Mrs. Fraser, March 2, 2015

CHARACTER TRAIT:  Courtesy                                                  

Reference:  Colossians 4:6

Bible Verse:  Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Definition:  Respectful words and ways

Opposite:  Rudeness

SPELLING:  Lesson 25

Pattern Words-Hard and Soft C

1.  icicle

2.  cycle

3.  cities

4.  close

5.  scale

6.  cabin

7.  place

8.  circle

9.  pencil

10.  score

11.  notice

12.  advice

13.  clothes

14.  service

15.  ascend

16.  colorful

17.  balance

18.  descend

High-Frequency Words

19.  airplane

20.  modern

Challenge Words

*  Meux

*  entrepreneur

Due to the field trip on Friday to the Meux Home Museum, we will take our Spelling Test and Bible Verse Test on Thursday of this week.

PARENT CORNER

POWER GRADE

During the past 3 weeks we have   experienced network outages which caused teachers to encounter Power Grade challenges.  Thank you for your patience as these issues are being addressed near the end of the third quarter.  I will be sending home graded work in Red Folders on Monday. Please note that the grades may not show up in Power Grade on Monday but are stored on class lists until they can be safely inputted.  You will want to turn in any missing work, re-dos, or absent work you find in your Red Folder by this Friday.  There may be other assignments to address after Power Grade is up and running again.  The end of the quarter is next Friday, March 13 we will do the best we can to remedy the situation and close the quarter with all assignments turned in.

SPRING PICTURE DAY

On Tuesday, March 3, 2014 all students will be photographed with an exciting spring background.  No money is needed on Spring Picture Day.  A proof picture and order instructions will be sent home for purchase if desired.  Sorry, a “Retake Day” will not be scheduled.

END OF THIRD QUARTER

Just a reminder that the end of the third quarter is Friday, March 13.  All re-do assignments available may be turned in by this Friday, March 6.   Thank you!

MATH TEST 

There will be a math test over Chapter 7 Geometry and Measurement this Thursday, March 5.  A pre-test will be sent home as a guideline to study and prepare the test on Thursday.  It will be the math homework for the week.  Please return the study guide on Thursday with your Red Homework Folder.

MEUX HOME MUSEUM/HISTORIC WALKING TOUR

As part of our Unit 3 Community History study in Social Studies, our 3^rd graders will take a private tour of the Meux Home Museum on Friday, March 6^th.  We will also take a “Historic Walking Tour of Fresno” as we relive Fresno’s early pioneer beginnings by visiting such sites as St. John’s Cathedral, Sheriff Collin’s home and stables, Santa Fe Railroad Station, Fresno Water Tower, and Brix Mansion.  Student admission has been prepaid through tuition fees.

FCS AUCTION

The FCS auction is underway!  This is our largest fundraising event each year.  The auction is a great way to donate to our school.  Your donations will bless the lives of many children at Fresno Christian Schools.  Our third grade class has been asked by the Auction Committee  to create a “Garden” themed basket.   Begin thinking about an item you might like to purchase and add to our garden  spring theme.  

There is a list of suggested items outside our classroom door as well as a letter than went home with the list last week.  However, you can bring anything that fits the theme of our basket.  If there is too much for one basket, the items will be auctioned  separately. You may contact Jen Alberta at 273-6045 for any questions you might have regarding our Auction Class Basket.

Due to fiscal reasons for individual tax deductions, we have been asked to send all items for our “Garden” theme third grade basket directly the Central Office where they will be registered and parents will receive a tax donation receipt.

We are asking each child’s family to contact family, friends, neighbors, and merchants to make a donation to our auction.  Students will be given a ticket for every 10 points they earn in donations.  I am hoping that each family will find that special something to donate to the auction.  I would like to encourage you to support this event by giving or getting donations of services, trips, items, desserts, and/or dinner tickets.  You may send donated items to the Central Office.  Non-refrigerated desserts may be delivered on Friday, March 13.  Please deliver all desserts requiring refrigeration on the day of the auction.  The dinner/silent and live auction will take place Saturday, March 14th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.

PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING

Here is the schedule for the third grade Physical Fitness Testing:

Shuttle Run – Wednesday, March 4 @ 12:30 PM

Partial Curl-Ups – Friday, March 6 @ 12:30 PM (To be rescheduled to due field trip!)

Sit & Reach – Wednesday, March 11 @ 12:30 PM

Pull/Push/Hang – Friday, March 13 @ 12:30 PM

Mile Run – Friday, March 18 @ 12:30 PM

Please note you will find in your Red Homework Folder a the Third Grade Physical Fitness President’s Challenge for Qualifying Standards pertaining to 8 & 9 year old Presidential and National Award Scores provided by Mrs. Whipple.

BEFORE SCHOOL

Just a friendly reminder that all students need to have a pass from the yard duty teacher to be in Building 5 before school.  Students should report directly to the playground between 7:30-7:55 AM unless accompanied by an adult.

 GET A WAY LUNCH WITH MRS. FRASER & A FRIEND

Be sure to look for a “GET-A-WAY LUNCH WITH MRS. FRASER AND A FRIEND” at the FCS Auction Dinner Night!  This is for a current third grader and friend at FCS.  It will be listed in the Silent Auction section and will go to the highest bidder!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER

The month of March features 3 different themed exciting book orders including:

Grades K-6:  Spring Gift Themes

Lucky 3rd Grade:  Favorite series, early chapter books, sports, nonfiction animal books with photos and facts, science, and spring selections

Lucky Grades 2-3 Books:  Best-selling series, humor, true-life survival accounts,  space, fairy tales, spring themes

You may order from any or all book orders.

Remember On-Line orders only at scholastic.com/readingclub.  Use our one-time Class Activation Code when you register:  L9NJ4  Orders are due Monday, March 31.

 COMING ATTRACTIONS MARCH