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