Logos School Moscow, Idaho

Logos School Update – 2011/12 – Week #33

General

Summer Camps: Logos is offering a wide array of summer camps this year and we are looking forward to a great summer! See the school website for more information.

Openings: We are currently accepting applications for the following teaching positions. If you are interested, please submit a resume to me within the next few weeks.

3^rd Grade: We are continuing to receive student applications for next year’s 3^rd grade, and it is becoming very likely that we will need to open another class.

Latin Tutor Elective: This class meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:25-9:15. The teacher would be responsible to provide tutoring for secondary students who are new to Latin or who need extra help.

Rhetoric I: This class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 50 minutes each. The main focus of the class is to provide teaching and practice for our 9^th graders as they learn to write and speak well.

Elementary

Grandparents’ Day: We have a super day planned for grandparents, parents, family friends, and prospective families on May 11^th.  The morning will open with a light breakfast for grandparents in the auditorium, followed by class plays and presentations throughout the morning and early afternoon.  See the attached schedule of events. Please remember that there will not be a spring concert during the evening on May 11^th. The secondary students performed in the benefit concert earlier this year, and the elementary students will be doing short music class presentations late in the afternoon on the 11^th in the gym.

Morning Kindergartens: We are currently looking into the possibility of offering two morning kindergarten classes next year. This would mean moving Mrs. Merkle’s afternoon class to a different room that would meet from 8:30-11:30 AM. More details to come.

Secondary

Mock Trial: The Mock Trial A-Team is traveling to New Mexico this week to represent Idaho in the national championships. Please pray for safe travel and success.

For more information about the school please visit http://logosschool.com/

Cheers,

Matt Whitling

Logos School Update – 2011/12 – Week #32

General

Summer Camps: Logos is offering a wide array of summer camps this year and we are looking forward to a great summer! See the school website for more information.

Mock Trial: There will be a public mock trial demonstration this Thursday at 7 PM at the U of I courtroom. Come out and see this year’s Idaho state championship team as they prepare to go to nationals!

Uniforms: Just a few reminders for the spring: Now that the weather is nice, elementary students are welcome to wear shorts to school. Boots and moccasins are no longer necessary or appropriate in the elementary or secondary, and please save sandals for non-school activities.

Elementary

3^rd Grade: We are continuing to receive applications for next year’s 3^rd grade, and it is becoming very likely that we will need to open another class to accommodate the numbers. Stay tuned for more information.

6^th Grade Teacher: We are very pleased to announce that Mrs. Kim Anderson has been hired to teach 6^th grade in the afternoons next year. She has prior teaching experience at a classical Christian school in Uganda, and she has been a regular substitute teacher at Logos for the past two years.

Morning Kindergartens: We are currently looking into the possibility of offering two morning kindergarten classes next year. This would mean moving Mrs. Merkle’s afternoon class to a different room that would meet from 8:30-11:30 AM. More details to come.

Secondary

Math Teachers: There have been a few changes in the works regarding math positions for 2012-13. Mr. Euhus, who has been carrying the heaviest teaching load in the secondary, will be stepping out of 7^th grade math next year. He will still be teaching full time at Logos, but we have wanted to create a situation in which he can prep, grade and breathe throughout the week. In addition, Mrs. Ross has decided that it is time to focus more time and attention on her growing family. We will miss having her as a Functions and Statistics teacher at Logos, but we wholeheartedly support her decision to spend more time at home. We are very pleased to announce that Mrs. Tora Whitling has been hired to teach both of these math classes as well as coordinate the secondary programs for next year. Tora has math teaching experience at the junior, high school and college levels, and she has been coordinating our protocol program and helping with the Knight’s Fest Feast for the past few years.

Latin Teachers: Mr. Jesse Sumpter will be moving to Potlatch this summer and will be stepping out of his 9^th and 10^th grade Latin classes for next year. Mr. Sumpter has taught at Logos for five years, and we greatly appreciate the investment that he has made in the school. While we will really miss having him at Logos, we are very grateful to announce that Miss Melissa Dow has agreed to pick up these two Latin classes, which will make her a full time teacher next year.

For more information about the school please visit http://logosschool.com/

Cheers,

Matt Whitling

Logos School Update – 2011/12 – Week #31

General

Summer Camps: Logos is offering a wide array of summer camps this year. We are looking forward to a great summer! See the school website for more information.

Mock Trial: There will be a public mock trial demonstration next Thursday from 7-9 PM at the U of I courtroom. Come out and see this year’s Idaho state championship team as they prepare to go to nationals.

Logos Benefit Concert: Please see the details below.

-Rehearsal:      Friday, April 20^th, 6:20-7:45pm at the Nazarene Church

-Performance:  Saturday, April 21^st, the concert begins at 2pm.  Students should arrive at 12:20pm for a pre-concert rehearsal. The concert should be done by about 4pm. Attire is the Logos dress uniform.  Guys should wear a dark tie (black/blue).

For more information about the school please visit http://logosschool.com/

Cheers,

Matt Whitling