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Mrs. Witters February 24, 2014

Dear Parents,                                                February 24, 2014

 

This week we continue to study plants.  Our Bible verse is 11 Peter 1:4, “He has given us VERY great and precious promises”.  We will continue KINDNESS as our character trait.  I will continue to pick one “smilebringer” each day.  When it’s your child’s turn he or she will bring home a crown with all the kind things the class has said about him/her.  We will continue until every child has an opportunity to be a “smilebringer”.

 

We are practicing hard in “K” to get ready for First grade.  Please remember to review these things;

Sight Words

Count to 100

Recognize and write  1 – 30

Letters and Sounds

Writing Skills – Capital letter at beginning of

sentence; Period at the end;

two finger space between words

 

Don’t forget Dad’s Day this Friday!  We have a regular schedule.  Wear your tennis shoes, guys!  Remember – if you can’t come, we will share dads or send a grandpa, uncle, or friend! Come prepared for a fun-filled morning!!!!! (Best time to come – 8:00-9:30)

 

The class quilt for the auction is going to be beautiful!! You are going to want to come so you can buy it!!! Remember tickets are on sale for the Big event on March 15!

 

 

 

Dates to Remember:

February 26          ½ Day Teacher Inservice- Come 8-12

February 28          Dad’s Day- Regular schedule

March 15                 FCS Auction

March 10-14        “K” Parent Conferences (Regular

Schedule)

March 19              Teacher Inservice (come 8-12)

April 4                  Zoo Trip – A.M.

April 11                Fresno State Farm Trip and Easter Party

April 12-22        Easter Vacation

May 7                  ½ Day Teacher Inservice (8-12)

May 9                  Mother’s Tea Party – 10:15 a.m.

T.B.A                   OPEN HOUSE

May 20               Promotion!!! – A.M.

May 21               “K” Swim Party AND LAST DAY OF “K”

Have a happy week.  God Bless You!

Mrs. Witters and your kind Kindergartner

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Witters February 24, 20142014-02-24T07:00:17-08:00

Mrs. Fraser, February 24, 2014

                                           

                                         

 CHARACTER TRAIT:  Fairness

Reference:  Leviticus 19:11

Bible Verse:  Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another.

Definition:  Being honest and just in my relationships with others.

Opposite:  Treating others unequally, either through favoritism or dishonesty.

SPELLING:  Lesson 24

This week is a review week.  Please review all words from Lessons 19-23.  There will be a multiple choice test this Friday.  Please see the attached list of all the words in your newsletter this week.

Lesson 19 R-Controlled Vowels:  ar, are, or, ore, our

1.  yours

2.  share

3. warm

4.  worry

5.  fourth

6.  course

7.  report

8.  corner

9.  before

10.  depart

11.  storms

12.  careful

13.  worker

14.  market

15.  warning

16.  shortest

17.  seashore

18.  forgotten

Lesson 20 R-Controlled Vowels:  air, ear, er, ir

1.  stir

2.  first

3.  silver

4.  chair

5.  learn

6.  early

7.  stairs

8.  skirts

9.  heard

10.  nearly

11.  fearful

12.  airport

13.  answer

14.  upstairs

15.  thirteen

16.  covered

17.  together

18.  shepherd

Lesson 21 R-Controlled Vowels:  eer, err, ur, ure

1.  deer

2.  steer

3.  turns

4.  error

5.  purse

6.  hurry

7.  nurse

8.  curve

9.  merry

10.  nature

11.  picture

12.  errand

13.  pasture

14.  purpose

15.  cheerful

16.  fracture

17. surprised

18.  adventure

Lesson 22 Contractions

1.  it’s

2.  I’m

3.  let’s

4.  we’ll

5.  you’d

6.  that’s

7.  they’ll

8.  we’re

9.  you’re

10.  aren’t

11.  they’d

12.  they’ve

13.  there’s

14.  couldn’t

15.  weren’t

16.  might’ve

17.  wouldn’t

18.  shouldn’t

Lesson 23 Compound Words

1.  cannot

2.  himself

3.  herself

4.  without

5.  suitcase

6.  anybody

7.  everyone

8.  landmark

9.  afternoon

10.  roadblock

11.  something

12.  anywhere

13.  northwest

14.  proofread

15.  downstairs

16.  throughout

17.  watercolors

18.  underground

High-Frequency Words

1.  noisy

2.  mountain

3.  engine

4.  symbol

5.  bottom

6.  straight

7.  direct

8.  captain

9.  electric

10.  business

PARENT CORNER

HALF DAY/IN-SERVICE

Just a reminder that Wednesday, February 26 is a Half Day with early release due to Staff In-Service.

