October 14, 2011 - Shepherd of The Lakes Lutheran School
October 14, 2011 - Shepherd of The Lakes Lutheran School
October 14, 2011 - Shepherd of The Lakes Lutheran School
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<strong>School</strong> News<br />
“Faith, Knowledge, Discipleship”<br />
(810) 227-6473 <strong>October</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Let’s Get to Know Mrs. Annas!<br />
By Kim Etheridge<br />
As you walk through the hallways <strong>of</strong> SOTL, you will see<br />
many new faces to the school. One <strong>of</strong> those faces is<br />
Mrs. Michelle Annas, our new kindergarten teacher.<br />
We are very blessed to have her join the staff <strong>of</strong><br />
SOTL!<br />
Mrs. Annas was born in Detroit, Michigan. She has<br />
two younger sisters that are both educators, and an<br />
older brother who lives in Traverse City, Michigan.<br />
Mrs. Annas has lived in Brighton for the past 18 years,<br />
with her family <strong>of</strong> five. Her husband Craig <strong>of</strong> 26 years,<br />
is an Administrator Lieutenant for the Ypsilanti Police<br />
Department. Derrick, her oldest, is a Second Lieutenant<br />
in the United States Army, and is stationed at Fort<br />
Drum, New York. Her daughters, Alexandrea and Elisabeth<br />
both attend Oakland Community College. Alexandrea<br />
is studying to be a teacher, while Elisabeth is<br />
pursuing a career in journalism. When her children<br />
were younger, the family loved attending their sporting<br />
events, which included football games, wrestling<br />
matches, and basketball games. <strong>The</strong>y also lived on a<br />
lake, so they enjoyed fishing and swimming. Now that<br />
the children are young adults, when they have the opportunity<br />
to be together, they enjoy vacationing and<br />
just spending quality time together as a family.<br />
Being a kindergarten teacher brings back some memories<br />
<strong>of</strong> when she herself was in kindergarten as a<br />
child. Mrs. Annas enjoyed having peanut butter and<br />
jelly sandwiches in her lunchbox. She also remembers<br />
that her favorite part <strong>of</strong> the kindergarten day was the<br />
dramatic play center, and being able to use her imagination<br />
and play dress up. Also, when Mrs. Annas was<br />
in kindergarten, her mother was the secretary at her<br />
school. She remembers the comfort she felt knowing<br />
her mom was there and the feeling <strong>of</strong> community that<br />
embraced the school she attended as a child.<br />
Mrs. Annas felt God led her into the path <strong>of</strong> teaching<br />
because <strong>of</strong> her love for children and sharing God’s<br />
Word. She likes teaching at SOTL because, “It is a<br />
wonderful, spirited, and Christ-centered school.” We<br />
at SOTL are blessed that the Lord led her to SOTL this<br />
year.<br />
Lead Our Children Not Into Temptation<br />
I write this as I am heading back from a Pastor’s<br />
Conference in which the topic <strong>of</strong> choice was<br />
“temptation”. Just like every other human being,<br />
pastors have a great many temptations to be on constant<br />
guard against. Pastors need God’s help to resist<br />
Satan’s assault on their ministry! However, the<br />
topic <strong>of</strong> this conference also reminded me <strong>of</strong> the<br />
scary world in which we are raising our children.<br />
You can be the best parent in the world and you will<br />
never be able to completely shield your children<br />
from the temptations that are constantly assaulting<br />
them. Many parents are likely completely unaware<br />
<strong>of</strong> the ways in which their children are tempted. A<br />
perfect example is the increasing use <strong>of</strong> technology<br />
in our homes. While technology can be a wonderful<br />
tool, it is also providing more and more opportunities<br />
for both parents and children to fall into sinful<br />
habits!<br />
At chapel, I have talked to the children about the<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> forgiving others as God has forgiven<br />
us through Jesus. However, this weekend I was once<br />
again reminded <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> prayer. It is<br />
important for our children to pray to God and ask<br />
Him for help! “Lord, lead us NOT into temptation,<br />
but deliver us from evil.” In the midst <strong>of</strong> our daily<br />
temptations, these words take on a whole new<br />
meaning. I thank God for a Christian school that<br />
helps teach our children <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> prayer<br />
and the power <strong>of</strong> God to turn us away from sin and<br />
toward the cross <strong>of</strong> Christ.<br />
Peace!<br />
Upcoming <strong>School</strong> Events<br />
<strong>October</strong> <strong>14</strong> King’s Yomen yo-yo show<br />
<strong>October</strong> 17 Scrip Order Due<br />
<strong>October</strong> 28 Trunk-R-Treat<br />
<strong>October</strong> 31 Scrip Order Due<br />
Our Mission<br />
<strong>Shepherd</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>Lutheran</strong> <strong>School</strong> nurtures<br />
children with Jesus’ love to grow spiritually, thrive<br />
academically, and mature socially<br />
Visit our website at www.sotlschool.com for more information about <strong>Shepherd</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>Lutheran</strong> <strong>School</strong>
Classroom News<br />
Mrs. Tatterson’s 3 year old students have been learning<br />
about the season <strong>of</strong> autumn. When the class is outside<br />
on the playground, the children are checking the<br />
