June Weeks 1 and 2 – June 7th/8th and 14th/15th
June Weeks 3 and 4 – June 21st/22nd and 28th/29th
July Weeks 1 and 2 – July 5th/6th and 12th/13th
July Week 3 – July 19th/20th
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Category: Early Childhood Curriculum
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June and July Curriculum
Posted at 9:41 pm
Jul 14th -
The Countdown Begins! SIX more days for our Super Meeting, did you RSVP?
Posted at 3:39 pm
Jul 10th
***Six more days til our VBS SUPER MEETING, Wednesday, July 16th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm***
YOU are invited to an important VBS Super Meeting, this Wednesday night, July 16th, 6:30pm-8:00pm. There is simply no substitute for attending live events at Parkview. The training, inspiration and community are priceless!
This meeting is for current and new volunteers serving during our weekend VBS (July 26/27 – August 16/17). I suggest you RSVP TODAY, we want YOU to join us! Things will look very different in Early Childhood’s Backyard during our four VBS weekends. Stay in the loop!
We’ll start with large group time in the Underground where we will talk about the vision of this year’s weekend VBS Quest and overall information.
Next, we will break out into separate teams so we can go over detailed information. Again things will look different in our area during VBS. Our Early Childhood team will breakout and meet in Clubhouse A. Delicious desserts will be available as well. Don’t miss out, we want YOU to be there!
Please RSVP TODAY click here.
Childcare IS available while attending our Super Meeting If you need childcare PLEASE make a reservation by using the above link, thanks!
We have cool NEW VBS t-shirts available for $5.00 in the Grand Foyer at the Orland Campus. Feel free to wear it now when you serve to promote our VBS Quest. It’s going to be TONS of fun!!!!
Invite your friends, family and neighbors to our weekend-style VBS! Registrations is available online click here.
If you have a friend that would like to volunteer with you during VBS contact me directly. Please do not have your friends fill out an online volunteer form. You can call or email at jill.shea@parkviewchurch.com or 708-478-7477 ext. 287.
Thank you for your dedication to God’s little ones, we can’t do this without you. I look forward to seeing YOU soon!
BIG hugs & much love,
jill
“He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.” Psalm 91:4
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VBS Central Opens This Weekend! + Super Meeting July 16th-please RSVP
Posted at 12:11 pm
Jun 25th
***VBS Centrals Opens This Weekend, June 28th & 29th***
Parkview is buzzing with excitement as we finalize VBS Central in our grand foyer! We will be accepting volunteer registrations and child registrations starting THIS WEEKEND!
Please DO NOT fill out a Volunteer form. Your regular assignment and schedule will still apply during VBS (weekend style). If you would like to be more involved during our four weekends of VBS which starts July 26/27 – August 16/17 during our regular service hours just let me know. Simply call or email me if you’d like to increase your serving frequency or be a part of other tasks. I LOVE to hear from you!
Our cool NEW VBS t-shirts will be available for purchase at VBS Central as well for only $5.00.
You may be wondering, what will this year’s VBS look like, what will be different on the weekends, is my role expectations different? GREAT questions!!! We have a very important “VBS Super Meeting” that YOU are invited to WEDNESDAY, July 16th from 6:30pm-8:00pm at the Orland Campus. Childcare will be provided.
There is simply no substitute for attending live events at Parkview. The training, inspiration and community are priceless! I suggest that you get registered early. Please click here to RSVP to the Super Meeting Wednesday night July 16th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm and if you will need childcare. THANK YOU!
Let’s Celebrate! Meet our Volunteer of the Week…Tina Shoemaker!
Tina joined our Early Childhood team last year and faithfully serves every other Sunday in Clubhouse B at 9:00am. We recently expanded her role to a Team Leader. Tina is always ready to reach out and help others. She does a fantastic job leading the children and encouraging others. She sets a great example for others to follow. Thank you, Tina, the best is yet to come!
Volunteer of the week will be on hold for the month of July as we prepare for a very special VBS.
If you have a last-minute emergency regarding your important role for the weekend (the system does not allow sub requests 48 hours before your serve time) PLEASE contact your awesome coach for the appropriate service time below. THANK YOU!
Saturdays 5:00pm – Jen Christensen 815-534-0947
Sundays 9:00am – Lorie Creedon 708-280-4368
Sundays 11:00am – Tonya Hoots 815-955-5035
Sundays 5:45pm – Adrienne Trent 815-302-1163
Lastly, I will be taking a week of rest starting Monday, June 30 through Sunday, July 6th. If you contact me after this Sunday I will promptly return your call or email Monday, July 7th. Thank you for your patience.
