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! 

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!