A Cluttered Mind?
It happens almost inevitably, even
though I have the best intentions. It’s almost like someone comes in during the
night and piles up all sorts of mailings, important papers, reference books,
tools, and an assortment of pens and pencils onto my desk. I know that it isn’t
anyone else besides me who places these things on my desk. There just never
seems to be enough time to deal with all of the projects and interesting ideas
while keeping up on the lesson planning and correcting. Sometimes it seems that
just deciding what needs to be done can cause a wasting of time. I know I can’t
do everything at one time so I have to focus on one thing at a time and,
eventually, I will find the bottom of the piles.
I think the same thing can happen in
our minds. We have so many things that vie for our attention, our minds get
cluttered and we lose our focus. Some (or many) of those things are sent to us
by our enemy, the devil, to lead us astray.
He wants nothing more than to get us to lose our focus or to focus on
the wrong, less important, things. We need to unclutter our minds and focus on
the important things.
The
writer to the Hebrews directs us to “Let
us fix our eyes on Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy
set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews
12:2. When things start to get
confusing, let’s get back to what is most important- Jesus!
Bible Information Class
A child’s Christian education is only
as good as the cooperation between parents and teachers. To this end, we feel strongly that all
parents need to hear our fundamental beliefs and understand the basic doctrines
that all of our school children are taught.
Therefore, we invite parents of school children to attend Pastor Ewings’
“Making Life Better Class” every Monday evening at 6:30 pm. This 15-week class
is an extensive review of the basic doctrines taught in the Bible and,
therefore, in this school. Parents who complete the class will receive a $500
discount on their child’s tuition for each of three years after completing the
class.
Mission Project
Our mission project for the first third
of the school year is for the Matt & Sarah Klebs family to help them with medical
costs related to the loss of their son.
PTF
Parent,
Teacher, Friends will have their first meeting of the year this Wednesday,
September 20th at 7:00pm. The meeting
will focus on volunteers for hot lunches, school t-shirts & sweatshirts, and
planning ahead for our Trunk-or-Treat.
We
look forward to seeing you there!
School Yearbook
We are looking forward to putting this
year’s memories to paper, which means it’s time to get the yearbook up and running.
However, it won’t be a success without
parents’ involvement. An email will be
sent out this week from our yearbook coordinator, Renee Tegen, with an
explanation about how TreeRing works along with a link and instructions to set
up your account. If you have questions,
please call or text Renee at 402-516-6911
Chili Cook-Off
Join
us this Friday, September 22nd, for a Chili Cook-Off. The Fellowship Committee will be providing
sides and prizes, all you have to do is bring your best pot of chili. Even if you don’t like chili, we’d be glad to
have you join us for fun and fellowship!
Meet Your Teachers Monday
Each
week there will be a trivia question posted on the school Facebook page. This
question will point to one of your teachers or staff members. Be the first to
answer correctly and win a prize. The answer will be revealed on Facebook on
Friday. The answer to last week’s trivia
question was Mrs. Traver.
Congratulations to Mrs. Finch and Liam for guessing the correct answer! Make sure to check the school’s Facebook page
for this week’s question.
Healthy Sleep
Habits
Teachers have been noticing that their students
are coming to school overly tired. It is
important that your student gets enough sleep so that they can participate
fully in class. We need your help to
enforce a proper “bedtime” in order for your student to get sufficient hours of
rest and sleep. Primary school age children NEED 9 to 11 hours of sleep nightly
in order to function properly. Growing teenagers function best with 8 to 10
hours of sleep.
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