Teresa Miller is our teacher for the 2nd- and 3rd-grade Sunday morning Bible study. We currently need an assistant to help Teresa each week. She wrote this amazing reflection on what it looks like to teach this class. Enjoy! Contact Angie for more information.
Here’s the first thing to know about this job. It’s easy. You just need to show up. I mean—if you want to trade off teaching, I am all ears—but mostly, I just need another adult in the room.
Here’s the second thing you need to know, and it is my little secret, so don’t tell —2nd-3rd graders are the sweet spot in elementary. They are exuberant. There is so much that they can do, and they can’t wait to do it! They are reading to learn instead of learning to read. They can use scissors and glue. And they say YES! to almost everything. Let’s make a craft! Let’s play a game! Let’s dress up and act this out! Let’s cook! Suffice to say – we have FUN.
We have a fun group of teachers on the elementary wing too, and you will feel a bond and camaraderie that is special.
Sunday in church, my heart swelled watching my kids singing. I knew each one. Not just their name, but as a person. And my heart jumped with anticipation as I listened to Lisa Long’s choir of preschoolers – already knowing many of their siblings, and I just can’t wait til these littles make it up to my room and I can know them better too. To witness Evie and Roland Nash’s baptism, who were in my class last year, was more than a celebration for me; it was worship.
And at Student Sunday! So many of those kiddos were in my class, and it is wonderful to see them growing and developing and have a stronger connection with them than most.
As a parent, I can tell you—if you want to love and nurture young families, love their children. It means the world. If you want to really feel like you belong and are fully connected in our church community, there is no better way than to get to know and love our children. So if your heart is fluttering reading this—that’s likely the Holy Spirit nudging you toward something great, and I’d love to welcome you!