TCE First Grade 2019-2020

February 28, 2020

March 2nd - 6th

Calendar:

March 4th - Wacky Wednesday Schedule
March 5th - Class Picture Day (Don't forget to order group picture online)
March 5th - Open House 5:30 - 7:00
March 8th - Mrs. Burks's Birthday
March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL Spring Break
March 20th - Report Cards go home (sign and return)
April 2nd - Field trip to Kidzania in Frisco

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

Spelling - We will continue to study compound words. Our test will be March 6th
Writer's Workshop - We are working on written pieces to showcase at Open House. We are excited to show you our published book!
Reader's Workshop - We will be choosing and practicing books to read to you at Open House

Math:
Learners will use concrete and pictorial models to solve comparison word problems within 20.

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
Learners will create a digital bar graph that reflects the temperature of two different locations. They will discuss what they notice and make predictions on what will happen next.

Discussions At Home:

What is your child excited to show you at Open House?

Field Trip:

Please don't forget to sign the permission slips and send in payment for our field trip! We are so excited go to Kidzania!

In Other News:

Field trip permission slips went home this week. Signed permission slips and money are due to TCE by Wednesday, March 4th. Don't forget to sign up to chaperone!

Class picture day is March 5th. Don't forget to order your class picture online. Our first graders always love having a class picture at the end of the year!!

TCE BOOK FAIR

The book fair is coming and TCE needs your help!! Click on the link to sign up for a volunteer slot! THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Book Fair Link

Remind Parents to Register for Read to Succeed!

There is still time for your students to register to earn a free Six Flags ticket for reading 6 hours!

We've received a ton of great feedback about our new Read to Succeed eReading Log program! Parents are finding it easy to use, and a fun way to monitor their kid's progress.

We want to make sure that everyone who wants to register for the program gets registered. Could you email your student's parents and remind them to register soon if they want to sign up for the program?

You can send along this message, as it contains all information parents need to register!

Parents can register for Read to Succeed using the details below:

Register child at sixflags.com/books using code XBX8B
By April 17, complete the online reading log for your child.
Expect a Six Flags Over Texas ticket for your child in May!

Once your child is registered, you will have access to your online account.

Parent Portal

Sincerely,

The Six Flags Read to Succeed Team
sixflags.com/read

First Grade Pics

The Ford Brothers! 💙💙

Happy 120th day! First grade is 120 days smarter!
We can decompose numbers up to 120!
We can make change up to $1.20!

We celebrated the 120th day of school!
We can count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s to 120.
We are amazing!

February 21, 2020

February 24th - 28th

Calendar:

March 5th - Class Picture Day
March 5th - Open House 5:30 - 7:00
March 8th - Mrs. Burks's Birthday
March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL Spring Break
March 20th - Report Cards go home (sign and return)
April 2nd - Field trip to Kidzania in Frisco

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

Spelling - compound words (We will study this for 2 weeks. Our test will be on March 6th)
Writer's Workshop - We will work on editing our rough draft when we make a final copy of a writing piece.
Reader's Workshop - We are using our books to discover nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Social Studies:
We will talk about how we have grown and changed throughout first grade. We will use adjectives to help describe ourselves and how we have changed this year.

Math:
We will finish up our unit on counting coins. We will be revisiting word problems. Learners will create and solve word problems up to 20.

Please see the link to practice identifying coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY

Please see the link to practice counting coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmucV-U2c

Please see the link below to exercise while counting to 120 by 5s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg0eu9_fsM

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
We will begin creating a booklet about seasons. The children are excited about showing their learning! The booklet will be displayed at open house.

Discussions At Home:

How many words can you find that are compound words?
What is the difference between a noun, a verb, and an adjective?

In Other News:

Class picture day is March 5th. Don't forget to order your class picture online. Information came home this week. Our first graders always love having a class picture at the end of the year!!

TCE BOOK FAIR

The book fair is coming and TCE needs your help!! Click on the link to sign up for a volunteer slot! THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Book Fair Link

Remind Parents to Register for Read to Succeed!

There is still time for your students to register to earn a free Six Flags ticket for reading 6 hours!

