tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77350004242102751992011-09-27T07:37:37.811-05:00Current news from Mrs. Lippert at St. Jacobi Lutheran School.Mr. Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651126495447685558noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-40625276240340827192010-09-29T20:09:00.000-05:002010-09-29T20:10:31.234-05:002010-09-29T20:10:31.234-05:00

Now that we are a few weeks into the new school year, your children have probably recited some memory work. How is your child doing with this? Some kids seem to memorize their hymns, passages, and catechism parts with little or no help from Mom and Dad. Praise God if memory work tasks come easily for your child.For other children memorization is a frustrating and difficult task. Below, I've

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-19462356544782604672010-09-29T19:56:00.003-05:002010-09-29T20:08:37.697-05:002010-09-29T20:08:37.697-05:00

Mr. Albrecht has been working hard on our computer updates, and we're ready to start testing them out.Next week, we will be testing our new computer software in the special education classroom. The programs are much improved from the last version. The kids and I are excited to get started.One new and very cool component of this software is that it is web based. That means you can use the

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-42439605268917458802010-09-09T08:15:00.002-05:002010-09-09T08:28:10.462-05:002010-09-09T08:28:10.462-05:00

Sometimes, parents of children with special needs feel a bit isolated. Our children are different from our friends' children. Our parenting experience is different. Although we love our children and thank God for them, at times we can feel discouraged. We might think, "This isn't the trip I signed up for."Next weekend, September 18th, the Special Needs Parent Network will be hosting a seminar

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-24414636315199600222010-01-27T15:13:00.002-06:002010-01-27T15:27:46.689-06:002010-01-27T15:27:46.689-06:00

Parents of students in my classes should check Powerschool. I've changed the way I enter grades, and this may affect your child's overall grade for the third and fourth quarters. In the past, I entered letter grades for all assignments. Beginning in the third quarter, I've started entering percentages instead of letter grades for almost all assignments. (I still use letter grades for writing

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-24486927271164556782009-12-07T08:28:00.002-06:002009-12-07T08:49:41.262-06:002009-12-07T08:49:41.262-06:00

I'm writing this note to update parents about my plans for math homework until Christmas break. There won't be any! We will continue to work hard during class, and students will continue to work toward meeting daily goals. However, I won't be assigning work in the blue and pink books that students usually complete outside of class. With all we have to do to prepare for Christmas, I thought a

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-44939217144360869152009-11-25T06:49:00.002-06:002009-11-25T06:55:53.749-06:002009-11-25T06:55:53.749-06:00

Just wanted to jot a note to say happy Thanksgiving to my St. Jacobi family. I am truly blessed. Thank you for sharing your children with me. I wish you all God's blessings this Thanksgiving.

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-15119763379717733542009-10-13T16:56:00.004-05:002009-10-13T19:51:11.419-05:002009-10-13T19:51:11.419-05:00

Does your child hold a pencil correctly? Take a quick look at how your kids hold their pencils. Does your child use a standard pencil grip? The pencil should be pinched between the thumb and index finger. It should rest on the middle finger, with the ring and pinky fingers tucked below. The top of the pencil should rest on the meaty part of the hand between the index finger and thumb.Does it

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OK. Confession time. For two years, Mrs. Spaude has been assigning music flash cards for Simon to practice, and for two years, we seem to run out to time or "forget" to go through his stack of notes. Simon has many talents; unfortunately, note reading is not one of them. Frustration has set in. Tears have been shed. Threats have been made. Until quite recently, piano practicing time has

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-4754737190244631442009-09-15T21:08:00.002-05:002009-09-15T21:48:59.075-05:002009-09-15T21:48:59.075-05:00

One simple way for parents to help their children be more successful at math is to practice math facts with them each day for a few minutes. Fairly easy, right? When kids know --really know their math facts--no counting up or down, kids are free to focus on the concept they're learning--not each individual fact.Think about it. If your child has to solve a 3-digit plus a 3-digit number problem

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-7722929675369209842008-09-14T13:15:00.000-05:002008-09-14T14:39:26.918-05:002008-09-14T14:39:26.918-05:00

Now that we are a few weeks into the new school year, your children have probably recited some memory work. How is your child doing with this? Some kids seem to memorize their hymns, passages, and catechism parts with little or no help from Mom and Dad. Praise God if memory work tasks come easily for your child.For other children memorization is a frustrating and difficult task. Below, I've

P. Lipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386210829669241126noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735000424210275199.post-40120342125304435442008-08-23T06:46:00.000-05:002008-08-23T07:00:25.097-05:002008-08-23T07:00:25.097-05:00

Welcome back everyone! I'm excited to see all of you and hear about your summer break.Some parents have asked me about school supplies this year. Because we still have lots of supplies left from last year, I'm not asking that you send any this year. I may ask for Kleenex contributions as the year progresses, but for now, we're in good shape.As far as binders . . .I'm leaving those up to

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