April 25th - April 29th

Calendar Dates:

May 2nd - Spirit Night at Andy's Frozen Custard

May 6th - Kindergarten Down on the Farm Day!

May 13th- Family Friday at Lunch

May 23rd - TCE Field Day 

May 27th - Last Day of School and Early Release @ 12:30!!

Important Information

Kindergarten Down on the Farm Day

We are SO excited for our Kindergarten "Come to you" Field Trip on May 6th! We will be having a Kindergarten Day on the Farm complete with a petting zoo! Please send in your signed permission slip and $10 so your child can participate in this fun event!

Reading Rainbow Bingo Cards

Please send in any reading rainbow bingo cards! We are so thrilled to see so many families reading at home! It is never too late! If you still have some to turn in feel free! We are on our last card, PURPLE!

Book Bags / Library Books

Please return any library books on Monday, April 25th so your child can check out a new book!

Please return any book bags as well!

End of Year Conferences and Summer Practice

As the end of the school year is approaching, we would like to let you know that if you would like a conference with your child's teacher, you may reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. We are happy to meet with you via Zoom, Phone, E-mail, or in person. Before the end of the year, we will send home a list of activities to enhance skills during the summer that will benefit all students! IStation, Dreambox, and Raz-Kids will all be available throughout the summer as well! More information about apps and websites to use over the summer (including usernames and passwords) will be coming!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

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Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will begin reviewing all the different types of writing we have done over the year! We will be making "mini books" of our writing and will learn how to edit and revise our work! 

Reading Workshop:
We will discuss and learn about non-fiction books and compare fiction and non-fiction works on similar topics!  We will be reading some books about farms and farm life and animals that live on a farm in order to help us focus on NON-FICTION writing! 

Math

In Math this week, we will be wrapping up our Geometry unit! This week will continue learning all about 3D shapes. We will learn that 3D shapes have faces, edges, and vertices. We will learn the names of different 3D shapes, and we will be able to tell about real world examples of each type of shape we learn about.

We will be creating a 3D shape museum next Friday, April 29th!  Please have your child bring in a 3D object representing either a sphere, cone, cylinder, or cube. Please do not send anything valuable, and  please label it with your child's name. We will return all objects at the conclusion on our shape museum! 

Social Studies

In Social Studies we will be working on our Citizenship Goals. We will focus on bravery, honesty, effort, and kindness. We will become experts about these character qualities and how to demonstrate them.

Science

In Science  this week we will be continuing our learning all about Habitats! We will learn about the different types of habitats that each animal lives in. We will learn about how habitats provide what an animal needs. 

Scientist of the Week:

K2 - Oliver

K3 - Kavish

April 19th - 22nd

Calendar Dates:

Monday, April 18th - No School!

Wednesday, April 20th - Spirit Night at Rodeo Goat

Important Information

Reading Rainbow Bingo Cards

Please send in any reading rainbow bingo cards! We are so thrilled to see so many families reading at home! It is never too late! If you still have some to turn in feel free! We are on our last card, PURPLE!

Book Bags / Library Books

We will not go to the library on Monday, April 18th sine there is no school! 

Please return any book bags  on Tuesday!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

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Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will wrap up our unit on Opinion Writing! We have had a great time learning how to share our thoughts, ideas, feelings, and preferences. 

Reading Workshop / Phonics:

We will complete our unit on Poetry! We will read a few more poetry books and find the beat, rhythm, and meter in different types of poems. We will also be listening for rhyming words and word families!

Math

In Math this week, we will be continuing our Geometry unit! This week will begin learning all about 3D shapes. We will learn that 3D shapes have faces, edges, and vertices. We will learn the names of different 3D shapes, and we will be able to tell about real world examples of each type of shape we learn about. 

We will be creating a 3D shape museum next Friday, April 29th. Please be looking for information to come home in your child's folder about that!

Social Studies

In Social studies this week, we will be celebrating Earth Day! We will create some fun Earth Day crafts and learn about ways that we can care for our Earth.

Science

In Science this week, we will be learning all about animal habitats. We will learn that animals have their basic needs met by what is in their habitat. We will learn which animals live in which types of habitats.

Scientist of the Week:

K1 - Jessie

K1 - Jessica

K2 - Zeina 

K3 - Leha

April 11 - April 15

Calendar Dates:

Friday, April 15th - will now be a regular school day!

(We will use this day to make up for our ice day on 2/24!)