I LOVE our team with so much passion and am very grateful for each and every one of you!!! May God release fresh favor over your life so that mountains move and doors open when you pray. Be strong and courageous and take good care of YOU. You are more than you know!
BIG hugs and much love,
“The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.” Psalm 119:72 (NIV)
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Do you know where to find a 2nd set of activity sheets? + Welcoming a New Child
Posted at 12:35 pm
Jun 20th
Extra Activity Sheets Now Available For You!
Did you know there is now a second set of the activity sheets in every room in a magnetic holder on the tall metal cabinets. This will now allow you to take the sheets around the room with you without having to pull them off the cabinet or magnetic boards. Thank you Lisa Dorman!!!
Welcoming a new child? Good preparation and a warm welcome will help make a visitor comfortable and eager to return another time. For a child not raised in the church, the routines of our Parkview Kids class can be strange. Love, attention and guidance will ease their fear and discomfort. Take a few minutes before leaving the classroom for large group to introduce yourselves and explain where you are going and what you will be doing. Be excited for the children and most importantly HAVE FUN!
Volunteer of the Week is on hold this week. I will be out this weekend so if you have a last minute emergency or are running late please notify your coach or coordinator. We cannot open the classroom unless we have at least two non-related adults in each room. Please do your best to arrive 30 minutes before the service to meet in the yellow room for an important team huddle. Here are your point people for this weekend:
Saturday 5:00pm Jen Christensen 815-534-0947
Sunday 9:00am Lorie Creedon 708-280-4368
Sunday 11:00am Tonya Hoots 815-955-5035
Sunday 5:45pm Lisa Dorman 815-302-0265
Please help us continue to spread the word about our new and FREE resource for parents www.parkviewparents.com . Learn, worship and grow as a family available for all families with children birth – High School. Parents can find the videos and music that we use every weekend at this site as well. Awesome!!!
THANK YOU for being a part of what God is doing at Parkview. We have the best team ever!
Love Wins!
“The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.” Psalm 119:72 (NIV)
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Can you guess this game? + Father’s Day Weekend Update!
Posted at 11:57 am
Jun 13thCan you guess this game?
Last night we had a BLAST at our Early Childhood Team Summer Celebration! Can you guess the game we played above? It’s called the human knot. We broke out into groups of 7 – 8 people, then had to grab hands with someone who is not next to us and then untangle ourselves. TONS OF FUN!
Connecting matters and having the opportunity to spend time outside the EC classrooms to connect was priceless! Thank you to all who were able to attend. LOADS of food, fun, prizes and fellowship. We are so grateful to have you on our team. We’re better together!
One important note, we are back to TWO services on Saturday this Father’s Day weekend only with special guest, Mike Singletary, live at all services. WOOHOO! This is the PERFECT weekend to invite friends, family, neighbors, co-workers etc. who have never been to Parkview. Give yourself some extra time to get to Parkview this weekend as Father’s Day weekend is always one of our busiest weekends. If you are serving PLEASE make sure you arrive 30 minutes before service. We cannot open the classrooms if we do not have at least two non-related adults in each room.
We’re putting Volunteer of the Week on hold to take this time to celebrate our AWESOME T.E.A.M. (Together, Everyone, Achieves More).
Thank you again for leading God’s little ones! We so appreciate your heart for God and the children. Because you serve in Early Childhood’s Backyard, many of these children will find Christ as their Savior. And the truths you taught them will impact their lives.
Love Wins!
“The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.” Psalm 119:72 (NIV)
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3 Things To Make the Backyard FUN! ….
Posted at 12:22 pm
Jun 6th
3 Things To Make The Backyard Fun!
1. Make sure you incite laughter in your classroom.
2. Make sure you don’t take yourself so seriously.
3. Make sure when parents pick up their children and ask, “Did you have fun today?” that the answer is “yes!”
We are starting a new memory verse this month! Check out all the fun activities Lisa Dorman put together and worship songs here: https://parkviewec.wordpress.com/category/curriculum/
Speaking of fun, we will have our Early Childhood Team Summer Celebration this Thursday, June 12th from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Orland Campus. If you did not respond to the email invite please do so by Monday. THANK YOU!
