April 16 - 20

April 16th - 20th 

TCE Kindergarten Blog

Field Trip

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers at our field trip!  We had an amazing day and we couldn't have done it without you!! 

Calendar Dates

*******These are the important dates until the end of the year.  We will update the list if we learn of any new event.  Please note Muffins for Mom will be May 11th.  We are hoping to see all moms at this special event.  Look for an invitation to come home soon!!!!! 

April 13th - No School/Professional Development
April 20th - Spring Hoedown 5:00 - 8:00
May 11 - Muffins for Mom  7:45 - 8:45 
May 14, 15, 16 - STAAR testing.  No visitors in the building
May 17th - TCE Graduating Seniors Party 
May 18th - Field Day
May 25th - CISD night at the ballpark
May 28th - No School
May 30th - Last Day of School - Early Release

Misc. 
Don't forget to sign and return your child's report card. We are still missing several.
Please check lost and found.  It is bursting at the seams!!! 

Next week.....

Language Arts

We are continuing our amazing reading concentrating on fluency, reading strategies and noticing if sentences have periods or questions marks since we read those sentences differently.

Social Studies

Next week we will being our new economics unit by discussing the differences between wants and needs. 

Math  

Learners will use objects and pictures to solve problems that involve joining and separating.  Learners will use words, pictures, and numbers to explain how they solved the problem and justify their answer.  

Math Home Activity
Show your child 10 objects. Have your child break apart the set to show different ways to make 10. 

Science: 

We had a wonderful time at the zoo.  It was a great connection for the children to see some of the animals we have been learning about in class.  We will continue to discuss and research animals this week.   

TCE Life Principle of the Week:  

Perseverance Fortitude

Town Center Common Courtesy:  
When standing in line, keep your arms at your sides and move quickly. 

Google Sites

If you are looking for some great resources, please click on your teacher's google site.  We have lots of video connections and videos to enhance learning.

K1 Google Site:  Mrs. Sork

K2 Google Site:  Mrs. Vincenzo

K3 Google Site:  Mrs. Burks

K4 Google Site:  Mrs. McCullough

                                                 Lunch Menu

                                We love our Kinders!  

Reading with a buddy is always more fun! 

Field Trip Pictures to the Dallas Zoo!  

 

 

The sign of a day that was more fun than you can imagine is always sleepers on the bus going back to school!!! 

April 9 - 12

April 9th - 12th

TCE Kindergarten Blog

Field Trip

We are going on our field trip on Thursday, April 12th.  Please have your child wear their grade level shirt.  All learners must bring a sack lunch on that day. Everything must be disposable.  No lunchboxes or ice packs.  Everything will be thrown away after they eat.  Please make sure your child wears comfortable walking shoes and either a jacket if it is chilly or sunscreen if it is hot. Everyone cross your fingers that the rain stays away!!!

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to chaperone our field trip!  Due to safety concerns, only parents who are chaperones (and have passed the background check) will be allowed to walk around the zoo with us. Chaperones may not bring siblings and parents who have not signed up and passed a background check will not be able to walk with us at the zoo. 

Calendar Dates

April 10th and 11th - STAAR testing. No outside visitors in the building at all 

April 12th - Field Trip to the Dallas Zoo

April 13th - Professional Development - No School for Students

April 20th - Spring Hoedown 5:00 - 8:00

Misc. 
Don't forget to sign and return your child's report card. We are still missing several.

Next week.....

Language Arts

Our two new wall words are "it" and "in".  We will continue to work on fluency when reading and chunking longer words into smaller chunks to read them.

We will also continue to work in our new writing journals by writing different types of sentences so that all of our sentences do not begin the same way.

Social Studies

Next week we will talk about maps and what a map can teach us.  

Math  

This week we will begin our unit on addition and subtraction.  Learner are expected to be able to model, solve, and explain their solutions for sums up to 10.

Science: 

Animals remain our focus for science this week.  We will be sorting animals based on their physical characteristics such as color, size, and body covering.

TCE Life Principle of the Week:  Temperance

Town Center Common Courtesy:  Chew with your mouth closed and wait until you are finished eating to talk.

Google Sites

If you are looking for some great resources, please click on your teacher's google site.  We have lots of video connections and videos to enhance learning.

K1 Google Site:  Mrs. Sork

K2 Google Site:  Mrs. Vincenzo

K3 Google Site:  Mrs. Burks

K4 Google Site:  Mrs. McCullough

                                                 Lunch Menu

We love our Kinders!  

Hard at work!!!

We love choosing different learning spaces to work in!!

We love the sunny weather!  

