This New Year is so full of God-given opportunities to learn and
to receive His blessings
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UP COMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are off for the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 20th.
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.
Next week students in grades 2 and 3 are going to be singing at Bethlehem for the 10:45 am service. This will be our kick off to Lutheran Schools Week. This week will be full of fun and exciting activities.
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 tro support our teachers in their learning. Teachers are learning much about the teaching of reading and also content area literacy.
Do you have an interesting vocation? We are looking for volunteers to speak about it for fifteen to twenty minutes to a a class of our students on Thursday, January 30th. This is part of our celebrating Lutheran Schools Week with Thursday being Career Day. Contact the school office to let us know if you are interested.
This past week we ended the second quarter. This is an opportunity for teachers and students to thank God for all the growth that has been experienced during the course of the year so far and to make plans for continued improvement.
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 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.
