Mother's Day

This Sunday we celebrate our moms on Mother's Day. This week we would like to celebrate the FLEC mom of moms, Mrs. Bertram, 2nd Grade Teacher. Not only does she have a daughter on staff at FLEC, but she also has grandchildren as students here at FLEC!

FLEC Family

Mrs. Bertram and her husband have three daughters, all of which are FLEC and FLA alumni. Bettina is a teacher at our sister school, Orlando Junior Academy. Melissa, also known as Ms. Davis, is a 2nd grade teacher here at FLEC. Hana is also involved with teaching as she serves as a substitute teacher at FLEC often, but she is finishing up her Business degree in Marketing.

Together, Mrs. Bertram and Ms. Davis make up half of our 2nd grade teaching team this year. When asked what her favorite things are about working with her daughter, she said she enjoys being able to spend time together each day. Particularly the times spent planning, eating lunch and how this time together gives her the opportunity to keep "up with the times" from a younger teacher's perspective.

While Mrs. Bertram enjoys the time spent working with her daughter, she also loves being able to spend time with her three grandchildren attending FLEC. The perks of having her grandkids at the same school are grabbing hugs throughout the day, staying to watch their after school games, and sneaking them treats without their parents knowing. Shhh...

30 Years

Mrs. Bertram has worked at FLEC for the last 30 years. She started the same year as Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Poole. That year, teachers such as Mr. Broome, Mrs. Batto, Mrs. Sheffield and Mrs. Haas had already been at FLEC for a number of years and Mrs. Bertram told herself that she wouldn't stay as long as they had, but she's still here! (This picture from 1993 was taken during the more open concept days in the main building. While there were walls between classrooms, notice there is no door behind her leading to the hallway, just a partition.)

While Mrs. Bertram is currently teaching 2nd grade, she has taught grades 1-4 during her 30 year tenure, and in some school years she taught a combination of those grades. In addition to her classroom teaching, she has also done writing tutoring for 3-8 grade students in preparation for WRAP Testing.

As you can imagine, Mrs. Bertram has taught many in our community and has felt like a mom to a number of FLEC students and parents alike. Her first experience of having a "FLEC grandchild" was with the Delay family. Mrs. Bertram taught mom as a 4th grader and then in recent years taught the daughter as a 3rd grader in the same exact classroom! (Fun fact: Mrs. Bertram went to college with the mom's parents at AUC!) That was her first time to teach the second generation in the same family, but definitely not the last.

Words of Wisdom

With all of her experience as a FLEC teacher, parent and grandparent, we asked Mrs. Bertram to impart a few words of wisdom for our FLEC parents.

"Have a special time of the day for worship. There is nothing sweeter than seeing your child love God. Set goals from an early age. Encourage your child to desire and value hard work. Laugh and have fun! Enjoy life with your kids. Let them know how much you love them." Thank you Mrs. Bertram for your words of wisdom and years of dedication to FLEC! Happy Mother's Day from your FLEC Family!

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