Mrs. R’s Super Stars September 16th, 2013

Hello! I trust you all had a restful weekend. For those of you at the football game Friday night, we thank you for your prayers! The Lord is good and had His hand upon us. Val is doing good 🙂 Very sore from the blast but doing well.

Can you believe September is almost over? Time is flying by fast!

Reminder:

Please remind your child to bring their take home folder to school everyday. This is my way to communicate with you. Many times when their papers are loose in their backpacks they don’t always make it home. Also, remember to empty the “stays at home” side everyday. This is work the students are doing in class, and a way for you to see what we are working on. I also include school notes and reminders on this side.

Field Trips – Our first field trip will be to Lost Lake on Tuesday, Sept. 17th. Please check your email for a sign up sheet. We will be leaving Peoples campus around 8:45 and returning around 1:30. The students are very excited! They will be doing various stations, all which corollate with our science standards. Remember to wear your spirit shirt on this day!

This week in Mrs. R’s Superstars-

Bible:

Our focus this week will be on Isaac

This week we will also be working on character building. We will focus on first time obedience. In the beginning of school we over classroom and school rules to follow. Last week we worked on our “silence endurance” and went over the expectations I have for them. This can be a challenge but we are working hard towards our goal. Thank you parents for your patience last week in letting me work with them during stations.

Math:

Last week we took our first math test on addition concepts. We have now moved into subtraction concepts.

Reading/Language Arts:

This week I will be sending some books for the kids to read. Please use these at home and return whenever you are done reading them. This is a great opportunity to hear your child read and see where they are at. This is also great practice for them to get extra reading at home. In our guided reading groups the children are doing really well. We will continue working on different reading strategies the students can use such as sounding it out, looking at the pictures, and looking for word chunks. We will continue working on sight words recognition as well. Mrs. Howard will soon be working on Word Builders.

Social Studies:

We will continue in our unit 1 study of working together, following rules and laws, and learning about the community around us.

Science:

Last week we learned about living and non living things. This week we are going to continue learning about living and non-living things but with an emphasis on Apples.

Conferences – Thank you for confirming your conference appointment time by sending back the notice in the work envelope.. If the scheduled time does not work out for you, please call Mrs. Roberts to reschedule. Conference week is September 23- 27. School is dismissed at 12:00 P.M. each day that week. I look forward to sharing with you.

Grandparent’s Day – Thank you to everyone who was able to help make grandparents day so successful!!! I believe everyone enjoyed their time together and the grandparents were sent home with lots of cute crafts! We had a wonderful turnout and I am so thankful for our time to honor our grandparents!!

Spelling: some of you may have some questions in regards to how I score our spelling tests. The students are scored on more than just their spelling words. They are also scored on dictation and convection. They do not miss points if they reverse letters in their spelling words at this point, however further in the year that will change. Dictation: did they hear and write all the words in the given sentence? They receive one point for each correct word written correctly in the sentence. If the misspelled a spelling word in the sentence they miss a point. Convection: Did they start with a capital letter and end their sentence with a period? They receive one point for each capital and period.

Box Tops for Education

This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize”. We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com.

Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops to your teacher or school office.

You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com.

Thank you for your support.

ELEMENTARY CHEER CLINIC!!

As many of you know I am the high school cheer coach and advisor. Hope Villines is our Jr High and Elementary cheer coach and advisor. We are very excited this year for the elementary cheer clinic! The clinic will be held October 7th-10th on the North Field grass. They will then perform Friday October 11th at the home football game. The girls will get to cheer the first half of the game with the high school and jr high cheerleaders. Then they will finish up with a big half time show!!! The registration is $40 ($10 additional child in the same family). This will include a T-shirt and adorable performance! This year we are also very excited because we are opening up our cheer clinic to students outside Fresno Christian. Please help us spread the word! If you have any family members or neighbors grades K-6 who would be interested in attending our clinic please let me know and I will provide the liability form that needs to be filled out for them! This is a great way to spread the word about Fresno Christian and introduce new families to what our school is about!!!!!

IMPORTNAT DATES!!

9-17 – Lost Lake Field Trip – 8:45 AM

9-18 –School dismissed @12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

9-23 – 9-27 – Parent Teacher Conferences – School dismissed @ 12:00 PM

9-24-EL Chapel

10/7-10/10- Elementary Cheer Clinic 3:30-4:30

10-11 Elementary cheer clinic cheers at high school football game!!

10-17– School dismissed @ 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

DONT FORGET YOUR SPIRIT WEAR EVERY FRIDAY!!

