Fall weather has finally arrived!! Praise the Lord!!! Now lets pray that it stays! Last week we finished up our first quarter!! I can not believe how fast this year is going by. I am very pleased with the progress of the entire class from the beginning of the year until now!
FIRST TIME OBEDIENCE: We are still working as a class on first time obedience. We have a hard time talking when we are suppose to be working. We have a hard time not following rules and procedures that were taught at the beginning of school. Due to this I have not been able to spend as much time with my reading groups as I would like. Please speak with your child about the importance of first time obedience, and how it effects the learning environment in our classroom.
This week in Mrs. R’s Super Stars
Bible: We will be studying Exodus
Language Arts: We will continue to work on our leveled readers in our guided reading groups. Please continue to work on sight words at home. When these words are easily recognized and read it really helps with the kids confidence when reading. I can already see the improvement. We are continuing to work on reading strategies with each group. I want them to be as independent as they can with all their reading. We will also be working very hard on fluency. This means they will be reading books that are a little easy for them, however we will be practicing reading them quickly!
Math: This week the students will be focusing on counting backwards to subtract, using the number line to subtract, problem solving, and fact families.
Writing: After going over all the 1st quarter assessments, I was very pleased with the progress of the class. The ares in our writing in which we will be working on is remembering to use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence and using correct sentence structure. We will practice expanding our sentences and adding more detail.
Social Studies: We will learn about our changing world
Science: The season is harvest season!! The students will be learning all about pumpkins and the life cycle of a pumpkin!
Pumpkin Patch: We will be taking a field trip to single palm pumpkin patch on Thurs. October 24th.We will travel by bus and leave at 10:30 AM and return by 2:00 PM .We will eat lunch afterwards. Please bring blankets to sit on, seating will be limited. It should be great fun!!!! The children have already paid. Chaperones are free. Parents will be cutting the pumpkins off the vine. If parents would like to take a pumpkin home it will be $5.00.
Report Cards: Students will receive a Standards Based Report Card on Monday, Oct 21st.. At this stage of development a letter grade of P which means progressing, is very acceptable, and does not mean your child is not doing well. If they knew everything at a satisfactory or excellent level in this stage of the game, I would need to fins a new job!!!!!
Christmas Program: Fresno Christian music department presents “A Candlelight Christmas”
Featuring grades K-4, Elementary Choir, and Jr. High Choir.
Wednesday December 11th, 2013 @ 5:30pm in the Fresno Christian Gym
Operation Christmas Child – Please consider taking the opportunity to show your child the true spirit of giving at Christmas. Pack a shoe box with your child to send to needy children throughout the world. The children have lists of the suggested items, many of which can be purchased at a Dollar Store at reasonable prices. Please be sure to put in only brand new items and include small toys ( no weapons), school supplies, stuffed animals and hygiene items. Most important is to pray over the box and for the child who will receive it. For more suggestions or to download a new form to go with the box, go to samaritanspurse.org. Boxes are in the office, however, they suggested how wonderful a plastic box would be, which you can get at Dollar Store because they use it to get water at the river and for putting vegetables and fruits in from their garden. Also, include $7 in an envelope for shipping and handling. The deadline is Nov. 2nd. Shoe boxes are available in the elementary office.
Operation Christmas Child brought smiles to the faces of 7.7 million poor, sick and suffering children in more than 100 countries last year through shoeboxes filled with school supplies, hygiene items, toys, candy and other small gifts. But these boys and girls received something even more important than a Christmas present. They also leaned about the greatest gift of all—God’s son, Jesus Christ. Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers millions of shoebox gifts to children in desperate circumstances around the world. In addition to bringing happiness to boys and girls who other wise wouldn’t receive any presents, this exciting project of Samaritan’s Purse also opens doors for presenting the Good News of Jesus Christ. Through children’s literature and evangelistic programs, many lives are changed for eternity. We would like to invite you to join us this year as we again reach out to boys and girls in the Name of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to collect 250 shoeboxes at Fresno Christian Elementary by November 7 for children who face a daily struggle against war, persecution, disease, natural disaster, poverty, illness, or neglect. Pray that God will meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Moms In Prayer:
Come Pray with Us! Moms in Prayer International gathers women together to pray specifically and scripturally for our children and schools.
Who: Fresno Christian K-12 Moms
Day/Time: Fridays, 8-9 am
Where: People’s Church, Room 204, behind the church office.
Contact: Janet Moore @ 448-0947/349-1643 or rjdamoore@att.net
Bible Verse –
It is hard to stop a quarrel once it starts, so don’t let it begin. Proverbs 17:14
First Grade Spelling – Lesson 14 – Oct. 14-18
end
hand
sent
went
fast
must
jump
lamp
they
last
one
playing
pumpkin
IMPORTANT DATES:
10-16– School dismissed @ 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice
10-24 – Pumpkin Patch Field Trip – 10:30 AM
11-6– School dismissed @ 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice
11-11 – Veteran’s Day Holiday – No School
11-27-29 – Happy Thanksgiving – No School