! We hope you enjoyed your summer adventures! We celebrated our return with a party and started with our favorite, “pin the flame on the chalice”. The bounce house was tons of fun, and we worked up such a sweat that everyone was begging to be  in the sponge toss and have … Continue reading Welcome Back Party

Tour of Essential Oils

Many thanks to Enell Foerster for sharing her knowledge about essential oils. We learned where many of the plants grow and got to smell as well as taste! Lavender was a popular one as well as lemon grass. Peppermint and spearmint aromas were accompanied with peppermint and spearmint candies. Citrus oils were accompanied by tastes … Continue reading Tour of Essential Oils

September 2017

THANKS What a fun summer. We “traveled” to St. Louis, Washington DC, New York, Italy, England, the Wyoming back country, and the International Space Station.  We learned about essential oils, maps, and tried our hands at disc golf. We even squeezed in a canoe trip to Pillsbury Crossing and a visit to the Woolly Bee … Continue reading September 2017

Tour of Woolly Bee Farm

We went to the farm! Jen and June showed us all around their Woolly Bee Farm. We fed sheep and rummaged through the garden. We had yummy watermelon and got to spit the seeds to see how far they’d go! The trip back was even fun as we sang songs from our pre-school days all … Continue reading Tour of Woolly Bee Farm