Welcome to the RCC Church School Program!
During the school year, we offer care and Christian Education for all ages Nursery through Grade 12. We begin our Church School year on Rally Day, this year on September 12th, after an initial welcoming cookout and campfire on Rally Night (details on both below). We meet each week except for holidays or other occasions as specified (see calendar), and finish our year with a special children's service and celebration on Children's Day in June (date uncertain at this time, either June 5th or 12th).

We begin each week all together upstairs at the 10:00AM service. After the Prayer of Confession, there is a Children's Message, and then all the students, teachers, and helpers are dismissed to their classes: Nursery through Grade 8 are located downstairs, Senior High (grades 9-12) meets in Fellowship Hall (there is no Senior High on communion weeks). Class downstairs lasts until 11:15 and children must be signed out by a parent/guardian to be released; Senior High finishes at 11:00 (when service lets out). It is important to note that each week we have class, we need a volunteer helper in each class, for safety and support!

During the school year, our Nursery is staffed with a caregiver, and parents have the option of staying with their young child, or leaving him/her with the caregiver but taking a pager, so they can be reached if needed. During the summer and on holiday weekends, the Nursery is unstaffed, but open for use (see calendar).

Separate from Church School, we also offer Youth Group activities to the older children in the church, grouped by age: Middle School (Grades 5&6), Junior High (Grades 7&8), and Senior High (Grades 9- 12). These groups are registered for separately; more information can be found on the Youth Group page.

Registration Forms for Church School:
Nursery - 1st grade
2nd - 8th grade

Church School Calendar:
2010-2011 School Calendar

CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS & EVENTS

Rally Night – Friday, September 10th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Join us for a fun, family evening to learn about Church School and Youth Groups that will be available to children & youth (Nursery through 12th grade) this fall at church. The whole family will have a chance to learn about the programs, meet the teachers, register your children, and enjoy a cookout, campfire, and games. Following that there will also be activities for Youth Group students (5th- 12th grades).Sign up to attend this event by calling the church office at 508-252-4545 (to give us a general head count for food).

Rally Sunday – Sunday, September 12th, 10:00 AM
This is the first day of Church School. We will begin upstairs in service as usual, with an introduction to the program and the Teachers, before being dismissed downstairs for class. Registration forms will be available that day for those who are not already registered. We look forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new ones!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL-
Thank you to all those who attended and helped in VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL this year, where we all had a wonderful time learning about the life of Jesus through stories, songs, games and art projects on "Lava Lava Island". We had 33 children attending, 11 teens and 7 adults volunteering; more people also supported us with donations and cleanup help. It was a true multi-generational event, and we all had a good time. Take a minute to look through the VBS photo album the next time you pass through the Narthex!

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME PICTURES!!!

VIDEO LENDING LIBRARY -
The Church school has a wonderful selection of movies (VHS and DVD) for children and families that you are invited to borrow. The Movie Cart is located in the Church School area. The Book Cart is currently being updated and will soon be available as well. Contact me with any questions.

IMPORTANT - Cancellation Notification Procedure for Weather/Church (School) Cancellation:
In the event of needing to cancel Church School (weather, other emergency), I will send out an email to all as soon as I know (usually that is not until late Sat. night or early Sun morning). Cancellation information will also be available on the church website (www.rehobothucc.org), and a phone message at the church (508-252-4545) usually pretty early. If you don't hear through any of those means, you can call me to check, 508-252-4413. (Usually Church Service and Church School are canceled together, but there have been bad weather occasions when a service was still offered but there was no Church School.)

CHURCH SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

The children are dismissed from service after the children's sermon at aproximately 10:15.

Nursery: ages newborn to ~ 3; full-time caregivers, a changing table, toys, activities, snacks. Parents may leave their child (pagers available), or are welcome to stay.

3 & 4 Year-Olds: a weekly Bible story with games, crafts, snack. Children also learn some beginning prayers.

PreK & K: ages late 4 - 6; a weekly Bible story with activities. Children learn some simple prayers, study the Christmas story.

1st & 2nd Grades: This age group begins studying with a children’s Bible. Children work on Mission projects, learn The Lord’s Prayer and the meaning of Communion.

3rd & 4th Grades: Lessons on the 10 Commandments, the Easter story, and the general organization of the Bible. Children also do some Mission work.

5th & 6th Grades: Lessons focus on Jesus’ life and ministry. Children study Bible maps, learn about Paul, study the meaning of Baptism. Children also continue work on Mission projects.

7th & 8th Grade: Review of previous years, and studies of the history of Rehoboth Congregational Church, UCC, and the parts of our worship service. Discussion also includes current world and personal events in relation to their Christianity. This class also spends time reviewing the basics of their faith in preparation for 9th grade Confirmation class, and in planning and overseeing the Children's Day service in June.

The Senior High students meet to enjoy a more in-depth, mature study of the Bible and review some major points from previous years. This year they will be studying the gospel of Mark, and using the book “23 Questions About Hell” for discussion (book not required). This book raises common questions about hell, (such as Did God create hell? Is it real or metaphorical? Can "good" people go there?) and uses the Bible to answer them.