BIBLE
Easter: Christ’s Resurrection
Reference: John 11:25
Bible Verse: Jesus said to her, “I am the Resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies.”
SPELLING WORDS: Lesson 29
Pattern Words: Suffixes -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -y
1. wavy
2. shaky
3. windy
4. lazily
5. quickly
6. mostly
7. friendly
8. suddenly
9. spotless
10. careless
11. penniless
12. beautiful
13. graceful
14. peaceful
15. forgetful
16. darkness
17. happiness
18. fearlessness
High-Frequency Words
19. away
20. soldiers
Challenge Words
* chateau
* M. Theo Kearney
PARENT CORNER
EASTER CELEBRATION
Please note that due to a FCS Track and Field sporting event on Friday, April 11 involving several 3rd grade students, our class Easter Celebration has been changed to Thursday, April 10 from 1:20-2:30 PM. Celebration activities will take place on the athletic field.
Thank you for all the wonderful help in planning and preparing for this special experience for our third graders. We appreciate your thoughtful kindness to our class and an opportunity to fellowship together as we enter the Easter season and celebrate Christ’s Resurrection and our Hope of Glory with Him!!!!
KOPI ON CAMPUS THIS THURSDAY!
This Thursday, April 10, 2014 elementary students have an opportunity to promote FCS for free! Kopi Sotiropulos from KMPH News Channel 26 will be coming to FCS to film the TEN DAY WEATHER FORECAST AND GREAT DAY FACES!!! Students are encouraged to wear FCS spirit wear!
Grades 1-6 will meet Kopi on the athletic field bleachers at 11:00 AM. Kopi will do the TEN DAY WEATHER FORECAST first. Students will sit by class. It is recommended that classes arrive early at 10:50 AM. After the forecast, Kopi would like each class to gather on the grass in their own group and he will film the GREAT DAY FACES in class order. This event will last 30 minutes from start to finish and students will be released back to class at 11:30 AM.
At 11:30 AM Kopi will then do a 30 minute weather presentation for the 2nd & 3rd graders in Mrs. Fraser’s classroom.
LOST AND FOUND
Before you go home for Easter vacation, be sure and check the Lost and Found up in the hallway of Building 5. We have a LOT of unclaimed clothes, umbrellas, lunch boxes, backpacks, etc. Any items left on Friday, April 11th will be donated to charity.
MATH
There will be a math test on Wednesday, April 9 over Chapter 7 Geometry and Measurement. A pre-test will be sent home as homework to review concepts covered.
We will begin Chapter 8 and learn more about division of whole numbers. You can expect to see work that provides practice with dividing 2-digit numbers by 2, 5, 3, and 4 and with finding unit cost.
Math Vocabulary Words:
Dividend – The number that is divided in a division problem
Divisor – The number by which a number is divided in a division problem
Unit Cost – The price of one item
During this chapter, students should continue to memorize basic multiplication and division facts.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
I am writing to remind you that Fresno Christian families are NOT allowed to use the Kid’s Inc drop-off area. FCS families are NOT to enter the campus from Fir Ave. FCS families must enter from Alluvial or Cedar Ave., by the FCS tennis courts. The busses for Kid’s Inc. must be able to come and go without interference from FCS families. We share this campus with Kid’s Inc., Peoples Church Pre-School, as well as a variety of other Peoples Church programs. It is critical that we ALL use the facility as directed. Please see the attached map and make sure that you follow the correct procedures.
Sincerely,
Todd Bennett, Principal
ELEMENTARY TALENT SHOW NIGHT AND DESSERT
The PTF and Mr. Bennett are looking for children to participate in the talent show on Friday, April 25, 2014 from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Student Activity Center, formerly known as Ground Zero. We are expecting to enjoy a wonderful evening of talent: singers, dancers, poets, instrumentalists, and actors! Be creative and have fun. 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 Indian, 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 Club
Students 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.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
APRIL
Tuesday, April 8 – Easter Chapel
Thursday, April 10 – KOPI’S TEN DAY WEATHER FORECAST AND GREAT DAY FACES!
Thursday, April 10 – Easter Celebration – 1:20 PM
April 14-21 – Easter Vacation – His is Risen!
SATURDAY, APRIL 19 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUBREY GRAHAM!
SUNDAY, APRIL 20 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY MAGULAS!
Tuesday, April 22 – Resume School
Friday, April 25 – PTF Talent Show
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB NIDEVER!
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD WILLIAMS!
MAY
Thursday, May 1 – Year End Convocation 8:00 AM
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 – Class Swim Party @ Micah Friesen’s House 10:00-1:00 PM
FRIDAY, MAY 23 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! / HALF DAY RELEASE @ 12:00 PM
SUMMER VACATION BEGINS!!!!!!!
