Friday, November 19, 2021

November 29 - December 1



                                               
Kindergarten and First Grade will be working with the Coppell Lions Club to provide food and toys for more than 100 Coppell families during the holidays. Please bring canned food items and/or a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Coppell Lions Club.  We will be collecting canned goods and toys from November 29th  to December 16th. You may drop your items by the TCE giving tree in the front of the school.  THANK YOU for your donation!!  

Calendar

December 10th- Early Release Day

December 16th - Last day to donate to the Giving Tree

December 16th - Winter Party at 2pm

December 17th - Early Release Day

December 20th  - January 4th - Winter Break/No School

Look at what we will be learning after Thanksgiving break: 

Math -   Learners will collect, sort, and organize date in three categories using models/representations such as tally marks and T-charts.

We will continue to work on how to solve action word problems (addition or subtraction with unknowns in any position)

For example, There were some dogs.  4 dogs left.  Now there are 3 dogs.  How many dogs were there to start? 

Fun videos to watch with your child: 

Counting by 5's - https://youtu.be/ZvincYg0pHo

Doubles song ( one of our favorites) - https://youtu.be/8jOzhiACB68

Math Activities to do with your child at home or while driving in the car

Play " Guess My Number"

  • I am thinking of an even number.  It is greater than 17 and less than 19?  What number am I thinking?   
  • I am thinking of a number.   It has 2 tens and 3 ones.  What number am I thinking? 
  • I am thinking of number.  It has 1 ten and 15 ones.   What number am I thinking? 

Practice counting to 120 by ones from any given number.  

Practice counting to 120 by tens from any given number.  

Practice counting to 120 by fives. 

Practice counting to 120 by twos. 

Language Arts 

        Reading:  We will continue talking about the characters and setting of traditional tales.  We will continue to work on describing the problem/solution of each tale.  We have talked about fables and tall tales this week.  When we come back from Thanksgiving we will talk about fairy tales and folk tales. We will also concentrate on our 22 snap words.  Remember, these are words that your child should be able to read in a "snap".  Your child should be able to read the first 35 snap words by winter break.  

        Writing:  We will begin our unit on writing poetry. 

       Phonics/Spelling:  We will look at how single e and double e can both make the long /e/ sound.

Social Studies -  We will  begin learning about customs and traditions!!   I can't wait to learn about each learner's custom/tradition during the week of Dec. 6th-10th!!  All projects are due Dec. 6th!!

Science -  We will continue to identify how rocks, soil, and water are used  to make products.

*Please remember to send your child's Ipad to school every day.  Also, please make sure that it is charged every evening as we do not have chargers at school for the Ipads. Thank you!! 

**Over the weekend break, please take your child's Ipad out of the case and clean all the parts of the case and the Ipad.  Some of them are getting quite dirty.  Thank you!! 


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Snack
We have a short snack time each day. It is important that they have a healthy and nutritious snack each day to fuel their bodies. We also ask that the snack they bring is completely free of peanuts/tree nuts. This will help provide a safe environment for all learners. Thank you for your help!


Ms. Martin, our principal, sends out a weekly parent newsletter. Please make sure you read this every week. You can click the image above for easy access.  


Volunteers
If you anticipate volunteering on campus at all this year, please click here.  A new form must be completed each year.  

Birthday Treats

Birthday treats brought by students must be store bought, have its ingredients listed, and run by the nurse before given to students.  It is recommended that the treats are individually wrapped and nonperishable treats that are easy to pass out. ðŸ˜Š Birthday treats will continue to be passed out at the end of the day to be eaten at home.

Pics from the week


I am a super speller!!!

Working on spelling words with blends

What do you do when someone comes in to 
replace ceiling lightbulbs?  You find an empty classroom 
and work on spelling in there! Way to be flexible 1C!!

Mathematicians at work
















Pajama day! 

Looking good 1A!
Movie day was a reward from the
Boosterthon fundraiser!  


What cutie pies!  


