Religious Education Activites
It’s Summer and our UU children are enjoying the UU World Travelers curriculum. All grades are combined during the summer and each Sunday we are visited by a guest Tour Guide. Summer adventures include… June – tours of Hawaii, Pillsbury Crossing, campfires, and food July – tours of sound, storytelling, nature, and dance August – … Continue reading Summer 2013
It’s Winter and our UU children are drinking in the warmth of the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism. (If you sing the principles to the tune of “Do-Re-Mi”, I promise you’ll know them as well as all the kids.) 1-Each person is worthwhile (September’s focus) 2-Be kind in all you do (October’s focus) 3-We help … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe, but the end of summer is within sight. Those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to directly participate in the “UU World Travelers” religious education program may not know all the wonderful things the students have been learning or how the program works. Here’s a quick synopsis … … Continue reading
About twenty UUs came together for s’mores Saturday night. Songs were sung, gypsy songs were played on the violin (yay Jennifer!), and ghost stories were told. Only half of the s’more-eaters braved the night but the weather was wonderful. Sunday morning Sandy and Lily made waffles and sausage for the campers. Kim led us all … Continue reading Camp Out!!
Sunday! What a great party! Every kid had a blast, and I have to admit, I did as well. As Aimee and I were trying to help four kids play the water balloon game I had prepared, four little guys had the time of their lives playing with and popping the remaining balloons! Cory, you … Continue reading June 3: Bon Voyage
Friday was Parents’ Night Out. Christy, Larry and I got the privilege of hanging out with a great bunch of kiddos. Larry took a group up to the garden, where they worked on building forts. The great thing is they also learned a thing or two about nature, hard work, and team work! Burke found … Continue reading PNO: Travel
This month we take off on our summer World Traveler adventures. On Friday, June 1st, we kick off our summer of travel with a travel-themed Parents’ Night Out. Then we’ll have a Bon Voyage party for all of our travelers on June 3rd. The next three Sundays we’ll visit the Manney’s property, camp out and … Continue reading June
What a super fun and productive Saturday. The RE kids (and adults) got together to clean up and organize our classrooms. The older kids (and adult help) painted the newly remodeled stage room. What a great way to allow our kids some investment in their fellowship and help create the sacred space they deserve. Lots … Continue reading Family Fun Spring Cleaning
We really did have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time on Friday night! We started the evening by drawing with sidewalk chalk in the parking spots in the lower lot. They were so life-sized, we could jump into them just like Mary Poppins! Then we went inside to cool off with Rice Krispie treats and rainbow sherbet. Just … Continue reading PNO: Mary Poppins
This month we will conclude our school-year classes and prepare for our summer World Travelers’ program. On May 20th, the preschoolers, K-2nd, and 3rd-8th graders will present what they have learned this semester in their classes to the fellowship during the service. We will also prepare for the summer by doing some spring cleaning and … Continue reading May