Monday, April 18th - No School!

Important Information

Reading Rainbow Bingo Cards

Please send in any reading rainbow bingo cards! We are so thrilled to see so many families reading at home! It is never too late! If you still have some to turn in feel free! We are on our last card, PURPLE!

Book Bags / Library Books

We will go to the library on Monday, April 11th! Please return any library books by Monday so your child can check out a new one!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will continue our new unit on Opinion Writing! We will learn how to share our thoughts and ideas and give reasons to back them up! We have been reading fiction, non-fiction,  and poetry on cats and dogs and we are getting ready to give our opinion on the "best pet." 

Reading Workshop / Phonics:

We will continue our unit on Poetry! We will keep reading poetry books and finding the beat, rhythm, and meter in different types of poems. We will also be listening for rhyming words and word families!

Math

In Math this week, we will be beginning our Geometry unit! We will spend this week reviewing our 2D shapes and their attributes. We will be able to sort and classify shapes according to their different attributes. We will celebrate all of our learning at the end of the week by create a scrumptious SHAPE pizzeria! 

Social Studies

In Social studies this week, we will begin learning about different types of landforms and bodies of water. We will learn about Earth's resources and weather while also using different map tools and globes.

Science

In Science this week, we will be diving deep into our Life Science unit. We will begin learning about animals and their physical characteristics. We will learn about different animal coverings and how they keep each animal safe. We will become experts at sorting by different animal coverings such as fur, scales, feathers, etc. 

Scientist of the Week:

K1 - Arnon

April 4th - 8th

Calendar Dates:

Friday, April 15th - will now be a regular school day!

(We will use this day to make up for our ice day on 2/24!)

Monday, April 18th - No School!

Important Information

Reading Rainbow Bingo Cards

Please send in any reading rainbow bingo cards! We are so thrilled to see so many families reading at home! It is never too late! If you still have some to turn in feel free! We are on our last card, PURPLE!

Book Bags / Library Books

We will go to the library on Monday, April 4th! Please return any library books by Monday so your child can check out a new one!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent 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 Opinion Writing!  We will learn how to share our thoughts and ideas and give reasons to back them up! 

Reading Workshop / Phonics: 
We will begin a new unit on Poetry! We will be reading some poetry books and finding the beat, rhythm,  and meter in different types of poems.  We will also be listening for rhyming words and word families! 

Math

In Math this week, we will be building on our learning all about money! We will learn about personal finance and economics this week. We will learn about earning an income, skills required for jobs, spending and saving, and differentiating between spending money on wants or needs. 

Social Studies

In Social studies this week, we will continue with learning all about geography and maps! This week we will become experts at using a compass rose! We will be able to identify North, South, East, and West by playing some fun games! 

Science

In Science this week, we will be focusing on living things. We will learn that living things produce offspring, and how those offspring resemble their parents. We will learn about specific needs of living things, and we will discuss how animals survive in the wild. 

Scientist of the Week:

K2 - Mihir

March 28th - April 1st

Calendar Dates:

Tuesday, March 29th PTO Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.

(see Ms.  Martin's Principal Newsletter for more Info) 

Thursday, March 31st - Reading Rainbow Blue Bingo Card Due!  

Friday, April 15th - will now be a regular school day!

We will use this day to make up for our ice day on 2/24!

Monday, April 18th - No School! 

Important Information

Reading Rainbow Bingo Cards

If you have a blue reading rainbow bingo card (or any color really) please send it in with your child this week to receive their jibbitz for their reading bracelet and we will send home the final reading card of the year:  PURPLE! Students who have completed all the colored cards will be invited to a celebration in May! Keep Reading! 

Blue Cards due - Thursday, March 31st! 

TCE Yearbook

Book Bags / Library Books

We will go to the library on Monday, March 28th! Please return any library books by Monday so your child can check out a new one!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

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Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will spend a lot of time focusing on putting all of the skills we have learned together!  We are learning how to write on our new lined paper that goes with our Handwriting Without Tears curriculum!

Phonics:

We will continue our unit called Playing With Phonics. We will focus on sounding out words that are unfamiliar and recording the sounds we hear. 

Readers Workshop:

In Reader's Workshop we will begin a new unit on Fairy Tales!  We will learn about Characters and talk about getting to know our characters. We will discuss the characteristics of a fairy tale.

 We will continue to work on building our reading skills and noticing things in our books as well! 

