October 28th - November 1st

Calendar:

November 6th - Wacky Wednesday Schedule
November 7th - STEM night with Ross Perot Museum at TCE  5-7
November 7th - Mrs. Sork's birthday
November 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony  8:00am
November 20th - Wacky Wednesday Schedule
November 21st - Social Study "Traditions" home project sent home. 
November 25th - 29th - NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving holiday

CISD Family Survey:

CISD is currently surveying our families in order to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district effectiveness. This survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete and will be a valuable source of information for us, as we work to make our schools and our district the best that they can be. You may complete the survey online between now and Nov. 4, using a computer, tablet or smartphone. To take the survey, please visit https://surveys.panoramaed.com, then select your child(ren)’s school. If you have multiple children in CISD, we ask that you take the survey for each school your child attends.

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

• Making the long /u/ sound using silent e. 
• In Reader's Workshop we will focus on building stamina and how to stay focused when reading. 
• In Writer's Workshop we will will continue our "How To" writing in order to teach the reader something in sequential order. 
• During Grammar talks we will talk about how all sentences have a matching subject and verb. 

Social Studies:
Next week we will talk about the difference between "Long Ago" and "Today" and how the world around us has changed.  We will also talk about how technology has affected our world.  

Math:

Learners will review strategies used to solve addition and subtraction problems.  We will also begin to represent a word problem with a number sentence.

Please see the link below to practice math facts

https://www.abcya.com/games/math_facts_game

Please see the link below to practice your double facts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68

Please see the link below to practice your double facts plus one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZ9DLEjgto

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

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

Science:
We will be ending our unit on how force, motion, and energy are related and are part of everyday life.  We will begin exploring with magnets and discuss what is magnetic and what is not.

Discussions At Home:
Don't forget to practice your sight words and spelling words at home each week.

With our new social studies unit, LONG AGO and TODAY, this would be a great time to talk about how things were different in school when you were a child in first grade.  It's amazing how things have changed!

What are nouns and verbs in a sentence?

Practice counting to 120 by 5s and 10s.

Encourage your child to  use different strategies to show two ways they can solve 9 + 8.  Have your child share answers and discuss all the strategies.

In Other News:

Today your child is bringing home a Town Center Elementary School-Parent Compact.  It needs to be signed by both student and parent and returned to school.  Thank you!!!

Thank you to everyone who has returned their signed report card.  If you haven't sent it back, please try to send them back next week.  thank you!

We will NOT be dressing up for Halloween.  Please do not send your child to school in a costume on that day.  Thank you!!

Mark you calendars for November 7th from 5-7.  All TCE  families are invited to spend some time with us as the Ross Perot Museum comes to TCE for some STEM fun!


Library:  Please don't forget to bring back your library books each week.   New books can only be checked out once the old books have been returned.
All first grade classes will be attending the library on Mondays beginning next week.  ALL library books are due back to your homeroom on Monday.  New books will not be able to be checked out until the previous week's books are returned.

First Grade Pics:

 

First grade teachers wear camouflage..Make drugs disappear!  

Going on a verb hunt!! 

Hunting for verbs with QR codes!! 

Friends helping friends learn!! 

We love when learning allows
us to move around the room!! 

October 21 - 25

Calendar:

October 18th:  PTO Family Movie Night in the TCE Gym 6:00
October 18th:  Report Cards go home  (please sign and return)
October 21st - 25th:  Red Ribbon Week
October 25th - Wacky Wednesday - (learners will go directly to the gym in the morning)
November 7th - STEM night with Ross Perot Museum at TCE  5-7
November 7th - Mrs. Sork's birthday
November 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony  8:00am
November 25th - 29th - NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving holiday

Next week is RED RIBBON WEEK!  We would love to have everyone participate next week! Please see below to know what to wear each day. 

Look At What We Will Be Learning Next Week:

Language Arts:

• Making the long /i/ sound using silent e.
• During Writer's Workshop we are working on our "How to" writing.  We will be concentrating on putting actions in sequential order when writing.  
• During Reader's Workshop we will continue to use our reading strategies to increase fluency when reading.
• During Grammar Talks we will talk about past tense verbs and how to show that something has already happened. 

Social Studies:
Since this  week we concentrated on Christopher Columbus, next week we will now begin  our study of our NATIONAL SYMBOLS.  We will talk about the Statue of Liberty, the Alamo, the Liberty Bell, and the American Flag.

Math:

Learners will continue to apply strategies to solve addition problems as well as determining a number that is 10 less and 10 more than a number.   Learners will also practice skip counting by 5s and 10s to 120.

Please see the link below to practice making 10 at home.

Making 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73av5oijolU

Please see the link below to practice math facts

https://www.abcya.com/games/math_facts_game

Please see the link below to practice your double facts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68

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

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

Science:
Next week we will continue learning about heat, light, and sound energy and how we use them in our everyday lives.

Discussions At Home:
Don't forget to practice your sight words at home!

Practice counting to 120 by 5s and 10s.

In Other News:

PTO will be hosting TCE Movie night tonight in the gym at 6:00.  All families are invited to attend! 

Report Cards are coming home today.  Please sign them and return them to school.  Don't forget to give your sweet child a hug for all their hard work at the beginning of first grade.  They are AWESOME!!!!

Mark you calendars for November 7th from 5-7.  All TCE  families are invited to spend some time with us as the Ross Perot Museum comes to TCE for some STEM fun!

