Friday, December 11, 2020

December 14th - 18th

What We Are Learning

Language Arts:

This week in both Readers Workshop and Writers Workshop, we will be completing a FUN choice board with several different choices to reflect and showcase our learning. We will have two separate choice boards - one for Reading and one for Writing activities!

Everyone has done such an amazing job with all of their assessments so far, and we will continue those this week. Mrs. Torti will reach out to you to set up an assessment time if your child hasn't been assessed yet!

Library Day

Face to Face Learners can return Library books on Monday December 14th and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In math this week, we will review all of the amazing skills we have learned in Math so far this year! We will do a fun Math choice board to showcase our learning in different ways.

Everyone has done such an amazing job with all of their Math assessments so far, and we will continue those this week. Miss Rice will reach out to you to set up an assessment time if your child hasn't been assessed yet!

Science:

This week in science we will be completing a fun and interactive science choice board. We will have 9 different choices including reading, writing, and picture activities to practice and review about all we have learned about the seasons!

Social Studies:

We will listen to several different gingerbread stories, and we will work through the week to construct a gingerbread house.

THANK YOU everyone for participating in our Kindergarten Traditions FlipGrid! Everyone did such an AMAZING job!! We were so impressed with all of the amazing videos! Way to go!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter for December 4th

Calendar Dates:

December 16th - SUPPLY PICK UP for Virtual Learners

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. at TCE Front Loop!

Come Pick up your supplies for your class party and Together at Heart Day!

December 17th - Together at Heart Day! (more info below)

December 18th @ 2:00 Winter Class Party on Zoom

December 21st - January 5th Winter Break

See you on Wednesday, January 6th for our first day back!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Coppell Lions Club Donations

Kindergarten and First Grade will be working with the Coppell Lions Club to coordinate a food and toy drive at Town Center. This will help to provide food and toys for more than 100 Coppell families during the holidays. We'd love for our learners in grades K-5 to bring canned food items and/or a new, unwrapped toy to donate starting December 1st through December 15th. If you are a face-to-face learner, you may drop your items by the TCE Giving Tree in the front of the school, and canned foods can be put in the boxes at the end of each hallway. Virtual learners may call the front office at 214-496-7800 to make arrangements to drop off your donation in the front loop during school hours. THANK YOU for your support!

Together at Heart Day

If you are a virtual learner we will provide you some card making supplies and you can pick them up on Wednesday, December 16th at 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. in the front of the school building!

To make this day even more FUN... you can wear your PAJAMAS! Both virtual and face to face learners are encouraged to wear their festive jammies to be comfy and cozy while we care for others!

Friday, December 4, 2020

December 7th - December 11th

What We Are Learning:

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will continue our unit called

Super Readers!!!

We have awesome Pointer Power!

We will continue to read aloud some fun stories about Gingerbread Men!

In Writing this week we will continue our new unit on Writing for Readers!

Our writing and sentences are looking so good!

Keep practicing your SNAP Words and Letter Sounds! Everyone is doing great!

Library Day

Face to Face Learners can return Library books on Monday 11/16 and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In math this week, we will work on addition and subtraction story problem and we will review the skills we have learned this nine weeks.

Ms. Rice will not be doing any live zooms this week as she is going to begin assessing all of the math skills we have learned so far. She will assess Face to Face Learners in class and will reach out to our virtual learners to set up some times. You will hear from her soon!

Science:

This week in Science we will introduce and learn about seasons! We will focus on winter, spring, summer, and fall. We will also discuss appropriate clothing for each season as well as how plants and trees change and adapt.

Social Studies:

We will be sharing our Family Traditions and discussing what we do!

If you have not turned in your flipgrid video please do so ASAP so that everyone has one to share!

Thanks!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter for December 4th

Calendar Dates:

Wednesday, December 9th - 3rd Nine Weeks Learning Commitment Forms are due!

You only need to fill out the commitment form if you are changing modes of learning!

Friday, December 11th - Early Release at 12:30

December 16th - SUPPLY PICK UP for Virtual Learners

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. at TCE Front Loop!

