The Need to Know Stuff!
Who?
All kid’s from 6mths to Grade 00
When?
Sundays, 9h15 to 11h00
Where?
BBC, Noah’s Ark

Our Vision
•    Be real and relevant to the Sandton children of today
•    Teach a concept based Bible curriculum
•    Have an integrated evangelical approach
•    Be unique in our child friendly and age appropriate environment
•    Practically love and care for our children
•    Cater for the whole child in our daily programme
•    Allow for a variety of learning styles in our teaching approach
•    Offer integrated support for families both practically and spiritually

The Team
We have an awesome team of people working with your children. We have specific teachers allocated to each class. The teachers will teach, help, love and care for the children in that class. Our team has a passion for kids and our desire is to help each child develop a real relationship with our BIG God.

Our Environment
We have designed our environment to suit the needs of the pre-school child! We have lots of bright colours, jungle gyms, water play, sand pits, bikes and fantasy corners in our classrooms.
The safety of your child is of utmost importance to us. We have one access point and we monitor this very carefully.
We also have trained and experienced volunteers working with your children. Our main leaders have first aid training.
Groups

• Lion Cubs - 6 - 18mths.
• Monkeys - 18 - 30mths. 
• Giraffes - 3 year olds/ Gr 0000
• Zebras - 4 year olds/ Gr 000
• Elephants - 5 year olds/ Gr 00

Our Lion Cubs spend the morning playing and we also include them in a music ring.
Our other four groups are involved in an age appropriate music rings and then each group works through their own exciting curriculum. We use contemporary and interactive teaching styles to engage the children. Our children are visual, auditory, tactile and kinaesthetic learners so our lessons and activities are always geared for them and their various cognitive levels. We want our children to know that our BIG God loves them and He has lots to teach them as children in 2009!

Programme
9h15: Welcome & Inside Play
9h30:  Morning Ring
10h10: Inside Play & Lesson Activity
10h25: Outside & Inside Play
10h30: Garden Programme
10h40: Tidy Up Time
10h45: Juice and Biscuits
10h50: Book time and singing
11h00: Home Time

First Time Visitors
We love having visitors – so you are super important to us!
When you come into the church – follow the signs to Noah’s Ark or look out for Noah’s Ark Team members – they will be wearing Green T-Shirts! We’d love to show you where we meet and help you to get settled.
Please sign in at the Welcome Desk and meet your teachers!
We have further info about Noah’s Ark at our welcome table.
Look forward to sharing a super cool morning with you

Last Exciting Events for 2009
22 November: Integrated Family Service – “Are you wise enough to chase the light?”
29 November: Noah’s Ark’s 5th Birthday Party
6 December: Christmas Fun Morning

2010 Dates to Diarise
17 January: 2010 Launch Day
 21 February:  God of Wonder’s Celebration Day
9 May: Mother's Day Celebration
23 May: Integrated Family Service
20 June: Father’s Day Celebration
21 – 25 June: Super Heroes Holiday Club
10 October:  Summer Splash
21 November:  Integrated Family Service

2010’s Awesome Programmes
God of Wonders! (17 January to 21 February)
Live it out! (7 March to 30 May)
Conquerors! (6 June to 11 July)
Explorers! (25 July to 14 November)

Extra Info for Parents

• There is a whiteboard for parents to make note of any special needs that your child may have during the morning e.g. bottle, sleep, toilet training etc.
• Please note we do not administer medication.
• Please ensure that all clothing, bags, bottles and dummies are labelled so as to avoid confusion during the morning.
• Please could we ask you to help us by ensuring that your child does not bring their toys to Noah’s Ark! We would prefer to avoid tearful situations!
• Please ensure that you apply sun block to your child and give them a hat before dropping them at Noah’s Ark.
• Please don’t fetch your child early as this disrupts the group. Noah’s Ark finishes at 11h00 and we will let all the parents in together.
• We do not take a weekly collection.
• We do not require your child to bring a Bible with them to Noah’s Ark.
• We serve Clifton juice and biscuits at snack time. We have a few baking activities during the year, please advise us if your child has any allergies or may not eat certain foods.
• Please advise us if your child has any medical conditions.
• MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW – WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU!