Mrs. R’s Super Stars May 12th, 2014

I hope all you moms had a wonderful mothers day being spoiled and pampered by your family!!!

We are coming close to the end of the year and I can not believe how quickly time has flown! Thank you to all of you who were able to come to open house. I hope you enjoyed seeing all the hard work your child has put into our classroom. Making a rain forest is hard work! Putting together the slide show of pictures from the entire year brought back lots of memories and reminded me of all the time we have spent together. It’s crazy how time flies!

Last week the kids had a blast learning all about fire safety and the various jobs of a fireman!! A BIG thank you to Mr. Woods for graciously volunteering us your time!!! We had so much fun!!

Eelementary K-6 hot lunch play day:

When: Wednesday May 14th

Time: 11:30-2:24

Location: Peoples North Field

Activities: Photo Booth, Water slides, and Obstacle course

Food: Pizza, chips, drinks, and snow cones provided!!

Please have child bring sunscreen and towel

DRESS CODE:

Boys: Swim shorts and T-shirt

Girls: One piece bathing suit with swim shorts and tank tops

ABSOLUTELY NO TWO PIECE BATHING SUITS OR DENIM SHORTS

Class Swim Party: This year our class swim party will be celebrated on Tuesday May 20th from 11:30-2:30 at the Pimentel’s house. Thank you to the Pimentel family for graciously opening up their home to our kids! Please do not forget to send you child with a towel to the party. Paper products and drinks will be provided, however I have sent out a sign up sheet for food items. If you are able to assist please sign up for whatever is convenient. The Pimentel’s have a pool and trampoline, if you do not wish for your child to be on the trampoline during the party please let me know. Also, you must provide your child with a way to get to the party. If you are unable to do so please let me know ASAP. You do not need to come to campus first this day. Again, 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.

FINAL AWARD’S CHAPEL – Our assembly is Tuesday, May 21st at 12:45 PM in the GLJ Chapel. All are invited to attend.

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 has been sent home.

This week in Mrs. R’s Super Stars:

Bible: The Beatitudes

Language Arts: We will be doing our reading and writing benchmarks (keyword outline). We have finished our spelling book so we will be doing some fun activities!

Math: We will be taking our benchmarks to see our progress in math. We will also continue working on our unit in geometry, fractions, and probability.

Spring Cleaning: This week we will start doing a clean out of everything that needs to come home. Please make sure they bring their backpack to school to hold their things.

5-12 – EL Worship

5-13 – EL Chapel

5-13 – Parent information night for “Bring your own device”. 7-8pm FCS Music suite

5-20 – Class swim party hosted by the Pimentel family 11:30-2:30

5-21 – Awards Assembly for Grades 1-4 – 12:30 PM -2:00 PM

5-22 – Early Dismissal – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

5-23 -Last Day of School – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – SUMMER BEGINS!!

DON’T FORGET YOUR SPIRIT WEAR EVERY FRIDAY!!

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Mrs. Witters May 12, 2014

Dear Kindergarten Parents, May 12, 2014

Can you believe this is our last week before promotion!! We will

be finishing up many projects in class this week. Our character trait is a Servants Heart. Also, we will be sending home report cards on Monday, May 19. Please check your child’s backpack that day.

Please look at the SWIM PARTY sign up sheet on our door. It will remind you what you signed up to bring!!!! Thank you sooo much!

I will not need mommy or daddy helpers this week. Thank you for all your help this year!!! Your check is in the mail ( TEE HEE!!!!!!!)

“K” Promotion is NEXT TUESDAY, May 20. Children come in the morning at 8:00. Promotion Ceremony begins at 10:30. All are welcome! We have the ceremony in the G.L.Johnson Chapel. Following will be a “cookie and punch” reception. Bring your camera and Kleenex!!

Dates To Remember

May 20 Promotion – KIDS Come at 8:00. Ceremony begins at

10:30

May 21 Swim Party at Jordyn’s House – Do NOT come to school …we meet at Jordyn’s house from 11:30 – 2:30.

What an AWESOME year we have had!!! I LOVE my Critters!!!!

Mrs. Witters and your serving Kindergartener

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Mrs. Fraser, May 12, 2014

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 15^th. 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!

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Mrs. Tally – May 12, 2014

Dear Families,

I trust all our moms had a wonderful day being honored and spoiled. There truly is no higher calling, and you all do such a wonderful job of loving and caring for your family.

Open House was a very fun evening. The children were so excited to show you all of their projects. The cultural dancing was wonderful!!! Thanks for coming and enjoying this evening together.

Fasten your seat belts!!!! The end of the year is on it’s way and the sand and the beach will be here soon!!!! We will have a fun, glorious ride these last two weeks, celebrating all the accomplishments of the children and our time together as a community of learners. God has truly blessed us!!!!

THE UGLY DUCKLING – We will be going to the Tower Theatre to see this musical. The date is Tuesday, May 13th. We will be traveling in carpools, leaving at 10:15 AM with a show time of 11:00 AM. We will go to Bob Belcher Park for lunch after the show. Please send a sack lunch and drink with your child. If you have not returned the required carpool permission slip, please do so. Also, you can drop off booster sets in our classroom on Tues. morning.

FIELD DAY – Our elementary is celebrating with a Play Day on Wednesday afternoon on the North Field. . Pizza lunch is also being provided. It should be a great afternoon with bounce houses and other fun activities. A flier will be coming home about this fun afternoon.

LANGUAGE ARTS – We will be doing Reading and Writing benchmarks (Keyword Outline), however, we will also continue in our Andi’s series. We have finished our spelling book, so we will be reviewing with some fun activities.

MATH – We will be taking benchmarks to assess our Math progress. We will also be working on our Measurement unit as well as reviewing our foundational skills to insure we are prepared for 3rd grades.

SOCIAL SCIENCE – We will finish up the Marketplace this week.

BIBLE – We will be reviewing in Bible.

YEAR END SWIMMING PARTY – Our final celebration of the year will be a swim party, Monday, May 19th, from 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM. at the Poplins. All are welcome to attend. You will meet at Colby’s house at 10:30 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.The Poplins have graciously offered to BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs. There is a sign-up outside our door for the rest of the items needed for our celebration.

FINAL AWARD’S CHAPEL – Our assembly is Wednesday, May 21st at 12:45 PM in the GLJ Chapel. All are invited to attend.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team B. Your child can show twice during the week.

CLEAN-UP – We will be cleaning out our desks next week and bringing home lots of things. Please send a large paper bag for all of these items.

5-19 – Year End Swim Party at the Poplins – 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

5-21 – Happy 8th Birthday Miracle Neal

5-21 – Awards Assembly for Grades 1-4 – 12:45 PM -2:15 PM

5-22 – Early Dismissal – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

5-23 -Last Day of School – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – SUMMER BEGINS!!

6-14 – Happy 8th Birthday Mia Alberta

6-28 – Happy 8th Birthday Michael Herrera

7-21 – Happy 9th Birthday Troy Covington

Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear one of your favorite FCS shirts!

Bible Verse – May 12- 16

In reply, Jesus declared. “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” John 3:3 25 pts.

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Mrs. Vander Kooi May 12, 2014

We Are One: Growing in Christ

YEAR END SWIM PARTY:

THANK YOU to the Triplitt family for hosting 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 HER KNOW IF YOU’RE WILLING TO HELP.

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.

SIXTH GRADE PROMOTION PARTY:

All sixth grade students are invited to a lunch and swim party at the home of Avery Jones on Thursday, May 22 from 1:00-4:00 P.M. The address is 2796 E. Silax Road, Clovis, CA, 93619. Please RSVP to Kristi by May 19th at 905-2654.

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 May is student’s choice. There will be no written response. The book must be read by Friday, May 16. 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 test on Chapter 7: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions will be on Thursday, May 15. The 6th grade test on Chapter 7: Ratio, Proportion and Percent will be on Wednesday, May 14.

SCIENCE:

This week we continue our study of the solar system. Each student is making an informational foldable about a planet in our solar system.

BIBLE:

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

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Zephaniah 3:17 and the test will be Friday, May 16. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the scripture reference.

The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

SPELLING: Lesson 33 test will be on Friday, May 16.

Lesson 33

All Students

orbit
convert
refrigerator
inconvenience
confidence
conclude
suite
guarantee
recommend
rational
continuous
inscribe
aggravate
succeed
resign

6^th Grade Only

hospitable
vanquish
obnoxious
exceptional
manipulate

Challenge Words for All

voracious
salient
traverse
pristine
competent

DATES TO REMEMBER:

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
Sixth Grade Lunch and Swim Party: Thursday, May 22, 1:00-4:00 P.M.
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

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Mrs. Witters May 5, 2014

Dear Parents, May 5, 2014

This week is a VERY special week in Kindergarten! On FRIDAY we will be honoring our moms with a Mother’s Tea! Please arrive at 10:30 sharp for a delightful morning of song, tea and “crumpets”, and gifts galore!!!

Our character trait is Politeness. We will be practicing our manners to do our best at the Tea!!

Wednesday, May 7, is Teacher Inservice Day. All kids come from 8:00 – 12:00. Thank you!

OPEN HOUSE is this Tuesday, May 6. This is a fun evening of looking at our classroom and visiting with one another! ALL are welcome! We love showing off our great school!!! We open at 7:00 and finish up at 8:30. Come visit any time.

“K” Promotion is Tuesday, May 20. Kids come in the morning at 8:00. Promotion Ceremony begins at 10:15. All are welcome. A “cookies and punch” reception will follow. Bring your camera and Kleenex!!

Wednesday, May 21, is our Witters Critters End Of The Year Swim Party at JORDYN’s house from 11:30 – 2:30. I will give a map and more details at the Mother’s Tea.

Please note… May 21 is the LAST DAY of “K”. We do NOT come to school… we just go to the swim party.

This will be the last week for homework!!! I know you are soooooo sad!!! I am not sending books home – read books you have at home

I WILL NOT NEED PARENT HELPERS NEXT WEEK! WE ARE GETTING READY FOR PROMOTION!!!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP THIS YEAR. YOU WERE AWESOME!!!!!!

Mrs. Witters and your polite Kindergartener!

CALENDAR

May 7 Teacher Inservice – 8:00 – 12:00

May 6 Open House 7 – 8:30 All Welcome!

May 9 Mother’s Day Tea – Moms Come at 10:30

May 20 “K” Promotion – 10:15 a.m.

May 21 Swim Party at Jordyn’s House 11:30-2:30

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Mrs. Fraser, May 5, 2014

CHARACTER TRAIT: Peace

Reference: Colossians 3:15

Bible Verse: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Definition: Resting with satisfaction, in the truth that God knows and will provide for my every need

Opposite: Restlessness, hurry, or worry

SPELLING WORDS: LESSON 33

Pattern Words- Find syllables with -le

1. title

2. able

3. riddle

4. settle

5. jungle

6. handle

7. buckle

8. double

9. people

10. shuttle

11. temple

12. whistle

13. rumble

14. sample

15. trouble

16. sparkle

17. capable

18. vegetable

High-Frequency Words

19. history

20. planets

Challenge Words

*festival

*celebration

PARENT CORNER

IN APPRECIATION

Thank you for all your help transporting students to the Coke Hallowell River Center. The children had a beautiful walk around Hidden Homes Nature Trail recognizing many animals from their reports, enjoyed lots of hands-on exhibits, and participating in a fun Reader’s Theater about the Sierra Nevada Mountains and San Joaquin River with costumes and all! The Gift Shop was a hit! Third graders all found a nature treasure to bring home while shopping. Our class really appreciated the snacks and cold water. Thanks so very much!

