Dear Families,
I trust you had a wonderful three day weekend spending time with friends and family. After this week we will be back to the five day school week!!!! We are certainly on the down hill slope of first grade. It hardly seems possible that this much time has gone by, but as the saying goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun”, and having fun we ARE!!!
THANK YOU – Our staff luncheon was delicious. Thanks to all who participated in providing the meal. You have blessed us so richly and we are grateful. We had a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Our party was lots of fun and the children loved looking at their valentines as well as the hearts with sweet messages from their classmates. Thank you for all who sent goodies for our celebration and our room moms who did all the preparation work
HELP – This is a request to all who have taken pictures of our class this year.I would appreciate it if you could put them on a CD and send it to school or just email them to bwarkentin@fresnochristian.com This would include all our field trips, as well as the Thanksgiving and Christmas programs and parties. We are in need of pictures for our Yearbook, which is prepared online. Many thanks!
LANGUAGE ARTS – As you read with your child, ask them what is happening at the beginning, middle and the end of the story, as well as the characters, setting, problem and solution in their stories. We will be doing comprehension questions with our study of George Washington, looking for details in our text.
BIBLE – We will be studying Saul.
MATH – We continue with our chapter on money. This is still very challenging for some children. Please continue counting change at home and practice counting by 5’s, 10’s and counting by 10’s starting at 5. We will have our test on this chapter on Wed. Feb. 25th. The chapter review will come home on Wed. Feb. 18th. and will be due on the day of the test.
FIVE – A DAY – We will begin reviewing Math and Language skills in a booklet called Five -A- Day. There are five problems in both Math and Language for each day of the week. These are done independently. The children will circle in red the ones they miss and correct them. We discuss these together as a class to make our corrections. Please note the kinds of mistakes your child is making as this will be beneficial to you as you work with them. You will see the first Five-A Day in the envelopes on Feb.24th.
SOCIAL SCIENCE – We are learning what country we live in, the state, the city, as well as the seven continents. We will begin Chapter 2 in Social Science entitled “Where People Live”. We will also focus on the contributions of George Washington.
HEALTH – February is Dental Health month. We will do a unit on”The Care of Our Teeth,” beginning Feb.17th
TALENT SHOW – Our annual FCS Elementary Talent Show will be Fri., Feb. 20th. If your child is interested, please fill out the lavender form that came home last week. If you need a new form, please check with Mrs. Roberts. This is always a very fun evening.
McTEACHER’S NIGHT– Thursday, February 26th from 4:30 – 8:00pm we will be hosting a McTeacher’s Night Fellowship FUNdinner to, (first and foremost) gather together for fellowship and also raise money for our school. This night has raised around $800 for us in the past. The students LOVE to see our faculty AND staff in the real world…won’t you please come and support this event?
PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING – Mrs. Whipple has begun preparing our First Graders for the Physical Fitness Testing which is in March. Please remember to wear tennis shoes each Monday to avoid any injuries. Thanks!
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. Our class will be doing a basket and you will be hearing from the room moms what items will be needed for that. 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 14th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.
SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team A.
FEBRUARY CALENDAR
2-16 – President’s Day – No School
2-20 – Happy 7th Birthday Lincoln Williams
2-20 – PST Elementary Talent Show
2-26 – Happy 7th Birthday Jordyn DeGroot
2-26 – McTeachers Night at McDonald’s 4:30 PM – 8PM Cedar and Herndon
3-3 – Elementary Spring Pictures
3-22 – Happy 7th Birthday Braeden Oneida
3-23- 3-27 – SAT Testing
3-30 – 4-6 – Spring Break
4-5 – He Is Risen….HALLELUJAH!!
4-7 – School Resumes
Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear your favorite FCS shirt.
Bible Verse – Feb. 17-21
For the Lord is my fort where I can enter and be safe. Psalm 18:2 15 pts.
Spelling – Feb. 17-21 – Lesson 26
frame
green
brown
dry
prize
trust
dress
crops
trees
pray
from
two
what