Church of the Holy Family Catholic Church/2023-2024 End of Year CATECHIST SURVEY/Virginia Beach, VA

Please answer the following questions regarding your experience as a catechist in Church of the Holy Family's K-5 Christian Formation. Your input is greatly appreciated to help us continually improve how we communicate the Good News of Jesus to the children of our parish.

First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Position Teacher Teaching Assistant Substitute Teacher or Substitute Teaching Assistant Other Staff Member

Grade level you taught (if applicable): REQUIRED K 1 2 3 4 5 Not applicable Please fill out this field.

Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.

Select the aspects of K-5 Christian Formation this past year that you felt worked well for you and your class:

For Prayers REQUIRED opening prayer via radio opening prayer repetition for the month rotating prayer leadership each week Plush Jesus with prayer leader class closing prayer via radio prayer table and its contents in the bag prayer in print (coloring page) for kids to read Please fill out this field.

For the Whole School REQUIRED Christian Formation website Teacher Resource Page monthly focus worksheets for students to do at home with family dismissal procedure (kids line up with class in lobby) birthday certificates with small gift (star or pencil) Giant Children's Rosary Recitation a few times a year Kids' Stations of the Cross during Lent Please fill out this field.

If you could have access to a chromebook or laptop connected to a TV, would you use it each week as part of your lesson? Yes, each week! Maybe, sometimes No, I prefer not to use any technology at all.

Do you favor regular, in-person staff meetings, perhaps 4 times a year? REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

What is the best day and time, in general, when you would be able to attend a teachers' meeting? (No parish meetings are generally allowed to occur during Mass times, so teacher meetings before or after K5CF could not happen.) REQUIRED Please fill out this field.

Is the weekly Flocknote to parents and catechists helpful? REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

Do you feel the classroom and activities are sanitary? Are enough sanitary precautions in place? REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

Do you feel safe during Christian Formation? Do you feel the security measures that are in place for K-5 Christian Formation are enough? REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

Would you support a monthly children's Mass for the K-5 Christian Formation children at 11am in which the teacher and class would attend Mass and sit together with the rest of the students in Christian Formation? REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

What do you want more of?

What do you want less of?

What would you change?

Have any children or parents given you any specific feedback about our program? If so, could you share that with us below?

Any other comments or suggestions?

Would you like to return next school year (2024-2025) to teach Sunday mornings again with K5CF? REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

Are you available to volunteer for VBS 2024: Come to the Table? (July 22-26) REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR CATECHIST SURVEY!
Please feel free to reach out and call or email Marie Wolanin with any further thoughts or concerns.