CINCO DE MAYO

On Monday afternoon, the elementary will be treated to a Mariachi Band in the courtyard to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Children are free to bring sombreros or other clothing that celebrates the day. As our year winds down, we still are keeping our usual schedule and work load. We will be putting all the finishing touches on our projects for Open House. The children are excited for you to see their classroom.

CLASSROOM OPEN HOUSE AND FINE ARTS FESTIVAL

Come and join us for a fabulous evening of Fine Arts, Music, and Open House tomorrow evening, 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 3rd Grade Square Dancing and the Fine Arts Festival. When you hear the pioneer triangle clanging, we will head over to the G.L Johnson Chapel where the Elementary Fine Arts Festival will be. Second grade will perform their cultural dances and 3rd grade will perform their square dances outside of the chapel. Then you are invited into the G.L. Johnson Chapel where the upper grades will perform.

As part of “Fresno History Day” third graders will dress up as Fresno pioneers for the square dancing performance in the EVENING planned by Mrs. Ainley, our music teacher that evening. Students may come dressed in any of the following ways: Yokut Native American Indian, fur trapper, gold miner Fresno pioneer, cowboy, or cowgirl.

Don’t forget to check out the Young Authors book signing table where first place winning elementary student authors will be available to autograph your purchased copy of their award winning books! Proceeds go to the library to purchase more books for our growing library.

COOKIES

We are asking that each family bring one dozen cookies for Open House, May 6th. You can bring them that morning or in the afternoon when you pick up your child from school.

MATH TEST

Thursday, May 8 we will have a math test over Chapter 8 Division Facts. A pre-test will be sent home today attached to the newsletter to help students prepare for this test. Please turn your pre-test in with your homework folder on Thursday.

FRESNO FIRE TRUCK

Grades 1-3 will enjoy a visit from the Fresno Fire Department with a fire truck on Wednesday, May 7 at 10:30 AM.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER

Our last on-line Scholastic Book order will be placed on Friday, May 9 after school. Be sure to get your in book placed by 3:30 PM if you wish to order.

PARENT NOTICE FROM THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

As we come to the end of our school year would you please encourage your students to return all items checked out from the Library. The final due date for all materials is Friday, May 10. Reminders of items checked out will be sent to the students beginning the week of May 6. There is a fine of $25.00 for each item that is not returned.

Many wonderful titles are lost each year because they are not returned. We greatly appreciate your assistance in getting books back in and onto the shelves so the collection is ready to go in August. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you!!

Lin Brown, Librarian

lbrown@fresnochristian.com

299-1695 ext 119

END OF FOURTH QUARTER

The end of the 4th quarter is quickly approaching. Tuesday, May 13^thwill be the last day for students to turn in re-do assignments or re-take tests for the 4th quarter. Please check your child’s grades on Powerschool and make sure they have turned in all assignments.

FINAL AWARD 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 in the near future. Please contact Patty Steele and Emily Phillips if you would like to help with food or activities.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

MAY

Monday, May 5 – Cinco de Mayo Mariachi Band Ground Zero Courtyard 1:15 PM

Tuesday, May 6 – Open House at People’s Campus & Fine Arts Festival 6:30-9:00 PM

Wednesday, May 7 – Fresno Fire Truck Visit for Gr. 1-3 @ 10:30 AM

Wednesday, May 7 – Teacher In-Service – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

Friday, May 9 – Scholastic Book Club On-line Only Book Orders Due 3:30 PM

SATURDAY, MAY 10 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SACARI BROOKS!

Wednesday, May 14 – Elementary Hot Lunch and Play Day 11:30-2:45 PM

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!!!!!!!

SUMMER BIRTHDAYS!

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!

Mrs. Fraser, May 5, 2014PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:19:40-08:00

Mrs. Tally – May 5, 2014

Dear Families,

It was wonderful seeing so many of you at our year end Convocation. We have much to celebrate as God has so richly blessed this 2013-14 school year.

