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ELEMENTARY NEWS – JANUARY 27, 2012
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 2,3: NO SCHOOL
February Menu is attached below.
SIX FLAGS READING CLUB: Students I grades K-6 have been given a packet. The letter explains the receiving of a free Six Flags Ticket. The student must read 360 minutes between now and February 28. Reading is to be documented on the form sent home, and form must be returned to school NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28th. Student must either read independently, or can be read to.
FORT WORTH ZOO: Summer “Volunteens” is a program for students ages 12-17 (grades 7-12) to spend one week assisting in Summer Zoo Camps. Applicants who are accepted will receive a uniform shirt, one day free admission to the Zoo and 40 hours of community service credit. Applications are online and will be accepted from January 1-March 31. education@fortworthzoo.org
MAGAZINE ORDERS: You can ALWAYS order magazines for the school to profit 40%. Go top website and click on link to “Fundraising”.
FUNDRAISING PROJECTS:
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. There is a link on our website. www.cfcl.cc School gets 40% of EVERY ORDER.
Albertsons: Please ask for a school ID 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! $10.95 each.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try and cheer someone else up.” (Mark Twain)
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A/B CLASS
BIBLE: Adam and Eve.
UNIT: Biomes ~ What are they? What are the different types of biomes? This week our focus was on the aquatic biomes. We are creating a “Biome Web” to help organize the information we are learning about each biome. Water covers 75% of Earth’s surface. The aquatic biome is divided into two groups: freshwater and marine regions. Lakes and ponds, rivers and streams and bogs are part of the freshwater group. Oceans, seas, estuaries and coral reefs are part of the marine regions.
LANGUAGE ARTS: Spelling: Purple Group ~ spelling packets; other groups completed word searches, number codes, scrambled spelling, crosswords and mazes. Reading: TFK ~ 2011 reflections.
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“C” Class
BIBLE: “What is Man?” This week we looked at the life of Daniel. Who was he? What characteristics did he exhibit? How are we like him? How was he like Adam?
LANGUAGE ARTS: Spelling: Worked from texts. Grammar: Blue group is studying contractions and prefixes. Orange group is studying and irregular verbs, identifying them in sentences and writing various tenses of irregular verbs. Green and Purple groups are learning about inverted and interrupted sentences, and identifying the verbs in each sentence. They wrote original sentences in inverted and interrupted form.
SCIENCE: Roger is continuing with the unit on “Elements”. Students are completing crystal experiments and making observations. They are watching for changes that are occurring.
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FEBRUARY 2012 MENU
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
29 |
30
Rice & Gravy
Broccoli
Salad |
31
Tomato-Rice Soup
Grilled Cheese
Fruit |
1
Spaghetti
Green Beans
Salad |
2
NO SCHOOL |
3
NO SCHOOL |
4 |
5 |
6
Mashed Potato
Beans &
Wienies
Salad
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7
Veggie Soup
Crackers
Fruit |
8
Macaroni &
Cheese
Mixed Veggies
Salad
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9
Haystacks
Fruit |
10
Buy Pizza
OR
Bring Lunch |
11
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12 |
13
Baked Potato
Corn
Salad
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14
Veggie Chili
Crackers
Fruit |
15
Lasagna
Salad |
16
Bean Burrito
Spanish Rice
Fruit |
17
Buy pizza
OR
Bring Lunch |
18 |
19 |
20
Macaroni &
Cheese
Green Peas
Salad |
21
Corn Chowder
Crackers
Fruit
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22
Sunburger
Baked Fries
Fruit
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23
Haystacks
Fruit
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24
Buy Pizza
OR
Bring Lunch
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25 |
26 |
27
Sloppy Joe
Baked Fries
Fruit
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28
Tomato Rice
Soup
Grilled Cheese
Fruit
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29
Baked Potato
Corn
Salad |
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Snacks:Monday: granola bar, juice, milk NOTE: Meals served with 100% whole wheat, whole grain bread and margarine
Tuesday: popcorn, fresh fruit Meals served with choice of soymilk or unsweetened 100%juice
Wednesday: Cheese and crackers, juice, milk
Thursday: Cereal snack mix, juice, milk
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SUPPLIES
LIST 2011-2012
ALL
STUDENTS:
“A”
"B" CLASSES: (K-1st grades)
- Plastic box for
supplies (Must fit into school tray)
- 8 ˝ x11 clipboard
- 3 pocket folders
(8 1/2x11 inches)
“B”
CLASS (2nd-3rd grades)
- Plastic box for
supplies (must fit into school tray)
- Six: 10 1/2x8”,
wide-ruled spiral notebooks, 70 sheets each, NOT perforated
(preferred)
- 8 ˝ x11 clipboard)
- 3 pocket folders
(8 ˝ x 11 inches)
“C”
CLASS (4th-8th grades)
- 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)
- Compass (metal with turn screw)
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.
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