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PCA ACTIVITY CALENDAR Tues, Dec 10 3-5P Girls B-ball Practice

6:15P Boys B-ball Tournament

Thurs, Dec 12 3-5P Girls B-ball Practice

Boys B-ball Tournament @ Neponset

Fri, Dec 13 6:30P K-8 Christmas Program

Mon, Dec. 16 3-5P Girls B-ball practice

Tues., Dec 17 3-5P Girls B-ball practice

Thurs. Dec. 19 3-5P Girls B-ball practice

Fri., Dec. 20 Dismiss at 2P for Christmas Break

Dec. 23 thru Jan 6 CHRISTMAS BREAK

Mon, Dec. 23 10-Noon Girls B-ball practice

Fri, Dec 27 10-Noon Girls B-ball practice

Mon, Dec 30 10-Noon Girls B-ball practice

Tues, Dec 31 10-Noon Girls B-ball practice

Thurs, Jan 2 10-Noon Girls B-ball practice

December 10, 2019

Our K-8 Christmas Program is THIS FRIDAY! The students and teachers having been working hard! ALL students need to be here no later than 6:00 p.m. K-5 students will meet in the gym. 6-8 grade will meet in the basement. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. We will have cookies after the program. Please see the list below for who has signed up to help. Thank you all!

Serve in the kitchen: Carmen Grey, Jessica Odell. We could use 1 more volunteer.

To bring 2 doz. cookies: Jennifer Searl, LeAndra Harris, Carmen Grey, Angie Wall, Elizabeth Zawistowski, Krystal Bickett, Natalia Slevin, Laurie Cowser, Jen Schaill, Stephanie Swisher, Ashley Gray, Emily Sharkey. If you haven’t signed up but would like to bring cookies, please do! There can never be too many cookies.

Christmas Break is not far away! We dismiss at 2:00 pm next Friday, December 20th. Friday will be a fun afternoon of Christmas games and goodies. Please see the volunteer list below. We could still use some more help. Classes will resume on TUESDAY, January 7.

Kindergarten: Jessica Odell & Ashley Gray 1st grade: ??????? 2nd grade: Sarah Scruggs, Elizabeth Z., Laura Richey 3rd grade: Elisha Pollok & Heather Heaton 4th grade: Cheri House 5th grade: Angie Wall 6th, 7th, 8th (to help serve food and monitor games): Laura Richey (*** More details on last page)

THINGS TO NOTE ...

Our Boys Basketball tournament continues tonight at 6:15 pm in Neponset.

GO EAGLES!

January 2020 hot lunch menus are due back tomorrow, December 11th!

Jr. High Choir is going to observe the choirs at PHS on THURSDAY this week instead of Tuesday. We will go to Pizza Hut for lunch. Please pay the office: $6 for buffet & soft drink, $5 if drinking water.

December

04 - Mrs. Zawistowski Food Service Coordinator

08 - Mrs. Skaggs Secretary

09 - Myla McCoy 3rd grade

18 - Michael Glass 5th grade

18 - Mrs. Wilson 1st grade teacher

18 - Mrs. Wilson 1st grade teacher

22 - Braxton Bickett 1st grade

26 - Miss Neff Reading/Math Aide

30 - Evan Wilson 5th grade

30 - Titus Cook 8th grade

30 - Mrs. Cherie House P.E. teacher

You’re Invited!

Christmas Eve at Princeton Bible Church

“Come Celebrate the Glory of the

LORD!”

Tuesday, Dec. 24th at 6:00 p.m.

A presentation of singing, special music, scripture, and candle lighting all to celebrate the birth and glory of

Jesus, the Christ Child. Miss Hoffman will be singing with the children “Jesus Is Here”.

Come and celebrate with us!

Theme: Christmas

Bible Topic: Christmas: The Birth of Our Savior

Wednesday: Share the Good News and The Best Gift of All

Friday: Review

Bible Verse: Luke 2:11 - “Today in the town of David a Savior has been

born to you; He is Christ the Lord.”

Bible Song: “Christmas Joy” and “Joy to the World”

TEACHER’S NOTES FOR YOU!

