Mrs. Fraser, September 8, 2014

CHARACTER TRAIT: Orderliness

Reference:  I Corinthians 14:40

Bible Verse:  But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

Definition:  Everything in its place

Opposite:  Disorder, confusion, or lack of restraint

SPELLING WORDS:

Lesson 5  Long i:  i, ie, igh, i_e, uy, y

1.  fright

2.  shine

3.  childhood

4.  buying

5.  tiny

6.  tried

7.  blind

8.  reply

9.  skyline

10.  mighty

11.  lies

12.  apply

13.  nearby

14.  tired

15.  bicycles

16.  brighter

17.  lives

18.  pliers

High-Frequency Words

19.  shoes

20.  very

Challenge Words

*California

*Yosemite

PARENT CORNER

SCHOOL PORTRAIT DAY!

Don’t forget that tomorrow is School Picture Day!  Remember to bring your package with payment TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH!!

PARENT CONFERENCES

Next week we begin Parent-teacher conferences from September 15-19 with minimum release days Monday through Friday at 12:00 PM.  Please contact Kerry Roberts in the office to reschedule if the time allotted to you is inconvenient.

BIBLE

We begin Unit 2 Abraham and Isaac.  We will study about how Abram obeyed when God called him to  leave Haran.  Highlights will include God’s Promise to Abram, Abram and Sarai in Egypt, Lot’s Choice, The Story of Hagar and Ishmael, God’s Covenant with Abraham, Sodom and Gomorrah, Isaac, Child of Promise, Abraham’s Testing, Isaac Marries Rebekah, and Isaac and Abimelech.

MATH

We will spending the next few weeks learning to add and subtract greater numbers.  We will also round numbers to estimate sums and differences.  You can expect to see work that provides practice in adding and subtracting numbers with up to four digits, using regrouping (or borrowing).  We will also learn to  subtract across zeros.  During Chapter 3 students should work diligently to memorize basic addition and subtraction facts.

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week we complete Chapter 1 ending with California’s regions.  We move on to Chapter 2 People and Their Environment.  We will study about our many natural resources, our changing environment, and caring for our resources.

SCIENCE

In science we continue our study of animal habitats.  We have visited the deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and the rain forest while exploring God’s creatures adapting to their environment.  This week we will discover some of the driest regions on Earth in the desert habitat.  We will learn how animals and plants adapt to little rainfall and extremes in temperature.  We will learn how animals find food, water, and shelter.  We will discover how rainfall and differences in temperature between day and night affect life in the desert.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION 

This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser.  Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school.  As an incentive we will be having a class contest.  The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize”.  We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com.

Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops to your teacher or school office.

You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com.

Thank you for your support.

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday, September 9 – Elementary Pictures

Thursday, September 11 – Fall Fundraiser Ends

Saturday, September 13 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANJAY STEPHEN!

September 15-19 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (Dismissal at 12 Noon)

Tuesday, September 23 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY KALEB MARQUEZ!

Tuesday, September 25 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALLORY LOEFFLER!

Saturday, September 27 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAIGE DEFFENBACHER!

Tuesday, September 30 – Scholastic Book Club Online Orders Due

OCTOBER

Thursday, October 2 – Fancy Folder Fiction Book Reports Due