February 13th - 17th

Calendar Dates

February 14th - Valentine's Day Party at 2:00

February 17th - No School (Professional Development)

February 20th - No School (Weather Day)

March 2nd - Spring Picture Day

March 6th - PTO Meeting at 6:00 in TCE Library

March 9th - Open House at 5:30

March 10th - Early Release at 12:30

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!

Valentine's Day

On Tuesday, February 14th we will celebrate Valentines Day with a class party from 2:00 to 3:00. Parents are welcome to attend, and we would love to have you! You will need to check into the front office before the party with your drivers license or ID. 

Coats and Winter Wear

As the weather turns colder and students are needing coats for recess we would ask a few things:

Please put your child's name or initials in coats, hats, mittens, etc... These items get misplaced often and it is so helpful if there is a name inside so we can get it back to the correct friend!

Next, please practice with your child putting their winter coats / jackets on and zipping or buttoning them independently. While we are MORE than happy to help with the zipping and buttoning, etc... the more friends that can do it by themselves the more time we get out on the playground rather than getting zipped, buttoned, and dressed for the weather! We would so appreciate your help!

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! 

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter

Counselor Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will continue our unit on "How To" writing. This unit focuses on writing to teach others. We will learn about transition words such as first, next, and last. We will write simple sentences that can help us share information and things we are good at!

Reader's Workshop:

This week in Reader's workshop we will continue our unit called Boosting Our Reading Powers! We will take the skills we learned in Super Readers and give them a BOOST! This week we will boost up our Super powers by focusing on slider power (sounding out words) and think power! 

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.

Math

In Math this week, we will be continuing our learning about comparing teen numbers! We will become experts about using comparing words like "greater than," "less than" and "equal to" to compare our teen numbers. We will also celebrate Valentine's Day with some fun Valentine's Math activities!! 

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our unit on Kindness and Friends. We will practice writing upper/lower case letters in our handwriting book.

Science

In Science, we will continue learning about Earth Materials (Soil). We will observe, describe, and compare different properties of soil and give examples of ways soil can be useful. Hoping we will have an opportunity (weather permitting) to go outside and use our tools such as magnifying glasses, shovels, and sifters to investigate different soils in our garden. I wonder what we will find?

Scientist of the Week:

K1 - Charlotte and Liam

 

K2 - Reva and Crosby

 

K3- Kushank and Yashaswi

January 30th - February 3rd

Calendar Dates

January 30th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 pm TCE Library

January 31st - 100th Day of School

February 14th - Valentine's Day Party at 2:00

February 17th - No School

February 20th - Bad Weather Day (No School)

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!

"SOUP"er Bowl Soup Drive

Valentine's Day

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day at school on Tuesday, February 14th! Please have your child address a Valentine card to each person in their homeroom class. A class list was sent home in your child's folder this week. Please have them bring the cards with them too school on our before Tuesday, February 14th.

We will be making Valentine bags (to collect our Valentines in) at school the week of February 6th. If you would like to donate any stickers, stamps, doilies, or things to decorate our bags, we would greatly appreciate it!

On Tuesday, February 14th we will celebrate with a class party from 2:00 to 3:00. Parents are welcome to attend.

100th Day of School

We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School on January 31st! (This is a change from the previously announced date of February 1st - I apologize!!!) One fun activity we will do is share collections of 100 objects. A bag is coming home in your child's folder with your child's name on it. Please help your child fill their bag with 100 items and bring the collection to school. An important part of this activity is having your child count the 100 objects.

Examples include 100 paper clips, 100 stickers, 100 pennies, etc. The possibilities are endless!

Please send the collection to school next week. We will return everything after the 100th Day of School.

We are SO proud of all of their hard work over the last 100 days, and we can't wait to celebrate 100 days of FUN in Kindergarten!!!

iPad Update and Info

Please double check your child's school issued I Pad to be sure it has the latest update! Also, please don't forget to charge it each night and send it to school each day! We have a limited number of charges available in our classrooms and we would love your help with this! Thank you!

Coats and Winter Wear

As the weather turns colder and students are needing coats for recess we would ask a few things:

Please put your child's name or initials in coats, hats, mittens, etc... These items get misplaced often and it is so helpful if there is a name inside so we can get it back to the correct friend!

Next, please practice with your child putting their winter coats / jackets on and zipping or buttoning them independently. While we are MORE than happy to help with the zipping and buttoning, etc... the more friends that can do it by themselves the more time we get out on the playground rather than getting zipped, buttoned, and dressed for the weather! We would so appreciate your help!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter

Counselor Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will continue our unit on "How To" writing. This unit focuses on writing to teach others. We will learn about transition words such as first, next, and last. We will write simple sentences that can help us share information and things we are good at!

