PCA Eagle’s Nest Weekly News 21890 US Hwy 34

Princeton, IL 61356

815-875-2933

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December 13, 2016

Listed below is the volunteer sign-up for the classroom Christmas party on Thursday, December 22. Responsibilities are to plan and lead the classroom party from noon to 2 p.m. Please check with the teacher. Kindergarten: Elisha Pollok and Heather Heaton 1st grade: Beth Schultz and Pam Friel 2nd grade: LeAndra Harris and Haley Whitlock 3rd grade: Jessica Hardy and Lisa Foster 4th grade: Jessica Odell and Meagan Johnson 5th grade: Laura Richey and Angela Mehlbrech 6th, 7th, 8th grades combined: Jodi Twidell

to send outer wear ~ coats, hats, gloves, and boots as we go outside for recess! As long as weather permits, WE LOVE TO GO OUTSIDE!

Looking for… The office is looking for someone to take over the concessions for home games. You would be responsible to do the buying of snacks, pop, etc. from Cosgroves/Walmart. You would have to make sure concessions is up and running for the games. We have parents who volunteer to work during the games. If you are interested, please contact the office or Mrs. Wolbrecht. Thank you!

8th Grade Night This Thursday, December 15th, during the boys basketball home game, we will be honoring our 8th grade girls. Games begin at 5:30 p.m. Come out and enjoy the game and this special night for our 8th graders. Thank you! I want to thank everyone of you for the birthday wishes, cards and songs! How blessed I am to work in an environment of such sweet, young and old, staff, students and parents! ! PCA is a special part of my life and you make it easy to enjoy! Thank you for making my day special! Mrs. Skaggs

Library News: There will be no more checking out of books until after the new year. Please bring all library books back by next Tuesday. Thank you!

PCA Calendar 2016 Tonight 5:30P Boys basketball HOME game vs. Peru Catholic A&B teams Thurs, Dec 15 5:30P Boys basketball HOME game vs. Dimmick A, B & C teams “ “ 8th Grade Night (honoring our 8th grade girls during the game) Fri & Sat, Dec 16 & 17 Deer Park Tournament C team Thurs, Dec 22 2:00P Dismissal for Christmas Break Fri, Dec 23 No School as Christmas Break begins! Thurs, Jan 5 5:30P Boys basketball HOME game vs. Deer Park A, B & C teams “ “ 5:30P Cheer Night for Girl Eaglets :) Mon, Jan 9 8:00A School Resumes Mon-Fri, Jan 9-13 Prairie Conference Boys Basketball Tournament Fri, Jan 13 End of second 9 weeks; Teacher In-Service with NOON Dismissal “ “ ACSI District Spelling Bee @ Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, Cary, IL Mon, Jan 16 No School Wed, Jan 18 Report cards issued

December: 13 17 22 22 26 30 30 30

J’Kira Wolbrecht 8th grade Elliott Weddell 6th grade Claudia Nordstrom 7th grade Braxton Bickett Preschool Miss Neff Lunch monitor Titus Cook 5th grade Paul Hart 7th grade Mrs. House PE teacher

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.

Yankee Candle order is in! Please pick up your order in the school library this afternoon if possible. Thanks for the hard work everyone put into this. It is appreciated! Today we announced the winner’s and the top seller is ...Kristopher Benson (Kindergarten). He won a $400 gift card to the Wilderness Hotel and Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. The next winner of the $50 Lego gift card is Kaden Wall (4th grade). And the winner of the American Girl $50 gift card is Izzy Luft (1st grade). Close contest!! Congratulations!

Volleyball practice begins!! Over Christmas break, our girls volleyball teams will begin to practice. Monday through Friday of both weeks, the B & C teams will meet 9 - 11:00 and the A team meets 10 - noon. Any questions, contact Coach Clausen. SonShine Preschool - Mrs. Pollok (Miss Elisha) For December 14 & 16 , 2016 Theme: Christmas! Bible Topic: Christmas: The Birth of the King! Letter: O o

Number: 14 Fourteen

ABC Bag/Snack: Wed. - Makaylee

Color: Green Shape: Rectangle Fri. - Matthew

REMNDERS: Christmas Program is next Wednesday, December 21 @ 10:30 in the gym. Christmas break is Dec. 22 - Jan. 6. School resumes on Mon., Jan. 9, 2017.

Kindergarten Tidbit - Mrs. Whitlock Thank you to Angie Wall for the Mexican snack. We have pictures of each of us in our sombreros. Friday we celebrated Myla’s birthday day and had a real “fiesta”. We head to Peru, South America this week. This Friday we will have a food tasting of Peruvian food. If you can help let me know. Foods to taste include mango, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, rice and beans. We can do mini crock pots for the warm foods. Also does anyone have coffee beans to show? This week we will continue addition up to the Four Family in Numbers. We will review the dime and count by tens. The $ sign will be introduced. The students will practice all their numbers with flashcard recognition. There will be an evaluation in Numbers. In Phonics letters, blends, sounds and words will be reviewed with a mix of flashcards for all four. We will identify beginning letters, blends and make words from the blends. We will review spelling words and write a sentence. We will not be in reading groups this week and will review all phonics and spelling. We will make sentences and read our blend books. The Fiery Furnace is our Bible story. We will meet Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. Their courage, faith, protection and witness can be a great lesson for all of us. We need courage to make the decisions to do the right thing and faith when we face difficult decisions or task in our classroom. God wants us to love HIM more than anything else. Our memory verse is: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous, Do not be terrified or discouraged; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 If the weather permits, we go outside. Please send snow clothes and boots.

First grade – Mrs. Wolbrecht Bible – This week we are learning about young King Josiah and his desire to serve the Lord as his father, David did. The students are reminded this week that no matter our age, we can make a difference for our God! Our verse this week: “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” Psalm 119:18. We are enjoying learning a little more each day about Jesus’ birth and life through our adornments. Each day, in addition to our regular bible study, we are spending time in the word learning all the names of our Savior. Spelling List #14 will be our last list of 2016. We will test on Wednesday, December 21. sight might right light bright delight white quite write invite polite give

bite are

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Math – We continue to learning about units of measurement such as Cup, Pint, Quart and Gallon. We are also doing well learning how to read our thermometers and our clocks. Please work with your child on the math facts cards I’ve sent home with them. We are working very hard on memorizing facts more and using our fingers to count less! Health – We have been studying all about manners. Manners at home, manners at school, manners at church… manners everywhere! Speech - Students will pick out their selection for the upcoming ACSI speech contest by December 15. Our in-house contest will be in February. More details to come! We have written letters to many sponsor children. If you have a child you sponsor and wish to have the first graders send them a Christmas letter, please send in your child’s name, agency and mailing address. Thank you to Beth Schultz and Pam Friel for organizing our Christmas party! The students can hardly wait to see what you have planned! In His Hands, Mrs. Wolbrecht

2nd Grade - Mrs. Bickett Students will be getting their speech contest poem, Bible passage, or fable to start learning over Christmas break. Our classroom speech contest will be sometime the week of Feb. 1st. Students will all participate in our classroom contest. Up to two people from each category will be chosen to go the ACSI speech contest in Peoria in March. Our verse this week and next is Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” We will recite this verse next Wednesday, December 21st. We will be working on spelling list 14 the rest of this week. Students will not be tested over these spelling words except for fun. In math class we are continuing to learn how to borrow in subtraction. We have learned a poem to help us do this: “More on the top, no need to stop. More on the floor, go next door and get ten more.” So far students are doing very well. We are learning about verbs in English class. We will also be working on writing a friendly letter. Reminder: We will not be doing a gift exchange at the Christmas party on Thursday, December 22nd. Instead we would like to collect the money you would have spent on a gift ($3) to help someone who is less fortunate. Our Christmas party will start at 12:15 on Thursday, December 22nd.

It’s ALL about the BABE in the manger! But don't leave Him there!

3rd grade - Mrs. Cleary As Christmas break rapidly approaches, we are tying up loose ends to get ready for the new year - Fresh Start! Health class is well underway and we hope to have a nutritionist visit us for some healthy recipes and cooking fun. Watch our for practice papers and catch up work also. Some students need to do both. List 16 Spelling test on Friday. (Last one until we meet after break.) Next year we will start History and I am really excited along with the students. God bless everyone and may He keep you safe over the festivities during break. Our praises to God the Father for His love to us giving His Son, Jesus, the Jewel of Heaven, to be our Savior!

4th Grade - Mrs. Odell We are reviewing the year’s verses this week. We will be going on our “in-town” field trip Thursday. We hope to have around 20 items for the mitten tree and it should be a wonderful time at Country Comfort. The Lord has gifted us in so many ways and it is such a privilege to share with others. We will test on spelling list 16 Wednesday and then begin list 17. We are learning dry measurements and fractional equivalents in math. We will begin to write a book review on “Saved at Sea” . We are finishing a chapter on “War for Independence” in history and we are finishing “matter” in science. We are choosing speeches next week so the children can have theirs to begin memorizing during Christmas break. They might need help/counsel from you in making their decision. Our class Christmas party will begin at 12:30 on Thursday under the direction of Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Jessica Odell so you may direct any inquiries toward her, and school dismisses at 2:00. I pray that your family will have an incredible time together focusing on Christ and the beauty of His magnificent plan for us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

6th - 8th Grade Science - Mr. Cornman 6th Science: The Mysterious Moon: orbiting the earth, phases of the moon, eclipses, spring tides. 7th Science: Primates: Prosimians: apes, gorillas, their food, habitat, and characteristics. 8th Science: Reviewing for semester test on chapters 1 through 6.

6-8 History, Language Arts, 7/8 Spanish - Mrs. Cook Language Arts: 6th graders finished our novel, Chasing Redbird, by Sharon Creech today. We also have been working on writing prompts. Students will choose to write either a science fiction piece or an historical fiction one. We are in the planning and early draft stages. Students are to prepare a “How To” presentation for next week. They are to choose a simple craft or snack to present to the class. I asked them to be creative, not spend much, or if possible any, money, and clearly teach the process. They should bring enough for ten students and a prefinished example. They have their dates to present. 7th graders are wrestling with adverbs and diagramming this week. We are looking at a few short stories from master writers. We will be mimicking their styles. Students should prepare for a test over the stories and vocabulary this Friday. Spanish: 8th graders tested today. These students are really taking off! I am proud of their efforts! This group is a great bunch of conversationalists.

History: 6th graders took their test over the Colonial Era and the American Revolution. As a whole, we did quite well. 7th graders have begun a study of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Quiz tomorrow over chapter 13.1-13.2. 8th graders have finished the text study of the U.S. Constitution. We will be taking an official practice test Friday!

7th HOME ROOM- We will do a white elephant gift exchange on Thursday next week. I will bring breakfast for

you. Merry Christmas! All 6-8th graders will have a party day on the 22nd; girls should bring a snack to share. Boys are asked to bring two liters of soda or punch. Anyone who would like to donate plates and cups it would be appreciated. Jodi Twidell is our Party Monitor! 8-9 in rooms 9-10 silly videos with Mrs. Cook 10-12 movies in homerooms with lunch break 12-1:30 games and snacking 1:30-2:00 tear down and clean up

8th grade homeroom and Jr. High Math - Mrs. Anderson Math : 8th grade - Begin unit on inequalities - Quiz Wed 12/21/26 7th grade - Complete unit on Finances - Test Fri 12/16. Finish Budget Project - Presentations Wed 12/21/16 6th grade - Complete unit on percents. Begin unit on Graphing. Test Wed 12/21/16

Then and now, the true gifts of Christmas are Peace, Joy and Love, provided in our Savior, Jesus Christ! He came to save you and me! What an AWESOME God we serve!