TCE First Grade 2022-2023: May 15

Calendar

May 22nd - Field Day

May 23rd - Yearbook Signing Day (If your child didn't purchase a yearbook, we will provide them with something that they can use to get signatures from their friends).

May 26th - Last day of school - early release at 12:30

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD'S IPAD IS FULLY CHARGED EACH DAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF IPADS COMING TO SCHOOL THAT ARE NOT CHARGED. SOME ACTIVITIES WE DO REQUIRE AN IPAD AND IT CAN BE DIFFICULT IF YOUR CHILD DOESN'T HAVE A WORKING IPAD TO USE. THANK YOU!

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math

We will continue to review our first-grade math skills. Learners will begin working on an end-of-the-year choice board to show their learning.

Fun videos to watch with your child:

Math Activities to do with your child at home

Go on a shape hunt with your child. Let them tell you all about the attributes of a particular shape
Play guess my shape? I am thinking of a shape that has 8 vertices, 12 edges, and 6 faces. What shape am I thinking of? ( cube or rectangular prism) Two triangles make me. What shape am I thinking of? ( rhombus) I have 5 sides and 5 vertices. What shape am I thinking of? (Pentagon)
Gather a group of coins and practice counting them together :-) As we are counting our coins, we say "When we change coins, we change the way we count." Have fun!
Generate story problems about family members. For example, Mom went to the store and bought some cookies. She ate 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.
DREAMBOX - 15 minutes daily. Please do not tell your child the answers. The program is designed to help them at their level.

Language Arts

We will spend next week reviewing some first grade skills and preparing ourselves for second grade. How in the world is the end of the year upon us already? Your sweet kids are amazing readers and writers! We had so much fun finishing up our realistic fiction books this week and then spending a day reading each other's stories and writing compliments. They really do amaze me!

**Your child will have access to the Raz Kids App over the summer. Please make sure they log on and practice their skills so that they don't lose any fluency or comprehension over the summer.

Social Studies - We will continue learning about landforms.

Science - We will continue learning about food chains and interdependence.

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 studies)

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 the 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

Who can visit my child for lunch?

Every Friday families are allowed to eat lunch in the cafeteria.

District guidelines limit lunchroom visitors at the elementary level to parents, immediate family members with written permission from a parent, and campus mentors. Immediate family members are defined as the student’s parents/step-parents, siblings, grandparents, or any person residing in the home. A parent can list the person(s) who have permission to have lunch for the entire school year.

If anyone other than the parent(s) listed as guardians in our district eschool system is eating with the child, we will need written documentation of your approval.

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:

Coding in Library!!!!!