September 27th - October 1st

Welcome to our Kindergarten blog! Each week we will update this with important information, reminders, dates for your calendar, plus a peek into our week! Thank you for taking the time to read it.

What We Are Learning

Language Arts

In Writing Workshop this week we will continue writing a sentence in our journals! Our sentence will be an "I like...." sentence and we will illustrate a picture that matches our words. We will learn about how sentences begin with a capital letter, end with a period, and have spaces between words!

In Reading Workshop we will continue our unit on being storybook readers! We will be going back to the library on Monday so please send library books back to school on Monday! 

In Phonics we will continue to talk about the common sounds that letters represent!

We are also learning about the difference between letters, words, and sentences. We are learning about how letters make up words and words make up sentences. 

Math

In Math this week, we will be take what we have learned about numbers and start comparing! We will learn the words greater, less, and equal. We will be able to compare numbers, pictures, and objects! 

Science

In Science this week, we will learn about ENERGY. We will learn about heat, light, and sound energy. We will explore natural and manmade sources of each of these types of energy.

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week we will continue to learn about jobs in our homes, schools, and communities! We will keep discussing community helpers around our community and talk about why people have jobs!

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Click HERE for Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Calendar Dates:

October 7th - Early Release

October 8th - No School for Students

October 11th - No School for Students

Important Information

Fall Conferences

Please check your email for a note from your child's teacher about signing up for Parent Teacher Conferences! You can also click the link HERE. Please only sign up for 1 conference time. We can't wait to discuss all the AMAZING things your child has done this year!

September 20th - 24th

Welcome to our Kindergarten blog! Each week we will update this with important information, reminders, dates for your calendar, plus a peek into our week! Thank you for taking the time to read it.

What We Are Learning

Language Arts

In Writing Workshop this week we will begin writing a sentence in our journals!  Our sentence will be an "I like...." sentence and we will illustrate a picture that matches our words.  We will learn about how sentences begin with a capital letter, end with a period, and have spaces between words! 

In Reading Workshop we will continue our unit on being storybook readers! We will be getting book bags for in class reading and we will visit the library on Monday! 

In Phonics we will continue to talk about the common sounds that letters represent!

We have learned almost all the letter sounds and are continuing to practice them!

Math

In Math this week, we will be learning about writing and representing our numbers! We will learn how to correctly write each of our numbers. We will also learn that numbers can be represented in OTHER ways, like in a ten frame, tally marks, or even as a word! 

Science

In Science this week, we will continue to learn about how heating and cooling can change an object. We will learn about melting and freezing. We will do several fun experiments to observe melting and freezing! This week we will be taking a special "field trip" to our cafeteria's walk-in freezer to see what happens when things get really REALLY cold! 

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week we will begin to learn about jobs in our homes, schools, and communities! We will discuss community helpers around our community! 

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Click HERE for Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Calendar Dates:

September 21st - PTO Meeting via Zoom

(see Ms. Martin's newsletter for link!)

October 7th - Early Release

October 8th - No School for Students 

October 11th - No School for Students

Important Information

Headphones

We will be starting many assessments and activities using our iPads soon, and these will need good working headphones. Please check with your child to see if they need a working set of headphones! A lot of the ones that came in the supply pack are not working well or have already been broken. If you need some suggestions for ones to get, here and here are some we have seen work well!

Breakfast

Breakfast is free for all elementary learners. If you would like for your child to get a breakfast from the cafeteria, please have your child at school between 7:20 and 7:25. This allows them plenty of time to eat breakfast in the cafeteria without missing any valuable class time!

Fall Conferences

Please be on the look out for informations regarding Fall Conferences soon!

Masks

Our Coppell ISD Board of Trustees has mandated masks at all indoor facilities in CISD until September 27th . Please talk to your child about the proper way to wear a mask and please send a mask with them to school each day. For more information on COVID 19 protocols and masking, including the mask exemption form please click HERE!

September 13th - 17th

Welcome to our Kindergarten blog! Each week we will update this with important information, reminders, dates for your calendar, plus a peek into our week! Thank you for taking the time to read it.

What We Are Learning

Language Arts

In Writing Workshop this week we will continue using labels (words) to tell part of our story! We will also start our word folder which is a folder that helps us learn our high frequency words! This week we will learn the words: I, like, can.  

In Reading Workshop we will begin talking about reading "old storybook favorites." We will learn that when we read books again and again we can tell the story ourselves!

In Phonics we will continue to talk about the common sounds that letters represent! 

