Kindergarten News: May 31- June 2nd

4 more school days until we are 1st graders!!

 As the year comes to an end, we would like to say thank you to everyone who has made this year what it is! We have loved getting the opportunity to teach your sweet kiddos and although we are so excited to see them grow and move on to first grade, we are sad to see them leave our rooms! Thankfully they will all be in "A Hall" next year so this isn't a goodbye, but a see you next year! We hope that you have a wonderful summer!

Love,

Katy McKinney, Lauren Torti and Lorri Brehm

Important Dates... 

May 30th- No school! Memorial day

May 31st- Autograph Day

June 1st- Kinder"GARDEN" day

June 2nd- Last day of school

Autograph Day 

 

 Tuesday we will be having an "autograph" day! Please be sure to send your child's yearbook to school with them that day so that they can have it signed by their friends and kindergarten teachers! If you did not order a yearbook, please do not worry! We will be providing your child with an "autograph book" for the day!
 

Kinder- "GARDEN" Celebration

 

(June 1st @ 8:30- around 9:45)

Kindergarten is taking a final “field trip” on Wednesday, June 1st! We will just be going over to the community garden that shares a parking lot with TCE!  We are going to celebrate “Kinder-GARDEN” day!!  We will walk to the community garden (it is right next to TCE, we don’t even have to go to the main street!)  We are going to learn about the garden and do some fun rotations in the garden and then we are going to get a mini tour of the TCE garden behind the cafeteria. 
After that we will be eating a picnic lunch outside if the weather allows! Your child may either bring their lunch or buy their lunch on that day. ( The cafeteria will be serving pizza if you wish to buy that day!)  This is just supposed to be a fun last day of learning in kindergarten!  We will head over to the community garden about 8:30 a.m. and we should be done by 9:30 / 10:00.  If you have time that morning and would be willing to come and help us would you please let us know!  You can e.mail your homeroom teacher and she will write your name down to come out that morning!

 

Thanks so much for a GREAT year in Kinder-GARDEN!

Library News:

 

All library books should have been turned in by now. If you still have a library book, please return it as soon as possible.

 

Friday, May 20th- all library books are due!

*If you are unsure if you still have a book out, feel free to send Ms. Montgomery an email at amontgomery@coppellisd.com

 

 

Trail Pass for the 2016-2017 School Year

  

The end of the year is fast approaching! If you would like to get a jump start on next year, we have some great news for you! Trail Passes for next year are on sale now at the PTO web store. The Trail-Pass includes school supplies, grade level t-shirt, classroom donation, field day, write-a -check, PTO membership, directory and a $2 donation to the scholarship fund.

 

* a portion of the trail pass is tax deductible.

 

Click here for the Town Center PTO Store! 

Kindergarten News: May 23rd- May 27th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts
In Language Arts we will keep working hard to wrap up our Word Folders with a 40 Word Wall Words Celebration!  Ask your kiddos what celebration station that went to each day!  We will also begin to review many of the skills we have learned this year! I am so proud of everyone!

 

Math

We are going to be reviewing all of the things we have learned throughout the year! We have learned so much and are so proud of how far we have come in our math skills!

Things we will be working on:
Graphing, number sense, shapes, measurement, money, personal financial literacy, addition and subtraction.


Science

 We are going to review Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science.  We have learned so many new and interesting facts this year.  Science has been a lot of fun to experience and explore!

 

 Social Studies

In Social Studies, we are continuing to work on our "Kinder Memory Book".   It will be "all about" our fun experiences, new friends, school, teachers, and classroom.  We have a fun "How Many More Days to First Grade" activity that we will work on Monday, and take home.

    

Important Dates... 

May 30th- No school! Memorial day

June 2nd- Last day of school

 

 

 

Design Challenge:

This is the last week for your child to bring in their made insect to display on our front bulletin board or in the library. We cannot wait to see what you have created!

Library News:

All library books should have been turned in by now. If you still have a library book, please return it as soon as possible.

 

Friday, May 20th- all library books are due!

*Lost library slips were sent home this week, but if you are unsure if you still have a book out, feel free to send Ms. Montgomery an email at amontgomery@coppellisd.com

 

 

Trail Pass for the 2016-2017 School Year

  

The end of the year is fast approaching! If you would like to get a jump start on next year, we have some great news for you! Trail Passes for next year are on sale now at the PTO web store. The Trail-Pass includes school supplies, grade level t-shirt, classroom donation, field day, write-a -check, PTO membership, directory and a $2 donation to the scholarship fund.