MEMORY VERSE:

We should make plans, counting on God to direct us. Proverbs 16:9 (13pts)

SPELLING WORDS

in

him

did

is

it

big

rip

was

of

you

want

fix

he

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Mrs. Witters September 16, 2013

Dear Parents, September 16, 2013

What a wonderful time we had on Grandparents Day! Your nanas and papas are lots of fun!!!!

We are continuing the farm theme this week. Our Bible verse this week is James 1:19, “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.”

Our Bible study this week is Missions. We will be learning the importance of telling others about our wonderful Lord. We are sending home a “Mission Book” today, and would like the children to fill it with coins that they earn by doing work. We’ll send the money we collect to Samaritan’s Purse. Thank you for helping your little ones sense the excitement of participating in sharing with others–especially sharing the Gospel.

Remember to return the parent conference forms as soon as possible. ALL “K” students get out at 12:00 next week during conferences. Your conference is in our “K” classroom. If you need to bring your child they can play in the playhouse while we chat.

I am soooo proud of you all! Your homework looks great! Remember you can write down ANY books you and your child read in the READING JOURNAL- not just the ones sent home in your reading bag.

Also don’t forget to keep practicing your sight words – I , can , the, my, see, like, to..

IMPORTANT DATES

September 18 1/ 2 Day – Teacher Inservice

September 23-27 Parent Conferences ( ALL

Kids leave at 12 – noon)

October 16 1/2 Day –Teacher Inservice

October 18 Pumpkin Patch (morning)

October 25 DeGroot Farm (Jordyn’s

Farm) morning

November 1 Discovery Center Field Trip

(morning)

Thank you!

Mrs. Witters

and your terrific Kindergartner

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Mrs. Tally September 16, 2013

Dear Families,

Welcome Monday!!!! Last week was a very busy time in Room 524 for Tally’s Treasures.We have divided our year into a pie with four pieces and discovered this week that one half of the first piece of second grade pie is already over.OH MY!!!! Time flies when you’re having fun, and we ARE!! Grandparent’s Day was wonderful and hopefully, all the Grandparents had as much fun as we did. It was so wonderful watching the interactions between grandparents and grandchildren.

Language Arts – We continue to talk about the setting and characters of the story. Mrs. King is doing a great job on Word Builders each day and I can already see the children applying these phonetic strategies during our reading groups and classroom reading. Going over Word Builders at home a couple times a week will be very helpful. Remember these words only need to be blended and read, not spelled. We are still defining all the elements of a story: characters, setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle and end.

Math – This has been a challenging chapter for some, which is the foundation for regrouping. The chapter review will come home on Monday, Sept. 16th and will be due on Wed. Sept 24th. Please continue being faithful in doing Math Drills. One four minute drill an evening is plenty, and if consistent you will see the pay off. When Math facts are memorized it just makes work in our contract so much smoother and more easily mastered.

Social Science – We are nearing the end of the chapter, Land Around Us, which will also be completed this week.The chapter review will come home on Thursday, Sept 19th. Our first Social Science test will be on Wed. Sept 25th.

Science – The children are enjoying the study of apples. We are working on an apple book as well. We are also learning what the different parts of the apple are called. The children will need to be able to label the parts of an apple as well as sequence the life cycle of an apple tree. We have watched a video on how Washington apples get from the orchard to the grocery store. It is quite a process!!

Bible -. We will be studying Isaac – God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah. We will learn that God ALWAYS keeps his promises.

Character Building –WE CONTINUE TO WORK HARD on first time obedience in our classroom. This has been a real struggle for so many in our midst. Following the rules which we laid out in our Care Agreement, is very challenging. We have some very independent spirits, but we are working together to encourage and support one another in becoming obedient followers of Jesus who use good self control.We are learning that we do not need to say everything our brain thinks!!! Any support and encouragement you can give at home in these areas will be much appreciated. Thanks!

Show and Tell – This week is Team A. Your child can bring something to share two times during the week.

Homework Folders – Because of the chapter reviews for Social Science and Math, I will not be putting any skill sheets in the Homework Folder this week. The only item in the folder will be their Reading Log. The Fiction Book Project is due September 27th.We have some eager beavers who have already completed their project and turned it in!!!! Way to go!

Field Trip – We will be going to Single Palm Pumpkins on Thursday, Oct. 24th. We will learn about the growth of pumpkins, see farm animals, take a tractor pulled hay ride, do a hay and corn maze and pick a large pumpkin from the vine. The chaperones will cut the pumpkins off the vine for the children. We will be riding the bus, leaving at 10:30 AM and returning by 2:00 PM. We will have lunch there at the farm. The children have already paid and the chaperones are free. If you want to pick a pumpkin to take home, the cost will be $5.00

Conferences – Thank you for confirming your conference appointment time by sending back the notice in the work envelope.. If the scheduled time does not work out for you, please call Mrs. Roberts at (299-1695 ext 103) to reschedule. Conference week is September 23- 27. School is dismissed at 12:00 P.M. each day that week. I look forward to sharing with you.

