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April 13, 2015 Mrs. Vander Kooi

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CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM FIELD TRIP:

ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14^th Mr. Miranda’s and Mrs. Vander Kooi’s fifth grade classes will visit the California State Railroad Museum in Old Town Sacramento. This is a change from the original date of Thursday, April 16^th. We were unable to secure a bus reservation for Thursday and so had to change the date of the field trip.

Parent-Chaperones

Thank you to Charla Hall, Dawn Hinton’s father, Amal Johnson and Liana Reynoso who have volunteered to chaperone students. If you would also like to be a parent-chaperone, you will have to take your own vehicle as the bus is now full. Just a reminder that parent-chaperones must pay $9.00 upon entrance to the museum. Teachers will not collect this money ahead of time.

Departure from Fresno

Students will report directly to the fountain in front of Peoples Church at 6:45 A.M. The bus will leave promptly at 7:00 A.M.

Arrival in Sacramento

We will visit the Railroad Museum from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 noon. Students will be assigned a parent-chaperone during this time.

Lunch and Exploration

Students will eat sack lunches at the tables located outside the museum and then explore Old Town Sacramento with their parent-chaperone until 1:45 P.M.

Return to Fresno

We will board the bus at 2:00 P.M. and arrive back in Fresno at approximately 5:00 P.M.

What to Bring

Students should bring:

walking shoes
appropriate clothing depending on the weather forecast
brown bag lunch and drink
morning and late afternoon snacks for the bus
water bottles
spending money if desired

What Not to Bring:

any electronic devices including iPods, MP3 players, cell phones, or electronic games
chewing gum

Location of Railroad Museum:

The California State Railroad Museum is located at the corner of Second and “I” Streets in Old Sacramento.

Parking
A small number of limited-term, metered parking spaces are available on the streets of Old Sacramento. However, these spaces are not suitable for guests visiting longer than 90 minutes. All-day parking is available in the large public garage at the I Street entrance to Old Sacramento, for a nominal fee.

Fresno Christian High School Drama Presents:

Meredith Wilson’s “MUSIC MAN”

April 21, 22, and 23 at 7:00 pm

Peoples Church Auditorium, 7172 N. Cedar Ave.

Tickets at the door: $10 General, $5 Students/Seniors

READING:

The required reading for the month of April is student’s choice and the written response will be a poster illustrating the protagonist and the antagonist, with a memorable quote from each, due Friday, May 1. 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.

HARRIET TUBMAN:

We continue reading “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” by Ann Petry. This ties in with our Social Studies curriculum.

MATH:

This week we finish Chapter 8: Multiplication and Division of Fractions. There will be a test on multiplying and dividing fractions/mixed numbers this Thursday, April 16.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we conclude our study of the American Revolution.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 6 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Death, Resurrection and Ascension.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Ephesians 6:19 and the test will be this Friday, April 17. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, punctuation, grammar and scripture reference.

Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.

Ephesians 6:19

SPELLING: Spelling Lesson 31 words will be tested this Friday, April 17.

Lesson 31

absence
mischief
antisocial
unpleasant
antibiotic
uncommon
uncomfortable
irregular
irrelevant
abnormal
unfortunate
mistreat
nonpoisonous
exercise
misrepresent

Challenge Words

commence
committee
community
commute
condemn

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sacramento Field Trip: April 14
Open House: May 5
Year-end Convocation/Day of Prayer: May 7
Happy Birthday Dev Gopal: May 13
Elementary Drama “The Girl with the Golden Locks:” May 15
Grades 5 and 6 Awards Assembly: May 21 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Half Day/Noon Dismissal: May 21
Swim Party/Last Day of School/Noon Dismissal: May 22

April 13, 2015 Mrs. Vander KooiPC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:31-08:00

Miss Nolte, April 7-10,2015

Nolte News

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Spelling Words:

unable

unlock

untie

unpack

reread

remind

rewrite

reuse

softly

slowly

quickly

suddenly

joyful

careful

beautiful

truthful

high frequency words:

better

during

Bible Verse:

Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Luke 23:43

Miss Nolte, April 7-10,2015PC Pierce2015-04-09T15:08:14-07:00

April 7, 2015

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

April 7, 2015PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:32-08:00

Mrs. Tally – April 7, 2015

Dear Families,

HE HAS RISEN INDEED!!!!!! Welcome back to school!!!! I trust you had a wonderful vacation, relaxing with friends and family, celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are ready to dig right in and finish strong as our year begins to wind down, but there is still lots of learning and fun to enjoy!!!

