Education Committee Meeting July 31, 2008

EDUCATION MEETING

July 31, 2008

In Attendance: Carole B, David B, Ginny C, Carol L, Mollie O, Jay R, Amy Z, and Kelly A

Amy opened the meeting with a spiritual reading and a prayer.

Blast off registration will begin on Sept. 7 with the official first day being Sept. 14.

September 14^th will also be Bible Sunday for the third graders (Kelly is working on the covers)

Keeping in line with outreach campaign we will utilize the space/star themes – we can reuse décor!!!

Activities will be available in the basement on the 7^th for kids to partake in and meet the teachers/other kids.

Teaching Needs:

2 & 3 year old – Carol L

4 year olds & kindergarten – Ginny C and David

1^st & 2^nd – Amy Z

3^rd & 4^th – Kelly A

5^th & 6^th – Jay R

7^th & 8^th – Kara B

9^th – 12^th – Mollie and Wally O

Adult classes – Women under Spiritual Construction, Men’s class, and Current Events

Amy will put something in the bulletin to seek teachers and teachers for new idea classes-Christianity 101 and a young adult’s class.

Kara will teach using movie focus/films for discussion-get resources from Mollie.

Need to find assistant/additional teacher for Jr. High and other classrooms.

Check with Nadia-continue to teach sr. High?

Let everyone know as soon as you know there is an absence coming, in order to schedule replacement teachers.

Still looking out for curriculum, but not finding the right fit…will keep looking.

Add into promotions, God and Country program now offered-to proffer Boy and Girl Scouts of America. We will utilize this program as our fall curriculum.

We need to find a person to do crowd control for Sunday School-directing folks to rooms and classes perhaps in the tower.

Additional resources available: One minute bible lessons, hands on curriculum (summer section), lessons from past few years. Will check into different libraries for more and many supplies are in the closet – if not there, ask Amy.

Offering needs to be stressed again.

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Dec. 7-Christmas Program, tied to shopping project/mission for the kids.

5pm potluck/6pm program. A few are being looked into to hopefully tie into the Outreach campaign.

Live Nativity will be a December activity, Kelly will keep everyone posted.

Week after the Christmas Program will be the ideal week. Last year it was a Saturday, so this year it will be Dec. 13 tentatively.

Need to label the stereos for each room.

And have a space poster for each room with grade information.-Kara

Attendance books will be in the sanctuary for sign in and then brought downstairs for sign out.

Have mom’s group on Wed. with Discovery Club which will stay in the balcony

The Carson’s days are coming up-fundraising monies available.

Next meeting: Monday, Aug. 18^th 7pm

Respectfully Submitted with help from Kara’s notes,

Kelly A