I will finalize our final book order on Monday, May 5th.

On Monday afternoon, the elementary will be treated to a Mariachi Band in the courtyard to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Children are free to bring sombreros or other clothing that celebrates the day. As our year winds down, we still are keeping our usual schedule and work load. We will be putting all the finishing touches on our projects for Open House. The children are excited for you to see their classroom.

OPEN HOUSE – Our Diorama book project is due the morning of Open House on May 6th. You may drop it off in the classroom before school starts. We will also do an Oral Presentation on our project after Open House for this project. The Diorama will come back home on Friday, May 9th. On Open House night we will be performing our cultural dances with Mrs. Ainley. Please have your child wear their class t-shirts. You will come up to our room first at 6:30 PM and at about 7ish we will head over to the G.L Johnson Chapel where the Elementary Fine Arts Festival will be. Before Grades 4-6 perform inside, 2nd and 3rd grade will perform their dances outside of the chapel. You are welcome to also go in the chapel and see the upper grades perform.

YOUNG AUTHORS – Our young author dories were judged by the Honors English class in the High School. They all did a great job. The top three stories were: First Place – Colby Poplin, Second Place – Mia Alberta and Third Place – Tryphena Gunawan

LIBRARY INFO – Parents please note: All items checked out from the library were due Friday, May 2. Reminders of items checked out will be sent to the students beginning the week of May 5. There is a fine of $25.00 for each item that is not returned. Many wonderful titles are lost each year because they are not returned. We greatly appreciate your assistance in getting books back in and onto the shelves so the collection is ready to go again in August. Please contact me if you have any questions. Lin Brown, Librarian 299-1695 ext, 119

COOKIES – We are asking that each family bring one dozen cookies for Open House, May 6th. You can bring them that morning or in the afternoon when you pick up your child from school.

THE UGLY DUCKLING – We will be going to the Tower Theatre to see this musical. The date is Tuesday, May 13th. We will be traveling in carpools, leaving at 10:15 AM with a show time of 11:00 AM. We will go to a park for lunch after the show. Please return the carpool permission slip that was in the Monday Work Envelope by Friday, May 9th.

LANGUAGE ARTS – We will have our last Reading Log on May 9th which will be due May 16th. We will continue with our Reading groups until the last week of school. All anthology books (blue or brown) need to be returned by Friday, May 9th.

MATH – We are are on Time and Calendar. We are learning to tell time to the quarter hour. Please practice at home with clocks. Emphasize starting with the hour hand and then move to the minute hand. We start with the one on the clock to start counting minutes and count by fives until we reach the minute hand. The Chapter Review will go home on Tuesday, April 29th. The test will be on Tuesday, May 6th. The review will be due on that day as well. Our last chapter will be Measurements, but we will not have a chapter test on this unit.

SOCIAL SCIENCE – We will continue studying the Marketplace and will finish it up next week.

BIBLE – We will be studying Paul.

YEAR END SWIMMING PARTY – Our final celebration of the year will be a swim party, Monday, May 19th, from 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM. at the Poplins. All are welcome to attend. You will meet at Colby’s house at 10:30 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.The Poplins have graciously offered to BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs. There is a sign-up outside our door for the rest of the items needed for our celebration.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team A. Your child can show twice during the week..

5-1 – End of Year Convocation – 8:00 AM-9:00 AM -People’s Church Sanctuary

5-6 – Elementary Fine Arts Festival – 6:30-9:00 PM

5-7 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

5-9 – Happy 8th Birthday Kaiden Garcia

5-10 – Happy 8th Birthday Joshua Beckwith

5-19 – Year End Swim Party at the Poplins – 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

5-21 – Happy 8th Birthday Miracle Neal

5-21 – Awards Assembly for Grades 1-4 – 12:45 PM -2:15 PM

5-22 – Early Dismissal – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

5-23 -Last Day of School – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – SUMMER BEGINS!!

