February 3rd - 7th

What We're Working On

Language Arts:

This week in Language Arts we will focus on:

Reading Workshop - Reading books with stamina and becoming an AVID reader.
Practice your book bag books at home too! Everyone is doing great!

Writer's Workshop - Adding details to our writing, writing MORE!
We will also practice using our SNAP Words in our writing!

Phonics Workshop:  We will learn about VOWELS!

Social Studies:

Kindness Challenge - We will read books about Valentine's Day and discuss ways
we can show each other kindness at school!
We will talk about what Valentine's Day looks like around the world:
Valentine Traditions at school and at home!

Math:

In math this week, we will be learning all about addition and subtraction. We will learn strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems. We will play some fun games and stations to help us practice these skills!

Science:

In Science we will be starting a unit all about Earth science. We will learn about Earth materials like soil, rocks, and water. We will learn how we these natural resources to help us each day. We will continue to focus on water this week. We will discuss different types of water, sources of water, and ways we use water to help us.

Important Dates:

Thursday, February 13th - 2:00 pm Class Valentine's Parties

February 14th / February 17th - No School for Students 

March 3rd - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Willow Bend Theater
March 17th - Shamrock Shuffle at 1:10 pm

April 9th - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park

Important Announcements:

Valentine's Day

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day at school on Thursday, February 13th! Please have your child address a Valentine card to each person in their homeroom class. A class list was sent home last week! If you need a new one please e-mail your child's homeroom teacher. 

Send the cards with them to school on or before Thursday, February 13th! 

We will be making our Valentine bags (to collect our Valentines in) at school 

Friday, February 7th! 

On Thursday, February 13th we will open Valentines and celebrate with a class party from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. All parents are welcome to join us at the party! 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Kindergarten Field Trips

Our Kindergarteners will be taking TWO Field Trips this spring! On March 3rd we will be going to the Willowbend Theatre to see a performance of Peter Rabbit. On April 9th we will be going to the Coppell Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park. 

Please send in money ($16 covers both trips) and permission slip by February 13th!
Thank you!

TCE Cultural Night

Please click HERE for information on our TCE cultural night!

January 27th - January 31st

What We're Working On

Language Arts:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will work on adding "more" to our writing!

We are focusing on using our checklist to remember capital letters, spaces, and periods.

In Reader's Workshop we will continue to work on reading fluency! 

Don't be afraid to read your book bag books lots of times over the course of the week! 

In Phonics Workshop we are reviewing our single letter phonograms, adding the

"H Brother" phonograms (sh, th, ch, and wh) and hearing and recording sounds!

We will learn two more new SNAP Words:

"come" and "go." 

We are also starting some new literacy stations to help us wrap up our celebration of MLK Jr.
and the 100th day of School! We are going to write 100 Words! 

Book Bags are coming home again this week!! Yay!

Please read with your child at home and return books to school on Friday!

Keep up the great work!

Social Studies:

We will start a unit on traditions of our country and learn about some
famous presidents and Americans that have helped our country grow! 

Math:

In Math this week we will be CELEBRATING the 100th DAY OF SCHOOL! We will have several fun math stations to celebrate counting to 100, skip counting to 100, and ways to show 100! 

Science:

In Science we will be starting a unit all about Earth science. We will learn about Earth materials like soil, rocks, and water. We will learn how we these natural resources to help us each day. We will continue to focus on ROCKS this week. We will discuss the properties of rocks, how to sort and classify rocks, and the many ways we use rocks!

Important Dates:

Monday, January 27th - Kinder Celebrates the 100th Day of School

Tuesday, January 28th - TCE Spring Creek BBQ Night

Thursday, February 13th - 2:00 pm Class Valentine's Parties

February 14th / February 17th - No School for Students 

March 3rd - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Willow Bend Theatre

April 9th - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park

Important Announcements:

100th Day of School

We had so much fun celebrating the 100th Day of Kindergarten! Check out our cute kindergarteners singing a song they learned!

Kindergarten Field Trips

Our Kindergarteners will be taking TWO Field Trips this spring! On March 3rd we will be going to the Willowbend Theatre to see a performance of Peter Rabbit. On April 9th we will be going to the Coppell Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park. More information about these trips is coming home in your child's folder! 

Please send in money ($16 covers both trips) and permission slip as soon as possible! Information about chaperoning the field trip is included in the information coming home!
Please return all forms and money by: February 13th! Thank you! 

Spring Creek Barbecue Night

Don't worry about cooking on Tuesday night! Come have dinner at Spring Creek Barbecue - 20% of all proceeds will go to TCE! Mrs. Brehm will be there from 5:00-5:30 and Miss Rice will be there from 5:30 to 6:00 - but feel free to come ANY time!!

January 20th - 24th

What We're Working On:

Language Arts:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will work on adding "more" to our writing!
We are focusing on using our checklist to remember capital letters, spaces, and periods.

In Reader's Workshop we will work on reading fluency!  You can help with this at home too by
reading familiar books over and over again! Book bag books help with building fluency too!
Don't be afraid to read your book bag books lots of times over the course of the week! 

In Phonics Workshop we are reviewing our single letter phonograms, adding the
"H Brother" phonograms (sh, th, ch, and wh) and hearing and recording sounds!
We will learn two more new SNAP Words:
"get" and "for."

Book Bags are coming home again on Tuesday 1/21!  Yay!

Please read with your child at home and return books to school on Friday!

Keep up the great work!

Social Studies:

We are discussing MLK Jr. this week and his contributions to our country!
We will discuss the importance of using our words for good! 

Math:

In Math this week we will be learning about ordering and comparing our teen numbers (11-20!) We will play games, do stations, and fun activities to become experts on these tricky teen numbers!

We are also getting ready to celebrate the 100th day of school on January 27th - more information to come on that!!

Science:

In Science we will be starting a unit all about Earth science. We will learn about Earth materials like soil, rocks, and water. We will learn how we these natural resources to help us each day. We will focus on ROCKS this week. We will discuss the properties of rocks, how to sort and classify rocks, and the many ways we use rocks!

Important Dates:

Monday, January 20th - MLK Jr. Day / NO SCHOOL

Monday, January 27th - Kinder Celebrates the 100th Day of School

Tuesday, January 28th - TCE Spring Creek BBQ Night

Thursday, February 13th - 2:00 pm Class Valentine's Parties

February 14th / February 17th - No School for Students 

March 3rd - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Willow Bend Theatre
April 9th - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park

Important Announcements:

100th Day of School

We will be celebrating the 100th day of school on January 27th! We are so excited to celebrate this special occasion! We will have several fun 100th Day stations all day long- and even a special 100th day snack! We are asking that each kindergartner bring in their own collection of 100 to share on our Wall of 100. Notes about this went home earlier in the week, so please e-mail your child's teacher if you need one.

Please return the collections on or before Monday January 27th! 

Also, your child is welcome to wear any special 100th Day shirts or hats!

Kindergarten Field Trips

Our Kindergarteners will be taking TWO Field Trips this spring! On March 3rd we will be going to the Willowbend Theatre to see a performance of Peter Rabbit. On April 9th we will be going to the Coppell Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park. More information about these trips is coming home in your child's folder! 

Please send in money ($16 covers both trips) and permission slip as soon as possible! Information about chaperoning the field trip is included in the information coming home!

TCE YEARBOOK Sale Deadline Extended

Spring Creek Barbeque Night

January 13th - January 17th 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

What We're Working On:

Language Arts:

This week in Language Arts we will get back on track with our
Writer's Workshop
Reader's Workshop
and
Phonics Workshops!

We have reviewed the skills we learned first semester and we are ready to take off on our
reading and writing this semester!

Book Bags are coming home again on Monday 1/13! Yay!
Please read with your child at home and return books to school on Friday!
Keep up the great work!

Social Studies:

We will continue our unit on traditions and customs!
We will talk about traditions and customs we have in our
own homes and families! 

Math:

In Math this week we will be learning about reading, writing, and representing our teen numbers (11-20!) We will play games,  do stations, and fun activities to become experts on these tricky teen numbers!
 We are also getting ready to celebrate the 100th day of school on January 27th - more information to come on that!!

Science:

In Science we will be starting a unit all about Earth science. We will learn about Earth materials like soil,  rocks,  and water. We will learn how we these natural resources to help us each day.  We will focus on SOIL this week. We will discuss it's properties and how to sort and classify about soil!

Important Dates:

Friday, January 10th - Report Cards go home! (Please sign and return)
Monday, January 20th - MLK Jr. Day / NO SCHOOL
Monday, January 27th - Kinder Celebrates the 100th Day of School
Tuesday, January 28th - TCE Spring Creek BBQ Night
Thursday, February 13th - 2:00 pm Class Valentine's Parties
February 14th / February 17th - No School for Students 

Important Announcements:

TCE YEARBOOK Sale Deadline has been extended:

Last Week of 2019!!

Hi Kindergarten Families!

We just wanted to include a few announcements and updates for this busy and festive week!

Polar Express Day

On December 18th, we will be having a Polar Express day with all of Kindergarten and 1st grade. To make the day even more cozy, the kids can wear their pajamas to school that day! They are welcome to wear comfy slippers during the day, but please send tennis shoes for PE and Recess.

