Informational Meeting, Oct. 24 

Our first informational meeting of the year is coming up on the morning of Tuesday, October 24! If you know any families who are interested in learning more about our school or pursuing admission, please let them know that this is our only morning meeting of the year. Guests are welcome to join us for chapel at 8:00 am and our informational meeting at 8:30, then take a tour of the campus at 10:00am. No RSVP is required.

Rams Sweatshirts

You asked for it, you got it! Providence will begin selling sweatshirts on the website store starting Wednesday, Oct. 11. This will be a limited edition run, and we’ll be accepting orders only through November 3. Sweatshirts will start at $35. We anticipate these to arrive before Christmas break so stock up on gifts before the weather (hopefully) gets cooler! 

Grandparents’ Day

We are looking forward to welcoming our grandparents for Grandparents’ Day next Thursday, October 19 (grandparent registration link here). It’s not too late to sign up as a parent volunteer; check out these opportunities.

Fall Fling, Oct. 31

We’re looking forward to our students having a fun time together in extended lunch gatherings led by upper school houses. We’ll provide lunch, play games and show off our costumes. The guidelines:

• Wear non-scary costumes inspired by literature or a historical figure from your student’s current history period. This is not a jeans and t-shirt day, so if your student doesn't dress up as a character, s/he must wear a uniform. 
• Leave all weapons at home (including plastic ones.) 
• House points are awarded to top costumes in Upper School.

We’ll need more parent volunteers for Fall Fling than our usual Fun Lunch staff, so please consider helping out. 

ID Badges

Thanks to everyone for working with us as we instituted new badge protocols last week! We realize that new processes take time to get used to, and we appreciate your understanding of staff reminders and prompts to pick up badges. If you have recently uploaded a photo to Blackbaud in the last two weeks, please email Mrs. Hamson to make sure your badge is made with the next batch. Again, we appreciate your support of these new measures to improve safety on our campus during school hours!

Here’s a great thought from our discussion at Co-Teacher Connect last week:

“It is a valuable thing to be able to approach every person or object or book with a view to learning something from them.” (Consider This, p. 29)

Here’s something to apply, even on Fall Break! Who or what can you approach with fresh humility, with a mind to learning something new? Maybe a subject that is not a favorite, a person who is not impressive, or an experience you expect to be “boring.” Humble, teachable spirits are always open to surprising sources of wisdom and understanding.

New After School Tutoring Opportunities

3rd/4th grade Reading Club: We would like to invite 3rd and 4th grade students to attend Reading Club each day after school with Mrs. Rowe. Students will work their way through a reading curriculum that develops confident readers while ensuring each student is working at the appropriate level and moving ahead at his or her own pace. The club is free of charge and will end at 4:00. Students who attend may bring an after school snack. Once we have our list of participants, we will send out the start date, as well as more details about pickup. Please email Mrs. Rowe with any questions and to sign up!

5th Grade Math Tutoring 

If your 5th grader needs some extra help with math concepts, please reach out to Mrs. Fothergill for more information on math tutoring! 

Co-Teacher Meetings

We are looking forward to meeting with you in grade level groups. There will be time to meet other parents, interact with teachers, and receive additional training.  

2nd Grade:  It’s your turn to meet together on October 17 at 8:20am in the small sanctuary. We’ll be discussing addition and subtraction bar modeling. If you’ve never taught second grade before, you won’t want to miss this helpful workshop and time to connect with other second grade co-teachers. 

3rd Grade: Co-teachers will meet October 24 at 8:20am, location TBD. Our academic focus will be fun ways to practice facts and an introduction to multiplication bar models.

House Officer Meeting

Officers from all four houses will meet this Thursday, October 12 in the 620 House during lunch to discuss preparations for the upcoming Fall Fling. 

Augustine Service Project, Oct. 28

Augustine will hold their first service project of the year on October 28 from 9-11am at Oak Creek Academy in Killeen. Augustine members will be helping with different tasks like cleaning, unboxing toys, organizing supplies, painting, and more.

Scarves and Ties Ceremonies

Students new to Rhetoric School (9th-12th grade) will receive their house tie or scarf in a short ceremony in House Chapel over the next few weeks. Parents, don't worry if you can't attend. We will video it for you. 