SPRING PORTRAIT DAY

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 all students will be photographed with an exciting spring background.  No money is needed on the Picture Day.  A proof picture and order instructions will be sent home for purchase if desired.  Sorry, a “Retake Day” will not be scheduled.

MEUX HOME MUSEUM/HISTORIC WALKING TOUR

As part of our Unit 3 Community History study in Social Studies, our 3rd graders will take a private tour of the Meux Home Museum on Friday, March 7th.  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.

Chaperones need to pre-pay $5.00 admission fee by Monday, March 3rd   in the Central Office to our Third Grade Account.  No siblings are allowed on this particular field trip.  We will meet in our classroom at 8:00 AM on Friday, March 7th and return around 12:15 PM for lunch on campus.  The following parents have signed up to serve as carpooling chaperones:

Jennifer Dansby

Silva Emerian

Beverly Foshee

Jeanette Garcia

Melissa Gleason

Sylvia Heinz (Dylan’s Grandmother)

Demetria Magulas

Emily Phillips

Julia Retamoza-Vasquez (Emma Calderon’s mom)

Laquisha Ruiz

Dorothy Siqueiros

Patty Steele

A carpool permission form  will be sent home on Monday listing the drivers.  Please sign and return by Friday, February 28.  If you are driving, please email me to let me know how many students you are able to transport in your car on the field trip.

FCS AUCTION

The FCS auction is underway!  This is our largest fundraising event each year.  We are excited about setting our goals even higher than last year.  The auction is a great way to donate to our school.  Your donations will bless the lives of others.

You received the information about our class basket which is a “Beach” theme.  Please start thinking about your gift or donation.  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.  The dinner/silent and live auction will take place  on Saturday, March 15th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.

GET-A-WAY LUNCH WITH MRS. FRASER & A FRIEND

 I will once again be donating  a “GET-A-WAY LUNCH WITH MRS. FRASER AND A FRIEND” at the FCS Auction Dinner Night!  One third grade child will be allowed to bring a friend with them as we all enjoy lunch together!  This item will be listed in the Silent Auction section and will go to the highest bidder.  If you are interested in this item and aren’t able to attend, have someone bid for you!

BIBLE

As we begin Unit 4 The Exodus, we will study how God prepares Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.  We will learn about how the 10 plagues displayed God’s power and might to the Israelites and the Egyptians.  We will also observe how God fulfilled His promise to Abraham and his descendants by making the people of Israel into a great nation during their years in Egypt.  We will learn how the Passover supper was instituted to remind the people of how God had delivered them as they left Egypt.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER

Our Scholastic On-Line Book order is due Friday, February 28.  Use our one-time Class Activation Code when you register:  L9NJ4.  Submit your online order to Mrs. Fraser’s class.  Secure checkout–pay with a credit or debit card.  Books are delivered to our classroom.  Thank you!

MATH

During the next few weeks, our class will be learning about the multiplication of whole numbers.  You can expect to see work that provides practice in multiplying 6, 7, 8, and 9.

LANGUAGE ARTS

This week we continue our study of writing fictional narratives and are busy on our rough drafts, revising and crafting words with descriptive details.

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week we continue our study of Unit 3 Community History with Chapter 5  How Communities Began and reading time lines.  We will learn in Lesson 3 How Communities Change and discover our own community’s history of Fresno as we prepare for our field trip to the Meux Home Museum.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

FEBRUARY

Wednesday, February 26 –  Half Day/Inservice Release at 12:00 PM

MARCH

Tuesday, March 4 —  Elementary Spring Portrait Day

Friday, March 7 —  Meux Home Museum & Historic Walking Tour of Fresno 8:00 AM-12:15 PM

Friday, March 14 — End of 3rd Quarter

Friday, March 15 — FCS Auction Dinner Night

Wednesday, March 19– Teacher In-service/Noon Dismissal

March 31-April 4 —  SAT Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Fraser, February 24, 20142016-11-16T22:20:29-08:00

Mrs. Tally – February 24, 2014

Rainbow

 

Dear Families,

Hallelujah for the five day week!!!!!!!  We are looking forward to a very busy week with lots to accomplish, especially getting ready for our Physical Fitness Testing in March!!! Please send a water bottle/thermos each day as the weather is heating up!!!! They are sweaty and thirsty little peeps after playing outside!!!

cat-sleeping-on-stack-of-books-thumbLANGUAGE ARTS – Although most are reading on their own, continue to ask your child what is happening at the beginning, middle and the end of the story, as well as the characters, setting, problem and solution in their stories.  We  are working on writing a Fictional Narrative. These will be the benchmarks for our next assessment in mid-March.

