Welcome Back to Church!
- PRE-REGISTRATION FOR KIDS & YOUTH -
Sundays @ 10:00am
- PRE-REGISTRATION FOR KIDS & YOUTH -
Sundays @ 10:00am
- Our phased-in reopening process has begun! After reviewing with the Richmond District, we have put the following precautions in place for our children, Nursery - 12th grade:
1). Our Safe Sanctuaries guidelines have been updated and have been implemented at every level of our ministries.
2). Per the Conference precautions, our children, youth and Ministry leaders must wear face coverings at all times.
3). The following rooms will be used to allow for enough space to achieve social distancing guidelines: - The "Infant/Cruisers classrooms" will have no more than 2 students each room plus 2 teachers.
(under 36 months) - The “Pre-K/double classroom” will have no more than 8 students plus 2 teachers.
(36 months and above) - The “K-5th grade/triple classroom” will have no more than 12 students plus 2 teachers.
(Kindergarten – 5th grade) - The Walnut Grove House’s Living Room will have <10 students plus 2 teachers.
(6th-12th grades) - The Walnut Grove House’s Group Counseling Room will have <10 students plus 2 teachers.
(6th-12th grades) - Note: we continue to evaluate our re-opening opportunities for children under 36 months.
4). Following safe distancing rules, all Children’s Ministry parents/guardians will sign-in their child no earlier than five minutes prior to the beginning of the worship service. A volunteer will then escort all KidsPraise children to their appropriate classroom. (In an effort to limit exposure and transference, Parents/Guardians are asked not to enter the Children’s Ministry area.) For Youth Ministry, students are encouraged to make their way to the Walnut Grove house directly.
5). If a child or youth becomes symptomatic during worship, they will be removed from the room and a parent will be notified to retrieve their student (per our Well-Child Policy). Symptomatic students and families will need to then leave in order to limit exposure and transference.
6). Parents will need to pick up their students immediately after service is over at the check-in desk, following safe distancing protocols.
7). Pre-registrations will be managed through CCB. Due to social distancing regulations, there is a ‘cap’ per room on the number of students as noted above in #3. All additional registrations will be automatically placed on a Wait List through CCB. Note: walk-in’s are not allowed due to guidelines from the Conference’s regarding pre-registrations.
8). In order to prepare for this expanded programming during Covid-19, we:
-Removed all stuffed animals and other soft-surface items from the Children’s wing and classrooms.
-Posted a cleaning checklist in each classroom by the doorway.
-Processed all Cleaning Protocols before and after each classroom use.
-Stressed the rule of limited restroom use: the restroom located in our Nursery area will be reserved for our youngest students. The elementary aged children will use the hallway bathroom, which is limited to 1 person from a particular household at a time. As with the main facility’s restrooms, the Walnut Grove House’s must be sanitized after each use.
-Created Pre-Registration and Health Acknowledgement Forms --- forms are required 2 days in advance.
-Required all volunteers to submit a weekly Health Acknowledgement Form.
-Required all volunteers and children above 36 months old to wear a face covering.
-Provided craft supply bags that the students will use each time they come to church. These bags will have their name on it and will be stored in the classrooms.
-Will wear gloves when handing out any papers, supplies, etc. to the students.
-Will wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer prior to coming in contact with students.
-Have secured a trained substitute’s list to call upon if a teacher/volunteer is unable to serve.
-Have developed check-in & check-out procedures with social distancing of 6-feet that will be in place. (Tape and signs on the floor will indicate 6-feet of spacing.)
9). Students may not bring items from home.
10). Food and drinks are understood as prohibited (due to needing to remove masks and presenting risk to others).
Rules are subject to change if deemed necessary, particularly in light of not knowing all circumstances in advance.
New Song’s policies are directly aimed at keeping our children, families, volunteers, and staff as safe as possible.
Thanks in advance for your attention to these details and for entrusting us with the privilege of pointing your children to Christ!