TCE First Grade 2021-2022: March 21

March 21st - Return to school from spring break

March 25th - Report cards e-mailed home.

April 15th - Regular School Day

April 18th - Student Holiday

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math - Learners will skip count by twos, fives, and tens to determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels and/or dimes. Learners will also discover a variety of ways to make up to a dollar. For example, learners will discover that 4 quarters equal a dollar as well as 10 dimes.

Click here to sing along while learning about coins.

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

Gather a group of coins and practice counting them together :-) We always say "When we change coins, we change the way we count." Have fun!
Ask your child to describe a penny, dime, nickel and quarter. Skip count while counting a group of coins.
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 -

Reading: We will continue to use strategies to correct reading mistakes and monitor comprehension. We will also start on our study of the last list of sight words for first grade. Can you believe we are on the last list already?? Time is flying!

Writing: We will spend the week choosing the type of writing we would like to practice.

*non-fiction

*narrative

*persuasive

*letters

Spelling: When we come back from break we will talk about the /ou/ sound.

Social Studies - We will continue with our Economics Unit!! We will describe how various jobs contribute to the production of goods and services.

Science - We will begin our Life Cycles Unit! We will notice changes as an animal goes through its life cycle.

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's counselor is Kelly Matlock. She can be reached at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.
Click here to find Ms. Matlock's monthly newsletter.

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

Happy 120th Day of School!

We can count by ones, twos, fives, and tens to 120!

We are getting ready for 2nd grade!