April 2 - 6

April 2nd - 6th

TCE Kindergarten Blog

Field Trip

If you have not turned in your permission slip and money, please do so as soon as possible! Money and Permission slips were due today.  Also, THANK YOU for the parents who have volunteered to attend the field trip with us.  You MUST fill out a background check at least 10 days before the trip.  You can find the background check on the TCE website.  Please complete those as soon as possible. :-)  

Calendar Dates

March 29th - Field Trip Permission Slips were due

March 30th - Weather Day/No school 

April 10th and 11th - STAAR testing.  No outside visitors in the building at all 

April 12th - Field Trip to the Dallas Zoo

April 13th - Professional Development - No School for Students

April 20th - Spring Hoedown 5:00 - 8:00

Misc. 
Don't forget to sign and return your child's report card.
Don't forget to send a snack each day.  We are very hungry in the afternoon!!!

Next week.....

Language Arts

Our next two wall words will be "where" and "come".  We are almost to our 42 kindergarten sight words!!!  

Our first writing journals came home this week.  We hope you enjoyed looking through them and marveling at the progress that they have made.  Wait until you see what we can do with our new lined journals!  We are AMAZING!!!!!

Social Studies

We will continue to learn  about different land forms on the earth and where you can find them. We have some great vocabulary to go with this unit of study:  peninsula, valley, bay, island, volcano, etc. 

Math  

We will continue to make comparisons while we measure.  We will also collect, sort, and organize data in order to create real object and picture graphs.  Learners will draw conclusions form the data they collect. 

Math Home Activity 

Have your child compare the weights of two household objects.  Then have him or her use the terms heavier and lighter to describe the weights.  

Science: 

We will be researching animals and sorting them by their unique characteristics, such as body covering, number of legs, habitats, etc..Learners will also sort pictures into self selected groups on characteristics then describe how they sorted them. 

TCE Life Principle of the Week:  

Effort

Town Center Common Courtesy:  

Know other peoples names and greet them by name 

Google Sites

If you are looking for some great resources, please click on your teacher's google site.  We have lots of video connections and videos to enhance learning.

K1 Google Site:  Mrs. Sork

K2 Google Site:  Mrs. Vincenzo

K3 Google Site:  Mrs. Burks

K4 Google Site:  Mrs. McCullough

                                                 Lunch Menu

We are so sorry but the menu has not been posted yet.  We will post the lunch menu again next week. :-) 

We love our Kinders!  

We loved learning about Korean traditions at
Cultural Night! 

Dressed in our finest for Cultural Night!

Hard at work on vocabulary!

Learning Vocabulary in Social Studies!

March 26-30

March 26 - 30

TCE Kindergarten Blog

Field Trip

 Kindergarten will be taking a field trip to the Dallas Zoo on April 12th.  We sent  home field trip permission forms this past week.  We would LOVE lots of chaperones to attend the field trip with us.  If you think you might like to come, please return the permission slip and make sure that you go on the TCE website and have a background check filled out.  We cannot take any parents who have not filled out a background check.  Thank you!!! ALL PERMISSION SLIPS ARE DUE MARCH 29th.  If your child did not bring one home, please contact your teacher. 

Calendar Dates

March 28th - Cultural Celebration Night  5:30 - 7:00
March 29th - Field Trip Permission Slips/Monday due
March 30th - Weather Day/No school 
April 10th and 11th - STAAR testing.  No outside visitors in the building.  
April 12th - Field Trip to the Dallas Zoo
April 13th - Professional Development - No School for Students
April 20th - Spring Hoedown 5:00 - 8:00

Next week.....

Language Arts

We are working in our new lined journals when writing.  We are concentrating on expository writing.

We continue to use fluency when reading while making text connections to what we are reading.

Social Studies

We are learning about different land forms on the earth and where you can find them.

Math  

Students will observe that certain attributes of an object can be measured. Learners will make direct comparisons of items being measured.  For example, direct comparisons can be done by laying objects next to each other, or setting them on opposite sides of a balance, or filling two containers with scoops of rice.  

Math Home Activity 

Have your child compare the weights of two household objects.  Then have him or her use the terms heavier and lighter to describe the weights.  

Science: 

Learners will continue to sort animals into groups based on physical characteristics such as color, size, or body covering. Learners will begin to discover habitats of a variety of animals.

TCE Life Principle of the Week:  

Initiative

Town Center Common Courtesy:   

Be sure you have everything you need before you sit down. 

Google Sites

If you are looking for some great resources, please click on your teacher's google site.  We have lots of video connections and videos to enhance learning.

K1 Google Site:  Mrs. Sork

K2 Google Site:  Mrs. Vincenzo

K3 Google Site:  Mrs. Burks

K4 Google Site:  Mrs. McCullough

                                                 Lunch Menu

We love our Kinders!  

Listening to our "120"  song!  

Working in Epic!  

