Bus Families… No afternoon bus tomorrow, Wednesday March 6.

ART supplies needed… Mrs. Cleary is looking for some items for future art projects: empty paper towel rolls,

gallon jugs, and egg cartons. Please bring to school if you have any. Thank you!

Reminder to register for the 2019-2020 School Year and pay the registration fee by March 15 for the discount.

BV North (Walnut) Art Festival on Sat., Mar. 9th for grades 5 - 8. Set-up at 8-9A. Judging from 9-12A. Open to public Noon - 1P. Take down work at 1:00. Info was sent home with your student last Friday. For complete de-tails, see Mrs. Cleary or ask your student for the information.

Turn your clocks forward! A reminder to our families to turn your clocks forward this Saturday evening for

daylight savings time!

APRIL HOT LUNCH MENU is coming home tomorrow, Wednesday the 6th! Lot of credits and charges with this crazy weather from January and February. Your account sheet is attached to your student’s menu. April menu is due back into the office by Wed, March 13th, with only one school month of May left! Do you believe that?

FYI: Hearing test... Last week, PCA students received a hearing test with a rescreening to be done on Mon, March 11th. This rescreening has been moved to Wednesday, March 13th.

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March 5,

2019

THINGS TO NOTE ...

K-8th grade PCA students have an opportunity to share their talents!

Auditions will be held this Friday 3/8/19 from 1:00-3:00 pm.

Any student who wishes to participate must audition. Even if the act is not quite ready,

but your child is eager, please sign them up at the office today!

The PCA Talent Show is Friday 4/5/19.

ACSI Music Festival...Friday, March 15 -

Saturday, March 16 at Olivet University. For

those students who are going, it is $25 for the

hotel room. You may pay the office anytime.

Mrs. Holmes sent a note home with more de-

tails regarding the festival.

Navy Pier Trip… Reminder to 7th and 8th

grade families…. Students will be going to see

Shakespeare’s

Macbeth on Thursday, March 14th. The train

ticket is $27.50 each (students & chaperones)

and the play ticket is $13 for everyone except

current PCA students. Please turn money in at

the office by Friday, March 8th.

From Mr. Odell’s desk: (God’s Word given to teachers each week and we want to share with you, also!)

Psalm 103:1-14

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and

forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems

your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your

mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The Lord executes righteousness

and justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. 9 He will not always strive with

us, nor will He keep His anger forever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us

according to our iniquities.11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward

those who fear Him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from

us. 13 As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He

remembers that we are dust.

It is impossible to think of the love of God apart from his holiness. The reason is that God’s character is en-

countered as he is, as the encounter with the one, almighty, all knowing, all powerful, ruler of all eternity. To

put it clearly in our language of today God is “the whole package” or “the real deal”. When examining the

character of God, the absolute unity of God is clearly seen. David proclaims this truth in this Psalm. He begins

with a call to bless God’s Holy name and then proceeds to illustrate how God’s Holy character spills out on us

as those who are genuine believers in Him, those who trust in the redeeming work of Christ on the cross. All

that God is flows from His Holiness, His complete “otherness” from us.

Take a moment this day to revel in the character of God and allow Him to penetrate our lives with who He

truly is.

March 04 - Kinsley Wall 2nd grade

07 - Mrs. Wallace Noon Recess Monitor

10 - Sianna Doran 6th grade

15 - Samantha Murray 7th grade

25 - Madisyn Shipp 2nd grade

25 - Jennifer Zurinski 4th grade

25 - Steve Gyurkovics 8th grade

PCA ACTIVITY CALENDAR Tues, Mar 5 3-3:45P Jr. High Play Practice

4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Wed, Mar 6 3-3:45P Play Practice

4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Thurs, Mar 7 3-3:45P Play Practice

4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Fri, Mar 8 3-4P Track Practice

Sat, Mar 9 BVEC Art Festival

Mon, Mar 11 Scholastic Bowl Tournament @ DePue

Tues, Mar 12 3-5P Play Practice

4-5P Track Practice

Wed, Mar 13 Hearing Rescreening

Thurs, Mar 14 4th Grade trip to Ag Fair

Navy Pier Trip for 7th & 8th Grade

3-4P Track Practice

Fri, Mar 15 NO SCHOOL. End of third 9 weeks

ACSI Elementary Speech Meet (Orland Hills)

Mar 15-16 ACSI Jr. High Music Festival (Olivet)

Mar 18-22 NO SCHOOL. Enjoy your Spring Break!

Mon, Mar 25 8:00A Classes Resume

26 - Kennedy Wall Kindergarten

26 - Claire Grey 8th grade

26 - Kimmie Imsland 6th grade

28 - Mrs. Eggers Secretary

31 - Lexie Knipper 3rd grade

31 - Mrs. Whitlock Kindergarten Teacher

CONGRATULATIONS Sarah & Olivia!!!!