Math imagesMATH –Our test on Multiplication and Division will be on Tues. Feb. 25th.  The chapter review will also be due on that day as well. We will then begin a unit on Numbers and Patterns to 1000.We will continue to revisit multiplication and division as not everyone has mastered this.  Division is still challenging for some.  Any support you give at home would be greatly appreciated. Using counters helps tremendously.

FIVE – A DAY –  Continue to check your child’s Five-A-Day in each week’s envelope. You will be able to see the kinds of mistakes your child is making. We have discussed the correct answers at school, but they make corrections at home. You do not need to return these to school.

SOCIAL SCIENCE – We will do a project this week to reinforce where we live from planet, down to their neighborhood. In our book we are on ,”People Make a Difference”. We have had interesting discussions about what kind of person is a hero and what the Bible says about this concept. We will continue on these units through  the month of March.

bible_davidBIBLE – We will begin the study of David.

SCIENCE – We will continue with our Dental Health Unit.

PEPHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING – This will take place on March 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th and 19th. It will be in the afternoons. If possible, please try not to schedule appointments for that week.  If it is unavoidable, there certainly will be make-ups. 

SPEECHES AND HERITAGE DOLL – There will be no skill sheets or Book Project for the month of March. The requirement for the Reading Log will remain the same. They will be working on their speech and heritage doll which will keep them plenty busy!!! Speeches will be scheduled for the last week of March and the first week of April  These are done at 1:45 PM, and we will do three a day.The schedule was in the work envelope on February 18th. If the time I have chosen for you does not work,  just let me know and we will reschedule. The last Book Project will be a Diorama and will be due the morning of May 6th, which is Open House Day. 

thankHELP – When your child completes work at home, please, please check it before it is returned to school.  I am receiving lots of work that has not been checked and is missing a name. Work that comes from home should be correct. Many Thanks!!!

FCS AUCTION– The FCS auction is underway! This is our largest fundraising event each year. We are excited about setting our goals even higher than last year. The auction is a great way to donate to our school. Your donations will bless the lives of others. You received the information about our class basket which is a “Game Night” theme. Please start thinking about your gift or donation.We have received a few games, but need many more. We are asking each child’s family to contact family, friends, neighbors, and merchants to make a donation to our auction.  Students will get points for every donation or ticket purchased.  So far, our class is in the lead. 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.  The dinner/silent and live auction will take place  on Saturday, March 15th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team B

pencil-calendar

3-4 – Elementary Spring Pictures

3-14 – Quarter 3 Ends

3-15 – FCS Auction

3-19 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

3-19 – Happy 8th Birthday Andres Fierro

3-30 – Happy 8th Birthday Noah Luginbill

3-31 – 4-4 – SAT Testing

4-2 – Happy 8th Birthday Faith DeGroot

4-14 – 4-21 – Easter Vacation – He Is Risen!

 

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

 

god-so-lovedBible Verse – Feb. 24- Feb. 28

For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16  29 pts.

 

Spelling – Feb. 24 – Feb. 28 – Lesson 27

Lord

star

corn

arms

hard

north

orange

March

store

horses

before

farmer

harvest

morning

important

Wednesday

charming

 

Mrs. Tally – February 24, 20142016-11-16T22:20:30-08:00

Mrs. Hancox February 24, 2014

Dear Parents,

Upcoming! March 7th, 2014 Our 5/6 classes will travel back in time to Ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum in San Jose. We will leave Friday, March 7th, at 7:30 AM and return around 5:30 PM.  Our expedition will include a sack lunch in the garden at the museum along with a 1 1/2 docent tour. The parents who signed up for the field trip were placed in a lottery due to the number who desired to chaperone. Here are the first two names drawn:  Mrs. Alday, Mrs. McCann. The first two on the waiting list:  Mrs. Castillo, Mrs. Sanchez. Please be sure to let me know if you are unable to chaperone both on the bus, to and from, and during the tour.  I am enclosing details of our trip in Monday’s to go home items. Please preview and review both the rules and online tour experience. I am asking students to sign an agreement that they will follow the rules of the museum.

HANCOX CLASS AUCTION BASKET: PLEASE SUBMIT ITEMS THIS WEEK!

Thank you to those who have begun submitting your class auction basket donations. As we discussed during conferences, our class is assembling a spa package basket.  If you would like to donate an item, please bring it to the classroom by  February 28th. Your child will get credit for any donation you bring. If you have any questions, please call Tara Luginbill at (559)213-8491. So far we have a wrapped set of towels, bath salts, cash contribution, Bath and Body.

If you have a special item that you would like to donate separately from our class basket, please send your donations to our FCS office with our class name listed on the donation. You may purchase tickets or a table for a fantastic evening at our FCS Auction on March 15th. Desserts are always needed and welcomed! Thank you for supporting our school.

 

BIBLE: We continue our focus on Jesus’ Ministry.

