Ram Page - Nov. 4, 2020

Good Shepherd Lutheran School

Preparing His lambs… Sharing His grace

Volume 12, Issue 11

"Called to Serve"

Verse: I Peter 4:10

NOvember 4, 2020

Face to Face instruction Resumes on Monday November 9th

We are all looking forward to returning to school on Monday November 9th. We will continue to screen in the morning, please allow your student enough time to carry their stuff into the school that morning.

Can't wait to see you on Monday!

Picture Retake Nov 18.

Mark your calendars for November 18 at 9am.

If your student was absent for pictures orginally.

Order online at Mylifetouch.com Picture ID: EVTNFJW2Z

Please inform your student’s teacher that your student will be taking retakes. Thank You!

THE TRIPLE P - POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM

The Watertown Unified School District is pleased to be offering the Triple P - Positive Parenting Program, a free series of offerings to families with children ages 0-12. Triple P is an internationally recognized program that provides parents with a toolbox of strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships, manage misbehavior, and prevent problems from happening in the first place

Join us for an upcoming virtual seminar series! Attend one, two, or all of these seminars from the comfort of your own home.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:00-7:30 p.m. - The Power of Positive Parenting

Thursday, Nov. 12, 6:00-7:30 p.m. - Raising Confident, Competent Children

Thursday, Nov. 19, 6:00-7:30 p.m. - Raising Resilient Children

Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER

6 NO School Teacher work day

9 School Resumes in person

16-20 PTL online meeting

18 Picture retake day

18 Pizza Ranch PTL fundraiser night

9-22 Online Book Fair

November

Breakfast Menu

Lunch Menu

2020-21 School Calendar-updated

Resources for online learning

ONGOING FUNDRAISERS:

Shop with Scrip!

Scrip Order form

Smile.Amazon.com

Good Shepherd’s Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/goodshepherdwi/

GSLS YouTube Channel

Click: HERE

Influenza “flu” clinic

NO COST

School Age Children Only

Drive through only

First Come, First Serve

Tuesday, November 10^th --3 to 5 pm at the

Watertown Street Department

811 S First Street

***Supplies are limited***

Flu Form

Mark your Calendars!

Dinner is being Served!

Please come and Help Support The Good Shepherd PTL on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

Good Shepherd PTL is partnering with the Pizza Ranch to host a Community Impact Night! PTL receives 10% of all sales.

By clicking on the link, you can pre-order your food and having it delivered to Good Shepherd at either 5:00pm or 5:30pm. (Full Menu Available)

PIZZA ORDER LINK

Or if you would rather dine in that night, we receive 10% of the Pizza Ranch evenings sales.

Thank You for Supporting Good Shepherd PTL! If you have any questions please contact PTL President, Sara Weinkauf at 262-443-9691

ONLINE Scholastic Book Fair Starts Monday

November 9 – November 22

Parent Corner! Coping With Emotions

During this time of constant change our children have a wide range of emotions. How they deal with these emtions is crucial to their day- to -day well being. Over the next few weeks we will be featuring some tips from Focus on the Family's parenting resources. For more information and/ or resources, visit their website at https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/

Emotions can flood the healthiest of minds. Children’s minds are not naturally equipped to make logical sense of powerful emotions and difficult situations. Kids are equipped, however, with the ability to adapt and shift their minds. Some of the inattentiveness that naturally occurs in young children can come in handy when dealing with challenging situations. It is interesting to see that when kids feel like they have little control, they tend to use certain words and ask specific questions to try to create order when coping with emotions.

As parents, we can help our children understand the power of these words and how they impact a person’s mindset. We need to guide our kids toward using helpful words during difficult circumstances — words that will shape positive perspectives and give them the tools to overcome life’s challenges and mentally reframe difficult to manage moments.

Words Kids Might Use When Coping With Emotions

Let’s look at four different words that kids might use as they try to process the world around them. The way our kids use these words, phrases, and questions in conversation with us will determine how we can shape their thinking in positive ways. The power of words can make a tremendous impact on a child’s mindset and reality.

What If?

“What if” questions tend to arise when a child’s reality is painful or when worries flood their mind. These questions can create a tsunami of worry and catastrophic thinking. They can also direct the mind toward an ideal outcome. The beauty of “what if” questions is that it can help the brain give their life story flexibility. Stories are not fixed and are dynamic. “What if” questions can diffuse negative emotions by seeking explanations.

Consider the following questions:

“What if I was better at basketball? Would my dad love me more?”
“What if I was thinner or better looking? Would my mom be proud of me?”
“What if my mom and dad hadn’t gotten a divorce?”
“What if my mom loses her job?”

These questions evoke different scenarios to cope with painful emotions, deal with the past, and conjure a sense of control. These questions try to anticipate the future and play out the ideal scenario. However, asking “what if” questions can stir feelings of anxiety and worry about the future unless you address them quickly as a parent or help your child learn positive ways to use “what if” questions.

1st quarter Chapel

Mary's Room

Great Job students !!

The class with the most points was 2nd grade with 211. Congratulations and enjoy that extra recess!

4th Grade came in 2nd with 144 pts

1st Grade came in 3rd with 118pts

Look at all the items for Mary's Room

2nd quarter

Chapel Offerings

Hurricane Sally Relief

Our chapel offerings will support South Wisconsin District Disaster Response/Mercy Ministry Hurricane Sally relief.

This ministry sends volunteer teams to cities and regions impacted by natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, fires and tornados.

100% of our offerings will be used to rebuild families lives one house at a time affected by Hurricane Sally.

School App

If you haven't already please download the school app.

IOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1497135912

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n114355

This Week's Birthday:

November 8- Tess Oestreicher

November 9, Aubree Barrett-Miller

November 10 - Jameson Nass

Amazon shopper?

Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Good Shepherd Lutheran Schoolwhenever you shop on AmazonSmile.

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon. Same products, same prices, same Amazon Prime benefits. Same Login. Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com.

Boxtop App ---HOW IT WORKS

To ensure that earnings from email grocery receipts are properly credited to your account:

Make sure you have a Box Tops for Education account (you can create one via the Box Tops app or website)
Forward your email receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com using the same email that's associated with your BTFE account
Box Tops will be credited within 1 business day and you can view your earnings in the MY EARNINGS section of the app or YOUR ACTIVITY section of the website

Principal Ms. Amy Gromowski agromowski@goodshepherdwi.org

Pastor Rev. David Groth dgroth@goodshepherdwi.org

Office Administration

Mrs. Heather McGuire hmcguire@goodshepherdwi.org

Mrs. Dee Kuhlman dkuhlman@goodshepherdwi.org