Blog for the Religious Education Program.
The nursery had a good day Sunday. The little ones were all smiles. They had a dance party to celebrate the end of their year together and then went outside to play. The pre-K class had an end-of-year party complete with cupcakes! They remembered all the good times and thought ahead to summer. Talk about fun! The … Continue reading May 27: End of School-Year Classes
Nursery The theme this week was “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” and the alphabet!! The little guys enjoyed the great outdoors together Sunday as well. What better “classroom” than the beautiful giant world we are blessed to live in. You might have seen them out there giggling and blowing bubbles! Preschool Sandy’s class celebrated the end … Continue reading May 20: Chicka Teddy Song Revelation
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 had a terriffic Sunday celebrating Mothers. Our children were introduced to the spirit Mother concept, as were we all. What an interesting idea! 🙂 This is a brilliant way to connect us all. So far, I know that Anna was reveled as Jocelyn’s Spirit mother…what fun they will have getting to know one another. 3rd-8th Grade: This past Sunday, Larry’s class reviewed what … Continue reading Hold on to your teddy bears, Sunday re-cap
Today is my last official day as DRE. On Monday I start my position with the OEIE at K State. I have greatly appreciated my time working with the RE children, teachers, and families and the fellowship as a whole. It is an experience I will never forget. Thank you for entrusting me with the … Continue reading Farewell, but not Good-Bye
This week we celebrated diversity during the Children’s Conversation. Then we had a diversity of lessons. The K-2nd and 3rd-8th graders learned about Jesus’ teachings and the Golden Rule, the preschoolers about caregiving, and the infants and toddlers about shapes. In the 3rd-8th grade classroom, Larry gave context to last few months of Bible lessons … Continue reading May 6: Golden Rule, Caregiving, and Shapes
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
We extended our gardening adventures on Sunday by talking about our new RE garden and eating locally during the Children’s Conversation and then having a plant sale for the fellowship. During our lesson time, the K-2nd and 3rd-8th graders talked about gardening and prepared for the sale. The preschoolers talked about friendship. And, the infants … Continue reading Apr 29: Gardening and Friendship
We had a wonderful time planting our RE garden and preparing for the plant sale on Saturday. The weather cooperated beautifully – it was sunny and lovely on Saturday and then after our plants were in the ground, it rained. Yay for good luck! A big thank you to Matt and Jen Campbell who built … Continue reading Gardening Family Fun Event
This week the RE kids learned about the teachings and temptations of Jesus and more about spring through their five senses and the celebration of May Day. In the 3rd-6th grade class, Larry told the story of the Good Samaritan. Then they acted it out. After that they sat down and tried to update the … Continue reading Apr 22: Jesus and Spring
