September 10th - September 14th

What We're Working on This Week:

Language Arts

This week we will continue to practice writing an "I like..." sentence in our journals!  We are learning how to stretch our sounds to sound out a word.  We have learned 4 sight words: I, like, can, see and we will add two more:  a, said.  We will also be getting some things ready to share with our special friends when they come to visit us on Friday!  Yay!
We have been reading books by Author / Illustrator,  Kevin Henkes and discussing the characters, setting, problem and solution for each story.  

Social Studies

In social studies we are continuing our unit of study on Me and My World.  We will talk about our families and do some fun activities for our special friends day celebration on Friday!  

Math

In math we are continuing learning all about numeracy with the numbers 0-5.  This week we are focusing on decomposing and composing our numbers. We will be using Number Bonds to help us with this skill (see below!). We will be playing partner games and doing interactive stations to become fluent at composing and decomposing. We are excited about using our new iPads to practice our numeracy skills! 

At home, we would love for you to practice counting and writing your numbers with your children!

Science

In Science we are learning beginning to learn all about physical properties of matter. We will discuss how matter can be sorted and classified based on their properties such as the color, shape, texture, and size of an object! We will also take a trip out to our school garden to notice properties of the things that are growing!

Terrific Tiny Texans

Each week we will be spotlighting a special TCE Tiny Texan from each class. This is someone who we've seen going above and beyond and doing a fabulous job in class! They will get to be our line leader for the week, and they will get to fill out a STAR STUDENT poster to share during family meetings. This weeks texans are:

K1: Suin Cho

K2: Katherine Ho

K3: Brooks Johnson

K4: Ethan Sebastian

Important Dates

September 10th - 14th - Book Fair in the TCE Library

September 14th - Special Friends Day (11:15 - 12:15)

September 14th - Fall Family Picnic (6:00 - 8:00 pm)