 

Matthew 7:7-8  “Ask and it will be given unto you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” 

February Standards Overview-

Writing-Young Author’s final publishing copies were due last Friday. Be sure to bring your typed copy to school on Monday if you did not submit it. It is late on Monday.

Reading-

1.  Teacher read aloud:  Timothy of the Cay.  Students will be assigned a Reading Counts quiz on this story. The date of quiz is February 26.

2.  Independent Reading: FICTIONAL NARRATIVE WITH SHOE BOX DIORAMA, due Feb. 28

Math: 

Unit of Study:

5th-Multiplying and Dividing Fractions-utilize 5th grade text

6th-Rates and Proportions-utilize 6th grade text

Social Studies 3rd Quarter:  Students will begin a unit of study on Ancient Greece. They will utilize outlining and note taking skills and complete notes from the expository text readings. We will compare and contrast the cultures of Ancient Egypt and Greece as we prepare for our journey to the Egyptian Museum.

Spelling and Vocabulary: 

Spelling Unit 27-Mathematics Words

  1. angle
  2. average
  3. capacity
  4. compute
  5. decimal
  6. denominator
  7. diameter
  8. dividend
  9. fraction
  10. measurement
  11. multiple
  12. negative
  13. numeral
  14. numerator
  15. percent
  16. positive
  17. radius
  18. ratio
  19. product
  20. sum

Vocabulary-suffiex  -ness

  1. boldness
  2. cleverness
  3. dampness
  4. fondness
  5. foolishness
  6. sadness
  7. sickness
  8. wilderness
Mrs. Hancox February 24, 20142016-11-16T22:20:31-08:00

Mrs. Vander Kooi February 22, 2014

We Are One: Growing in Christ

FCS Academic

SPRING PICTURE DAY:

All students will be photographed on Tuesday, March 4, with an exciting spring background. No money is needed on picture day. A proof picture and order instructions will be sent home for purchase. Sorry, a “Retake Day” will not be scheduled.

AUCTION BASKET:

Our class is putting together a sports-themed basket for the auction in March. If you would like to donate an item, please bring it to the classroom by  February 28th. Your child will get credit for any donation you bring. If you have any questions, please call Tara Luginbill at (559)213-8491. So far we have a football, basketball, soccer ball, whiffle bat/balls, and magic catch. Thank you!

K-12 FREE TUTORING:

Take advantage of free tutoring supervised by a high school teacher and led by veteran CSF members.

When: Every Wednesday, except half days

Where: Room 624, Building 6 (Journalism Lab)

Time: 3:05-4:00 P.M.

Contact Mrs Michelle Warkentin with questions: mwarkentin@fresnochristian.com

WRITING:

The final draft of the Young Authors fictional narrative story is due Monday, February 24 and must be typed (double-spaced, Times New Roman, size 12). Parents may help students type their papers, but please do not make any changes without the student’s participation and consent.

The top three stories in 5th grade and the top three stories in 6th grade, as determined by Mrs. Vander Kooi, will advance to the judging level, The AP Honors English high school class will determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners at each grade level. The 1st place winners will sign their published stories at a Young Authors table at our spring open house.

READING:

The required reading for the month of February is realistic fiction. The writing response will be “Add a Chapter” and is due on Friday, February 28. Students will extend the story, writing about what might happen next. Grading rubrics for “Add a Chapter” were handed out and discussed last week.

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 will continue Chapter 6: Data, Statistics and Probability, and the 6th grade test on Chapter 5: Integers and Rational Numbers will be this Thursday, February 27.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

We continue our study of Ancient Greece this week.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 5 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Ministry.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Hebrews 4:12 and the test will be this Friday, February 28. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the scripture reference.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Joshua 1:8

SPELLING: Lesson 23 test will be on Friday, February 28.

Lesson 23 – Words with silent letters

All Students

  1. aisle
  2. align
  3. rhythm
  4. crumbs
  5. fasten
  6. glistened
  7. knotty
  8. knuckle
  9. often
  10. plumber
  11. reign
  12. bustle
  13. shepherd
  14. soften
  15. sword

6th Grade Only

  1. thistle
  2. knock
  3. wrestle
  4. wrinkled
  5. yolk

Challenge Words for All

  1. rendezvous
  2. rhinoceros
  3. choreograph
  4. raspberry
  5. handkerchief

DATES TO REMEMBER:

  • Happy Birthday Vijay Stephen: February 24
  • Chapel: Tuesday, February 25, 8-8:45
  • Half Day: Wednesday, February 26 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
  • Happy Birthday Mitchell Mar: March 1
  • Elementary Spring Pictures: Tuesday, March 4
  • Egyptian Museum Field Trip: Friday, March 7, 7:45-5:30
  • Chapel: Tuesday, March 11, 8-8:45
  • End of 2nd Semester: Friday, March 14
  • FCS Auction: Saturday, March 15
  • Half Day: Wednesday, March 19 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
  • Chapel: Tuesday, March 25, 8-8:45
  • SAT 10 Testing: Monday, March 31 through Friday, April 4
  • Cal Poly Choir Trip: Friday, April 4
  • Chapel: Tuesday, April 8, 8-8:45
  • Easter Vacation – No School: Monday, April 14 through Monday, April 21
  • Happy Birthday Anjeli Macaranas: May 1
Mrs. Vander Kooi February 22, 20142016-11-16T22:20:32-08:00

Mrs. R’s Super Stars February 18th, 2014

Good Morning Parents! I hope you enjoyed these last two weeks of 3 day weekends. It’s always nice to have some extra time with our families. Thank you to those of you who were able to donate food and your time for our Valentine party last week. The kids had a wonderful time passing out their Valentine’s and eating candy to their hearts delight!!

This week in Mrs. R’s Super Stars:

Field Trip: We will be taking a class field trip on Friday February 21st, 2014 to the Fresno Air Force Base. One of our own parents, John Gamber, is on the Air Force and will be giving the children a tour. The students will be traveling by bus. The bus will leave People’s church around 8:30am and return around 1:30pm. On this field trip the students are going to be able to experience various parts of  the base such as the maintenance group, where all the air crafts are parked. They will learn how different areas of the maintenance group contribute to making the air craft work. We will also be taking a trip to the Fire Department. It is just like a city fire department. They will have the opportunity to tour the vehicles and other areas that contribute to how the fire department works. Aden’s dad has graciously offered to provided a lunch from 12:00pm-1:00pm on the base. They will be served hot dogs, chips, snack, and a drink (juice/water). There will be no additional cost for this. In the beginning there will more than likely be some security checks prior to entering. At this point we believe it is ok for parents to bring their our car. For those who wish to follow the bus, you will enter though the West Gate which is on McKinley Ave just west of Peach Ave. You cannot miss it. There is a display of all the Wing’s past aircraft and a huge concrete structure. I will continue to communicate as more details arise! This is going to be such an exciting field trip for our little ones!! I can’t wait!!

Bible: We will be learning about Saul

Language Arts: This week the students will continue working in our reading groups. We are really focusing on fluency and reading faster through our books. We are also learning the main characters and setting of a story. In spelling we are working on consonant blends with ‘S’. In writing we are learning to write a narrative about our self.

Math: We will finish up our chapter 5 unit with a test on Tuesday. We will then begin our unit on counting and learning about money. A great practice at home is to throw some coins out on the table and have your child identify the value of the coin and even try counting nickel, dimes, and pennies. Its also very important to continue practicing skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. We will continue doing our 5-a-day math practice everyday. This is review questions for students that they work on independently and we will go over together as a class.

Science: We will do dental health month in February.

HELP – This is a request  to all who have taken pictures of our class this year.I would appreciate it if you could put them on a CD and send it to school. This would include all our field trips, as well as the Thanksgiving and Christmas programs and parties. We are in need of pictures for our Yearbook, which is prepared online. Please send by Friday. Many thanks!

Fitness Testing: We have also begun training for our fitness testing. Please be sure to practice sit ups at home. This exercise can be a challenge for many.

Memory Verse:

Never forget to be truthful and kind. Proverbs 3:3 (10pts)

Spelling Words:

star

scat

sleep

skate

space

spell

smile

snack

swim

stop

could

its

were

Sight Words:

brown

tail

ready

wind

garden

farm

must

basket

head

airplane

IMPORTANT DATES:

2-21- Air Force Field Trip

2-24- EL Worship Chapel
2-25- EL Chapel
 
2-26– Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
3-4- EL Spring pictures
3-7- Drama opens Bye Bye Birdie! 7pm in the Student Ministries Center
3-10- EL Worship Chapel
3-11- EL Chapel
3-14- End of Third Quarter
3-15- FCS Auction
3-19- Half Day- Teacher Inservice. School dismissed @ 12
3-24- EL Worship Chapel
3-25- EL Chapel


Mrs. R’s Super Stars February 18th, 20142016-11-16T22:20:33-08:00

Mrs. Witters February 18, 2014

Dear Mom and Dad,                                    February 18, 2014

 

Thank you for attending our R.W.B. Review.  Wasn’t it awesome!  If you have some photos I’d love to see them! Also a BIG HUG for all the Valentines.  I love you all!

We will be studying plants for the next two weeks.  Ask your child what plants need in order to live.  We will make a Garden Goodie book.

