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Mrs. Tally – December 9, 2013

Dear Families,

The children have been enjoying our Christmas devotions and studying the reason for the season…..JESUS!!!

It has been a whirlwind since we came back from Thanksgiving vacation with benchmarks and all. We will NOT be using parent helpers this week during our Reading or Math times. We are busily working on our parent gifts.

TOGETHER WE CAN – Thank you for all who have given to our food drive for the Pinedale community. It has been wonderful to see the buckets fill up, knowing we are helping those in need, all in the name of JESUS!

STEPHEN CARE HOMES – Our class will be going to the Stephen Care Homes to sing for the residents there. We went last year in the Spring and it was a special blessing to them. The date is Wed. Dec. 11th. Before we leave at 8:30 AM we will be having a Belgium Waffle Breakfast. Your child will not need to eat breakfast that morning at home. Everything will be provided. We should be back to our campus by 11:00 AM and we will be going directly to dress-rehearsal for our Christmas Program that night. Please do NOT plan on taking your child after caroling. Everyone needs to return to People’s Campus. We will be taking carpools. Please return the carpool permission slip that came home last week if you have not already done so. Many thanks!

SECRET ANGEL – On Friday, we read the story “The Last Straw.” It is about doing acts of kindness and sharing special secret surprises with those we love. We then drew names (boys drew boys and girls drew girls) and from Dec.9th until Dec. 12th, your child will be a secret angel to a special friend. He/she can draw a picture, write an encouraging note, bring a small sweet treat, pencil, sticker, eraser or any small token that says “I am thinking about you and praying for you.” The children should try to bring something every day. Then, on Dec.12th, when we have our Birthday Party for Jesus, they will bring a final gift (no more than $7.00) Above all, keep it a secret. They are very excited about this activity.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS – Our class will have a special gift exchange and celebration honoring Jesus’ birthday on Thursday, Dec.12th . That is the day the children will reveal who they have been blessing as a secret angel.They will bring a gift ( no more than $7.00) Please do not put on the tag who the gift is for, just who it is from, which will be your child’s name. The festivities will begin at 12:30 PM. All are welcome to attend.

LANGUAGE ARTS –We will be doing buddy reading and whole group reading this week with some of our holiday books.

MATH – We will continue to work on our money contract, however, we will not be having a test on this chapter now. It will be included during our next Math test in January. This will be reviewed throughout the rest of the year as well. Any practice at home counting change will be very helpful.

SOCIAL SCIENCE – We will be discussing Christmas Traditions in other countries of the world.

BIBLE – We will conclude our study of Christ’s birth. The children have so enjoyed this. We certainly have emphasized that the true meaning of Christmas is God’s gift in sending his Son, and not about all the gifts.We have discussed how truly blessed we are, not only at Christmas, but each and every day.

PEACH BLOSSOM – Please check the handout that came home on Dec. 2nd which includes the requirements and the dates for this assignment.

REPORT CARDS – The 2nd quarter report cards will come home on Thursday, Dec. 12th.

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be both Team A and B. Your child may bring something to share ONE time during the week.

WORK ENVELOPE – Our work envelope WILL NOT come home on Monday as usual, rather I will send it on Thursday with all of our regular work as well as our Christmas theme projects. Also, all of our Christmas art projects will come home that day as well. Please send a large paper bag to take home all our “stuff”. We will also be cleaning out our buckets, so we will have neatly organized buckets when we return from Christmas vacation. Imagine that, neat and organized!!!!

HOMEWORK – The Reading Log and math homework that came home on Dec. 6th will not need to be returned until Friday, Jan. 10th. You only need to record one week’s worth of Reading Log (100 min.) We will not be doing a Book Project for the month of December. In the homework for Dec.6th, the requirements for the next project was included, however it will not be turned in until Jan. 31st . Our next genre in January will be Poetry. You can be thinking about a book for that assignment.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Everyone is invited to a “Candlelight Christmas” on Wednesday, December 11th, at the FCS Gym. The program will be from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. Please drop your child off in the Music Suite (just to the right when you enter the gym.) I will be in there waiting for them. When the concert is over, you will also pick them up here.

SKATING PARTY – Both grades will be going skating on Friday, December 13th at Cal Skate of Clovis. Travel will be by CARPOOLS. For those who offered to drive carpools, thank you. However, we will not need your services because most are meeting at Cal-Skate. Reminder,you can go directly to Cal-Skate…..you do not need to come to school first. Children are free to leave directly from Cal-Skate for Christmas vacation if that works best for you. School is dismissed at 12:00 PM. The schedule for skating is as follows:

1st Session – 8:15-9:55 AM / Classes: Tally, Raymundo, Fraser Weimer
2nd Session – 10:15-11:30 AM / Classes: Ferguson, Hancox,VanderKooi, Broersma

All skating fees for second grade students are pre-paid through our class account. Parents and siblings that skate will need to pay the $6.50 for each skating session at the door. Non-skating parents who would just like to come and watch kids skate will need to pay an entrance fee of $3.00 at the door. Parents that wish to be a spectator at one session and skate at the other session need to pay $9.50. Roller blades may been worn but they must have flush bolts, (no sharp exposed bolts/screws). If your skates have a heel brake it must be in good condition, no screw showing. Roller blades will be inspected by Cal Skate employees and if they do not meet the standards, you will need to use roller skates.Children are free to leave directly from Cal-Skate for Christmas vacation if that works best for you. School is dismissed at 12:00 PM.

