St. Peter, Arlington Heights
Alpine Academy, Rockford
1. Upcoming Conferences/Events
o
ELEA
“IGNITE” Conference in Norfolk, Virginia Feb 14 – 16, 2017
(for both early childhood &
elementary) http://www.ignitespark.org/
o
ELEA
Early Childhood Directors Bootcamp:
Dates TBA April 2017?
http://eleanational.org/early-childhood-director-boot-camp.html
o
Immanuel,
Belvidere’s “Literacy Fair” - February
16, 2017. This year it will feature Eric Litwin, author of the Pete
the Cat books. There will be three different time sessions for this
year’s fair. They invite the our NID EC network schools, area public
schools, daycare centers, homeschool families, etc
o
Concordia
University Early Childhood Conference August 4, 2017
Sectional
presenters are needed. Contact Doris
Knuth at Concordia (708-771-8300) or Donna Tennis at St. Philip Lutheran School,
Chicago 773-561-9830
2. Comments
on “fellowship fundraisers” at area restaurants:
o
Area
schools have had good experiences with the following restaurants/organizations:
·
Buffalo
Wild Wings (Alpine Academy)
·
Beef-A-Roo
(Alpine Academy)
·
McDonalds
(St Peter, Arlington Heights & Immanuel, Belvidere)
·
Ice
Hogs Hockey (Alpine Academy)
·
Race
for Education (Immanuel, Belvidere
o
Area
schools have not had the best experiences with the following
restaurants/organizations
·
Barnes
& Nobles (Immanuel, Belvidere)
·
Chuck
E. Cheese (St Peter, Arlington Heights)
3. Spiritual Nurture Ideas:
a. (Alpine Academy) Great
children’s Bible resources: Rhyme Bible Storybook Bible by Linda Sattgast (They use it to introduce
the story as well as set the stage for dramatic play of their Bible stories)
NIV Beginners Bible with accompanying DVD (great for classroom and chapel use)
b. (Alpine Academy) They
use the “GOSPEL” acronym a lot
God
Offers
Sinful
People
Everlasting
Love
c. (Multiple Schools) Discussion of Chapel Formats:
1.
Only preschool classes: 1-4 times per month; lead by teachers, pastors, DCEs,
youth leaders; 15 – 20 minutes in length
2. Early Childhood Chapel- preschool – 5th grade (St. Peter, Arlington Heights) once per
month; lead by teachers, pastors, DCEs, guest speakers; 20-30 minutes; kid friendly litanies &
songs; Music videos,
3. Elementary & Early Childhood Chapel: (Immanuel, Belvidere, St. Peter Arlington
Heights) preschool through 8th grade; lead by teachers, pastors,
DCEs, guest speakers; weekly k-8 or ps – 8
4.
Other chapel related discussion: -“Chapel Champion”- Someone on staff who dedicates some interest,
technology, and innovation into the
formation of the chapel services so they are can be “the high point” of a
child’s week at school (St. Peter, Arlington Heights)
d. Other Spiritual Nurture discussions:
1. The use of the “Noah’s Ark” story due
to the violence of the many deaths. It
is helpful to emphasize the Gospel promise that God gives his children through
this story.
2. Memory Work- Each school had varied
amounts of memory work in the early childhood grade levels. Keep it simple; limit to one more unit or
month
3. Dealing with families coming into your
school with non-Christian backgrounds and expectations. Be sure you are upfront with them verbally,
on your website, and in your written materials about your faith based
environment, activities, and curriculum.
4. More shared resource materials shared:
(St.
Peter Arlington Heights) “Here I Stand”
Martin Luther , “Flat Stanley” like
puppet (originally from the recent LEA Convocation)
(St.
Peter, Arlington Heights) Spiritual
Nurture dictation activity for use 2-3 times per year with young children
“__________________ shared about Jesus on
________________”
(Students dictate their thoughts, feelings,
knowledge about Jesus to the teacher who writes them down. Students also can draw pictures to go with
these thoughts, too. These sheets are
shared and compared with parents at Parent-Teacher Conference times.
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