Hello Parents!!
We are back from Easter Break! I hope everyone enjoyed their time with their families celebrating our Lord Jesus Christ! With the month of March being so long this was a nice time of vacation to spend with those you love!
This week in Mrs. R’s Super Stars:
Bible:
We will be learning about Stephen
Memory Verse:
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:1 (14pts)
Spelling Words:
played
worked
needed
hopped
wagged
stepped
liked
hoped
ruled
skated
their
than
there
Language Arts:
This week in reading we will pick back up in our reading groups. The students will continue learning about main characters, setting, and fluency. Its very important to practice reading at home each night. A great way to practice fluency is to give your child a book to read. Set the timer and see how fast they can read it. Continue timing them on the same book each night, and try and get them to beat their previous time. Its fun to have a little competition with yourself and build confidence when they see their own improvement. In writing we will soon begin learning the key word outline. Students will learn how to pick out important words in a sentence. They will then be able to retell what their paragraph was about based on their keyword outline.
Math:
In math we will be starting a new chapter on Geometry and fractions. We will be doing work in identifying spheres, cylinders, cubes, rectangular prisms, cones, pyramids, triangles, circles, squares, and rectangles. We will also be learning fractions such as 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4. Vocabulary that will be covered includes “corner, solid shape, plane shape, and symmetry. Recognizing shapes can help children solve spacial problems!
Science:
Our class is having a wonderful time learning all about the different plants and animals in the rain forest and the layers in which they live. At open house they will see our classroom transformed into a rain forest jungle!
OPEN HOUSE – The Fine Arts Festival will take place May 6th from 6:30-9:00pm! The kids can not wait for you to see our room transformed into a rainforest jungle!
TALENT SHOW – We would love to have many of our 1st graders share at the yearly Talent Show on April 25th. Please be on the lookout for the form to fill out if you are interested. This is always a fun evening to showcase the talents God has given our students.
BMX Bike Show: Our BMX bike show for the chocolate fundraiser will be held this Thursday during school from 10:30-11:30. The kids LOVE watching these guys fly through the air doing amazing tricks!!
Fifth Annual Blood Drive: The fifth annual Max Hinton/Fresno Christian Blood Drive will be held on Friday, April 25th, between 1:00 and 4:30 pm. Collections will take place in the Building 6 parking lot next to the HS/JH building. Following Max’s example of faith and determination we can donate to help others. The BloodCenter will be giving away T-shirts and coupons to each donor. For donation information, see the Blood Center website.
END OF YEAR CONVOCATION– As the year draws to a close we would like to gather as a family to celebrate all that God has done for us. Thursday, May 1st is the National Day of Prayer and our School Community Council believes that would be the perfect day to come together as an entire school. All of you (parents, grandparents, family, and friends) are invited to join the teachers, students, administration, and staff as we gather together for this ending convocation held in the Peoples’ Church sanctuary. It is a time of celebration, worship, and prayer as we end our year with thanksgiving and praise.The service begins at 8:00 am and will end by 8:30. All students K-12 are to report directly to the sanctuary by 7:55 AM. Every class will be designated with a sign and balloons, making it easy to locate your child’s class.It is exactly the same as our opening convocation seating arrangement. You are welcome to sit with your student in their designated area or if you have more than one student attending Fresno Christian, choose where you would like to sit.I look forward to seeing all of you at this closing event as we end our year acknowledging God’s hand upon us through prayer, worship, and heartfelt celebration.
Class Swim Party: This year our class swim party will be celebrated on Tuesday May 20th at the Pimentel’s house. Thank you to the Pimentel family for graciously opening up their home to our kids! Please continue checking online for details to follow!
4-25- 5th Annual Max Hinton/Fresno Christian Blood Drive
4-25 – PTF Talent Show
5-1 – End of Year Convocation – 8:00 AM-9:00 AM -People’s Church Sanctuary