Sunday, May 15, 2022

May 16th - 20th



Calendar Dates:

May 23rd - TCE Field Day
(please see info in your child's folder from Friday and links below!)

May 27th - Last Day of School and Early Release @ 12:30!!

Important Information

Book Bags / Library Books

All library books and book bags are now PAST DUE! If you have any library books or book bags at your home, please return them ASAP!


Field Day

If you would like to volunteer to help with Field Day, please use the links below:

As a reminder, you MUST have a background check completed to volunteer for a station or walk with your class! 
Background Check:


Last Week of School

It is almost time to send our sweet Kindergartners off to FIRST grade! But before we do, we have a few things we want to do FIRST! Here is how we will be celebrating the final week of school:

This flyer will also come home in your child's folder next week!


From PTO

Parents,
My name is Heather Thurgood, and I am the PTO President-elect for the next school year. You may not be aware, but it takes many volunteers to help run the PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization). We could really use more volunteers as we have a lot of open PTO Board positions. Some positions require hands-on work at the school, but some just need emails sent and can be done from work or home in the evenings.
Some of the openings include: Field Day Coordinator, Yearbook, Teacher Appreciation Week, Spirit Wear Coordinator, Fundraising, Write-A-Check Coordinator, Kindergarten Roundup, and Lead Volunteer Coordinator. If you aren't comfortable or able to lead one of these positions, you can be on the committee and help.
Please contact me if you would like to discuss filling a board position. Our PTO is an important part in the success of our schools. We need your help.
Thanks,
Heather
hcthurgood7@gmail.com or 801-910-6436


Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter




Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

We will be reviewing concepts learned over the course of the school year! We will wrap up our writing review, non-fiction unit review, and celebrate all of our success as readers and writers! 
We Love Kindergarten! 

Math

In Math this week, we will be finishing our measurement unit. This week we will learn all about width and height. We will also complete some fun Math Stations to practice ALL of the measurement skills we've learned this unit! 


Science

In science this week,  we will be finishing our Life Science Unit on Plants.  We will observe plants and their life cycle, basic needs, and characteristics.  We will visit our TCE garden and observe the plants and vegetables that are growing in our garden.


Social Studies

In Social Studies we will review our Citizenship qualities and how citizenship means that you're part of a group that leads us all in kindness, honesty, integrity, responsibility, and can be a problem solver!

Monday, May 9, 2022

May 9th - 13th



Calendar Dates:

May 13th- Family Friday at Lunch
*More information in Parent Newsletter 

May 13th - All Library Books are Due! 

May 23rd - TCE Field Day
*More information and volunteer opportunities below! 

May 27th - Last Day of School and Early Release @ 12:30!!


Important Information

Book Bags / Library Books

All library books and book bags are DUE! If you have any library books or book bags at your home, please return them ASAP!

Teacher Appreciation - THANK YOU! 

Thank you all so much for such a wonderful teacher appreciation week last week!  We had the best week and felt so loved and appreciated! Thank you for all the wonderful treats, cards, and gifts! We love teaching your children and are so thankful for all of them and all of you! 

Summer Lunch Program



End of Year Conferences and Summer Practice

As the end of the school year is approaching, we would like to let you know that if you would like a conference with your child's teacher, you may reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. We are happy to meet with you via Zoom, Phone, E-mail, or in person. Before the end of the year, we will send home a list of activities to enhance skills during the summer that will benefit all students! IStation, Dreambox, and Raz-Kids will all be available throughout the summer as well! More information about apps and websites to use over the summer (including usernames and passwords) will be coming!

Field Day

What is Field Day?! 
 It is a day spent for our learners to travel to different stations throughout the day that include bounce houses, a water slide, sponge relay races, frozen treats and MORE! One of the stations is walking to the Coppell City CORE (Coppell City’s Pool) to go swimming! The CORE will have staff on hand and also has life jackets available for swimmers. If your learner is not a strong swimmer and requires a life jacket, please reach out to your homeroom teacher and we will make sure to have that available.

What will your kiddo need to wear on Field Day, May 23rd? 
Please have them wear a swimsuit (girls under their clothes and boys wear swimsuit bottoms) and their grade level t-shirt and flip flops/crocs or shoes that can get wet! We will have lots of WATER activities!