We have learned almost all the letter sounds and are continuing to practice them! 

Math

In Math this week, we will be learning about SUBITIZING! Subitizing is a fundamental skill in Math. It means to instantly recognize a structure arrangement - here is a video below! See if you can subitize like our Kindergartners! 

Science

In Science this week, we will learn about how heating and cooling can change an object. We will learn about melting and freezing. We will do several fun experiments to observe melting and freezing!

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week we will continue to learn about "Me and My World." We will learn about authority figures in our homes, schools, and communities.  This week we will discuss why these authority figures give us rules and why they are important for us to follow!

9/11 First Responders Day:

On Friday, September 10th we read a book called "Fireboat."  This is a positive story that tells about some of the many heroes of 9/11.  We did not get into any details of the day! I simply shared the book with them (which is a true story) and shared about the people who helped that day! 

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Click HERE for Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Calendar Dates:

September 21st - PTO Meeting via Zoom

Important Information

Headphones

We will be starting many assessments and activities using our iPads soon, and these will need good working headphones. Please check with your child to see if they need a working set of headphones! A lot of the ones that came in the supply pack are not working well or have already been broken. If you need some suggestions for ones to get, here and here are some we have seen work well! 

Breakfast

Breakfast is free for all elementary learners. If you would like for your child to get a breakfast from the cafeteria, please have your child at school between 7:20 and 7:25. This allows them plenty of time to eat breakfast in the cafeteria without missing any valuable class time!

Masks

Our Coppell ISD Board of Trustees has mandated masks at all indoor facilities in CISD until September 27th . Please talk to your child about the proper way to wear a mask and please send a mask with them to school each day. For more information on COVID 19 protocols and masking, including the mask exemption form please click HERE!

Week of September 7th - 10th

Welcome to our Kindergarten blog! Each week we will update this with important information, reminders, dates for your calendar, plus a peek into our week! Thank you for taking the time to read it.

What We Are Learning

Language Arts

 In Writing Workshop this week we will begin to use labels (words) to tell part of our story!  As we create stories using pictures and words we will learn how labels help to give the reader more information about the writing! 

 In Reading Workshop we will continue to talk about how we are all readers and we can "Look, Think, Read, and LEARN!" We will talk about how readers can learn from books too and how re-reading helps us to learn more! 

In Phonics we will continue to talk about the common sounds that letters represent! We are doing such a great job learning our letter sounds on our apple poem!

Math

In Math this week, we will be learning  about our counting  strategies. We will learn strategies  for counting a collection of  objects correctly. We will also set  up our Dreambox accounts. Dreambox is an app that we will use to practice all of our amazing Math skills! Your children are welcome to play on Dreambox at home, but it is not a requirement!

Science

In Science this week, we will continue learning about properties of objects. We will learn that objects can be sorted and classified by their properties (like size, color, shape, and texture). We will sort many different objects according to their properties.

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week we will continue to learn about "Me and My World." We will learn about authority figures in our homes, schools, and communities. 

Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Click HERE for Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter

Calendar Dates:

September 6th - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL!

September 7th - 10th - Book Fair Week  (See information below)

Important Information

Book Fair

This fall we have both in-person and online options for purchasing. Due to our current visitor policy and to provide a way for our virtual learners to purchase as well, we are excited about the online option. Please see below for important information:

Thursday, September 2nd - Online shopping option opens!

Visit https://www.scholastic.com/bf/towncenterelementaryschool to purchase books that will be shipped directly to your house.

Both in-person and virtual learners can choose this option

Tuesday, September 7th - Shopping available in the TCE Library

For in-person learners only (families/visitors will not be able to attend)

We encourage you to use the eWallet feature. Instead of sending cash with your children, you can create an eWallet account and place a predetermined amount of money on the account for your children to shop the in person fair. To create an eWallet go to https://www.scholastic.com/bf/towncenterelementaryschool

Thanks for supporting book choice and TCE!

Breakfast

Breakfast is free for all elementary learners. If you would like for your child to get a breakfast from the cafeteria,  please have your child at school  between 7:20 and 7:25. This allows them plenty of time to eat breakfast in the cafeteria without missing any valuable class time!

Masks

Our Coppell ISD Board of Trustees has mandated masks at all indoor facilities in CISD until September 27th . Please talk to your child about the proper way to wear a mask and please send a mask with them to school each day.  For more information on COVID 19 protocols and masking, including the mask exemption form please click HERE!

Curriculum Night 2021

 Here is a link to our recorded Zoom session from Curriculum Night:

Here are our slides: