Dear Families,
Thank you for the wonderful conferences. It’s exciting to partner with you, educating your child to become a life long learner who will love God, and further His Kingdom!
HELP – This is a request to all who have taken pictures of our class this year.I would appreciate it if you could put them on a CD and send it to school. This would include all our field trips, as well as the Thanksgiving and Christmas programs and parties. We are in need of pictures for our Yearbook, which is prepared online. Many thanks!
LANGUAGE ARTS – As you read with your child, ask them what is happening at the beginning, middle and the end of the story, as well as the characters, setting, problem and solution in their stories. We will be doing comprehension questions with our study of George Washington, looking for details in our text.
HERITAGE DOLL AND SPEECH INFO – The paper for writing their speech was in the homework folder on February 7th. You will be receiving a schedule for speeches in the homework folder on February 14th. They will be in March.. This will take the place of a book project for the month of March. If you did not get the info for this project, please stop by the room and I will give it to you. Not everyone got away from the conference with one.
BIBLE – We will continue with our study of Samuel.
MATH –We continue on Multiplication and Division. They are so enjoying this unit and surprising themselves how easy multiplication seems. Some started division this week and that kind of took the wind out of their sails!!! Knowing the multiplication facts of 2’s, 3’s, and 5’s is really helpful. We will continue with this concept this week as well. Please check your child’s work for accuracy.
FIVE – A DAY – We will begin reviewing Math and Language skills in a booklet called Five -A- Day. There are five problems in both Math and Language for each day of the week. These are done independently. The children will circle in red the ones they miss and correct them. We discuss these together as a class to make our corrections. Please note the kinds of mistakes your child is making as this will be beneficial to you as you work with them. You will see the first Five-A Day in the envelopes on Feb.18th.
SOCIAL SCIENCE – We are learning what country we live in, the state, and the city, as well as the seven continents. We have begun,”People Make a Difference” in our Social Studies book. We will also focus on the contributions of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington this month..
SCIENCE – February is Dental Health month. We will do a unit on”The Care of Our Teeth,” beginning Feb.18th.
VALENTINE’S PARTY – We will celebrate on Thursday, Feb. 14th. Our party will be from 1:20 – 2:40. The children will exchange valentines with one another. Thank you to those who have signed up to bring something for our party.
PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING – We have begun preparing in earnest for our Physical Fitness Testing which will take place in March.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION:We are nearing the end of our 2013/14 Box Tops for Education promotion. There is one more Friday left to turn in Box Tops. The last day to hand in Box Tops is Friday, February 14. 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.” Thank you for supporting Fresno Christian Schools.
FCS AUCTION– The FCS auction is underway! This is our largest fundraising event each year. We are excited about setting our goals even higher than last year. The auction is a great way to donate to our school. Your donations will bless the lives of others. You received the information about our class basket which is a “Game Night” theme. Please start thinking about your gift or donation. We are asking each child’s family to contact family, friends, neighbors, and merchants to make a donation to our auction. Students will be given a ticket for every 10 points they earn in donations. I am hoping that each family will find that special something to donate to the auction. I would like to encourage you to support this event by giving or getting donations of services, trips, items, desserts, and/or dinner tickets. The dinner/silent and live auction will take place on Saturday, March 15th, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. in the FCS Gym.
SHOW AND TELL – This week will be Team B.
FEBRUARY CALENDAR
2-10 – Lincoln’s Birthday – No School
2-12 – Happy 8th Birthday Tatum Auwae
2-14 – Happy Valentine’s Day!! Party 1:20 – 2:40 PM
2-17 – President’s Day – No School
2-26 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
3-4 – Elementary Spring Pictures
3-14 – Quarter 3 Ends
3-15 – FCS Auction
3-19 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
3-31 – 4-4 – SAT Testing
4-14 – 4-21 – Easter Vacation – He Is Risen!
Bible Verse – Feb. 11-14
For the Lord is my fort where I can enter and be safe. Psalm 18:2 16 pts.
Spelling – Feb. 11-14 – Lesson 25
cherry
cherries
peach
peaches
box
boxes
teacher
teachers
bench
benches
dish
dishes
family
families
class
classes
tear
working