We are also growing in hiding God’s Word in our hearts.  This week our verse is “Unless the Lord builds the house, it’s builders labor in vain”, Psalm 127:1.         Our character trait is kindness.  We will begin our “smilebringer” crowns this week.  Each child will have a turn to be honored and affirmed by the class.

Dad’s Day is Friday, February 28.  We hope all dads can come but if not we share! Uncles or Grandpas are welcome if dad can’t come.  Be ready for lots of fun – volcanoes, garden snack, hairy heads, and outdoor games!

Don’t forget the auction is coming up on March 15th. Tickets are going fast!! We made a special class quilt to auction off.  It is “Priceless”!!!! Hope to see a lot of you there!

 

Dates to Remember

February 26          ½ Day Teacher Inservice- Come 8-12

February 28          Dad’s Day- Regular schedule

March 15                 FCS Auction

March 10-14       “K” Parent Conferences (Regular

Schedule)

March 19           Teacher Inservice (come 8-12)

April 4               Zoo Trip – A.M.

April 11              Fresno State Farm Trip and Easter Party

April 12-22      Easter Vacation

May 7                ½ Day Teacher Inservice (8-12)

May 9                Mother’s Tea Party – 10:15 a.m.

T.B.A                OPEN HOUSE

May 20             Graduation!!! – A.M.

May 21             “K” Swim Party AND LAST DAY OF “K”

Have a happy week.  God Bless You!

Mrs. Witters and your kind Kindergartner

 

 

 

Mrs. Witters February 18, 20142014-02-18T07:00:44-08:00

Mrs. Fraser, February 18, 2014

CHARACTER TRAIT:  Friendliness

Reference:  Proverbs 17:17

Bible Verse:  A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Definition:  Knowing, liking, and accepting another person the way God made him or her

Opposite:  Excluding others

SPELLING WORDS:  Lesson  23

Pattern Words- Compound Words

1.  cannot

2.  himself

3.  herself

4.  without

5.  suitcase

6.  anybody

7.  everyone

8.  landmark

9.  afternoon

10.  roadblock

11.  something

12.  anywhere

13.  northwest

14.  proofread

15.  downstairs

16.  throughout

17.  watercolors

18. underground

High-Frequency Words

19.  electric

20.  business

Challenge Words

*  product

*  multiplication

PARENT CORNER

A VALENTINE THANK YOU!

Thank you for all of the beautiful thoughtful gifts, chocolates, cards, and other goodies showered  upon me this Valentine’s Day.  I feel truly blessed by your outpouring of kindness.  Our Valentine’s Day class party was wonderful!  Thank you to all who were able to join us and to all those who generously provided delightful crafts and goodies.  The children could hardly wait for their party to begin and enjoyed it so much because of you!!

AUCTION

The FCS auction is underway!  This is our largest fundraising event each year.  We are excited about setting our goals even higher than last year.  The auction is a great way to donate to our school.  Your donations will bless the lives of others.

You received the information about our class basket which is a “Beach” theme.  Please start thinking about your gift or donation.  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.  The dinner/silent and live auction will take place  on Saturday, March 15th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.

 SPIRIT DAYS

Just a a reminder that every Friday is SPIRIT DAY at Fresno Christian.  Wear your school pride and let’s give  the Spirit Trophy  along with Baldwin, our school mascot Eagle a proud home in our classroom for a WHOLE MONTH!  We need 4 weeks in a row of 100% to win!!  WE ARE ONE AND WE CAN DO IT!!!

MATH

This week will have a math test over  Chapter 5 Multiplication Concepts on Friday, February 21.  A pre-test will be sent home as weekly math homework to review skills for Friday’s test.  Please send your completed pre-test back in your Red Homework Folder on Thursday.

PHOTOS NEEDED FOR MEMORY BOOK

Several of you have taken some lovely photographs at our field trips or various events during this school year.  We would be greatly blessed to have a CD  of these photos to download for the memory book.   If you can help with this, please send no later than this Friday.

MEUX HOME MUSEUM/WALKING TOUR OF FRESNO

As part of our Unit 3 Community History study in Social Studies, our 3rd graders will take a private tour of the Meux Home Museum on Friday, March 7th.  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.