LOST AND FOUND – Please have your student check the Lost and Found rack. There are quite a few unclaimed items. Anything left after Dec. 13th will be donated to charity.

Calendar

12-11 – Singing at the Stephen Care Homes

12-11 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

12-11 – Christmas Program – 5:30 PM – FCS Gym

12-12 – Birthday Party for Jesus – 12:30 PM

12-13 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

12-13 –End of Quarter 2.

12-13 – Happy 8th Birthday Justus Rocha

12-13 – Skating at Cal-Skate

12-16 – 1-3 – Christmas Vacation – Happy Birthday Jesus!

12-25 – Happy 8th Birthday Cyriche Zarandin

12-29 – Happy 8th Birthday Adrianne Paderna, Ryleigh Chavez & Joshua Brown

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…wear your favorite FCS shirt!!

There will be no Spelling Test or Bible Verse Test this week.

I pray you and your family have a JOYOUS Christmas making memories with those you love and celebrating the birth of our Savior, God’s greatest gift –JESUS!!!

Mrs. Tally – December 9, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:11-08:00

Mrs. Vander Kooi December 9, 2013

We Are One: Growing in Christ

Dear Families,

This Friday marks the end of the 2nd quarter. Please check Powerschool to see if there are any missing assignments. All missing assignments must be turned in ASAP.

CLASS CHRISTMAS PARTY:

We will have a Christmas party on Friday morning, December 13, from 8:30-9:30 AM. Students are asked to bring a wrapped ornament for an ornament exchange and breakfast will be served! Thank you to Mrs. Triplett, Mrs. Shew and Mrs. Lewis for organizing this. We will leave for our annual Skating Party following the Christmas party.

SKATING PARTY:

Grades 1-6 grades will be going skating on Friday, December 13 at Cal Skate of Clovis. Travel arrangements will be by CARPOOL. A form went home with information last week and should be returned ASAP. Based on the information received, we will plan for the number of carpoolers needed. At the time of this publication, we have ONLY TWO PARENTS WILLING TO CARPOOL TO THE SKATING RINK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOUR NAME CAN BE ADDED TO THE LIST.

1st Session – 8:15-9:55 AM / Classes: Tally, Raymundo, Weimer, Fraser

2nd Session – 10:15-11:30 AM / Classes: Ferguson, Hancox, Vander Kooi, Broersma

All skating fees for students are pre-paid through our class account. Parents and siblings that skate will need to pay the $6.50 for each skating session at the door. Non-skating parents who would just like to come and watch kids skate will need to pay an entrance fee of $3.00 at the door. Parents that wish to be a spectator at one session and skate at the other session need to pay $9.50.

CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS CONCERT:

Our Christmas program is this Wednesday! The Christmas concert will be a beautiful celebration of traditional and modern carols, with the reading of the Biblical account of Jesus’ birth. Here are some important details:

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

5:30-6:30 pm

Fresno Christian Gym

Grades K-4, 5/6 choir, 5/6 band, 7/8 choir

Elementary Choir members will wear their uniform. The skirt or vest will be handed out on Thursday. Please remember that these items will have to be turned in at the end of the school year to avoid a charge. Hopefully, you already have the other items of the uniform. The students wear it at all festivals and concerts this year.

Boys: black pants, shoes, socks. White, long sleeved shirt.

Girls: white blouse, black, closed toe shoes, black headband.

The program begins promptly at 5:30. The choir members will gather in the music classroom just inside the gym entrance, at 5:00. The band will begin playing at 5:15. The children will be dismissed from the risers at the end of the program.

BLANKET SERVICE PROJECT:

Our class will be participating in making blankets to be given away. Mrs. MaryLou Savage is accepting donations of fleece. Please contact her for more information at 999-1957.

WRITING:

Students will have fun responding to story prompts.

READING:

There is no required reading for the month of December. The required reading for January will be a genre of the student’s choice. Class time will be given every day for silent reading and students are expected to read a minimum of 10 pages a day. If they are unable to complete this in class, then reading becomes homework.

MATH:

The 5th grade test on Chapter 4: Division and Equations will be on Wednesday, December 11. The 6th grade test on Chapter 3: Number Theory and Fractions will be on Monday, December 9.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

The final draft of the research paper is due Monday, December 9. This includes a cover page and bibliography.

BIBLE: We continue Unit 4 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Birth and Early Ministry.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

There is no memory verse this week.

SPELLING:

There is no spelling test this week.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Half Day: December 11 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
“A Candelight Christmas” Concert: December 11
End of 1st Semester: December 13
Half Day: December 13 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Christmas Break: December 16 – January 3
School Resumes: January 6, 2014

Mrs. Vander Kooi December 9, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:11-08:00

Mrs. Witters December 2, 2013

Dear Parents, December 2, 2013

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Weren’t your little Indians the cutest !!!

We’re very busy making Christmas surprises for just about everyone.

This week our character trait is “Love”. There is no new bible verse this week – we will review all our verses.

We will be having a classroom Christmas party on Thursday, December 12th. All are invited to join in the fun!! The party goes on all morning!

We’re getting ready for our next special program. The Christmas celebration for our school will be the evening of Wednesday, December 11^th,5:30, in the Fresno Christian Gym. Please dress your child in Church clothes. Thanks!!

December 13th is the last day of school before Christmas vacation. Come at 8:00 A.M. Dismissal is at 12:00. School resumes January 6th after Christmas vacation.

I appreciate your help, support, and prayers more than I can say. God Bless you and your terrific children.

Lovingly,

Mrs. Witters

Dates to Remember

December 11 Christmas Program, 5:30 p.m. in the Fresno Christian Gym

December 11 ½ day – Come 8:00-12:00 Teacher Inservice

December 12 Class Christmas Party – Regular Schedule

December 13 1/2 day- come from 8:00 – 12:00

Dec. 14 -Jan.5 CHRISTMAS VACATION!!!

January 6 School Resumes

Mrs. Witters December 2, 2013PC Pierce2013-12-02T07:00:26-08:00

Mrs. Fraser, December 2, 2013

CHARACTER TRAIT: Christ’s Birth

Reference: Isaiah 9:6

Bible Verse: For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

SPELLING WORDS: LESSON 16

Pattern Words-Words with the /ou/ sound

1. count

2. louder

3. cloudy

4. frown

5. towels

6. power

7. drown

8. crowd

9. pounds

10. browse

11. sounded

12. however

13. outdoors

14. surround

15. household

16. downtown

17. playground

18. outstanding

High-Frequency Words

19. different

20. probably

Challenge Words

* ornament

* Bethlehem

PARENT CORNER

IN APPRECIATION

Thank you dear, dear parents for the beautiful Thanksgiving celebration and party last Tuesday. We appreciated your heart of giving for the children to share in such a memorable time together. The third graders had a wonderful experience creating pine cone turkey centerpieces and Oreo Cookie Candy Corn eatable turkeys. They all turned out looking very unique!! We enjoyed a joyful day of praise, worship, and were blessed by Jeanette Rylander’s message in chapel centered around thankfulness. We also were blessed with Shirley’s family, her dad, Jacob, Baby Brother, and Jeanette’s grandparents, who participated in a Thanksgiving skit during chapel. Great acting!! And third graders, you did a fantastic job on the reader’s theater play “Give Thanks for the Pilgrims!!!”

END OF SECOND QUARTER

Our second quarter ends on December 13th. Please check your child’s grades on Powerschool and send in any late work, missing assignments, re-do’s or test re-takes by this Friday, December 6th. Also, be sure to complete your weekly Reading Counts book and take a quiz this week. The deadline is Friday, December 6.

PICK UP AND DROP OFF DURING RAINY DAYS

When the rain is falling, we will do our best to keep your children warm, dry and safe. Students in Kindergarten through 3^rd Grade will be supervised indoors on the south end of Building 5 downstairs. Students in grades 4-6 will be supervised on the north end of Building 5 downstairs.

You will need to park and come to the designated areas to safely walk your children to the car. I realize this is an inconvenience, however it is necessary to maintain the safety of our students.

BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS

During the next two weeks we will be completing our benchmark assessments in writing with personal narrative event/experiences, math, and reading inventories.

TOGETHER WE CAN

This our last week to bring in our contributions for the food drive. It will be benefiting the Pinedale community. Please bring your items to our classroom and we will have a big red bucket to put them in. It is a great opportunity for our children to share with those in need!! We are having a contest between the classes as well, so let’s work hard for those in need first and maybe even a prize for us at the end of the week.

SECRET ANGEL

It has become a tradition to read together the story called “The Last Straw” in our classroom. The story is about doing acts of kindness and sharing special secret surprises with those we love. After our class has read the story, we will then draw names. Boys will draw boy names. Girls will draw girl names.

Beginning Monday, December 9th until Thursday, December 12th, third graders will be a secret angel to a special friend. Your child can draw a picture, write an encouraging note, bring a small sweet treat, pencil, sticker, eraser or any small token that says “I am thinking about you and praying for you.” The children should try to bring something every day.

On Thursday, December 12, when we have our Birthday Party for Jesus, students will bring a gift (no more than $5.00), for their secret friend and reveal the person they have been blessing. Above all, keep it a secret. Do not put the name of the child to whom the present goes, but put your own child’s name on the tag (who the gift is from.)