Come Pick up your supplies for your class party and Together at Heart Day!

December 17th - Together at Heart Day! (more info below)

December 18th @ 2:00 Winter Class Party on Zoom

December 21st - January 5th Winter Break

See you on Wednesday, January 6th for our first day back!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Coppell Lions Club Donations

Kindergarten and First Grade will be working with the Coppell Lions Club to coordinate a food and toy drive at Town Center. This will help to provide food and toys for more than 100 Coppell families during the holidays. We'd love for our learners in grades K-5 to bring canned food items and/or a new, unwrapped toy to donate starting December 1st through December 15th. If you are a face-to-face learner, you may drop your items by the TCE Giving Tree in the front of the school, and canned foods can be put in the boxes at the end of each hallway. Virtual learners may call the front office at 214-496-7800 to make arrangements to drop off your donation in the front loop during school hours. THANK YOU for your support!

Together at Heart Day!

On Thursday, December 17th our entire school will participate in "Together at Heart Day." This is a day where we will focus on service learning and helping those in our community that are in need. We will be making cards for others to share our love and all kindergarten students can join our zoom at 8:00-8:30. After the zoom time students will make cards either in the classroom or at home (depending on how your child is learning at this time). We will give instructions on the zoom on this day,

If you are a virtual learner we will provide you some card making supplies and you can pick them up on Wednesday, December 16th at 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. in the front of the school building!

Friday, November 13, 2020

November 16th - November 20th

What We Are Learning:

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will continue our unit called

Super Readers!!!

We have awesome Pointer Power!

We will read aloud some fun stories about Turkeys and Thanksgiving!

In Writing this week we will continue our new unit on Writing for Readers!

Our writing and sentences are looking so good!

We will not get any new SNAP Words this week!

We will continue to review the words we have learned so far! We know 14 SNAP Words!

Library Day

Face to Face Learners can return Library books on Monday 11/16 and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In math this week, we will focus our learning on our amazing addition skills! We will review strategies for adding numbers together. We will learn many different ways to add or join numbers together.

Science:

This week in Science we will start a new unit on observing weather changes and describing weather from day to day and over seasons. We will learn about meteorologists and how they help give us forecasts and make predictions about the weather.

Social Studies:

We will start a new unit on Long Ago vs. Today.

The students will be fascinated by the differences in their lives today versus that of children long ago!

(No I Pads! :) ) We will compare life then and now.

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

November 13th Principal Newsletter

Calendar Dates:

November 19th - Thanksgiving Feast at 10:30 (More Info Below)

November 23rd - November 27th - NO SCHOOL / Fall Break!

Happy Thanksgiving!

December 18th @ 2:00 Winter Class Party on Zoom

December 21st - January 5th Winter Break

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Thanksgiving Feast

Even though we are not all together right now, we would like to celebrate our TCE Kindergarten Family by sharing a meal together virtually. On Thursday, November 19th, we would like to all eat lunch together on Zoom. This is a completely optional Zoom!

Please use THIS Zoom Link (Miss Rice's Zoom Link) to join our Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast Zoom at 10:30 on November 19th. We will put it in the Schoology Calendar as well.

We will also be sending out more information on Monday about a fun craft to go along with our feast!

Coppell Lions Club Donations

Kindergarten and First Grade will be working with the Coppell Lions Club to coordinate a food and toy drive at Town Center. This will help to provide food and toys for more than 100 Coppell families during the holidays. We'd love for our learners in grades K-5 to bring canned food items and/or a new, unwrapped toy to donate starting December 1st through December 15th. If you are a face-to-face learner, you may drop your items by the TCE Giving Tree in the front of the school, and canned foods can be put in the boxes at the end of each hallway. Virtual learners may call the front office at 214-496-7800 to make arrangements to drop off your donation in the front loop during school hours. THANK YOU for your support!

