Mary, Did You Know...

that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters....the sleeping child you're holding is the Great I Am.

Those words stir my soul. To hold a baby, new life, particularly at Christmas time (particularly if said baby is not crying) moves my heart to Mary's, to the extent to which it can. What was it like to hold the tiny fingers of the Christ child? How does a human being raise, care, feed and develop God's own Son? As Karen shared with our students during Friday morning praise time, truly, the Christmas announcement is the greatest news in the history of the world. It is the fulfillment of God's promises. The redemption of the world in the messy birth of a tiny child. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Learning Lab

Notes thus far for January 28's Learning Lab date (subject to change if you so desire!):

Cohort 1 - Lesson at 11:00

Sarah Becksfort - covered by Miska beginning at 10:40 through lunch

Sandy Johnson - covered from 10:40 through lunch

Sheri Hunderman - covered by Michelle starting at 10:40

Amanda Bohle - covered from 10:40 through lunch

Cohort 2 - Lesson at 2:00 (preconference over encore time)

Jenna Ritsema - coverage from 2:00 through end of day

Michelle Dreyer - coverage from 2:00 through end of day

Karen Strikwerda - coverage by Danielle

Karen VanMeeteren - coverage from 2:30 through end of day

Natalie Sapp - coverage from 2:00 through end of day

Pack Up the Classrooms/Kids with Principal before Christmas Break Times
Following the South Side tradition, here are the times and dates I will take your kids (and I look completely forward to it, btw!):

Thursday, December 17 I'll take Sandy and Sarah's classes from 10:30-11:30
Friday, December 18 I'll take Karen S's class from 10:30-11:30
Friday, December 18 I'll take first and second grade from 2:00-3:00
Friday, December 18 I'll be at happy hour somewhere from 5:00-7:00 (j/k...sorta)

Makers Week

Sheros, Lego Quest, Electrical Circuitry, Claymation Movie, Lego Movie...what's your pleasure? Please list it here.

Discovery Night
Just so we're all on the same page for this year, our Discovery Night will be held on Tuesday, January 19. Per our decision, we'll be on our own to eat that evening before the event. Please plan to be in place and meet in the staff center at 5:35. We'll review the plan of action and man our posts by 5:45. Courtney will inform each of us regarding our roles that evening.

Please know too that your request has been heard and notes have been made. This will be the last Discovery Night that steps on the toes of report cards! Thank you for being so patient. That's an unfortunate oversight!