Kids Night Out is scheduled for Jan.27, Feb. 24, March 30, April 27, May 25,
(no June & July).

Time: 5:30 — 8:30 PM.
Ages: fully potty trained (no pull ups) to 5th grade.
Cost: $15 for 1 child and $25 for 2 or more children from the same family.

Schedule:

Sign In
Outside Play/Inside Puzzles and Card Games
Wash Hands For Dinner
Dinner (cheese pizza, veggie, fresh fruit, water)
Free Choice (Arts & Crafts/Games)
Worship (Bible Story, Songs, or Skits)
Dessert (always varies)
Group Activity or Discussion

To reserve a spot, lease call the church office starting the first week of the month 858 490-3995 or email church@northminstersandiego.com to reserve your child’s spot. Space is limited to 30 children.

Our Children’s ministry is sure growing. I am so pleased to see so many new faces attending. We are looking forward to singing at the pancake breakfast in March and for hunting those eggs on Easter! Kid’s Night Out (KNO) has been a blast for both the parent’s and the children. KNO is on the last Friday of the month, be sure to register.Also, Pastor Markus will be holding a communion class soon. Please email the church office if you are interested in having your grade school child attend the class. I encourage you to have your child take this class as the grade school children have been attending communion each month and it will allow them to understand why exactly it is important to be a part of this.   Blessings Sandra

It is hard to believe December is upon us already! It just seems like yesterday you were walking your children into our school, some for the first time, and taking that first step of letting them go for awhile. We have had some tears, much laughter, and a lot of fun since September and we have made many new friends!

What an amazing carnival! The weather was perfect and everyone seemed to have a great time. I would like to thank the carnival committee, the parent group presidents, and their loyal assistants, the parent volunteers, the bakers, the parent donors, the community donors, and anyone else that took some time out of their day(s) at some point along the way to make this carnival successful. All of your time, money and donations helped to raise over $9,000.00! That is truly AMAZING! This event was successful because of all of you.

I would like to thank all of you for donating food for our annual CCSA food drive. We ask a lot of our families during this time of year, so please remember that any requests for donations are just that…requests. There is never an obligation or expectation that you must participate. We are so blessed here with the families, children and staff. It really takes the effort of many, in large and small ways, to make this preschool unique and successful. I applaud all of you for your continuous hard work and contributions to that effort.

We will have a very special guest on December 15, 2010 and December 16, 2010 in Congdon Hall. This special guest is made possible by the Parent Group enrichment program.

You are invited to Northminster’s Children’s Ministry Christmas program. The program will be on Sunday, December 12, 2010 starting at 4:00 p.m. in the Hall. The children will be putting on a Christmas skit and singing. You are all invited to attend and sing with the children!

Christmas break starts December 20, 2010 through January 2, 2011. School will start again on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 8:00 a.m.

On behalf of the Northminster Preschool staff, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, healthy 2011! If you are travelling this month, please make it a safe trip. We will see all of you in 2011!

Shelli Harder

Hi, Everyone! My name is Sandra Erickson. I was born and raised in San Diego. I am a wife and a mother of two beautiful daughters, ages 9 and 14.  I have been a preschool teacher for 17 years. For 10 years I ran my own pre-Kindergarten program at the La Jolla Recreation Center. Some other things I did at the La Jolla Recreation center were parent’s night out, carnival, and senior dances. In September 2009 I took a job with Northminster Preschool as a 2-1/2 year old teacher in room B. My husband and I knew that we wanted to find a church that our family could connect with. We came one Sunday this past September after I asked some questions; we heard Markus’ sermon and the electric guitar and felt immediately this was the place for us!

I am very excited to help build children’s ministries at Northminster. The children are the future of our church. I believe that giving our children a fun, informative, and consistent program of spiritual formation will be the foundation of their faith in Christ for life.