Virtual Learner Zoom Lessons

Our schedule for zoom this week for virtual learners will remain the same this week! We are so happy to be back in the classrooms and done with Reading Academies until January! Yay!

iPad Info - Zoom Single Sign On

Also, all students will need to complete the Zoom Sign on ASAP. CISD is updating and changing zoom settings so your child will no longer be able to log into our class zoom meetings without being signed in. Please click HERE for step by step zoom instructions.

Zoom Expectations:

Will you please take some time to review Zoom Expectations with your child? All students both virtual and F2F students are participating in some zooms and we have really been working on using our best manners on zoom! This will help everyone have a great learning experience! Thank you!

Friday, November 6, 2020

November 9th - November 13th

What We Are Learning:

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will start a new unit called

Super Readers!!!

This is such a fun unit that really gets the kids excited about books and reading!

In Writing this week we will start a new unit on Writing for Readers!

We will continue to practice using our new writing journals and using

capital letters, finger spaces, and ending punctuation!

We will not get any new SNAP Words this week!

We will be reviewing the words we have learned so far! We know 14 SNAP Words!

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Monday 11/2 and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In math this week, we will focus our learning on composing and decomposing numbers. We will be able to put together and break apart numbers up to 10 in many different ways. We will use different math manipulatives and number bonds to help us with this! This helps us pave the way to become excellent at addition and subtraction!

Science:

This week in Science we are studying Day, Night and Sky - We will recognize the patterns of the world, such as day and night, and observe and describe objects in the sky during the day and night.

Social Studies:

We will continue our unit of study on US Symbols. Each day next week we going to learn about a US Symbol such as Statute of Liberty, White House, Liberty Bell, and Mount Rushmore. Make sure to watch the announcements on Wednesday, Nov.11th and see Kindergarten video of the cards we made for our Veteran's.

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

November 6th Principal Newsletter

Calendar Dates:

November 23rd - November 27th - NO SCHOOL / Fall Break!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Reading / Literacy Academy & Zoom Lessons

Our schedule for zoom this week for virtual learners will remain the same as last week but we will miss a few lessons due to the state mandated reading trainings that we will be attending. We will all be out different days. Please check your e.mail for information on which days we will NOT have zoom lessons!

iPad Info - Zoom Single Sign On

Zoom Expectations:

Friday, October 30, 2020

November 2nd - 6th

What We Are Learning

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will finish our unit on

Looking Closely At Familiar Books to Learn and Read More!

Yay! Our next unit is Super Readers!

In Writer's Workshop we will continue to launch a more independent Writing Workshop by continuing our new Writing Journal, brainstorming ideas, sharing our ideas, and using a checklist to focus on:

Traits of Good Writers:

-Start with a capital

-Leave finger spaces between words

-End with punctuation (. ? !)

We will also get two new SNAP Words:

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Monday 11/2 and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In Math this week, we will review comparing numbers. We will be able to compare numbers using our math manipulatives and number lines. We will use the words "greater," "less," "more," and "fewer" to compare groups of objects and numbers. We will also come up with numbers that are just one more and one less than a given number.

Science:

We will continue our study on Magnets and how we use in our daily life at home and school. Magnets can be found almost everywhere! We are going to design and create a Magnet Maze this week by using a paper plate and the round magnets you have at home/school. I can't wait to see what you designed!

Social Studies:

Thank you all very much for sending the sweet pictures of your family with pumpkins. I hope you enjoy the slide show that I created with all your wonderful pictures! Enjoy!

Next week in Social Studies, we will be discussing the Presidential Elections coming up on Tuesday. We will also begin our Unit on Patriotic Symbols of the United States. We will practice reciting the US Pledge and Texas Flag.

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

Click Here to Read The Principal Newsletter and see Red Ribbon Week Pics

Calendar Dates:

Thursday, November 5th - FALL Picture Day!

November 23rd - November 27th - NO SCHOOL / Fall Break!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Picture Day

Picture day is Thursday, November 5th. Face to Face learners will take their pictures in the morning. If you are virtual learner, you should have received an e-mail from Mrs. Fairchild about signing up for a picture day time slot. If you would like to order your child's pictures please click HERE.

iPad Info - Zoom Single Sign On

Zoom Expectations:

Friday, October 23, 2020

October 26th - 30th

What We Are Learning

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will continue our unit on

Looking Closely At Familiar Books to Learn and Read More!

