News from the Office...

FBA News from the front office:

Welcome back to school after our winter storm of 2011! We hope you all had a fabulous, safe time sledding and playing.

Please help us welcome our newest staff member to FBA, Miah Graft-Biney. She will be teaching Spanish to our elementary students beginning January 24^th on Mondays. She works in coordination with the Hands-On Spanish curriculum we currently use.

The President’s Challenge Physical Fitness program is underway. Please be sure to send your kids in tennis shoes and comfortable “exercise” type clothing on PE days as they will be working hard to reach their goals. Curl-ups, Shuttle run, Endurance walk/run, and Pull-ups are just a few of the skills they will be working on.

A note from Pastor Jason…

We are continuing our study through Galatians 6 and the responsibility that comes with being a Christian. Please continue to work on the Ten Commandments as we share and study those weekly as well.

Newsletter - January 24-28

I can't believe that this is our first full week since the beginning of the month!  Wow!  I hope everyone had a great snow break! 

Reminders:
January Book It for Pizza Hut logs are due 1/31
Six Flags book logs are due 2/25

Spelling:
Your child will be bringing home a review sheet for spelling words. 

Sight Words:
against
listen
covered
himself
morning
table
voice
plan
town
hundred

Vocabulary:

1. diamond   (diimuhnd) noun    A precious stone that is very hard and clear.
2. front   (fruhnt) noun,verb,adjective    The part of something that faces forward or that comes first.
3. gem   (jEHm) noun    A precious stone that has been cut and polished for use as jewelry.
4. kettle   (kEHtuhl) noun    A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
5. newspaper   (noozpaypur) noun    A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.   "he read his newspaper at breakfast" pint   (piint) noun    A measure of liquid capacity equal to half a quart or sixteen fluid ounces.
6. surround   (suround) noun,verb    To be on all sides of something at the same time; encircle.   "The forest surrounds my property"
7. croak   (krohk) noun,verb    A harsh hoarse sound (as of a frog).
8. carpet   (korpuht) noun,verb    A floor covering.
9. brooch    noun,verb    A piece of jewelry that is usually worn by women on their clothes.
10. pint   (piint) noun    A measure of liquid capacity equal to half a quart or sixteen fluid ounces.

Memory Verse:
In an effort to combine the Chapel Challenge with class, we will be learning the Ten Commandments.  This was assigned as extra credit at the beginning of the school year in our classroom.  Below is the wording that Pastor Jason wants your child to learn.  Since this is a review spelling week, I'm assigning 5 per week.

1.  You shall no other God's before me.
2. You shall not make any graven images.
3.  You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4.  Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy. 
5.  Honor your father and mother.

6.  You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10.  You shall not covet.

Food for Thought:

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.Ralph Waldo Emerson

Spelling...

Due to the short week we had, our spelling test will be Friday.