Weekly News February 3 - 10 > Our Redeemer Lutheran Church > Mrs Patterson

Weekly News February 3 - 10

Friday, February 03, 2012 :: 263 Views :: 1- Mrs. Patterson, 1- Mrs. Herzberg ::

Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truths and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long. Psalm 25:4-5

JESUS TIME

Jesus forgives a woman sins. She anoints Him. Zacchaeus finds a friend in Jesus, though he is unlovable in everyone else’s eyes. Isn’t our Savior wonderful?

MEMORY

Your faith has saved you, go in peace.

Luke 7:50

The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:18

READING

We celebrate the 100^th day of school in poem and story format.

MAKING WORDS

Making Words lesson 23 is due by Friday.

MATH

We use comparison symbols, create pictographs that have a scale of 2, explore fractional parts of a set, and have fun with the number 100.

100^TH DAY

Monday is the big day! Please send your child’s “100 collection” and any donations for our trail mix on Monday. I can think of 100 fun things to do that day…

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

The kids have the opportunity to participate in Jump Rope for Heart on the 17^th. It’s a great cause, and the kids have so much fun jumping with their friends. They are in teams of 5 and take turns jumping for 3 minutes at a time. Permission slips come home today and are due the 13^th.

VALENTINES DAY

We will be exchanging valentines with our friends in both 1^st grade homerooms. We will be split out for our party. The party begins around 2:00. The kids will make their craft, enjoy their treats, and open their valentines. If you have any questions, please let me know.

NOTES

*Book orders come home today and are due the 17^th.

*Re-registration packets are due by Wednesday.

*PTL treat forms are due by the 17^th.

*Read to Succeed minutes are due February 20^th.

READING WEEK

We will celebrate books all week long. Please see the attached sheet for all the details. If anyone would like to send in popcorn or juice, we’d be grateful! Thanks!

STAR STUDENT

We celebrated Isaiah's half birthday this week. We enjoyed Isaiah's Child of God book and his Build a Bear dog. He also read his favorite book about polar bears to us. Isaiah is a great friend and loves to do math! Isaiah is a gift from God. We are so glad that he is a Child of God!!

CLOSING THOUGHTS

There are 100 reasons to smile each day, and then some. God doesn’t ever short-change His children. In fact, whether we see it or not, His blessings are so much greater than we deserve. It can be difficult to trust that His plans are for our good, but that is what He calls us to do. May we live to praise and serve Him!

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.