trees to see if the leaves have changed colors. <strong>The</strong> students<br />
will be reviewing the sounds to letters A through<br />
D, and learning the sounds to letters E through G. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
are also learning the words to the Pledge <strong>of</strong> Allegiance.<br />
During Jesus Time, the students are hearing stories<br />
about God creating the world, and about Adam and Eve.<br />
Mrs. Hawker’s Pre-K students will take a trip in <strong>October</strong><br />
to Chambers Farm to visit their pumpkin patch and<br />
animals. <strong>The</strong> theme for the month will be farm animal<br />
families. In Jesus Time, the students will focus on<br />
God's Creation. Each child will compile a book about<br />
God's Creation.<br />
Mrs. Annas’ kindergarten students are really into the<br />
groove <strong>of</strong> school and are such responsible, joyful students!<br />
<strong>The</strong>y know their routines and expectations.<br />
Each day they come to school eager to learn new things<br />
and share their experiences. In reading, they are focusing<br />
on their letters and their sounds and how words form<br />
sentences and give meaning. <strong>The</strong> kindergarteners also<br />
love books and each week, they shop in the classroom and<br />
select books for their own book baskets that are <strong>of</strong> interest<br />
to them and have some kind <strong>of</strong> connection. In science,<br />
they have observed frogs and worms and created a<br />
habitat for both. <strong>The</strong>y have thanked God for His wonderful<br />
creation and desire to take very good care <strong>of</strong> His<br />
world. In math, our concentration has been on shapes,<br />
graphing, color words, and counting. <strong>The</strong> students are<br />
making such progress and daily look forward to being<br />
mathematicians and explorers!<br />
Mrs. Wilkin’s 3rd grade students just enjoyed their<br />
first get-together with their pre-k buddies. <strong>The</strong> students<br />
started their "Bible Buddies" groups and will continue<br />
to meet throughout the year. In religion, they have<br />
finished up their unit on the Holy Spirit and have begun a<br />
unit on Martin Luther. <strong>The</strong> class also enjoyed their first<br />
Field Trip to the Parshallville Mill. <strong>The</strong>y toured the historic<br />
building, had cider and a donut, and picked out a<br />
pumpkin. <strong>The</strong> class is looking forward to their return trip<br />
in early November to bake their own apple pie! In language<br />
arts, they have completed their poetry unit. <strong>The</strong><br />
students have written couplets, limericks, haiku, cinquains,<br />
and quatrains. You are invited to stop by and read<br />
their fabulous poems. In math, they are working on regrouping,<br />
money and fractions. In science, the class is<br />
doing activities to better understand friction, force,<br />
mass, and gravity.<br />
Mrs. Gaertner’s Spanish students in grade 1 began a<br />
(continued)<br />
Classroom News<br />
unit on the earth and sang a song in Spanish about turtles<br />
and fish. <strong>The</strong>y will be able to say where they are from.<br />
Students in grade 2 finished their unit on animals and daily<br />
activities. <strong>The</strong>y are now working on body parts and verbs<br />
like swimming, drawing and studying. Students in grades 3<br />
through 5 are practicing saying where they are from and<br />
their telephone number. Each day students are listening,<br />
reading, speaking, and writing in Spanish.<br />
Thank you to all <strong>of</strong> our “Storm Run” Supporters!<br />
Sponsors<br />
Absopure<br />
Asea<br />
Divine Doors<br />
Duncan Chiropractic<br />
Lashbrook Enterprises<br />
Michigan Office Supply (a Xerox Company)<br />
Nibbe Small Group<br />
Robenault Family<br />
Rosedale Products<br />
<strong>Shepherd</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Lakes</strong> Church and <strong>School</strong><br />
Thrivent Financial<br />
Meijer, VG’s, Kroger, GFS and Costco<br />
Our student supporters<br />
Carter Burnett Mitchell McCall<br />
Lucy Burnett Aidan Weaver<br />
Sienna Dietze Rory Weaver<br />
Jill McCall Hunter Yeakey<br />
Mallory McCall Zachary Yeates<br />
Our Volunteers<br />
Tim Arrick, Sue Betke, Roger Betke, Katie Boggs, Brighton Fire<br />
Department, Annette Burnett, Cade Colley, Deb Colley, Tim<br />
Colley, Deb Douglas, Keith Dwyer, Mike Ebel, Brian Fink, Christian<br />
Gatien, Ethan Gatien, Mike Gatien, Stefanie Gatien, Ian<br />
Green, Chuck Henderson, Lynn Henderson, Rick Holman, Caitlin<br />
Jolly, Blake Jones, Andy Kraft, Terrye Kraft, Al Landershier,<br />
Dr. Andrea Lautenschlager, Florian Lautenschlager, Alex<br />
McLaren, Gail Milatz, Pastor Mark Milatz, Kathy Philbin, Pat<br />
Philbin, Bill Sorensen, SOTL Cub Scouts, SOTL PTO, Lester<br />
Stafford, Meghan Vogel, Guy Weaver, Bill Wilkin, Bridget Wilkin,<br />
and Jeff Yeakey<br />
Thank you to all <strong>of</strong> you who made monetary donations:<br />
Roger and Sue Betke, Dan Beurkens, Roger and Edith Boyer,<br />
Cindi and Rick Holman, Ron and Lynn McCarty, Rob Morris,<br />
Jim Racine, Janet Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Steiger, Nancy<br />
Vanderwall, Lyle Verrill, Sherry Urbanczyk, Kasey Wilson<br />
We could not have done this without you!<br />
Storm Run Committee<br />
Janna Yeakey, Lisa Dietze, Sue Wilkin, Cindi Holman, Shelli<br />
Borich and Nancy Weaver<br />
*We sincerely apologize if we have left anyone out.<br />
Visit our website at www.sotlschool.com for more information about <strong>Shepherd</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>Lutheran</strong> <strong>School</strong>