Chaperones need to pre-pay $5.00 admission fee by Monday, March 3rd   in the Central Office to our Third Grade Account.  No siblings are allowed on this particular field trip.  We will meet in our classroom at 8:00 AM on Friday, March 7th and return around 12:15 PM for lunch on campus.  The following parents have signed up to serve as carpooling chaperones:

Jennifer Dansby

Silva Emerian

Beverly Foshee

Jeanette Garcia

Melissa Gleason

Sylvia Heinz (Dylan’s Grandmother)

Emily Phillips

Julia Retamoza-Vasquez (Emma Calderon’s mom)

Laquisha Ruiz

Dorothy Siqueiros

Patty Steele

COMING ATTRACTIONS

FEBRUARY

Tuesday, February 18 — PTF Mountain Mike’s Pizza Night Fundraiser at Shepherd and Cedar Avenues

Wednesday, February 26 — Half Day/Staff In-Service 12:00 Dismissal

MARCH

Tuesday, March 4 — Elementary Spring Pictures 

Friday, March 7–  Meux Home Museum & Historic Walking Tour of Fresno

Friday, March 14 — End of 3rd Quarter

Friday, March 15 — FCS Auction Dinner Night

Wednesday, March 19– Teacher In-service/Noon Dismissal

March 31-April 4 —  SAT Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Fraser, February 18, 20142016-11-16T22:20:34-08:00

Mrs. Tally – February 18, 2014

 

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Dear Families,

 I trust you had a wonderful three day weekend spending time with friends and family.  After this week we will be  back to the five day school week!!!! We are certainly on the down hill slope of  second grade.  It hardly seems possible that this much time has gone by, but as the saying goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun”, and having fun we ARE!!!

 thank youTHANK YOU – We had a wonderful Valentine’s Day.  Our party was lots of fun and the children loved looking at their valentines as well as the hearts with sweet messages from their classmates. Thank you for all who sent goodies for our celebration. 

1552-1110-1210-4842LANGUAGE ARTS –   We are working on answering all questions with complete sentences as well as working on the next benchmark in Writing which is a Fictional Narrative.  We will have one of our narratives judged for the Young Author’s competition. Three are chosen and the first place child will have his/her  copy of their story for sale at Open House in May.

books-rowBOOK PROJECT – Second Graders have their next book project due on Friday, February 28th. We will NOT be having a book project for March, rather the children will be working on their speeches and heritage doll.  The speeches will be during the end of March and the beginning of April. You will receive the schedule in their Work Envelope on Tuesday. It was supposed to be in their homework folder, but COMPUTER ISSUES!!!!  All will take place before Easter Vacation.

images-1MATH –  We continue on a unit on Multiplication and Division. They are so enjoying this unit and surprising themselves how easy it is.  We will continue with Division this week. Some children are struggling a bit with this, however, it is a first time exposure and when the children learn all the multiplication facts in third grade, this will be much easier. Because in reality, it is just multiplication in reverse, just as subtraction is adding in reverse. This will serve as a great motivation to really know these facts well. The Chapter Review will come home on Tuesday, Feb.18th, and will be due Tuesday, Feb 25th. We will have our test on that day as well.  In Math drills, Second Graders should be on subtraction to 20 and many are on multiplication.  Good Job!!!

Math imagesFIVE – A DAY –  We began reviewing Math and Language skills in a booklet called Five -A- Day.  There are five problems in both Math and Language for each day of the week.  These are done independently.  The children will circle in red the ones they miss and make the corrections at home. We discuss these together as a class to make make sure we know what the corrections should be.  Please note the kinds of mistakes your child is making as this will be beneficial to you as you work with them. You do not ned to return these to school.

SOCIAL SCIENCE – We are on “People Make a Difference”and Mapping.  We are also be reviewing what country we live in, the state, and the city, as well as the seven continents. 

BIBLE – We will study Saul.

HEALTH –  February is Dental Health month. We are learning about good dental hygiene and the proper care of our teeth.

runnersPHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING – This will take place on March 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th and 19th. It will be in the afternoons. If possible, please try not to schedule appointments for that week.  If it is unavoidable, there certainly will be make-ups. 

 FCS AUCTION– The FCS auction is underway! This is our largest fundraising event each year. We are excited about setting our goals even higher than last year. The auction is a great way to donate to our school. Your donations will bless the lives of others. You received the information about our class basket which is a “Game Night” theme.  Please start thinking about your gift or donation. 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.  The dinner/silent and live auction will take place  on Saturday, March 15th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team A.

 

 

2-17 – President’s Day – No School

2-26 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

3-4 – Elementary Spring Pictures

3-14 – Quarter 3 Ends

3-15 – FCS Auction

3-19 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

3-19 – Happy 8th Birthday Andres Fierro

3-30 – Happy 8th Birthday Noah Luginbill

3-31 – 4-4 – SAT Testing

4-2 – Happy 8th Birthday Faith DeGroot

4-14 – 4-21 – Easter Vacation – He Is Risen!

 

 

 

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

 

crsshart_sBible Verse – Feb. 18-21

Never forget to be truthful and kind.  Proverbs 3:3  10 pts.