Math

In Math this week, we will be learning all about money! We will become experts about each of the different type coins and their values. We will play some fun coin games and do stations to help us practice our learning all about coins! If you have a piggy bank or jar of coins at home, sort through them with your child! 

Social Studies

In Social studies this week, we will learn all about Maps. We will learn about maps of neighborhoods and streets. We will learn about keys on a map and how they help us learn important information. This week we will have fun with creating our OWN maps!

Science

In Science this week, we will be learning all about living and nonliving objects. We will learn that living things have basic needs. We will be able to sort between living and nonliving objects.

Scientist of the Week:

K1 - Hendrix

K2 - Shreyan

K3 - Sawyer

March 7th - 11th

Calendar Dates:

March 7th - 11th -Book Fair in the Library (see below!)

March 10th - Open House from 5:30 - 6:30pm

Friday, March 11th - Early Release at 12:30 p.m.

March 14th - 18th - SPRING BREAK!

Friday, April 15th - will now be a regular school day!

We will use this day to make up for our ice day on 2/24!

Important Information

Book Bags / Library Books

Due to the book fair being set up in the library, your child will not be checking out a new  library book. They are welcome to keep the one they have now. New Book Bags will come home on Monday, March 7th.  Please return book bags on Friday, March 11th! 

Book Fair

The Book Fair will be from Monday March 7th - Friday, March 11th. 

Parents are invited to shop with their children before school Monday - Friday from 7:20-7:40 a.m. and after school Monday - Thursday from 3:00-3:30 p.m. 

Learners who are shopping independently will shop during their recess.

The book fair will be open during Open House on Thursday, March 10th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. 

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!

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

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Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop we will wrap up our "HOW TO" writing. We will be getting our Writing folders ready to share with you at Open House!  Please come see the great writing we have been doing! 

Phonics:

We will review all the common sounds that letters represent.

We will review short vowel sounds.

We will review the "H Brothers" digraphs

ch, th, wh, sh

Readers Workshop:

In Reader's Workshop we will continue our new unit on becoming AVID Readers! Thank you so much for reading the book bag books at home! This makes a huge difference in your child's reading confidence!  

Math

In Math this week, we will be having some fun with Graphing! We will all be campers at "Camp Graph-A-Lot" as we learn about different types of graphs, how to organize data, and how to analyze data! We can't wait to show off our work at Open House!

Social Studies

In Social Studies, we will be exploring Maps and Globes and how useful these geographic tools are. We will use them to help identify states, water, land, continents, etc. We will also be learning how to use a map key and vocabulary.

Science

In science this week, we will be learning about adult and baby animals and their characteristics/traits. How are they the same and different? Beginning Intro in Living and Non-Living Things.

February 28th - March 4th

Calendar Dates:

February 28th - Return PE Roller Blading Permission Form 

March 3rd - Picture Day

March 10th - Open House from 5:30 - 6:30pm

Friday, March 11th - Early Release at 12:30 p.m. 

March 14th - 18th - SPRING BREAK!

Friday, April 15th - will now be a regular school day! 

We will use this day to make up for our ice day on 2/24!

Important Information

Book Bags / Library Books

Library will resume this Monday! If your child still has a book at home please return it so they can get a new one on Monday 2/28! 

New Book Bags will come home on Monday, February 28th! 

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Take a Peek at our Week

Language Arts

Writer's Workshop:

This week in Writer's Workshop continue writing a "How To..." piece. We will be sharing about things we know how to do and give simple steps to complete it! We will transition words like: First, Next, Last.

Phonics:

We will review all the common sounds that letters represent.

We will review short vowel sounds.

We will review the "H Brothers" digraphs

ch, th, wh, sh

Readers Workshop:

In Reader's Workshop we will continue our new unit on becoming AVID Readers! We will learn how to set reading goals for ourselves and work hard to reach our goals!

Math

In Math this week, we will be learning all about addition and subtraction! We will learn that there are different strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems. We will learn to use counters, draw pictures, use number lines, and even use our fingers to solve these problems. We will also begin using these skills to solve story problems! We are amazing problem solvers!!

Social Studies

In Social Studies, we will be starting a new unit on Geography!  We will be learning about locations relative to our school and neighborhoods. 

Science

In Science this week, we will be reviewing our unit on Earth Materials! We will discuss how materials are. made and how they are used in our everyday lives and environments.  

Please Celebrate our Scientists of the Week:

K1 - Khalid

K3 - Arnav