Theme of the Summer: God is Faithful

Matthew 6:9-13 & Romands 12:16

Welcome to the Fusion Kidz Garden Newsletter

Summer has come to an end.  The hustle of getting kids ready for school and end of summer vacations means this is once again a two weeks for one special newsletter.

In the Preschool class the kids started the story of Jonah and how he didn’t obey God.  The kids have talked about the importance of obeying God and parents.  Obeying God is difficult at any age.  Talk about how the things God asks us to do are the right things for us to do.  It is important that we obey God.

In PreK & Elementary on the 22nd the kids heard the story of the rich man who asks about salvation and how he wouldn’t able to give up everything he had to follow Jesus.  On the 29th the story was Paul and Silas teaching the people in jail about Jesus and how the jailers were saved and baptized in the end.  Salvation is and very important subject to discuss with your children.  Spend some time reviewing these stories with your children to help them understand more.

Operation Christmas Child – Donation Time Again

We will begin our second round of donation collection the 12th of September.  Please begin collecting items such as: crayons, stickers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bar soap, socks, small toys, colored pencils, hard candy, and other items for the shoe boxes.

We’d love to use all plastic shoe boxes this year because the familes can then use those boxes to store food and other items at their houses.  If you’d be willing to donate plastice shoe boxes that would be wonderful.  The cost of shipping for each box is $7.  To reach our goal of 45 boxes we’ll need $315.

We will collect items through the end of September and the month of October.  Our packing party is tentatively schedule for Saturday October 30th.  We’ll have a great time with food and music while we pack up the boxes.  I hope your family can join us.

Classroom Move-Ups

This year our new curriculum will begin the first Sunday of October.  We will use the last Sunday of September to transition any kids who are moving into their new classroom and review some of the topics we covered last year.  For review the classrooms are divided as follows:

Infant: 6wks – walking, move up based on development

Toddler: walking – 2yrs old, move up the first Sunday of the month following their 2nd birthday

Preschool: 2yrs-4yrs, move up in the Fall if they are 4 before Oct 1st

Elementary: 4yrs-10yrs, graduate upon completion of 5th grade

These guidelines were developed with the children’s safety and capabilities in mind.  All classroom placements are at the discretion of the coordinator and exceptions may be made on a case by case basis.  No matter what classroom your child is in they will be taught by volunteers who love them and love Jesus.

Watering Can: I Will Follow Jesus

The theme for the summer has been about how God is faithful.  Both classes this week saw how if we have faith in God and trust him things will work out.  Jonah was saved by the fish and delivered to Nineveh and Paul and Silas got out of jail.

On a piece of construction paper or poster board write “I Will Follow Jesus”.  Then trace your child’s foot.  Add pictures of your child at home, school, church, the playground or other areas where they can follow Jesus.  If you don’t have pictures draw your own.  Hang the poster up in their room to help them remember that they can follow Jesus everywhere they go.

Memory Verses: New Verses

Preschool: “Give us today the food we need” Matthew 6:11

Pre-K & Elem: “Live in harmony.” Romans 12:16

Welcome To The Garden

Your little ones are like seeds, ready to grow and become beautiful plants. All they need is some good soil, water, and of course sun. Your family provides the soil for their little roots to take hold in. We hope to work with you to provide water, the Word of God, to nourish them and help them feel the light of the Son.

Happy Birthday

8/01 – Caleb Pladna

8/28 – Molly Finck

9/23 – Moriah Dickenson

Come See What the Boz is All About

Our new curriculum for the year is based off of the popular children’s character Boz.  The Preschool class uses the popular character Boz to help kids learn more about God and His love for them.  Our older children will be reading directly out of the Bible and hearing the same stories as the younger kids, but on their level.  All the classes will continue to use stories, games, drama, songs, arts & crafts, and discussion to engage all of the children.

We invite all the families to come early to Fusion on the 26th of September to find out more about the changes in your child(ren)’s classroom.  We’ll have snacks and a video for the kids while the parents hear more about our vision for the ministry and the exciting things we have planned for the next year.

Looking Ahead

In the preschool class the kids will finish the story of Jonah.  They will continue talking about obedience.

The Pre-K & Elementary classes will when King Josiah found the Bible while cleaning the Temple from 2 Kings 22.

Lost & Found

If you have forgotten any items at church please see Katy.

