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Sunday School for Pre-K - 3rd Grade Living the Good News : Grades One through Three
We are introducing a new curriculum for our primary age children beginning this month. Children in grades 1-3 want answers to everything. Living the Good News helps leaders guide children in questioning and exploring Bible stories, church holidays, and Christian themes through games, group play, crafts, songs and prayer. This faith curriculum is tied to the Sunday lectionary. Children will hear and engage the same scripture readings as their parents.
2007 Annual Report for Godly Play The new Sunday School Program, Godly Play, for four and five year olds began in September 2007 and is doing remarkable well. The program consists of the telling of parables, sacred and liturgical stories by using various tools (wooden figures and other wooden objects). Godly Play is based on the Montessori concept that allows children to develop active listening skills to use story telling and play to create existential meaning. But the program would not have been successful if it were not for the following people who volunteered to participate as storytellers or door persons. A big thank you to: Beckie Oleson, Mary Hauck, Paul Hauck, Joanie Cahill, Pat Winkle, Kathy Hanson, Cynthia Metcalf, Sally Jervis, Dave Decker, Edie Decker, Carla Vento and Mary Groesbeck. A special thanks to Pastor Mary who brought this program to St. Michael’s and whose guidance and help made it all possible. Submitted by: Diane Hegland, Coordinator, January 2008 2007 Annual Report for Sunday School The children's programs expanded this fall with the addition of Godly Play for children age four through kindergarten. We especially thank Diane Hegland for organizing this new venture, John Stellman for making the storage and display shelves for the chapel, and all the storytellers and doorkeepers. Journey 2 Adulthood, a program for seventh- through twelfth- graders, also was added, ably led by Darcy and Josh Larkey. First- through third-graders continue to learn Bible stories and about our church through art, drama, kitchen, music, video, and storytelling activities and the Junior Youth Group (grades four through six) continues their Bible study. We thank the many volunteer leaders and parent helpers who make these programs thrive. We give special thanks for Pastor Mary, who creates the children's page for the Messenger each month, and for all of the parents and grandparents who bring their children. Submitted by: Diane Craig and Sarah Foley, January 2008
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