PCA Eagle’s Nest Weekly News
21890 US Hwy 34
Princeton, IL 61356
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March 08, 2016
Please note that the Scholastic Bowl competitions scheduled for today, Tuesday, and on Thursday have been cancelled. On Thursday, there will be practice at 3:15 instead.
Yesterday, we had a visitor in Kindergarten ~ a two
week old lamb! It was so neat to hear the little ‘baa’
in the hallway. Sign of spring! Thank you, Karlie, for
sharing!
Volleyball Girls!
Have you turned into the office your washed uniforms
yet? Please do so immediately!
LUNCH MENU needs to
be returned by
Thursday, March 10th.
Copy of menu is on the PCA website and also
located at the office window! Thank you!!
2016-2017 PCA Registration info ~ 8 days left to receive $50 discount for students who are registered by
March 15th - or - secure your child’s place with a down payment of $50, with the remainder of the registration fee
$100 due in August. Public registration has also begun!
Congratulations Matthew Harris (6th grade)! He has the opportunity to go to ‘State’ with his wrestling ability as he
participates in Tiger Town wrestling! We hope the best for you, Matthew! Way to go!
PCA’s Talent Show auditions have taken place and we are anxious to see the variety of talent for that evening!
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 18 from 5:30 to 8P, for our annual Science, Art and Talent Night!!! Great
night to invite friends and family to experience our school along with those who may be interested in sending their
kids here for the new school year!
Speech Contest results
Last Friday, our school participated in the Elementary Speech Contest Grades 1 - 4 at Peoria Christian School.
‘Thumbs up’ for a great job! Congratulations on your hard work!
Grade 1: Jadeyn Klingenberg 1st, Emmeline Murray 1st, Jack Heaton 2nd, Leah House 3rd.
Grade 2 : Lydia Hardy 2nd, Corwin Murray 1st, Dagon Towne-Peldonia 1st, Timothy Batchelor 1st.
Grade 3: Arianne Tirao 1st, Kimberly Imsland 1st, Cade Odell 2nd, Ivan Anderson 2nd, Ardyn Johnson 1st, and
Joelle LaPlante 1st.
Grade 4: Micah Harris 1st, Natalie Richey 1st, Isaiah Hart 1st, Victor Wealer 1st, Beth Freeman 1st, and Titus
Cook 1st.
UPCOMING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Thurs., March 10 7/8 Scholastic Bowl competition Deer Park cancelled
Fri. & Sat., March 11, 12 ACSI Music Festival at Olivet Nazarene
Tues., March 15 4P 7th/8th Scholastic Bowl home vs. Bureau Valley South
Thurs., March 17 8:15-11:30A 4th grade Ag Fair visit to Bureau County Fairgrounds
Fri., March 18
End of the third 9 weeks grading period
Fri., March 18
5:30 to 8P Science, Art & Talent Evening
Mon., March 21 Jr High Lit./Lang. Arts classes go to Chicago-Shakespeare at Navy Pier
Tues., March 22 3:15 - 4:30P Scholastic Bowl practice
Wed., March 23 Report cards issued
Thurs., March 24 No afternoon bus service for PCA
4P Scholastic Bowl at PCA against Dimmick
Fri., March 25
Good Friday No School
Mon–Fri, March 28 - April 1
Easter Break vacation
Mon., April 4
Classes resume
ACSI Music Festival Information:
This Friday, March 11, students will leave from PCA at 10A to participate in the Music Festival being held at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. Please bring your suitcases with you on Friday morning and leave
them near the office by the foyer phone. We will load up into Mrs. Grey’s, Mrs. Nelson’s, and Mrs. Cook’s vehicles by 10A.
Costs are: $22 to be paid to Mrs. Kiser directly. Also bring along money for fast-food lunch on Friday. No other
money is necessary unless wanting to buy snacks on their own.
Parents are invited to the Saturday concert which begins at 1:30P in the Centennial Chapel which seats 300. The
concert will feature two choirs, an orchestra, and two bands. After the concert, students are to return home with
parents around 3:30P. The concert is free, and a recording of the concert will be available on DVD for $5.00.
Please be sure to turn in the Medical Authorization form.
This is required for every student and chaperone attending.
Eagles Nest Prayer Box:
Please be in prayer for:
*the health of our students and staff with lots of sickness still going around in our families!
*our school board and staff
*the United States of America and our leadership, upcoming presidential election - wisdom
*Maria and her family, PCA’s sponsored child from Lima, Peru
*Sandy Thompson (Mrs. Thompson and Grady’s grandmother) is taking cancer treatments
*In Haiti, Sonlight Academy & House of Hope, where Mrs. Cook was ministering.
*Registration for the new school year 2016-2017
*ACSI Music Festival for PCA choir. An overnight trip to Olivet Nazarene. Friday and Saturday.
*Pastor Curtis, Mr. Odell, Mr. Wolbrecht, and other men from PBC are attending a church conference in CA this week.
*Mrs. Bullington, PCA’s art teacher, is sick with pneumonia. Please pray for a speedy recovery for her!
* Mrs. Wolbrecht has also been sick! Praying for you!
Kindergarten Tidbit - Mrs. Whitlock
We still need baby pictures (2x3 approx.) for our science books. Also we will compare length and weight of the children at birth and now. Please send in our child’s weight and length at birth. We will finish up God’s Plan for Me and
start God’s Plan for Weather in Science.
In Numbers we will review before and after numbers including 20-29. Time will be reviewed to o'clock
and half past (30) along with addition of 15 on the clock. We will concentrate on the addition facts 1-7
families. 63-100 will be reviewed, along with counting by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s. The quarter was introduced
last week but we learn more about the quarter. We will look at what is involved in making a calendar.
The game “Around the Room in 30 seconds” helps us review number facts and see how fast we can recite
accurately numbers and facts about numbers.
In Phonics “spr”, “scr”, “str” and “spl” special sounds will be introduced. We will listen to words with special sounds to
identify and write the special sound. The sight word “you” will be introduced. We will read and mark words for the
vowel sounds and special sounds. There will be a blend writing evaluation this week.
We will practice letters, words and sentences using F,f , M,m and R,r in Handwriting.
Skills and Language development will include floor and table puzzles, play dough for motor coordination. We will look
at “to be kind” for Character Development and listening skills will be practiced.
In Bible we will discuss the “Good Samaritan” story. Compassion and thoughtfulness to others will be role played. Students will name ways they have been shown compassion and how they can show compassion . We will look for and
demonstrate kindness throughout our day. We will ask God to help us show love to everyone even to people that are
hard to love.
Our memory verse is “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Luke 6:34
Please look for a special note coming home in the B.E.E. binder.
2nd Grade - Miss Luft
Congratulations to all who participated in the ACSI Speech Contest in Peoria on Friday! Everyone did an awesome job!
We are learning about Jesus as the “Good Shepherd” in Bible class this week. Our verse is Matthew 9:36, “When he
saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Students need to memorize this verse by Friday.
This week in math class we are working on counting out a certain amount of money, using the fewest bills and coins,
the sixteen addition family, and multiplying by 4’s. In English class we are learning about adjectives. Our spelling test
over list 26 will be on Friday.
Third Grade - Mrs. Scott
I was so very proud of our speech contestants! They are all winners in my book! In third grade this week, we're
studying in Bible class how Paul was converted after persecuting the believers. We are memorizing Mark 16:15, He
said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” This verse is so very important to motivate us to tell others that Jesus was willing to die on the cross to pay for our sin! His love and forgiveness is so
amazing. Can you believe He wants us to be part of His family so much?! In Math, we are testing over fractional
parts of a number and our 8's and 9's times tables. Tomorrow is a huge test day! We will have a test in math, spelling, and history. Our history test will be over William Penn, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. We are
looking at the map of the United States and learning 11 of the states. Our spelling list for this week is:
1. poor
2. occasion
3. prince
4. requested
5. wheelchair
6. chili
7. while
8. glimpse
9. type
10. travel
11. jigsaw
12. maybe
13. auditorium
14. sharpen
15. threw
16. coconut
17. tourist
18. searching
19. thermometer
20. temperature
21. degrees
Vocabulary
22. adequate – sufficient or good enough
23. catastrophe – a sudden disaster
24. document – written proof of something
(3rd grade)
Please continue to have the children read to you at night and encourage your student to eat a good breakfast. The children have been quite distracted with hunger from doing well in their school work so please remember snacks are
available for 25 cents if you are interested. If your child brings a snack that would also be fine. I'm tentatively thinking about Friday, April 8th for our field trip to the Zoo. We are also thinking about a field trip in May to a museum
with the first and second graders.
Fourth Grade - Mrs. Odell
Our Scripture passage this week is still Romans 12:9-21
We are looking forward to a wonderful time at the Ag Fair! We will leave next Thursday morning, March 17,
at 8:15 and go to the Bureau County Fair Grounds. We will be back by 11:30. (Would you like to drive? ) Any time
we get a chance, we should thank our area farmers for their contributions to our community, our homes, and our
lives!
The children are successfully working on their state notebooks, but they are in need of some homework on
them. Even though they are not complete, I would like them to be on display next Friday evening.
We are on the oceanography chapter in science. We’ll test on list 26 in spelling and begin 27 tomorrow.
We’re still working on verbs in English.
6th - 8th Grade Science - Mr. Cornman
6th - Choosing Good Health - God’s Word on Disease. Looking at the biblical frame of mind, immunity shutdown, the wonder of God’s glory, and ending chapter 5 with your personal responsibilities.
7th - Working on Science Fair projects of one-celled wonders, microscopic mysteries, flexible flagellates and falsefooted sarcodines.
8th - Working on Science Fair projects. Let’s Be Healthy Books: Kitchen Cleanliness, Infectious Fleas. Ending Unit
2, finishing with quizzes and test.
History, Language Arts, Grammar, 7/8 Spanish - Mrs. Cook
History:
6th graders will test on Friday over Chapter 13. Students going to the ACSI will need to
make this test up on Monday during Study Hall.
7th graders are studying French History. We are taking a virtual tour of the Palace and
the Bastille this week. Expect a quiz on Thursday.
8th graders are discussing the Civil War. We are looking at the major battles as well as
the effects of the war on our nation.
English/Literature:
6th graders should finish up Across Five Aprils this week and test on Friday.
Also, spelling test will be given on Friday as well.
7th Grade English : This class is reviewing some basic rules of grammar. We are also practicing our on the spot essay answers for testing purposes. Our focus will be on important details verses unimportant ones, planning, and implementing the right forms for the right questions.
8th grade, Jr High Math, Spanish 1-6 - Mrs. Anderson
Math:
8th grade - Finish unit on Business Math: Insurance - Quiz Wed 3/9; Begin unit on Geometry: planes, lines, & angles
7th grade - Continue Math Geography Unit - Latitude, Heat/Temperature conversions.
6th grade - Continue Geometry segment- Angles: measuring & constructing
Spanish
Grades 1-6: Places around the neighborhood.
Daylight Savings time
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Sunday, March 13th!
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