Dear Parents, 
It is almost time for our annual Fundraising Auction, which is held on Saturday, March 14th in the FCS gym. If you haven’t thought about going, please do! It is so much fun, and such a great time of community for our school! Tickets are available in the Central Office.Each year the classrooms contribute some sort of project or themed basket to the auction. This is an item that will be auctioned off. Our class will be making a basket BBQ theme. Mrs. Brooks sent out an email with information about items we want to include.
Any and all donations are appreciated! Your child will get credit for any donation you bring. We will need all items to be delivered by Wednesday 3/11 at 10:00 am so we can get the baskets assembled. If you have any questions, please contact room mom Amy Brooks or Dawn Thompson.
SPRING PORTRAIT DAY: 
All students will be photographed Tuesday, March 3, with an exciting spring background. No money is needed on picture day. A proof picture and order instructions will be sent home for purchase. A “Retake Day” will not be scheduled.
WRITING:
Congratulations to our Young Author finalists: Selah Obenauf, Paul Cross , and Mason Beal . Their stories will advance to the next judging level with the AP Honors English high school class which will determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The 1st place winners will sign their published stories at a Young Authors table at our spring open house in May.
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 on Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26. Instructions for the oral report and a grading rubric will be sent home this 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:
This week we continue Chapter 9: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
SCIENCE:
This week we conclude our study of the solar system.
BIBLE:
This week we continue Unit 5 Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Ministry.
SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:
The memory verse for this week is Ephesians 2:10 and the test will be this Friday, March 6. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, punctuation, grammar and scripture reference.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
SPELLING: Spelling Lesson 26 words will be tested this Friday, March 6.
Lesson 26
- column
- whether
- banquet
- scissors
- debt
- echo
- phrase
- pneumonia
- castle
- equipment
- wholesale
- knives
- straighten
- receipt
- liquid
Challenge Words
- asteroid
- meteoroid
- galaxy
- universe
- solar system
DATES TO REMEMBER:
- Elementary Spring Pictures: March 3
- End of Third Quarter March 13 – Check Power School for Missing Assignments
- End of 3rd Quarter: March 13
- School Auction/Dinner: March 14
- 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
- School Resumes: April 7
- Spring Open House: May 5