CLASS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Our third grade class will celebrate Christ’s birthday with a Christmas party on Thursday afternoon, December 12 from 1:30-2:30 PM. Please contact Patty Steele and Emily Phillips if you would like to help with the party.

ELEMENTARY CHRISTMAS SKATING PARTY

Grades 1-6 grades will be going skating on Friday, December 13 at Cal Skate of Clovis. Travel arrangements will be by CARPOOL. A form will be coming home with more information. Please return the form that is being sent home by Friday, December 6th. Also, some of you asked if you could just meet us at the skating rink at 8:15 AM, rather than come to school in the morning. This is great, but please make a note of that on your form so I know how many students I will still need to transport. You may also take your child from Cal Skate after our skating session is done at 10:00 AM rather than return to school. If you are transporting students I will need you to arrive at school at 8:00 AM. Thank you!

1st Session – 8:15-9:55 AM / Classes: Tally, Raymundo, Weimer, Fraser

2nd Session – 10:15-11:30 AM / Classes: Ferguson, Hancox, Vander Kooi, Broersma

All skating fees for third grade students are pre-paid through our class account. Parents and siblings that skate will need to pay the $6.50 for each skating session at the door. Non-skating parents who would just like to come and watch kids skate will need to pay an entrance fee of $3.00 at the door. Parents that wish to be a spectator at one session and skate at the other session need to pay $9.50.

Please fill out the Skating Transportation form and return no later than Friday, December 6. Based on the information received, we will plan for the number of carpoolers needed.

BIBLE

We will study the story of Christ’s birth during the next two weeks beginning with God’s angel, Gabriel, visiting Mary to share the good news of Jesus. We will learn about Mary’s visit to see her cousin, Elizabeth and husband, Zacharias. We will journey to Bethlehem with Joseph and Mary for Christ’s birth, relive the story of the shepherds and Wise Men, along with the narrow escape to Egypt from King Herod’s plot. We look forward to learning about the true meaning of the season and God’s greatest gift of all!!

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week we will be finishing Unit 2 American Indians. We will complete Chapter 4: California Indians Today including A Changing Way of Life, Comparing History Maps, Preserving the Culture, and Indians and Government.

MATH

During the next few weeks our class will be learning how to estimate and measure in customary and metric units in Chapter 4 Measurement. You can expect to see work that provides practice in measuring length to the nearest inch, half inch, and centimeter. A family letter is attached to today’s newsletter with measurement equivalents and vocabulary to keep in mind.

PEACH BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Our class will be busy selecting poems to memorize for presentation in an Oral Interpretation Speech Meet which will take place in January. This is a FCS requirement for all 1st-6th classes. Each third grade student is required to memorize a NEW poem of at least three or four stanzas (12-16 lines.) We have a large and varied list of poems to select from in the classroom and library. Parents are welcome to help children select a poem from home. Please submit the poem to your child’s teacher for approval and provide a copy of the poem by January 10th.

Although this is not due until we come back from Christmas vacation, I strongly suggest you try and choose your poem before January. Students should begin to memorize their poem at home with parental guidance. A “Helpful Hints” guide sheet will be provided for an effective presentation. Please begin to work individually with your child on these 5 steps over Christmas vacation. Judging is based on expression, platform presence, voice, and speech. We will practice at school as well after Christmas vacation.

Parents are invited to the speech meet, as finalists from the 3rd and 4th grade competition will be selected to represent our school at the Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation. This is a citywide elementary speech meet held annually at California State University Fresno each spring. We look forward to sharing our favorite poems with classmates. Thank you for your cooperation in helping your child to learn his/her poem.

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

COMING ATTRACTIONS

DECEMBER

Friday, December 6 -Elementary Drama/ Sir Nose: The Burger Rat @ 8:00-9:00 AM

Friday, December 6 – Stripes Day

DECEMBER 7 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOE BULL

Wednesday, December 11 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

Wednesday December 11 – Christmas Program – 5:30 PM – FCS Gym

Thursday, December 12 – Class Christmas Party 1:30 – 2:30 PM

Friday, December 13 – Elementary Christmas Skating Party @ Cal Skate

Friday, December 13 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

Friday, December 13 – End of Second Quarter

December 16 – January 3 – Christmas Vacation – Happy Birthday Jesus!

JANUARY

Monday, January 6 – School Resumes – Happy New Year!!

Mrs. Fraser, December 2, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:12-08:00

Mrs. Tally – December 2, 2013

Dear Families,

Greetings to you! I trust you had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebrating with friends and family God’s abundant blessings!! Thanks for all your help in making our blessing afternoon very special. We couldn’t have done it without you, and the children loved it!!! The program was so fun also!!!

We are entering a wonderful season of the year, JESUS’ BIRTHDAY!!! We have many activities planned in honor of God’s greatest gift.

TOGETHER WE CAN – This our last week to bring in our contributions for the food drive. It will be benefiting the Pinedale community. Please bring your items to our classroom and we will have a big red bucket to put them in. It is a great opportunity for our children to share with those in need!! We are having a contest between the classes as well,, so let’s work hard for those in need first and maybe even a prize for us at the end.