 

* a portion of the trail pass is tax deductible.

 

Click here for the Town Center PTO Store! 

Kindergarten News: May 16th- May 20th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts
In Language Arts we will keep working hard to wrap up our Word Folders!!!  We have learned so many words this year, WOW!  Once we finish all 40 Words we will have a 40 Word Wall Words Celebration!  We will celebrate by doing some fun "word' rotations in Daily 5 and playing a few fun "word" games!  This week please focus on the words: "get" "has" and "at."

We will also continue end of the year assessments.  I will be reading with each student as well as doing some writing samples and activities to monitor their growth and progress! Everyone is doing great!

Last but not least No MORE BOOK BAGS.  All of the books must be turned in to be catalogued and inventoried for next school year.  Thanks so much for reading with your kiddos all year! It makes such a big difference! I will send home their folders from the book bags with their reading strategies and word wall words in them! If you find any other guided reading books at your house please send them in! Thanks so much!

Math

We are still working hard on addition and subtraction! We have learned so many strategies and most of us have found what strategies work best for us!
We will continue to work on mixed addition and subtraction problems and knowing what to do when we see a plus sign or a minus sign.

We have been working with Mystery Numbers and making addition and subtraction problems and story problems from a given number! We had a great time today!

 

Science

We will continue learning about Rocks and Minerals.  We have been having fun with our "True or False" questions and "Did you Know?" comments on Rocks and Minerals. If your child wants to learn more about Rocks and Minerals, they can view the Rock and Mineral video on Brainpop Jr. There are two fun quizzes to take at the end of the video. 

 Social Studies

We will continue to work on our Little Bird Tales and try to publish to our Google Page.  Kindergarten was such a wonderful year of memories!  We will be working on A Memory Book to share with our families.  It will be "all about" our fun experiences we participated in this year.  

Important Dates... 

May 20th- Field Day!!

May 30th- No school! Memorial day

June 2nd- Last day of school

 

Field Day Reminders: 

• Please be sure and return your child's field day permission slip by Thursday, May 19th.

• If your child is not a swimmer, please let us know so that we can be sure your child wears a life jacket when we are at the pool on field day!

 

If you would like to sign up to help our class or run a station at Field Day:

Field Day is almost here! We hope many of you will be able to come and be a part of one of the kid's favorite days of the school year! Field day will be Friday, May 20th. This year due to construction at Andy Brown park, we will be walking learners to Kid Country playground and the outdoor pool at the CORE. All other activities and lunch will take place outside at Town Center. If you are a Trail Pass holder, your field day lunch fee was included and has been paid for. If you did not purchase a Trail Pass at the beginning of the year, please go to REVTRAK and pay the $8 for lunch on field day.

https://towncenterelempto.revtrak.net/tek9.asp

We will be needing some volunteers at different stations for this Hawaiian adventure. Below is the sign up genius to select times and places for volunteers. 

 http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d45abaf2ea4fa7-aloha

 

 

*please note that it is CISD policy that no un-enrolled students (siblings) may attend this event, as it is a liability.

If You would like to volunteer, please make sure you have filled out a background check! Please click on the link below:
Click here to complete your background check

Click link below for Field Day permission slip and information.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MS315wAxfBNQhq25s7UfqvqMrL5nue4DhZolP_qGmVI/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

Things to bring on Field Day:

1. A change of clothes. We will be leaving these here in the classroom so that when we are done with field day your child will be able to change into a dry pair of clothes. Please remember to pack your child underwear so that they do not have to wear their wet swimming suit.
2. A beach towel. Please make sure that you have labeled your beach towel. If your child has everything labeled it will make everything go smoothly.
3. Slip on shoes. No socks please. There will be stations where your child will need to take their shoes off easily and put them on easily. At some points, their feet will be wet and socks will not go on if that is the case. It is just easier if you sent your child in shoes that do not need to be tied or need socks.
4. Water Bottle. Please label your child's water bottle. This will be traveling with your child so it will need to be labeled so that your child does not accidently drink out of someone else's water bottle.
5. Sunscreen. If you would like for your child to reapply sunscreen during the day, please send in a labeled sunscreen and we will do our best to reapply after we have gone swimming.

 

Design Challenge:

We are having another design challenge this month to showcase our students' creative and innovative ideas! Your child may create any kind of insect/ bug using various types of materials for us to display on our front bulletin board or in the library. We cannot wait to see all of the creative ideas you will come up with!

