Please pray for all the Bethlehem School staff, students and volunteers for all the challenges of the new 2024-2025 school year.
School Website is now MyBethlehemSchool
UP COMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be commemorating Pastor Appreciation Month the October. Our thanks and wholehearted appreciation goes to Pastor Witter, Pastor Casci, and Pastor England for all they have done for our school, students, and faculty. Special thanks goes to Pastor Witte for teaching the middle school catechism classes and leading our chapel services.
Our October chapel offering will be to support the residents of Wright Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. We will be collecting travel-sized hygiene items, coloring materials (i.e., colored pencils, washable markers, and crayons). and winter hats and gloves/mittens.
On October 22nd at 6:30 pm Ms. Melody Base from Greene County Children First will be giving a parenting seminar in the lunchroom. This free seminar is for all church and school parents who have children ages 5 through 12. She will providing helpful parenting information and resources.
Bethlehem Lutheran School is registered in the Kroger Community Reward Program. A portion of every qualified purchase will be donated by Kroger to the school. Between February and April 2024 the school received as quarterly donation of $314.16 representing 83 households. To designate you rewards, you can register your KrogerPlus card online at kroger.com in their community rewards link listed under Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School, Fairborn, Ohio, using the number TC950.
We will start a new initiative called the Mustard Seed Award. Mrs. Landon came up with a list of Christian character word. At school chapel each week, Pastor Witte reiterates the Christian character word of the month. At the end of each month teachers will select on of their class students who best exemplifies that characteristic. These students will be recognized with a certificate and the end of the chapel service.
We are starting a parent prayer group. For this we have scheduled one morning a month when any Bethlehem parent may come and pray for the students and staff of Bethlehem Lutherans School and whatever other needs they may have. Our first meeting is this Monday morning, September 9. At this time there are eight parents willing to participate – a very encouraging start. Of course, one does not have to come at a specific time to pray for the school, its staff and its students. Prayers of the saints are appreciated any time they are lifted up.
Dr. Sylvester from Cedarville University is providing professional learning for our staff on literacy. He is providing this help to aid in attaining our goal of having all our students readings at or above their grade level. Pray that the Lord would bless the wisdom Dr. Sylvester shares with our school.
The school has begun the process for gaining Accreditation from the National Lutheran Schools Association. This should be completed by June 2025. This accreditation will help the school and staff improve the quality of a scriptural-based Lutheran education with the resources available.
My Son, listen to your father’s criticism, and do not neglect your mother’s teaching because they are a beautiful garland on your head and an ornament around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9 (An American Translation - AAT)