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This Year is so full of God-given opportunities to learn and to receive His blessings

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UP COMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

This past week we had our Spelling Bee, 7th grader Harry Knapp was our winner, Darmin Lewis placed second and Joshua Witte place third. Harry will compete in the regional bee at Wright State University on March 7th.

This year, instead of doing a science fair we are doing a history fair. Students in grades 7 and 8 are following the National History Day theme of  “Rights and Responsibilities’ for their projects while students in grades 3-6 are completing a social studies project base on their social studies curriculum. Both teachers and students are working hard to have their projects done by the end of February. We will be displaying our projects at the History Fair and Festival of the Arts on March 13th.

Also on Thursday, March 13th, Kindergarten to Third grade students will be singing in the Fireside Room and there will be artwork from all grades on display around the school between 6:30 and 8:00 pm; the projects will still be on display in the gym on Sunday.

Our goal for all students is to have them reading at or above grade level. We have two professors from Cedarville University, Dr. Sylvester and Dr. Brown, who Zoom in once a month to support our teachers in their learning. Teachers are learning much about the teaching of reading and also content area literacy.

We continue with our 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.

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.

Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help the understand the insights of the wise.

Proverbs 1:2 (New Living Translation - NLT)