Kindergarten News: August 29th- September 2nd

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Next week we will continue working on learning our friends’ names, classroom routines, and procedures. We are also switching classes each day! We practiced on Friday and it went GREAT!  

Language Arts / Social Studies

This week we will focus on learning how to write in and use our writing journals! We will learn two new sight words "I" and "like."  We are also going to be doing a book study on the "Black Lagoon" books, it is a cute series of picture books written by Mike Thaler.  We will have a special guest reader who works in our school come to read to us each day so we can get to know them and their role at TCE!

 

Math

Next week we will start our exploration by digging into the questions:
1.What is math? 
2. Where do we see math in the world?
3. How do I use math every day?
4. Who uses math?
Please be sure to have your child watch the video before coming to school on Monday so they will feel comfortable contributing to the conversation of what math is! 

*If you have a cool career that uses math, we would love to hear from you! We would love to work with you so that you can share how you use math in your career! 
( You could come in, we could Skype, or you could simply send an email letting us know what you do and we can create a slide show of different careers submitted! ) 
Just email your child's math teacher and we will set it all up! 

Katy McKinney- kmckinney@coppellisd.com
Lorri Brehm- lbrehm@coppellisd.com

Science

Next week in science, we will be learning all about our five senses! We will have an opportunity to discover and explore our world using each of the five senses. 

If you would like to donate items for the kindergarteners to taste test, please click on the link below. The items on the page are approved by our school nurse. They are safe for all learners to eat! 
(Rold Gold Pretzels (Salty) , Sour Patch Kids (Sour) , Lifesaver Gummies (Sweet) and Hersheys Dark Chocolate (bitter) )

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4eabab2ca0fb6-five

*If you have a cool career that is working with one of the five senses exclusively, please contact us! We would love to hear about what you do and possibly have you in to share what you do with our sweet kiddos! 
(Last year we had an ear specialist in who explained to the kiddos how she works with devices to help kids with hearing impairments hear with the cochlear implants.) 

Important Dates... 

September 1st- Curriculum Night form 5:30-6:30 
September 5th- No School- Labor Day
September 8th- Picture Day
September 19th-23rd- Book Fair
September 23rd- Special Friends Day
September 23rd- Fall Family Picnic 

Curriculum Night:

Calling all parents to come to TCE for an informational night of the curriculum that your child will be working on this year! On Thursday, September 1st, from 5:30-6:30 we will be meeting in the TCE library to discuss our curriculum and answer any questions that you might have! We cannot wait to see you all! 

Thank You!

Thank you so much to all the people that donated items to our classrooms! You are wonderful! We so appreciate it! If you would still like to donate items to your child's classroom, please contact your child's teacher to see if there is still a need. 


Who Am I Homework

“Who Am I??” homework is due back next week! Thanks so much for helping your child.  We will be making a class book so we can learn all about our new friends!! 


Interested in Volunteering this year? 

If you are interested in volunteering at all this year, please click on the link below to fill out the 2016-2017 volunteer background check. Everyone that volunteers must have a completed background check. Once you have done it, it is good for the entire year! It only takes a few minuets! 

http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

Meet Mrs. Brehm

Hello TCE Families,

My Name is Lorri Brehm.  Welcome to Kindergarten!  I am so excited for this year to begin!  We have so many fun and great learning activities planned for Kindergarten.  


Just a few things about me....

I have LOVED teaching Kindergarten and First Grade for the past 19 years.  I have been at Town Center for 16 years.  I am married to my high school sweetheart, and have two grown children, and two precious grandchildren!  

My favorite things to do: Spending time with my children and my two grandchildren (they live in Arkansas), my husband and friends, and playing as much tennis as I can!   
                              I love to read too!

Granddaughter Laedyn

                                        

Movie Night with Callen and Laedyn

Ryan (son), Lauren (daughter), and Laedyn

Meet Ms. Becker

Hello!  I am Kim Becker and am so excited to be teaching Kindergarten this year with my awesome team!  I have taught first grade, second grade and have provided literacy intervention for grades K-5.  This is my 13th year at Town Center and my 25th year to teach.  

I have a daughter who attends Texas Tech and an Australian Shepherd who I adore!  When I'm not teaching, I love spending time boating and fishing at the lake.  I am excited to get to know each of you and see how much fun we are going to have learning and growing this year!

Meet Mrs. McKinney

Hi sweet kindergarten families! I am so excited to get the year started and have the opportunity to be able to get to know each child and your families! Below is a little about me! 

This will be my sixth year to teach and I feel so lucky to be part of the TCE family! I graduated from Abilene Christian University (go wildcats!!) with a degree in Education in 2009. I have be so fortunate to be able to teach as a teacher of record in an ESL program in Beijing, China as a kindergarten teacher and then as a second grade teacher. I have taught kindergarten ever since I have been at TCE and have loved every second of it! 

When I am not teaching, I love to spend time with my family and friends! I love to cook/bake, shop, decorate/redecorate my home, travel and go on walks around our neighborhood. Kevin and I had our first child this summer and we are over the moon in love! Our life has changed for the better and we love watching him grow before our eyes! I grew up in Pflugerville, Texas ( a small town outside of Austin) with my Mom, Dad and sister, Krystal.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know a little bit about me! I cannot wait to get to know all of the fun things about your child and your families!

Meet Mrs. Torti

Welcome to Kindergarten!

My  name is Lauren Torti, and this is my 13th year at Town Center Elementary!  I live here in Coppell with my family.  My husband Brian and I have two boys, Mason who is 7 years old in 2nd grade and Aidan who is 3 years old.  

  I am a graduate of Baylor University and have been in education for 16 years.  Prior to teaching kindergarten I have taught both First Grade and Second Grade.  

                                       

  When I am not teaching I love spending time with family and friends, going out to eat, traveling, and shopping!I am so excited to get to know your families and be a part of your children's lives this school year!  It's going to be a great year!  

Welcome to kindergarten!

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Hello wonderful kindergarten families! We are so excited to be starting a new year where we will be working closely with your family! We cannot wait for all of the wonderful experiences that we will have this 2016-2017 school year!

Check back soon to meet our teachers and find out what we are up to!