Welcome to the United Congregational
Church Learning Center webpage and another special year in the education of
your children! We have prepared another event-filled year for your
children, so stay in touch with this website – put it in your “favorites” – and
stay informed of all the goings-on.
The information you’ll find on this
page has been updated to accommodate the new school year – September 2011
through May 2012. I would recommend that you start by entering the Plan and Program link to see exactly what lessons and programs
will be offered to your children this year, and then venture further, depending
on your children’s needs. Your most used link will most likely be the weekly page which will tell you exactly what’s happening in the
current week: the liturgical color for the acolytes, whether or not there is Children’s
Time in the Sanctuary, who is teaching your child’s class that week, what the
lesson is, and so on. It will save a lot of confusion on Sunday mornings!
This year we will begin a whole new
year of Jr./Sr. High programs, and fundraisers as well. The Sr. High students have the
option of attending the Jr./Sr. High class, or attending worship. Those in the 8th grade will be
attending regular classes on Sunday mornings and will be embarking on their
two-year confirmation program. If all goes well, these kids will be
confirmed in the fall of will be confirmed in the fall of 2012, but in the
meantime we have plenty of classroom, worship, fundraising, and social
experiences for them. Keep your eye on the Calendar of Coming Events and
the Good News as the year progresses.
The Younger Youth Class (6th and 7th grades) will
enter into pre-confirmation preparation.
We happily welcome back our Nursery
Supervisor, Archana Sharma, this year to oversee the
Nursery and Toddler care along with her assistant Becky Peckham.
Every Sunday, under Archana’s supervision, the
nursery team (Becky, and a weekly volunteer) makes sure the nursery is caringly
monitored, ultra-safe, and super clean. You can leave your infant or
toddler in this loving environment with confidence and worship in peace.
Four- and five-year-olds are
welcomed once again this year to the “Little Fishies”
room. A devoted team of teachers – under the auspices of the Fishies teacher, Rachel Perras --
and teaching assistants (volunteers) will be engaging the children in a simplified
version of the “Seasons” curriculum. The
fishies will follow the weekly lectionary, just like
the elementary grades, but in a more pared down version conducive to a 4- or
5-year old’s thinking. All of the stories will be presented with
activities such as music and song, role playing, games and physical activities,
crafts, and a variety of different hands-on symbols of renewal and hope in
their little world.
In order to keep your child
safe and secure in our classrooms, we maintain safety measures in our Learning
Center. We have fire emergency procedures posted in every classroom, and
we embrace “Safe Place” procedures at all times throughout the year. Every classroom is staffed with two
volunteers and we have an “open-door” policy every Sunday morning.
I hope you’ll find this website
helpful in your children’s spiritual lives and guidance. Please refer to
it often, but know that you can also talk with me whenever you need to.
Please don’t hesitate to call me in the Learning Center Office (846 3515) or
just stop by. I always welcome the time and the conversation with you.
In faith,
Megan Weymouth
Coordinator for Children and Youth
Ministries
9/4/2011