On to State!

Princeton Christian Academy eighth grade student, Sarah Free-

man, and sixth grade student, Olivia Partin, have advanced as

finalists to the State Elks Essay Contest with their essays on

“What Makes You Proud of America?” Both girls entered their

essays in the Oglesby Elks contest in different age divisions.

Out of approximately 100 submissions, their essays were two

of six essays (the top three of each age category) that ad-

vanced to the district level. District judging was recently com-

pleted, sending both girls’ essays onto the State contest to be

judged there.

The local and district winners will be honored at a local Elks

banquet in April. The winners at the state level will be honored

with an all-expense paid trip to Springfield in May. The winner

of the state will be awarded $500, second place wins $300, and

third wins $150. State winners will advance to the national

competition where winners are announced at a convention in

St. Louis, MO on June 30-July 3, 2019.

CHRISTIAN ROSARIO WINS DAR ESSAY CONTEST

Princeton Christian Academy eighth grader,

Christian Rosario, won first place in the

Princeton DAR Chapter American History Es-

say Contest. The topic for this year was “The

Women’s Suffrage Campaign,” and students

were required to research the topic and then

write an essay of 600-1000 words from the

point of view of someone living in 1919, in-

cluding the pros and cons of the passage of

the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. A

bibliography listing all sources was also re-

quired.

Christian competed against 77 area students

from other schools for this honor. He was

presented with a medal and certificates at a

DAR luncheon last week. His essay has been

forwarded to the State level of competition,

after which the winning state essays advance

to National competition. Christian is the son

of Norman and Caroline Rosario of Princeton.

ACSI Elementary Speech Meet information PCA Elementary Speech Meet is scheduled for Friday, March 15 at Christian Hills School in Orland, IL. (located at 9001 West 159th St., about an hour and a half east of Princeton on I-80.) A concession stand is available along with various breakfast items. Schedule is as follows:

8:15-9:00 Registration

9:00 Open Ceremony

9:30 Competition begins

Awards will be given in the classrooms.

Mrs. Kiser will soon begin working soon in-house with those students who will compete.

Kindergarten Tidbit ~ Mrs. Pease

1st grade ~ Mrs. Wilson

2nd grade ~ Mrs. Bickett

TEACHER’S NOTES FOR YOU!

Sonshine Preschool Note ~ Miss Elisha March 4 - 8, 2019

Theme: “Weather/Seasons”

Bible Topic: Visits with Jesus: Zacchaeus

Monday: Jesus Knows Zacchaeus’ Name and Jesus Goes to Zacchaeus’ House

Wednesday: Jesus Forgives Zacchaeus and Jesus Love Me

Friday: Review

Bible Verse: Luke 19:10 - “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Bible Song: “Zacchaeus”

ABC Bag/

Snack

Wed, Mar 6 - Mimi

Fri, Mar 8 - Parker

Mon, Mar 11 - Rhett

Letter: X x

Number: Review All

Color: Purple

Shape: Diamond

In phonics/reading, the students will be working on these blends, bl, cl, fl, gl and th. We will continue working with

long and short vowels.

In Math, the students will be learning how to tell time to the ½ hour (half past) and learning how to count nickels.

They will continue to work on basic facts and we will practice using our “quick tricks” to add.

This week’s memory verse is “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James

1:22

Our Bible lessons will be the parable of the sower.

Just a reminder - Library is every Tuesday and Friday.

I will be sending home the March “Book It”. Keep reading!!!

We got another 20 tallies! We will celebrate with an ice cream party on Thursday afternoon.

Bible – This week we will learn about Being Thankful and how Jesus healed Ten Lepers. Our memory verse is “I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all that the Lord has done for us.” Isaiah 63:7a

Phonics – This week’s special sounds are -u in push, -ough in enough, -ou in country, -arr in carry

Math – This week we will introduce the 11 subtraction family facts, five number addition, and counting 201-300,

301-400, 401-500. We will continue to review counting by twos (even and odd), telling time, counting coins, and

adding and subtracting with two-digit numbers.

Spelling – please practice week #23 words at home.

Bible: Daniel’s friends are faithful

Verse: Psalm 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.” We will recite this verse on Friday.

Spelling: List 24 Bonus words are: glimpse, foreign, chlorophyll, veins, and catastrophe. Spelling test 24 will be given on Friday.

2nd grade Continued...

3rd grade ~ Mrs. Glass

Bible: I John 1:9. We are learning more on Peter and how he denied Jesus three times.

Math: We have started fractions and converting our measurements. There will be a test this Friday, March 8th.