Class T-Shirts – Each child has a class t-shirt now.! We will be wearing them on our field trips and on Spirit Fridays. For every child who wears spirit wear, we get a point. Last week we earned 29/30 pts. The class who has the greatest percentage of kids wearing their shirt will get to have the Eagle mascot in their classroom for a month. Goooo Tally’s Treasures!!!!

Boxtops For Education – This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive, we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize.” We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com. Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops, to your teacher or school office. You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com. Thank you for your support.

French Classes -French Classes for Adults and Children

Alliance of Francaise of Fresno

Fall Session: September 21 – November 23

Contact Camilla Colby at camillacolby@gmail.com or call 227-9850 for more info.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK !!

9-18 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

9-23 – Happy 8th Birthday Kaleb Marquez

9-25 – Happy 7th Birthday Mallory Loeffler

9-27 – Happy 8th Birthday Paige Deffenbacher

9-23-27 -Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences- School dismissed at 12:00 PM

10-7 -11 – Elementary Cheer Clinic

10-8 – Elementary Picture Absentee and Re-takes

10-11 – End of Quarter 1

10-16 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear your favorite FCS shirt.

Bible Verse -September 16-20

In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9 17 pts.

Spelling – Lesson 5 – Sept. 16-20

age

center

city

space

giant

gym

gone

cycle

garden

circle

square

oval

autumn

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Mrs. Fraser, September 16, 2013

CHARACTER TRAIT: Orderliness

Reference: I Corinthians 14:40

Bible Verse: But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

Definition: Everything in its place

Opposite: Disorder, confusion, or lack of restraint

SPELLING: Lesson 6

This week will be a review of Lessons 1-5. There will be a multiple choice test on Friday along with 5 Dictation Sentences.

Lesson 1: Consonants and Short Vowels

1. led

2. legs

3. skill

4. sniff

5. stilts

6. stick

7. crush

8. never

9. block

10. jacket

11. tennis

12. gutter

13. yellow

14. pocket

15. matter

16. wobble

17. address

18. hundred

High-Frequency Words

19. eye

20. during

Lesson 2: Long a: a, a_e, ai, ay, ea, eigh, ey

lady
delay
steak
eighty
weigh
break
acorn
afraid
safety
maybe
playing
explain
mistake
training
forgave
neighbor
skateboard
they
High Frequency Words

19. months

20. because

LESSON 3: Long e: ea, ee, ei

1. leaf

2. beat

3. easy

4. jeans

5. steep

6. really

7. mean

8. eager

9. reach

10. queen

11. speed

12. street

13. please

14. breeze

15. receive

16. deceive

17. cleaned

18. between

High Frequency Words

19. said

20. says

Lesson 4: Long e: ea, ee, ei

1. brownie

2. monkey

3. secret

4. pieces

5. honey

6. equal

7. grief

8. yield

9. only

10. icy

11. keys

12. busy

13. chief

14. valley

15. sleepy

16. snowy

17. beyond

18. believes

High Frequency Words

19. favorite

20. against

Lesson 5 Long i: i, ie, igh, i_e, uy, y

1. fright

2. shine

3. childhood

4. buying

5. tiny

6. tried

7. blind

8. reply

9. skyline

10. mighty

11. lies

12. apply

13. nearby

14. tired

15. bicycles

16. brighter

17. lives

18. pliers

High-Frequency Words

19. shoes

20. very

PARENT CORNER

EVERY TUESDAY IS LIBRARY DAY

Just a friendly reminder that every Tuesday is Library Day with Ms. Brown in our newly renovated Media Resource Center. Library Time is from 2:00-2:45 PM. Library books may be checked out for two weeks. Be sure to return your books each week if you finish reading them. Students need to choose a Red Star Book to read and a take a READING COUNTS quiz each week as part of their Reading grade. DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS BACK TOMORROW.

FRENCH CLASSES

For adults and children with the Alliance of Francaise of Fresno

Fall Session: September 21 – November 23

Contact Camilla Colby at camillacolby@gmail.com or call 227-9850 for more info.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive, we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize.” We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com. Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops, to your teacher or school office. You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com. Thank you for your support.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

September 23-27 FCS will conduct elementary parent conferences. Monday through Friday of that week will be minimum release days at 12:00 noon. I look forward to meeting each of you at individual conferences. It is important for you to arrive on time. Your help is greatly appreciated. At conference time we can focus on strengths and areas for future growth together. Thanks for your insights. I am looking forward to meeting with each of you!

