Wednesday, October 5, 2022

October 11 - 14

  Calendar

October 10 - No School

October 12 - Picture Retakes/ Walk to school day

October 13 - Silly Sock Day

October 14 - Color Run (See graphic below)

October 14 - Report cards emailed home

Look at what we will be learning next week: 

Math -  We will continue to focus on addition strategies to help us remember our facts.   We will continue to compose and decompose numbers while solving addition and subtraction problems.  

Math Activities to do with your child:

*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 a number.  It has 1 ten and 15 ones.   What number am I thinking? 

*Say 5 numbers 2, 12, 22, 32, 42.  Ask your child to tell you the next 5 numbers

*Please count with your child daily from any given number. :-) Your child has been working on counting to 120 by tens.  Let them show you!  :-) 

*skip count by tens /skip count by tens from any given number up to 120 or beyond. 

*Have your child pick a two-digit number less than 20 and have them tell you what is 10 more or 10 less.  For those of you who want a challenge, have them pick a two-digit number greater than 20.  Have a discussion with your child.  Here are some questions you can ask. What is one more and one less?  Is it even or odd?  How many tens does your number have?  Can you tell me the expanded form?  What digit is in the one place, etc.

* 10 minutes of Dreambox  - Dreambox can be challenging.  Please do not tell your child the answer.  You are more than welcome to guide them and discuss the problem as they work to find an answer.   The program is designed to give your child problems based on their level.  Many times, children who are given the answers,  become upset because the questions become too hard and they are not ready for such a challenging level.   


Click on the link below to review the first-grade math standards.  :-) 

https://www.math4texas.org/Page/46

Language Arts 

Spelling/Phonics -   We will talk about our last short vowel /i/.  

Reading - As we start the new grading period we will begin with our second list of sight words.  There are 23 words total and we will start with the first ten next week.  We will also add choice books to our leveled readers in our "Book in a Bags".  We are very excited about this!! 

Writing -  We are going strong in our narrative writing unit.  We have been writing a story using three pictures to guide our writing.  We will now look at just one picture to guide our writing and practice being able to tell 3 events that occurred in the picture in sequential order.

Social Studies  - We will explain and practice voting as a way of making choices and decisions and can identify rules and laws that establish order, provide security, and manage conflict.

Science  -We will predict and describe how a magnet can be used to push or pull an object.

Color Run

Mark your calendars for the Town Center Color Run on October 14th, 5:30-7:00 p.m.! This is our big fundraiser for the year, so please plan to join us. The fundraiser will run from Oct. 3rd through Oct.14th, ending with the run.


Here’s how the fundraiser will work:

• All TCE students will be given a Color Run shirt and be able to be a part of the run at no cost. Parents that want to participate in the run can register at www.tcepto.com for $20.00.

• Each class will work together to raise funds and win class rewards when they hit goals overall as a class.

• Donations can be made online at www.tcepto.com, or students can bring in cash or check (payable to TCE PTO). Make sure the donations are marked with your student’s name and teacher so that it’s added to their class total. Send our donation link to family and friends that would be interested in donating.


Donations from this fundraiser will go to fund Field Day, buses for field trips, Teacher Appreciation Week, and classroom grants.



1A and 1B  have earned up to "shoes off".
1C has earned "sit anywhere at lunch"


Announcements:

  • School begins at 7:40.  If your child arrives after 7:40 they will need to go to the office and receive a tardy pass.  Please make sure your child arrives in the building before 7:40 each day.  
  • Please remember to send your child's Ipad to school every day.  Also, please make sure that it is charged every evening.  Thank you!! 
  • 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.  

Email is the best way to get in touch with your child's teacher: 

  • Mrs. Sork:  msork@coppellisd.com  (math)
  • Mrs. Vincenzo:  lvincenzo@coppellisd.com  (language arts)
  • Mrs. McCullough: jmccullough@coppellisd.com (science and social studies0

Dismissal 

If you change the way your child goes home at the end of the day, please 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

Math With Friends! 







1B Smiles
1B!💞


1C!!!!! I love their happy, positive attitudes!!!


Leha taught 1B how a crumpled piece of paper placed in a small glass
can stay dry when turning it upside down into a bowl of water!!
1B was AMAZED!!!!!! Way to go!!


Shanti taught 1A how a hot air balloon works by using a flame, 
an empty tea bag, and a piece of foil paper.  Oh my goodness!!
We LOVED it!!!!! Way to rock it!!


Authors, authors, everywhere!!!





1C loves Library Time!!!!  
Look at this concentration!!!Wow1111

1A loved our first spirit assembly!  

Teachers playing Hungry Hungry Hippos!!
Congrats to Mrs Burks for the win!!  

Coppell Fire Department came out to
teach us about fire safety in their
mission control rocket! 







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