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News for September 10-16

Friday, September 09, 2011 :: 355 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 9, 2011

JESUS TIME

God keeps His promises to His people. Abraham’s life bears witness to that fact.

MEMORY

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.

Proverbs 3:5

Rejoice in the Lord and be glad.

Psalm 32:11

READING/PHONICS

The kids may read anything at home for the reading log, or they may bring material home from school to read. We are practicing our reading comprehension strategies.

MATH

Subtraction, time passage, odd and even numbers, and ordinal numbers keep us busy. Homework should come home every night but Friday.

CHOIR/ SUNDAY SERVER

We sing in the 9:30 service and the call to worship at 11:00 on the 18th. We are also signed up for Sunday Server duty. Please consider donating or helping out that morning. The freewill offering will be used toward the cost of our Glacier Rock trip. Thank you!

FIELD TRIP

We visit Glacier Rock Farms October 11^th. This is an all-day trip. We leave at 9:00 and return at 2:30. We will attend the 12:30 performance of “A Christmas Carol” as put on by the Menomonee Falls Patio Players on Friday, December 2^nd.

SCHOOL PICTURES

The kids get their pictures taken on Wednesday. Order forms were sent home already. If you need one, additional forms are available in the office.

PTL MONTHLY TREAT

The PTL is offering Culvers Oreo Concrete Mixers for $2.50. Orders are due by the 16^th. The treat will be delivered during lunch on the 23^rd.

NOTES

*Book orders are due by Friday, the 16^th.

*Grandparents Day is Friday, October 21^st.

*Our auction is Saturday, October 22^nd.

God Bless the

USA!

Ten years ago on Sunday, our lives were irrevocably changed. Our Synod’s President, Matthew Harrison, penned these words: Somehow, in an unfathomable way, the Lord's hand is not shortened and His universe is still His, despite the carnage of a few madmen. And like His very cross—which appeared senseless and pointless and an end of all hope—so this suffering is purposeful. "My strength is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor. 12:9). At the last, we have one thing to say. One thing to hope. One thing to trust. And that is Christ.

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.