New Family Information

Hi everyone,

This Sunday you will find in the sign in/out folders a green form that looks like the image to the right.

This is a new form which all new families need to complete when they bring their child/ren to Sunday Club for the first time. It serves two purposes:

1. It fulfils our Duty of Care requirement: that we have permission to have the child in our care, administer medical attention if necessary and are aware of any medical or relevant behavioural concerns. For this reason it is imperative that this form be completed.

2. The form also allows us the opportunity to follow up the new family to answer any questions they may have about Sunday Club, St Mark's or faith as well encourage them to join us again. This is a fantastic pastoral opportunity we have been missing as we have had visitors and now way of contacting them.

It should be easy to manage. My suggestion is that each week you allocate one leader for your group to oversee signing in. This person can make sure that all kids are signed in and any new kids welcomed to the group and their parents given the form to complete. Completed forms can stay in the folder and I will collect them at the end of the morning. Please make sure you read the form to check if there are any medical/behavioural concerns you need to know about.

When you have a new child to your group it's always a good idea to introduce them to the whole group so that everyone meets them and learns their name. It's then helpful to link them up with another child from the group who they can sit with and join in the activities with until they get to know some of the other kids. This can help them feel welcome & able to contribute.

I know some of this admin can seem tedious but it's a vital aspect of Sunday Club - it plays a big part in keeping our ministry safe & sustainable. It may take some time to get used to the sign in/out & registration process but it's worthwhile - so please keep it in your mind as part and parcel of running your Sunday Club group.

If you have any questions about any of this please let me know.
Thanks for all your efforts!!
See you tonight,

Louisa