Calendar Dates
March 2nd - Spring Picture Day
March 9th - Open House at 5:30
March 10th - Regular Dismissal at 3:05 p.m.
March 13th - 17th - SPRING BREAK!
March 20th - District Bond Meeting / PTO Meeting in the TCE Library (new date!)
Important Information:
Library Books and Book Bags
Please return Book Bags and Library books on Monday so your child can get new books to take home!
TCE Yearbook
Order your TCE Yearbook today! These are such a special way to remember your child's year in Kindergarten at TCE! We will also have a special day in the spring when the kid's can sign each other's yearbooks!
Mid Year Assessment Data: M-Class and Winter MAP
On Monday, March 6th your child will bring home information about their mid year assessments on both MAP testing and M-Class. The MAP scores will include both reading and math and will give you a glimpse at your child's progress thus far. To get more information on these assessments please click on the link below! Feel free to reach out to us with any additional questions or concerns! Thanks!
CLICK HERE and scroll down to NWEA MAP to get more information about MAP and other district wide assessments.
SAVE - The - DATE for OPEN HOUSE!
Please save the date for Open House on Thursday, March 9th @ 5:30 p.m. for our Spring Open House! The Kindergarten students have been working so hard on some special items to showcase for you in each of our content areas! You will also have an opportunity to visit the spring Scholastic Book Fair in the library as well as the TCE Art Show in the gym/cafeteria! This is such a special event for all students and an awesome time for your student to show off all the hard work and effort they put in each day!
Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter
Parent Newsletter Linked Here!
Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter
Take a Peek at our Week
Language Arts
Writer's Workshop:
This week in Writer's Workshop we will be focusing on the writing process:
brainstorm, plan, write, revise, publish!
We are working on a few published pieces to show off at our spring open house! Our theme is
Kinder-Garden so we have been reading and writing about gardens! Our writing has grown and bloomed so much this year! We can't wait to show you!
Reader's Workshop:
This week in Reader's workshop we will review our skills previously learned and practice building stamina in our reading. We will try reading for longer amounts of time and working on different types of texts such as fiction, non-fiction, and even some poetry!
Phonics:
This week in phonics we will continue our focus on VOWEL Power. We will talk about the middle vowel sounds (short vowel sounds) in CVC words. We will practice hearing and recording sounds and identifying the correct vowel for each CVC word. We will also add to our list of SNAP words! I will send out a comprehensive list of all the words we have learned so far soon!
Math
In Math this week, we will be reviewing our strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems! We will focus mostly on subtraction this week. We will learn that we have many different "tools" in our math "toolbox" and we can use many different manipulatives, draw pictures, and even use a number line to solve problems. We will also begin exploring word problems and learn strategies for solving those! I'm so very proud of our Kindergarten problem solvers!!
Social Studies
For Social Studies the next few weeks, we will begin a new unit on Geography! We will learn how to locate places at school, home, and our community.
Look for "Get to Know Me" form in your child's green folder next week! Please fill out form (5 Questions) and return to Mrs. Brehm by March 6th. We will be creating a Class Book to share.
Can't wait to "Get to Know You".
Science
In Science, we will be reviewing Earth Materials (Rock, Soil, & Water). We have learned how these Natural Resources help us in our daily lives, and in our environment. We will be creating an Earth Materials Flip Book to share with you during Open House.
Scientist of the Week:
K2 - Guhan