Winter Party

Our Kindergarten Room Moms have worked so hard to plan a FUN winter party for our classes! Our party is December 19th at 2:00. Parents are welcome to attend this event in our classrooms! If you would simply like to come to the party and be there with just your child then you can sign in at the office as a visitor. However if you would like to help the room moms and teachers with a station or game or snack then you will need a background check on file. We wanted to let you know in advance about the background check so that you would have plenty of time to fill one out and have it approved. HERE is the link for a background check.

Also, please know that per school policy we cannot accept or pass out any treats, snacks, gift bags, or other type items during or at the winter party aside from the party snack.

Early Release

We will have early release on Friday, December 20th at 12:15. Please make arrangements to pick up your child then!

Giving Tree and Food Drive

Kindergarten and 1st grade are hosting a Toy and Canned Food drive! Please consider donating to make someone's holiday season a little cheerier. We will be accepting donations until Thursday, December 19th.

Yearbooks

Each year Town Center Elementary has a yearbook that includes an individual photo of every Town Center student and all class pictures. It also includes fun pictures from school events throughout the year. If you would like to purchase one, visit https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=98688. We would like all orders placed by January 11th.

December 9th - 13th

What We're Working On:

Language Arts:

In Reader's Workshop we will review our Reading Super Powers!

We are practicing:  Pointer Power, Reread Power, Picture Power, SNAP Word Power!

In Writer's Workshop we will continue our study of narrative writing.

We are adding a writing checklist to our journal entries so we can remember and double check if our writing is easy for others to read!

In Phonics Workshop we will focus on how to use rimes to make new words.

We will focus on rhyming words to show how rhymes change the beginning of a word but the ending sounds the same.  

Social Studies:

This week in Social Studies we will continue with our unit of family traditions and holidays around the world! 

Math:

In math, we will be learning all about strategies for adding. We will learn how to use counters, draw pictures, use a number line to add, and more. We will also play some fun games and do stations to practice these skills.

Science:

In science we will be learning about our four seasons. We will learn how the seasons follow a pattern. We will also talk about types of weather associated with each type of season!

Important Dates:

December 13th - Jingle Bell Jog (Kindergarten runs at 1:20)

December 18th - Polar Express Day (Kids can wear their PJ's!)

December 19th - Winter Party at 2:00

December 20th - Early Release at 12:15

Important Announcements:

Giving Tree and Food Drive

Kindergarten and 1st grade are hosting a Toy and Canned Food drive! Please consider donating to make someone's holiday season a little cheerier.

Polar Express Day

On December 18th, we will be having a Polar Express day with all of Kindergarten and 1st grade. To make the day even more cozy, the kids can wear their pajamas to school that day! They are welcome to wear comfy slippers during the day, but please send tennis shoes for PE and Recess.

Winter Party

Our Kindergarten Room Moms have worked so hard to plan a FUN winter party for our classes! Our party is December 19th at 2:00. Parents are welcome to attend this event in our classrooms! If you would simply like to come to the party and be there with just your child then you can sign in at the office as a visitor. However if you would like to help the room moms and teachers with a station or game or snack then you will need a background check on file. We wanted to let you know in advance about the background check so that you would have plenty of time to fill one out and have it approved. HERE is the link for a background check.

Also, please know that per school policy we cannot accept or pass out any treats, snacks, gift bags, or other type items during or at the winter party aside from the party snack.

November 18th - November 22nd

What We're Working On:

Language Arts:

In Reader's Workshop we will review and practice using our Reading Super Powers!

We are becoming such SUPER Readers! We will also learn about reading fluently and how to read with a smooth voice!  No book bags this week! We will resume after Thanksgiving! 

In Writer's Workshop we will continue our study of narrative writing.

We are learning how good writer's make their writing easy for others to read!
We can make our writing easy to read by:
Starting with a capital
Leaving Spaces Between Words
Using ending punctuation
Illustrating our work to match our words

In Phonics Workshop we will focus on how to use rimes to make new words.
We will use the -at and -in phonograms to make new words by changing the beginning
letter / sound.  

Social Studies:

This week in Social Studies we will wrap up our unit of study on our country:
Land that We Love!
We will continue to learn about Thanksgiving and this history behind this
wonderful holiday! 
We will discuss what we are thankful for this year!

Math:

In math this week, we will be continuing to build our numeracy skills with the numbers 6-10. We will be able to represent these numbers, compare and order, and compose and decompose!  We will really focus on decomposing numbers this week. We will play games, complete interactive stations, and reflect independently on these skills.

Science:

In science we will be continuing our unit on Weather! We will become weather experts - we will learn about the different types of weather like sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, stormy, etc! We will also learn about the different seasons and the weather that goes with each season. This week we will be creating a special presentation about types of weather we've learned about!

Important Dates:

November 22nd - Turkey Trot Date / Time Change!

November 25th - November 29th - Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL!)

Important Announcements:

Toy and Food Drive: