PCA Eagle’s Nest Weekly News - Princeton Christian Academy · 11/15/2016 · Mission Emphasis...
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November 15, 2016
PCA Eagle’s Nest Weekly News 21890 US Hwy 34 Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-2933 [email protected]
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PCA Calendar 2016 Tues, Nov 15 3:00-4:15P All scenes play practice
Tues, Nov 15 5:30P Boys basketball HOME game vs. St. Louis B & C teams
Wed, Nov 16 Picture Retakes taken at the beginning of the school day
Wed, Nov 16 Grades 3,4,5 Field trip to Wyanet
Thurs, Nov 17 5:30P Boys basketball at Lostant A & B teams
Sun, Nov 20 2-4P PCA A cappella Singers will meet at the Flour House at 1:45 for
Princeton Christmas Open House
Mon,Tues,21,22 Mission Emphasis at PCA
Mon, Nov 21 3 - 4:30 All scenes play practice
Tues, Nov 22 End of Progress Report term
Tues, Nov 22 5:30P boys basketball @ Holy Family A & C teams
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Nov 23,24,25 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break!
Mon, Nov 28 9:30A ‘911’ Assembly for Pre, K, 1st grades
Mon, Nov 28 3:00 to 5:30P Dress Rehearsal for school program
Mon, Nov 28 5:00P Boys basketball at Ohio A & B teams
Tues, Nov 29 5:30P boys basketball at Deer Park A,B,C teams
Wed, Nov 30 Progress report issued
Thurs, Dec 1 3:00 - 5:30P Dress Rehearsal
Fri, Dec 2 6:00P PCA Christmas Open House and at 7P Christmas Program
November:
16 Regan Cook 8th grade
18 Jack Heaton 2nd grade
20 Mrs. Bickett 2nd grade teacher
22 Jerrey Nelson 8th grade
24 Jacey Schaill Preschool
24 Graeham Rumley 7th grade
Have a fun-filled day!
PCA MISSION STATEMENT ~ To provide an excellent academic education with a Christian world view based on
the absolute authority of God’s Word, the Holy Bible.
Have you seen the LARGE trophy that is proudly displayed at
the office window? Our boys basketball team brought home 1st
place honors from the Ladd Tournament that they played in last
Friday and Saturday!! We are so proud of our PCA Eagles and
coaches!!! Great season so far! Teamwork to the end!!!
Thank you for your contributions to Operation Christmas Child! What a special
blessing you have given to a child who has very, very little! You have become a
part of an outreach program of evangelism and discipleship of children around the
world as these children have a chance to learn how to faithfully follow Christ and
then share with others! Continue to pray that these gifts reach the hearts of thou-
sands of children, giving them hope in a hopeless world!
tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16th. Are you happy with
your student’s school picture? If not, then it can be retaken,
but, the student must have the packet of pictures with them to turn in. If
you were absent on the first photo day, then you will have your picture
taken. Forms with package prices are located in the office. We encourage
all staff, full/part-time, to have their picture done.
FYI ~ Field Trip for 3rd, 4th & 5th grades ~ These grades will be taking a field
trip in the morning, Wednesday, to Wyanet to see the antique collection of Harold
Steele. They will leave the school at 8:30 and return approximately 10:15.
Mission Emphasis Days at PCA,
Monday & Tuesday,
Nov 21 & 22
A special day is being planned for
our students and staff, along with
parents and friends who want to at-
tend. Beginning at 9 a.m., you are
invited to a general assembly with the
5th through 8th graders. A video
from the Voice of Martyrs will be
shown. Also, Tim Carmichael, from
the Islands of Papua, New Guinea,
will share the biblical basis for mis-
sions and challenge us to become
more mission minded. A prayer time
and snacks will also be included. The
assembly will conclude at 11 a.m.
In the afternoon, Mr. Carmichael will
share in the Kindergarten through 4
grade classes individually.
On Tuesday, each teacher will place
an emphasis on missions in their own
classroom.
How very important to share the Gos-
pel of Christ with others who have no
hope, whether on a missions field or
in your home and neighborhood!
SonShine Preschool - Mrs. Pollok (Miss Elisha)
For November 16 & 18, 2016
Theme: The First Thanksgiving
Bible Topic: Families: Joseph
Bible Verse: Romans 8:28: “All things work together for good to those who love God.”
Letter: K k Number: Review 1 - 10 Color: Yellow Shape: Triangle
ABC Bag/Snack: Wed. - Violet Fri. - School will supply
Academy Singers Entertain at Princeton Christmas Open House
Princeton Christian Academy’s eighth grade a cappella ensemble will entertain shoppers on Sunday, November 20 from 2:00 to 4:00
during the Princeton Christmas Open House. The Academy Singers will begin caroling in the North End business district at 2:00 and
move from store to store to bring Christmas cheer to shoppers. Academy Singers include (front row, left to right) Rachel Rieker, Paige
Twidell, Gracie Pollok, Jerrey Nelson; (back row, left to right) Regan Cook, Anya Bauer, and J’Kira Wolbrecht. The group is directed
by Marty Kiser.
PCA Christmas Open House and All School Program info “All About That Baby”
Friday, December 2nd. Open House begins at 6:00 and Program at 7 p.m.
All students need to be in attendance for this program. We also ask that appropriate clothes be worn - our dress code rules apply to this! If in question, always check the dress code.
Those listed below signed up at the beginning of the school year to assist in the kitchen and to bring cook-ies. If any questions, please contact the office.
To work in kitchen: Amy Perry and Egan. If you can help, please let the office know.
To make 4 dozen cookies: Kelly Richards; Colleen LaPlante; Amy Perry; Tara Knipper;
LeAndra Harris; Meagan Johnson; Joanne Imsland; Angela Mehlbrech; Lisa Foster; Angie Wall; Cherie House.
Thank you for signing up!!
to all who took part in the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. With 16 students taking part in the
sale they were able to sell $2,477 worth of candles. Thank you for helping PCA. Way to
go!!!
All singers~ please wear red cheer-
leading slacks and jackets with warm
clothing underneath, as the tempera-
ture will be in the 40’s. Mrs. Kiser has
a red Santa hat for you to wear. Please
meet at the Flour House at 1:45 on
North Main St. )
Also this weekend!!
Candy Cane Hunt
Friday, November 18th
7 p.m. at Soldier & Sailors Park
Ages 12 and under
Kindergarten Tidbit - Mrs. Whitlock
First grade – Mrs. Wolbrecht Indian Children
by Annette Wynne
Where we walk to school each day
Indian children used to play-
All about our native land,
Where the shops and houses stand.
And the trees were very tall,
And there were no streets at all,
Not a church and not a steeple-
Only woods and Indian people.
Only wigwams on the ground,
And at night bears prowling round-
What a different place today
Where we live and work and play!
Thank you for returning all the beautiful “Thankful” feathers. Our turkey looks great!
This week we will finish up in Social Studies “American Symbols of Freedom”.
In Phonics X, x, and Z, z will be introduced with blends, sounds and words. X, x will not
have blends as it is in the middle or at the end of a word. The students will learn X,x makes
the “ks” sound. We are almost finished with all our letters. Wow, we sure learned a lot! We
will learn reading questions and the question mark. New rule about s will be taught. S can
make two sounds. We know one but it can also make the z sound like in “his”. We are ready
sentences and then drawing pictures to go with the sentence. The students are amazing me
with their reading. We will learn the new sight word “you”.
The “title” of a story will be introduced and then they will read a short story.
A reading evaluation will be given at the end of the week. We are getting ready to start our reading groups and introduce
our new Readers.
X, x, and Z, z will be practiced in Handwriting adding blends and words to write.
In Numbers we will review the 60 family and count to 79. Please keep reviewing by flash cards for recognition and for-
mation. I will send home some simple flash cards for your to use. Say a number 1-69 and have your child make the num-
ber with the flash cards.
We continue exploring riddles, rhyming words, opposites and categories.
We practice with “Adding on 1”in Numbers with objects and numbers.
The students are identifying what comes after a number and writing that number.
It is time to focus extra on what we are thankful for. In Bible Time we will have stories and discuss what we are thankful
for. God is awesome and we have so much to be thankful for. We are making a “Thankful” placemat.
Our memory verse is: “Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” Psalm 106.1
Bible: We continue to learn from the book of Psalm, and the great choice
Solomon made in asking God for wisdom. Our verse this week and next is:
“Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures
forever.” Psalm 106:1
Spelling – List 11 – Test will be next Tuesday, November 22.
oil boil spoil join moist
noise point boy joy toy
proud blow skirt said what
Arithmetic:
Recognition of number names
Addition 1-10 families
Subtraction 1-10 families
Counting by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
Telling Time
Memorizing months of the year
Counting money pennies, nickels, dimes
Measuring horizontal/vertical lines in inches and centimeters
Phonics/Language:
Rhyming word
Recognizing how many syllables are in a word
Identifying root words, suffix and prefix
History: We continue to learn all the history
around Thanksgiving!
