School is starting

Well, the sound of the cicadas lets me know I need to get crackin'! I need to buy school supplies, do all of the fun stuff with my kids I had originally planned to do this summer, but never got around to, kiss my kindergartner more than usual, and get Sunday's rolling!

I still get that anxious feeling in my stomach that I got when I was a kid and saw the back to school commercials on t.v. And then when I was teaching and I had to go back into my classroom to blow the cobwebs off my desk and start getting ready. It's a combination of excitement, sadness, nostalgia, fright, and sickness!

I had a meeting with some small group leaders, coaches, and parents last night. We really hashed out the fall and the set up for the new program. I am so happy to have a group of people who are willing to give up their family evenings to come to church and help me. Thank you to Sharon Gall, Michele Sutton, Jim Martin, Susan Perry, Jennifer Sautbine, and Stacey Huisman. We worked as a team last night and I think made some real headway!

Here is what we decided:
*Instead of small groups of ten kids per adult we are going to keep the classrooms in the traditional way: 20 or so children for one main small group leader (ie. teacher) and two classroom assistants (ie. parent helpers). This is the same as it has been in the past, but different from the way 252 Basics is written and from what I originally proposed.
*Small Group Leaders (teachers) will be on a three or four week rotation, rather than every other week. Did I just hear a huge sigh of relief??