TCE First Grade 2022-2023: August 29

Calendar

August 31st - Fall school pictures for the yearbook.

September 1st - Curriculum Night 5:30 in room A104, Mrs. Sork's classroom. Parents only, please.

September 5th - No School (Labor Day)

September 9th - Special Friends Day 9:15 - 10:15 - Each learner is invited to bring a special friend (parent, grandparent, special friend) to visit TCE.

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math

Next week, we will continue to subitize numbers. Please see the links below to practice subitizing at home. We will also represent numbers up to 20 in standard form, expanded form, and word form.

Subitizing up to 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yyz_OycV4A

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

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

Language Arts

Spelling/Phonics - We will begin our spelling curriculum next week. Each week we will concentrate on a different spelling rule. The spelling rule for next week is the short /a/ sound. Look for a letter coming home on Monday that will explain our spelling in first grade.

Reading - We will learn how to use good reading habits when reading. We will also be finishing our review of kindergarten sight words. An assessment will be coming home next week. If your child misses any words on the assessment, please help them at home. We are moving on to our first grade words soon. Thank you!!

Writing - We will review continue writing a good sentence by including a capital letter to start, finger spaces, and a period to end our sentence. This foundation of writing is imperative before we get into our journal writing.

Social Studies

We will continue learning about the importance of rules and laws in the home, school, and community.

Science

We will learn how to use physical characteristics to describe objects.

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) *Paper Towels

Announcements:

Please remember to send your child's Ipad to school every day. Also, please make sure that it is charged every evening. Thank you!!
The front car-loop areas are for our families that are dropping off and picking up their child(ren). In order to help keep our lines moving, we ask parents not to exit their vehicles in the car-loop lines. If your child requires additional assistance, please park in one of our parking spaces. We also ask that all families use the designated crosswalks when walking across the parking lot. This is for the safety of all our learners. Thank you for your help in keeping our kids safe!
Please make sure to look at your child's daily behavior calendar. Our goal is for the children to color in the day with the appropriate behavior. Many times, the children forget. If it is not colored, please assume it is a great day. If you see a teacher comment, we would love for you to have a conversation with your child about what happened to receive the comment. Please know many warnings were given before a comment was written. :-)
Please review and take out all papers from their take-home folder each day.

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 teaches math to all of the first grade)

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

Mrs. McCullough: jmccullough@coppellisd.com (Mrs. McCullough teaches science and social studies to all of the first grade. She also will be taking them to the library each week.)

Coppell Cares

Coppell Cares will provide the Weekend Backpack Program (WBPK) again this school year. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Siblings living in the same household, are also eligible to participate. If your family would benefit from a weekly Friday snack bag delivery, please complete the following form to sign up:

English Application:

https://forms.gle/NDV8iAJbCUwcEUuu5

Spanish Application:

https://forms.gle/xEQi6c2Ghsa7Hye48

WBPK deliveries will begin Friday, 9/8/2022. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break.

If you have any questions, please reach out to TCE's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

DISMISSAL

If you change the way your child goes home at the end of the day, you will need to email your teacher. Children will be sent home their "usual" way unless we hear directly from a parent. Also, please make sure that the teacher has responded to your email to ensure that we got the message. If you don't hear back from your teacher, please call the office to let them know about dismissal changes.

Celebrations & Birthday Treats

We will celebrate your child’s birthday with a spotlight on our daily school-wide announcements and a goody bag from the school that contains several items, including a coupon for a free treat in the cafeteria.

If you choose to send birthday food treats to school, they will need to be in their original packaging that lists ingredients. Please send the treats to our school nurse. She will look over the ingredients and then deliver them to your child's homeroom class. These treats will be sent home with the learners at the end of the day for them to enjoy at home.

School Lunches

For the last two years, free and reduced meals were provided for all Texas public school children. Beginning September 29th, families must complete an application to qualify for free or reduced-priced meals. For more information, check out the Coppell ISD Child Nutrition website. Complete your School Meal Application here. Allow up to ten days to process your application.

Photos From The Week

Pictures can only be shared of learners whose parents have selected "ALL" on their child's disclosure statement. If you selected "PRINTED PUBLICATIONS ONLY" or "NONE", we are not allowed to include photos of your child in the blog. If you would like to change your child's disclosure choice so they can be included in the photos (or you can't remember what option you chose), please email Lfairchild@coppellisd.com. Thanks so much!