CHARACTER TRAIT:  Humility  

Reference:  Philippians 2:3

Bible Verse:  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

Definition:  Allowing God His rightful place at the center of my life and giving Him the glory of praise I might receive  

Opposite:  Pride or self-importance

SPELLING

LESSON 19  Pattern Words:   R-Controlled Vowels

1.  yours

2.  share

3.  warm

4.  worry

5.  fourth

6.  course

7.  report

8.  corner

9.  before

10.  depart

11.  storms

12.  careful

13.  worker

14.   market

15.  warning

16.  shortest

17.  seashore

18.  forgotten

High-Frequency Words

19.  noisy

20.  mountain

Challenge Words

*  vitamins

*  minerals

PARENT CORNER

 STATE OF THE SCHOOL ADDRESS
 Superintendent Debbie Siebert will hold the fifth annual State of the School Address on January 27th at 7:00 PM in the GL Johnson Chapel.   As a school community it is beneficial for everyone involved to have a clear understanding of how well we are meeting the mission of Fresno Christian Schools.  Along with reporting on  the school program Mrs. Siebert will present information regarding the financial picture of our school.  As we work together to strengthen Fresno Christian the more information we have about all aspects of the program the more effective our unified efforts will be.
POETRY CLASS SPEECH MEET

Third graders are enjoying the experience of sharing their poems in class.   They are all doing a great job!  By now all students should have their poems memorized and should be putting on their finishing touches with hand motions, facial expressions, or gestures.  We will be practicing our poems in class for Friday’s class speech meet on January 24th.

We will choose our classroom participants for Peach Blossom Assembly on Friday, Jan. 24th.  No parents will attend on  this day, but are welcome on the January 27th Assembly.   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 Oral Interpretation Assembly, Monday. Jan. 27th at 12:30 PM in the North Lobby Chapel.  This is where we have Worship on Mondays and Chapel on Tuesdays.

WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATES FUNDRAISER

 The children are doing a wonderful job selling chocolates!! Check out  your World’s Finest Chocolate boxes  from now until January 31st. 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).

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 red Homework Folder attached to the newsletter  on Monday, Jan. 27th.  Please sign and return by Friday, Jan. 31st.  If you need to change your time, please call Mrs. Roberts at 299 1695, ext. 103.

KID’S CLUB

Attention Parents! Kids’ Clubs are fun lunchtime activities led by parent volunteers.  PTF is looking for volunteers to lead a club or help lead a club during the spring season.  New this school year, sweet treats for the classroom with the most parent volunteers in Kids’ Clubs!  Please contact PTF Kid’s Club coordinator, Jennifer Dansby, at
681-4605 or jenniferdansby@sbcglobal.net, if you have questions or would like to volunteer.  Volunteer sign-ups are due by Friday, January 24th.  THANK YO SO MUCH!

VALENTINE’S PARTY

 We will celebrate on Friday, Feb. 14th.  Our party will be from 1:20 – 2:40. The children will exchange valentines with one another. Please be sure  your child brings a valentine for everybody. 

BIBLE

This week the story of Genesis shifts to Joseph in Chapter 37.  Running through the Joseph stories is one theme:  the mystery of God’s providence.  The stories our third graders will study show God working out his purposes in spite of and through human evil.  Genesis 37 identifies Joseph as his father’s chosen and the one to whom God gave a dream.  This week we will study the story of how Joseph is despised by his brothers and sold into slavery and eventually finds himself in Potiphar’s house, an Egyptian official.  We will learn about Joseph’s God-given ability to interpret dreams.

READING

This week in reading we will focus on story structure including the main characters, setting, and problem.  We will also focus on the comprehension skills of determining facts and opinions along with developing key vocabulary words.

MULTIPLICATION FACTS

Check to see how your child is doing in short timed tests of factor facts.  Practice daily.  Students must pass 36 problems with 100% accuracy in 3 minutes before advancing to the next level to receive a “Congratulations!’ certificate.  This week will study the Factor Family of 3:

3 x 0 = 0

3 x 1 = 3

3 x 2 = 6

3 x 3 = 9

3 x 4 = 12

3 x 5 = 15

3 x 6 = 18

3 x 7 = 21

3 x 8 = 24

3 x 9 = 27

3 x 10 = 30

A copy of the multiplication chart will to attached to the newsletter to help students study their facts at home.

HEALTH/SCIENCE

We have been studying about “Shaping Up My Choices” and Food Group Finds.  Students have a Family Homework assignment along with the weekly math homework.  Look for the Lesson 2 “My Dinner Foods” in your RED FOLDER.  Complete the student activity and family activity together and return in your RED FOLDER this Thursday, January 23.  

In class, students will work together in 6 teams assigned to make a poster of assigned food groups Thursday this week.  If you would like to donate 6 poster boards, we will need 1 in each of the following colors: blue, green, red, orange, purple, and pink.  You may email me on Tuesday or Wednesday if you can help with these items.  Thank you so much!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

JANUARY

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY CYMBRIE STEELE!

Friday, January 24 – Class Oral Interpretation Speech Meet

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR BECKWORTH!

Monday, January 27 – FCS State of the School Address in G.L. Johnson Chapel  7:00-8:30  PM

FEBRUARY

February 3-7 – Parent Teacher Conferences / Early Dismissal at 12:00 PM

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SETH RADKE!

Monday, February 10 – No School / Lincoln’s Birthday

Friday, February 14 – Happy Valentine’s Day! / Party 1:20-2:40 PM

Monday, February 17 – No School / Washington’s Birthday

Wednesday, February 26 – Staff In-Service / 12:00 PM Dismissal