Dear Families,
As we move into this very special season of the year, I trust you and your family will make many memories as we thank God for His many blessings. Our focus at school will be one of gratitude and thankfulness. His mercies are new every morning!!!
Language Arts – We continue to work on inferential comprehension at school and trust you are doing the same at home as you read with your child. We are also reviewing the problem and the solution in the story. Writing – We will be working on a Narrative about a personal experience with a beginning, middle and end. They will learn the words to use when sequencing a writing piece. Benchmark assessments for this prompt will be in December.
Math –. Our chapter review came home last Wednesday and is due Wed. Oct. 30th. We will have our chapter test on that day as well. After our test we we will begin Chapter 6 which is subtraction with regrouping. This will definitely stretch them, however, this is a foundational, important skill. Please continue being faithful in doing a 4 minute Math Drill each night.
Social Science – We have finished “Our Resources” and will do a group project for the assessment and will not have the “traditional” test for this chapter. Our next chapter will be “Governing The People”.
Bible – We will be studying the Ten Commandments..
Thanksgiving Unit– We have many activities planned for this unit of study. We will be learning about immigrants in Social Science and the contributions they have made to America. Among the immigrants we will study are the Pilgrims who sailed from England. We will culminate our studies with a Thanksgiving Program with the Kindergartners. First Graders are the Pilgrims and the Kindergartners are the Indians. Second Graders will be Americans. They should wear red, white or blue. If you do not have these clothing items, please do not go out and buy anything. Just wear the closest thing you have. It will be fine. The program will be on Tuesday, November 26th at 11:00 A.M. The location has not been determined, however, it will be somewhere on People’s Campus!!! If you know your child will not be here for the program, please let me know, as that will be helpful in our preparation. Thanks!
Thanksgiving Celebration– Our Thanksgiving Blessing afternoon is Monday, November 25th. We will start with a Thanksgiving Feast at lunch time in our room. After lunch and recess we will be making a “Blessing Mix”, doing a craft and having dessert. The festivities will begin at 11:15 A.M. There will be a sign-up on the door on Nov. 4th for the needed items for our meal. It should be a wonderful time! Many Thanks!
Absences – As we move into the Holiday Season, please e-mail any dates your child may be gone . I know several are taking vacations and I want to be sure your child has everything that is needed to keep up while he/she is gone.
Book Report – Your child will begin reading a mystery book for the next book project. The book should be at least 80-100 pages. The rubric came home in the Homework folder on Fri. Oct. 25th. If you are not sure if the length is ok, just bring it in and I will take a look, but I will be flexible if need be, if it is a mystery your child really likes. I will have some available at school if you don’t have one in mind or don’t want to go to the library. This project will be due on Fri. Nov. 22nd. Please let me know when your child is ready for the folder. There will NOT be a book project for December. Don’t cry to hard!!!!! Our genre for January will be Poetry.
Show and Tell – This week is Team A. Your child can bring something to share two times during the week. If a child has not completed work for that day, show and tell is forfeited.
Book – It Program – October’s Book- It is due on November 1st. The Book-It form for November is due on December 2nd. Twelve entries will earn a pizza certificate.
Operation Christmas Child – Shoeboxes are due November 7th. Please consider taking the opportunity to show your child the true spirit of giving at Christmas. Pack a shoe box with your child to send to needy children throughout the world. The children have lists of the suggested items, many of which can be purchased at a dollar store or at reasonable prices. Please be sure to put in only brand new items and include small toys ( no weapons), school supplies, stuffed animals and hygiene items. Most important is to pray over the box and for the child who will receive it. For more suggestions or to download a new form to go with the box, go to samaritanspurse.org. Also, include $7 in an envelope for shipping and handling. Our classroom goal is 50 boxes!!!
PTF Reward – Our class was the highest selling class for the fundraiser. Our reward will be a movie and popcorn bar with other treats as well. This will take place on October 31st. Please sign and return the permission slip from PTF for your child to watch the movie Croods. This permission slip was in the Work Envelope last Monday. If you have misplaced the paper you can just write it out on your own paper, sign and return it. It should be a great afternoon.
FRESNO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS MARCHES IN THE VETERAN’S PARADE!
10-31 – Reward Movie and Popcorn Party
11-5 – Happy 8th Birthday William Serimian
11-6 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
11-7 – Operation Christmas Child boxes due
11-11 – Veteran’s Day – No School
11-12 – Happy 8th Birthday McKenzie Sue
11-16 – Happy 8th Birthday Jana Williams
11-17 – Happy 8th Birthday Bella Beal
11-27-29 – Happy Thanksgiving – No School
12-11 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
12-11 – Christmas Program – 5:30 PM – FCS Gym
12-13 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
12-13 -End of Quarter 2.
12-13 – Happy 8th Birthday Justus Rocha
12-16 – 1-3 – Christmas Vacation
12-25 – Happy 8th Birthday Cyriche Zarandin
12-29 – Happy 8th Birthday Adrianne Paderna
1-5 – Happy 8th Birthday Tryphena Gunawan
1-6 – School Resumes – Happy New Year!!
1-7 – Happy 8th Birthday Caleb Mynderup
Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear your favorite FCS shirt.
