TCE First Grade 2021-2022: August 23

Thank you to all parents and families for helping our first week run smoothly! We are enjoying making new friends and learning the routines of first grade. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Email is the best way to get a hold of us. If it's a general question, please email your homeroom teacher. If it's a question specific to an academic area, please email the teacher that teaches that subject. We are so excited to partner with you in your child's learning.

Mrs. Sork: msork@coppellisd.com (Mrs. Sork teachers math and science to all of first grade)

Mrs. Vincenzo: lvincenzo@coppellisd.com (Mrs. Vincenzo teaches language arts and social studies to all of first grade)

Calendar

September 1st - Picture Day

September 2nd - Virtual Curriculum Night 5:30 (Zoom link will be sent closer to date)

September 6th - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

September 7th - 10th - Scholastic Book Fair

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math -

Next week we will learn to subitize (instantly recognize a group of objects). For example, when you see three dots, you do not have to count each individual dot. Instead, you instantly know that there are three dots. This is called subitizing.

Fun videos to watch with your child:

Subitize up to 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRR9LK3zfho

Subitize up to 20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVjvswqL-Ow

Language Arts -

Reading: We will be working on stamina when reading silently to ourselves.

Writing: We will be learning routines that we will use during Writer's Workshop

Phonics: We will be blending sounds together to form words.

Social Studies -

We will be talking about the purpose of rules in the home, at school, and in the community.

Science -

We will be learning what it means to be a scientist. We will also work with science tools in a safe way to explore the world around us.

Extra School Supplies: If you would like to donate extra school supplies to your homeroom teacher, please see the list of wishes below. THANK YOU!!

*Baby Wipes *Napkins *Box of plastic spoons *paper plates

*Clorox Wipes *Box of plastic forks *Zip Lock Bags (all sizes)

Announcements:

Picture Day is coming!! TCE picture day will be Wednesday, September 1, 2021. You can order pictures before picture day on mylifetouch.com with your student's school ID or picture day ID. The picture day ID is located on the Lifetouch paper coming home today.

Pics from the week:

What's one of the best parts of our day? Recess of course!!

We lost a tooth at lunch......on the same day.....sitting across from one another!!!

We are starving at 11:00
Don't forget......meals are free to all learners!

We love making new friends in first grade!!

Detectives at work!! Their mission was to "snoop" around the classroom to see what they could discover in our room and what they could discover about Mrs. Vincenzo. They loved looking in all the drawers and cabinets!