January 31 - February 4

 February 14th- Valentine Party (the valentine letter that was sent home accidentally said "Wednesday" the 14th.  The 14th is a Monday.  So sorry for the confusion! 

February 18th - District Holiday ( No School )

February 21st - Bad Weather Day

February 26th - Last day to submit photos to the yearbook (see graphic below) 

March 3rd - Picture Day ( More information will be coming home soon.)

March 11th - Early Release Day

March 14th -18th - Spring Break ( No School ) 

March 25th - Report cards e-mailed home. 

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math -  We will practice using our math strategies to solve math facts. We will also use strategies to solve subtraction and addition word problems with the unknown in various positions.   

For example: 

We found some pencils.  I gave 8 pencils to my friend.  Now I have 12.  How many pencils did I have in the beginning?      ?  - 8 = 12 

I have 20 pencils.  I gave some to my friend.  Now I have 12.  How many did I give away?  20 - ? = 12

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

• Generate story problems about family members.  For example, Mom went to the store and bought some cookies.  She ate a half a dozen cookies in the car.  Now she has 10 cookies.  How many cookies did mom have in the beginning?  :-) 
• 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  -   

I have finished the district M-Class assessment (which is used as a dyslexia screener).  The results will be sent home on January 31st.  We will be taking the middle of the year reading district MAP test in February.  1B and 1C will take it on February 3rd and 1A will take it on February 4th.  Please make sure your child's Ipad is fully charged for these days.  

    

    Reading:  We will be working on how to have conversations about books with our reading partners. We are working on being able to retell texts in ways that have meaning. We will also be starting on our next set of 23 sight words. This grading period has 46 sight words in total.  

    Writing:  We will be talking about adding text bubbles to the illustrations in the stories we write. 

    Spelling:  We will be digging in to /ie/ vowel team and words in the /ight/ family.

    Grammar: We will continue our study of verbs. 

Social Studies  -  We will be learning about historical figures and how they influenced their community, state, and nation.

Science -  We will learn about objects in the sky such as the sun, moon, and stars.

Miscellaneous Information From Your Teachers

*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!! 

*As the weather turns colder, please remember that we will still be going outside for recess.  District policy states that if the "feels like" temperature is above 32 degrees we will be going outside for some fresh air.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriate for recess weather.  Also, please write your child's name on the tag of their jacket.  Names in the jackets help keep them out of lost and found! 

*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. Also, please make sure that your child's water bottle has a "spill proof" cap.  Thank you for your help!

Please read the following message from Mrs. Matlock, our wonderful counselor..........

 Dear Parents and Guardians, 

In February your child’s Professional School Counselor will meet with all students about the topic of personal safety. Coppell ISD uses Play It Safe. Play It Safe  is a research-based, age-appropriate abuse prevention program.

The purpose of this personal safety presentation is to provide all children with information and practical skills to protect themselves by recognizing, reacting to, and reporting potentially dangerous situations. Topics that will be addressed vary at each grade level as they consider the child’s age and maturity level. 

Our Professional School Counselors are the presenters and will visit with each classroom, K-5, for approximately 30-45 minutes. Stories, puppets, group discussions, and videos are used in the low-key, age-appropriate presentation. 

You can obtain more information about the Play it Safe program at the following link: https://playitsafe.org/index.php. Also, feel free to contact your child’s Professional School Counselor if you have any questions. 

If you DO NOT want your child to view the Play It Safe Program, please email your campus' Professional School Counselor by Friday, February 4th.   Your child’s teacher will make sure that your child goes to an alternate learning environment during the Play It Safe presentation. 

If you would like your child to participate in this valuable learning opportunity no further action is needed. 

Sincerely,

Anne Lehew, M.Ed., PSC

Coordinator of Counseling and Social Emotional Learning

TCE's counselor is Kelly Matlock.  She can be reached at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

Click here to find Ms. Matlock's monthly newsletter.  

TCE Yearbook

https://photos.app.goo.gl/uZRPJqc4FU5NvejT8

Parent Newsletter

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. 😊 Birthday treats will continue to be passed out at the end of the day to be eaten at home.

Pics from the week

In math, we can prove how a fact family works. 

Lunch is always fun!

Planting onions!!!  SO fun!!!

We love partner reading!! 

Mohammed taught 1C how to make slime!!  

It even had glitter!!!!

Corbin taught 1B how to make a snow storm 

in a bottle!! Wow!!!

Jonah taught 1A how to make ice cream!!!  

1C wants the recipe!!!  I tasted it, 

and it was YUMMY!!!!!

January 24 - 28

February 14th- Valentine Party

February 18th - District Holiday ( No School )

February 21st - Bad Weather Day

February 26th - Last day to submit photos to the yearbook (see graphic below) 

March 11th - Early Release Day

March 14th -18th - Spring Break ( No School) 

March 25th - Report cards e-mailed home. 

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math -  Learners will say a number one more, one less, 10 more, 10 less than a given number.  We will also continue to solve word problems with the unknown in various positions.  Please continue to work with your child on counting by twos to 120.  I am so impressed with this group of mathematicians!  

Please see the link below to count by 2's to 100  (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2's) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

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

• Generate story problems about family members.  For example, Mom went to the store and bought some cookies.  She ate a half a dozen cookies in the car.  Now she has 10 cookies.  How many cookies did mom have in the beginning?  :-) 
• 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  -   

I have finished the district M-Class assessment (which is used as a dyslexia screener).  The results will be sent home on January 31st.  We will be taking the middle of the year reading district MAP test in February.  1B and 1C will take it on February 3rd and 1A will take it on February 4th.  Please make sure your child's Ipad is charged on these days.  

    

    Reading:  We will continue to use strategies to decode complex words by looking specifically at vowel teams that we find in words that we read. 