Let’s Celebrate! Meet our Volunteers of the Week….Diana, Caleb and Crista Harmon!
The Harmons started serving in December 2009 and now serve every Sunday at 9am in our purple and yellow rooms. The Harmons are great at making sure everyone feels welcomed and loved. They are incredibly dependable, thoughtful and create an unforgettable experience for the children. They are great leaders! Thank you, Diana, Caleb & Crista, the best is yet to come!
Did you know our Early Childhood Team is made up of over 400 people and three different types of teams;
1. Team Members/Team Leaders/Coaches
2. Substitutes
3. Standby (people who are only available to serve during the holidays and summer).
Praise God for ALL of you!!!!
To keep everything running smoothly we have put Service Coaches in place within the last year. Our service coaches oversee the entire ministry during a service hour and are there to help YOU. Please save their cell number in your phone. I have very limited access to email, phone and texts on the weekends. If you have a last-minute emergency and you are unable to fill your important role for the weekend and cannot request a sub using our on-line scheduler (it doesn’t work if it’s 48 hours before your serve date) PLEASE contact your Service Coach below, it’s extremely helpful.
Saturdays 5:00pm and 3:45pm (We have two coaches for Saturday, they currently rotate every other week)
Jen Christensen 815-534-0947 (Jen is ON for tomorrow, June 7th)
OR
Carrie Lyons 630-306-8861
Sundays 9:00am Lorie Creedon 708-280-4368
(Lorie coaches every other Sunday morning, she is off this Sunday, June 8th, so in her absence contact Jill 708-257-8868)
Sundays 11:00am – Tonya Hoots 815-955-5035
Sunday Nights 5:45pm – Adrienne Trent 815-302-1163
The next time you serve make sure you, as the leader, have fun! You set the tone. Fun is good!
My prayer is that we will be a a source of strength and encouragement to everyone we meet along the way. Especially those we meet in our Backyard hallways and classrooms. : )
Make it a great day and I look forward to seeing YOU soon! THANK YOU for being a part of what God is doing at Parkview.
Love Wins!
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Backyard eNews – May 22, 2014
Posted at 4:20 pm
May 22nd
Let’s Celebrate! Meet our Volunteer of the Week, Anna Pospisil!
Anna has been serving in Kidz Connection for almost three years. She serves every other Sunday at 9:00am. Anna does an amazing job leading the way and showing every child love and encouragement. She has a passion for the kids and people around her and it shows as she serves with her whole heart. THANK YOU Anna, the best is yet to come!
We are having another S.O.S. Recruitment this weekend! This is where we ask people to volunteer over the summer so our weekly team members can have some time to rest and recharge their batteries over the summer. If you know of a weekend you need off in June, July or August PLEASE put in your sub request now. Our schedule is live online through the end of August. This will be extremely helpful when I am speaking with summer volunteers next week to tell them where we have the biggest needs.
Do you have children in your classroom that are easily distracted? Welcome to the distracted generation.
Last week we talked about how encouraging dialogue with the children, building relationships and giving them clear expectations helps immensely.
Here are 3 more ways we can engage the distracted generation and effectively communicate God’s Word to them. (From Relevant Children’s Ministry blog post 5/13/14)
1. Use cooperative learning.
- give them projects and activities that require them to work together
2. Use peer-to-peer learning.
- allow them to teach each other what you taught them
- retention rate goes up to 90% when kids teach each other
3. Use different learning styles. This allows all the kids to learn in a way that is comfortable to them.
May God’s love overwhelm you and fill you with joy. May His passion for the lost overtake you and change how you view people. May His endless resources and promise to provide change how you give and live.
I look forward to seeing YOU soon. THANK YOU for being a part of what God is doing at Parkview, you are more than you know.
Love wins!
Jill Shea
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May Curriculum
Posted at 9:40 am
May 19th
May Week 1 – May 3rd/4th
May Weeks 2 and 3 – 2’s, 3’s and 4’s – May 10th/11th and 17th/18th
May Weeks 2 and 3 – Clubhouse – May 10th/11th and 17th/18th
May Weeks 4 and 5 – 2’s and 3’s – May 24th/25th and May 31st/June 1st
May Weeks 4 and 5 – 4’s and Clubhouse – May 24th/25th and May 31st/June 1st
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Backyard eNews – May 16, 2014
Posted at 12:32 pm
May 16th
Let’s Celebrate! Meet our Volunteers of the Week, Alexa and Olivia Kacerovskis!
