Good Shepherd

We’re so honored to be voted Best Childcare Center in Bastrop for the 8th year in a row! Thank you for your continued support and trust in us. It’s a privilege to serve this wonderful community, and we couldn’t do it without you!

Join us for a festive Thanksgiving Luncheon!
Date: 22nd
Time: During Lunch, varies by class
Location: Family Center for Elementary School and Individual Classrooms for Preschool
We look forward to celebrating the season together with great food and wonderful company!

Mark your calendars for an evening of fun and games!
Date: November 15th
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM

Remember, every Wednesday is Chapel, and we’re continuing our Hearts and Hands offerings! We encourage students to bring offerings each week. To make this a fun and positive experience, students can decorate their offering envelopes based on the weekly theme. While bringing an offering is not required, we hope everyone will join in the spirit of giving! These offerings will go directly into the Church's Youth Fund, helping to make a meaningful impact on our Church community.

Below are the chapel themes for the month of November:

• David and Goliath (3rd)
• Elijah and the Widow (10th)
• Jonah and the Big Fish (17th)
• Angels Visit (24th)

We can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity!

Below is a link to our Campus Satisfaction Survey. We’d love for you to take a few minutes to fill it out and let us know how we’re doing. Your feedback is incredibly valuable and helps us keep improving the experience for our students!

We’re excited to share that we gathered a lot of food to donate to the Bastrop County Food Pantry! Every contribution helps in the fight against childhood hunger, and we’re proud to support such a vital cause. This is just a small portion of what was donated.

Thank you to everyone who contributed!

On November 8th we celebrate the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! In Project Curiosity, we hope to inspire students to get excited about STEM through low-risk inquiry of the world around them by providing hands-on experiences that will build the foundation for more advanced skills in the future.

This month students will explore Physics and Earth Science with activities investigating density, buoyancy, biomes, gravity, light, and chain reactions! Happy National STEM day!

Our last School Board meeting was held October 16th and we covered a variety of church and school business. The church is preparing for their annual meeting on November 24th and we are continuing to recognize our Lions of the Month during church services on the 4th Sundays.

Our school is fortunate to offer a very limited number of scholarships on a case by case basis each year. We just opened a new account and will be working on raising funds specifically for this purpose in the future. Please reach out to Alysa or the School Board if you are interested in contributing to this fund.

We were updated on the progress of the security updates and are very excited about all of the upgrades being made. It will really help to ensure we continue to keep the safety of our staff and children as a priority. We also heard updates from the PTL about the exciting Fall Fest progress.

The next School Board meeting will be November 20th at 4pm. If you have anything to bring to the Board, don't hesitate to reach out.

Angela Fritsch

GS School Board Chair

Good Shepherd Lutheran School will be closed the entire week of Thanksgiving.

• We’ll offer camp from November 25th to 27th.
• Both Good Shepherd Lutheran School and Little Sheep Learning Center will be closed on November 28th and 29th.

Please reach out if you have any questions. Enjoy the holiday week!

Come show your support for our athletic teams! Check out the game schedule below and join us in cheering them on. Let's go, team!

Games

• Friday 1st Cross Country Vs Faith Lutheran Time TBD 600 FM 1482, Warda TX
• Thursday 14th Basketball Vs Grace Lutheran Girls 3pm Boys 4pm 1212 W Jefferson St, Brenham
• Thursday 21st Basketball Vs Calvary Postponed

Tryouts/Practice

• Monday 4th Basketball Practice Bastrop Middle School
• Monday 18th Basketball Practice Bastrop Middle School

Fun Athletics Events

• November 20th Turkey Trot all kids will participate.
• November 21st Parents vs, Students basketball game 6PM at Bastrop Middle School. This event is for the kids who made the basketball team to compete against their parents. It will be a co-ed game, and the faculty is welcome to play.

Monday December 2nd is a Basketball Game vs Grace Lutheran boys at 4pm at 1212 W Jefferson St, Brenham.

Anyone who is participating in any sports needs to have the physical form filled out at turned in, to the school.

Children must wear tennis shoes on Wednesdays and Fridays. No flats, boots or sandals.

