The Trinity Lutheran Blog

by Linda Madler Did you know that singing “Five Freckled Frogs” and other simple songs can fire up your child’s brain to make neural connections that will increase school success? As a former music therapist and special educator who has found her niche in early childhood music education, I have witnessed many firsts in my career–the infant who first crawled to reach an instrument, the toddler who first said his

A New Appreciation– a teacher’s perspective on the job, the mission, and the love By Sarah Myers   Today marks the last day of Teacher Appreciation Week across America. Here at Trinity, the mutual admiration we share as a faculty and the love we’ve received from our students and parents is palpable. It’s been a challenging year for so many reasons, for all of us. I received this anonymous reflection

by Maureen Crone When Jack, a Trinity second-grader who is attending school online this year, learned that our annual “Fall Into Fun” celebration was happening this month, he was as excited as every other student to participate in the event. His teacher wasn’t about to let him miss out, either.   Trinity’s second grade is a lively group of 15 in-class students plus Jack, who attends via a live video

  by Maureen Crone   When Nate Baker considered what he wanted to do for his Eagle Scout project this year, his first thought was of Trinity Lutheran School. A 2018 graduate of Trinity, Nate is now a junior at Smithfield High School and is also enrolled in the Governor’s School STEM program. His mom, Ellen, is the school’s library resource teacher, and his two younger brothers attend Trinity.