First Day School Calendar

January 4

• Teen Group (grades 6-12): The Speck and the Log: This week, we’ll explore why it is easier to judge others than to face our own baggage.
• Middle Group (grades PreK-5): All Creation Waits: This week, we’ll begin a new series discovering how animals survive the cold through one of Gayle Boss’s stories. We’ll review SPICES and a Bible verse, then sketch nature together—outdoors if the weather is nice, or inside if chilly.
• Oakdale Nursery (Infant-PreK): Children enjoy toys, games, stories and play.

January 11

• Teen Group (grades 6-12): Blessed Are the Peacemakers: What does it mean to be a “doer” of peace? We’ll dig into the history of the Beatitudes and the Quaker Peace Testimony to ask questions about how we respond to injustice and conflict today.
• Middle Group (grades PreK-5): Pictures, Parables, & Practice: In a this new lesson series, we’ll weave together a Bible verse, Faith & Practice, and a Lilly & Friends story. Children will create art while discussing how SPICES appear in what we read.
• Oakdale Nursery (Infant-PreK): Children enjoy toys, games, stories and play.

January 18

• Teen Group (grades 6-12): Blessed Are the Peacemakers: What does it mean to be a “doer” of peace? We’ll dig into the history of the Beatitudes and the Quaker Peace Testimony to ask questions about how we respond to injustice and conflict today.
• Middle Group (grades PreK-5): Stories in Stone: Our monthly series, Stories in Stone, will introduce our children to death and burials in a thoughtful and age-appropriate way. Drawing inspiration from our local cemetery, we will reflect on the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, and remembrance, helping children connect with our history while developing a deeper understanding of the continuity of life and spirit. Whenever possible, we will spend time outside so children can experience these lessons in the peaceful setting of the cemetery itself, weather permitting.
• Oakdale Nursery (Infant-PreK): Children enjoy toys, games, stories and play.

For more information about our Religious Education program click here.

Other Goings On

Date	Event	Ages	Organization
Now	Registration: Quaker Summer Camp	Ages 9-17	BYM
Jan 31-Feb 1	Junior Young Friends Winter Con	Grades 6-8	BYM
Feb 13-15	Young Friends Love Con	Grades 9-12	BYM
March (TBA)	Scholarship Applications Due	High School Graduates	GCFM
April 11-14	Friends Changemaker Weekend	Grades 9-12 (Intergenerational)	FCNL
Jun 27 – Aug 9	Quaker Summer Camps (3 sessions)	Ages 9-17	BYM

Sign up to volunteer in First Day School, the Nursery. It’s fun!

Being a Friendly Adult Volunteer (FAV) is a really positive and fun experience – a great way to get to know our younger Friends while creating a safe and predictable environment. Click the button below to sign up to be a Friendly Adult Volunteer for the First Day School and/or the Nursery. Thank you!

If you want to help but do not wish to use the sign up sheet, email Sean and he’ll be happy to add you to the calendar.