4th Grade - Mrs. Odell
2nd Grade - Mrs. Bickett
3rd grade - Mrs. Cleary
1st grade continued
Music:
The kids are working so hard, learning all the music for their Christmas program “All About That Baby” which is just around the corner! Friday, December 2 at 7pm. The entire student body will perform!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD:
Thank you for sending in all the treats to fill our four shoeboxes! The kids really enjoy blessing others.
In His Hands, Mrs. Wolbrecht
Thank you to all those who helped fill our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
We were able to fill a box for a boy and a girl. Please pray for the children that will be receiving a box.
We will be working on spelling list 12 this week and will have our test over these words next Tuesday, No-
vember 22nd. Our verse is 1 Samuel 17:47: “All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord
saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” We will recite this verse on next Tuesday as
well.
This weeks lesson in Bible class has the children memorizing John 14:6. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
No one comes to the Father except by Me.” What a truth to hold close to our hearts! God is working in each of the chil-
dren’s lives as we talk about our Lord, the Great I Am!
This week on Wednesday, tomorrow, we have a great little morning field trip planned to visit a “private” collection of an-
tiques and museum pieces in local Wyanet! In Math we have started into division and continue to master our math facts.
We look forward to participating in the activities surrounding our animal notebook. It will keep us very busy until Christ-
mas break when they are due.
Spelling test on Lesson 12 Friday. No test next week, of course. God bless you on your Thanksgiving break. We have so
much to be grateful for! God is good!
We are beginning to learn Psalm 8. It is a psalm of praise, adoration, and worship. How appropriate for us
to meditate on these verses in this season of Thanksgiving!
Our field trip to see the antique collection in Wyanet is tomorrow morning. We will leave by 8:30 and be
back by 10:ish.
We will be giving two boxes from our class for Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child. The children
want to share and it’s a beautiful thing!
We have begun our bird watching. We hope to see many different kinds of birds out our window this winter.
I would like to challenge you to try an electronic “fast” sometime in the next few weeks of busy schedules.
Because the children are outside less, their time is often used in “screen” time, and I believe their concentration is low
here in the classroom and there does seem to be more aggression. They are thinking of how to conquer the next level or
playing out video characters in their minds. I certainly have not done a scientific study. It’s just my intuition… for what-
ever that is worth!!
6th - 8th Grade Science - Mr. Cornman
8th grade homeroom & Jr. High Math - Mrs. Anderson
6-8 History, Language Arts, 7/8 Spanish - Mrs. Cook
6th grade: God’s Universe: What is space like? - air, friction, temperature; Galaxies: Milky Way and Dwarf Galaxy.
7th grade: Classifications in Science: plants and animals; Scientist Carolus Linnaeus, the Father of Taxonomy.
8th grade: The Atmosphere: Composition of Air - water vapor heterosphere, weather layer and more.
6th History –We are turning our focus to the original 13 colonies.
7th History- We are deep into the Middle Ages now. Students are creating a coat of arms that reflects themselves and their
family. We will display these in our room. Are architect projects turned out very well. Students may take those home
now.
8th History- Constitution class is going well. We are looking at the branches of our government and their functions.
Language Arts:
6th L. Arts- We are on Spelling list 9. After this we will take a break and work on the ACSI Spelling Bee word list. There
will be no quizzes, but a practice and real Spelling Bee the week following Thanksgiving break. We are reading a book
club book by Sharon Creech called Chasing Redbird. This coming of age story focuses on theme and motif. We will also
be writing an essay this and next week in class.
7th L. Arts- Our group is doing so very well in literature. We have begun a new novel, The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle.
We are also at the ending stages of our essay draft. The final draft is due Thursday. We have been writing one paragraph in
class for the past week. We will share and edit these as a group. The final copies are due next Wednesday.
7th & 8th grade Spanish: 8th graders presented their Spanish fashion power points today. We are looking at ways to write
and speak with more fluency. 7th graders are completing a review unit for some re-teaching. They can expect a quiz next
Tuesday.
>>>>> 8th grade - Continue unit on Algebra. Formulas, tables, graphs, equations of lines.
>>>>> 7th grade - Continue unit on Finances & Banking. Balancing Checkbooks, Budgets, borrowing money.
>>>>> 6th grade - Continue unit on Percents.
I will praise God’s name in song and
glorify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 69:30 NIV