LANGUAGE ARTS – We will be working on Leveled Readers during these next two weeks and some will be reading a short chapter book. We continue to stress the who, what, why, when and where of our stories as well as using phonetic skills to blend unfamiliar words.

MATH – We are working on Chapter 4, Money, with counting coins up to $1.00. It would be helpful for you to throw some change out on a table and have your child count it. We start counting with the coin that has the highest value. They also are now encountering multi step story problems.They will not take a test on this chapter. During the coming months, there will be lots of work with counting money. We also continue to do Math drills at school on a daily basis. Please make these drills a part of your daily homework routine as well. It is very obvious who practices at home. Remember, it is a 4 minute drill and if done faithfully, it helps your student master the facts quickly. Second Graders should have passed addition facts to 20 by the end of the semester.

SOCIAL SCIENCE – We will be learning about Christmas Traditions in other countries of the world.

BIBLE – Our study this week will be the angel appearing to Mary and how afraid she was because she was so young and not married, learning that God picked her from all the other women to be Jesus’ mother. She was favored in God’s eyes.We will also start our writing and illustrating “The Story of Christmas.”

SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team A. Your child may bring something to share two times during the week.

SECRET ANGEL – On Friday, we will read the story “The Last Straw.” It is about doing acts of kindness and sharing special secret surprises with those we love.We will then draw names and from Dec.8th until Dec. 11th, they will be a secret angel to a special friend. Your child can draw a picture, write an encouraging note, bring a small sweet treat, pencil, sticker, eraser or any small token that says “I am thinking about you and praying for you.” The children should try to bring something every day. Then, on Dec.11th, when we have our Birthday Party for Jesus, they will bring a gift (no more than $7.00), for their secret friend and reveal the person they have been blessing. Above all, keep it a secret. They are very excited about this activity.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS – Our class will have a special gift exchange and celebration honoring Jesus’ birthday on Thursday, Dec.11th . That is the day the children will reveal who they have been blessing. Please do not put on the tag who the gift is for, just who it is from, which will be your child’s name. There will be a sign-up outside our door for the items needed for our celebration. All are welcome to attend.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – Everyone is invited to a “Candlelight Christmas” on Wednesday, December 11th, at the FCS Gym. It will be a wonderful evening of praise to our newborn King!!! The program will be from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

SKATING PARTY – Our school will be going skating on Friday, December 12th at Cal Skate of Clovis. Please return the form by Friday Dec. 5th indicating your transportation plans for that day .These are due by Friday, Dec. 6th. This will give me time to set up carpools, if needed. Thank you! The schedule for skating is as follows:

All skating fees for the students are pre-paid through our class account. Parents and siblings that skate will need to pay the $6.00 for each skating session at the door. Non-skating parents who would just like to come and watch kids skate will need to pay an entrance fee of $3.00 at the door. Parents that wish to be a spectator at one session and skate at the other session need to pay $9.50.

Roller blades may been worn but they must have flush bolts, (no sharp exposed bolts/screws). If your skates have a heel brake it must be in good condition, no screw showing. Roller blades will be inspected by Cal Skate employees and if they do not meet the standards, you will need to use roller skates.Children are free to leave directly from Cal-Skate for Christmas vacation if that works best for you. School is dismissed at 12:00 PM.

PEACH BLOSSOM -Please check the handout that comes home on Dec 1st, which includes the requirements for participating in Fresno State’s Peach Blossom Festival. This is a FCS requirement for all 1st-6th classes. Although this is not due until we come back from Christmas vacation, I strongly suggest you try and choose your poem before January. Your child should begin learning it with parental guidance. We will practice at school as well, after Christmas vacation. This is always a great experience for the children. You need to pick your poem and bring me a copy by Jan. 10th. Thanks for your help!

12-11 – Singing at the Stephen Care Homes

12-11 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

12-11 – Christmas Program – 5:30 PM – FCS Gym

12-12 – Birthday Party for Jesus – 12:30 PM

12-13 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

12-13 –End of Quarter 2.

12-13 – Happy 8th Birthday Justus Rocha

12-13 – Skating at Cal-Skate

12-16 – 1-3 – Christmas Vacation – Happy Birthday Jesus!

12-25 – Happy 8th Birthday Cyriche Zarandin

12-29 – Happy 8th Birthday Adrianne Paderna, Ryleigh Chavez & Joshua Brown

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…wear your favorite FCS shirt!!!

Bible Verse – Dec. 2-6

For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given…..and He will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 27 pts.

Spelling – Lesson 17 – Dec. 2-6

saw

draw

pause

lawn

ought

paws

taught

bought

straw

thought

because

caught

brought

August

sure

goes

Mrs. Tally – December 2, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:13-08:00

Mrs. Vander Kooi Monday, December 2

We Are One: Growing in Christ

Dear Families,

The end of the 2nd quarter is approaching rapidly. Please check Powerschool to see if there are any missing assignments. All missing assignments must be turned in by this Friday, December 6th.

