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All You Need Is Love (and a little bit of singing!)

The time honored tradition of Singing Valentine's Grams continued this year under the organization of choir director Kathy Thames. Thames and the Upper School choir went from class to class performing over 60 singing grams to students and teachers alike!

“It’s always a blessing to see how much joy the Valentine grams bring our students and faculty,” said Thames. “I’m so glad we could deliver them in person…this year we added “Stand By Me”, “All You Need is Love,” and “I Want it that Way” along with the classics “Lean on Me” and “You are My Sunshine.”

Senior AnnaJaye Walters also had a lot of fun! “Lots of joy, laughter, and often red faces come from delivering the singing Valentine grams! It is a sweet way to spread the love!”

Prayer Journals: Growing In Faith

Prayers take on a physical form as the third grade classes put their prayers and thoughts to paper in a journal, with their own artistic creations displayed colorfully on the cover, and their hearts' inner thoughts on the page. 

“Last year, it was my task to take the Bible curriculum,” explained 3rd grade teacher Amy Adkins.”I wanted to make it into something that was clear and applicable to third graders, so I used the book as a guide to create lessons that would help third graders grow in their faith. It truly was a labor of love.” 

After seeing how this moved so many of her students, including one that accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, Adkins decided to take her lessons one step further. “After seeing the impact of these lessons last year,” Adkins described. “I decided this school year to buy each student a journal that they could not only record their answers to thought provoking questions that went along with the lessons, but could incorporate art into the journals. Teachers also provide a written prayer for each day that students include in the entries. The hope is that these students will keep this journal handy and refer to it often.”

“I really like our journals,” said third grader Baylin Meyer, “because they help you get closer to God.”

These journals are ones that students are sure to save and keep with them as they grow, and look back on a special time in their lives here at PCA.