Preschool

SONSHINE CROSSING & ACORN VALLEY

Sonshine Crossing & Acorn Valley are our ministries to children who are at least three years of age and potty-trained by September 1 up through first grade. Our classes are staffed by church members who volunteer for at least one quarter though many volunteer for the entire school year. The two-adult policy is followed to help protect our covenant children. A security tag system is used for the preschool classes. Kindergarten and higher grades do not use the tagging system.

Each preschool class is named after a particular flower or tree, and with the exception of kindergarten and higher grades, each class meets for two hours. This enables parents to attend both a worship service and adult community groups.

At 9:00 we offer kindergarten through 4th grade classes, and all classes are divided by gender. During this hour, we use Great Commissions curriculum ("Show Me Jesus)". At 10:30 six classes are offered for preschool.

Once children enter kindergarten, they are to attend their class one hour and accompany their parents to worship the other hour. Oakids Ministry strongly recommends that parents with children entering K-5 purchase a copy of Parenting in the Pew, by Robbie Castleman. A limited number of copies are available at the church or you can buy online at www.pcanet.org and link to the bookstore from there.

Beginning in preschool and continuing through sixth grade is our Oakids Memory Program. As a supplement to our Sunday School curriculum, we have developed a memory program that is unique to Oakids and tailored to reflect our church calendar. For example, in February we have our mission’s conference, and the memory verses will usually reflect the theme with passages about God’s heart for the world. Copies of these are limited to one per family and can be obtained from either the Children’s Pastor or in Sunday School.