TOGETHER WE CAN FOOD DRIVE:

We’re on the last week for our school-wide canned food drive. Last year we brought in over 1,100 items of food. Our goal is to surpass that number. We can only do it with everyone’s help from K-12! Last year we provided dinners for over 100 families in Pinedale. Let’s reach that many families and more this year!

If you are interested in making a financial donation, please send cash/check to the office and designate “Food – Pinedale.” We have a program with Food Maxx where we use scrip & S.H.A.R.E.S. so FCS also benefits!

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Foshee at rfoshee@fresnochristian.com .

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 write a persuasive essay for the 2nd Quarter Benchmark Writing Assessment.

READING:

The historical fiction book cube is due Monday, December 2. There is no required reading for the month of December. The required reading for January will be a genre of the student’s choice. Class time will be given every day for silent reading and students are expected to read a minimum of 10 pages a day. If they are unable to complete this in class, then reading becomes homework.

MATH:

The 5th grade will continue Chapter 4: Division and Equations. The test will be on Thursday, December 12. The 6th grade will continue Chapter 3: Number Theory and Fractions. The test will be on Monday, December 9.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

This week we finish reading the novel, “The Golden Goblet.” The first draft of the body paragraphs of the Ancient Egypt research paper is due Monday, December 2. This includes recording the facts, grouping the facts, ordering the facts and writing topic sentences for each group of facts. Students will be given instruction in class on how to write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs. The final draft of the research paper is due Monday, December 9.

BIBLE: We begin Unit 4 which focuses on Gospel Writings: Jesus’ Birth and Early Ministry.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is Isaiah 9:6 and the test will be taken this Friday, December 6. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the scripture reference.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

SPELLING:

Lesson 15 test will be taken this Friday, December 6.

Lesson 15: Suffixes –im-, in-, ir-, il-

All Students

inability
inaccessible
inadequate
inadmissible
inappropriate
inattentive
impress
inaudible
indigestion
irrational
insecure
irresponsible
immobile
immovable
impartial

6^th Grade Only

impassive
ineffective
illogical
illuminate
improper

Challenge Words for All

inequitable
ineligible
indistinctive
impending
inexcusable

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Happy Birthday to Shauna Howard: December 4
Half Day: December 11 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
“A Candelight Christmas” Concert: December 11
End of 1st Semester: December 13
Half Day: December 13 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Christmas Break: December 16 – January 3
School Resumes: January 6, 2014

Mrs. Vander Kooi Monday, December 2PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:14-08:00

Mrs. R’s Super Star’s December 2nd, 2013

Can you believe it’s December!!!! Wow, the time has gone by so fast! I trust everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation with their family and friends. The Thanksgiving program was adorable! Our little Pilgrims looked so cute on stage! If any parents took pictures please send them my way! I hope everyone enjoyed listening to our Thanksgiving Story. Now we get to move on the birth of our Lord and Savior! Praise Jesus who saves from sins!

This week in class will be benchmark week. The students will be tested on their reading levels. In writing they will be tested on writing an expository text about a place. In math they will be tested on graphing, skip counting, adding and subtracting, and word problems. Over the break please be sure to keep the kiddos reading, writing, and doing math. This was they wont become too rusty over the break.

Since I will be assessing the students reading 1-on-1 I will not be doing reading groups this week.

Other News This Week:

Bible: The next two weeks we will be learning about the Christmas story 🙂

Language Arts: This week in spelling we will focus on the long O sound. Students will be able to accurately spell and write long ) words, high frequency words, and challenge words. In phonics the students will be reviewing the consonant pairs “sh, ch, th, wh”. We will continue to practice our writing and expanding our sentences.

Math: This week we will be practicing subtracting from 12 and less, and fact families. We will then be moving on to Chapter 11 on time and calendar

Social Science: We will be learning about Christmas traditions. This week the students will be sharing their Christmas traditions poster in class 🙂

P.E: Students have PE every Wednesday with Mrs. Whipple!

Bible Verse:

For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11(23pts.)

Spelling Words this week:

boat

coat

rode

home

hope

old

told

give

said

angel

Sight Words:

three

play

take

want

wall

uncle

sleep

pick

toy

Christmas Traditions Poster – We will be celebrating Christmas around the world in December. Students will be making a poster depicting their family Christmas traditions. This can be magazine cut outs, pictures, or drawings from your child. You can find poster boards at stores such as Walmart, Target, Longs, Dollar Tree, and Rite-Aid. The children will be making their traditions poster at home and sharing it at school. It will be due during the week of Dec. 2-6. Your child can bring it on any of those days and we will share in the afternoons. Be looking for a note in their take home folders in regards to this assignment.

OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IS NOT UNTIL DECEMBER 11TH! I KNOW MY CALENDAR SAID THE 5TH, I MADE A MISTAKE. IT WILL BE THE 11TH 🙂

Dress Up Days

Student Council members demonstrate children like faith. Please make note:

Dec. 6th-Stripes Day (Wear Striped Clothing). Student Council will have candy canes and the story of the candy cane and how the stripes represent Christ. Encouraging one another to Grow In Christ for God’s love through Jesus.

CHRISTMAS SKATING PARTY!!

Its time to make plans for our annual skating party! Students may bring spending money to the rink to purchase snacks and drinks. Cal Skate allows no food/drink brought into the skating rink. The student admission cost is included in their class fee.

Fees for parents and siblings will be collected at the door:

Parents/sibling skate for only 1 of the parties (and leaving after party) ………. $6.50

Parents/sibling skating for both parties…………………………………………….. $ 13.00

Parents/sibling spectators for one party & skating at the other………………… $ 9.50

Parents/siblings as spectators only for one or both parties…………………….. $ 3.00

Please respond to the transportation letter being sent home in regards to the plans for your child. Return that sheet no later than Friday December 6th!

Together we CAN!

Once again we have the privilege to help the families of Pinedale this Holiday season! We will be collecting CANned food Nov. 12th thru Dec. 6th to distribute through the Pinedale Book Buddies program. Our High School students are already volunteering as Book Buddies and we would like to continue our support for their programs. Our delivery this year will help families by providing food for Christmas. Pinedale resource leaders put together a list of items most used in the community (see back of flyer sent home). Please make sure to check this list before you shop. There will be a prize awarded to the classes that bring the most items (1 prize for grades K-3, and 1 prize for grades 4-6).

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Foshee at rfoshee@fresnochristian.com .

IMPORTANT DATES

12-11 – Christmas Program – FC Gym @ 5:30

12-6 – Stripes Day. Wear stripes to school

12-11 – School dismissed @ 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

12-13 – End of 1st Semester – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

12-16– 1-3 – Christmas Vacation – Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

1- 6– School resumes – Happy New Year

1-14- EL Chapel (Mrs. Raymundo’s class in charge)

1-20-Martin Luther King day-NO SCHOOL

1-27-State of the School Address. 7-8:30 in G.L. Johnson Chapel

1-28: EL Chapel

Mrs. R’s Super Star’s December 2nd, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:15-08:00

Mrs. Witters November 25, 2013

Dear Kindergarten Parents, November 25, 2013

Are we ready for Turkey yet??? Only 2 days of school this week. Tomorrow is our Thanksgiving Celebration!

We do NOT have a new bible verse this week. There is NO HOMEWORK this week!

It’s a good idea to have your child wear a turtleneck or long sleeve shirt under his/her Indian costume tomorrow. Have little girls wears leggings or pants under their dresses if it is cold, which it usually is.

DATES TO REMEMBER

November 26 Our Thanksgiving Celebration – kids come to

school at 8:00 and are dismissed at 12.

November 27-29 THANKSGIVING VACATION

December 11 Christmas Program – EVENING

December 11 1/2 Day-come 8:00-12:00 (Teacher Inservice)

December 12 Christmas Party!!!! MORNING

December 13 1/2 Day – come 8:00 –12:00 (Vacation starts at 12:01!!!!

Gobble Gobble!!!!!

Love You!

Mrs. Witters November 25, 2013PC Pierce2013-11-25T07:00:19-08:00

Mrs. Fraser, November 25, 2013

REVIEW CHARACTER TRAIT: Thankfulness

Reference: Thankfulness I Thessalonians 5:16-18

Review Bible Verse: Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Definition: Being glad for the goodness of God and others.

Opposite: Little appreciation for what God and others do for me.

There will be no new Bible verse or test this week due to the shortened week. We will meditate on last week’s verse and review together.

SPELLING

Due to the shortened week, there will be no new spelling words this week.

PARENT CORNER

THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS!!

Wishing you a restful time of relaxation with your family and loved ones during this Thanksgiving vacation! May God’s peace and joy rest upon you. Thank you for all your prayers of love and the support extended to our children, classroom, and to me. You are loved and appreciated dearly!

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Thank you to everyone who brought an OCC box to school. We topped last year’s total! This year K-12 brought in 277 boxes that will be sent out all over the world to effect children for the gospel of Jesus Christ! Thank you for working together to make that happen. It was awesome to see students from Kindergarten to High School loading the boxes for delivery and praying together (as they surrounded the boxes) for the Lord to use these gifts to reach others!

TOGETHER WE CAN

We will be having a K-12 project that helps those in need during the holidays. This program will run through Dec 6th. Please check the list of items that we are collecting before you go shopping or raid your pantry. We’re calling it “TOGETHER WE CAN!” All of our collections will be benefiting the Pinedale community. Our High School has a “Book Buddy” program with Pinedale already. Please bring your items to our classroom and we will have a big red bucket to put them in. It is a great opportunity for our children to share with those in need!! We are having a contest between the classes as well, so let’s work hard for those in need first and maybe even a prize for us at the end.

