Mrs. Fraser, October 13, 2014

CHARACTER TRAIT:  Responsibility

Reference:  Matthew 5:16

Bible Verse:  In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.

Definition:  Doing what I know is my duty.

Opposite:  Ignoring my duty

SPELLING:  LESSON 10

Pattern Words-Consonant Blends & Silent Letters

1.  calf

2.  silky

3.  built

4.  palm

5.  lamb

6.  fields

7.  world

8.  helper

9.  gulped

10.  crumb

11.  melted

12.  Psalms

13.  building

14.  climber

15.  calmed

16.  halftime

17.  yourself

18.  cornstalk

High-Frequency Words

19.  nothing

20.  machine

Challenge Words

* folklore

* reservations

Practice your spelling words on www.spellingcity.com/cherifraser33.

PARENT CORNER

CO-HEAD ROOM MOTHERS

END OF THE FIRST QUARTER

The first quarter concluded Friday, Oct. 10th. Grades will be finalized by Tuesday evening October 14. You will be able to view your child’s report card on Powerschool and print it by Wednesday, October 15 of this week.  These reports should help serve as a guide to set goals for the second quarter.  Congratulations to those students who worked hard to do their very best and to those who exhibited strong character traits and faith!

EAGLES SHOP-A-LOT HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

We are excited to announce our first Holiday Boutique with Square Heart Shops on November 8, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the FCS Gym!  The gym will be packed with vendors selling handmade goods and many great items to make your Christmas shopping easy.

Supporting our boutique, by shopping or being a vendor, will help raise funds for Fresno Christian and Square Heart Shops. Square Heart Shops is a non-profit organization that asks people to de-clutter their craft closets and donate items to be repurposed and sold to help people who want to adopt, go on mission trips or just need to learn a skill to earn an income. You can visit their website and learn more about their cause at www.squareheartshops.com.

If you are interested in being a vendor or volunteering at the boutique, please contact Square Heart Shops directly at shopalot@squareheartshops.com. Vendor applications will be reviewed and accepted based on order received and items being sold.

THE HABIT BURGER GRILL FUNDRAISER

Fresno Christian Schools presents a fundraiser at The Habit Burger Grill located at 1195 Herndon Avenue #101, Clovis, California this week Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 10:30 AM to 10:00 PM.  Join us and enjoy delicious charburgers, sandwiches, salads, and shakes.  Present the flyer attached to your Monday newsletter when you order and The Habit Burger Grill will donate 20% of the receipts generated to FCS!

BRICKS 4 KIDZ

This is the last week to sign up to participate in the Bricks 4 Kidz after school program. Call J&D Mind Builders @ 285-1725 or go online to www.bricks4kidz.com/northfresno-clovis to enroll.

THURSDAY LIBRARY DAYS

Just a reminder that every THURSDAY afternoon is Library Day for our third grade class from 12:30-1:15 PM.  Please helpf your child remember to return your library books to the library in a timely manner.  Students may keep their books for book report projects until the projects are due.

SCIENCE

This quarter we will begin a study of the ocean habitat.  We will learn about the rocky seashore, the sandy shore,  the wetlands, kelp forest, deep sea canyons, tide pools, open ocean, marine mammals, sharks, skates, and rays, fishes, and food webs in the sea.  In art we will learn to draw the great blue whale.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Operation Christmas Child brought smiles to the faces of 7.7 million poor, sick and suffering children in more than 100 countries last year through shoeboxes filled with school supplies, hygiene items, toys, candy and other small gifts.  But these boys and girls received something even more important than a Christmas present.  They also leaned about the greatest gift of all—God’s son, Jesus Christ. Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers millions of shoebox gifts to children in desperate circumstances around the world.  In addition to bringing happiness to boys and girls who other wise wouldn’t receive any presents, this exciting project of Samaritan’s Purse also opens doors for presenting the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Through children’s literature and evangelistic programs, many lives are changed for eternity. We would like to invite you to join us this year as we again reach out to boys and girls in the Name of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to collect 300 shoeboxes at Fresno Christian Elementary by November 10 for children who face a daily struggle against war, persecution, disease, natural disaster, poverty, illness, or neglect.  Pray that God will meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

BIBLE

This quarter we will finish our study in Unit 2 of Abraham and the story of Isaac.  We will begin Unit 3 with the story of Jacob and his brother Esau and their struggle over the birthright and blessing. We will also explore the challenges of Joseph and his 11 brothers and learn how Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt, follows after God’s own heart, and rises from prison to palace as the second highest in command of all of Egypt, the most powerful country in the world at this time in history.  We will also continue to hide God’s word in our hearts as we memorize character trait verses each week which teach about following Christ’s example.

WRITING

This 2nd quarter our third grade class will be  focusing on writing a personal narrative on an event or an experience in their lives.  They will be taught to write a beginning paragraph which will include the characters and setting,  a middle paragraph with the events, supporting facts or details to help the reader imagine the event or experience and an ending that ties it all together.  We will continue to review correct grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.  Students will also learn how to use the rubric to see the expectations and to grade their own writing.  Benchmark writing assessments will be in December.