Thank you to everyone who came out to help with our California salt dough maps project on Friday, the students loved it!

We will be continuing MAPS testing this week. Please do your best to send your child to school everyday this week and encourage them each morning:) 

In Reading, we will be continuing to work through our first official novel study of the year, 'Shiloh'. In Math, we will be finishing our second unit of the year, students have a test on TUESDAY (Study Guide was sent home starting Thursday last week). Students are also working on Timed tests for fact fluency, see more notes on that below. This week's number is 5. For Social Studies this week, we will be starting our study of Native American groups in California. In Science, students will be exploring the Animal Kingdom. In Bible, we will be starting our 3rd unit of the year, which spans many of the famous stories from the Old Testament.

We are excited to announce our upcoming field trip to Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa on Monday, October 12th! This visit aligns perfectly with our study of the California Mission System. To make this trip successful, we need your support! We are seeking parent drivers and chaperones to accompany us. If you're available to help, please let us know as soon as possible. 

We want to continue to pray for our classmate, Nicki, as she broke her arm last week. She will be getting surgery this week. If anyone would like to make her a card I am sure it would make her feel very special and loved. 

*Wear tennis shoes on Tuesday and Thursday for PE 

*Bring binders to and from school each day

*Early Out on Wednesday, 1:30 Release

*RED Friday on September 18th! Friday, September 18, 2026, is R.E.D. Friday at Hanford Christian!  R.E.D. stands for Remembering Everyone Deployed, and wearing RED on a Friday reminds us to be mindful of the deployed and the sacrifices that are made to protect our country. We have so many amazing military families at Hanford Christian, and we want to thank and support them! 

On September 18, the entire school is invited to wear the color RED to pray for, support, and remember all people in the military who are deployed. Students will receive a spirit wear coupon for dressing in or wearing RED (bandana, socks, pants, anything!). We look forward to showing support and gratitude to HCS military families and those deployed around the world! 

This week, please have students show you their binder and planner each day! This will help them get into the habit of checking it themselves daily throughout the year. 

This is not a test week for spelling and vocabulary! In addition to their packet, there is also a Quizlet link that they can use at home to study, linked here. 

• Bible verse test on Friday

• Unit 2 Math Test Tuesday (We moved the math test due to MAPS testing and it being a shorter week last week.) 

Here is a schedule for our timed tests this week:

Tuesday: +5

Wednesday: -5

Thursday: x5

Friday: Retakes 

Here is how the students will be graded for Quarter 1:

1. A grade will be put in the grade book for each timed test they do. This grade will be out of 10 points. 

10/10- Students who get 45 or more questions correct in 1 minute.

9/10- Students who get 40-44 questions correct in 1 minute.

8/10- Students who get 35-39

7/10- Students who get 30- 34 questions correct.

6/10- Students who get less than 30 questions correct. 

2. Students who do not reach the goal will have the opportunity to retake the timed tests on Friday or the next week until they pass this fact. Students who feel they could improve their score may also retest these days to improve their grade. After a student retests, their grade will be updated in FACTS.

If you notice a low grade in one of their time tests, please practice with your child at home! We made flash cards in class. Multiplication.com is also a great resource that has timed tests in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division that are easy to practice with. If your child would like study material to help them with their timed tests,  please have them talk to me and I will print up some practice timed tests they can utilize at home. Please partner with us as we support your children in memorizing their math facts to help with all of their fact fluency.