Hi Families!
Welcome back to our church school 2021/2022 year! I am so excited to see all of your faces in the building again! It was a long journey, but we made it! I am really excited about our theme for this year. This year’s theme is based upon 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” This will be a year of transformations and new beginnings. Our stories will be based upon changes and personal and spiritual growth found in the Bible and how it relates to our lives. You can expect lots of nature and creatures in our newly themed “Metamorphic Manor” (formerly known as the “Shark Tank”.)
Please join us on Sunday, September 12th after the service for Registration Sunday. Our first official rotation of classes will be the following Sunday on September 19th.
While our rotation of classes will look familiar to the last time we met in person together, there are a few things that will look different. This year EVERYone both big and small will be required to wear a face mask. All teaching staff and every student over the age of two will be required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. There has been a hardworking behind-the-scenes team carefully following the State’s recommendations throughout all the twists and turns of the pandemic and this is how we feel we can best keep everyone safe. We are mirroring the local town’s back-to-school guidelines for the public schools.Â
While the flow of Church school will remain the same the drop-off/pick-up procedure will also look different. We are asking that all children be dropped off at the BACK entrance to the church school (where the Appleseed Preschool ramp and the parking lot are). There will be teaching staff there from 9:15-9:35. You will be asked to sign in and from there the children will be brought directly to their classroom rotations. We will not be meeting in the sanctuary or the lower halls first. We have decided as a team that this is the best way to help social distance the children. While in their classrooms they will be separated by 3 feet which are recommended by the state. Our new drop-off/pick-up procedure will help cut back on the congestion in the hallways outside of the classrooms to help stay within the guidelines for social distancing as our hallways have limited space. Â
When the church is over the children will be picked up at the same location that they are dropped off at, at the BACK entrance to the church. There your children will be brought out to you and you will sign your children out. We are gently reminding you that as of now there will be no coffee hour and we will not be dismissing children with older siblings. Parents/ guardians must come and pick up their children immediately after church ends.
Please know that while this is our plan, for now, these details are subject to change as our year progresses. I will keep everyone up to date and please feel free to reach out at any time. The most up-to-date information can always be found on our church school Facebook page.
I hope you all have a great first few weeks at school, can’t wait to hear all about it!
Devon