ELEMENTARY NEWS – MAY 28, 2010

SCHOOL BEGINS AUGUST 31.  BE SURE TO READ WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS WHICH ARE PUT ONLINE ON FRIDAYS.

ELEMENTARY NEWS – SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The first week of school was a success! Students are settling in and interacting well. Please be consistent with your reading of the newsletter so you can be informed of what is happening in school. This is the ONLY paper copy of the newsletter that you will receive. You can read the newsletter on our website: www.cfcl.cc . Check there each week. Newsletters are uploaded on Friday afternoons.

LUNCHES: The menu is attached below the newsletter online and a paper copy was sent home on Tuesday. NEW PRICING: $70.00/ticket (20 meals; $3.75 individual lunches; $4.00 charged lunches. Pizza remains the same: $30.00/ticket (20 slices) or $1.50 per slice. Student writes name on order form on Friday morning and pays then.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS: You will receive a book order form the first Friday of each month. If you wish to order, please return completed order form with payment by Thursday of the following week. If paying by check, write check to CCL.

MAGAZINE ORDERS: Campaign for this fundraising project begins today and runs through September 30 th . Be sure to read the materials sent home with your child today regarding the process for ordering, and about this year’s prize system.

FUNDRAISING: You can help add to the scholarship fund in the following ways:

Office Depot: Give the school’s number, 70096863 for a school rebate.

Boxtops for Education: 10c each!! Send Boxtops to school.

Target: Assign a Target card to Center for Creative Living.

QSP: Magazine renewals and new subscriptions. Order online: Tell your friends and family. There is a link on our website. The Fall Magazine Renewal Campaign begins today and lasts through September 30 th . Students in grades 6-8 earn 10% of their sales as credit toward their Texas History Trip. Please read the information about the Campaign given to the students today. If you need additional catalogs, let us know.

Albertsons: Please ask for a school card. We receive money from your purchases.

Ink Cartridges: Send cartridges to school. They’re worth $3.00 each.

Cell phones: Send us used cell phones for recycling.

Vegetarian Cookbook. We have reprinted the school cookbook. All recipes are vegetarian, no dairy! Great gift idea! $10.95 each.

QUOTE: " The way to have a better tomorrow is to start working on it today. ”

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“AB” CLASS

BIBLE: What is God? We began our week with discussions about who or what God is. Each student drew a picture of what they thought God looks like.

Math: concepts included: beginning regrouping, addition, subtraction, ordering numbers, skip counting, patterning.

UNIT : “ME” ~ students are working on an “All About Me” journal. So far they have illustrated and written the first 4 pages. Topics included: free drawing, favorite foods, favorite animal and a self-portrait.

LANGUAGE ARTS: Reading: National Geographic ~ force. What is force? How can you make a balloon move across a piece of string using only a piece of tape, a balloon and a straw? They were not allowed to touch the balloon. What is propulsion? Spelling: This week words were written, used in crosswords and alphabetized.

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“C” CLASS

NEW TEACHER: Lisa Mercer, a Seminary student, is working in C Class in the afternoons from 1:00-6:00. She is assisting with the teaching of the classes and interacting with the students during work time. She is available after school to help students with Math (she is a math teacher) and grade papers.

BIBLE: We had dynamic discussions answering the questions “What is religion?” How many religions are there?” “What are the characteristics that make up a religion?” “What is the purpose of religion?”

LANGUAGE ARTS: SPELLING. Spelling assignments included dividing words into syllables and marking accented syllables, unscrambling words, cracking the code, using words in sentences to show meaning, and word searches. Spelling tests are given on Friday mornings. GRAMMAR and READING: To develop the cooperative spirit, we played Scrabble and Scattergories for English time. Students also completed a “down the middle” assignment. They were required to use a given word in the middle of a sentence by adding adjectives, adverbs and phrases to the word.

SOCIAL STUDIES: “Economics”. Through activities students arrived at an appropriate definition for economics, wants, needs, trade-off, services, goods. Students created posters with pictures of things they want. We discussed the items and decided if what they wanted were “luxuries” or “needs”. Using a camping supply list, students were given a budget to purchase what they needed. This illustrated “trade-off” and limited resources and forced the students to think about what they really would need for the trip. They brainstormed all the services they received in one day, and what goods were used. Unit will continue a couple of weeks.

SEPTEMBER 2010 MENU

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FUNDRAISING: You can help add to the scholarship fund in the following ways:

Office Depot: Give the school’s number, 70096863 for a school rebate.

Boxtops for Education: 10c each!! Send Boxtops to school.

Target: Assign a Target card to Center for Creative Living.

QSP: Magazine renewals and new subscriptions. Order online: Tell your friends and family. There is a link on our website. We received another $60.00 this week from online orders. Thanks!!

Albertsons: Please ask for a school card. We receive money from your purchases.

Ink Cartridges: Send cartridges to school. They’re worth $3.00 each.

Cell phones: Send us used cell phones for recycling.

Vegetarian Cookbook. We have reprinted the school cookbook. All recipes are vegetarian, no dairy! Great gift idea! $10.95 each.

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                                              SUPPLIES LIST 2010-2011

ALL STUDENTS:

• 1 Pink eraser
• 5 #2 Pencils
• 1 box 16-24 count Crayola Crayons
• 1 pair 5 ½ inch pointed stainless steel scissors
• 1 Backpack
• 1 4-oz Elmer’s glue
• 1 Glue stick
• 1 box Crayola Markers, classic colors, broad-tipped
• 1 box Crayola Markers, classic colors, fine-tipped
• Sports water bottle or plastic mug with lid for drinking water
• 1 box 12-count Crayola or ColorRay colored pencils
• 1 box 8 count CRAYOLA Water Colors
• 1 12-inch ruler with clearly marked inches and centimeters
• Hand held (NOT battery-operated) pencil sharpener

In addition to the above:

“A” CLASS:

• Plastic box for supplies (Must fit into school tray)
• 8 ½ x11 clipboard
• 3 pocket folders (8 1/2x11 inches)

“B” CLASS

• Plastic box for supplies (must fit into school tray)
• Six: 10 1/2x8”, wide-ruled spiral notebooks, 70 sheets each, NOT perforated (preferred)
• 8 ½ x11 clipboard)
• 3 pocket folders (8 ½ x 11 inches)

“C” CLASS

• Steno pad with top spiral, 80 pages (used for spelling tests)

• Eight 10 1/2x8” spiral notebooks, 70 pages each, NOT perforated (preferred!)
• 2 ballpoint pens (not eraser mate)

NOTE: Be sure you child has all supplies the first day of school. Label all supplies (Including each crayon, marker, etc.) with child’s initials. The water bottle/cup will be used in the classroom and on the playground for access to drinking water.

The Center For Creative Living
2401 Oakland Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76103
(817) 534-2189
school@cfcl.cc

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