Alexa and Olivia are sisters and jumped right in to help when we launched our Sunday night service last year in February. Alexa and Olivia are incredibly committed to the team. They faithfully serve every Sunday night, have a huge heart for the children and bring in friends to serve with them. Thank you, Alexa and Olivia, the best is yet to come!
Please remember! This is the weekend we start having ONE Saturday service at 5:00pm through Labor Day except for Father’s Day weekend we will go back to the 3:45pm and 5:45pm.
We are kicking off our SOS Recruitment this weekend! This is where we ask people to volunteer over the summer so our weekly team members can have some time to rest and recharge their batteries over the summer. If you know of a weekend you need off in June PLEASE put in your sub requests now, if it’s in July let me know asap since that schedule is not live yet. This will be extremely helpful when I am speaking with summer volunteers next week to tell them where we have the biggest needs.
Do you have children in your classroom that are easily distracted? Welcome to the distracted generation.
I recently read, from the time children are toddling around, today’s kids are immersed in a digital world. From being entertained by mom’s iPad to watching countless TV shows on networks designed just for them, they are constantly distracted. And they can bring those very short, easily distracted attention spans to our classrooms.
So how can we engage the distracted generation and effectively communicate God’s Word to them? Here’s three of the seven ways we’ll look at these next two weeks…
(From Relevant Children’s Ministry blog post 5/13/14)1. Encourage dialogue.
- ask open-ended questions and follow-up questions
- listen to their responses
2. Build relationships. The way to capture a child’s attention is through their heart.
- show them you care
- invest in them
3. Give them clear expectations.
- tell them up front when you want them to talk and when you want them to listen
Friendly reminder, if you ever see the letters “EC” posted in the main worship area this means we have lots of children, praise God!, and not enough team members. If you would be willing to come out of service to help us in the backyard we really, really need you.
Lastly, we are in need of more team members for the Sunday services, if you can help at any time on Sunday (9am, 11am or 5:45pm) please let one of the below service coaches know and/or just print your name tag and come on down to our Backyard.
I will be out this weekend, if you need immediate assistance Saturday or Sunday please contact one of our awesome service coaches:
Saturday 5:00pm Jen Christensen 815-534-0947
Sunday 9am Lorie Creedon 708-280-4368
Sunday 11am Tonya Hoots 815-955-5035
Sunday 5:45pm Adrienne Trent 815-302-1163
THANK YOU for being an incredible team who faithfully serve so that children have the opportunity to hear about Jesus and their parents can attend church. YOU are making a difference in the lives of so many!!!
Make it a great day.
Love wins!
Jill Shea
Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Psalm 37:3
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Backyard eNews – May 7, 2014
Posted at 2:53 pm
May 7th
Let’s Celebrate! Meet Volunteer of the Week…Diana Pell!
Diana joined our team in December 2012. She serves every other Sunday at 9:00am and you will usually find her in Clubhouse B. Diana has a huge heart for the kids and goes out of her way to make sure the children feel welcome the minute they walk through the door. She’s a team player and sets a great example for others to follow. Thank you Diana, the best is yet to come!
Feedback from Diana: “I just wanted to share how God used the songs we do with the children to help me this week. As you know I was helping with my dad and there were initially some difficult things that I had to deal with, and many nights the song, “I can do all things, my God will help me…” played over and over in my head and God did help me! These songs are so powerful and I believe that even when our precious ones get older, and they find themselves in difficult situations, the Holy Spirit will bring these songs and lessons to their remembrance! I just wanted to share this and to thank you and Lisa (and all the others involved) in the Kid’s ministry that you not only bless our precious little ones, but those of us who are blessed to serve them!” Diana Pell
THANK YOU for sharing Diana! I LOVE to hear feedback from our team. Your feedback is vital in helping us move the ministry forward and celebrate what God is doing. We use your input to plan, pray and share with our senior leadership.
Thought for the day: “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance” (Unknown)
Overcome your fear of failing. Many people stay off the dance floor (or out of the classroom) because they feel they can’t perform with grace and skill. But God is the Master Teacher. He’s full of grace–and he has a purpose that transcends any plans you might have for the children. It doesn’t matter if you think you can teach well–God thinks you can. He put you in this position to fulfill his purpose. So get up and dance!
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21
Thank you for sharing your time, talent and energy. YOU are loved!
Jill Shea
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Parkview Kids Team 