Sonshine Preschool Note ~ Miss Elisha Dec. 9 - 13, 2019 ABC Bag/Snack

Wed, Dec. 11 - Regan

Fri, Dec. 13 - Rhett

Kindergarten Tidbit ~ Mrs. Whitlock

Letter: N n

Number: 14 fourteen

Color: Green

Shape: Triangle

We have started our new “I Learn to Read” books during reading groups and will introduce using a book mark as a

guide in reading sentences.

In Skills development we will look at “What is Missing”, this could be a number, a group of objects or even a student.

We will practice patterns, putting puzzles together, naming opposites, finding rhyming words and tying our shoes.

Proper formation of our names will be reviewed and practiced. We will write, sound, and read our letters.

The 80 and 90 families will be drilled with flashcards and number formation presented with our number cards. We

will write numbers up to 29 and there will be a number evaluation. Please, please practice number recognition at

home. It is such a great help to your child.

We will review twin addition facts with 0 and 1.

In Phonics we will say, spell, and read words. The one vowel rule will be reviewed . Every student needs to remember

this rule. “ When a word has just one vowel it usually says the short sound and we mark it with a smile.”

We will mark vowels, sound and read words. Reading sentences will include marking the vowel, underlining double

consonants; including ck, nd, and nt. We will identify capital letters and periods or question marks. As the students

read a sentence they will choose the correct final word that is missing for that sentence. Board work will include writ-

ing blends and words. We will play “Around the Room” with one vowel word flash cards.

In Social Studies we will visit Canada. We have our passports ready.

Bible Time story is about Esther. She was clothed with favor. The Lord surrounds those who love Him, His righteous

ones, “with favor . . as with a shield” Psalm5:12. This was certainly true for Esther. Psalm 30:5 “. . His favor lasts a life-

time.” Esther was strong in a hard situation. She thought more of the Jewish people than herself. She was a selfless

person and God protected her so she could deliver His people.

God will give all of us, that love Him, strength and confidence to face challenges. Remind yourself that you are His

child, you are indeed surrounded by His mercy and crowned with His favor.

Our memory verse is “ Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be men of courage, be strong. Do everything in love.”

1 Corin. 16:13,14

Stop by our room Friday before or after the program. The students have made up a Scavenger Hunt

of special places in our room they want to show you.

1st grade ~ Mrs. Wilson

2nd grade ~ Mrs. Bickett

We still need two parents to organize and host our classroom Christmas Party on December 20th from

12:30 – 2:00pm. I have Nativity Bingo that can be used. Please let me know if you would be willing to

help with the party in any way - If you work and can’t be at the party, maybe you can donate treats. Thank you!

Bible - This week we will learn about how Elijah opposes the false prophets. Our memory verse is “Show me Your

ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths.” Psalm 25:4

Phonics – This week we will continue to practice the double consonant suffix rule – when a root word ends with one

consonant and the vowel is short, double the consonant before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel ex. run-

running.

This week’s special sounds are -ear in earth, -old in gold, -mb in lamb, -ew in flew, and -ew in few.

Math – This week we will learn to identify $ and decimal point in money, identify nonconsecutive between num-

bers, as well as introduce the 9 subtraction family facts. We will also learn to count quarters and measure with cen-

timeters. We will continue to review counting by 25’s, telling time, and reading thermometers.

Spelling – please practice week #15 words at home.

Please continue to log your child’s minutes in the December Book-It Reading Calendar. Thank you!

In Bible class this week we are continuing to learn about Elijah. This week we see how Elijah was bold. We

will finish up Psalm 100 this week with verse 5, “For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness

continues through all generations.” We will recite this verse on Friday. We will also have spelling test 15 on Friday.

Bonus spelling words for the week are: Scripture, sermon, chocolate, ginger, and ornament.

In math classes this week we will work on the 16 addition family, mixed numbers, and symmetry.

In Phonics and Language class, we will continue to work on identifying nouns, changing nouns to show

possession by adding an apostrophe “s”, and types of sentences. We will also learn to identify proper

nouns.

In handwriting class we will learn the letters Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, and Tt in cursive.

Our Christmas party will be on Friday, December 20th from 12:30 to 1:55. Sarah Scruggs, Elizabeth, Zawis-

towski, and Laura Richey are those helping with our party.

Book It forms for December can be turned in next week before vacation.

Please continue to work on helping your child memorize their speech contest material.