6-14 – Happy 8th Birthday Mia Alberta

6-28 – Happy 8th Birthday Michael Herrera

7-21 – Happy 9th Birthday Troy Covington

Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear one of your favorite FCS shirts!

Bible Verse – May 5 – 9

Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages. Revelation 15:3 22 pts.

Spelling – May 5 – 9 Lesson 36 (Review)

quickly

suddenly

beautiful

receive

valley

whistle

buckle

winner

anything

early

busy

together

during

joyful

truthful

summer

sometimes

vacation

Mrs. Tally – May 5, 2014PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:19:41-08:00

Mrs. Vander Kooi May 5, 2014

We Are One: Growing in Christ

YEAR END SWIM PARTY:

THANK YOU to the Triplitt family for hosting 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 HER KNOW IF YOU’RE WILLING TO HELP.

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 this 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. We are asking that each family bring one dozen cookies for Open House. You can bring them that morning or in the afternoon when you pick up your child from school. Thank you!

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 May is student’s choice. There will be no written response. 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 continue Unit 7 which focuses on Luke’s writings about the early church.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Galations 6:10 and the test will be Friday, May 9. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the scripture reference.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Galatians 6:10

SPELLING: Lesson 32 test will be on Friday, May 9.

Lesson 32

All Students

certificate
attractive
affectionate
fertile
genuine
objective
ineffective
submarine
trampoline
adequate
separate
discourage
accurate
versatile
determine

6^th Grade Only

parallel
percentage
satellite
correspondent
investigator

Challenge Words for All

centimeter
millimeter
numeral
numerator
denominator

DATES TO REMEMBER:

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

Mrs. Vander Kooi May 5, 2014PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:19:42-08:00

Mrs. Hancox May 5, 2014

5 de Mayo-Senora Foth has invited elementary students to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at 1:15 in the school courtyard. Students are encouraged to bring their Mexican attire for the celebration.

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-9:00 PM. We will begin in our classroom and then head out to the Chapel of People’s Church for the Fine Arts Festival. Our FCS students are looking forward to sharing their learning experiences with you!

HALF DAY THIS WEDNESDAY FOR TEACHER INSERVICE-12 PM dismissal

ACADEMICS:

It’s hard to believe that we have only three weeks of school left. We will focus the majority of our learning of new skills and knowledge over the next two weeks and utilize the final week for year end assessments.

Spelling-four syllable words

1. invitation

2. population

3. necessary

4. evaporate

5. patriotic

6. arithmetic

7. gymnasium

8. necessity

9. material

10. scientific

11. petroleum

12. naturally

13. imitation

14. variety

15. aviator

16. hibernation

17. machinery

18. appreciate

19. conversation

20. experience

Vocabulary:

apposition-a word or phrase placed next to another word
compose-to put ideas into writing, to create, such as a musical
depose-to remove from power
deposit-to put money into an account
expose-to put something out for others to see
imposition-something that is a burden to someone else
juxtapose-to place side by side to compare
post-to put something on a board
proposal-a plan or offer put down in writing
transpose-to put into a different order

DATES TO REMEMBER:

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, COPPER RIVER COUNTY CLUB 9-12

Mrs. Hancox May 5, 2014PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:19:43-08:00

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About PC Pierce

CHARACTER TRAIT: Perseverance

SPELLING WORDS: LESSON 34

COMING ATTRACTIONS

MAY

SUMMER VACATION BEGINS!!!!!!!

Bible Verse – May 12- 16

We Are One: Growing in Christ

CHARACTER TRAIT: Peace

SPELLING WORDS: LESSON 33

PARENT CORNER

COMING ATTRACTIONS

MAY

SUMMER VACATION BEGINS!!!!!!!

Bible Verse – May 5 – 9

Spelling – May 5 – 9 Lesson 36 (Review)

We Are One: Growing in Christ