October 1st - 5th

What We're Working on This Week:

Language Arts

This week we will work on writing "I like_____.  ______ are _______." sentences in our journals.
I like pumpkins.
Pumpkins are orange.

 We will learn two new word wall words: go / but.

We will also continue our unit on rhyming words and Nursery Rhymes! We have been talking about word families and how rhyming words are in a word family. 

Practice rhyming at home!  You can practice in the car, at dinner, or when you read together! 

Social Studies

We are staring a new unit called: Our Country, the Land We Love!
We will be learning about our country, the United States of America, and this week we will focus on learning the Pledge of Allegiance.  You can practice this at home too!  

Math

In Math this week, we will be practicing our awesome addition skills! We will learn many strategies for how to solve addition problems. These include using counters, drawing pictures, counting our fingers, and using a number line to count and add! 

 

At home, we would love for you to continue practice counting, reading, comparing, and writing your numbers with your children! Thank you for encouraging this!

Science

In Science this week we will be starting a new unit all about force! We will learn about pushes and pulls and how objects move! We are excited about doing some hands-on exploring to see just how force and motion makes things move!!

Library Day - Mondays 

Students from all Kindergarten classes will go to library each Monday to return their old books and get new books! Please help them to remember to put the library book in their backpacks on Sunday evenings so they can get a new book on Monday! We have been learning about different types of books in the library, how to treat our books, and how to choose a good book! This Monday we will learn how to use shelf markers to find books in the shelves!

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:  Max Reed 

K2:  Aarav Deshmukh

K3: Brooklyn Ramsey

K4: Tatum Frosk

Important Dates

October 2nd - PTO Meeting (6:00 pm in the library)

October 5th - Fall Conferences / No school for Students 

October 8th - No School!

October 12th - First 9 Weeks Spirit Rally

Stomp Out Bullying

We are inviting all students in the Coppell ISD district to #BlueUp and wear blue on Monday, Oct. 1! We'll see you Monday morning in your blue!!

Metrocrest Food Drive

Our TCE student council is partnering with Metrocrest Services to provide food donations for local families and senior citizens. The food drive will run October 9th-19th. Thank you for your generous hearts!

Fall Conferences

We are so happy that the district has given us a day to set aside for fall conferences this year! We look forward to meeting with all of you about the amazing things your child is doing in Kindergarten so far. During our Fall Conference, you will get information about your child's beginning of year assessments, how they are doing in class currently, and some resources you can work on at home with your child! You should have received a link to sign up for a Fall Conference from your child's homeroom teacher. If not, you can view the links here:

K1 Fall Conference Link

K2 Fall Conference Link

K3 Fall Conference Link

K4 Fall Conference Link

September 24th - 28th

What We're Working on This Week:

Language Arts

This week we will continue working on writing "I like" sentences in our journals.  We will learn two new word wall words: we / are.  We will also begin a new unit on rhyming words and Nursery Rhymes!  We will talk about word families and how rhyming words are in a word family.  

We are loving our literacy stations and practicing the skills we are working on in class! 

Social Studies

In social studies we will wrap up our unit of Me and My World!
We have learned so much about our homes, schools and communities!  

Math

This week in math we are learning all about addition and subtraction with the numbers 0-5! We will be playing partner games and doing interactive stations to become fluent at composing and decomposing.

At home, we would love for you to continue practice counting, reading, comparing, and writing your numbers with your children! Thank you for encouraging this!

Science

In Science this week we are exploring how we can change matter! We will learn about how adding heat or taking away heat to some things (freezing and melting) can change it's physical properties! Want a fun activity to see this happen at home? Make popsicles with your child and watch a liquid FREEZE into a solid!

Library Day - Mondays 

Students from all Kindergarten classes will go to library each Monday to return their old books and get new books!  Please help them to remember to put the library book in their backpacks on Sunday evenings so they can get a new book on Monday!  We have been learning about different types of books in the library, how to treat our books, and how to choose a good book!  This Monday we will learn how to use shelf markers to find books in the shelves!

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:  David Cooney 

K2:  Ava Miller 

K3: Torrance Mali 

K4: Reyansh Awasthi

Important Dates

October 2nd - PTO Meeting (6:00 pm in the library)

October 5th - Fall Conferences

October 8th - No School!

October 12th - First 9 Weeks Spirit Rally

Fall Conferences

We are so happy that the district has given us a day to set aside for fall conferences this year! We look forward to meeting with all of you about the amazing things your child is doing in Kindergarten so far. During our Fall Conference, you will get information about your child's beginning of year assessments, how they are doing in class currently, and some resources you can work on at home with your child! You should have received a link to sign up for a Fall Conference from your child's homeroom teacher. If not, you can view the links here:

K1 Fall Conference Link

K2 Fall Conference Link

K3 Fall Conference Link

K4 Fall Conference Link

September 17th - 21st

What We're Working on This Week:

Language Arts

This week we will work on writing uppercase letters and holding our pencils the right way!  We are continuing to work on writing sentences that start with "I like..." in our journals.  Everyone is doing a great job!  In our word folders we will work on reviewing the words we have learned so far
I , like, a, said, can, see
We are loving our Author Study of Kevin Henkes!  His mouse books are so cute! Check out his website if you have time!
www.kevinhenkes.com

Social Studies

In social studies we are continuing our unit of study on Me and My World. We will talk about jobs in our communities, school, and homes! 

Math

In math we are continuing to become experts all about numeracy with the numbers 0-5. We are continuing this week to focus on decomposing and composing our numbers.  This will help us with understanding addition and subtraction- our next step! We will be playing partner games and doing interactive stations to become fluent at composing and decomposing. We are excited about using our new iPads to practice our numeracy skills! 

At home, we would love for you to continue practice counting and writing your numbers with your children! Thank you for encouraging this!

Science

In Science we are becoming experts at sorting and classifying matter based on it's properties- is is smooth or rough? Big or small? Heavy or light? We are also learning to sort by color and shape. We are excited to use our iPads to help us showcase all of our learning this week!

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: Sawyer Elmer 

K2: Leo Popp 

K3: Akshara Sudarsanan

K4: Ameya Shah

Important Dates

September 14th - Fall Family Picnic (6:00 - 8:00 pm)

October 2nd - PTO Meeting (6:00 pm in the library)

October 5th - Fall Conferences (More information coming soon!)

October 8th - No School!

October 12th - First 9 Weeks Spirit Rally

Shop the TCE Fall Book Fair Online 

Did you not have enough time to stop by our Fall Book Fair? Did we run out of an item that you wanted? Please, shop our Book Fair online until September 20: 

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/towncenterelementaryschool

Purchases made online will be delivered to the school about two weeks after the Book Fair, and profits will go towards our school library. 

September 10th - September 14th

What We're Working on This Week:

Language Arts

This week we will continue to practice writing an "I like..." sentence in our journals!  We are learning how to stretch our sounds to sound out a word.  We have learned 4 sight words: I, like, can, see and we will add two more:  a, said.  We will also be getting some things ready to share with our special friends when they come to visit us on Friday!  Yay!
We have been reading books by Author / Illustrator,  Kevin Henkes and discussing the characters, setting, problem and solution for each story.  

Social Studies

In social studies we are continuing our unit of study on Me and My World.  We will talk about our families and do some fun activities for our special friends day celebration on Friday!  

Math

In math we are continuing learning all about numeracy with the numbers 0-5.  This week we are focusing on decomposing and composing our numbers. We will be using Number Bonds to help us with this skill (see below!). We will be playing partner games and doing interactive stations to become fluent at composing and decomposing. We are excited about using our new iPads to practice our numeracy skills! 

At home, we would love for you to practice counting and writing your numbers with your children!

Science

In Science we are learning beginning to learn all about physical properties of matter. We will discuss how matter can be sorted and classified based on their properties such as the color, shape, texture, and size of an object! We will also take a trip out to our school garden to notice properties of the things that are growing!

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: Suin Cho

K2: Katherine Ho

K3: Brooks Johnson

K4: Ethan Sebastian

Important Dates

September 10th - 14th - Book Fair in the TCE Library

September 14th - Special Friends Day (11:15 - 12:15)

September 14th - Fall Family Picnic (6:00 - 8:00 pm)

Special Edition: Special Friends Day & Fall Family Picnic and Raffle

Special Friend's Day

Friday, September 14th 

If you are not familiar with TCE Special Friends Day you will find a little info below from our principal, Jennifer Martin. It is a fun filled day where students are asked to invite a special friend to school to visit their classroom for a snack and to show off some special work. A special friend can be anyone: Grandparents / Mom / Dad / Aunt / Uncle / Family Friend / Neighbor. Kindergarten special friends can visit from 11:15 - 12:15 in our classrooms! Please try to have someone attend for your child! 

Please plan on joining us Friday, September 14th for a fun-filled day at Town Center! We have designated times throughout the day for "Special Friends" (family & family friends) to visit our learners' classrooms in order to see some of the great things they are learning and doing. Our campus book fair will also be open during this time. Please see below for grade level's specific visiting times.

In order to save you or your child’s special friend time with checking in, we are asking you fill out the following form. CLICK HERE in order to get checked in efficiently. We will have multiple people with these lists so that we can get you in quickly. If this form is not completed, you or the special friend will just need to go through the front office to check in with our traditional method which may take more time.

Fall Family Picnic

TCE will have our annual Fall Family Picnic Friday, September 14th from 6-8PM at the Town Center Plaza located adjacent to our playground and behind City Hall. It is a great time to connect with other families and staff, and everyone has a chance to participate in our yearly auction for fun-filled prizes. Food trucks will be on site for you to purchase dinner and treats!


RAFFLE TICKETS: You probably saw a packet of raffle tickets come home this week! These are available for you to sell or purchase yourself! You can turn in the money collected and raffle ticket stubs to the front office or to your homeroom teacher. If you have extra tickets or do not sell them all please return those too so we can distribute them to people who would like to sell more! There are lots of cash and other prizes and all of the money goes to our TCE PTO which in turn helps our school!


AUCTION ITEMS: There will also be a silent auction that will be held where you can place bids to win prizes and also some "teacher dates" will be auctioned off too! Kindergarten Teachers will be auctioning off a fun afternoon of Kickball and Cookies with the Kindergarten teachers! The money from this also goes to the TCE PTO!