What do kids need to bring to field day? 
Please bring a water bottle as it will probably be warm! Students will also need a towel with their initials on it! Our amazing Room Parents that will be walking our classes from station to station will keep track of the towels and lunches.

What about lunch? 
Please pack a sack lunch for your student! We will be eating picnic style outside the school. The cafeteria will offer sack lunches that day so if you would like one for your child be sure to sign them up when the signup is sent out closer to the 23rd.

Anything else we need? 
Learners will be outside most of the day so please apply sunscreen on your child before school and send additional if needed! We also ask that you send a dry change of clothes they can change into when they return to school. If you can pack this in a small or cinch backpack, that would be great!


Also, we have volunteer opportunities!! Please use the Sign-Up Genius to sign up for a time slot. As we get closer we will be reaching out with your specific station and instructions!




As a reminder, you MUST have a background check completed to volunteer for a station or walk with your class! You can complete it through the district website ASAP. If you have issues PLEASE feel free to reach out to me directly! Thanks from your TCE Field Day Coordinators!

Amanda Nevels
(c) 214-808-4229

Emily Cantu
(c) 214-929-2782


Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter




Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:
This week in Writer's Workshop we will continue to review all the different types of writing we have done over the year! We will also write about summer and make a summer popsicle writing! 

Reading Workshop:
Reading Review Skills and Strategies and Reading Assessments 

Math

In Math this week, we will be continuing our measurement unit. This week we will learn all about measuring weight and capacity! We will learn about how to use nonstandard tools to help us measure the weight and capacity of different items. We will learn how to use a balance, too! 



Social Studies

In Social Studies we will wrap up our study of Citizenship Qualities and focus on letter formations and penmanship as we complete our handwriting books!  
We had the best time last week creating farms for our Kindergarten Farm Day! 



(Farm Habitats)

Science

In Science this week we will be learning all about plants! We will learn about the parts of a plant, different types of plants, and what a plant needs to survive!!  We will learn about the lifecycle of a plant too! 

Sunday, May 1, 2022

May 2nd - 6th

Calendar Dates:

May 2nd - Field Trip Permission Forms and Money Due ($10)
May 2nd - Spirit Night at Andy's Frozen Custard
May 6th - Kindergarten Down on the Farm Day!
May 13th- Family Friday at Lunch
May 23rd - TCE Field Day
May 27th - Last Day of School and Early Release @ 12:30!!


Important Information

Kindergarten Down on the Farm Day

We are SO excited for our Kindergarten "Come to you" Field Trip on May 6th! We will be having a Kindergarten Day on the Farm complete with a petting zoo! Please send in your signed permission slip and $10 so your child can participate in this fun event!



Book Bags / Library Books

Please return any library books on Monday, May 2nd so your child can check out a new book! This will be our LAST time to go to the library and check out books!
Please return any book bags as well, this will be our last week to take home new books!


Summer Lunch Program


End of Year Conferences and Summer Practice

As the end of the school year is approaching, we would like to let you know that if you would like a conference with your child's teacher, you may reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. We are happy to meet with you via Zoom, Phone, E-mail, or in person. Before the end of the year, we will send home a list of activities to enhance skills during the summer that will benefit all students! IStation, Dreambox, and Raz-Kids will all be available throughout the summer as well! More information about apps and websites to use over the summer (including usernames and passwords) will be coming!


Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter




Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:
This week in Writer's Workshop we will continue to review all the different types of writing we have done over the year! We will be making "mini books" of our writing and will learn how to edit and revise our work!

Reading Workshop:
We will continue to discuss and learn about non-fiction books and compare fiction and non-fiction works on similar topics! We will be reading some books about farms and farm life and animals that live on a farm in order to help us focus on NON-FICTION writing!

Math

In Math this week, we will be beginning our measurement unit. This week we will learn all about measuring length and height. We will learn about how to use nonstandard tools to help us measure the length and height of items. 


Social Studies

In Social Studies we will be learning all about farm to go along with our Farm Day at school on Friday!! We will learn all about farm animals and have LOTS of fun with farm activities! 


Science

In Science this week we will be learning all about plants! We will learn about the parts of a plant, different types of plants, and what a plant needs to survive!! 

Scientist of the Week:
K1 - Diego

K2 - Franklin


K3 - Ashraf