May 2 - 6

  Calendar Events:  

May 13th - Family Day at lunch (parents only - 11:00)

May 14th - Mrs. Vincenzo's birthday

May 23rd - Field Day

May 27th - Last Day of School - Early Release

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math -  We will practice reading a clock as well as review past math skills, such as fact families, story problems and skip counting.   

Fun math songs about telling time

Telling time to the half hour and hour

Measurement Song

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

• Go on a shape hunt.  Look for 3 dimensional shapes.  Let your child tell you how many vertices, edges and faces it a rectangular prism  or a cube has.  Which shape has more edges?  Which shape has more faces?  You will be so impressed!  I am so proud of my 1st grade mathematicians!  
• You can find geometric shapes everywhere!  Practice observation skills and help your child notice geometric shapes on a family walk or drive.  Discuss how many sides and vertices they see. Have a discussion with your child about rectangles and squares.  Ask your child, "Why is a square a special rectangle?" Discuss the attributes of 2 dimensional shapes.   
• 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  -   

    Writing:    We will be using our knowledge of writing to create a memory book for each friend in our class.  We will be working on these for the rest of the year.  Look for your child's book to come home soon!  It is so amazing to see how much these kids love each other.  The books are precious! 

    Reading:  We will continue to read for accuracy and fluency by using all of the strategies we have learned.  I am also completing my end of year M Class assessments with each individual learner.  This information will come home at the end of the year.  We took the same assessment in the beginning of the year and in the middle of the year.  I love to see their growth over time! 

    Grammar:  We will continue to talk about the suffixes "ly" and "ful" and how they change the root word.

Social Studies  -  We will continue learning about maps and globes!!

Science - We will learn about food chains and interdependence among living organisms.

The 1^st grade "TCE Chick Cam" is on! The hatch date is April 29th:).

Feel free to watch if interested. 

https://youtu.be/K8V5H7o1QF4

Field trip to the Dallas Zoo

Thank you to everyone who came with us to the zoo!  We couldn't have done it without you.  We had a blast!  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

End of year conference

It's hard to believe that we are coming to the end of the year.  If you have any concerns about your child's academics and you would like to schedule conference to discuss next steps, please reach out to your homeroom teacher. We will not be offering conferences after May 13th due to the crazy schedule that will be occurring at the end of the year. 

Miscellaneous Information From Your Teachers

*Please remember to send your child's CHARGED Ipad to school every day.  We have many Ipads coming to school that are not charged which can be frustrating for learners when they can't participate in an activity.  Thank you!! 

*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

Dallas Zoo pictures will be published next week! 

Book Publishing Day!!

We loved reading each other's books! 

We loved sharing our stories with friends. 

We used post it notes to write compliments!

Authors all around!! 

Scientists of the Week

Aadhya taught 1B about "magic"pepper!!

1B LOVED this experiment!!

Way to go, Aadhya!

Moaaz taught 1B about "magic"

pepper.  He showed them that if you use too much

 pepper, the dish soap will not make the pepper repel! 

1B loved learning about this!!!

Aditya taught 1A that sound waves travel through

 thread!!  He let each learner have a turn to experience this!  

1A loved this experiment!!

Telling Time is so much fun! 

Scientist of the Week

Aryan taught 1C how to make a volcano erupt!!

He mixed vinegar, water and baking soda and then added a couple of drops of red food coloring!  It was a huge explosion!

1C loved it!!