    Writing:  We will continue our non-fiction writing unit by being able to understand the difference between writing facts and writing opinions. 

    Spelling: We will continue to talk about different ways to make a long /e/ sound.  We will be concentrating on /ea/ vowel team.  Remember, when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking! 

    Grammar: We will concentrate on our study of verbs.

Social Studies  - We will be learning about historical figures and how they influenced their community, state, and nation.

Science -  We will learn about objects in the sky such as the sun, moon, and stars.

Miscellaneous Information From Your Teachers

*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!! 

*As the weather turns colder, please remember that we will still be going outside for recess.  District policy states that if the "feels like" temperature is above 32 degrees we will be going outside for some fresh air.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriate for recess weather.  Also, please write your child's name on the tag of their jacket.  Names in the jackets help keep them out of lost and found! 

*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. Also, please make sure that your child's water bottle has a "spill proof" cap.  Thank you for your help!

Please read the following message from Mrs. Matlock, our wonderful counselor..........

 Dear Parents and Guardians, 

In February your child’s Professional School Counselor will meet with all students about the topic of personal safety. Coppell ISD uses Play It Safe. Play It Safe  is a research-based, age-appropriate abuse prevention program.

The purpose of this personal safety presentation is to provide all children with information and practical skills to protect themselves by recognizing, reacting to, and reporting potentially dangerous situations. Topics that will be addressed vary at each grade level as they consider the child’s age and maturity level. 

Our Professional School Counselors are the presenters and will visit with each classroom, K-5, for approximately 30-45 minutes. Stories, puppets, group discussions, and videos are used in the low-key, age-appropriate presentation. 

You can obtain more information about the Play it Safe program at the following link: https://playitsafe.org/index.php. Also, feel free to contact your child’s Professional School Counselor if you have any questions. 

If you DO NOT want your child to view the Play It Safe Program, please email your campus' Professional School Counselor by Friday, February 4th.   Your child’s teacher will make sure that your child goes to an alternate learning environment during the Play It Safe presentation. 

If you would like your child to participate in this valuable learning opportunity no further action is needed. 

Sincerely,

Anne Lehew, M.Ed., PSC

Coordinator of Counseling and Social Emotional Learning

TCE's counselor is Kelly Matlock.  She can be reached at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

TCE Yearbook

https://photos.app.goo.gl/uZRPJqc4FU5NvejT8

Parent Newsletter

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. 😊 Birthday treats will continue to be passed out at the end of the day to be eaten at home.

Pics from the week

Indoor recess fun with friends! 

Cold weather means indoor recess fun! 

We love vocabulary!! 

Taking on a challenge with vocabulary! 

Marvelous Mathematicians!

1B!  You are AMAZING!  

I am ready for the cold weather! 💓

Scientists of the Week!!!!!!

Saksham taught 1B and 1C about dry erase ink!!! 

(1C's Scientist of the Week was absent)

The ink floated in the water!!!

Vihaan taught 1A how a volcano erupts using vinegar

and baking soda!!!!  Way to go!!

January 17 - 21

January 17th - No School (MLK day holiday)

February 14th- Valentine Party

February 18th - No School

February 21st - Bad Weather Day

March 11th - Early Release Day

March 14th -18th - Spring Break ( No School) 

March 25th - Report cards e-mailed home. 

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math -  Learners will practice adding a multiple of 10 with a 1 digit number.  We will practice skip counting by 2's, 5's and 10's to 120.  We will continue to decompose and compose numbers to 120 in more than one way.

Please see the link below to count by 2's to 100  (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2's) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

That makes 10

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

• Generate story problems about family members.  For example, Mom went to the store and bought some cookies.  She ate a half a dozen cookies in the car.  Now she has 10 cookies.  How many cookies did mom have in the beginning?  :-) 
• 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  -   

**For the next few weeks I will be completing district MIDDLE OF THE YEAR language arts assessments.  These assessments will consist of the MAP test and a dyslexia screener test.  The results will be sent home when I complete assessments with all learners.  Since these assessments are done individually, it will take me a few weeks to get to everyone assessed.  Thank you for your patience! 

    

    Reading:  We will concentrate on using strategies to decode complex words.  We will also talking about the elements of a story and author's purpose.  

    Writing:  We got a slow start to our new unit and were finishing up some writing skills these past two weeks.  Next week we will finally begin our non-fiction writing unit. 

    Spelling: We will be talking about the /oa/ vowel team and how it makes the long /o/ sound.  Remember, when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!  

    Grammar: We will continue to work on nouns and at the end of the week we will start digging into verbs. 

Social Studies - We will gather and sequence information about a topic.

Science -  We will continue with our weather unit.

Miscellaneous Information From Your Teachers

*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!! 

*As the weather turns colder, please remember that we will still be going outside for recess.  District policy states that if the "feels like" temperature is above 32 degrees we will be going outside for some fresh air.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriate for recess weather.  Also, please write your child's name on the tag of their jacket.  Names in the jackets help keep them out of lost and found! 

*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. Also, please make sure that your child's water bottle has a "spill proof" cap.  Thank you for your help!

TCE Yearbook

https://photos.app.goo.gl/uZRPJqc4FU5NvejT8

Parent Newsletter

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. 😊 Birthday treats will continue to be passed out at the end of the day to be eaten at home.

Pics from the week

WOW!  We know a lot about numbers! 

                                             

                   Alex taught 1B about a hydrolysis

                   reaction!!!!  It generated bubbles!!!
   

                                   

                      Eshaan taught 1A about

                         "magic pepper"!!!!

                          

 Connor taught 1C how to

make a table top volcano that

ERUPTED!! They loved learning about the chemical reaction between the vinegar and baking soda!!!