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Theme of the Summer: God is Faithful

Matthew 6:9-13 & Romands 12:16

Welcome to the Fusion Kidz Garden Newsletter

We’re sorry this didn’t get out last week.  Illness and business trips hit our team.  So this week you get a two for one special!!

In the Preschool class the kids are continuing to learn about David and King Saul.  On the 8th the lesson focused on Safety and how David listened to God and stayed safe.  The children talked about how God sets rules that we need to follow to stay safe.  Parents also set rules the kids need to obey.  For the 15th the children talked about how God provided for David and rescued him.  This matched to the memory verse of the Lord’s Prayer “Give us today the food we need.”

In PreK & Elementary on the 8th the kids learned about Jesus calming the storm.  They talked about the shield of faith and how we need to have faith in Jesus to protect us.  For the 15th they talked about faith again.  This time they heard the story of the Canaanite woman who asked Jesus to heal her daughter.  The kids learned how to spell Faith in sign language.

Christmas in July – Update

Thank you to everyone who has already brought in donations for OCC. We will have another collection in September so watch out for some great back to school sales to stock up on supplies to help make boxes.

Last year we received a letter back from one of the children who received a box. She was overjoyed to get supplies to use in her classroom. Toys and games as well and toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap are also wonderful gifts for these children. The plastic shoeboxes you can find at stores are great not only for shipping the items in but serve as an extra gift allowing the family something to use for storage in their house. Thank you again for the support you’ve already shown. We look forward to working together to hit out goal of 45 boxes this year.

Fall Curriculum

Last weekend we met to plan out some exciting new ideas for the Fall Curriculum.  We will be writing our own Bible based curriculum for the Elementary school kids based off a new curriculum purchased for the Preschool class.  The Preschool class uses the popular character Boz to help kids learn more about God and His love for them.  Our older children will be reading directly out of the Bible and hearing the same stories as the younger kids, but on their level.  All the classes will continue to use stories, games, drama, songs, arts & crafts, and discussion to engage all of the children.  We’d love to bring in some “Special Guests” on nights as a treat for the kids.  Some ideas for guests are: nurses, doctors, police or other law enforcement, members of the armed services, musicians, singers, dancers, artists, or anyone else who loves Jesus.  Please contact Katy if you’ve got any ideas to add for our new curriculum or if you’d like to be a Special Guest sometime.  Also be looking out for a meeting in September where we will go over the new curriculum in more depth for parents and treat the kids to a movie.

Watering Can: Safety First

Both classes over the weeks learned how God and Jesus protect us when we have faith in them and follow the rules.

Take this time to review some of the rules you have as a family.  Also talk about safety as a family.  Does your smoke detector work?  What is your evacuation plan if there was a fire?  Can your children recognize firemen and police officers?  Call the local fire station and ask if you can bring your children by to meet them.  Help your children understand that the rules God makes for us are because He loves us and the rules parents make for their children are the same.

Memory Verses: New Verses

Preschool: “Give us today the food we need” Matthew 6:11

Pre-K & Elem: “Live in harmony.” Romans 12:16

Welcome To The Garden

Your little ones are like seeds, ready to grow and become beautiful plants. All they need is some good soil, water, and of course sun. Your family provides the soil for their little roots to take hold in. We hope to work with you to provide water, the Word of God, to nourish them and help them feel the light of the Son.

Happy Birthday

8/01 – Caleb Pladna

8/06 – Owen Pennington

8/28 – Molly Finck

Service Location Change – August 22nd – Back at the Sheraton

We appreciate all the flexibility of families in the Fusion Church Plant.  Plans have changed and we will be able to have service at the Sheraton this Sunday.  We know all the children will feel happier being in the rooms they are more familiar with.

Looking Ahead

In the preschool class the kids will start hearing the story of Jonah.  They will practice obeying

The Pre-K & Elementary classes will talk about salvation and the answer Jesus gave to the rich man about how to get to heaven.

Lost & Found

If you have forgotten any items at church please see Katy.

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Theme of the Summer: God is Faithful

Matthew 6:9-13 & Romands 12:16

Welcome to the Fusion Kidz Garden Newsletter

Dear *|FNAME|*,

It was so nice to see everyone back at the Sheraton. The pool party with Baptisms and Dedications was a wonderful event and we hope your family enjoyed it, despite the rain.

In the Preschool class the kids are continuing to learn about David and King Saul. The kids are learning about turning to God and their parents when they scared.