FRESNO FAIR FIELD TRIP

We are looking forward to the Big Fresno Fair field trip on Thursday, October 3. I will be sending out a carpool permission form next week for parents to sign to ride in carpools. Here is a list of the chaperoning carpoolers who have volunteered so far. If you have volunteered, please email me this week at cfraser@fresnochristian.com and let me know the number of students you can transport in your vehicle. Remember, students are not allowed to ride in the front passenger seat. Thank you so very much for your assistance.

MINIMUM RELEASE DAY

Just a reminder that Wednesday, September 18 is a minimum day with release time at 12:00 PM due to Staff In-Service.

BIBLE

Third graders will soon be bringing home their Creation Pop-Up Books as soon as they are all glued together. Ask your share to share their books with you and retell the stories and lessons they learned.

This week we begin Unit 2 Abraham and Isaac. In Genesis 12 God’s plan to save and restore the rebellious world begins to take shape when God calls one family–Abram’s family–for a purpose. It is from this one family , which would gradually grow into a nation, that God brings forth his Son, Jesus. We will study the covenant that God made with Abram, Abram and Sarai moving to Egypt, Lot’s Choice, The Visitors/Sodom and Gomorrah, Isaac, Child of Promise, Abraham’s Testing, Isaac Marries Rebekah, and the story of Isaac and Abimelech.

SCIENCE

This week we will study about desert habitats and different types of deserts including sand, rocky cliffs, hills, flat, dry plains along with plants and animals which can survive under these conditions. We learn learn about challa cactus, barrel cactus, and ocotillo cactus and how they store water. We will complete a lab investigation with sponges to model water storage and evaporation.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER

Just a reminder that we will be placing monthly book orders online only this year. You may place your order online by October 5. Use our One-Time Class Activation Code: L9Nj4.

MATH

This week we will begin Chapter 2 and we will be learning about money and time. You can expect to see work that provides practice counting and comparing collections of coins and bills as well as with reading analog and digital clocks. During this chapter students should continue to MEMORIZE BASIC ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS.

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week we will learn to use grid maps. As we begin Chapter 2 People and Their Environment, we will study about natural resources, the importance of water, our changing environment, and caring for our resources.

LANGUAGE ARTS

We are busy writing expository paragraphs about special people in our lives and using a rubric to help us evaluate our descriptive writing with focus. We are reading short stories centered around celebrating traditions and exploring a literature study in Charlotte’s Web during our reading group times. Skills covered include vocabulary development, author’s viewpoint, identifying story elements, comparing characters, identifying outcomes cause and effect, stating the main idea, and drawing conclusions. In phonics we reviewed decoding of initial, medial, and final consonants in multiple syllable words. We will review patterns for long and short vowels. We are also at work on developing our cursive handwriting.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, September 18 – Minimum Day @ 12:00 PM – Teacher In-service

September 23-27 – Parent Teacher Conferences-Noon Dismissal

OCTOBER

Tuesday, October 1 – Scholastic Online Book Orders Due

Thursday, October 3 – The Big Fresno Fair Field Trip

Thursday, October 3 – Fancy Folder Fiction Book Reports Due

Sunday, October 13 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE!

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Mrs. Vander Kooi September 16, 2013

We Are One: Growing in Christ

Dear Parents,

Parent-teacher conferences are next week, September 23-27. Please contact Kerry Roberts in the office to reschedule if the time allotted to you is inconvenient.

FRENCH CLASSES :

For adults and children with the Alliance of Francaise of Fresno

Fall Session: September 21 – November 23

Contact Camilla Colby at camillacolby@gmail.com or call 227-9850 for more info.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION:

This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive, we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize.” We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com. Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops, to your teacher or school office. You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com. Thank you for your support.

WRITING:

Students will an author’s purpose paragraph about stories and books. This is in preparation for the 1st Quarter “Response to Literature” summative writing assessment.

READING:

Students will read a book from a different genre each month. 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. The genre for the month of September is mystery. Students should show their selected mystery book to me for approval. Students will write a complete “Response to Literature” for this book, due at the end of September.

MATH:

The 5th grade will begin Chapter 2: Addition, Subtraction and Equations. The 6th grade will finish their study of whole numbers and decimals have a Chapter 1 test on Friday, September 20.

SCIENCE:

This week we begin our Plant Science unit. Students will gain a greater understanding of plants and how they are uniquely designed by God. Students are asked to bring shoeboxes to class as we need them for one of our experiments. Thank you!