We will also read some fun Halloween / Pumpkin Books!

In Writer's Workshop we will be launching a more independent Writing Workshop by starting a new. Writing Journal, brainstorming ideas, sharing our ideas, and using a checklist to focus on:

Traits of Good Writers:

-Start with a capital

-Leave finger spaces between words

-End with punctuation (. ? !)

We will also get two new SNAP Words:

can

Here are the words we know so far:

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Monday 10/26 and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In Math this week, we will review our representing numbers. We will represent numbers by drawing picture, filling in ten frames, drawing tally marks, writing word form, and SO many more ways!! We will be using our Number of the Day folders to help us practice representing numbers in many ways.

Science:

In Science we will explore and describe what happens with magnets and other objects. We have a lot of fun activities planned for the week to show how we can use our magnets at home or school. We will discuss what properties that a magnet can attract or stick to.

Social Studies:

We will discussing and writing about pumpkins in Social Studies. We will lean how pumpkins are associated with holiday celebrations and the season of fall.

Calendar Dates:

October 26th - 30th - Red Ribbon Week (See info below!)

Monday: Decades Day!

Tuesday: Dress up like what you want to be!

Wednesday: Superhero / Real Hero Day!

Thursday: Pajama Day

Friday: Book Character Day!

(keep scrolling for more information on dress up days below)

Thursday, November 5th - FALL Picture Day!

November 23rd - November 27th - NO SCHOOL / Fall Break!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

Click HERE to read Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Red Ribbon Week

October 26th - 30th we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Our theme for the week is "Be Happy. Be Brave. Be drug-free" Each day will have a special way to dress up and help us remember to stay drug-free!

*On Monday the 26th, we will be celebrating 50 days of learning at school, so we would LOVE to see your kids in their 50s outfits!! But are welcome to dress up in any decade!!

iPad Info - Zoom Single Sign On

All virtual learners will need to update their student iPads to the latest IOS 14. Please go under settings and software to see available updates. This will need to be done by October 14th. If the update is not completed by October 19th the device will lock down until it is updated!

Zoom Expectations:

Friday, October 16, 2020

October 19th - October 23rd

What We Are Learning!

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will learn how to use print to understand books!

We will work on adding some labels in our books too!

In Writer's Workshop we will continue to talk about things good writers do:
-Start with a capital

-Leave finger spaces between words

-End with punctuation (. ? !)

We will learn how to go back and "fancy up" our writing before we share it with the world!

We will also get two new SNAP Words:

see

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Monday 10/19 and check out a new book!

Virtual learners, please click HERE for information on checking out a book from our library!

Math:

In Math this week, we will review our counting strategies. We will become experts at using one-to-one correspondence to correctly count objects up to and back from 10. We will also be giving out Math Workbooks and Number of the Day folders next week during supply pick up, so be sure to pick those up!! We can't wait to start using those!

Science:

This week in Science we will continue our unit of study on Force and Motion! We will learn abut how things move and an objects location relative to another object.

Some new vocabulary words will be:
Position, Motion, Speed, Friction, and Force

Social Studies:

We will continue to learn about holidays and patriotic holidays. We will focus on customs associated with national patriotic holidays such as fireworks on Independence Day!

Here are the results from our class elections! We had a great time voting for President and it looks like our overall winner is DUCK!

Calendar Dates:

Friday, October 16th - Report Cards will be sent home virtually

Wednesday, October 21st - Virtual Learner Supply Pick Up from 8:00 - 9:00

Red Ribbon Week October 26th - October 30th - More Info Coming Soon!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Supply Pick Up for Virtual Learners:

We will have a supply pick up for Virtual learners on Wednesday, October 21st from 8:00 to 9:00. These are FREE supplies that your child will need to pick up in order to complete the work in their Schoology courses during the second nine weeks! We will be sending home Writing folders, Math workbooks, Magnets for Science, Styluses for the iPads, and MUCH more!

iPad Info - Zoom Single Sign On

Zoom Expectations:

Thursday, October 8, 2020

October 13th - October 16th

What We Are Learning!

