The Week...

All of the days are important, because the LORD made them all. Each day has it's special "draw". 

• Sunday - The day on which my Savior rose from the dead, assuring me that my sins are "taken care of"...permanently. Matthew 28:6, "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said."
• Monday - Each work week begins with a promise. It reminds me that when God makes a promise, He always keeps it. Genesis 9:16, "Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
• Tuesday - Faculty meeting day. While meetings are not my favorite thing to do, the teacher discussions, the decision making, the collaborative curriculum work, and the Faculty Bible Study... these all make the entire staff better teachers. Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."
• Wednesday - The half-way mark of the week. Also the evening when Public School Instruction takes place. I often wonder why those families don't take the opportunity to have their children attend ELS. Nevertheless, these children do hear the Word. Hearing the Word builds faith. Romans 10:17, " Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ."
  
• Thursday - Ding Dong Day...otherwise known as Adult Bell Choir night. I've been involved with the Emanuel handbell choir for 24 of its 25 years. That's right, this is our silver jubilee. Psalm 92:1, "For the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD and make music to his name."
• Friday - Many people's thought...TGIF. I agree, almost. How about TGFF...That would be Thank GOD for Friday. There's only one reason for that. 2000 some years ago, my Jesus died for me. Take Friday off of the calendar, and there's no Good Friday, and I'm lost in my sin. So TGFF! John 19:30, "Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."
• Saturday - God decreed that the Sabbath, our Saturday, was a day of rest. Not a day to sit around and do NOTHING. It was to be a day of worship. Genesis 24:26, "Then the man bowed down and worship the LORD.

May God Bless You and Yours.

A brief look at the first 13 days…

It feels like we've been in class for a long time, but it has only been 13 days! Actually, each day seems to go by pretty quickly! We're getting all of our classes in each day, but maybe not at the exact time that's on the schedule.

Miss Birr started presenting devotions to the 4th graders this past Tuesday. On Thursday she started teaching math. She enjoys teaching math and uses the SmartBoard™like a pro! Her college supervisor will be making her first visit to our classroom this coming Wednesday.

When school began we studied plants in science. We investigated flower parts by taking a close look at real gladiolas. We also studied plants by doing an internet activity called, The Great Plant Escape. We started the chapter on Animal Structure and Function by investigating worms. The students were to predict what they could do to the worm to get it to move. After they wrote down their predictions, they experimented with their ideas. Students wrote down their observations in their science journals. The 4th graders had a lot of fun with their worms. The worms were released near some outside plants by Miss Birr.

I usually take lots of photos the first few weeks of school. That didn't happen this year, but the SmileBox shows a bit of our first 13 days.

Make your own free picture slideshow May God bless your week. 1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

After 8 class days...

After 8 class days we are all getting used to each other. The classroom routines are getting more "routine". Some of the scary things about a new year aren't as scary as they were on the first day of school. But we still haven't put in a full week!

This will be our first 5-day week. That means we are getting into the "swing of things." We're learning the procedures and the daily schedule. We will have ALL of our subjects this week.

Miss Birr will we starting this Monday. She will be with us until mid November. She will begin slowly, picking up teacher tasks little by little. Before you know it, she'll be teaching everything!

We started "playing" with Speed Stacks and having a great deal of fun! We're learning new things in math and science (and the rest of the school subjects, too). Most of all, we're learning about our LORD. He loves us, no matter what!

Luke 12:6-7

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.