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News for September 2-9

Thursday, September 01, 2011 :: 375 Views :: 1- Mrs. Patterson ::

Monthly verse: For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:4-5

September 1, 2011

JESUS TIME

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. We messed it all up. This year, we’ll look at God’s plan to save us from the mess we made. We learn about Noah next week.

MEMORY

We will work on our verse in school. Please have your child say it at home:

The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

READING

We have begun working on our first strategies—check for understanding and back up and re-read. Reading logs come home today with a note explaining how we use them.

SPELLING/PHONICS FOCUS

Again, we are reviewing letter sounds, at the beginning and at the end of words. We’re learning to write like first graders—on the lines and with lowercase letters.

MATH

We review number formation, explore different shapes, and make and interpret a pictograph. Thank you for helping your child remember to return homework to school the next school day.

PE

We will be splitting out the kids for gym class. Mrs. Herzberg’s smarties have gym Mondays and Thursdays, while Mrs. Patterson’s smarties have PE Tuesdays and Fridays. Hope this isn’t too confusing!

SUNDAY SERVING

We are serving treats on Sunday, the 18^th, between services. The kids also sing that Sunday. Please sign up outside our classrooms on the sheet. We will use the freewill offerings toward our farm trip.

ILLUSTRATED ALPHABET

The kids brought home two alphabet posters last week to complete for school. They are due the 9th. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!

NOTES

*Chapel offerings are supporting the Feed My Starving Children program. Please support this worthy cause with your prayers and your offerings.

*School pictures are September 14^th.

*Book orders are due Friday, the 16^th. You may order online or hand in a paper form.

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CLOSING THOUGHTS…

This is going to be a great year! Amazing things happen every day. Thank you for your prayers and support as the year unfolds. God has great things in store for us. It is our prayer that we look with eyes of faith to see the Lord’s hand of blessing move in our lives to grow each one of us and change us to be all we can be in Him. Have a blessed weekend!

Laura believes God called her to the teaching ministry and equips her for daily work in the first grade classroom. He has placed in her those skills and abilities through which he works to feed His lambs. Laura knows that if anything "good" happens in her room, it is by God's grace, not her merit. The teaching ministry is filled with blessings--not a day goes by that the Lord doesn't reveal Himself in ways both large and small.

Laura believes 6 and 7 year olds learn best in a safe, nurturing environment where they are free to take risks in their learning. They need to be actively involved each day in each lesson. They need to move and sing and speak as well as sit and listen. Learning happens in so many ways.

Literacy is woven into each subject. First graders need to be immersed in print and given the support they need individually to make sense of that print. Reading and writing need to be meaningful in order for kids to flex their literacy muscles. Each student is at a different place and so needs different support. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are life skills, and the groundwork has to be solid.

Laura graduated from Concordia University in River Forest, IL, in 1983 with a BA in Education. She taught in the second grade in Chicago, IL, for 5 years before returning to her home state of Wisconsin. She spent two years teaching at the Kindergarten level. In 1990, she accepted the call to teach first grade at Our Redeemer and God continues to call her to ministry in this place.

Laura and her husband, Brad, have three children. All three attend schools that nurture their faith. The Pattersons value the strong Christian education their children receive.

I graduated from Carroll College in 2000 with a Communication degree and worked in the marketing field for almost 5 years. I enjoyed what I was doing; however, deep down I felt that something was missing. I always thought that if I had a chance to go back to school, I would go back to become a teacher. After much thought, I decided to take a leap of faith to follow my dream of becoming a teacher.

In June of 2006, I received my initial teaching certification through Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee. Every day that I am in a classroom, I know that this is the right path for me. My love for children and learning consumes me when I am in the classroom. I want to share my passion for learning and Jesus with my students. I am currently in the process of obtaining my Masters of Art in Teaching degree through Cardinal Stritch University. I hope to complete my Masters degree in May of 2011.

Being a teacher at Our Redeemer is very special to me. I attended Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Delavan, WI when I was in grade school. I believe that the Christian education that I received at that school has given me the strong foundation that I live my life on. I look forward to sharing my experiences with my students so that they too can build upon their strong foundation in Christ.