 

 

Second Grade Spelling – Feb. 18- 21  – Lesson 26

live

living

lived

fly

flying

flies

drop

dropping

dropped

love

loving

loved

carry

carrying

carried

carries

worker

Tuesday

 

Mrs. Tally – February 18, 20142016-11-16T22:20:34-08:00

Mrs. Hancox February 18th, 2014

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DEAR STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR SHOWERING ME WITH LOVE ON VALENTINE’S DAY! I AM BLESSED TO BE FILLED WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND APPRECIATION!

A special thank you to Mrs. Henderson and our room mothers who put together a special day filled with love this past Friday, February 14th.

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, IN HONOR OF PRESIDENTS DAY.

EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IN SAN JOSE, CA:  Our 5/6 classes will travel back in time to Ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum in San Jose. We will leave Friday, March 7th, at 7:30 AM and return around 5:30 PM.  Our expedition will include a sack lunch in the garden at the museum along with a 1 1/2 docent tour. The parents who signed up for the field trip were placed in a lottery due to the number who desired to chaperone. Here are the first two names drawn:  Mrs. Alday, Mrs. McCann. The first two on the waiting list:  Mrs. Castillo, Mrs. Sanchez. Please be sure to let me know if you are unable to chaperone both on the bus, to and from, and during the tour.  Details of the field trip will follow next Monday.

HANCOX CLASS AUCTION BASKET:

Thank you to those who have begun submitting your class auction basket donations. As we discussed during conferences, our class is assembling a spa package basket.  If you would like to donate an item, please bring it to the classroom by  February 28th. Your child will get credit for any donation you bring. If you have any questions, please call Tara Luginbill at (559)213-8491. So far we have a wrapped set of towels, bath salts, and cash contribution. 

If you have a special item that you would like to donate separately from our class basket, please send your donations to our FCS office with our class name listed on the donation. You may purchase tickets or a table for a fantastic evening at our FCS Auction on March 15th. Desserts are always needed and welcomed! Thank you for supporting our school.

2014 WINTER OLYMPICS: PLEASE BRING IN YOUR USA MEDAL NEWS THIS WEEK! WE WILL BUILD A CLASS COLLAGE! 

BIBLE: We continue our focus on Jesus’ Ministry.

Do Not Worry (due to the short week, students will not be required to write out this memory verse but will be assessed on understanding based on a fill in the blank response.

Matthew 6:25-27  “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life

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February Standards Overview-

Communication folder (blue)-Student will continue to place daily work and assignments in their communication folders. Graded work will continue to go home on Mondays. 

Writing-Young Author’s final copy. The due date has been extended to Tuesday, February 18th. If you have not turned in your typed story, please be sure to on Tuesday! Grading will be based on the Young Author’s Rubric. Standards: L05W1.1 – Multiple-paragraph narrative compositions, L05W1.1.a – Establish and develop a situation or plot, L05W1.1.b – Describe the setting, L05W1.1.c – Present an ending

Reading-

1.  Teacher read aloud:  Timothy of the Cay  Students will be assigned a Reading Counts quiz on this story. The date of quiz is February 26.

2.  Independent Reading: FICTIONAL NARRATIVE WITH SHOE BOX DIORAMA, due Feb. 28

Math: 

Unit of Study:

5th-Multiplying and Dividing Fractions, rubric will go home on Monday.

6th-Rates and Proportions, rubric will go home on MOnday.

Social Studies 3rd Quarter:  Students will begin a unit of study on Ancient Greece. They will utilize outlining and note taking skills and complete notes from the expository text readings. We will compare and contrast the cultures of Ancient Egypt and Greece as we prepare for our journey to the Egyptian Museum.

Spelling and Vocabulary: 

Spelling Unit 26-word families

  1. performance
  2. information
  3. reform
  4. promote
  5. commotion
  6. conductor
  7. prospect
  8. definition
  9. produce
  10. maintain
  11. reduce
  12. expect
  13. confined
  14. retain
  15. respectful
  16. emotional
  17. remote
  18. inspect
  19. refined
  20. contain

Vocabulary-less

  1. careless
  2. helpless
  3. homeless
  4. meaningless
  5. painless
  6. priceless
  7. restless
  8. useless

 DATES TO REMEMBER:

  • No School: President’s Day – Monday, February 17
  • Chapel: Tuesday, February 25, 8-8:45
  • Half Day: Wednesday, February 26 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
  • Elementary Spring Pictures: Tuesday, March 4
  • March 7, Field trip to San Jose Egyptian Museum. Information to follow at conferences
  • End of 2nd Semester: Friday, March 14
  • FCS Auction: Saturday, March 15
  • Half Day: Wednesday, March 19 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon

 

 

Mrs. Hancox February 18th, 20142016-11-16T22:20:35-08:00
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