Re: 10/27/2009

Re: the new registration table location. We are no longer using the blue tablecloth with our new colors and signs. I'm experimenting with a shorter table (6') and underneath the sign that we now hang up front saying (children's registration). Let me know what you think in the weeks ahead.
Re: the cleaning of preschool and nursery toys...given we are in the flu season early this year, I'd like to raise the question of cleaning the toys that are used each week...how can we respond proactively to reduce the amount of germs spread in our classes? I plan to keep a dispenser of antibacterial gel in each classroom starting this Sunday for anyone to use.

Blake

Response to October 25

How about making the teacher sign-in sheet half the size and deleting the CD section? If teachers want CDs, they can go to the table afterwards to get one. From what Jocelyn told me, they only make about five each week because most people listen to sermons online.

Hello,

Just a few things from Sunday...

1) Carissa Seeley needs to be put on the nursery list, she went in for the first time this past week.

2) Laura Sauerman (#155) needs a new orange ID card

3) Scott & Jane Miller need a new orange ID card

4) Cards were made for Jan & Becky Landis last week but they were blue, could they be made again in orange?

5) The table in the foyer was "front and center" with no blue table covering. Is this our new location and appearance or just an oversight with the set-up team.

6) Late preschool commented that there hasn't been a trashcan in their room the last couple of weeks. I looked and the only one I could find was the one under the teacher's desk behind the partitions. Is that one to be out in front of the partitions or should there be another?

7)Late preschool also made us aware that we need updated class lists for tracking the giving out of encouragment cards. Kids have moved out and moved in so the lists are no longer accurate and this would apply to each class.

8) I ran out of time before classes started to go through the preschool toys so I'm hoping to get to church early this week and do that before the service.

9) Teacher sign-in sheet was used again. Ed and I were a little unsure of the CD distribution to teachers that request them. Do we personally deliver them or do the teachers go to the media table and pick them up themselves. I think this is something we all need to be consistant with. Also, what is our responsibility regarding the sign-in paper once we place it on the media table? Are we to retrieve it again after the service or how does it get back to the coordinators table week after week?

10) Lastly, Blake brought to our attention that Pennview has reminded us again to only use Grace supplies and to ask children to refrain from going into classroom desks. (Just making you all aware.)

Alright, I think I'm done. Time to rip the boys away from their legos and get back to school. They're gonna love it :)

-Connie

Wow! What an informative post!

That was one great blog post. Now, for the real thing...

Sunday (10/18) was rather uneventful. Classes were smaller then usual and we didn't even need all the aides. The nursery even had only content babies, imagine that?!

I started over numbering the guest sign-in cards at #600, we'll proceed from there.

Sherri supplied me with the latest and greatest teacher schedule so it was filed and all others were trashed.

The teacher sign-in paper was back and Ed and I feel we should stick with it. I agree the inconsistancy is confusing for the teachers.

Sherri, I didn't see your post about replenishing the pretzels and sorting the preschool toys until Monday. I will work on those requests this Sunday.

Jocelyn, Jan and Becky Landis lost one of their ID cards. Could you please make them another one?

That's all I have.

Connie

October 4 and 11

Last week we had a constant flow of visitors who didn't even know we were celebrating our tenth anniversary. It was a wild morning, at least for the portion we were serving. This week was pretty much dead...and boring. Only one of the visiting families returned.

We need a lot!

1. Replenish the visitor CDs. We have none.
2. Replenish the temporary cards. We have one.
3. Replenish the pretzel supply. We gave our last barrel today.
4. Replenish the encouragement cards. We have I don't know how many. (I thought I should continue my pattern.)
5. Dianne Mesure needs a permanent card for her grandchildren. They are Logan Harmon(12/4/02--1st grade; Kaela Harmon 3/22/05--K...not really, but she wants to be with Elle and because she only attends once a month, I didn't make a big deal out of it; Brenna Harmon 2/22/07--EP).
6. We need updated schedules. (JW, I'll update them and let you print them.)

We had six families who had their children in CM but didn't register them. Please make note if this continues, as we may need to send out a friendly reminder once again.

Now that the teaching schedule is somewhat stable, we have resignations from our aide and nursery line-up. Do you know of any interest out there?

It sounds like the preschool toys need to be redistributed. Can next week's coordinators work on this?

Blake, a couple of notes were left in the fourth grade classroom. The one I brought home says, "Please do not use these markers! Or other consumable supplies. Thank you for respecting my request! DB" This sounds like maybe we have crossed the line in the past. Do we need to send some flowers or something? : )

The teacher sign-in sheet wasn't there. Are we officially dumping this? It's confusing teachers to have the inconsistency.

We replaced coloring sheets today. Since there are so many and we can use them again next year, I really don't want to throw them away. But I don't have space for them here. Would anyone like to take this on as a project...to file and keep the papers ready for the next round? No, Jocelyn wants nothing to do with this "clutter." : )

How's that for a lengthy update?