BIBLE:

This week we continue our study of the Bible, focusing on the Books of Poetry:

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is John 3:16 and the test will be this Friday, September 20. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar and the scripture reference.

Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:12

SPELLING:

Lesson 6 words (words with VCCV and VCCCV) will be tested this Friday, September 20.

All Students

pattern
associate
exhale
bulletin
collapse
complaint
instance
dessert
difficulty
franchise
emphasize
disturb
mammoth
necessary
impact

6^th Grade Only

splendid
stampede
brilliant
irritate
apostrophe

Challenge Words for All

xylem
phloem
chlorophyll
vascular
oxygen

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Half Day: September 18 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Parent/Teacher Conferences: September 23-27 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Elementary Cheer Clinic: October 7-11
Elementary Picture Re-takes: October 8
End of First Quarter: October 11
6th Grade at Hume Camp: October 14-18
Half Day: October 16 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Hume Lake: October 14-18
Happy Birthday to Izabella Arballo: October 23
Happy Birthday to Anthony Ellis: October 23
Half Day: November 6 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Veteran’s Day: November 11 – No school
Thanksgiving Break: November 27-29 – No school
Happy Birthday to Hannah Villines: November 19
Happy Birthday to Hunter Raynes: November 26
Happy Birthday to Shauna Howard: December 4
Half Day: December 11 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
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

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Mrs. Hancox September 23, 2013

Dear Parents and Students,

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the abundance of love that was poured out to me in celebration of my birthday! I am blessed to have such a loving family in Christ! Please know that your celebration of my birthday mean’t so much to me. Sincerely, Mrs. Hancox

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES:

Parent/teacher conferences will begin on Monday. Students will be dismissed at 12:00 Monday-Friday. Please be sure to be on time to your scheduled appointment as we begin promptly and have only 20 minutes. If you need to reschedule, please feel free to e-mail me at: thancox@fresnochristian.com Thank you for your time and participation.

HUME LAKE FOR 6TH GRADERS:

This year we will be going to Hume Lake for 6th grade camp October 14-18 to study Outdoor Education. Parents, you should receive an email from Hume Lake Camp. Please respond to it as soon as possible.

S.W.B.A.T. (students will be able to);

Bible: Psalms of Trust, Messianic, and beginning of Proverbs!

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Math: Unit 3 (math concepts Unit 2-5/6 text books) last week week studied equations and expressions. Quiz on Tuesday with 10 problems involving expressions and equations.

This week will will look into solving math with graphs. Along with our daily lessons, we will incorporate number talks and estimations to help us understand math in the real world!

Science: Last week students started their study of seeds, stems, and leaves. This week students will further their knowledge with the concepts of plant cells and photosynthesis. An essay response (10 pts), matching vocabulary, and drawing of a plant quiz will be given on Friday. An over view of the concepts will be sent home on Monday and students may use their science books to help review.

Language Arts:

1. Reading: Teacher read aloud: The Case That Time Forgot we will finish reading on Monday and take the Reading Counts quiz on Monday afternoon.

3. Student reading: Independent choice of MYSTERY. Students need to choose a mystery book to read for the month of September. They are to write a formal Response to Literature along with Author’s Purpose. The reading response is due Sept. 26.

Spelling: -non (not)

nondairy
nonfat
nonfiction
nonhuman
nonprofit
nonsense
nontoxic
nonverbal
roots
veins
flower
xylem cells
phloem cells
photosynthesis
chloroplasts
cytoplasm
nucleus

Please note the listing amount of words vary from week to week depending on pattern and difficulty levels.

SPIRIT WEAR: SUPER 99% THIS PAST FRIDAY. LET’S GO FOR 100% THIS FRIDAY! Dot Day!

Thank you for your prayers and partnership during our 2013-2014 school year!

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Kennedy-Sept. 22

Tim-Sept. 25

Current calendar:

DOT DAY FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
Parent/Teacher Conferences: September 23-27 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
End of First Quarter: October 11
Hume Lake: October 14-18

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Mrs. Witters September 9, 2013

Dear Parents, September 9, 2013

This week we will be studying farm animals. Wait until you see our barnyard!! We have been talking about personal safety. Keep reminding your child about using good safety habits. Thank you! We also talked about Heroes. We made a class book. Come and take a look!

Our memory verse this week is, “Do unto others what you would have them do to you.” Matthew 7:12. Our character trait is Obedience. (Mrs. Witters needs another week on this one!!) Our new sight words are “see” and “I”. We have now learned “the”, “can”, “my”.

We are learning our three flag salutes. The salute to the Christian flag and the salute to the Bible are new to most children. They are picking it up quickly!!

DON’T FORGET Grandparents Day THIS FRIDAY!