MATH TEST

We will have a math test on Tuesday, November 26 over Chapter 3 Addition and Subtraction. A Pre-test was sent home last Monday to review concepts in Chapter 3. Please return your completed Pre-test the day of the test if you haven’t already done so.

WEEKLY HOMEWORK

Please return your Red Homework folder by next Monday, December 2 with assignments including corrections for an improved score, missing assignments, absent work, or incomplete work now finished for credit.

THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION

We will be having a class Thanksgiving celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 26th, from 1: 30-2:45 PM. Our room parents are planning some activities to encourage us to reflect on the things we are thankful for. God has blessed us greatly!!

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

COMING ATTRACTIONS

NOVEMBER

Tuesday, November 26 – Class Thanksgiving Party 1:30-2:45 PM

November 27-29 – Thanksgiving Vacation/No School

NOVEMBER 29 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIRLEY RYLANDER!

DECEMBER

DECEMBER 7 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOE BULL

Wednesday, December 11 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

Wednesday December 11 – Christmas Program – 5:30 PM – FCS Gym

Friday, December 13 – Elementary Christmas Skating Party @ Cal Skate

Friday, December 13 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM

Friday, December 13 – End of Second Quarter

December 16 – January 3 – Christmas Vacation – Happy Birthday Jesus!

JANUARY

Monday, January 6 – School Resumes – Happy New Year!!

Mrs. Fraser, November 25, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:16-08:00

Mrs. Tally – November 25, 2013

Dear Families,

Thanksgiving Celebration– Our Thanksgiving Blessing afternoon is Monday, November 25th. We will be having a feast, making a “Blessing Mix”, doing a craft and having a Thanksgiving Desesert. All are welcome to attend. The festivities will begin at 11:15 AM. Thank you to all our wonderful parents for helping with this special day of making memories. We will NOT be using parent helpers this week.

Thanksgiving Program – We are culminating our study of pilgrims with a program for our families. First Graders are the Pilgrims and the Kindergartners are the Indians. Second Graders will be the Americans. Second Graders are to wear red, white and 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 just fine. The program will be on Tuesday, November 26th at 11:00 A.M. at the SMC. Some have asked if they can take their child after the end of the program and that will be fine, if that works best for you.

Math – We took our test on this chapter last Friday. This is a very crucial chapter, laying the foundation for future Math. If your child did not finish, it will be in the envelope on Monday, Nov. 25th. Please finish and return by Friday, Dec. 6th.

Show and Tell – There will be no show and tell this week.

Book – It Program – Book-It for November is due Monday, Dec.2nd. Twelve books will earn a pizza certificate.

Work Envelopes – All of our Thanksgiving theme work will be coming home in the envelopes on Monday, Nov.25th. For some of the students there will be papers that did not get finished, or in some cases not even started. We were doing many varied assignments and there is a vast difference in how quickly some accomplish tasks. These papers do not need to be finished and returned unless it says “Do”.Their unfinished Math Contract is an exception to this.

Together We Can – We will be having a K-12 project that helps those in need during the holidays. This program will run through Dec 6th. Please check the list of items that we are collecting before you go shopping or raid your pantry. We’re calling it “TOGETHER WE CAN!” All of our collections will be benefiting the Pinedale community. Our High School has a “Book Buddy” program with Pinedale already. Please bring your items to our classroom and we will have a big red bucket to put them in. It is a great opportunity for our children to share with those in need!! We are having a contest between the classes as well, so let’s work hard for those in need first and maybe even a prize for us at the end.

Stephen Care Homes – Our class will be going to the Stephen Care Homes to sing for the residents there. We went last year in the Spring and it was a special blessing to them. The date is Wed. Dec. 11th. Before we leave at 8:30 AM we will be having a Belgium Waffle Breakfast. Your child will not need to eat breakfast that morning at home. We should be back to our campus by 11:00 AM and we will be going directly to dress-rehearsal for our Christmas Program that night. Please do NOT plan on taking your child after caroling. Everyone needs to return to People’s Campus. We will be taking carpools. If you are able to help with transportation, there is a sign-up sheet outside our door. All children who are not 8 will need to bring their booster seat for that day.

Christmas Program – Everyone is invited to a “Candlelight Christmas” on Wednesday, December 11th, at the FCS Gym. The program will be from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

11-25 – Blessing Celebration – 11:15 AM

11-26 – Thanksgiving Program – SMC – 11:00 AM

11-27-29 – Happy Thanksgiving – No School

12-11 – Singing at the Stephen Care Homes

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

12-13 – Skating at Cal-Skate

12-16 – 1-3 – Christmas Vacation – Happy Birthday Jesus!

12-19 – Happy 8th Birthday Ryleigh Chavez and Joshua Brown

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

No Spelling or Bible Verse this week.

MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING CELEBRATING WITH THOSE YOU LOVE THE GOODNESS OF OUR GOD. WE ARE SO BLESSED.

Mrs. Tally – November 25, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:21:17-08:00

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