Good Shepherd

We are excited to share an update on our ongoing Hearts and Hands Chapel Offering! Our students’ generous contributions through this offering are now directly supporting the Youth Fund at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, following a recent vote by the Church Council.

The Youth Fund plays an important role in our church’s ministry, providing support for local outreach and programs such as the local food bank, Vacation Bible School, and the revival of our children’s ministry here at Good Shepherd. This offering is a wonderful way for our children to actively participate in giving back to the community in ways they can easily understand and relate to.

While this is not the typical 10% tithing referenced in the Bible, the purpose of this offering is deeply rooted in the values of ministry and service. We want to encourage our children to give as they feel led, knowing that their contributions, no matter the size, make a real difference in the lives of others.

We also invite you and your family to join us for worship every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. This is a wonderful opportunity to witness the impact of our children’s generosity firsthand and to celebrate the ways God is working through them to bless our community.

Thank you for your continued support and for encouraging your children to be part of this meaningful mission.

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!

Below are the chapel themes for the month of October:

• The Red Sea (2nd)
• A Message from God (9th)
• The Battle of Jericho (16th)
• Naomi and Ruth (23rd)
• David and Goliath (30th)

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

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. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

We’ve decided, along with the church, to extend the donation time through October, so we can donate as much as possible to help end childhood hunger in our own neighborhoods. Let’s keep the momentum going!

In Project Curiosity, we're applying the scientific method to our learning! Our young scientists are diving into chemistry, exploring everything from chemical reactions and energy to states of matter and polymers.

Coming up, students will investigate a variety of fascinating general science topics, including botany, weather, the environment, and microbes. Let’s get curious about STEM together!

Join us for Doughnuts with Dad on October 4th in the Family Center! Enjoy delicious doughnuts and beverages while spending quality time together. We hope to see you there!

“For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind.” – Eleanor Everet

We are pleased to announce the approval along payments have been completed to our long-awaited enhancements to: Door Access Control to all exterior facing doors, PA System for entire campus, fence improvements to toddler playground and new fence enclosure to the backside of building on kitchen side with a gate and tie-in to existing fence. More to come on the schedule of installation and what you can anticipate with these upgrades.

We are excited to continually be improving the safety of the campus and putting into action the team’s collaborative efforts with our safety assessment needs.

Friendly reminder that gate codes are not be given to students, minors/siblings or those who are not on your child(s) approved list for pickup. All students are to be accompanied with an adult and escorted into and out of the building. Please ensure that a staff member has acknowledge the pickup/drop-off of your child(ren).

Do please remember to ensure all doors and gates remain closed at all times. If there are any concerns or suspicious activity please ensure to report this immediately to the security officer and or staff.

In our last school board meeting we covered a lot of items including exciting updates from our Security Task Force and PTL. They are working on amazing things for our school and preschool! There are future service projects coming soon to continue giving back to the community including a food drive and collaborating with other non-profits, like Feed the Need.

We will be setting up a scholarship fund, so more information will be sent out about that soon. We want our school to be as accessible as possible, and this fund will be able to aid in meeting that goal through generous donations.

Our next School Board meeting will be on October 16th at 4pm in the chapel.

Thank you all for being a part of the Good Shepherd Family!

On October 31st, we’ll have our fall parties, and it’s also Pajama Day! Teachers will send out the times for each class party as we get closer to the end of October. There will be a food sign-up sheet for each class to help make the parties extra fun!

Just a reminder: no costumes this year. Can’t wait for a cozy and festive celebration!

Saturday, October 5th, is World Teacher Day! Let’s show our support for our amazing teachers by wearing blue Friday October 4th. We appreciate everything they do for us! 💙

We are excited to announce that on Thursday, October 10th, fire trucks will be visiting our school! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about fire safety and see the trucks up close.

To celebrate this special event, we encourage everyone to wear red to match the fire trucks. Let’s show our school spirit and make this day memorable!

We can’t wait to see everyone in their red attire!

On October 11th wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness

October 31st will be a book character parade and our fall parties. More details to come closer to the date.

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

• Tuesday 1st - Football VS Sowing Excellence 4:30PM at Fishermans Park
• Thursday 3rd - Volleyball VS 1st Baptist Brenham 3:00PM 302 Pahl St, Brenham
• Monday 7th - Volleyball VS Grace Lutheran 3:00PM 1212 W Jefferson St, Brenham
• Tuesday 8th - Football VS Calvary 4:00PM Bob Bryant Park (600 Charles Blvd.)

