Mr. Mattlin: 6th Homeroom/Social Studies tmattlin@hephatha.net
Announcements
- International Students from Korea will be joining our classes at HLS from 10/15-10/19. This is an exciting cross cultural opportunity for our students!
- If you are looking for volunteer hours, the Fall Festival is 11/3 and there is always room for helping hands to assist in this major fundraiser for the school.
- Please make sure to turn in field trip permission slips with the correct amount of money if you have not yet done so.
- At every home athletic game there will be a snack bar that will assist in raising money for the 7th and 8th grade students going to Washington DC in the Spring.
- We are currently collecting items and supplies for Operation Christmas Child.
Dates
- Friday, October 5- Crean visitation day (arrive at 7:30AM)
- Friday, October 19- no School parent teacher conferences
- Friday, October 26- twin dress up day
- Wednesday, October 31- trunk or treat 1/2 day
- Thursday, November 1- late start 9:15AM
- Friday, November 2- makeup photos
- Saturday, November 3- Fall Back Festival
- Friday, November 9- LA Science Center field trip
Upcoming Tests/Projects
- 6th Grade Math - Ch. 3 Math Test 10/23
- 6th Grade History - Egypt Fair (11/2)
- 7th Grade History - Ch. 3 Test (10/31)
- 8th Grade History - Ch. 2 Test (10/17); Revolutionary War Timeline (10/15)
Blessings, I’m Mr. Mattlin and I am thrilled to be part of the Hephatha Lutheran family. I was born in Lexington, Missouri and was raised in in a town called Odessa 10 miles away. I grew up in a household that loved sports so I grew attached to baseball and football at a very young age (Go Royals and Go Broncos!).
Although I went to a public school in Odessa K-8, I was raised in the Lutheran Church. In high school I was fortunate to get a taste of Lutheran education for the first time in my life when my parents sent me to St. Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia, Missouri. At St. Paul’s I experienced the unique situation of dorm life starting at the age of 14. During high school I was fortunate to have teachers and coaches guide me and illustrate great examples of what it is to be a Lutheran educator.
After high school God blessed me with the opportunity to attend Concordia University-Nebraska in Seward, Nebraska. I was fortunate enough to be able to play baseball and football my first year. After my first year I decided to stick with baseball for a few more years until I decided to focus on my academics and becoming a Lutheran teacher. It was during my student teaching experience at Crean Lutheran, that I was able to get my first taste of Southern California. This experience gave me the confidence that teaching in a Christian atmosphere is what God has planned for me.
Following student teaching, I graduated from Concordia in December of 2014. I’m very thankful and blessed for the excellent education I have received. Hephatha is my first Call as an educator; I am extremely excited to see what God has in store for me in my 4th year in the Hephatha Family
A Word from Pastor Andrews
