Dear First Grade families,

              I am so excited to teach your children this year!!   I want your child to love learning and Jesus as much as I do.   We will learn and learn and learn all year long.  

              I asked the Lord Jesus Christ into my heart when I was 8 years old.   Mrs. Boyer, my Sunday School Teacher, lead me to Him.   I grew up loving the Lord and seeking His will for my life.   Jesus has always been faithful.   I am looking forward to sharing Jesus with your children.  

The Lord allowed me to teach the 4 and 5 year olds at my church.   I started teaching them all by myself when I was in 6 th grade!!   I even got to train some young 4 th graders how to be helpers!!   The Lord was training me to be His teacher.   I learned how to love my students, teach them God's Word and plan my lessons.  

My desire is to teach your child about God's character.   I would like each child to grow to be more like Jesus.    He has given me a passion for Character Development.   This year, I will be going over obedience, honesty, loyalty etc.   These are some life long skills that will impact the children for the rest of their lives.   I also want your children to feel loved and safe at school.   I design all of my lessons around the Bible.   God's Word has applications in reading, math, science and social studies.   We will even learn about God's order during phonics and spelling.

I am always available to you.   Please feel free to call me at the school or send me an email or note.   You are welcome to come in and visit too.   Remember to sign in if you decide to come in.

Are you interested in seeing our class newsletter and web page?   You can find that information at www.quia.com/pages/mrsgould1.html .

Love in Christ

Mrs. Susan Gould