Augustine: October 20

Bonhoeffer: October 27

Elliot: November 3

Wilberforce: November 10

10th and 11th Grade College Meeting, Oct. 10 

College planning meeting for Junior and Sophomores and parents, Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 3:45 pm in the small sanctuary. Get important information regarding your college search, applying to college, the SAT/ACT, and your Senior Capstone Trip!  

Please bring a laptop if possible.

RamFam Friday Feast 

No RamFam this week due to Fall Break!

PSAT, Oct. 25

All students in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades will take the PSAT at school on Wednesday, October 25 at 8 am. Please arrive at 7:40am (and no later than 7:55am). This year’s test will be in a digital format for the first time which brings significant changes both to format and content. It would be a good idea to take a practice test, found here. We have a few laptops to share, but we’ll need most students to bring a laptop (requirements here). Note that Chromebooks are not able to run the necessary software.

Week in Review

Volleyball

Logic-Green - W against Austin Royals (18-25), 25-18), (15-11)

Logic-White - L against Austin Royals (18-25), (18-25)

Logic-Green - W against St. Mary’s, Taylor (25-16), (25-9)

Logic-White - L against St. Mary’s

Varsity - W against Methodist Children’s in 3

Flag Football

The Rams picked up a road victory at St. Mary’s in Taylor, 49-14, to remain unbeaten on the season. Two home games are left before the playoffs begin.

Games This Week

Flag Football

Tuesday, Oct. 10th

Rams v. Zion Lutheran, 

5:30pm at Temple Crossroads

Soccer

Saturday, Oct. 14th

Rams v. Turquoise, 2pm at Heritage Park

Volleyball

Tuesday, Oct. 10th

Rams at Cedar Park Summit

Logic-Green v. Summit-A, 5pm

Logic-White v. Summit-B, 6pm

Logic-Green v. Summit-B, 7pm

Logic-White v. Summit-A, 8pm

Varsity v. Memorial Christian at Temple Nazarene, 6pm

Thursday, Oct. 12th

Green Out at Temple Nazarene

Logic-Green v. Zion Lutheran, 5pm

Logic-White v. Zion Lutheran, 6:15pm

Varsity v. St. Mary’s, Taylor, 7pm

Abril Hower,

Spanish

Mrs. Hower has been teaching at Providence since 2019. She holds a B.A. in Theology from Puebla Bible Seminary in Puebla, Mexico.

“For me, one of the most exciting elements of classical education is the opportunity to share about God and to show the students how our beliefs affect all areas of our lives, including learning a language. I try to share intentionally in all of my classes, but one example occurred this week in AP Spanish. We were talking about how there are some conversations that we don't remember at all, and then there are some conversations we never forget. That allowed me to share a conversation I had with a missionary that completely changed the trajectory of my life. He asked me, 'What can you take to heaven when you die?' I quickly replied, 'Nothing,' but he answered and said, 'You can take other people with you,' Because of that conversation, I decided to study theology and go to the mission field. I love being able to share how God works. Being at Providence is a ministry to me and not a job. It is an opportunity to impact the lives of my students. [Moreover], I enjoy being able to communicate easily with parents, interacting with them about their student's progress, and partnering with them in their children's education.”

Miranda Lehmann,

First Grade

Mrs. Lehmann has been teaching first grade at Providence since 2012 and serves as both the school’s Learning Difference Coordinator and the Grammar School Math Chair. 

“I love that classical education embraces the concept of educating the whole child. Virtues guide instruction with content rich curriculum. I love the aquarium display project that the first grade students complete. You have sweet six year-olds learning rich vocabulary and learning to speak in front of others to demonstrate their understanding. [Additionally], I enjoy walking alongside parents as they homeschool their children in the great days and in the hard ones, helping to continually remind them, and myself, to keep an eternal perspective and choose the battles that will make lifelong impacts. Teaching at Providence allows me to focus on shepherding the students' hearts first. It means taking the time to practice and guide peer and personal interaction as they learn how to love others, love God, and work as unto the Lord.”