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will wrap up our unit on Looking Closely at Familiar Books!

In Writer's Workshop we will continue working on show and tell writing in our writing journals.

We will keep working on our "I like" sentences and learn how to add another sentence on a single topic! For Example:

"I like pumpkins.

Pumpkins are orange!"

We will also get two new SNAP Words:

look

In Phonics we will keep practicing our letter names and sounds!

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Tuesday 10/13 and check out a new book!

Math:

In Math this week, we will begin working with numbers to 10! We will especially focus on our

SUPER SUBITIZING SKILLS!

Science:

This week in science, we will wrap up our unit of Energy Sources!

We will focus on light energy!

I was so impressed with all of your instruments last week for Sound Energy!

Awesome job! Thanks for participating!

Social Studies:

We will learn about celebrations and holidays!

We will learn about WHY we celebrate patriotic holidays!

Calendar Dates:

Monday, October 12th - Student / Staff Holiday No School!

Friday, October 16th - Report Cards will be sent home virtually

Wednesday, October 21st - Virtual Learner Supply Pick Up! Please come! Time TBA!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Supply Pick Up for Virtual Learners:

We will have more information coming soon for supply pick up on Wednesday, October 21st. This will be for virtual learners only and these are FREE supplies that your child will need to pick up in order to complete the work in their Schoology courses during the second nine weeks! Please make sure you jot down this date and we will let you know what time the pick up options will be!

iPad INFO - ZOOM Single Sign On

All virtual learners will need to update their student I Pads to the latest IOS 14. Please go under settings and software to see available updates. This will need to be done by October 14th. If the update is not completed by October 19th the device will lock down until it is updated!

**F2F Learners this has been completed for you at school! No need to complete!

Zoom Expectations:

Friday, October 2, 2020

October 5th - 9th

What We Are Learning!

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will continue our unit on Looking Closely at Familiar Books!

We will practice reading words on the page and adding fluency!

In Writer's Workshop we will review our SNAP WORDS! So far we have learned:

are

the

We will continue working on show and tell writing in our writing journals. We will keep working on our

I like sentences and learn how to add another sentence on a single topic! For Example:

"I like pumpkins.

Pumpkins are orange!"

In Phonics we will keep practicing our letter names and sounds!

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Monday and check out a new book!

Math:

In Math this week, we will be continuing our learning all about ADDITION! We will also review all of the skills we have learned over our first few weeks in Kindergarten. They have learned so much and I am SO proud of all of their hard work!!

Science:

This week in science, we will be starting our unit of Energy Sources!

We will focus on sound energy!

We are also creating instruments, you should get an e.mail from your homeroom teacher!

On Monday Science zoom we have a fun name that sound video and on Friday Zoom learners will get to share their instrument.

Social Studies:

We will learn about celebrations and holidays!

We will discuss why we celebrate holidays together!

Calendar Dates:

Tuesday, October 6th - Reading MAP Test

Wednesday, October 7th - Math MAP Test

Monday, October 12th - Student / Staff Holiday No School!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

For this week's newsletter click HERE!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Zoom Expectations:

NWEA MAP Testing for all Kindergarten Students:

On Tuesday, October 6th and Wednesday, October 7th, our learners will be taking the MAP test.

Please make sure your child's iPad is updated and that you have run the diagnostics prior to these days. Click HERE for that link.

Also, please be sure you have downloaded the CHROME app to your child's iPad. This can be found in Manager.

We will start the test both days at 8:30 am. We will get on Zoom to start the test all together. Please be sure your child is ready to start promptly at 8:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Daily Reminders for Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. that day to receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

Daily Reminders for Face to Face Students:

-Please send your iPad to school each day fully charged

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle every day

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather cools down

Friday, September 25, 2020

September 28th - October 2nd

What We Are Learning!

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will start a new unit on Looking Closely at Familiar Books!

We will practice reading words on the page and adding fluency!

