Dear Parents and Students,
It is hard to believe that we have entered into the month of November. As the cold weather sets in, I pray that our hearts will be warmed with peace from our Lord and Savior.
Please mark your calendar:
FRESNO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS MARCHES IN THE VETS PARADE:
Do you want to join a “ONE SHOT” opportunity to REP FCS in the biggest parade west of the Mississippi? One practice qualifies you to march with our percussion line and colorguard flag team. The practice is on Tuesday, November 5th from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. by the FCS gym. The parade steps off in downtown Fresno on November 11th. Busses will transport all FCS participants and adult sponsors. Sign up by November 1st in the office so we know how to plan.
PTF has scheduled a Fundraiser dinner at Sweet Tomatoes for November 18th, from 4-8. Hope to see you there!
UPCOMING K-12 SERVICE PROJECT:
Together We CAN Food Drive: Once again (over the last 10 years; previously called Red Buckets) we have the privilege to help the families of Pinedale this Holiday season! We will be collecting canned foods Nov. 12th thru Dec. 6th to distribute through the Pinedale Book Buddies program. Our students are already volunteering as Book Buddies at Pinedale elementary school and we would like to continue our support for their programs. Our delivery this year will help families by providing food for Christmas.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD IS DUE THIS WEEK:
Thank you to all who have donated a shoe box to bless a child with God’s unconditional love. Please know that this is the last week to put together an Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box. If you still desire to send one to school, please do so on or before Thursday.
FRESNO CHRISTIAN MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTS:
“A Candlelight Christmas”
Kindergarten through Fourth Grades
Elementary Choir
Junior High Choir
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
5:30 pm
Fresno Christian Gym
WRITING:
Students will be given several topics during this 2nd quarter and taught how to write a persuasive response with reasons and examples.
READING:
We will continue the teacher read aloud of the historical literature of The Cay. This novel takes place during World War II. A young boy is shipwrecked with an islander. The story unfolds as we learn the character of this island man named Timothy. He has a heart like Jesus. This story will touch the heart of all students.
LITERATURE CIRCLES:
Students are studying novels in groups and discussing the novels by use response activities.
MATH:
Students have started a unit on fractions. Sixth grade will perform a quick review and proceed into rational numbers, unit 6 in our 6th grade math text. Fifth grade will have an opportunity to learn some of the concepts. We will have a quiz on Wednesday covering the concepts taught last week:
5th-add/subtract fractions with unlike denominators and simplify
6th-add/subtract fractions review, compare/order decimals and fractions.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we travel back in time to Ancient Egypt. We will begin studies of The Hebrews using the Hartcourt Mifflin educational expository text. This week we will start a History Book. Each student will receive a rubric with nine assignments. We will work on these assignments in class and they may work on these outside of class. Our estimated time of completion is Nov. 15th.
BIBLE:
BIBLE MEMORY VERSE: Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Students will begin to study the four gospels: Matthew, Mark. Luke, John
In this study, we will learn about the life of Jesus.
SPELLING: Lesson 12
Lesson 12
- picnicking
- frolicking
- coasting
- wondered
- filtered
- appeared
- steering
- referred
- panicked
- mimicking
- squirting
- finished
- offered
- watered
- occurred
- printing
- touching
- delivered
- preferred
- transferred
Vocabulary: de- down, out
- decay
- decline
- decode
- decrease
- deduct
- dejected
- depress
- deport
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Nov. 6-Teacher Inservice 1/2 day
Nov. 11-Veterans Day, No School