March 29 - 23

TCE Kindergarten Blog

Open House
Thank you to everyone who was able to come out to Open House!  We absolutely LOVED sharing all of our work with you!!  We are so proud of our angels!!! 

Field Trip

Mark your calendars!!!  Kindergarten will be taking a field trip to the Dallas Zoo on April 12th.  We will be sending home field trip permission forms after spring break.  We would LOVE lots of chaperones to attend the field trip with us.  If you think you might like to come, look for the permission slip to come home and make sure that you go on the TCE website and have a background check filled out.  We cannot take any parents who have not filled out a background check.  Thank you!!! 

Calendar Dates

March 12 - 16th - SPRING BREAK/No School
March 28th - Cultural Celebration Night  5:30 - 7:00
March 30th - Weather Day/No school 
April 10th and 11th - STAAR testing.  No outside visitors in the building.  
April 12th - Field Trip to the Dallas Zoo
April 13th - Professional Development - No School for Students
April 20th - Spring Hoedown 5:00 - 8:00

Next week.....

Language Arts

When we return from spring break we will be in our new reading levels and working hard!  We will be talking about text connection and how we can relate to what is happening in the story.  

We are also continue on comprehension when reading and being able to answer (and prove your answer) when reading.

Social Studies
When we return from spring break we will be starting our Geography unit.  We will be studying landforms, maps, and our world around us.

Math  
We will begin our measurement unit when we return from spring break.  Students will observe that certain attributes of an object can be measured.

Math Home Activity 
Show your child a pencil and ask him or her to find an object that is longer than the pencil.  Repeat with an object that is shorter that the pencil and one that is about the same length.  

Science: 
We will begin our unit on living things.  Learners will sort animals into groups based on physical characteristics such as color, size, or body covering.

TCE Life Principle of the Week:  

Propriety

Town Center Common Courtesy:   When responding to an adult, say, "Yes Ma'am," or "No sir". 

Google Sites

If you are looking for some great resources, please click on your teacher's google site.  We have lots of video connections and videos to enhance learning.

K1 Google Site:  Mrs. Sork

K2 Google Site:  Mrs. Vincenzo

K3 Google Site:  Mrs. Burks

K4 Google Site:  Mrs. McCullough

                                                 Lunch Menu

We Love Our Kinders

Congratulations TCE!!!!  We raised more than $20,000 at Jump Rope for Heart
and we got to watch the oatmeal pour!!!

Getting ready for Open House by doing some spring cleaning in k2!!

March 5 - 9

March 5 - 9

We are in need of volunteers for the book fair.  Please use the following link to sign up: 

tinyurl.com/spring18bfv

Open House
Mark you calendars for Thursday, March 8th from 5:30 - 7:00!  TCE is having an Open House!!!  Kindergarten has been working very hard to get things ready to show you.  We can't wait to share our learning with our families!!  Hope to see you all there!!  

Calendar Dates

March 5th - 9th - TCE Book Fair
March 6th - Class Picture Day

March 8th - Open House 5:30 - 7:00

March 9th - Shamrock Shuffle  1:20

                 - End of 9 weeks

                 - Kindergarten/1st Grade will perform at the spirit rally at 8:15

                 - ALL LEARNERS NEED TO WEAR THEIR GRADE LEVEL 
                   SHIRT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!

March 12 - 16th - SPRING BREAK/No School

Next week.....

Language Arts

We are assessing reading levels for the next report card.  We are so proud of how well everyone is reading!  Keep up the great work!  If your child hasn't mastered the first 30 words on our sight word list, please help at home.  We will be rechecking weekly to make sure we have all mastered these words.  Thank you!!

We are also working on comprehension when reading and being able to answer (and prove your answer) when reading.

Social Studies
We will continue our famous American unit learning about what it means to be a president and how they have changed our world.  

Math  
We will discuss the shape of the flat surfaces of three dimensional shapes.  Learners will continue to sort, describe and identify solid shapes based on characteristics of the shapes.  Learners will solve problems using logical reasoning.


Home Activity for math -  Have your child identify a household object that is shaped like a three-dimensional shape.  Have your child tell you what shape the flat surface of the object is.  

Science: 
Learners will continue to  study about the life cycle of a plant: Learners will observe how seeds change and what changes does a plant undergo throughout its life cycle.

TCE Life Principle of the Week:  

Loyalty

Town Center Common Courtesy:   

Be respectful of property

Google Sites

If you are looking for some great resources, please click on your teacher's google site.  We have lots of video connections and videos to enhance learning.

K1 Google Site:  Mrs. Sork

K2 Google Site:  Mrs. Vincenzo

K3 Google Site:  Mrs. Burks

K4 Google Site:  Mrs. McCullough

                                                 Lunch Menu

We Love Our Kinders

working on osmos and ozobots!  

Chef Scott reminding us how important math is while cooking!