Dear Good Shepherd families,

November has arrived, and we start this month off with a bang! The Art

Walk is November 1st at 6:30pm and we are meeting outside the

Bastrop Opera House. The Art Walk will be recognizing the Mexican

holiday “Dia de los Muertos”.

Entering the new month we are finishing up our Dia de los Muertos oil

pastel drawings. The students drew an animal inspired by the traditional

Mexican themed sugar skulls. They turned out very vibrant and colorful!

This month we will be continuing with learning different art styles and

techniques inspired by famous artists and add in some fall inspired

pieces.

I have thoroughly enjoyed all my students and have been amazed by

their artistic talents!

Hattie Wesley

Art Teacher/Activity Coordinator

www.hwesleygsbastrop@gmail.com

This month, we’re focusing on the biblical trait of generosity. Please join us in congratulating our November Lions of the Month who have shown outstanding generosity!

In 3rd Grade, we have been discussing good citizenship and how we can help our community. To show our good citizenship we are collecting food for the Bastrop Food Pantry.

We accept donations of non-perishable food in jars, cans and sealed packets. We recommend sauces, soups, beans, vegetables in cans or jars, honey, peanut butter, candy, boxed juices, boxed meals, long-life milk, coconut cream and fish in oil.

Fall Fest is this Saturday, November 9th! That's just over one week away! Important items to remember:

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS 11/2/24. Get your tickets now!!

Event information and link to purchase tickets: https://www.goodshepherdptl.org/events

The PTL is still looking for volunteers and donations for the following:

-Do you love to bake and share your talents with others? Please consider donating a cake (or three!) for the Cake Walk. Cakes must be received on Friday 11/8. We will be collecting these at the pass-through window by Chef Kelly's desk.

-Do you own a local business or have a gift card, certificate, or other item to share for the Silent Auction? We are accepting silent auction items through Friday 11/8. Place in the Auction box along the windows. Auction item ideas are sports themed items, wreathes, outdoor chairs or camping gear, sports fitness or workout equipment, gift certificates of any kind, supplements or nutrition items, home decor, etc.

Did you notice above that PTL has a website?? Yes, it's really us! It just works (thank you, internet templates!), but work it does. We'll be adding content in the coming weeks and months to make it our place for information!

https://www.goodshepherdptl.org/

Thanks everyone for participating in another fun year of sending friends Boo-Grams. We sold just under $975 in Grams - an amazing accomplishment (and lots of candy!!). Thank you for joining us in celebrating Halloween the Good Shepherd way - with friends, fun, and Jesus.

Chef-prepared meal plan includes breakfast if here by 7:30am, lunch, and afternoon snack. If you do not take part in the meal plan, you will need to provide your child's meal daily. We are a peanut free facility. If you do not provide food, and are not enrolled in our meal plan, we will gladly serve your child food, for a $5.00 charge to your account.

October Menu can be found here or by clicking the button below

Driving with young children takes planning and patience. You can't always stop kids from fussing or squabbling in the car, but you can take steps to keep yourself calm and in control. Here a few car safety habits that can make every trip more pleasant.

• Plan ahead for your trip. Have the items you need while driving close at hand so you don't have to reach for anything.
• Don't use a mobile device while driving. Texting and talking can wait. If you use your phone to stream music while you drive, set it up before you drive off.
• Pull over and stop in a safe location if you need to tend to a child. Never turn around or reach to the back seat while driving.
• Newer cars are equipped with safety features like backup cameras and automatic emergency braking. Take advantage of the built-in technology but don't take your eyes off the road. Technology is no substitute for careful driving!
• Keep a sense of humor and find fun activities when driving. Kids respond to songs, games, and laughter, and they love knowing you like to be with them. Think of car time as special family time and create some special activities you can share.

Children don't stay little very long. That sweet newborn you took home may be a challenging toddler today, but he'll be learning to drive before you know it. Make car safety a priority to help keep him safe today and in the years ahead.

For more info visit: Keeping Kids Safe In and Around Cars - Kids - Safety - GetParentingTips.com

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Thank you, Parents, for your support!

We appreciate all of your support always!

Good Shepherd Lutheran School

Email: headofschool@goodshepherdbastrop.org

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