It was great seeing so many families at Parent/Teacher Conferences. We love sharing your child's success with you.  Keep up the great work first grade!

Library:  Please don't forget to bring back your library books each week.   New books can only be checked out once the old books have been returned.
All first grade classes will be attending the library on Mondays beginning next week.  ALL library books are due back to your homeroom on Monday.  New books will not be able to be checked out until the previous week's books are returned.

First Grade Pics:

1B learners love to choose the writing station to
write in our shared journals! 

A few raindrops on Tuesday meant Indoor Recess for us! 

Working on a new list of sight words!

These friends found that their "Best Place To Learn"
was together!!  Great job!!!

Learning all about numbers!  

 

 

Thank you to Allie's grandma for reading
to 1A!  We loved the book! 

Even the teachers learn at school!  Safety and CPR training!! 

Each class is taking turns visiting the
TCE pumpkin patch during Texan Town !!

October 15th - 18th

Calendar:

October 14th - No School (Columbus Day)
October 16th:  Picture Retake
October 18th:  Report Cards Go Home  (sign and return)
October 18th:  PTO Family Movie Night in the TCE Gym 6:00
October 21st - 25th:  Red Ribbon Week
October 25th - Wacky Wednesday - (learners will go directly to the gym in the morning)

Look At What We Are Learning:

Language Arts:

• Making the long /o/ sound using silent e.
• During Writer's Workshop we are going to be starting our "How to" writing.  We will be concentrating on putting actions in sequential order when writing.  
• During Reader's Workshop we will continue to use our reading strategies to increase fluency when reading.
• During Grammar Talks we will discuss verbs and how we use them in a sentence.

Social Studies:
We will begin our study of our NATIONAL SYMBOLS.  We will talk about the Statue of Liberty, the Alamo, the Liberty Bell, and the American Flag.

Math:

Learners will learn strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.  We will continue to decompose and compose numbers up to 100.

Please see the link below to practice making 10 at home.

Making 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73av5oijolU

Please see the link below to practice math facts

https://www.abcya.com/games/math_facts_game


Science:
We will be learning about the different types energy, (sound, light, and heat) and how we use these in our everyday lives.

Discussions At Home:
Say a two digit number.  Ask your child to tell which digit names the tens and which digit names the ones.  Repeat with different numbers.

In Other News:

Library:  Please don't forget to bring back your library books each week.   New books can only be checked out once the old books have been returned.

All first grade classes will be attending the library on Mondays beginning next week.  ALL library books are due back to your homeroom on Monday.  New books will not be able to be checked out until the previous week's books are returned.

First Grade Pics:

Getting ready for our first Spirit Assembly!!

 
 

 

October 7 - Oct 10

Calendar:

October 8th - PTO (this is a make up day due to the cancellation of last week's meeting)
October 10th:  End of 9 Weeks Spirit Assembly
October 11th - No School for Learners - - Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 14th - No School (Columbus Day)
October 16th:  Picture Retake
October 18th:  Report Cards Go Home  (sign and return)
October 18th:  PTO Family Movie Night in the TCE Gym 6:00
October 21st - 25th:  Red Ribbon Week
October 25th - Wacky Wednesday - (learners will go directly to the gym in the morning)

Look At What We Are Learning:

Language Arts:

• In spelling we will start our study of  "silent e" to make a long vowel sound. 
• During Writer's Workshop we will be taking our post assessment on narrative writing.  Wow, we have come a long way since the start of this unit!!!
• During Reader's Workshop we are concentrating on finding those snap words in the books we read  and noticing how good reader's know when a sentence begins (capital letter) and when it ends (end marks).

Social Studies:

Next week we will finish up our discussion of rules and laws.

Math:

Learners will practice solving an addition or subtraction number sentence within 20.  We will explain how to solve the problem by using words, manipulatives, pictures, and a number sentence.  We will focus on sums up to 20 and differences within 20.


Please see the link below to practice making 10 at home.

Making 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73av5oijolU

Please see the link below to practice math facts

https://www.abcya.com/games/math_facts_game


Science:
This week we will be learning about changes that happen to liquids and solids when heat is added or removed. We will use vocabulary like melting and freezing.

Discussions At Home:

Create a mystery number for your child.  For example, "I am thinking of a number that is the same as 1 ten and 4 ones. What is my number? "  Challenge your child and ask them the following.."I am thinking of a number that is the same as 1 ten and 12 ones.  What is my number? " Have fun discussing numbers!   

In Other News:

This Fall we will be turning our very own TCE Garden into the TCE Pumpkin Patch!  We are so excited about all of the wonderful learning activities and curriculum connections we will be able to make in our school garden!  If you would like to help us turn our school garden into the TCE Pumpkin Patch, please consider donating a pumpkin (any size or type) to our garden!  You can begin sending in pumpkins as soon as possible, and we will take them to the garden. You can also drop them off in the garden on your own!   

Thank you so much! 

Library:  Please don't forget to bring back your library books each week.   New books can only be checked out once the old books have been returned.

All first grade classes will be attending the library on Mondays beginning next week.  ALL library books are due back to your homeroom on Monday.  New books will not be able to be checked out until the previous week's books are returned.

First Grade Pics:

Coppell Fire Department teaching us about Fire Sa

 

Happy Birthday sweet girl! 

Time to publish our writing!  

 
 

Sweet Brothers!