LANGUAGE ARTS – In READING, we will continue with our Anthology and Leveled Readers. They will also work on comprehension that focuses on drawing inferences from text in preparation for 2nd Grade. WRITING – We will begin learning how to do Key Word Outline which is also reviewed in 2nd grade.

MATH – We will continue with our Math Contract of Adding and Subtracting to 20. We will have a test on this chapter on April 14th. A chapter review will come home on Wednesday, April 8th. After we have completed this chapter we will go ahead and finish our Contract on double digit addition and subtraction which we started in order to prepare the children for testing. Our last two chapters will be Geometry and Fractions and Measurement.

SCIENCE – We will begin a unit on the Rainforest and our room will be transformed into a rainforest with a Kapok tree and all!

SOCIAL SCIENCE– We will begin a unit on the Marketplace which will take us through the end of the year.

BIBLE – We will be studying the Ascension and Jesus’ promise that He would be with us always.

WORK ENVELOPE & BOOK BAGS – Please send back the envelope that went home before vacation by Friday, April 10th as well as the book bag.

FIELD TRIPS -We are taking two field trips in the upcoming weeks. The first one will be to Great Harvest Bread Company and Waterhouse Animal Hospital on April 9th. We will leave at 9:30 AM, traveling by bus and return by 1:00 PM. The children will bring a lunch and we will have a picnic in the park behind Waterhouse after we’re done. Our second trip will be our annual trip to Hanford on the train on May 13th. We will leave at 9:15 AM and return by 1:00 PM. We will need drivers to take us to the train station and back from Hanford. Please check the sign up sheet outside our classroom door if you can help with transportation.

END OF YEAR CONVOCATION– As the year draws to a close we would like to gather as a family to celebrate all that God has done for us on Thursday, May 7th. All of you (parents, grandparents, family, and friends) are invited to join the teachers, students, administration, and staff as we gather together for this ending convocation held in the Peoples’ Church sanctuary. It is a time of celebration, worship, and prayer as we end our year with thanksgiving and praise.The service begins at 8:00 am and will end by 8:30. All students K-12 are to report directly to the sanctuary by 7:55 AM. Every class will be designated with a sign and balloons, making it easy to locate your child’s class.It is exactly the same as our opening convocation seating arrangement. You are welcome to sit with your student in their designated area or if you have more than one student attending Fresno Christian, choose where you would like to sit. I look forward to seeing all of you at this closing event as we end our year acknowledging God’s hand upon us through prayer, worship, and heartfelt celebration.

OPEN HOUSE – The Fine Arts Festival is coming up on May 5th. The children are doing a Diorama which will be due on the morning of the 5th. Please do not send it sooner, as there is no place to store them as we share space with the church. This is a very fun project. A handout will come home on Monday, April 7th explaining this assignment which will be on a book or movie that the children have experienced. You can also google the word “diorama” and come up with lots of ideas.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team A.

LIBRARY INFO – Parents please note: 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 items checked out is 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

YEAR END SWIMMING PARTY – Our final celebration of the year will be Monday, May 18th, from 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM. at the DeGroot home. All are welcome to attend. You will meet at Jordyn’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. In May there will be a sign-up sheet outside our classroom door for the items needed for our party.

4-7 – School Resumes

4-9 – Field Trip to Waterhouse/Great Harvest

4-10 – Happy 7th Birthday Sydney Hazelton

4-24 – Happy 8th Birthday Joshua Mirea

5 -5 – Spring Open House

5-5 – Happy 7th Birthday Kyleigh Bacca

5-7 – Year-End Convocation – 8:00 AM Peoples Sanctuary

5-13 – Hanford Field Trip

5-18 -End of Year Celebration – 10:30-1:30 at DeGroots

5-21 – Happy 7th Birthday Kennedy Schwab

5-21 – Early Dismissal at 12:00 PM

5-22 – Last day of school – Dismissal at 12:00 PM

6-4 – Happy 7th Birthday Brooklyn Medeiros

6-21 – Happy 7th Birthday Arlyn Rylander

8-1 – Happy 8th Birthday Lala Briggs

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

SPELLING – LESSON 31 – April 7-10

Lord

start

sort

horse

far

chore

more

hard

part

jar

were

his

BIBLE VERSE – April 7-10

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20b 17 pts.