In Writer's Workshop we will learn two SIGHT WORDS! We call these words SNAP words because once we learn them we want to know them in a SNAP! This week we will focus on the words "are" and "the." We will continue working on show and tell writing in our writing journals. We will keep working on our

I like sentences and learn how to add another sentence on a single topic! For Example:

"I like pumpkins.

Pumpkins are orange!"

In Phonics we will keep practicing our letter names and sounds!

Library Day

F2F Learners can return Library books on Monday and check out a new book!

Math:

In Math this week, we will be learning all about ADDITION! We will be learning different strategies for addition. Right now we will focus on mastering our addition skills from 0-5, so that we can continue to build on them throughout the year!

Science:

This week in science, we will be starting our unit of Energy Sources!

We will learn about heat, light, and sound. We will have a great time!

Social Studies:

We will learn about GROWTH MINDSET!

We will talk about how you can grow your mind, set goals, and never give up!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

For this week's newsletter click HERE!

-Info about online bookfair

-2nd 9 Weeks Commitment Forms

-PTO Meeting this week on Zoom!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

Zoom Expectations:

NWEA MAP Testing for all Kindergarten Students:

Sometime in the next few weeks your child will be taking a digital assessment on their school issued iPad. The assessment is called MAP and it covers the information your child will need to know this year in the areas of reading and math. The students will take this assessment once at the beginning of the year and then again at the end of the year. The purpose of this assessment is to help drive instruction, individualize student learning, and track growth and progress over time.

If you could please update your child's iPad and click the link below to run the diagnostics prior to our test date we would appreciate it. This will ensure that your child (virtual and face to face) will be ready to test with their class. Please click the link below for more info.

Also, please be sure you have downloaded the GOOGLE CHROME App on your child's iPad. This can be found in Manager.

The testing dates will be announced soon!

Click HERE for NWEA Map!

Calendar Dates:

Monday, October 12th - Student / Staff Holiday No School!

Daily Reminders for Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. to receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

Daily Reminders for Face to Face Students:

-Please send your I Pad to school each day fully charged!

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle every day!

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather cools down!

Friday, September 18, 2020

September 21st - 25th 2020

What We Are Learning!

Language Arts:

This week in Readers Workshop we will finish up our study on reading storybooks!

I have some fun fall storybooks for us to read this week!

In Writer's Workshop we will learn two SIGHT WORDS! We call these words SNAP words because once we learn them we want to know them in a SNAP! This week we will focus on the words "me" and "a." We will continue working on show and tell writing in our writing journals.

In Phonics we will keep practicing our letter names and sounds!

Math:

Our TCE Texan Mathematicians have learned so much over the last few weeks! Way to go! In math this week, we will learn all about composing and decomposing numbers. We will be able to use our marvelous math skills to make and break numbers within 5. Being able to compose and decompose is a foundational skill for adding and subtracting!

Science:

This week in science, we will be finishing up our unit of Physical Properties - observing and telling how materials can change by heating and cooling. We will take a (Virtual) field trip to the Cafeteria and leave a tray of different materials to see if they will change overnight! I am very proud of all the balance scales you created this week! It was fun creating and sharing with everyone!

Social Studies:

We will learn about jobs in home, school, and community

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter:

For this week's newsletter click HERE!

Important Reminders / Announcements:

NWEA MAP Testing for all Kindergarten Students:

Sometime in the next few weeks your child will be taking a digital assessment on their school issued ipad. The assessment is called MAP and it covers the information your child will need to know this year in the areas of reading and math. The students will take this assessment once at the beginning of the year and then again at the end of the year. The purpose of this assessment is to help drive instruction, individualize student learning, and track growth and progress over time.

If you could please update your child's I Pad and click the link below to run the diagnostics prior to our test date we would appreciate it. This will ensure that your child (virtual and face to face) will be ready to test with their class. Please click the link below for more info.

The testing dates will be announced soon!

Click HERE for NWEA Map!

Daily Reminders:

For Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. to

receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

For Face to Face Students:

-Please send your I Pad to school each day fully charged!

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle every day!

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather cools down!