Parents: We want to partner with you to help raise your child and to give them a foundation of basic Christian skills. The Learning Goals for each class/grade level are below. There are the reasons to bring them to consistently to church. We hope you can see a natural progression of faith skills from baptism to Confirmation, from Nursery to Youth. Please help our volunteer teachers and helpers lead you child through these goals.
PRESCHOOL
Learning Goals:
· Child can separate from parents
· Child learns what is expected in class
· Child learns to bring in an offering of any size
· Child knows the name of Jesus
· Child can identify a Bible and a cross
· Child knows teachers and God loves them
· Child learns “Jesus Loves Me” song
· We offer to baptize
KINDERGARTEN
Learning Goals:
· Child knows how to do class procedures: attendance chart, move to altar, make crafts, etc.
· Child learns simple prayers
· Child learns simple songs, including “Jesus Loves Me”
· Child recognizes a Bible, owns one at home, we offer one
· Child is learning both how to behave in church and how to take Communion, in the classroom
1ST & 2ND GRADES
Learning Goals:
· Child can suggest what to do with offering
· Child memorizes Lord’s Prayer
· Child can pray aloud with group
· Child recognizes some Bible names, books, stories, scriptures
· Child participates in Communion, with class in Relevant, every other month
3RD GRADE
Learning Goals:
· Child can lead prayers aloud
· Child can participate in worship services as greeter, usher, acolyte, reader
· Learning to Use My Bible class in the Spring
· Child knows Old & New Testaments, able to look up a Bible verse, with assistance
· Child owns their own Bible
· Child ready for hands-on service projects in class
· Child starts to memorize Apostle’s Creed
4TH & 5TH GRADES
Learning Goals:
· Child is able to find Bible verses on their own
· Child is involved in hands-on mission projects, in class and in Kids in Mission Club
· Child starts to memorize books of Bible
· Class provides service to other classes, both kids & adults
· Child memorizes Apostle’s Creed