Reader's Workshop:

This week in Reader's workshop we will begin a new unit called Boosting Our Reading Powers!  We will take the skills we learned in Super Readers and give them a BOOST!  This week we will boost up our Super powers by focusing on Picture Power and Vowel Power! 

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.

Math

In Math this week, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school! We will do lots of fun activities to show the ways to count to 100 and to celebrate all of our learning over the last 100 days! 

We will also be learning about comparing teen numbers!

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our unit on Kindness and Friends. We will practice writing upper/lower case letters in our handwriting book.

Science

In Science, we will continue learning about Earth Materials (Soil).  We will observe, describe, and compare different properties of soil and give examples of ways soil can be useful.  Hoping we will have an opportunity (weather permitting) to go outside and use our tools such as magnifying glasses, shovels, and sifters to investigate different soils in our garden. I wonder what we will find?

Scientist of the Week:

K1- Estee

                           

                                                                          K1 - Oliver

                                                                             

                                                                           K2 - Patrick

                                                                        

January 23rd - 27th

Calendar Dates

January 27th - Skate Night at InterSkate 6-8pm

January 30th PTO Meeting @ 6:00 pm TCE Library

January 31st - 100th Day of School

February 14th - Valentine's Day Party at 2:00

February 17th - No School

February 20th - Bad Weather Day (No School)

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!

Valentine's Day

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day at school on Tuesday, February 14th! Please have your child address a Valentine card to each person in their homeroom class. A class list was sent home in your child's folder this week. Please have them bring the cards with them too school on our before Tuesday, February 14th.

We will be making Valentine bags (to collect our Valentines in) at school the week of February 6th. If you would like to donate any stickers, stamps, doilies, or things to decorate our bags, we would greatly appreciate it!

On Tuesday, February 14th we will celebrate with a class party from 2:00 to 3:00. Parents are welcome to attend. 

100th Day of School

We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School on January 31st! (This is a change from the previously announced date of February 1st - I apologize!!!) One fun activity we will do is share collections of 100 objects. A bag is coming home in your child's folder with your child's name on it. Please help your child fill their bag with 100 items and bring the collection to school. An important part of this activity is having your child count the 100 objects.

Examples include 100 paper clips, 100 stickers, 100 pennies, etc. The possibilities are endless!

Please send the collection to school next week. We will return everything after the 100th Day of School.

We are SO proud of all of their hard work over the last 100 days, and we can't wait to celebrate 100 days of FUN in Kindergarten!!! 

I Pad Update and Info

Please double check your child's school issued I Pad to be sure it has the latest update!  Also, please don't forget to charge it each night and send it to school each day!  We have a limited number of charges available in our classrooms and we would love your help with this! Thank you! 

Coats and Winter Wear

As the weather turns colder and students are needing coats for recess we would ask a few things:

Please put your child's name or initials in coats, hats, mittens, etc... These items get misplaced often and it is so helpful if there is a name inside so we can get it back to the correct friend!

Next, please practice with your child putting their winter coats / jackets on and zipping or buttoning them independently. While we are MORE than happy to help with the zipping and buttoning, etc... the more friends that can do it by themselves the more time we get out on the playground rather than getting zipped, buttoned, and dressed for the weather! We would so appreciate your help!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter

Counselor Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will begin a new unit on "How To" writing.  This unit focuses on writing to teach others.  We will learn about transition words such as first, next, and last.  We will write simple sentences that can help us share information and things we are good at! 

Reader's Workshop:

This week in Reader's workshop we will wrap up our unit on becoming Super Readers!  We have grown so much and have become SUPER Readers!  We will continue to build on these skills as we keep growing! 

Phonics:

This week in phonics we will 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.  

Math

In Math this week, we will be continuing our learning about representing teen numbers in many ways! We will learn that our teen numbers can be shown in so many ways - pictures, words, tally marks, ten frames, number lines, and SO many more! In Math Workshop we will do many fun, hands-on stations to practice representing our numbers in many different ways! We will also be getting ready for the 100th day of school!

Social Studies

In Social Studies this week,  we are learning how to recognize and demonstrate Empathy and Kindness by participating in Kind acts for each other,  We LOVE our Kindergarten Friends and want everyone to show Kindness!  We will continue to work on our Handwriting Skills with our Handwriting Without Tears Book. Don't forget to return LIBRARY BOOK(s) tomorrow!

