Growing in Stature and Wisdom

The mission of Parkview Baptist is to seek first the Kingdom of God while providing a Christ-centered, college preparatory education that guides students to grow and mature in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man.

The T1 kids have certainly grown in stature since August. And day by day, they gain more knowledge. They're beginning to apply that knowledge and use it to make good choices---growing in wisdom. As they work together in groups, they learn to navigate social landscapes, demonstrating  kindness, speaking politely, and growing in favor with others. The ultimate goal, though, is to grow in favor with God---and act in a manner pleasing to their Creator. 

So our student continue to read and write...

to investigate...

to create...

to explore...

to think critically...

to wonder...

to imagine...

to sort things out...

to build..

to cooperate, and to have fun!

 

True Love

This week we celebrated Kindness. We encouraged the students to perform random acts of kindness and show love to one another. They're learning to put into practice the commandment to "Love your neighbor as yourself. But they're also learning about the greatest example of true love: God's love for us.

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 NKJV

 

Team Spirit

 Which team are you cheering for? LSU Tigers? Parkview Eagles? Cincinnati Bengals? 

LSU Fans

Parkview Fans

Bengals Fan

Is this the LSU Women's Basketball Coach in her sparkly jacket?

We're all on God's team!

Regardless of which sports team they favor, the students all agreed... they all want to be on God's team.

The upcoming Super Bowl provided an opportunity to discuss the factors contributing to a team's success. The students had some good ideas. Here's what they said:

1. We can't do anything without God.
2. We need to listen to our coach.
3. We need to do our best.
4. If we make a mistake, we should try again. 
5. We need to show good sportsmanship.
6. It's not helpful to lose our temper or pout.
7. We should encourage our teammates.
8. We shouldn't ever hurt someone else on purpose.
9. We should follow the rules. 

This advice works well in team sports as well as in our classroom community. 

We set aside our masks for a minute to display our team spirit.

 "In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn’t amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ’s body, let’s just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren’t.

 If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy; if you’re put in charge, don’t manipulate; if you’re called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don’t let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face." Romans 12:4-8 MSG

101 Days Smarter

"So teach us to number our days
    that we may get a heart of wisdom."  Psalm 90:12 ESV

Mrs. Kemp's class is officially 101 days smarter.  We celebrated with a 101 Dalmatians Day. We brought collections of 101 items. We counted to 100 by 2's, 5's, 10's, and 25's. We learned all about the Hundred Chart and imagined what we would be doing at age 101. At snack time, we counted out 25 raisins, 25 chocolate chips, 25 mini marshmallows, and 25 oreo-flavored cereal bites. 

Our kids didn't mind being in the doghouse. And Cruella deVil's lookalike even made an appearance.