CHARACTER TRAIT: Purity
Reference: I Timothy 4:12
Bible 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 WORDS: LESSON 31
Pattern Words-Plural Nouns
1. mice
2. sheep
3. knives
4. geese
5. moose
6. shelves
7. heroes
8. glasses
9. indexes
10. pennies
11. women
12. rockets
13. waltzes
14. brushes
15. galaxies
16. switches
17. potatoes
18. telescopes
High-Frequency Words
19. chapel
20. famous
Challenge Words
*division
*multiplication
PARENT CORNER
EASTER WELCOME BACK!
I pray you had a wonderful Easter vacation together as a family celebrating Christ’s Resurrection. The stone was rolled away and we can live eternally with Jesus forever!! In Chapel this Tuesday morning, April 22 at 8:05 AM our third grade class will share some Easter Resurrection songs we have been learning this spring with elementary students in the North Lobby Chapel.
Andi Bull, Zoe’s mom, will be coming to share as our guest speaker. There will also be a special prayer time for Micah Friesen and his family as we approach Micah’s surgery on May 16. You received a beautiful email from Kori about Micah’s journey and we invite you to join the FCS family in prayer as we lift their family up to our Heavenly Father.
COKE HALLOWELL CENTER FOR RIVER STUDIES FIELD TRIP
We have a wonderful surprise in store! The Fresno Philharmonic Youth Concert was not offered as planned this year as scheduled. So instead, we will be taking a field trip adventure to the Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies on the San Joaquin River Friday, May 2, 2014. 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 history of water in 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, May 2 and return at 1:00 PM. Travel will be by carpool. If you would like to serve as a carpooling chaperone, please fill out the form which will go home on Wednesday, April 23 and return it no later than FRIDAY, APRIL 25. If you prefer, you may email me at cfraser@fresnochristian.com. Please let me know the number of students you can transport. Also, check the guidelines for driver verification on our school website and make sure your information is current. Thank you so much!!
PTF POPCORN FUNDRAISER
The Cornology Popcorn orders for our Spring Fundraiser will be delivered to students in our classrooms on Wednesday, April 23. Students will bring them home with them tomorrow for delivery to customers who ordered. Thank you so very much for participating in helping FCS!!!
BMX SHOW
As a school reward for the outstanding participation in the FCS fundraisers this year, all elementary students will be invited to the BMX Show this Thursday, April 24 from 10:30-11:30 AM on the front parking lot of Peoples Church Campus. Parents are invited to join us if you would like.
BIBLE
We are concluding Unit 4 The Exodus with the Passover, Exodus, and Israel’s Celebration. We will begin our journey booklets entitled “The Journey From Egypt to Canaan.” We will study how God brings the Israelites out of slavery into the wilderness wanderings where He teaches them about justice, forgiveness, trusting, love, and compassion throughout their grumblings and complaining at Mount Sinai. We will learn how God gives His people the Ten Commandments as laws to guide them and lead them through the desert. We will learn how God gives us the Ten Commandments to help us grow spiritually.
LAST SCHOLASTIC ONLINE BOOK ORDER
Today you will find the May Scholastic Book Order in your child’s GREEN Homework Folder. This will be our last book order for the school year. Included are 3 choices including: May 2014 Lucky/ More Choice for Elementary Grades, May 2014 Lucky Scholastic Reading Club for Third Graders, and May 2014 Camp Read-A-Lot for Grades 3-6.
You can also browse an expanded collection of carefully selected titles for your child online. When you place your order online, you’ll help earn FREE books for our class! It’s fast and easy. Register at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. Use our one-time Class Activation Code when you register: L9NJ4 Submit your online order to me. Your checkout is secure and you pay with a credit or debit card. The deadline for May orders will be Friday, May 10. (Online orders only). I will submit orders that day at 3:30 PM and they will arrive the following Friday, May 16.