Register child at sixflags.com/books using code XBX8B
By April 17, complete the online reading log for your child.
Expect a Six Flags Over Texas ticket for your child in May!

Once your child is registered, you will have access to your online account.

Parent Portal

Sincerely,

The Six Flags Read to Succeed Team
sixflags.com/read

First Grade Pics

We love spending time in the library
with our friends!!

Basketball season has arrived!!

Mrs. Mancuso always makes us
happy on library days!!

So much fun helping out Kinder with their math!

Kinder collecting data from first grade.

February 13, 2020

February 18 - 21

Calendar:

February 17th - NO SCHOOL - weather day
February 20th - Town Center Cultural Night and Art Show 5:30 - 7:00pm
March 5th - Open House
March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL Spring Break

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

Writer's Workshop - We will work on adding details to our writing!
Reader's Workshop - We will work on reading more, more, and more to help build our stamina!

Social Studies:
We will continue learning about individuals that who impacted our state and nation.

Math: The learners will continue to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 120. We will continue to practice counting a group of coins and look at all the ways to make a dollar. We will begin to discuss how and why do people earn money.

Please see the link to practice identifying coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY

Please see the link to practice counting coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmucV-U2c

Please see the link below to exercise while counting to 120 by 5s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg0eu9_fsM

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
Learners will continue to research about each season and what makes that season special.

Discussions At Home:

Don't forget to read to your child every night. There are so many great benefits to reading to your child!!!!

builds vocabulary
helps with fluency
promotes communication
teaches inflection in voice
increases reading level
increases imagination in children
builds academia in subject matter
and many more!!!!

Grab some coins and work with your child to find the value of the coins. Discuss all the ways to make a dollar.

In Other News:

Mark your Calendars!!!! First grade is going on a field trip on April 2nd to Kidzania in Frisco. More information will follow but we wanted to let you know in case you would like to accompany us and need to take a day off of work. We can't wait!!

3rd Annual TCE Cultural Night
Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 20th from 5:30-7:00pm for Town Center’s 3rd Annual Cultural Night! Learner art will also be showcased in our gym! Last year was such a great time celebrating our cultures with family, friends, food, and fun! A flyer came home in your child's backpack this week. We hope you can sign up to share a traditional dish! This is one of our favorite nights!! We hope you can come and celebrate with us!!

First Grade Pics:

These boys are too cute!

We love having big brothers stop by to say hello!

Who can make the greatest number?

February 7, 2020

Feb. 10 - 14th

Calendar:

February 13th - Valentine's Day Party 2:00 - 3:00 All parents are welcome!!
February 14th - NO SCHOOL for students
February 17th - NO SCHOOL - weather day
February 20th - Town Center Cultural Night and Art Show 5:30 - 7:00pm
March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL Spring Break

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

We will NOT have new spelling words next week. We will use this time to review one of our long vowel rules...........When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!!!
Writer's Workshop - We will work on some fun valentine writing next week!
Reader's Workshop - We will continue using our reading super powers to increase our fluency and comprehension!

Social Studies:
We will talk about friendship, kindness, and compassion as we complete some fun valentine activities! We can't wait for our party!!

Math: The learners will continue to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 120. We will practice counting a group of coins and look at all the ways to make a dollar.

Please see the link to practice identifying coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY

Please see the link to practice counting coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmucV-U2c

Please see the link below to exercise while counting to 120 by 5s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg0eu9_fsM

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
Learners will continue to research about each season and what makes that season special.

Discussions At Home:

Don't forget to read to your child every night. There are so many great benefits to reading to your child!!!!

builds vocabulary
helps with fluency
promotes communication
teaches inflection in voice
increases reading level
increases imagination in children
builds academia in subject matter
and many more!!!!

Grab some coins and work with your child to find the value of the coins. Discuss all the ways to make a dollar.

In Other News:

We can't wait to celebrate Valentine's Day!! Our room moms are busy getting a wonderful party together for us. All parents are welcome on February 13th from 2-3. A letter will come home with your child about valentine cards for friends in our class. They LOVE to open their valentine cards at our party. If you have any questions about the cards, please let your teacher know.

Mark your Calendars!!!! First grade is going on a field trip on April 2nd to Kidzania in Frisco. More information will follow but we wanted to let you know in case you would like to accompany us and need to take a day off of work. We can't wait!!