Mrs. Tally – April 7, 2015PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:33-08:00

Mr. Miranda April 7

EASTER THANK YOU:

Thank you to our room moms, Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Thompson, who organized our Easter Party. They conducted fun engaging games. Our class was very entertained. Also, thanks to the many parents who were in attendance or sent food. We appreciate you!

CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM FIELD TRIP:

Mr. Miranda’s and Mrs. Vander Kooi’s fifth grade classes will visit the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 14. We will leave school at 7:00 AM and tour the museum from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. After eating sack lunches, students will have the opportunity to explore Old Town Sacramento before boarding the bus for home at 2:00 PM. We should return to school about 5:00 PM. We will need parents to chaperone groups of students. Parent-chaperones must pay $9.00 upon entrance to the museum. Teachers will not collect this money ahead of time. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are willing to chaperone and if you want to ride the bus with the students as there is limited room. The California State Railroad Museum is one of Sacramento’s largest and most popular visitor destinations. With over 225,000 square feet of total exhibit space, the buildings within the California State Railroad Museum complex use stimulating exhibits, enthusiastic and knowledgeable docents, and beautifully restored railroad cars and locomotives to illustrate how railroads have shaped people’s lives, the economy, and the unique culture of California and the West.

READING:

The required reading for the month of April is student’s choice and the written response will be a poster illustrating the protagonist and the antagonist, with a memorable quote from each, due Friday, May 1. 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:

This week we Review: Multiplication of Whole Numbers. The test will be on Friday, April 10.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we continue our study of the American Revolution.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 6 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Death, Resurrection and Ascension.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is 1 John 5:12 and the test will be this Friday, April 10. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, punctuation, grammar and scripture reference.

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 5:12

SPELLING: Spelling Lesson 30 words will be tested this Friday, April 10.

Lesson 30

operation
annual
prescription
emergency
thermometer
examination
appointment
disease
insurance
inoperable
routine
epidemic
penicillin
surgery
ambulance

Challenge Words

physician
surgeon
trauma
recuperation
convalescence

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Happy Birthday Hayden Trevino March 2
Happy Birthday Isaiah Garibay March 25
NO SCHOOL – Easter Break: March 30 through April 6
SCHOOL RESUMES – Tuesday, April 7
Happy Birthday Evan Miller April 7
Sacramento Field Trip: April 16
Happy Birthday Paul Cross April 19
Happy Birthday Avery Loefler April 19
Happy Birthday Luke Evans April 20
Spring Open House: May 5
Year-end Convocation/Day of Prayer: May 7
Elementary Drama “The Girl with the Golden Locks:” May 15
Grades 5 and 6 Awards Assembly: May 21 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Half Day/Noon Dismissal: May 21
Swim Party/Last Day of School/Noon Dismissal: May 22

Mr. Miranda April 7PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:34-08:00

April 7, 2015 Mrs. Vander Kooi

EASTER THANK YOU:

Thank you to our room moms and helpers who provided supplies and treats and organized our Easter Party: Ruth Williams, Margo Sue, Dawn Hinton, Charla Hall and Liana Reynoso. We appreciate you!

CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM FIELD TRIP:

Mr. Miranda’s and Mrs. Vander Kooi’s fifth grade classes will visit the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 14. We will leave school at 7:00 AM and tour the museum from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. After eating sack lunches, students will have the opportunity to explore Old Town Sacramento before boarding the bus for home at 2:00 PM. We should return to school about 5:00 PM.We will need parents to chaperone groups of students. Parent-chaperones must pay $9.00 upon entrance to the museum. Teachers will not collect this money ahead of time. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are willing to chaperone and if you want to ride the bus with the students as there is limited room.The California State Railroad Museum is one of Sacramento’s largest and most popular visitor destinations. With over 225,000 square feet of total exhibit space, the buildings within the California State Railroad Museum complex use stimulating exhibits, enthusiastic and knowledgeable docents, and beautifully restored railroad cars and locomotives to illustrate how railroads have shaped people’s lives, the economy, and the unique culture of California and the West.

READING:

HARRIET TUBMAN:

We will continue reading “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” by Ann Petry. This ties in with our Social Studies curriculum.

MATH:

This week we complete Chapter 8: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers. The test will be on Tuesday, April 14.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we continue our study of the American Revolution.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 6 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Death, Resurrection and Ascension.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 5:12

SPELLING: Spelling Lesson 30 words will be tested this Friday, April 10.

Lesson 30

operation
annual
prescription
emergency
thermometer
examination
appointment
disease
insurance
inoperable
routine
epidemic
penicillin
surgery
ambulance

Challenge Words

physician
surgeon
trauma
recuperation
convalescence

DATES TO REMEMBER:

NO SCHOOL – Easter Break: March 30 through April 6
SCHOOL RESUMES – Tuesday, April 7
Happy Birthday Robert Williams: April 6
Sacramento Field Trip: April 14
Spring Open House: May 5
Year-end Convocation/Day of Prayer: May 7
Happy Birthday Dev Gopal: May 13
Elementary Drama “The Girl with the Golden Locks:” May 15
Grades 5 and 6 Awards Assembly: May 21 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Half Day/Noon Dismissal: May 21
Swim Party/Last Day of School/Noon Dismissal: May 22

April 7, 2015 Mrs. Vander KooiPC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:35-08:00

Miss Nolte, March 23rd, 2015

Nolte News

March 23rd, 2015

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No Spelling or Bible Study this week due to our SAT testing.

Easter Party on Friday, March 27th

Miss Nolte, March 23rd, 2015PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:36-08:00

Mrs. Witters March 23, 2015

Dear Parents, March 23, 2015

We will be talking about Easter and it’s meaning this week. Praise God for our school where we can talk freely about Jesus! Our character trait is forgiveness. NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK! READ BOOKS YOU HAVE AT HOME!

This Friday is our Easter Party and Fresno State Farm trip. We are having a picnic and party with our tour. Be at school by 8:00. We will ride the bus. We’ll be back to school by 12:00. DON’T FORGET TO BRING A SACK LUNCH! We will provide an Easter dessert and have an Easter Egg Hunt!!!! Wear your Witters Critters shirt.

Remember Easter vacation begins March 30 and ends April 6. We return to school on TUESDAY, April 7.

Have a wonderful vacation! I’ll miss my Critters!!!!

Bless you,

Mrs. Witters

(OVER)

CALENDAR

March 27 F.S.U Farm Tour and Easter Party – A.M.

Mar. 30-April 6 EASTER VACATION

April 17 Zoo Trip – A.M.

May 5 OPEN HOUSE – 7-8 (Drop in anytime)

May 8 Mother’s Tea Party- 10:30 a.m.

May 19 Graduation – A.M.

May 20 “K” Swim Party and LAST DAY OF “K”

Mrs. Witters March 23, 2015PC Pierce2015-03-19T15:40:10-07:00

Mrs. Tally – March 23, 2015

Dear Families,

Happy Spring to one and all!!! It is beginning to feel like summer, however, is great to see all the flowers blooming and leaves budding on trees that announces Spring.. It is a great reminder of the new life we have in Christ. Just a reminder to send a water bottle with your child as we try and stay hydrated throughout the day.

SAT – We will begin first thing Monday morning, March 23rd with testing. We will test from 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM daily. Please be sure your child is adequately rested and has had a nutritious breakfast. There will be NO parent helpers this week.

EASTER CELEBRATION – We will have a celebration on Friday, March 27th at 12:30 PM. We have all the items needed for the party. All are welcome to attend.

BIBLE – We will finish our Easter unit, studying the death and resurrection of Jesus.

NEATNESS – We continue to focus on making our work neat. I am pointing out to the children samples of neat work. We are doing lots of encouragement in this area. I appreciate your support in this area as we together emphasize how important neat and careful work is. Many thanks!

REPORT CARDS – Report cards will be in the work envelope on Monday, March 23rd.

BOOK BAGS – The books that came home in the book bags on Friday, March 20th will not be due until Friday, April 10th. I will NOT be sending books home on Friday, March 27th. If your child reads through them quickly, they can choose books from home to read during our firs We also will not go to the library on that day, because of our celebration. However, you can send back the library book and a high school TA will pick them up and deliver them to the library.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team B.

POWER GRADE – We are experiencing a great deal of difficulty with Power Grade. That being said, scores may not be entered right away. We are in the process of securing an off campus sight for the server so that it works more efficiently. This should be accomplished by the time we come back in April.

TROOP LALA – You will see a flyer with Lala Brigg’s picture on it announcing “The Walk For A Cure” for Diabetes. If you are free, it would be a great support to the Briggs family and join them at Woodward Park on Sat. March 28th. You will arrive at 9:15 AM and refreshments will be served. Team colors are red, white and blue. All the details are in the flyer.

FIELD TRIPS -We are taking two field trips in the upcoming weeks. The first one will be to Great Harvest Bread Company and Waterhouse Animal Hospital on April 9th. We will leave at 9:30 AM, traveling by bus and return by 1:00 PM. The children will bring a lunch and we will have a picnic in the park behind Waterhouse after we’re done. Our second trip will be our annual trip to Hanford on the train on May 13th. We will leave at 9:15 AM and return by 1:00 PM. We will need drivers to take us to the train station and back from Hanford. After vacation, I will have a sign-up sheet outside my door for that trip.

3-22 – Happy 7th Birthday Braeden Oneida

3-23- 3-27 – SAT 10 Testing

3-30 – 4-6 – Spring Break

4-5 – He Is Risen….HALLELUJAH!!

4-7 – School Resumes

4-10 – Happy 7th Birthday Sydney Hazelton

4-24 – Happy 8th Birthday Joshua Mirea

5 -5 – Spring Open House

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

Bible Verse – March 23-27

He is not here, for He is risen just as He said. Matthew 28:6 15 pts.

I pray you have a wonderful vacation full of rest and relaxation with friends and family as we celebrate our RISEN LORD!!!

Mrs. Tally – March 23, 2015PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:16:36-08:00

Mr. Miranda March 23

SAT 10 TESTING:

Students will be tested in the areas of Language Arts and Math during the mornings this week. It is very important that students be on time each morning, get plenty of rest the night before and eat a healthy breakfast.

CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM FIELD TRIP:

Mr. Miranda’s and Mrs. Vander Kooi’s fifth grade classes will visit the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento on Thursday, April 16. We will leave school at 7:00 AM and tour the museum from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. After eating sack lunches, students will have the opportunity to explore Old Town Sacramento before boarding the bus for home at 2:00 PM. We should return to school about 5:00 PM.

We will need parents to chaperone groups of students. Parent-chaperones must pay $9.00 upon entrance to the museum. Teachers will not collect this money ahead of time. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are willing to chaperone and if you want to ride the bus with the students as there is limited room.

The California State Railroad Museum is one of Sacramento’s largest and most popular visitor destinations. With over 225,000 square feet of total exhibit space, the buildings within the California State Railroad Museum complex use stimulating exhibits, enthusiastic and knowledgeable docents, and beautifully restored railroad cars and locomotives to illustrate how railroads have shaped people’s lives, the economy, and the unique culture of California and the West.

READING:

The required reading for the month of March is autobiography or biography. Students will dress up as their person and give a first person oral report this Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26. Instructions for the oral report and a grading rubric were sent home several weeks ago.

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:

This week we will review concepts from Chapters 1-10.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we begin our study of the American Revolution.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 6 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Death, Resurrection and Ascension.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Colossians 4:5-6 and the test will be this Friday, March 27. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, punctuation, grammar and scripture reference.

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Colossians 4:5-6

SPELLING: Spelling Lesson 29 words will be tested this Friday, March 27.

Lesson 29

circumference
octagon
quartet
interstate
interfere
transfer
universal
multitude
multiple
semiannual
pentagon
binoculars
transparent
monorail
mural

Challenge Words

miscellaneous
jealousy
occasionally
exceptionally
misconception

DATES TO REMEMBER:

SAT 10 Testing: March 23 through March 27
Cal Poly Choir Festival: March 27
NO SCHOOL – Easter Break: March 30 through April 6
SCHOOL RESUMES – Tuesday, April 7
Sacramento Field Trip: April 15
Spring Open House: May 5

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