A Trip to Panera Bread

Today, Mrs. Hinz, Emma, Michael, Emily and I all had the opportunity to go off campus and have lunch at Panera Bread in Clearwater Mall. It was all part of something new we are doing this year in the middle school to award positive behavior. When middle schoolers are "caught" in good behavior their name goes on a ticket for a drawing held every 3 weeks. We had our first drawing last week and Emma, Michael, and Emily were our first winners. Good job! They selected as their prize to go to lunch at Panera Bread. So this afternoon they got to get out of class and off we went. We had a great time enjoying lunch, laughing, talking and just being off campus. Its a really neat experience to be able to just sit and get to know our students outside of the classroom setting. I am really proud of our students and the positive atmosphere we have in our middle school. I'm looking forward to our next reward day. Wonder who it wll be and where we will go?

We're Back!

Sorry for being gone so long. A few weeks of not posting a blog turned to months. But I'm pleased and happy to announce that First Lutheran is back in session for the 08/09 school year and we're off to a great start! We have been blessed with a fantastic student body of 139 students. Each day we have the opportunity to teach academics, important life lessons, and the Good News of Jesus Christ. What a privilege. This year our faculty has set high goals for themselves and the school. We call them "Our Rocks". They are the things you want to out in your jar first before adding anything else. They will be our focus for the year. Our Rocks are: 1) Building Community - between staff, students, parents and church, 2) Communication, 3) Clear Policies and Procedures, 4) Clean and Safe Environment, 5) Prayer, and 6) Always End with the Gospel. With these Rocks as our focus I am confident this is going to be an awesome year for First Lutheran School.