LANGUAGE ARTS
This week we will continue our study of pronouns including subject nouns, object nouns, possessive nouns, and noun pronoun agreement. We will also be writing our final drafts of our short Fresno History Pioneer Reports for our Fresno History Boards. After Open House, we will focus on the 5 elements of letter writing. Students need to faithfully continue reading their Scholastic Red Star Books for weekly computer quizzes. A minimum of 1 Reading Counts quiz is required per week with opportunities on Wednesdays and Fridays to take quizzes in Computer Lab. Students may also take quizzes at home with adult supervision.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We are preparing our Fresno History Boards for Open House in class. They include famous Fresno pioneer leaders including Martin Theo Kearney, Dr. Richard Meux, George Roeding, and Dr. Chester Rowell as well as landmarks and symbols of Fresno. We wish to personalize our boards. Students may bring a 4″ x 6″ (or smaller) picture of themselves in and around Fresno possibly at a field trip or another place of interest. For example, it could be a photo with an activity such as visiting “The Big Fresno Fair” and panning for gold or in the Fresno Fort. It might be your child at the Meux Home Museum or at one of the landmarks on the Historic Walking Tour of Fresno. We are writing our final draft short reports this week and will be getting ready to assemble our shared boards. So think about a small touch you might like to add whether it is a postcard or item to add to make it extra fun and special. These are due on Friday, April 25.
MATH
This week we dive into division concepts and will discover how multiplication and division are related. We will divide by 2, 5, and learn division rules. Continue to practice your multiplication facts along with addition and subtraction facts.
SCIENCE
As we continue to learn about the early beginnings of Fresno up near Millerton (once a boomtown for the during the Gold Rush of 1849), we are also learning about Life on the San Joaquin River and the critters that inhabit our local area.
After Open House, we will learn about electrical safety outdoors including: electricity from power lines, looking for hazards, and safe places to play.
ELEMENTARY TALENT SHOW NIGHT AND DESSERT
We are expecting to enjoy a wonderful evening of talent this coming Friday, April 25 from 7:00-8:00 PM. There will be singers, dancers, poets, instrumentalists, and actors! Throughout the evening we will partake of the rich variety of special desserts provided by FCS families. Admission for the evening will be a donation of your family’s favorite cookies (only cookies please.) We ask that you guide your child as they plan their presentation. Children need to be sure that their selections are suitable for an audience of Christian parents and children. A PTF Talent Show sign-up form was sent home on Thursday, April 3 and is due by Tuesday, April 22.
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. We will begin in our classroom and then head out to the Chapel of People’s Church for 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 that evening. Students may come dressed in any of the following ways: Yokut Native American, fur trapper, gold miner Fresno pioneer, cowboy, or cowgirl.
END OF THE YEAR LIBRARY SCHEDULE
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 CLASS REWARDS
At Back to School night I addressed our class Math & Reading Counts Goals. They were as follows: ICE CREAM PARTY- Student must earn 100 points for Reading Counts OR master their Grade Level 4×4 Math facts. PIZZA PARTY- Students must earn 500 points for Reading Counts OR become a Lifetime Member in our 4x 4 Math ClubStudents have until Friday, May 9th to complete these goals.
END OF THE 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. Thursday, May 1st is the National Day of Prayer and our School Community Council believes that would be the perfect day to come together as an entire school. 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’s 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 AM. 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 child 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.
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 in May. Please contact Patty Steele and Emily Phillips if you would like to help with food or activities.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
APRIL
Thursday, April 24 – BMX Show
Friday, April 25 – PTF Talent Show 7:00-8:00 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB NIDEVER!
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD WILLIAMS!
MAY
Thursday, May 1 – Year End Convocation 8:00 AM
Friday, May 2 – Coke Hallowell Center River Studies Field Trip
Tuesday, May 6 – Open House at People’s Campus & Fine Arts Festival 6:30-9:00 PM
Wednesday, May 7 – Teacher In-Service – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 10 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SACARI BROOKS!
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!!!!!!!