First Grade Pics:

What a treat to have a guest reader from the high school.

We love when Mrs. Matlock comes to visit our classroom!

World Read Aloud Day with the CHS Red Jackets!

We are all missing our front teeth!!!

We loved skyping with Miss Vincenzo's (Mrs. Vincenzo's daugher) kindergarten
class from Canyon Ranch Elementary!!

We love our school board members!! Thank you
to Mr. Hill for coming and reading to us on
World Read Aloud Day!!!

January 31, 2020

January 30th - February 3rd

Calendar:

February 13th - Valentine's Day Party 2:00 - 3:00 All parents are welcome!!
February 14th - NO SCHOOL for students
February 17th - Weather Day (No school if we DO NOT use a weather day)
March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL Spring Break

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

Spelling: We will talk about when to use /oa/ and /ow/ to make the long /o/ sound
Writer's Workshop: We are discovering ways to make longer sentences with more descriptive words and connecting words like "and" and "because".
Reader's Workshop: The best way to become a better reader is to read, read, and then read some more. We love having time each day to read independently and with a partner.

Social Studies: The learners will understand that everything that happens today connects to the past.

Math: The learners will continue to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 120. We will identify coins and represent each coin by their value.

Please see the link to practice identifying coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY

Please see the link to practice counting coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmucV-U2c

Please see the link below to exercise while counting to 120 by 5s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg0eu9_fsM

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
Learners will research about each season and what makes that season special.

Discussions At Home:

Don't forget to read to your child every night. There are so many great benefits to reading to your child!!!!

builds vocabulary
helps with fluency
promotes communication
teaches inflection in voice
increases reading level
increases imagination in children
builds academia in subject matter
and many more!!!!

Grab some coins and work with your child to find the value of the coins. Discuss all the ways to make a dollar.

In Other News:

We can't wait to celebrate Valentine's Day!! Our room moms are busy getting a wonderful party together for us. All parents are welcome on February 13th from 2-3. A letter will come home with your child about valentine cards for friends in our class. They LOVE to open their valentine cards at our party. If you have any questions about the cards, please let your teacher know.

Mark your Calendars!!!! First grade is going on a field trip on April 2nd to Kidzania in Frisco. More information will follow but we wanted to let you know in case you would like to accompany us and need to take a day off of work. We can't wait!!

3rd Annual TCE Cultural Night
Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 20th from 5:30-7:00pm for Town Center’s 3rd Annual Cultural Night! Learner art will also be showcased in our gym! Last year was such a great time celebrating our cultures with family, friends, food, and fun! Look for a flyer to come home in your child's backpack. We can't wait to celebrate this wonderful night!

First Grade Pics:

We finished our middle of the year MAP testing
in language arts. Test taking sure has changed
since our teachers were in school!!!

We are 100 days smarter!! Happy 100th day of school!!!

Who doesn't love a little indoor recess?

Best of friends!

So Handsome!

January 24, 2020

January 27 - January 31

Calendar:

January 27th - Happy 100th day of school!!!!
January 28th - Spring Creek Fundraiser night
February 13th - Valentine's Day Party 2:00 - 3:00 All parents are welcome!!
February 14th - NO SCHOOL
February 17th - Weather Day (No school if we DO NOT use a weather day)
March 9th - 13th - NO SCHOOL Spring Break

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

Spelling: We will learn how /ie/ and /igh/ can make the long /i/ sound.
Writer's Workshop: Our expository writing is AMAZING!!! We are working hard on adding details to our writing pieces.
Reader's Workshop: We will continue to study our next list of sight words and continue to work on fluency and comprehension when reading our leveled books.
Next week we will be taking the middle of the year MAP test for language arts.

Social Studies:
We will continue to learn how famous Americans in our history affect our lives today. We are so fortunate to have these wonderful examples of kindness, bravery, and perseverance in our American history!

Math:

We will continue to skip count to 120. We will begin to introduce coins and the value of each coin. We will discuss the importance of graphs and use data to create picture and bar-type graphs.

