CHARACTER TRAIT: Purity
Reference: I Timothy 4:12
Verse: Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.
Definition: Keeping clean motives and desires by allowing the Holy Spirit to have control of my life
Opposite: Impure thoughts and ways
SPELLING:
Lesson 28 Suffixes: -ed, -er, -est, -ing
1. grabbing
2. hopping
3. biggest
4. gliding
5. happiest
6. hoping
7. largest
8. stopping
9. tiniest
10. bigger
11. glided
12. grabbed
13. happier
14. hoped
15. hopped
16. larger
17. stopped
18. tinier
19. underneath
20. great
Challenge Words
*quotient
*dividend
PARENT CORNER
Welcome Back!
My prayer is that you all had a wonderful, restful Easter vacation spending quality time with your family and loved ones. The students enjoyed a delightful time at Sunrise Assisted Living of Fresno during their Community Services Project on March 27th.. Their voices filled the the beautiful activity center as they sang Easter songs to a packed house of residents and staff members. Residents and staff members continued to come out of their rooms to hear the children resounding the news of Christ’s resurrection. Third graders also performed a Reader’s Theater about the Easter Story with symbols and drawings which illustrated the events leading to Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. There was also a time of connection where students shared their Easter cards, placemat greetings, and festive wrapped cookies with all who attended. It was a special Easter memory of class ministry for all involved.
Thank you to all who helped on this special day of school at the close of SAT 10 testing. We appreciated the pizza lunch, the fun of Easter egg hunting, the joy of water play on a hot 90 degree spring day, and the zingy taste of sweet and sour popsicles and creamy ice cream sandwiches at the end of a beautiful day filled with Easter blessings. Lots of great fellowship and memories!! Thank you dear parents for all you do for our third grade class and for FCS!!!
Reading Counts
Fourth Quarter expectations for Scholastic Reading Counts:
For a C in Reading: Earn the Red Award – 50 Points
For a B in Reading: Earn the Bronze Award – 100 Points
For an A in Reading: Earn the Silver Award – 250 Points
For an A+ in Reading: Earn the Gold Award – 500 Points
Twenty to thirty minutes is given daily for silent sustained reading as well as forty-five minutes in Library Experience each week. Students may also use class time to read after all required daily board assignments are completed. Students may take quizzes on Scholastic books or Red Star books each Monday during Computer Lab with Mr. Hyatt as well as take supervised quizzes at home each week.
The deadline for completion of the above goals is Friday, May 15.
Year End Class Rewards
Ice Cream Party- Student must earn 100 points for Reading Counts OR master their Third Grade Level 4×4 Math facts in addition and subtraction.
Pizza Party- Students must earn 500 points for Reading Counts OR become a Lifetime Member in our 4 x 4 Math Club.
Students have until Friday, May 15th to complete these goals.
Social Studies Projects
All 3rd grade students have been assigned a partner to work on their Fresno History Board Project during class time to display at Open House. These partners have already chosen the color of their presentation board.
*Students will need to plan to purchase a bright, colorful border to trim the border for the project. These can be purchased at GW School Supply House where there are many wonderful choices or at an office supply store. You may bring these in no later than Friday, April 10.
Students should also start looking for postcards advertising Fresno, its agriculture, landmarks, historical museums, or famous places. Students will be adding their personal touches to their Fresno History boards. These should be brought in by Friday, April 17th.
Scholastic Book Order
April spring issues are being offered this month. The deadline for the April on-line book orders is Thursday, April 30th.
Coke Hallowell Center For River Studies Field Trip
We will be taking a field trip adventure to the Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies on the San Joaquin River Friday, April 17, 2015. Included will be:
1) Tour of the historical Riverview Ranch and hands-on interactive exhibits
2) Hike along Hidden Homes Nature Trail and Pond with binoculars
3) Games that encourage students to learn about the local wildlife and migration habits
4) Activities and games teaching students about the river and water cycle of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the life it brings to our valley
5) Visit to the River Gift Shop
6) Picnic Lunch on the beautiful garden grounds
Students’ admission is prepaid in their tuition cost. Chaperoning, carpooling parents receive free admission. Bring a sack lunch and drink. Midmorning snacks will be provided by our room mothers. We will leave at 8:30 AM on Friday, April 17th and return at 1:00 PM. Travel will be by carpool.
**We are still in need of carpooling chaperones. If you would like to help, please email me at cfraser@fresnochristian.com by FRIDAY, APRIL 10th. Please let me know the number of students you can transport. The following parents have emailed me to volunteer as carpooling chaperones:
Jen Alberta (Can transport 3 students)
Jaime DeGroot (Can transport 4-5 students)
Patricia Mynderup (Caleb’s grandmother/Can transport ? students)
Desiree Rocha (Can transport 3 students)
Tina Stephen (Can transport ? students)
All parent chaperones will need to complete the New Volunteer Policy form before attending, if you haven’t already done so. These forms are available in the office and can be turned into Mrs. Roberts when completed. She will let me know who has been cleared to attend the field trip. Also, check the guidelines for driver verification on our school website and make sure your information is current. Thank you so much!!
Math
This week we begin Chapter 9 Division Facts. Our class 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.
Math Vocabulary
Dividend–The number that is divided in a division sentence
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
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 5 6:30-9:00 P.M. We will begin in our classroom where students will give their parents a tour of our Fresno history themed classroom and share their work. Then we will all head out to the Chapel of People’s Church for third grade square dancing and the Fine Arts Festival.
As part of “Fresno History Day” third graders will dress up as Fresno pioneers for the square dancing performance planned by Mrs. Ainley, our music teacher OPEN HOUSE EVENING. Students may come dressed in any of the following ways: Yokut Native American Indian, fur trapper, gold miner, Fresno pioneer, cowboy, or cowgirl. Students may want to start planning their attire for the May 5th event.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
APRIL
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 — HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH DEGROOT!
Tuesday, April 7 — Return to school
MONDAY, APRIL 13 — HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUNTER CASTIGLIONE!
FRIDAY, APRIL 17 — Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies Field Trip
