VBS PARENT INFO LETTER - Clover Sites



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WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN EACH DAY?

At Everest, we’ll be Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power!

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SUNDAY Night: God has the power to provide… BELIEVE IT!

God provides for Elijah. 1 Kings 17

Key Verse: “And God will generously provide all you need.” 2 Corinthians 9:8

MONDAY Night: God has the power to comfort… BELIEVE IT!

God speaks to Elijah. 1 Kings 19

Key Verse: “He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.” 2 Corinthians 1:4

TUESDAY Night: God has the power to forgive… BELIEVE IT!

Jesus dies on a cross to take away our sins, then comes back to life. Luke 22:31-24:12

Key Verse: “You are a God of forgiveness.” Nehemiah 9:17

WEDNESDAY Night: God has the power to love us forever… BELIEVE IT!

Jesus promises us an eternal home. John 14: 1-3

Key Verse: “Everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. John 3:15

All children will participate in 5 adventures each day –Bible Expedition, Imagination Station, Glacier Games, Mountaintop Treats and KidVid Cinema. At each adventure, they will learn more about our daily themes.

WHERE DO I DROP OFF?

Each night will begin in the Sanctuary with our Base Camp Sing and Play. Just drop your child, ages 3- Rising 5th grade off to their crew leader each night between 5:35 and 5:45pm. Crew Assignment Lists will be posted all around the main building. We end the night with an energized, electric worship called “Summit Celebration” and you will pick your child up at the same place they start at 9:00 pm.

VBS WEEKLY SCHEDULE

We have so much fun packed in to just a few short hours that you won’t want to be late! Just follow the schedule below!

|Date |Time |What |

|6/7 |5:45- 9:00 pm |VBS |

|6/8 |5:45- 9:00 pm |VBS |

|6/9 |5:45- 9:00 pm |VBS |

|6/10 |5:45- 9:00 pm |VBS |

|6/11 |none |No VBS activity |

|6/12 |6:00- 9:00 pm |Family Water Night |

| | |*see below for info |

|6/13 |none |No VBS activity |

|6/14 |11:00am |VBS Celebration Sunday: Led by Pastor|

| | |Matthew Mitchell and Tim Dryden |

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FAMILY Water NIGHT

All VBS families are invited to join us for a

Water Party

Rain or Shine on Friday 6/12 at 6:00pm!

*Join us for a bounce house, water slide, and slip and slides

*We will have food, hotdogs, chips, drinks, cotton candy and snow cones.

This night is free! (nominal charge for food.)

This is a family event!

All children must be chaperoned!

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

We couldn’t make VBS happen without the over 100 volunteers who give them time and energy to serve your children. This year, we are allowing you- the parents of the children they serve- to appreciate the volunteers. BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING- ALL PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING ONE SNACK ITEM TO VBS. (Sweet or savory- dips/ appetizer type food is great!) Drop this off at the “Coffee Café” in the upstairs lobby of the sanctuary. We will sit up a room for our volunteers to enjoy your treats. Help us show them how much their service matters- BRING A SNACK ON SUNDAY NIGHT!

DAILY OFFERING & MISSIONS

Our offering will go to support UMCOR- the United Methodist Relief Fund- and specifically the people of Nepal. Mount Everest is located in Nepal and with the destruction by the multiple earthquakes, the people of this region need lots of support. Check out the website and talk to your child how each of us can make a difference.

How will offering work this year? Each night at VBS, your child will bring their offering up and place it in the correct display- BOYS vs GIRLS. On Wednesday, the group that has raised the most money will get to PIE the leader of the other group.

COLLECTIONS WILL STILL BE:

Sunday- Pennies and Nickels

Monday- Dimes

Tuesday- Quarters

Wednesday- Bring your best!

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD WEAR?

VBS is all about fun- your child should come dressed in comfortable, casual clothes. We prefer that they wear closed toe shoes! We want to make it even more spectacular by having themed dress up days! Below are the “dress up days” for 2015!

VBS Theme Days:

Sunday – VBS T-Shirt Day / Purple Day

“frozen lips and finger tips”

Monday- Duct Tape Day

“a little or a lot, use duct tape to design it”

Tuesday – Tacky Tourist

“please make sure that they can participate in their outrageous wear”

Wednesday – Neon Night

“socks or shirts, hats or hair bows- whatever you want”

WHAT SHOULD MY ELEMENTARY CHILD BRING TO VBS?

Your child should bring a smile and a good attitude to VBS each night in addition to their offering. Your child will be provided a snack each evening as part of the VBS program.

Any child with a food allergy should bring their own individual snack, in a labeled brown paper bag and give it to their Crew Leader. Because of the number of children we are serving this week at VBS, we will not be able to provide a separate snack to children with allergies. The snacks are listed on the next page for you to review. Thank you for providing their snack and for understanding.