Tryouts/Practice

• Friday 11th Run Club 7AM at Good Shepherd Lutheran School
• Friday 18th Run Club 7AM at Good Shepherd Lutheran School
• Monday 21st - Basketball Tryouts (Tryouts will be open to students in 3rd to 6th grade, with a few spots available for 2nd graders.) at Bastrop Intermediate School, Time TBD
• Friday 25th Run Club 7AM at Good Shepherd Lutheran School
• Monday 28th - Basketball Practice at Bastrop Intermediate School, Time TBD

Friday November 1st is an away Cross Country Meet VS Faith Lutheran 600 FM 1482, Warda TX Time TBD. This is for the travel team only, tryouts will be during Run Club.

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.

October is here! We are doing so many autumn themed art projects.

Although the art is revolving around the season, we have been doing

projects inspired by famous artists and applying their signature

techniques to our work.

We have already completed our Romero Britto inspired pumpkins, and

they turned out wonderfully! Ask your child about the famous artists they

are learning about each week in Art!

Art Club is doing fantastic, and we have enjoyed a lot of watercolor

painting this last month! This month I plan on doing more paper crafts

such as collages and torn paper scenery!

Please come join us for our next Art Walk, October 4th at 6:30 P.M.

September's biblical trait was Kindness, and we want to recognize the students nominated by teachers and staff for showing kindness to everyone around them. Great job, kids!

Looking ahead, October's trait is Patience. Be on the lookout for our October Lions of the Month!

If you missed our 1st PTL meeting on 9/25, no worries. Let us give you the cliff notes and don’t hesitate to reach out to the PTL via email or be sure to sign up with the QR code below to our Group Me to stay further connected. Email us to get connected! ptlgoodshepherd@gmail.com

School Decoration volunteers? Email ptlgoodshepherd@gmail.com to sign up. We'll be decorating the school for Fall on October 5! Working on sign-up genius to send out, but don’t let that stop you from reaching out to sign up for October.

“Boo-lieve In Jesus” candy grams. We will be continuing our very successful candy grams for October. The children really enjoyed this last year. $1 per “Boo-lieve In Jesus” gram that can be sent to their friends, teachers, staff, or parents who would love to send a gram. The PTL does send a gram to every child. For our littles not just ready for those sugary treats, we choose an alternative that is more age appropriate.

We are also needing volunteers to assemble.

Fall Fest Saturday, November 9th Back 9 Bar

Each class will have a basket theme. A box with list will be sent out and attached to box. We ask our students/parents assistance to getting those items to then be auctioned off. We would like champion for each class to assist in keeping this organized, and keep parents updated with any needed items.

Looking for Sponsors to help with Face Painting, Cake Walk, Petting Zoo, along with donation items to be auctioned off.

We hope you noticed the new trash receptacles in the cafeteria and diaper pals in the infant/toddler classes. The intent was to have larger, more concealment of the waste and while not removing quick access. The diaper pals have provided improved odor concealment, locking ability to keep curious hands out, along with flexibility to use any type of trash bag.

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

What is confidence and why is it important?

We want our kids to do better, go further, and achieve more than we have. We want them to believe in themselves and that they're worthy of the things they want out of life. The good news is that self-confidence and self-esteem are things kids can practice and build on, with your help and guidance. Self-confidence and self-esteem are often confused as being the same thing. They are similar in that they both have to do with how you feel about yourself.

Self-esteem is a measure of how you feel about yourself in general. Self-confidence comes from feeling confident in your abilities, that you are capable. Self-esteem and self-confidence are not about thinking you're better than others, but they describe a sense of security in who you are, that you have self-worth, and that you're able to handle anxious thoughts or challenges as they arise.

Confident children:

• Feel secure (as opposed to insecure).
• Know they have the ability to handle challenges.
• Feel prepared to tackle things like tests, performances, and competitions.
• Are focused on what they can do rather than what they can't.

Tips for Raising a Confident Child

1. Be a coach.

A coach gives guidance and advice from the sidelines but isn't the one playing the game. As a parent, you are a coach. It's your job to support and cheer your child on, to let them discover what they care most about and wants to explore, and work with them to overcome challenges and problem-solve when things are hard.

2. Focus on the process rather than the outcome.

Let her learn from their mistakes when they're young and the stakes are low.

3. Build independence.

As hard as it is sometimes, letting your child do age-appropriate things without your help will show her you believe they are capable, and you trust in their ability. Let them know you'll be there to help if they have a question - but resist the urge to take over or remove obstacles before they can try on their own.

4. Provide support.

Think of confidence as something you and your child are building together. Support them as they take baby steps toward building more and more confidence. You can do this by showing them how to do something and then watching them as she does it. The idea is that you give them the tools they need so they feel like they can overcome challenges on their own.

For more information visit: Raise a More Confident Child – Kids – Development - GetParentingTips.com

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