Please return the bottom portion of the Parent

Conference note to me. Thank you! I look forward to

sharing with you about your amazing Kindergartner!

I could use another FRIDAY helper in our classroom. Your

“working hours” would be 8:15 – 9:40. THANK YOU!

This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize”. We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com.

Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops to your teacher or school office.

IMPORTANT DATES

September 10 Picture Day

September 13 Grandparents Day

September 18 1/ 2 Day – Teacher Inservice

September 23-27 Parent Conferences ( ALL kids

Leave at 12:00)

October 16 1/2 Day –Teacher Inservice

October 18 Pumpkin Patch (morning)

October 25 DeGroot Farm (Jordyn’s farm) a.m.

November 1 Discovery Center Field Trip

Mrs. Witters and your Obedient Kindergartner

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Mrs. Hancox Sept. 9, 2013

Dear Parents and Students,

STUDENT PICTURES:

Student pictures are this Tuesday, September 10th.Pictures are for the year book and an opportunity for you to purchase portraits. Please be sure to return your envelope should you desire to purchase a keepsake package!

ARCHAEOLOGY DIG: This Wednesday, parent helpers will bury student made artifacts in the west field sand area of the People’s Church. Students will have an opportunity to uncover and date the pieces based on their research of the Mesopotamia and Egyptian civilizations. Students should bring a hat, gloves, sunscreen, water, and wear jeans and tennis shoes. If they are unable to bring gloves, I will supply the Latex brand. Please let me know if your child has any known allergies to latex. The time of excavation is 10:15-11:15. Culture snacks will be provided at 11:30 in the classroom. Student are to bring their regular lunch.

KID’S CLUBS:

Attention parents! Kid’s 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 fall season. New this 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, September 6th.

COACHES NEEDED:

FCS is still looking for an elementary volleyball coach and an elementary flag football coach. If interested, please contact our Sports Department at 299-1695 ext. 123 or email: mregnerus@fresnochristian.com

HUME LAKE FOR 6TH GRADERS:

This year we will be going to Hume Lake for 6th grade camp October 14-18 to study Outdoor Education. Parents, you should receive an email from Hume Lake Camp. Please respond to it as soon as possible.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE WEEK IS SEPT. 23-27. CONFERENCE FORMS TO GO HOME ON TUESDAY. SCHOOL WILL BE DISMISSED AT 12:00 each day of this week.

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY

Grandparents’ Day is thi Friday, September 13th. A shuttle service will be available from parking lots “A” and “F” to transport grandparents to the Peoples Courtyard. Student schedules may be picked up at the Courtyard from 9:30-9:50 and grandparents will visit classroom from 9:50-11:40. Lunch will be provided for grandparents and students. For maps and further information, visit www.fresnochristian.com.

S.W.B.A.T. (students will be able to);

Bible: We will be studying the Psalms and applying them to our lives. This week’s verse is:

Psalms 8:7-9 …all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your names in all the earth.

Math: Students will have a 10 point quiz on Monday with skills in long division with double digit divisors (6th includes decimals). A formal test will be given on Tuesday.

Social Studies: Dig Week!

Language Arts:

1. We will continue our study on subject and predicates. Students have been given a rubric for seven daily assignments plus a higher order question. Our goal is to complete this study over the course of the next two weeks. Therefore the higher order question will be due on or before two weeks.

2. Reading: Teacher read aloud: The Case That Time Forgot

3. Student reading: Independent choice of MYSTERY. Students need to choose a mystery book to read for the month of September. They are to write a formal Response to Literature along with Author’s Purpose. The reading response is due Sept. 28th.

Spelling: Students will study with an understanding of root, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, homographs, high frequency words, and syllabication. The intermediate grade levels offer fantastic integration for grades 4-8 in these areas. The weekly spelling lessons will be designed to assist students with transfer of spelling knowledge to independent writing, reading comprehension, language arts, and speaking.

Week 5 VCCV and VCCCV plus -in=in, inside, into

decorating
applying
delaying
employed
studying
supposed
exciting
married
envied
studied
include
inflate
inhale
inject
inspect
inspire
instruct
invite

Please note the listing amount of words vary from week to week depending on pattern.

SPIRIT WEAR: SUPER 99% THIS PAST FRIDAY. LET’S GO FOR 100% THIS FRIDAY!

Thank you for your prayers and partnership during our 2013-2014 school year!