In PreK & Elementary the kids learned about Issac and Abimelech making peace. They continued learning about being peacemakers by wearing the shoes of peace. Talk to your child about how they can be a peacemaker with friends and family.

Christmas in July – Update

Thank you to everyone who has already brought in donations for OCC. We will have another collection in September so watch out for some great back to school sales to stock up on supplies to help make boxes.

Last year we received a letter back from one of the children who received a box. She was overjoyed to get supplies to use in her classroom. Toys and games as well and toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap are also wonderful gifts for these children. The plastic shoeboxes you can find at stores are great not only for shipping the items in but serve as an extra gift allowing the family something to use for storage in their house. Thank you again for the support you’ve already shown. We look forward to working together to hit out goal of 45 boxes this year.

Fall Curriculum

The Kids Garden is stepping out and planning on writing their own curriculum for the Fall. We hope to develop something that is Bible based, engages the children, and is easy for our volunteers. We have some ideas and themes but would love for anyone who has ideas about curriculum or activities in the classroom to join us for a planning meeting on the 8th of August at The Sheraton. This will be a brainstorming meeting starting at 9am. Lunch will be provided and we hope to wrap things up around 2pm. Childcare is not provided but breastfeeding infants are welcome. If you have any questions or dietary needs for lunch please talk to Katy Linda.

Watering Can: Create a Story

The preschool class is begining to wrap up the story of David and King Saul and will learn how in the end they made up.  The Pre-K and Elem class have heard two stories about being resolving their differences.  Help your kids to create their own story about some friends who fight and then make up.  Here are some questions you could use to create the story or make up your own:

• What are our two friends’ names?
• What were they doing before they got mad?
• What happened to make them mad?
• Why did they each think they were right?
• Which friend decided to be a peacemaker?
• How did they make peace?
• What happened after they made peace?
• What did they learn from their fight?

Memory Verses: New Verses

Preschool: “Give us today the food we need” Matthew 6:11

Pre-K & Elem: “Live in harmony.” Romans 12:16

Welcome To The Garden

Your little ones are like seeds, ready to grow and become beautiful plants. All they need is some good soil, water, and of course sun. Your family provides the soil for their little roots to take hold in. We hope to work with you to provide water, the Word of God, to nourish them and help them feel the light of the Son.

Happy Birthday

8/01 – Caleb Pladna

8/28 – Molly Finck

Service Location Change – August 15th & 22nd

In the preschool class the kids will talk about how God keeps us safe just like he kept David safe from King Saul.  We’ll also talk about how parents keep their children safe too.

The Pre-K & Elementary classes will hear the story of how Jesus calmed the storm and how we should have faith in God.

Looking Ahead

In the preschool class the kids will talk about how God keeps us safe just like he kept David safe from King Saul.  We’ll also talk about how parents keep their children safe too.

The Pre-K & Elementary classes will hear the story of how Jesus calmed the storm and how we should have faith in God.

Lost & Found

If you have forgotten any items at church please see Katy.

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Theme of the Summer: God is Faithful

Matthew 6:9-13 & Ephesians 6:10-18

Welcome to the Fusion Kidz Garden Newsletter

We hope you all enjoyed the weather last week and some of the cooler temperatures this weekend.  Please read below to get more information about our current outreach program collecting items for Operation Christmas Child as well as some location changes for the rest of July.

In the Preschool class the kids learned about Paul and Silas teaching other people about God.  They made megaphones to help them praise God and make their voices louder to share stories about God with other people.

In PreK & Elementary the kids heard the story about Abraham and how he wore the breastplate of righteousness in trusting God and waiting.  God promised Abraham he’d have more grandchildren than stars in the sky, but Abraham had to be patient and trust God to follow through on His promises.  The kids talked about patience and keeping promises in their own lives.

Christmas in July

It’s time to prepare for Operation Christmas Child! Before the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season is upon us, we are getting a head start on helping others! The Fusion Kidz Garden will be collecting plastic shoe boxes, hard candy, school supplies, tooth brushes & toothpaste, bars of soap, wash cloths, small toys, playing cards, balls, craft supplies, small stuffed animals, and other appropriate toys/health care items during the month of July to jump start our OCC project. The collection bin will be available in the Kidz Garden area of the lobby. If you have any questions please see Tanya Curtis or Clare Davis.