Please see the link to practice identifying coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY

Please see the link to practice counting coins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtmucV-U2c

Please see the link below to exercise while counting to 120 by 5s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg0eu9_fsM

Please see the link below to count by 2s to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
Learners will discuss how weather changes with the seasons. We will be tracking the weather and compare to other areas around the world.

Discussions At Home:
Please continue to discuss the importance of skip counting. We use skip counting for basic tasks such as telling the time or dealing with money. Activities such as sports, shopping or even counting large quantities are made easier by acquiring the ability to skip count. Practice skip counting at home with your child. Give your child pennies and have them skip count the value. It is so much fun and it will benefit your child.

Take a walk around the neighborhood, in the park, or at a local botanical garden. Ask your child to observe and describe the weather, temperature, and the changes they see in the trees, plants, and wildlife for the season and weather.

Listen to a sentence and find which word is the noun and which word is the verb. Can you make the sentence better by adding an adjective?

Don't forget to read to your child every night. There are so many great benefits to reading to your child!!!!

builds vocabulary
helps with fluency
promotes communication
teaches inflection in voice
increases reading level
increases imagination in children
builds academia in subject matter
and many more!!!!

In Other News:

Mark your Calendars!!!! First grade is going on a field trip on April 2nd to Kidzania in Frisco. More information will follow but we wanted to let you know in case you would like to accompany us and need to take a day off of work. We can't wait!!

First Grade Pics:

Thank you PTO! We loved the science experiments from High Touch High Tech!

Morning Announcements Speakers! Way to go 1st grade!

What will happen when we combine vinegar and baking soda?

How can we break molecules apart?

Can you make a solid by combining 4 liquids?

Thank you High Touch/High Tech for teaching us
all about Matter!!!

January 17, 2020

January 20th - January 25th

Calendar:
January 20th - No School
January 22nd - Wacky Wednesday schedule
January 28th - Spring Creek Fundraiser night
February 13th - Valentine's Day Party 2:00 - 3:00 All parents are welcome!!
February 14th - No School
February 17th - Weather Day (No school if we DO NOT use a weather day)

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

Spelling: /ea/ makes the long /e/ sound. "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking".
Writer's Workshop: We will continue our study of expository writing.
Reader's Workshop: We will continue to work on our comprehension and fluency when reading. We will also be talking about "Author's Purpose" -- to inform, entertain, and persuade

Social Studies:
We will continue our unit on history and discovering how events from the past affect our present and future. We will talk about the connections between the past and present. Our Mind Missions reflect our unit of study. This week we designed a stretcher to help Clara Barton carry injured soldiers. Next week we will make a ladle to help Eleanor Roosevelt serve soup in her soup kitchen. We will also finish our exploration into MLK's life.

Math:

We will review all the ways to decompose a number up to 120. Learners will practice counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's to 120. We will begin introducing coins and identifying their value.

Please see the link below to exercise while counting to 120 by 5s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg0eu9_fsM

Please see the link below to count by 2's to 100 (1st grade's goal is to count to 120 by 2's)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU

Science:
We will discuss how the weather changes from season to season.

Discussions At Home:

What events in our past affect how we live now?
Clara Barton helped start the American Red Cross. How does this organization still help people today?

Discuss the importance of skip counting. We use skip counting for basic tasks such as telling the time or dealing with money. Activities such as sports, shopping or even counting large quantities are made easier by acquiring the ability to skip count. Practice skip counting at home with your child. Give your child pennies and have them skip count the value. It is so much fun and it will benefit your child.

Watch a weather forecast with your child or look at one together in the newspaper or on the internet. Ask your child to identify and explain the weather symbols and describe what the weather will be like.

In Other News:

Mark your Calendars!!!! First grade is going on a field trip on April 2nd to Kidzania in Frisco. More information will follow but we wanted to let you know in case you would like to accompany us and need to take a day off of work. We can't wait!!

Next week we will have High Touch/High Tech come to visit first grade! We are excited to have some hands on science with this amazing company!! Thank you PTO!!!!

Coats, coats, and more coats...........Please make sure to write your name on the tag of your child's coat. Let's try to keep those coats out of Lost and Found! Also remember, if the temperature is above freezing, we will go outside. Don't forget to send your child with a coat each day.

First Grade Pics: