Friday, December 14, 2018

December 17th - December 21st

What We're Working on This Week:

This week we will be having some holiday fun with a week focused on
GINGERBREAD!! 
We will be reading books by Jan Brett like "Gingerbread Baby" and "Gingerbread Friends." We will also read the books from the series "Gingerbread Man Loose At The ....."  
In Math we will be doing some fun gingerbread stations where we will practice all of the skills we have learned over the last few weeks.  

We are looking forward to a fun week before the winter break! 

Important Dates:

December 17th / 18th  - Jingle Bell Jog at 1:10
(see below for the specific day your child will jog)

December 20th - Holiday Party at 2:00
(Parents are welcome to join us!)

December 21st - Early Release at 12:15

January 7th - First Day Back to School!

January 18th - Yearbook Orders Due!
(the link to order yearbooks is below)

Library Day - Mondays 

LIBRARY BOOKS DUE ON MONDAY!
Bring your book back so you can check out a new one!
We Love Library! 





Six Flags Reading Logs: 


Before Thanksgiving break all the kindergarten students received an information letter and a book log
about our Six Flags Read to Succeed program! This is a fantastic program to help motivate children to read and listen to books and earn a reward in the process! Students that read (or listen) to stories for a minimum of 6 hours and record their book titles on the log will earn a free ticket to 6 Flags over Texas! The kids love getting their free ticket at the end of each school year! You can record ANY books that your child reads (book bag books), books that you read to them, or books that they read and listen to on Razz Kids!

Book Logs are due back in February but feel free to return as soon as you complete! 


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:


**Coming Back After Winter Break!!!  


Jingle Bell Jog: Postponed 

Our Kindergartners will be running in the Jingle Bell Jog on their next PE  day.
K3 / K4 Monday, December 17th @ 1:10
K1 / K2 Tuesday, December 18th @ 1:10

You are welcome to come run with your child- or cheer them on from the sides! Please check in at the front office and then meet us out at the track! 
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Yearbook

It's that time of year to purchase a yearbook for your child. Yearbook cost was not part of the Trailpass this year, so the only way to purchase is through balfour.com at a cost of $25.

You can also purchase an ad to appear in the yearbook to make this year extra special. Optional ads come in multiple sizes ranging from $15-$120.

We sold out last couple of years, so don't miss out! Yearbook sales end January 18, 2019.

Giving Tree

When: December 3rd – December 19th 

What: Town Center first graders are collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in need in Coppell. We will be donating the toys to the Coppell Lions Club. When you place your toy under the Christmas Tree, please sign your name on an ornament and hang it on the tree! 

Where: Place new, unwrapped toys under the Christmas tree by the front office. 

THANK YOU!!

Sunday, December 9, 2018

December 10th - 14th


What We're Working on This Week:

Language Arts

Last week our Superhero Super Reader taught us two new
Super Powers: Partner Power and Picture Power!  
So far we have learned: Pointer Power,  Re-Read Power, Partner Power, & Picture Power!
We have a few more super reading powers to learn!  We are SUPER READERS! 


We have learned 20 Word Wall Words so far!  Whoo hoo!!  We will go over these words this week and send home a list so you can practice them at home!  Keep up the great work!

We are doing an awesome job writing in our journals and have continued to discuss our
Writing Checklist:


This week we are going to learn about and use the writing process to write about SNOWMEN!
We will use our checklist to help us make sure our writing is awesome! 



Social Studies

This week we will continue our unit in Social Studies that focuses on our diverse cultures!
It is called Culture: How we Live and Celebrate!
We will kick off this unit by talking about several different winter holidays! 




Math

In Math this week, we will be exploring SUBTRACTION! We are so excited to learn several strategies for helping us take numbers apart and subtract! We will do many fun, hands-on stations to explore these strategies, too!


Science

This week, we will become experts about the different seasons. We will research about weather in each of the seasons and how the weather affects us. At the end of our research, we will create weather forecast videos to show all we have learned!



Library Day - Mondays 

LIBRARY BOOKS DUE ON MONDAY!
Bring your book back so you can check out a new one!
We Love Library! 





Six Flags Reading Logs: 


Before Thanksgiving break all the kindergarten students received an information letter and a book log
about our Six Flags Read to Succeed program! This is a fantastic program to help motivate children to read and listen to books and earn a reward in the process! Students that read (or listen) to stories for a minimum of 6 hours and record their book titles on the log will earn a free ticket to 6 Flags over Texas! The kids love getting their free ticket at the end of each school year! You can record ANY books that your child reads (book bag books), books that you read to them, or books that they read and listen to on Razz Kids!

Book Logs are due back in February but feel free to return as soon as you complete! 


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: Xavier Wick
K2: Ryker Allen 
K3: Bao Tran
K4: Tanaya Jaiswal


Important Dates:

December 14th - Jingle Bell Jog at 1:20
December 20th - Holiday Party at 2:00
December 21st - Early Release at 12:15
January 7th - First Day Back to School!
January 18th - Yearbook Orders Due! 

Jingle Bell Jog

Our Kindergartners will be running in the Jingle Bell Jog on December 14th at 1:20 pm. You are welcome to come run with your child- or cheer them on from the sides! Please check in at the front office and then meet us out at the track! 
\

Yearbook

It's that time of year to purchase a yearbook for your child. Yearbook cost was not part of the Trailpass this year, so the only way to purchase is through balfour.com at a cost of $25.

You can also purchase an ad to appear in the yearbook to make this year extra special. Optional ads come in multiple sizes ranging from $15-$120.

We sold out last couple of years, so don't miss out! Yearbook sales end January 18, 2019.

Giving Tree

When: December 3rd – December 19th 

What: Town Center first graders are collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in need in Coppell. We will be donating the toys to the Coppell Lions Club. When you place your toy under the Christmas Tree, please sign your name on an ornament and hang it on the tree! 

Where: Place new, unwrapped toys under the Christmas tree by the front office. 

THANK YOU!!