Blog for the Religious Education Program.
Yee-haw! The Chili Tasting Fellowship event on Saturday night was so much fun! The night started out with a delicious dinner. There were 15 different chilies to try, along with salad, cornbread, muffins, and dessert. It was tough competition for whose chili was the best, but in the end the poblano pepper pork chili made … Continue reading Chili Tasting
This month in the RE program, we begin anew. The K-2nd and 3rd-6th graders will begin a new curriculum on the Judaeo-Christian roots of Unitarian Universalism, the preschoolers will resume their Chalice Children curriculum with new lessons, the infants and toddlers will explore new themes, and the K-2nd and 4th-6th graders will start their Our … Continue reading January
This week we resumed our classes with all new lessons. The K-2nd and 3rd-6th graders began their new unit on the Judaeo-Christian roots of Unitarian Universalism, the preschoolers continued their Chalice Children curriculum with new lessons, and the infants and toddlers engaged in a new theme. In the 3rd-6th grade classroom, we began our study … Continue reading Jan 8: In With the New
Happy New Year! We rung in the new year this month at Parents’ Night Out. We started the night by creating promise calendars. Each kid wrote a promise they vowed to keep in 2012 and then drew a calendar below it. For every month they keep their promise, they can give themselves a star, smiley … Continue reading PNO New Year
On Saturday night, we had a special Christmas Eve service. What made it even more special was the involvement of our RE children. To begin the service, Indigo and Burke walked behind Jennifer playing the violin, holding candles. They then lit the candelabra for the night. Carrie and Lauren performed a piece based on Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed … Continue reading Dec 24: Christmas Eve
Merry Christmas to all! Today all of the classrooms learned about and celebrated Christmas by reading stories, doing activities, and eating treats. We even had the pleasure of having some of our room grandparents join us! In the 3rd-6th grade classroom, the kids enjoyed treats from their room grandparents, the Bascoms and Cattells. Then Barbara … Continue reading Dec 18: Christmas
We had a super sweet time at our cookie swap on Saturday. Everyone brought delicious cookies, from mint brownies to pepper nuts to snicker doodles to classic chocolate chip. While we got ready to swap, the kids made holiday cards to give to fellowship members and decorated sugar cookies with food coloring. It was a … Continue reading Cookie Swap
This week the holiday festivities continued with the celebration of Hanukkah. All of the classes except the 3rd-6th graders read books, played dreidel, and did activities related to the Festival of Lights. The 3rd-6th graders stayed in the service with the adults this week to enjoy the holiday music and reflections. Larry sang with the … Continue reading Dec 11: Hanukkah
This week we began our holiday-themed lessons. The 3rd-6th graders and preschoolers studied both Kwanzaa and Hanukkah while the K-2nd graders and infants and toddlers focused on Kwanzaa. All of the kids also continued the Guest at Your Table program. In the 3rd-6th grade classroom, Larry explained the history behind the Kwanzaa and Hanukkah celebrations. … Continue reading Dec 4: Kwanzaa
Happy Birthday to us! We had a fabulous birthday party Parents’ Night Out on Friday, complete with cake, a piñata, and the movie, Peter Pan. We began the night by painting birthday cards and hats. The kids got really into it and created wonderful pieces of art – the colors were so vibrant. Then we … Continue reading PNO: Birthday Party
