CHARACTER TRAIT: Perseverance
Reference: James 1:12
Bible Verse: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Definition: One who continues to do right in spite of difficulty
Opposite: Giving up
SPELLING WORDS: LESSON 34
Pattern Words – Homophones
1. to
2. too
3. two
4. wait
5. weight
6. rode
7. road
8. rowed
9. piece
10. peace
11. cents
12. sense
13. scents
14. wear
15. where
16. their
17. there
18. they’re
High-Frequency Words
19. once
20. entire
Challenge Words
* electricity
* conductors
PARENT CORNER
IN APPRECIATION
Thank you to all who were able to come out and join us for Open House and The Fine Arts Festival Night last Tuesday evening. The third graders did a fantastic job square dancing and looked terrific in their Fresno History costumes! They enjoyed being your personal tour guide for the evening and showing you their hard work and accomplishments for the year. I am so proud of them! I also want to thank all of your parents who so diligently helped us prepare for Open House Night by giving of your time and love. What a blessing you were to me!
MOTHER’S DAY
I pray you had a beautiful Mother’s Day weekend with your family and felt loved and appreciated. Mothers play such an important Godly role in the development of our children and we thank you for all of your love, guidance, patience, and care extended. Thank you for your tremendous help in the classroom this year, field trips, and holiday celebrations. You are amazing and dearly appreciated!
PRAYERS FOR THE FRIESEN FAMILY
As a class we want to lift up Micah as he prepares for surgery in Sacramento at Shriner’s Hospital on Friday, May 16. Let’s remember his whole family, Preston, Kori, Micah’s sister, Mallory, and their grandparents as the time draws near. We pray for God’s great blessings on the family for grace, courage, peace, and strength. Our class looks forward to seeing Micah at the swim party next week on Thursday, May 22 to cheer him on with great encouragement. We have strong third grade prayer warriors and our God is an AWESOME! He is MIGHTY to save!!
ACADEMICS
Amid the fun rewards and activities planned for the next two full weeks, we still will set our focus on finishing strong academically, behaviorally, and spiritually. Please have your child arrive on time. Academics will continue as we near the “Finish Line.” We will run the race God has set before us and set our eyes on Jesus to do our very best!
BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS
This week we will complete our Benchmark Assessments in reading, math, and writing.
END OF FOURTH QUARTER
The end of the 4th quarter is quickly approaching. Please note that last day for students to turn in re-do assignments or re-take tests will be THURSDAY, MAY 15th. Please check your child’s grades on Powerschool and make sure they have turned in all assignments.
FIELD DAY
Wednesday, May 14 our elementary grades are celebrating with a Play Day in the afternoon on the West Field. Pizza lunch is also being provided. It should be a great afternoon with bounce houses, water slides, and other exciting activities. A flier will be coming home about this fun afternoon.
ELEMENTARY DRAMA
Friday, May 16 Grades 1-6 are invited to see the elementary drama class directed by Mr. Broesma perform the play “The Bible in 30 Minutes” in the North Lobby Chapel from 8:00-9:00 AM. Be sure to be on time! Mr. Broesma’s 5th and 6th grade drama classes always deliver a highly entertaining production.
CLASS REWARD
Last Friday, May 9 our class reached our goal of 100 marbles in the Super Behavior Marble Jar!! We will celebrate making wise choices with a pizza lunch on Thursday, May 15 and class time together watching the movie FROZEN in the afternoon. You will still want to send a morning snack. Mrs. Dansby will provide a lunch dessert. Water will be provided.
BIBLE
We continue our study in Unit 5 of God’s Law in Exodus with our “Journey from Egypt to Canaan” Booklet. We will focus on the Old Testament Exodus stories of Moses and Jethro, The Giving of the Law, The Ten Commandments: Love God Above All, and The Ten Commandments: Love Your Neighbor.
MATH
This week we begin Chapter 9 Division Facts. We will be learning more about division of whole numbers. You can expect to see work that provides practice with dividing by 10, 6, 7, and 9. Students will learn about fact families and how to use a multiplication table to divide. Vocabulary will include:
Dividend–the number that is divided in a division problem
Divisor–the number by which a number is divided in a division problem
Array–an arrangement of objects, pictures, or numbers in equal columns and equal rows
LANGUAGE ARTS
We will study the tense of verbs: present, past, and future. We will also study irregular verbs with special forms. We will also practice prompts in personal letters focusing on organizing ideas to include all 5 parts of a personal letter: date, greeting, body, closing, and signature. We will concentrate on using complete sentences, correct grammar, indentation, capitalization, and punctuation. We will also complete our Scholastic Reading Inventories this week on Friday, May 16 during Computer Lab to measure our lexile level growth in comprehension. We will review cursive handwriting techniques for connecting letters and writing fluently.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Final Scholastic book orders were placed on Friday, May 9 and will be shipped to arrive on or near Friday, May 16.
SCIENCE
We are beginning a unit in physical science on electricity and electrical safety. Silas Emerian’s father,Jayson Emerian, is a licensed general contractor and electrician. He will be visiting our classroom on Monday, May 12 at 12:30 to talk about understanding electricity and electrical safety.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will begin Unit 5 Standing United with Chapter 9: America’s Cherished Ideals which includes national and local symbols, American landmarks, identifying state capitals and borders, songs and words of liberty, and telling fact from fiction.
WATER BOTTLES
Be sure to bring a water bottle every day for the last two weeks of school to help your child stay hydrated during rising temperatures.
FINAL AWARDS CHAPEL
Parents are welcome to attend our last chapel of the year at the People’s Campus on Wednesday, May 21 from 12:45-2:15 in the GL Johnson Chapel for Grades 1-4. After the awards chapel, parents are invited to our classroom where students will be given their Character Trait Awards.
YEAR END SWIMMING PARTY
Our final celebration of the year will be Thursday, May 22th, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. at Micah Friesen’s house. This is a Half Day. All are welcome to attend. We will meet at Preston and Kori Friesen’s house at 10:00 AM. You do not need to come to our campus first.
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.
Directions to the Friesen home will be sent home next week. Please contact Patty Steele and Emily Phillips if you would like to help with food or activities.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
MAY
Monday, May 12 – Visit from contractor and electrician Jayson Emerian
Wednesday, May 14 – Elementary Hot Lunch and Play Day 11:30-2:45 PM
Thursday, May 15 – Class Behavior Reward/Pizza Lunch & Movie
Friday, May 16 – Elementary Drama – “The Bible in 30 Minutes”
SATURDAY, MAY 17 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANE PHILLIPS!
Wednesday, May 21 – Grades 1-4 Awards Chapel 12:30-2:00 PM
Thursday, May 22 – HALF DAY / NOON RELEASE FOR GR. K-12
Thursday, May 22 – Class Swim Party @ Micah Friesen’s House 10:00 AM -1:00 PM
FRIDAY, MAY 23 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! / HALF DAY RELEASE @ 12:00 PM
SUMMER VACATION BEGINS!!!!!!!
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNALIE GRIFFIN!
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SILAS EMERIAN!
SUNDAY, JUNE 29 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMMER FOSHEE!
JULY BIRTHDAYS
THURSDAY, JULY 3 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIANA OCHOA!
TUESDAY, JULY 22 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TALLY OSTROW!
SUNDAY, JULY 27 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA DANSBY!
THURSDAY, JULY 31 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. FRASER!
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICAH FRIESEN!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACIE GLEASON!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIEGO SIQUEIROS!