Library News:

The 2015-2016 school year is quickly starting to come to an end! The library has asked that we let you know a few dates that will be coming soon to return your books by! We were just informed that any books that are not turned in by Friday May 20th, will be categorized as lost and there will be a fine applied.

 

Friday, May 20th- all library books are due!

*Lost library slips were sent home this week, but if you are unsure if you still have a book out, feel free to send Ms. Montgomery an email at amontgomery@coppellisd.com

 

 

Trail Pass for the 2016-2017 School Year

  

The end of the year is fast approaching! If you would like to get a jump start on next year, we have some great news for you! Trail Passes for next year are on sale now at the PTO web store. The Trail-Pass includes school supplies, grade level t-shirt, classroom donation, field day, write-a -check, PTO membership, directory and a $2 donation to the scholarship fund.

 

* a portion of the trail pass is tax deductible.

 

Click here for the Town Center PTO Store! 

Kindergarten News May 9th- May 13th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts
In Language Arts we will be working hard to wrap up our Word Folders!!!  We have learned so many words this year, WOW!  Once we finish all 40 Words we will have a 40 Word Wall Words Celebration!  We will celebrate by doing some fun "word' rotations in Daily 5 and playing a few fun "word" games!  This week please focus on the words: "come", "it", "in", "big", and "up"!

We will also begin end of the year assessments.  I will be reading with each student as well as doing some writing samples and activities to monitor their growth and progress! Everyone is doing great!

Last but not least please enjoy your book in a bag from this Friday, May 6th and return it
Friday, May 13th.  Have a great week!

Math

We are still working hard on addition and subtraction! We have learned so many strategies and most of us have found what strategies work best for us!
We will continue to work on mixed addition and subtraction problems and knowing what to do when we see a plus sign or a minus sign.

We have been working on collecting data and turning it into a graph! As a challenge, have your child collect data and turn it into a graph of their choice! ( We have polled our classes on favorite ice cream, favorite animals, favorite vegetables. You and your child to take a walk and collect information on what animals you see on your walk, or what types/kinds of different things you see) I cannot wait to see what everyone comes up with!
Click here to print a premade empty graph to fill out

Science

We will begin our unit on Rocks and Soil.  We will learn how rocks are formed, different types of soils, and how rocks and soil are used in our everyday life. Please look around your neighborhood, parks, malls, etc. to see all the different ways in which rocks and soil are being used.  The vocabulary words we will be using are:  Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous, Geology, and Erosion.

 Social Studies

We will be finishing our unit on Landforms, and completing our Little Bird Tale stories that we can share with you!     

Important Dates... 

May 9th, 10th and 11th- STAAR TESTING (upper grades) No visitors.

May 20th- Field Day!!

May 30th- No school! Memorial day

June 2nd- Last day of school

STAAR Testing Days:

Due to state regulations, we will not be able to have any visitors on STAAR testing days. Our last round of tests will be on May 9th, May 10th and May 11th. Thank you so much for your understanding!
Design Challenge:

We are having another design challenge this month to showcase our students' creative and innovative ideas! Your child may create any kind of insect/ bug using various types of materials for us to display on our front bulletin board or in the library. We cannot wait to see all of the creative ideas you will come up with!

Library News:

The 2015-2016 school year is quickly starting to come to an end! The library has asked that we let you know a few dates that will be coming soon to return your books by! We were just informed that any books that are not turned in by Friday May 20th, will be categorized as lost and there will be a fine applied.

Friday, May 13th- Last day for students to check out books from TCE

Friday, May 20th- all library books are due!

*Lost library slips were sent home this week, but if you are unsure if you still have a book out, feel free to send Ms. Montgomery an email at amontgomery@coppellisd.com

  

 Texans of the Week:

K1-

Liam B.

 Clark

K2-

Claire

 Noelle

K3-

Summer

Muffins For Mom

Muffins For Mom

Thank you so much to everyone that was able to come out to Muffins for Mom! We were so excited to recognize all you do for us and how much we love you! Hopefully you enjoy all of the hard work the kiddos have put into your "Mom's Magazine" and small gifts! Thank you again for being amazing Moms to all of our darling kindergartners! We so appreciate you!


Check out the flip-o-gram the kids made for you!
*Thank you Mrs. Brehm for the great idea!
k1

k2

k3

Pictures from the morning: