Each week as we count down to graduation we are asking our wonderful 8th grade students to reflect on their time at IL and to share some of their future plans, in a continuation of our "Meet Us Monday" series. We hope you are enjoying these fun interviews and etting to better know our wonderful 8th graders and learn more about their experiences at ILS and in the Upper School. We are so grateful to each of our 8th graders for taking the time to respond and share more about themselves!
8th Grade Meet Us Mondays: Henry E.
We are quickly approaching the end of the year, and graduation for our Class of 2018. We're asking our wonderful 8th grade students to reflect on their time at ILS, as well as share some of their future plans, as we continue our "Meet Us Monday" series with the members of our ILS Class of 2018. We hope you enjoy getting to better know our wonderful 8th graders, and we thank them for taking the time to respond and share more about themselves!
8th Grade Meet Us Mondays: Ashley C.
As we enter the final 2 months of the 2018-19 school year and our 8th grade students look ahead towards graduation and high school, we wanted to continue our "Meet Us Monday" series and feature the members of our ILS Class of 2018. We've asked each student a series of questions about their time at ILS, their favorite memories, and about their plans for high school. We hope you enjoy meeting our wonderful 8th graders, and we thank them for taking the time to respond and share more about themselves!
Teacher Swap Day!
There is no such thing as a strong school without a strong faculty. Together, we are always learning, reflecting, and challenging each other; this collegiality is a gift for which we thank God. Through such collegiality, our faculty engage in many conversations and learning opportunities together. Throughout the year, faculty sometimes discuss the idea of "going rogue" or pedagogical experimentation, which is not only fun but also a mark that we are always learning and refining our work.
In light of this, we decided to experiment as a faculty and enact a teacher swap day, in which Lower School teachers literally swapped placed with Upper School teachers. While it's fun for the students, doing this will work towards a few goals for our faculty:
What we're reading (April edition)...
It is hard to believe, but we're nearing the start of the 4th quarter of our school year! April means a new edition of "What we're reading..."and as always, we hope that you enjoy this selection of writings that we have found to be interesting, inspiring, or otherwise thought-provoking over the past few weeks.
In this month's review, we take a look back at our recent journey through Lent and Holy Week with a great sermon for Palm Sunday by Immanuel's Pastor Esget, as well as a couple of reflections from ILS Music Teacher, Miss Marie Landskroener. Additionally, this month's articles include an examination of collectivism versus individualism, a podcast on bourgeois culture, a thoughtful exploration of marriage, a look from our friend Dr. Gene Veith on the first image of Christ on the cross, as well as a video examining the amazing construction of some 18th century Russian churches made without nails. Finally, we include a couple of books we've been enjoying that you may also find of interest!
What we're reading (March edition)...
March has arrived, which means that it is time for another new edition of "What we're reading..." Each month, we use this feature to share news, articles, stories or other items that we've read recently. Whether we have found to be interesting, inspiring, or otherwise thought-provoking, we hope that you will join us in reading them and sharing what you think! Please feel free to comment below on any of the articles in this month's feature, or let us know if there are other articles you think we should check out also!
In this month's review, we take a look at the Enlightenment, reason and faith; we explore the challenge of getting our minds to read; we examine the lost art of oratory; we tackle the age-old question of why the study of Latin still matters; we reflect on the value of a shared meal; and finally, we hear from our own ILS Music Teacher, Miss Marie Landskroener, as she reflects on another beautiful hymn this Lenten season.
As always, we hope that you find these articles interesting, informative or thought-provoking. We would love to hear what you think about any of these pieces, or if there are other things you've read lately that you would like to share.
Meet Us Monday: Mrs. Ruth Stone, Manager of Operations
Mrs. Ruth Stone brings a friendly smile and cheerful disposition as she adeptly handles so many of the day-to-day responsibilities of running a school as our ILS Manager of Operations! Often one of the first people visitors to ILS meet or speak to, Mrs. Stone is a welcoming presence to guests and ILS families alike. We hope you enjoy learning a bit more about her as she answers our 10 questions.
As we near the end of our "Meet Us Mondays" series for this year, we hope you have enjoyed this feature as a small way to better get to know the many outstanding members of our faculty.
Let us know if there is another Blog Feature you'd like to see here on the ILS Blog!
Meet Us Monday: Miss Emily German, Music Teacher
We love music at Immanuel, and we are blessed to have two very talented music teachers to share their love for singing, listening, and sharing beautiful music with all our students. This week, our blog features the other half of our wonderful music teaching team and director of our Youth Choir, Miss Emily German.
We hope that you have been enjoying our "Meet Us Mondays" series and the opportunity to better know the many wonderful members of our faculty.
What we're reading (February edition)...
We're back with another new edition of "What we're reading..." In this monthly blog feature, we share news, articles and other items that we've lately found to be interesting, inspiring, or otherwise thought-provoking.
For February, we take a look at how to read a book, writing - by hand!, faith and the development of culture, classical music and its impact, raft building & the great conversation, as well as a hymn reflection as we transition into the Lenten season.
What's on your reading list right now? Please share as we are always on the look out for new things to read that spark our imagination, educate or inform!
Meet Us Monday: Mrs. Laurie Honig, Jr. Kindergarten Teacher
We only have a few weeks to go in our "Meet Us Mondays" series as we make our way through introducing you to our outstanding team here at ILS. This week, our amazing Jr. Kindergarten Teacher, Mrs. Laurie Honig, answers our questions. You can find Mrs. Honig finding (and spreading) joy each day with our youngest ILS scholars as they practice good manners, celebrate Thankful Thursday, or learn new chants and songs!
We do hope that you are enjoying this series and the opportunity to get to better know the dedicated and caring faculty who love serving our students and families. If you missed any of our features, you can find them all by clicking on the "Meet Us Mondays" tag!
Stay tuned for another faculty feature next week!