Watering Can: Patience and Promises

Abraham, Paul, and Silas all had to practice patience in waiting for God to fulfill His promises to them. Paul and Silas trusted God and used their faith in Him while in jail to teach other people about God. Abraham knew God said he’d have many grandchildren but he didn’t know how it would happen. He had to be patient and trust in God.

Butterflies are a beautiful example of patience and promises. They spend a long time as a caterpillar waiting patiently for their time to become a butterfly, but it isn’t easy. They have to work hard spinning a cocoon and then spend more time inside the cocoon transforming into a butterfly. After all that waiting they have to work hard one more time to break free of the cocoon. But it’s the struggle to get free that finishes their change.

Take a walk with your children and try to find caterpillars or butterflies. Talk about the different stages they go through, the patience and hard work they have to put in, and the final promise of becoming a butterfly. You can also draw pictures of butterflies with crayons, markers, yarn, tissue paper, and many other things you can find around your house.

Memory Verses: Last Week

Preschool: “Our Father, In Heaven, may your name be holy.” Matthew 6:9

Pre-K & Elem: “Be Strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10

Welcome To The Garden

Your little ones are like seeds, ready to grow and become beautiful plants. All they need is some good soil, water, and of course sun. Your family provides the soil for their little roots to take hold in. We hope to work with you to provide water, the Word of God, to nourish them and help them feel the light of the Son.

Happy Birthday

7/30 – Sayer Smithson

Location Changes

On Sunday July 18th we will meet at the Westin instead of the Sheraton.

On Sunday July 25th we will have a pool party/baptism/dedication service at Nate Weygand’s house.  The pool party starts at 3 followed by a short service including baptisms and child dedications at 5.  When service is over we’ll have fellowship and a potluck.

Fall Curriculum

The Kids Garden is stepping out and planning on writing their own curriculum for the Fall.  We hope to develop something that is Bible based, engages the children, and is easy for our volunteers.  We have some ideas and themes but would love for anyone who has ideas about curriculum or activities in the classroom to join us for a planning meeting on the 8th of August.  This will be a brainstorming meeting starting at 9am.  Lunch will be provided, but feel free to bring a snack to share, we hope to wrap things up around 2pm.  Childcare is not provided but breastfeeding infants are welcome.  If you have any questions or dietary needs for lunch please talk to Katy Linda.

Looking Ahead

Next week our lesson for Preschool is to learn about how David asks God to help him be brave in 1Samuel 21:1-15 and Psalm 43:4-7 and how we can ask God for things we need as well.  The Pre-K & Elem will learn about Jacob and Laban making a treaty in Genesis 31:22-55 and the Shoes of Peace for the Armor of God

Lost & Found

If you have forgotten any items at church please see Katy.

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Theme of the Summer: God is Faithful

Matthew 6:9-13 & Ephesians 6:10-18

Christmas in July

It’s time to prepare for Operation Christmas Child! Before the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season is upon us, we are getting a head start on helping others! The Fusion Kidz Garden will be collecting plastic shoe boxes, hard candy, school supplies, tooth brushes & toothpaste, bars of soap, wash cloths, small toys, playing cards, balls, craft supplies, small stuffed animals, and other appropriate toys/health care items during the month of July to jump start our OCC project. The collection bin will be available in the Kidz Garden area of the lobby. If you have any questions please see Tanya Curtis or Clare Davis.

Watering Can: Freedom

As Americans we have the freedom to worship God, and as Christians we are free from the curse of sin.  The Bible tells us that ‘the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.’  Talk to your children about what it means to be free.  Ask them why they are thankful for their freedom, and discuss the freedoms that we have.  Pray for those who do not have the same freedom that we do

Memory Verses:

Preschool: “Our Father, In Heaven, may your name be holy.” Matthew 6:9

Pre-K & Elem: “Be Strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10

Welcome To The Garden

Your little ones are like seeds, ready to grow and become beautiful plants. All they need is some good soil, water, and of course sun. Your family provides the soil for their little roots to take hold in. We hope to work with you to provide water, the Word of God, to nourish them and help them feel the light of the Son.

Happy Birthday

7/30 – Sayer Smithson

Location Change for 7/18

On July 18th we will be meeting at the Westin instead of the Sheraton.

Looking Ahead

Next week our lesson for Preschool is to learn about Paul & Silas telling others about God.  The Pre-K & Elem will learn about how Abraham believed God.

Lost & Found

If you have forgotten any items at church please see Katy.

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