English: We will be writing our own stories. The students can choose if their story is true (non-fictional) or made-up

(fictional).

Science: We started chapter 5 which is short. We will have a quiz over chapter 5 on Tuesday, March 5th. Then we

will begin chapter 6 is Science.

Animal Notebooks: This is the last week to work on the notebooks in school. On Friday, March 8th, I will send the

notebook project home for your student to work on. Due date for completion is Friday, March 29th.

For those students going to the ACSI Speech Meet , keep going over your pieces. We will have sometime in class to

practice.

Phonics and Language: prefixes: re=again, un=not; suffixes –ful=full of, -less=without; contractions, using commas

in a series, and diagramming sentences.

Math: carrying and borrowing in the thousands place, multiplying by 0, subtracting with zeros in the ones place,

solving horizontal and vertical addition and subtraction problems

Handwriting: Nn, Pp, Qq and Rr in cursive

Science: We are starting to learn about plants.

Book It forms for March should be in your child’s travel binder. March is the last month for Book-It.

Our Scripture passage this week is still Romans 12:9-21.

We are looking forward to a wonderful time at the Ag Fair! We will leave next Thurs-

day morning, March 14, at 8:15 and go to the Bureau County Fair Grounds. We will be back

by 11:30. (Would you like to drive? ) Any time we get a chance, we should thank our area

farmers for their contributions to our community, our homes, and our lives!

The children are successfully working on their state notebooks, but they are in need

of some homework on them. Even though they are not complete, I would like them to be on

display at the Science, art and talent evening. These will not be due until a week or so after spring break.

Fractions are still our focus in math and we will begin multiplying them soon. We will test on geology and

begin the oceanography chapter in science soon. We’ll test on list 25 in spelling and begin 26 tomorrow. We’re

beginning to do research reports on a famous Illinoisan in English.

4th grade ~ Mrs. Odell

Mrs. Cook’s Jr. High News:

5th grade ~ Mr. Clausen

Science ~ Mr. Cornman

6th: We are studying Matter & Chemistry; Mass & Weight, Density. Then on to Atoms: The Building Block of Matter; Anatomy of an Atom, Structure, Atomic Numbers. Quiz probably Friday on Sections 6.1 & 6.2.

7th: Ending 8.3 with Crocodilians, Tuatara, and Dinosaurs. Quiz 25, section 8.3 probably Wednesday. Then on to Amphibians; Anatomy, Salamanders, Frogs & Toads.

8th: Incline Planes, Wedge, Jackscrew; how to calculate their IMA, How to calculate differential ratios, then Bridge Building with toothpicks for their Science Fair Projects.

English: Research topic is being assigned. Final draft of research paper will be due 3-26.

History: Please be finishing Nation Notebooks. Notebook is due 3-25. Nation Fair is 4-2.

Science: Bird project is due Friday. (small project) Sketch of bird 5 facts to present to class.

Any who would like to drive/attend Peoria Symphony, please contact Mr. Clausen or school office.

Language Arts:

6th: Sixth graders are beginning an essay plan in class. Most of the planning and writing will be done in class. Stu-dents will edit and bring in a clean copy next week on Thursday or at least a flash drive to print it out. We are also working on homophones from English class as our spelling list this week.

7th: Quiz over Act IV in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We will begin Chapter 8 in English this week.

History:

6th graders have been looking at World War I and the world surrounding it. Test will be on Thursday this week.

7th graders are working on the map of Asia and looking at cultures that came from that area in the world. Expect a quiz Thursday.

8th graders have 13.5 due tomorrow. We are preparing to study the Civil War in detail. They are all working on a research project and have the rubric and topics. They should have some note cards done by now.

Spanish: The 7th graders created some awesome menus and the 8th graders had some funny and interesting plays

about ordering or serving food. Well done to all!

Our spring play is Silas Marner inspired by the author George Elliott. This is a more serious play and the seventh

graders will be reading the actual work in class. This week’s schedule is Tuesday Acts 1-2 and Thursday Act 1 Scenes

3-4. Only actors in those two acts should be there This is the large sheets of scripts. Next Week: Small Script be-

gins. Tuesday Small script Scene 1 George Elliot, Sally, Silas, Cass, Godfrey, Dunsey, Bryce, and Louis. 3-3:45 We

can only have that one practice next week so bring scripts to school and we will work when studies are completed in

History class. Everyone else should be working on lines. Costumes are going to be 1700-early 1800. All boys will

need a dark suit jacket. We have a few in the wardrobe, but could use some help making short pants/ knickers if

there are any sewers out there. Also, girls dresses should be modest. 1st Act girls pilgrim like, second script girls

fancy dresses. Again, we have a few item here, but we are in need of some newer dresses, shawls, gloves, ect.