Love the way she designed her flexible 
space to learn!


Our TCE quote for the week was "Play is the highest form of research" -Albert Einstein.
We loved putting this quote into action! 







Word work is hard work! 


Boosterthon Reward was PJ Day!!!
SO fun and  cozy!!!


Our pumpkin seeds are sprouting!!!!


I am thankful for my school!  So sweet! 


Jaisvi taught 1C a pepper trick!!! WOW!!!

Abby taught 1B how to make a volcano
erupt!! WOW!!


Rumaisa taught 1A how to make elephant toothpaste!!! WOW!!


Friday, November 12, 2021

November 15-19

  Calendar

November 18th - Wear your pajamas to school :-) 

November 19th - Turkey Trot

November 22nd - 26th- Thanksgiving break/No School

December 10th- Early Release Day

December 16th - Winter Party at 2pm

December 17th - Early Release Day

December 20th  - January 4th - Winter Break/No School

Look at what we will be learning next week: 

Math -   We will concentrate on solving word problems with the unknown in various positions.   Students will be writing their own word problems.   We will continue to compare and decompose numbers up to 99. 

Fun videos to watch with your child: 

Counting by 5's - https://youtu.be/ZvincYg0pHo

What makes 10 - https://youtu.be/XpoFxwKBwE8

Doubles song ( one of our favorites) - https://youtu.be/8jOzhiACB68

Please see the link below to practice your double facts plus one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZ9DLEjgto

Math Activities to do with your child at home or while driving in the car

Play " Guess My Number"

  • I am thinking of an even number.  It is greater than 17 and less than 19?  What number am I thinking?   
  • I am thinking of a number.   It has 2 tens and 3 ones.  What number am I thinking? 
  • I am thinking of number.  It has 1 ten and 15 ones.   What number am I thinking? 

Practice counting to 120 by ones from any given number.  

Practice counting to 120 by tens from any given number.  

Practice counting to 120 by fives. 

Practice counting to 120 by twos. 

Language Arts 

        Reading:  We will continue our study of traditional tales and discussing the difference between fairy tales, folk tales, and tall tales.  We are also working hard on our second list of snap words.  If you need a new list of snap words sent home, please contact Mrs. Vincenzo.

        Writing:  We are working hard at adding details to our writing while still remembering the mechanics of writing. 

       Phonics/Spelling:  We will not have a new spelling rule next week.  We will review previous spelling patterns that we have learned.  

Social Studies -  We will continue learning about patriotic holidays  and learning about games  played around the world and how birthdays are celebrated  around the world!! 

Science -  We will be learning about products using soil, rocks, and water.

*Please remember to send your child's Ipad to school every day.  Also, please make sure that it is charged every evening as we do not have chargers at school for the Ipads. Thank you!! 

At the CISD Board Meeting tonight (Monday, Oct. 25, 2021), the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees voted to end the prior temporary mask requirement, which was in effect from Sept. 28 to Oct. 25. Your child may continue to choose to wear a mask in school but it is not a requirement anymore.

*Our amazing principal, Jennifer Martin, will be sending out a digital weekly newsletter.  This newsletter will be the main source of campus wide news and upcoming events. 
Click here to read the TCE Principal Newsletter




TCE Yearbook





Volunteers
If you anticipate volunteering on campus at all this year, please click here.  A new form must be completed each year.  

Birthday Treats

Birthday treats brought by students must be store bought, have its ingredients listed, and run by the nurse before given to students.  It is recommended that the treats are individually wrapped and nonperishable treats that are easy to pass out. ðŸ˜Š Birthday treats will continue to be passed out at the end of the day to be eaten at home.

Pics from the week


Anna teaching us about how to make foam!!


Eleanor teaching us about
how to make elephant toothpaste!!  It explodes!!


Max teaching us about mixing pepper and water and then putting dish soap on your finger and applying it  to the water and pepper and observed the pepper repel!!   

Marvelous Mathematicians








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