3rd grade ~ Mrs. Glass

4th grade ~ Mrs. Odell

Bible - Our memory verse is Ephesians 4:32. We will be learning about forgiveness...what it means to

truly forgive someone that has done wrong against us. Also, what God’s forgiveness looks like for us

through repentance.

Math - We will continue working with division, but now we have remainders! We will learn that 8

quarts = 1 peck and 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Math quiz on Friday!

English - We will learn direct and indirect quotations. We will start using quotations within our sentences, and con-

tinue to master comma placement. We had a quiz today and we will have a test on Tuesday, December 17th.

Spelling - List #16 Test Friday

Science - We will be finishing up Chapter 3. Quiz on Wednesday, December 11th. Test on Friday, December 13th.

Poems for English class are due Thursday.

We will have tests in History and Science next week.

Continue working on your Nation Notebooks! You should have about half of it completed.

Science ~ Mr. Cornman

6th: We just finished section 4.4 on Stars. We will have a quiz on sections 4.3 - 4.4 on Thursday followed by Test 7 (sections 4.1 - 4.4) probably on Monday. 7th: Continuing on with Creation Science disproving the evolution theory, we are at the "Three Views of Life" then what the Bible teaches about Creation. We will have a Quiz 13 section 5.1 probably on Friday. Then it's on to Foun-dations for the Age of Science. 8th: Reviewing for Quiz 12 pages 113 - 122 on Wednesday. Then it's on to Changes in the Nucleus (Nuclear Decay, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fusion).

We are memorizing John 3:16-21 and reviewing the year’s verses this week.

We are looking forward to our in town field trip next Wednesday. We have over 14 items for the mitten

tree and it is such a nice time at Country Comfort. The Lord has gifted us in so many ways and it is such a privilege

to share with others. Tomorrow will be our day for sharing with one another the gifts we been given by God. We

will “perform” them first thing in the morning starting at 8:40.

We will test on spelling list 15 Wednesday and then begin list 16. We are reducing fractions in math. We

will be writing a book review on “Saved at Sea” soon so the children should be reading a chapter nightly.

It’s time to test over another history chapter this Friday and the test over science chapter 5 will be early

next week.

Have a great week!

5th grade ~ Mr. Clausen

PCA MISSION STATEMENT ~ To provide an excellent academic education with a Christian

worldview based on the absolute authority of God’s Word, the Holy Bible.

Mrs. Cook’s Jr. High News:

Language Arts

6th graders are participating in their “ How To” speeches this week and next. We created plans last week and each stu-

dent will make and instruct the class in how to make a Christmas craft. This is always a fun way to begin our Christmas

celebration together. Gus was today, Sasha will go tomorrow, and it will be Lydia’s turn Thursday. Next week’s sched-

ule is Alahna on Tuesday and Corwin on Wednesday!

Also, 6th graders will receive a book this Friday, Where the Red Fern Grows. This is their reading book report book. They

should have it read over the holiday break. This is the only assignment I am giving them over break. We will write a re-

port on it when we return.

7th Graders are wrapping up our unit on short stories and working on transitioning into poetry. We are learning how to

write free verse poetry in English class.

History

6th graders will test over this chapter next Wednesday or Thursday.

7th graders are testing this Thursday over Chapters 10-12.

8th graders are coming to the conclusion of our studies of the Constitution. We will practice test on Tuesday of next

week. We will take the actual test on Thursday before we leave for break. When they return from break, their Civics

Notebook is due. We have been giving some time at school and the students have had this since October. It should be

about done. They may turn it in before break if they’d like to.

Typically in Junior High we have a fun day of no work. We spend

the first hour in our homerooms. 7th grade should expect breakfast

from me as my gift to them. 7th & 8th Grade will have a white

elephant gift exchange. Students should bring a wrapped new or

gently used gift to share (inexpensive). Next we will have some silly

videos followed by movies in our respective classes. Lunch will be

normal, but we will snack and play board games, large group games, and possibly a craft room or

computer game time. Clean up will be at 1:40. Dismissal is at 2:00 that afternoon. Any par-

ent that signed up to help is asked to be here between 12:00- 1:40 to monitor a game room or

the snack room.

Snack Assignments: Girls bring snacks Boys bring drinks Teachers will provide paper products.