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Please
note: contracts and payments are due June 1, 2005.
The
Spring is a busy time in
the
·
The Induction ceremony for the National Honor
Society as well as the honor
societies for mathematics, Spanish, French, Latin, and art will be held
Wednesday, April 20 beginning at 1:15 p.m. in the Childress Activities Center
(CAC). Students who will be inducted will be notified by mail. The letters were
sent no later than Monday, April 11.
·
ERB testing (for
ninth graders only) will take place Monday, April 25 –
Thursday, April 27. Teachers will inform students of the times and locations
for the testing. Everyone needs #2 pencils and a calculator.
· AP Exams begin Monday, May 2 and run through Friday, May 13. AP teachers will let their students know of the time and location of their exam. (All students will take their exams at FCDS). For a schedule of AP exams and other AP information, visit www.collegeboard.com/apcentral
Upcoming
Deadlines for SAT/ACT Testing are:
When registering, please always
include the ETS/College Board code for
FCDS: 344421
(This ensures your scores are sent to the school and included on
your transcripts.)
SAT Registration
Registration
Deadlines
Scores
Available Scores
Test Date
Regular
Late*
Online/By Phone Mailed
May 7 3/25 4/6 5/23 6/3
June 4 4/29 5/11 6/20 7/1
*SAT late registration fee of additional $20
Registration for the test is now available online at www.collegeboard.com.
ACT Registration
Test
Date
Registration
Deadlines
Regular
Late*
June 11 5/6
5/7-20
*ACT late registration fee of additional $17
**Optional writing portion available for the first time and on
all future ACT dates.
Please remember to access
the wonderful Middle School paper at MS
Voice online.
Pre Kindergarten: Pre-K classes have
been VERY busy rehearsing for their upcoming theatrical debut. All the
“cows,” “pigs,” and “chickens” are
getting ready to show their parents, grandparents, and friends how well they
can sing and dance! Please be sure to join us for the guest performance on
Tuesday, April 19 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. R is sharing in the excitement this week. He
has brought along all his Rainbow Ribbons he won growing prize winning red roses.
We have decorated red “Rs” with ribbons and rolling paint. We
have learned some rhyming words and painted rainbows, drawn rockets, and run
races. Next week we will have a new letter person as our guest, Ms. J and her
Jingle, Jingle Jacket.
First Grade: First grade has had a
very exciting couple of weeks! We went on a field trip to Mrs. Hanes Cookie
Factory and saw how the cookies were all made by hand. We learned how to run
a business and to follow our dreams to succeed. We also enjoyed tasting all
the different flavors while we were there. On Friday, we were also very lucky
to have a special guest speaker visit first grade. Mr. Austin Caviness from
WXII news came to talk to us about the weather. He told us all about hurricanes,
tornadoes, and storms. We also learned from him that working hard at school
and following our dreams make it possible to achieve our goals and be
whatever we want to be when we grow up! Thank you, Mr. Caviness!
Second Grade: The second graders went to
Third Grade: Thanks to all of you for making our State
Fair so fantastic; we could not have done it without your assistance! The
children worked hard and learned a lot about our country, and our students in
third grade at FCDS will NOT be included in the large group of Americans who
can’t even find the U. S. on a map, much less their state!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Art: The students in third
grade are learning all about ceramics and different building techniques. Their
project is to sculpt some type of food in detail. The students have been
introduced to the work of pop artists Claes Oldenburg and Wayne Thiebaud for
ideas. Their finished projects are sure to be pleasing to the eye!
Foreign Language:
Pre-Kindergarten: Qué delicioso! Having already
learned about las frutas (fruits),
we made a wonderful ensalada
(salad) and learned the names of vegetables – verduras/vegetales. We also talked about their formas (shapes) and their colores (colors). We learned the song
“Me gusta la ensalada.”
Kindergarten: We were glad to meet again and celebrated this
opportunity learning about what we are wearing today with the song “Tu vas de verde” (“You are
wearing green”)J Yo
tengo puesto una camisa blanca un pantalớn marrớn (white
shirt, brown pants) or una falda floreada (floral skirt), blusa rosada y zapatos negros (pink
blouse and black shoes). In order to help our brains retain this newly
acquired vocabulary, we also played a memory game with large flash cards
representing these garments. We had fun!!
First Grade: We had a guest from
Paraguay/Argentina and had a chance to taste empanadas (meat pies); they were deliciosas; many of us shared: me gustan las empanadas, and a few of us said no me gustan las empanadas. We learned
that
Second Grade: We learned to inquire
about and to express how we are feeling, naming common illnesses: “Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas?”
(What’s the matter?); “J’ai
mal à la tête” (I have a headache); “J’ai mal au ventre” (I have a stomach ache); “J’ai mal aux dents” (my
teeth hurt); “J’ai mal au
dos” (my back hurts). We took turns acting out doctor and patient
to practice a dialogue. We also reviewed our “je porte un pantaloon gris…” (I am wearing…),
garments vocabulary playing dodge ball.
Third Grade: We played “Pelota en el aire” (“don’t drop the
ball”) while reviewing los días
de la semana (the days of the week) and also it helped us memorize los meses
Fourth Grade: We are committed to learn to talk about and describe our maisons (houses) in detail. As we are
learning the new vocabulary: la chambre
(bedroom), la salle de bain
(bathroom); le salon (living room);
la cuisine (kitchen) etc., we have started
the ambitious project of constructing our maisons
with boxes. Les maisons are
beginning to take shape and they look great!!
Music:
Pre-K/Kindergarten: It’s musical
time! I hope you remembered to send your child’s costume today for the
dress rehearsal! The next two performances will be on Monday 18 (
First Grade: We are almost ready for our nursing home visit. The songs are
sounding terrific. I think the teachers are planning a day when you, the
parents, can come and hear these students perform these songs as well. Watch
for a date!
Second Grade: Colonial Day is just around the corner. We are learning songs
children from that time period would have sung. It is a lot of fun. This
group, in particular, is doing remarkably well with the hand clapping/rhythm
song.
Science:
Pre-K (April 4-8): Mrs. Alley’s class
came to science this week. We enjoyed a fascinating book entitled Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons. This
story follows a Monarch butterfly through its entire metamorphosis from egg
to adult. Children were introduced to such words as chrysalis, pupa,
larva, metamorphosis, and migration. The students loved
making their own butterflies using the scientific technique known as
chromatography where they used filter paper, markers, and water to separate
the colors to create beautiful patterns on their butterflies.
Pre-K (April 11-15): I was on a field trip
this week with the second grade so I will see Ms. Holland’s class next
week instead.
Kindergarten (April
4-8):
Although we missed our regularly scheduled class this week due to
conferences, we rearranged things a bit so that we could enjoy a presentation
from one of our own FCDS teachers about the art of bee keeping instead. The
children loved this presentation! A big thanks to Mrs. Boone (MS Language)
for coming to talk to us. We loved seeing all of the wonderful bee-keeping
attire and learning all about bees. This really enriched our learning about
insects!
Kindergarten (April
11-15):
We finished up our Animal Unit this week in kindergarten science. We ended
with an interesting discussion about animal adaptations, in particular,
camouflage and hibernation. Next week we look forward to beginning our Human
Body Unit and then beginning our T-shirts!If you have not sent your
child’s T-shirt in to his or her homeroom teacher, please do so by
Monday.
First Grade: As part of our
reptile unit we discussed the characteristics of turtles, and the children
observed and held two real turtles, the red-eared slider and the yellowbelly
slider. I also had several different plastic turtles that were very
realistic-looking and allowed the students to see the differences in marine
and freshwater turtles, and land tortoises. We had a brief lesson on the
difference between snakes and lizards and next week we will have a snake
expert, Mr. Whitt, in our class. This is an exciting presentation, and I know
all of the students will enjoy his slideshow and real specimens.
Second Grade (April
4-8):
We missed each other this week with the conferences, but see you next week on
our field trip. Don’t forget, parents, please sign and return the
permission slip that was sent home this week so that your child can attend
the trip to
Second Grade (April
11-15):
We all loved the field trip to
Third Grade (April
11-15):
Children did a fantastic job reviewing for their Simple Machines quiz on
Monday and then today they took their quiz. These will be graded and returned
next week. We all look forward to our last unit on rocks and minerals which
we will begin next week, too.
Fourth Grade (April
4-8):
Children have been working hard this week on their biome poster projects.
This group project goes along with our Ecology Unit that we began last week. The
projects look great so far. Be on the lookout for them to be on display in
the glass cases in front of the library the week of April 18!
Fourth Grade (April
11-15):
The children are still working hard to finish up their biome posters. These
will be on display starting next week in the glass cases outside the library.
Be on the lookout!
FYI (April 4-8): Another Science Team
meeting is scheduled to occur tomorrow Thursday (April 14). We will be
experimenting with color.Thanks to all those who signed up.
FYI (April 11-15): Another science team
announcement was sent home this week in the Wednesday folder. The next
meeting will take place on Tuesday (April 19). We will have a great time
enjoying the outdoors when we have our “nature scavenger hunt!” Thanks
to all of you that signed up. If your child has not participated in science
team this year but would like to, please encourage him/her to sign up. There
are only two meetings left this year!
Technology:
Pre-K: This week we only met
with Mrs. Mahoney’s class due to play rehearsals. The children visited
the website Littlefingers.com. This website has a selection of educational games
to choose from such as: beginning sounds, counting, alphabet, size sorting,
telling time, and a few others. We also talked about using the middle mouse
button to scroll the screen up and down as well as using the mouse to move
the scroll bar at the right side of the computer screen. Students were
reminded to close the program by clicking the small “X” at the
top right corner of their screen to return to the desktop. The Pre-K students
are becoming very “tech-savvy” as our year winds down!
Kindergarten: This week the
Kindergarten class was introduced to a new Paint program called “Drawing for Children”. This
program is a drawing program that is especially suited for young children.
There are familiar drawing options for drawing lines, circles, etc. but also
many new and different ones to draw railroads, streets, bubbles, grass, etc.
There are also many different types of pencils, stamps, clip arts,
backgrounds, and special effects. The children were able to experiment with
some of the new “tools” and create unique pictures. The
“shift” key and “control” keys were also introduced
to provide additional special effects in the drawing program.