Dear Families,
I trust you enjoyed a great three day weekend. This week we gear up for our Peach Blossom poems. We will be practicing at school in preparation for Friday when the classroom participants will be chosen. This is always enjoyed by the children.
LANGUAGE ARTS – We are making great progress with our Reading skills and some groups are moving very quickly through curriculum.. We will be working out of our Anthology book as well as leveled readers. The children acquire vocabulary very fast now so just a little 
review at home will be necessary. There will now be assignments out of this book as well as vocabulary. These will be in the work envelope each Monday. We also are working on the theme comprehension and soon to be comprehension from their anthology book. WRITING – We are focusing on writing a narrative about oneself. They LOVE to write about themselves!!! We are starting to incorporate “dress up” words, or better known as adjectives in our piece. We will learn this week what an adjective is and when you use it. We have covered noun and verbs up to this point.
MATH – We are working on Number patterns to 100. This is the foundation for regrouping in 2nd Grade. We talk about the last number on the right is the one’s column and the next column is the ten’s column. It is beginning to make sense to them. Each column has its value. Remember to faithfully do a 4 minute math drills at home.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -We continue on Families Now and Long Ago. Beginning this quarter, there will be an assessment at the end of each chapter. A chapter review will go home about a week before the test. We will also review at school. This will begin to prepare them for 2nd grade Social Science where grades are given for tests.
BIBLE – We will be finish up Samson, learning how God used him in spite of his sins.
SCIENCE – We will continue our unit on Weather and Seasons and Health and Nutrition. We are studying the four food groups and what constitutes healthy eating.Please send magazines, (if you have any to spare) so the kids can cut out pictures and put them in the correct food category.
Dr. Rylander has graciously offered to come and share about her work as a Primary Care Physician on Tuesday, Jan. 26th. We would welcome anyone else who would like to share. Please send magazines, (if you have any to spare) so the kids can cut out pictures and put them in the correct food category.
LEARNING RESPONSIBILITY – We have had many forgetting work envelopes and book bags, which are due every Friday. We have spent a great deal of time talking about this and coming up with ways to help us become more responsible. Again, this is to help prepare them for the higher grades where a lower score may be given for a late assignment. Any support you can give in this area would be greatly appreciated. Getting prepared for the things that are due Friday should be part of your child’s routine.
WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATES FUNDRAISER – The children are doing a wonderful job selling chocolates!! Check out your World’s Finest Chocolate boxes.All money is due on Friday, January 30th. Please turn in your money in the envelopes enclosed in your boxes to the campus secretary, Mrs. Roberts, not your teachers, (student’s name and teacher need to be written on them).
POETRY CLASS SPEECH MEET – First graders are enjoying the experience of sharing their poems in class. They are all doing a great job! All students should have their poems memorized by Thursday and should be putting on their finishing touches with hand motions, facial expressions, or gestures.Classroom participants will be selected for on Friday, Jan. 23rd. No parents will attend on this day. Keep practicing at home, as there are only a few days left before our classroom participants are chosen.
PEACH BLOSSOM ASSEMBLY – Parents are invited to the Finalist Round of the Peach Blossom Assembly, Monday. Jan. 26th at 12:30 PM in the North Lobby Chapel.
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES – Elementary conferences are scheduled for the week of Feb. 3-7. School is dismissed at 12:00 PM each day during that week. Your scheduled appointment time will be included in your child’s Work Envelope on Tuesday, Jan. 20th. Please sign and return by Friday, Jan. 30th. If you need to change your time, please call Mrs. Roberts at 299 1695, ext. 103.
KID’S CLUB – Parent volunteers are needed to lead Kids’ Clubs this spring. Kids’ Clubs are fun activities like arts & crafts, sports and games, and food creations that the kids participate in during the second half of lunch recess. PST is looking for parents who want to volunteer 25 minutes of their time to lead a club this spring. We’ll give you an idea if you don’t have one and even supply the materials. You don’t need to be crafty or have teaching experience, just a desire to spend a little time with children. A flyer will be coming home with your child this week. Flyers are due back by Friday, January 23rd. Please contact PST’s Kids’ Club Coordinator, Jennifer Dansby, at 681-4605 or jenniferdansby@sbcglobal.net.
SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team A
WINTER CALENDAR
1-21 – Happy 7th Birthday Brody Escobar
1-22 – Happy 7th Birthday Austin Kinzle
1-24- Classroom Peach Blossom Presentations
1-26 – Peach Blossom Assembly – 12:30 PM – North Lobby Chapel ( All Invited)
2-2 – 2-6 – Parent Teacher Conferences -School dismissed at 12:00 PM
2-9 – Lincoln’s Birthday – No School
2-12 – Happy 7th Birthday James Emerian
2-13- Happy Valentine’s Day!! Party 1:00 – 2:40 PM
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
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 – Jan. 20-23
Help me to do your will, for you are my God. Lead me in good paths Psalm 143:10 16 pts.
Spelling – Jan. 20-23 – Lesson 22
be
me
we
see
seed
feel
meat
meet
weak
week
come
other
January