Current calendar:

September 11-Archaeology Dig (on campus!)
September 13-Grandparents Day
Conferences September 23-27-12:00 dismissal all week
Elementary Pictures: September 10
Grandparent’s Day: September 13
Half Day: September 18 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Parent/Teacher Conferences: September 23-27 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
End of First Quarter: October 11
Hume Lake: October 14-18

Mrs. Hancox Sept. 9, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:22:13-08:00

Mrs. Tally September 9, 2013

Dear Families,

Happy Monday!!!! We are ready to rock and roll in Room 524. At the end of this week we will have been in school for one month. It hardly seems possible. The children are progressing nicely.

Character Building -We are working hard on first time obedience in our classroom. This has been a real struggle for many in our midst. Following the rules which we laid out in our Care Agreement, is very challenging. We have some very independent spirits, but we are working together to encourage and support one another in becoming obedient followers of Jesus who use good self control.We are learning that we do not need to say everything our brain thinks!!! Any support and encouragement you can give at home in these areas will be much appreciated. Thanks!

Picture Day – Tuesday, September 10th is Picture Day. The flyer went home last Tuesday. Just a reminder to mark the picture background that you want for your child. If you don’t mark it, the photographer will just choose one.

Language Arts –Reading groups are going well. We are discussing the setting, main idea and supporting details of the stories we read. Journal writing is a free write and some are thinking they have the option of writing or not. Most certainly, that is NOT the case. It would be helpful if you talked about some ideas to write about on the way to school. After a weekend we write about what they did on Sat and Sun. There is also a list of topics to write about on the inside of the front cover of their journal. Daily journal writing is new to many. Book Report – The children brought home the requirements for the first book report in their homework folder on Friday, Aug. 30th.. It is due Sept. 27th. Hopefully, it will be a chapter book with 50-100 pgs., however, some can handle larger books than that. If you are uncertain what the appropriate requirement should be for your child, I will be happy to help with that.

Writing – We are continuing on writing a Friendly Letter, remembering all the elements of a proper sentence.

Math – We are working on the foundations of regrouping. This is very challenging for many. The work in the Friday Homework Folder will be reviewing this skill. Many are trying to get into the Math Club . Keep faithful in Math Drills at home. We have some very competitive spirits in here. Go Tally’s Treasures!!!!

Bible – We will be continuing with Abraham and Lot and what it means to walk by faith and trust God completely!!!

Social Science – We are continuing our study of the Land Around Us.

Science – We will continue studying living and non-living things with a focus on Apples. We will make a theme book learning how an apple develops and grows, as well as learning all the things you can do with an apple. We culminate our unit at the end of the month by making applesauce and enjoying other apple treats and activities. Such fun!

Conferences – A notice regarding your child’s conference time was in the work envelope on Tuesday, Sept.3rd. Siblings will be scheduled on the same day. Please sign and return by Monday, Sept. 16th. If the scheduled time does not work out for you, please call Kerry Robert’s office @ 299- 1695 to reschedule. Conference week is Sept. 23-27. School is dismissed at 12:00 PM each day that week.

Show and Tell – Show and Tell is for Team B. Your child can bring two times during the week.

Homework -Many children are not finishing their work at school because of playing around. This is a skill that you hope is learned in first grade, but for some, that is not always the case . Any encouragement you can give your child in this area would be very much appreciated. Please be sure when your child does work at home that you check it to make sure it is correct. I am still getting a LOT of papers with wrong answers and skipped problems. Also, please be sure to put a name on your paper. Thanks!!!

Fundraiser – All orders for our fundraiser are due on Monday, Sept. 9th. Thanks for all your hard work in making this a great fundraiser. Our class sold LOTS!!! When it is all counted we will find out just how well we did!!! We are truly grateful for all your efforts.

Boxtops -This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize”. We will post class totals monthly in our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com. Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops to your teacher. You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com

Grandparent’s Day – Friday, September 13th is Grandparent’s Day. This is always a very fun time for the children. If you do not have grandarents that can attend, please feel free to invite a senior friend. We will also share grandparents for those who have none when we do our special activities. No one will be left out. The schedule is as follows:

9:30-9:50 AM K-12 Pick up schedules

9:50-11:40 AM K-12 Visit classrooms

11:40-12:25 PM K-12 Lunch

12:25 PM K-12 Say Goodbye to your grandchild

HAVE A GREAT WEEK !!

9-10 – Elementary School Pictures

9-13 – Happy 8th Birthday Sanjay Stephen

9-13 – Grandparent’s Day – 9:40 AM – 11:40 PM

9-18 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

9-23 – Happy 8th Birthday Kaleb Marquez

9-25 – Happy 7th Birthday Mallory Loeffler

9-27 – Happy 8th Birthday Paige Deffenbacher

9-23-27 -Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences- School dismissed at 12:00 PM

10-7 -11 – Elementary Cheer Clinic

10-8 – Elementary Picture Re-takes

10-11 – End of Quarter 1

10-16 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice

Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear your favorite FCS shirt.

Bible Verse – Sept. 9-13

Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. Psalm 72:18 18 pts.

Spelling – Lesson 4 – Sept. 9- 13

clock

quick

hike

check

backstroke

smoke

strike

backpack

ticket

lake

friend

baseball

apples

Mrs. Tally September 9, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:22:14-08:00

Mrs. Vander Kooi September 9, 2013

We Are One: Growing in Christ

Dear Parents,

Parent-teacher conferences are from September 23-27. Please contact Kerry Roberts in the office to reschedule if the time allotted to you is inconvenient.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION:

This year we will again be participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraiser. Each Box Top collected is worth cash for our school. As an incentive, we will be having a class contest. The class bringing in the most Box Tops at the end of this promotion will receive a “prize.” We will post class totals monthly in the Office window and on our Campus News located on our website: fresnochristian.com. Please hand in your trimmed Box Tops in a Ziploc bag or envelope, labeled with your child’s/teacher’s name and the amount of Box Tops, to your teacher or school office. You can find a list of Box Tops online at: www.boxtops4education.com. Thank you for your support.

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY:

Grandparents’ Day is this Friday, September 13th. A shuttle service will be available from parking lots “A” and “F” to transport grandparents to the Peoples Courtyard. Student schedules may be picked up at the Courtyard from 9:30-9:50 and grandparents will visit classrooms from 9:50-11:40. Lunch will be provided for grandparents and students. For maps and further information, visit www.fresnochristian.com.

FCS SPIRIT DAYS:

Fresno Christian Schools Spirit Days are here! Wear your FCS Spirit Wear with pride every Friday. At the end of each month, the K-6 class with the highest percentage of Spirit Wear worn will be the keeper of the FCS Eagle trophy for a month! Go Eagles!!

HUME LAKE FOR 6TH GRADERS:

This year we will be going to Hume Lake for 6th grade camp October 14-18 to study Outdoor Education. Parents, you should have received an email from Hume Camp last week. Please respond to it as soon as possible.

WRITING:

Students will write opinion and author’s purpose paragraphs about stories and books. This is in preparation for the 1st Quarter “Response to Literature” summative writing assessment.

READING:

Students will read a book from a different genre each month. 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. The genre for the month of September is mystery. Students should show their selected mystery book to me for approval. Students will write a complete “Response to Literature” for this book, due at the end of September.

MATH:

The 5th grade will review and prepare for Thursday’s test on Chapter 1: Whole Numbers, Decimals and Integers. The 6th grade will study dividing decimals and whole numbers. Students will utilize the online Khan Academy program to practice and reinforce concepts.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

The Mesopotamia web quest activities are due on Monday, September 9. All information for the activities can be found on the website, www.ducksters.com, and in the Social Studies textbook. This week we complete our study of Ancient Mesopotamia with a study of cuneiform writing and the law code of Hammurabi.

SCIENCE:

Next week we begin our Plant Science unit. Students will gain a greater understanding of plants and how they are uniquely designed by God.

BIBLE:

This week we continue our study of the Bible, focusing on the Books of History: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings and Chronicles.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:

The memory verse for this week is John 3:16 and the test will be this Friday, September 13. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, grammar and the scripture reference.

For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

SPELLING:

Lesson 5 words (words with consonant -le) will be tested this Friday, September 13.

All Students

dangle
mangle
feeble
crinkle
wobble
frazzle
obstacle
tickle
muffle
bridle
jumble
kindle
dwindle
swindle
assemble

6^th Grade Only

mantle
brittle
freckle
muzzle
cuticle

Challenge Words for All

nestle
hustle
hassle
stifle
treble

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Elementary Pictures: September 10
Happy Birthday to Harman Gill: September 11
Grandparent’s Day: September 13
Half Day: September 18 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Parent/Teacher Conferences: September 23-27 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Elementary Cheer Clinic: October 7-11
Elementary Picture Re-takes: October 8
End of First Quarter: October 11
Half Day: October 16 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Hume Lake: October 14-18
Happy Birthday to Izabella Arballo: October 23
Happy Birthday to Anthony Ellis: October 23
Half Day: November 6 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
Veteran’s Day: November 11 – No school
Thanksgiving Break: November 27-29 – No school
Happy Birthday to Hannah Villines: November 19
Happy Birthday to Hunter Raynes: November 26
Happy Birthday to Shauna Howard: December 4
Half Day: December 11 – Dismissal at 12:00 noon
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 September 9, 2013PC Pierce2016-11-16T22:22:15-08:00

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