WHAT SHOULD MY

PRESCHOOL CHILD

BRING TO VBS?

(3, 4, & 5 year olds):

►Daily offering

►If you feel your child may have a potty related accident, please send in a change of clothes and 2 pull-ups/diapers on the first day of VBS. These items should be placed in a large zipper type plastic bag and clearly labeled with your child’s name and your child’s VBS Crew Number. Your child’s Crew Leader will be able to place this bag inside of a larger tote bag that he/she will be carrying throughout the day. Please plan to leave this bag at VBS for the entire week. If the contents of the bag are used during the day, you will be notified at pick-up time. Please leave the diaper bag and any toys at home.

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD NOT BRING TO VBS?

Your child should not bring any electronic devices or cell phones. Children will not be allowed to be on cell phones at all during VBS.

They also should not bring

any toys with them.

VBS T-SHIRTS

VBS T-Shirts will be sold at a Guest Service Desk in the hallway outside the sanctuary while supplies last! Get yours for $12, and hurry we have limited quantities left!

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A first aid station will be staffed with trained medical personnel every day. If your child visits the first aid station, you will receive an incident report describing the nature of the visit and any action taken.

If your child needs to take any medication during VBS hours, please take this medication at home before sending your child to VBS. No medicines will be kept at the first aid station. The exception is epi-pens and asthma inhalers. Epi-pens and asthma inhalers will stay with the child’s crew leader throughout the day due to the urgency with which they must be administered during an emergency. All epi-pens and inhalers will be sent home with the child at the end of each day and will need to be returned each evening.

If your child is sick – running a fever, had a fever in the last 24 hours, had diarrhea/vomiting in the last 24 hours, complains the day of VBS of not feeling well, etc… -- please keep your child at home.

Children who have indicated on their VBS registration form that they have allergies or other medical conditions will have a separate “Allergy Alert” nametag with the allergies/condition listed. Please verify that your child has this tag on before you leave them each day.

REMINDER: Any child with a food allergy should bring a snack of their own in a paper bag, with their name and crew number, clearly marked on it and give it to their crew leader.

Snacks for the week:

Sunday: Mountain Trail Mix (Pineapple, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut, banana chips, chocolate chips)

Monday : A Heart-y Snack (Strawberries, english muffins, honey, cream cheese)

Tuesday: Summit Sponge Cake (Angel food cake, berries, whipped topping)

Wednesday: Pizza Peaks (Pita Bread, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese)

DROP OFF TIPS…

►Drop off @ 5:35-5:45 each night

►All children 3 years and older will be dropped off in the Sanctuary. (XTREME is separate and will meet in the SL building- you will receive a separate newsletter for XTREME)

►Please park in the front and side parking lots of the new Community Life Building if you are dropping off your child and walk your child down the stairs into the sanctuary.

►Your child’s crew leader – who will be responsible for your child while at VBS- will be waiting at their designated numbered row of chairs. Get a security tag before you leave. Hold onto it, you will need it for pick up. Do not leave your child unattended or before you can get your security tag.

►If you will not be picking up your child, you must drop off the security band at Will Call at Guest Services so that the person picking up can retrieve it. They must have a picture ID to do so.

►Please try to keep your Sunday night drop-off brief so that everyone can be assembled in the Community Life Building by the 5:45 pm start time.

PICK UP @ 9:00pm

►All VBS children will return to the Worship Center for pick up at 9:00. (except nursery- 2 and under)

►Please wait until programming is over to retrieve your child.

►Any adult picking up children will be asked to present their portion of the child’s security band each day.

►If the adult picking up doesn’t have the security band, they must go to Will Call to retrieve the security band if pre-arranged. IMPORTANT – In the event you do not have your matching security band, we will not release your child until we have a copy of your picture ID and verify that you are listed as a contact on their forms. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR ID AND SECURITY BAND WITH YOU EACH DAY – NO EXCEPTIONS.

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SO WHAT NEXT?

►Crew lists will also be posted at the entrances on Sunday evening

►If you need to arrive later than 6:15pm or pick up your child earlier than 8:40pm, please enter the Sugarloaf Kids Building (In the modular trailer by the outdoor fields) and go to the Staff Offices and check-in with the Sugarloaf Kids Staff upon arrival.

JOIN US FOR A Sugarloaf Kids Worship CELEBRATION

We will celebrate VBS on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the 11:00 service. All children are invited to sing on stage at the worship service. Your child should sit with you and then will be called up to sing. There will be NO Sunday morning children’s programming except for a staffed nursery for children 2 and younger. All older kids should plan to attend service.

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VBS is almost here! The Sugarloaf Kids Staff and Volunteers have been working hard to prepare for the many fun adventures your child will enjoy during the week. The information contained in this newsletter was designed to help your family prepare for VBS. Please contact me if you have any questions. We look forward to spending the week with your child. Stephanie Nolan 678-684-6020 . stephanie@

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