Our hearing screening was scheduled for February 25, but has been moved to Friday, March 1. Re-screenings will be done Monday, March 11.

Bus Families… There are several dates over the next couple weeks where we will have limited bus service. Please take note: - Thursday, February 28 No afternoon bus - Friday, March 1 No morning or afternoon bus - Wednesday, March 6 No afternoon bus

ART supplies needed… Mrs. Cleary is looking for some items for future art projects: empty paper towel rolls, gallon jugs, and egg cartons. Please bring to school if you have any. Thank you!

Registration for the 2019-2020 School Year is open for current students! For returning students, a $50 discount is given if the registration fee is paid by March 15. Reminder, registration and a $50 payment is neces-sary to hold each student’s spot. Registration will open to the public on March 4.

Navy Pier Trip… Reminder to 7th and 8th grade families…. Students will be going to see Shakespeare’s Macbeth on Thursday, March 14th. The train ticket is $27.50 each (students & chap-erones) and the play ticket is $13 for everyone except current PCA students. Money can be turned in at the office, by Friday, March 8th.

ACSI Music Festival...Friday, March 15 - Saturday, March 16 at Olivet University. For those students who are going, it is $25 for the hotel room. You may pay the office anytime. Mrs. Holmes will be send-ing a note home soon with more details regarding the festival.

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February 26,

2019

THINGS TO NOTE ...

Upcoming ACSI Speech Contests…

Our Elementary Contest is scheduled for Friday, March 15 at Christian Hills School in Orland Hills, IL.

(located at 9001 West 159th St., about an hour and a half east of Princeton on I-80). Coaching sessions

with Mrs. Kiser will begin soon!

The Jr. High Speech Contest will be held on Friday, April 12 at Rock County Christian School in Beloit, WI

(located at 916 Bushnell St.).

CONGRATULATIONS!

Timothy Batchelor, Claire Grey, William Marshall and Leah Wilson ALL earned the highest rating possible - one (I) - on their solos at contest this weekend!

To my mysterious gift givers:

Thank you for the thoughtful card and beautiful piano purse! What

a sweet surprise!

--- Mrs. Marshall

From Mr. Odell’s desk: (God’s Word given to teachers each week and we want to share with you, also!)

Psalm 16:1-11

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart

from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows

of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take

their names on my lips. 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen

for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. 7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in

the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand,

I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwell secure.

10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let you holy one see corruption. 11 You make known to me

the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at you right hand are pleasures forevermore.

As we approach the end of the school year I take great confidence in the fact that the ministry here at PCA is

not mine, neither is it yours. This great opportunity we are given each day rests completely in the hands of

our Sovereign Lord. Anything that is accomplished, which is of heavenly consequence, is because of God’s

gracious work in (sometimes in spite of) and through us.

Interestingly David begins this wonderful Psalm with a prayer begging for God’s protection. However it is not

without responsibility on our part, for the next phrase is, “for in you I have put my trust.” As we truly trust

God we will see the Glory of God, not our own inventions, revealed. I pray we will grasp the urgency of the

“day” and seize every opportunity to proclaim God’s saving grace.

We truly do not rest in our own confidence as Paul says in Phil. 1:6; “And I am sure of this, that he who began

a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

March 04 - Kinsley Wall 2nd grade

07 - Mrs. Wallace Noon Recess Monitor

10 - Sianna Doran 6th grade

15 - Samantha Murray 7th grade

25 - Madisyn Shipp 2nd grade

25 - Jennifer Zurinski 4th grade

25 - Steve Gyurkovics 8th grade

PCA ACTIVITY CALENDAR Tues, Feb 26 4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Thurs, Feb 28 4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Neponset

Fri, March 1 Hearing Screening with Sue Cater

Mon, March 4 2019-20 Registration open to public

Tues, Mar 5 4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Wed, Mar 6 4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Thurs, Mar 7 4:00P Scholastic Bowl Match @ Home

Mon, Mar 11 Hearing Re-screening

Scholastic Bowl Tournament @ DePue

Thurs, Mar 14 Navy Pier Trip for 7th & 8th Grade

Fri, Mar 15 NO SCHOOL. End of third 9 weeks

ACSI Elementary Speech Meet (Orland Hills)

Mar 15-16 ACSI Jr. High Music Festival (Olivet)

Mar 18-22 NO SCHOOL. Enjoy your Spring Break!

Mon, Mar 25 8:00A Classes Resume

Wed, Mar 27 Report Cards Issued

Mar 28-29 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Fri, Mar 29 ACSI Regional Spelling Bee

Kindergarten Tidbit ~ Mrs. Pease

1st grade ~ Mrs. Wilson

TEACHER’S NOTES FOR YOU!

Sonshine Preschool Note ~ Miss Elisha February 25 - March 1, 2019

Theme: “Music/Nursery Rhymes”

Bible Topic: Miracles at Sea

Monday: A Great Catch of Fish and Peter Worships Jesus

Wednesday: Peter Walks on the Sea and Jesus Calms Fears

Friday: Review

Bible Verse: Matthew 14:33 - “The disciples said, ‘Truly You are the Son of God.’”

Bible Song: Favorites

ABC Bag/

Snack

Wed, Feb 27 - Kaylee

Fri, Mar 1 - Marshall

Mon, Mar 4 - Mia

Letter: W w

Number: Review 11-20

Color: Pink/White

Shape: Heart

In phonics, the students will learn the beginning blends, st, pl, and the sh digraph. We will continue working with long and short vowels. They will also begin a new book.

In Math, we celebrated the 100th day of school. Some 100 day activities included counting to 100, writing to 100, counting by 2s, 5s and 10s to 100, finding 100 words we know, making 100s day crowns, doing a 100 piece puzzle and eating a 100s day snack. We enjoyed seeing the 100s day projects the students brought in. They were so crea-tive.

This week’s memory verse is “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27

Our Bible lessons will be about Jesus, the good shepherd.

Just a reminder - Library is every Tuesday and Friday.

February “Book It” will be due at the end of February.

We finally got to celebrate the 100th day of school last week! The class had fun making 100 day glasses, doing 100

exercises, flipping a coin 100 times, counting to 100 and writing about what they would do with $100.

Bible – This week we will learn about Caring for Others and how Jesus healed a paralyzed man. Our memory verse is “Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Phonics – This week’s special sounds are -en in enjoy, -un in unbutton, -wr in wrinkle, -air in hair

Math – This week we will introduce the 11 addition family facts and combinations with addition and subtraction

(2+4-1=5). We will continue to review counting by twos (even and odd), telling time, counting coins, and adding

and subtracting with two-digit numbers.

Spelling – please practice week #22 words at home.

February Book-It Reading Calendar are due back on Friday.

2nd grade ~ Mrs. Bickett

4th grade ~ Mrs. Odell

5th grade ~ Mr. Clausen

Bible: Daniel is faithful

Verse: Psalm 138:3: “When I called you answered me; you make me bold and stouthearted.” We will recite this

verse on Friday.

Phonics and Language: adding suffixes, contractions, singular and plural nouns, diagramming subjects and predi-

cates, using verbs correctly

Math: borrowing in the 1000’s place, division terms, multiplying by 1, dividing by 1, pounds and ounces, and kilo-

grams and grams

Spelling: List 23. Bonus words - plantation, success, courage, president, soldier

Handwriting: Kk, Ll, and Mm in cursive

Science: animals and insects

Book It forms are due by Friday for February!

Keep working on your Nation Notebook. It should be nearly done by now.

Science Test on Friday.

April 23 is our Peoria Symphony field trip. If you would like to attend and drive 5th graders to this,

please contact Mr. Clausen or the office so that we can order the correct number of tickets.

We are continuing Romans 12:9-21 this week. I hope you have an opportunity to hear your child recite/sing this soon.

We will be working on the writing of the Illinois personality research reports. We’ll begin on list 25 in spell-ing Wednesday. The Illinois Notebook should be coming along. We are studying oceanography in science.

If you are interested in driving for our Springfield trip, let me know so I can finalize a date. The target date is May 3. We will be going to the Ag Fair at the Bureau County Fairgrounds Thursday, Mar. 14. We will leave at 8:20 and it is done by 11:15. We will need two or tree parent drivers. It is a great morning experiencing the different branches of our local agriculture and you are welcome to come along.

Have a terrific week!

PCA MISSION STATEMENT ~ To provide an excellent academic education with a Christian

worldview based on the absolute authority of God’s Word, the Holy Bible.

Mrs. Cook’s Jr. High News:

History

6th: Quiz Thursday over notes

7th: Chapters 13-15 Test is Wednesday

8th: Students have done an outstanding job learning different forms of note taking. We are moving into a study of

the Civil War this week. There will be a research paper due 3 weeks from today. They were given topics and plans

today.

Language Arts

6th: We are continuing in our studies of pronouns and their uses. We will begin a research paper in two weeks. The

topic will be famous inventors of the 20th Century. I want to teach this process first. The paper is to be no longer

than three pages.

7th: We are enjoying Romeo & Juliet. We head to Navy Pier in two weeks. Please pay any fees for this in the office

as soon as possible.

Spanish

7th graders are working on a project. They are creating menus in Spanish. These are due March 4th.

8th graders are writing short skits having to do with restaurants, lunchrooms, or homes serving food. These are go-

ing to be quite creative!

Science ~ Mr. Cornman

6th: Exploring the outer planets; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune then Quiz 21 section 5.9 probably Thursday. Then The origin of the Universe: God's seven day creation period. Test 9 on chapter 5 next Tuesday.

* We have started a project to feed birds and set up bird houses around the garden area. If anyone can help by donating bird seed and/or another bird feeder it would be greatly appreciated. We could also use shepherd hooks.

7th: Rays, Skates, Chimaeras, Hagfish, Lampreys, Quiz 24 on section 8.2 Thursday. Then Reptiles: Lizards, Crocodiles, Geckos, snakes, turtles, dinosaurs. Quiz 25 section 8.3 probably next Tuesday.

8th: We will be starting Simple Machines: Mechanical advantage, ideal mechanical advantage, friction and ma-chines, actual mechanical advantage, efficiency. The terms, equations and how to calculate the formulas