We Are One: Growing in Christ

FCS Academic

YEAR END SWIM PARTY:

We are in need of a family to host the year-end swim party on Friday, May 23, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Our room mom, Mrs. Villines, will organize the food and drinks. Please let me know if you are willing to host.

Students do not need to come to school first on that day. If you will need a ride from school, please let me know, as we will not be organizing formal carpools. You will also need to pick up your child after the party is over, or make arrangements for them to get home. We will not be going back to People’s Campus.  Again, if you need help with this, just let me know.

FINE ARTS FESTIVAL AND CLASSROOM OPEN HOUSE:

Come and join us for a fabulous evening of Fine Arts, Music, and Open House on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 P.M. We will begin in our classroom and then head out to the Chapel of People’s Church for the Fine Arts Festival.

END OF THE 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’s 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 AM.  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 child in their designated area or if you have more than one student attending Fresno Christian, choose where you would like to sit.

LIBRARY NOTICE:

End-of-Year Library Schedule
Week of April 22  –   Last week for Library visits and checking out
Week of April 28  –   All items due by Friday, May 2
                              Reminders will begin to go out to students
Week of May  5   –    2nd reminders will go out to students
                               Inventory begins
Week of May 12   –   Reminders will go out as needed
                               Inventory continues
Week of May 19   –   Last week of school
                               Reminders will go out as needed
                               Inventory continues
SOCCER SIGN-UP:
Sign up NOW for Fresno Christian’s Elementary 2014 fall soccer season and SAVE!
Sign ups are after school, by Building 5, May 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 & 16.
Player fees are as follows:  $90 for Under 6, (now open to siblings 3 and up); and $110 for Under 8, 10 and 12.
Please see the flyer that will be sent home on Monday.

READING:

The required reading for the month of April is student’s choice and the written response will be a summary of the book, due April 30. Class time will be given every day for silent reading and students are expected to read a minimum  of 10 pages a day. If they are unable to complete this in class, then reading becomes homework.

MATH:

The 5th grade continues Chapter 7 with Addition and Subtraction of Fractions. The 6th grade will continue Chapter 7: Ratio, Proportion and Percent.

SCIENCE:

This week we begin our study of the solar system.

BIBLE:

This week we begin Unit 7 which focuses on Luke’s writings about the early church.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Ephesians 6:19 and the test will be Friday, May 2. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the scripture reference.

Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.

Ephesians 6:19

SPELLING: Lesson 31 test will be on Friday, May 2.

Lesson 31

All Students

  1. absence
  2. mischief
  3. antisocial
  4. unpleasant
  5. antibiotic
  6. uncommon
  7. uncomfortable
  8. irregular
  9. irrelevant
  10. abnormal
  11. unfortunate
  12. mistreat
  13. nonpoisonous
  14. exercise
  15. misrepresent

6th Grade Only

  1. commence
  2. committee
  3. community
  4. commute
  5. condemn

Challenge Words for All

  1. solar system
  2. astronomy
  3. asteroid
  4. meteorite
  5. constellation

DATES TO REMEMBER:

  • Happy Birthday Anjeli Macaranas: Monday, May 1
  • End of Year Convocation: Monday, May 1 at 8:00 A.M.
  • Elementary Fine Arts Open House, Tuesday, May 6, 6:30 – 9:00 P.M.
  • Half Day: Wednesday, May 7 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
  • Chapel: Tuesday, May 13, 8-8:45 A.M.
  • Elementary Drama “The Bible in 30 Minutes or Less,” Friday, May 16, 7:00 P.M.
  • Grades 1-4 Awards Assembly: Wednesday, May 21 at 12:30 P.M.
  • Grades 5-6 Awards Assembly: Thursday, May 22, 10:30 A.M. – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
  • High School Graduation: Thursday, May 22, 7:00 P.M.
  • Last Day of School/Year End Swim Party: Friday, May 23, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • Happy Birthday Lorenzo Fierro: Monday, May 26