Calendar
October 16th - PTO meeting 6:00 TCE Library
October 17th - Fundraiser awards!! Wear a hat/crown to school and be read to take off your shoes in the classroom (socks are encouraged on this day!!)
October 20th - Color Run 5:30 - 7:00pm - - Hope to see you there!
October 27th - Healthy Choice School Parade 8:00am in the front of the school
November 2nd - Spring Creek Spirit Night
November 10th - Veteran's Day Spirit Assembly 8:00am
November 17th - PE Turkey Trot during specials 12:30 - 1:20
November 20th - 24th NO SCHOOL/Thanksgiving Break
What will we be learning next week?
Language Arts
Reading: We have started our new set of snap word with introducing the first 12 words that are on the list of sight words that was sent home at your parent/teacher conference. We will also continue to use strategies to solve tricky words when reading and keep learning how to talk about books. The "Kids A-Z" (sometimes called Raz-Kids) is a great way to work on comprehension skills at home. In Language Arts, we use the "Level Up" section of this app -- this ensures that the learners are practicing on their own independent reading level.
Writing: We are diving into our "How To" writing unit. This writing unit helps us use a multitude of transition words to tell how to do something in sequential order.
Phonics/Grammar: We have finished our short vowels. Next week we will review the 5 short vowels in CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words. We will NOT have a spelling test next week as it will just be a review week.
Unit 2 SNAP Words (First 12): big, eat, make, take, have, out, came, same, home, more, not, of
Math
We will continue to focus on subtraction and addition strategies to help us remember our facts.
Math Activities to do with your child
Have your child choose a number from 1 to 10 and use that number in a doubles fact. If you want a challenge for your child, choose a higher number than 10. Let them tell you how they found the sum. For example, 12 + 12 = 2 tens and 4 ones so its 24.
Please count with your child daily from any given number. :-) Your child has been working on counting to 120 by fives and tens. Let them show you! :-)
Skip count by tens from any given number up to 120 or beyond. 25, 35, 45, 55, ...
Have your child pick a two-digit number. Ask them to tell you what is 10 more or 10 less. Have a discussion with your child. Here are some questions you can ask. What is one more and one less? Is it even or odd? How many tens does your number have? Can you tell me the expanded form? What digit is in one place, etc.?
We will continue to discuss our government and review our knowledge of symbols, leaders, and the voting process. We will also take some time to do some fun activities with autumn and pumpkins.
Weekly Announcements
- If you missed parent teacher conferences this week, your child's learning data will be sent home. Please contact your teacher if you have any questions! We are so proud of each of our learners!
- Please don't forget to charge your child's iPad nightly.
- Costumes are not permitted on halloween. But we do love a cute halloween themed shirt!
“I chose this theme because drugs alter our current brain development and hinders further growth. Drugs decrease levels of neurotransmitters in the reward system of our brain, such as Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. This can block our brain from naturally experiencing happiness,” said Danielle. “Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free. ™” is about making positive choices to be happy and healthy-that is being kind to our mind.”
- Monday - Make Healthy Choices to Accomplish Your Dreams (PJs/Sweats)
- Tuesday - Healthy Choices are the Key to a Bright Future (Neon/Tie Dye)
- Wednesday - The Future "Me" Lives Mindfully (Future Profession)
- Thursday - Let's Team Up to be Healthy (Sports Attire)
- Friday - Be Kind to Your Mind & Live Drug Free (Red with Celebration Items)
October Book Character Pumpkin Extravaganza!
The TCE Library presents Book Character Pumpkin Extravaganza! Your child or family can decorate a pumpkin as a book character. Please NO CARVED pumpkins. You may decorate, paint, glue, etc a real or fake pumpkin to look like a character from a book. Please include a paper or index card with your child's name, class, character's name and book title.
Pumpkins may be dropped off in the library anytime through October 27th and will be sent home October 30th. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Mancuso at kmancuso@coppellisd.com
THANKSGIVING BASKETS: St. Ann’s Catholic Parish is once again sponsoring Thanksgiving basket deliveries (or a pickup option at St Ann’s Church if you prefer). This program provides families in need with a complete Thanksgiving dinner for the entire family. The baskets will be delivered to your home the weekend before Thanksgiving, so it is important that an adult representing the family be at the home between the hours of Noon and 4PM on Sunday November 19th, 2023. The deadline to sign up for a basket is October 20th, 2023.
Please completely fill out the following form by clicking this link: 2023 St. Ann's Thanksgiving Baskets. You may contact Nurse Crenshaw with any questions at kcrenshaw@coppellisd.com or 214-496-7816.
Great Information To Know
- Please remember to send your child's Ipad to school every day. Also, please make sure that it is charged every evening. Thank you!!
- Please make sure to look at your child's daily behavior calendar. Our goal is for the children to color in the day with the appropriate behavior. Many times, the children forget. If it is not colored, please assume it is a great day. If you see a teacher comment, we would love for you to have a conversation with your child about what happened to receive the comment. Please know many warnings were given before a comment was written. :-)
- Please review and take out all papers from their take-home folder each day.
Teacher Emails
The best way to get in touch with your teacher is by email. Please email the teacher that can best answer the subject of your question. If it is a general question, please email your homeroom teacher.
1A Mrs. Vincenzo (1A and 1B language arts/social studies teacher) lvincenzo@coppellisd.com
1B Mrs. Harle (1A and 1B math/science teacher) kharle@coppellisd.com
1C Mrs. Brown (1C and 1D language arts/social studies teacher) ebrown@coppellisd.com
1D Mrs. Sork (1C and 1D math/science teacher) msork@coppellisd.com
School Lunches
Who can visit my child for lunch?
Starting October 13th, every Friday families are allowed to eat lunch in the cafeteria.
District guidelines limit lunchroom visitors at the elementary level to parents, immediate family members with written permission from a parent, and campus mentors. Immediate family members are defined as the student’s parents/step-parents, siblings, grandparents, or any person residing in the home. A parent can list the person(s) who have permission to have lunch for the entire school year. If anyone other than the parent(s) listed as guardians in our district e-school system is eating with the child, we will need written documentation of your approval.
Dismissal
If you change the way your child goes home at the end of the day, please email your teacher. Children will be sent home their "usual" way unless we hear directly from a parent. Also, please make sure that the teacher has responded to your email to ensure that we got the message. If you don't hear back from your teacher, please call the office to let them know about dismissal changes.
Birthday Treats
We will celebrate your child’s birthday with a spotlight on our daily school-wide announcements and a goody bag from the school that contains several items, including a coupon for a free treat in the cafeteria.
If you choose to send birthday food treats to school, they will need to be in their original packaging that lists the ingredients. Please send the treats to our school nurse. She will look over the ingredients and then deliver them to your child's homeroom class. These treats will be sent home with the learners at the end of the day for them to enjoy at home.
Volunteering
If you think you would like to volunteer at TCE this year, please fill out the volunteer background check. The sooner the better! You can find information about how to fill out the form and the actual form on our TCE webpage. This needs to be done each. year. You will need a background check to help in the classroom, field trips, field day, etc.
Photos From The Week
Congrats to our 1st Graders who were nominate for the 1st 9 Week Top Texans!
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| Morning smiles from 1D! 💗 |
Math Games are so much fun with friends! I am so proud of how they use their math strategies! Way to go First Grade!
