Lutheran Schools Week

From the Teachers: January 23-27, 2017 3’s/4’s Program This week we learned all about the armor of God.  Students were able to hear various Bible stories that taught them ways that God protects, guides and helps us.  On Monday students created their own shield of Faith and learned that God will always keep His promises and He will protect us.  We also had special visitor's Rachel Hooker and Susan O'Brien from Thrivent Financial in our classroom Monday making Valentine cards for some of our friends in the retirement homes around Lexington.  Students also created a card to bring home to family members. This helped us kick off our Lutheran Schools week, and remind us that God wants us to give to others!  On Tuesday, students made their own belt of truth.  We learned that God wants us to always tell the truth, even when it is hard. We also celebrated Jayden's birthday on Tuesday with all of our friends. On Wednesday, students created their own helmet of salvation, and they learned that by believing that Jesus died for their sins, they are saved.  On Thursday, students made a sword of the spirit. We learned that God's word is our protection, and that we can use God's words to help ourselves and others see the mistakes that we make.  On Friday, students made a breastplate of Righteousness, we learned that Righteousness is being good and fair to others.  We can use our breastplate of righteousness to stand up for others.  On Friday, we celebrated the 100th day of school!  Students brought in 100 snack items and we mixed them together to make a trail mix snack!  Students helped us count to 100 by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's while we were creating our snack mix!  Thank you for helping us out by sending in items to share!! Next week we will have our multi-cultural week!  Notes have been sent home, and the sign-up sheets are out, please sign up to come to our class and introduce our students to a new culture.  We are looking forward to learning some new things!!   2’s Program This week we also learned about the armor of God.  Students were able to hear various Bible stories that taught them different ways that God helps us.  On Monday students created their own shield of Faith and learned that God will always keep His promises and He will protect us.  We also had a special visitor Susan O'Brien in our classroom Monday making Valentine cards for family members. On Tuesday, students made their own belt of truth.  We learned that God wants us to always tell the truth, even if it's hard. On Wednesday, students made a breastplate of righteousness, we learned that righteousness is being good and fair to others.  On Thursday, students made a sword of the spirit, which demonstrated that God's word is our protection, and that we can use God's words to help ourselves and others see the mistakes that we make.   On Friday, we celebrated the 100th day of school!  Students brought in 100 snack items and we mixed them together to make a trail mix snack!  Students helped us count to 100 by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's while we were creating our snack mix!  Thank you for helping us out by sending in items to share!! Our Bible story for the week “Jesus’ Miracles.”	Ephesians 6:10-18 SHIELD OF FAITH BELT OF TRUTH HELMET OF SALVATION SWORD OF THE SPIRIT BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
UPCOMING EVENTS Multicultural Week January 30 to February 3 February 10 – Donuts with Dads 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. February 13/14  - Valentine’s Celebration 11:00 a.m.
PARENT RESOURCES More than 1,200 early childhood centers and preschools are operated by congregations and Christian day schools within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. More than 87,000 children, ranging in age from infant/toddler to 5 years of age, are involved in these programs. http://www.lcms.org/schools Thanks for bringing your child to the Lutheran School of Lexington! What does a Lutheran Believe? See the whole What Is a Lutheran Pamphlet at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bvLQeakTmSRzFmbXR5TVZVVFE/view?usp=sharing Lutherans stress: (from the What is a Lutheran pamphlet) •Justification by faith (that we are forgiven for our sins and given a relationship with God only by the faith God gives). •That a person is not to live according to a formula of do’s and don’ts, but in the freedom of Christian love. •The two basic teachings of the Bible are the Gospel (that which shows us our Savior and what He has done for us) and the Law (that which shows our sin and our need for repentance). •Belief in all that Jesus Christ has done for us.  •Faith in Jesus Christ: a relationship with God our Father, which is strengthened by the Holy Spirit. •Repentance: acknowledging sinfulness and need for a Savior. •Seeking/knowing the Lord through the teachings of the Bible and living a life of love through Jesus Christ. God our Savior wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ, who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time. -- 1 Timothy 2:3-6
FAITH-LIFE RESOURCES BAPTISM: If your child has not already received the gift of baptism, please consider it! Talk to Pastor Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church anytime. In and through Baptism, God cleanses us from all of our sins, snatches us from the power of Satan, and gives us everlasting life. It is all God’s doing as He gives us His blessing. It is His promise. In Baptism, our Triune God imparts to each of us personally the gifts the Lord Jesus Christ won for the world through His life, suffering, death, and resurrection. Please see especially Galatians 3:27; Col.1:13–14; 1 Peter 3:21; Titus 3:5–7 and 1 Cor.6:11. From LCMS What About Series — Dr.A.L.Barry Find out more about being a Lutheran. Watch this video by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJk0oHwsCA