This Week's Field Guide Notes

We know how easy it is to loose a little piece of paper - - especially when it is haphazardly handed to you along with multiple other papers from other kids.  So, here is this week's Field Guide Notes.  You'll have two weeks for this one, since we're off this weekend for Thanksgiving.

Weekly Reflections

Today’s Lesson: God wants us to love others because He loves them. (Jonah)
Memory Verse: “But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” ~ Matt. 5: 44
Memorize this verse for next week to receive a Commitment Coin to buy something from our prize locker!

Reflection 1: On the drive home... choose a person, place or thing you love. Tell your family which category it is, they need to ask questions until they guess what you are thinking of.
Reflection 2: With your family... Everyone in your family choose a person from Jonah’s story: Jonah, God, sailors, people of Nineveh... Read the whole book of Jonah. When you are finished, say how your character felt during the story.
Reflection 3: In your quiet time... Think of a time that you have needed a second chance this week. Pray and thank God for his love that gives you a second chance. Tell Him what you will do next time.

This week's announcements

Our new memory verse quarter begins this week!  We are in quarter two.  To learn more about our memory verse quarters, click here.

We will have no Bible Trek next Sunday, November 25.  Have a happy Thanksgiving!!  We'll see you in December!

So Far...

So far we have 31 kids who are headed toward being Verse Masters!!  Their names were on our chalkboard last Sunday, so have them tell you if they saw their name!

 

There is still lots of time, though, to become a Verse Master (or to fall behind and not become a Verse Master).  Verse Masters have learned 75% of our Memory Verses.  They come regularly to Bible Trek to recite their verses and receive their new verses.

 

We have started a new quarter, so refer to the link above (Memory Verses) to see what verses we are currently working on.

 

At the end of the year, our Verse Masters get a trophy.  Those who memorize 50-74% of our verses for the year receive a medallion.  This year we might even have t-shirts for our Verse Masters!!

 

Good luck, and happy memorizing!

Memory Verses Quarter 2

Your kids have to opportunity to memorize verses over the course of each Bible Trek year. When they memorize a verse they will receive a coin to spend at the prize locker! At the end of the year we tally up all the memory verses your child has memorized and the kids who have memorized 75% of our verses become "Verse Masters" and receive a trophy. We strongly encourage you to work with your kids on memorizing their verses throughout the year.

We will split the year into four quarters. During each quarter, your child has the opportunity to memorize any and all verses from that quarter of the year. Please don't get ahead of our lessons. Once a quarter is finished, your child will not have to opportunity to memorize those verses for credit again.

Here is our second quarter's worth of verses: (Date listed is the date we give out the verse, so they recite it a week later)
11/11/12 - Romans 12:9
11/18/12 - Matthew 5:44
11/25/12 - (No Bible Trek - Thanksgiving)
12/2/12 - Isaiah 9:6 AND Psalm 27:14
12/9/12 - Proverbs 3:5-6
12/16/12 - Luke 1:68
12/23/12 - (No Bible Trek - Christmas)
12/30/12 - (No Bible Trek - New Year's)
1/6/13 - Mark 16:16
1/13/13 - James 4:7
1/20/13 - Matthew 4:19
1/27/13 - Psalm 46:1

 

Memory Verses for Quarter 2 will close after service on February 3, 2013.

All of our verses are taken from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. This is so that when your kids are older if they want to get involved in Bible Quizzing they will already have a lot of verses memorized! The best way to help your kids keep God's Word in their heads and hearts is to practice with them throughout the week before each verse is due.

Lynn Northup is our leader in charge of Memory Verses this year. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here or ask either Lynn or Elizabeth!

*New* Memory Verse Station!

We have a brand new station set up in our Bible Trek room!!

Starting this Sunday, your kids will be able to visit our Memory Verse Station to gain some extra help in memorizing their verses.

 

 

There will be someone in the center during centers time (15 minutes before and after services) to help your kids finish memorizing their verse for the week.

 

We have lots of activities for your kids to choose from, including crossword puzzles, word searches, decoding worksheets, songs, chants, and much more!

 



 

All of the verses for the quarter are posted so that if your child gets behind in his/her verses, they are accessible.  There are nine verses in this new quarter, which begins this Sunday (the 18th).

 

 

Each time your child memorizes and recited one of our verses to a coach, they will receive a commitment coin.  These commitment coins can be used to buy prizes from our prize locker.

 

If you would like to donate prizes to our prize locker, please speak with Elizabeth.  We can especially use small prizes (to be sold for one coin each), as these coins seem to "burn holes" in the kids' pockets. ;)

 

Can't wait to see you in Bible Trek on Sunday!