May 11 Home Communicator –This year has been one of ups and downs, refinement, questioning, and growth at the middle school. As we take a brief minute to sit and reflect, we can’t help but say – “Wow, all of that happened in one year?” We started the year with anxiety and nervousness as sixth…
DetailsMay 4 Home Communicator – If you’ve driven or walked past the elementary building on Oak Street lately, you’ve probably seen a little project shaping up in the nature space. Just before spring break, the 4th grade teaching team and their students worked through a project-based learning experience about gardens. They brainstormed what they already knew,…
DetailsApril 27 Home Communicator – It is almost the month of May! It is amazing how quickly the school year is going. Yet we still have important and exciting work to do – and time to do it. As one body of many members, we are created for a purpose, a calling, a mission. Regardless…
DetailsApril 20 Home Communicator Seeing 4 Schoolers lead the whole school in chapel brings tears to my eyes. This past Friday, our 4 School students stood in the gym and had the chance to remind us that God created each of us different and we are all part of one body. They read the…
DetailsApril 13 Home Communicator My life changed the day my twin boys started walking. With four children under 5 years old, life was a whirlwind and with two extra tiny walkers, my busy life got even busier. I was outnumbered, and as they ran ahead of me dividing into separate directions toddling towards stairs, ledges,…
DetailsMarch 30 Home Communicator – This week signifies the start of Spring Break for school where it will hopefully be a time for family, relaxation, fun, and maybe a little sun whether you head south or stay in Michigan. It will also be a time to recharge those proverbial batteries for teachers and students after the…
DetailsMarch 23 Home Communicator – A few weeks ago, I read a book to the students called A Small Thing…But Big by Tony Johnston. While the book is about a little girl who takes small steps of courage to try a daunting task, I mentioned to the kids that so many of them do small things every…
DetailsMarch 16 Home Communicator –“When Jesus Saw Their Faith” As we continue to progress through the school year, I find myself reflecting over and over again on God’s Faithfulness and our school theme of One Body. One body with many members who do not function the same, yet in Christ, all belong to each other…
DetailsMarch 9 Home Communicator –The world feels heavy right now. Kids in our community have lost their lives too young. People have lost family members or have become diagnosed with cancer. The worldwide pandemic is still going on a year later, and our lives continue to look very different than they used to. At times,…
DetailsMarch 2 Home Communicator – Shocked, I stopped and reread the sentence again, “A child spends 1000 of their 6000 waking hours a year in school.” Could that be right? 1/6th of my kids’ waking hours will be spent out from under my influence and under the guidance of their teachers? Of course, this statistic was…
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