                 Science           

     

        For Science next week, we are continuing our Earth Materials Unit with Properties of Rocks.   We had a great week with learning how Rocks are EVERYWHERE!  We observed, compared, and sorted rocks.  Please see our photos of our Rock Sort on student i pads.   We have a FUN Keynote Rock activity to work on this week in class. Please ask your child to share their Rock Keynote with you!! Your child is welcome to bring their own rocks for this activity.  Please put in a baggie with name on bag.  

                                                                                                                                         

SCIENTIST OF THE WEEK:

                                                                             K2 - Addison

                                                                       

                                                                                K3 - Roop

January 16th - 20th

Calendar Dates

January 16th - No School / MLK Jr. Holiday 

January 27th - Skate Night at InterSkate 6-8pm

January 30th PTO Meeting @ 6:00 pm TCE Library 

February 1st - 100th Day of School! (More info to come!)

Important Information:

Library Books and Book Bags

Please return Book Bags and Library books on Tuesday this week so your child can get a new book to take home!

Coats and Winter Wear

As the weather turns colder and students are needing coats for recess we would ask a few things:

Please put your child's name or initials in coats, hats, mittens, etc... These items get misplaced often and it is so helpful if there is a name inside so we can get it back to the correct friend!

Next, please practice with your child putting their winter coats / jackets on and zipping or buttoning them independently. While we are MORE than happy to help with the zipping and buttoning, etc... the more friends that can do it by themselves the more time we get out on the playground rather than getting zipped, buttoned, and dressed for the weather! We would so appreciate your help!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter

Counselor Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will continue to work on our new lined paper and add more details to our writing.  We are still working hard to sound out words that are unfamiliar and spell phonetically.  We will also focus on using a checklist to help us remember to start with a capital, leave finger spaces, and put punctuation at the end of our sentences! 

Reader's Workshop:

This week in Reader's workshop we will continue our unit on becoming super readers! So far we have learned how to use: Pointer Power, Slider Power, and SNAP word Power! Last week we got THINK Power and this week we are going to learn about Fix It Power.  We will discuss how to go back and reread to make sure words and sentences make sense and "fix it" when they don't! 

Phonics:

This week in phonics we will review segmenting and breaking apart and blending together CVC words.  We will continue to review all the common sounds that letters make!  We will keep working on our SNAP Words and adding more and more to our list!  

Math

In Math this week, we will be representing our teen numbers in many ways! We will learn that our teen numbers can be shown in so many ways - pictures, words, tally marks, ten frames, number lines, and SO many more! In Math Workshop we will do many fun, hands-on stations to practice representing our numbers in many different ways!  

Social Studies

In Social Studies, the next couple of weeks, we will be sharing how we can be Friends! We will be participating in some fun activities to show how we LOVE and appreciate our Friends! We will continue to work on our Handwriting Skills with our Handwriting Without Tears Book.

Science

Next week in Science, we will be starting a new unit on Earth Materials (Rocks, Soil, Water). We will begin with learning about Rocks by observing, comparing, and sorting rocks (size, shape, color and texture). We will describe physical properties, and how useful earth materials, such as rocks can be. If your child would like to bring 1-2 rocks from home, please put in a baggie with their name.

Scientist of the Week:

K1 - Preston

K2 - Mason B.

K3 - Jake

January 9th - 13th

Calendar Dates

January 16th - No School / MLK Jr. Holiday 

January 27th - Skate Night at InterSkate 6-8pm

January 30th PTO Meeting @ 6:00 pm TCE Library 

February 1st - 100th Day of School! (More info to come!)

Important Information:

Library Books and Book Bags

Please return Book Bags and Library books every Monday so your child can get a new book to take home!

Coats and Winter Wear

As the weather turns colder and students are needing coats for recess we would ask a few things:

Please put your child's name or initials in coats, hats, mittens, etc... These items get misplaced often and it is so helpful if there is a name inside so we can get it back to the correct friend!

Next, please practice with your child putting their winter coats / jackets on and zipping or buttoning them independently. While we are MORE than happy to help with the zipping and buttoning, etc... the more friends that can do it by themselves the more time we get out on the playground rather than getting zipped, buttoned, and dressed for the weather! We would so appreciate your help!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter

Counselor Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we begin writing on some lined paper and work to add more sentences to our writing.  We are still working hard to sound out words that are unfamiliar and spell phonetically.  We will also focus on using a checklist to help us remember to start with a capital, leave finger spaces, and put punctuation at the end of our sentences! 

Reader's Workshop:

This week in Reader's workshop we will continue our unit on becoming super readers! So far we have learned how to use: Pointer Power, Slider Power, and SNAP word Power! We are becoming such great readers!  This week we will get "Think Power" and learn about how we can think about words and books to learn more.  Book bags are going GREAT! Thank you so much for reading at home.  Please return book bags on Monday 1/9 if you have not and I will get new books home to you! Thanks! 

Phonics:

This week in phonics we will review segmenting and breaking apart and blending together CVC words.  We will continue to review all the common sounds that letters make!  We will also get two new SNAP Words: "is" and "my."  Below is a chart we have in our classroom of all the words we have learned so far! 

Math

In Math this week, we will be introduced to our TEEN NUMBERS! We will also be reviewing our counting strategies. We will be creating a Keynote digital presentation to show all of our cool counting strategies and show what we know about our teen numbers!

Social Studies

      This week we will learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the significance and impact he made for our Country.  We will learn about Civil Rights, American History, and explain the importance of MLK Day.  Our Schools will be closed, Monday, January 17th to observe MLK Day. 

Science

We will continue our Unit on "Weather" to find out what the sky and the air outside are like, such as cold, cloudy, rain and wind.  Our lives can be affected by weather and what we wear.  Please have your child share their "Keynote" Weather Journal with you!  We will continue to work on our Weather Journal this week during class.

Scientist of the Week:

K1 - Maria

                                                                             

                                                                         K2 - Ezhilnila

                                                                              K3 - Kara

December 5th - 9th

 

Calendar Dates

November 28th - December 13th

Canned Food Drive / Toy Drive (benefitting Coppell Lion's Club)

December 9th - Early Release @ 12:30

December 15th - Winter Parties @ 2:00

December 16th - Early Release @ 12:30

December 19th - January 2nd - Winter Break

January 3rd - School Resumes

Important Information:

Canned Food / Toy Drive

Lion's Club

Each year the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys for families in the Coppell ISD attendance area. Last year Lion's Club provided a special Christmas for over 127 families and hundreds of children who might otherwise have gone without. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lions Club of Coppell, and the identity of the recipients is kept confidential. All Lion's Club needs need to know is the address and the family demographics, sizes, and any special needs the family may have. If your family would like to apply for a holiday basket and toys, please email Town Center's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

Library Books

Please return library books every Monday so your child can get a new book to take home!

Library Volunteers

Interested in volunteering in our TCE Library? Mrs. Mancuso would love to have you! If you are interested, please use the sign ups below to sign up for a time to volunteer:

November Sign Up

December Sign Up

Click HERE to be sure you have filled out a background check in order to volunteer!

Coats and Winter Wear

As the weather turns colder and students are needing coats for recess we would ask a few things:

Please put your child's name or initials in coats, hats, mittens, etc... These items get misplaced often and it is so helpful if there is a name inside so we can get it back to the correct friend! 

Next, please practice with your child putting their winter coats / jackets on and zipping or buttoning them independently.  While we are MORE than happy to help with the zipping and buttoning, etc... the more friends that can do it by themselves the more time we get out on the playground rather than getting zipped, buttoned, and dressed for the weather!  We would so appreciate your help! 

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Ms. Matlock's Counselor Newsletter

Counselor Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will keep working hard on writing in our journals and adding more sentences to a single topic!  We will try to take some photos of our journal writing on on our school I Pads so you can see how far we have come! 

Reader's Workshop:

This week in Reader's workshop we will continue our unit on becoming super readers!  So far we have learned how to use: Pointer Power, Slider Power, and SNAP word Power!  We are becoming such great readers! 

We will also be reading books and doing some fun activities with The Gingerbread Man! 

Phonics:

This week in phonics we will be focusing on beginning and ending sounds of words (single consonant sounds). We will listen to the way words sound and see if we can identify and write beginning and ending sounds. 

Math

In Math this week, we will  be learning all about subtraction! We will learn different strategies for subtracting such as using counters, drawing pictures, using a number line, and even using our fingers. We will also use these skills to start solving story problems. We will play some fun games and stations to practice all of our super subtracting skills! 
 

Social Studies

In Social Studies, we will recognize and celebrate the diversity in our classroom by sharing your family traditions.  We cannot wait to see and learn ALL about our Kindergarten Friends.  Thank you to all the families that have submitted their Family Traditions Video. They are wonderful!  I can't wait to share with Kindergarten!  If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact me at lbrehm@coppellisd.com.   We will begin watching on Monday.

Science

In Science, we will be exploring the four different seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall).  We will learn about the pattern order of the seasons, objects in the sky for each season, and describe how weather changes with each season.  

Scientist of the Week: 

  K1 - Luke

K2 - Niranjan

K3 - Lucas