Town Center Elementary: October 22nd

Calendar:

October 19th - Report Cards go home - Please sign and return
October 22nd - "Eat with the Teacher" raffle winners luncheon
October 22nd - 26th - Red Ribbon Week
*Monday - Hat Day - Put a cap on drugs!
*Tuesday - Pajamas - Follow your dreams!
*Wednesday - Wacky Sock Wednesday - Sock it to drugs!
*Thursday - Tacky Thursday Mismatched clothes - Crazy about being drug free!
*Friday - Grade Level Shirt Day - Teaming up against drugs!
October 26th - Jack O Lantern Jog 12:30
October 26th - TCE Movie night in the TCE gym at 6:00
November 9th - Veteran's Day Ceremony
November 19th - 23rd - No School/Thanksgiving Holiday

Announcements:

***As the weather turns colder and the coats come out, please don't forget to put your child's name in the label of the coat. Lost in found can get very full!!

***Please sign your child's report card and send it back to your teacher.

***Don't forget to display your red name card in your windshield when picking up your child in the carpool lane............... especially on rainy day dismissal!!

The Town Center Elementary Library will host a Storybook Pumpkin Patch for any TCE students that would like to participate. At home, students and/or families can decorate a pumpkin to look like one of their favorite children's book characters. Students may bring their decorated pumpkin to the TCE Library 7:30-8:00am on Monday or Tuesday morning, October 29-30, 2018. The pumpkins will be on display for viewing Monday, October 29 - Thursday, November 1. Pumpkins must be removed from the library by 3pm on Friday, November 2. Visit this link for details and guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/TCEpumpkinpatch

What Are We Learning?

Language Arts / Reading:

Next week's spelling rule: silent e and the long /u/ sound.

In reader's workshop we will begin a unit study with non-fiction literature. Non-fiction text can be more challenging to read with new vocabulary throughout the books. We will concentrate on learning the new vocabulary and how to use other words in the sentence to figure out the challenging words. We will also concentrate on fluency and comprehension when reading non-fiction.

During writer's workshop we will continue to use our new check sheet to proofread our writing. Our new check sheet includes the following:
*topic sentence
*capital letters
*punctuation
*transition words (first, next, finally)
*closing sentence

Social Studies:

We will be learning about National Holidays. Each group will research a holiday and present their information to the class. The can "teach" the class through posters, songs, plays and etc! We are certain they will be very creative!

Math:

Learners will use objects and pictorial models to solve word problems involving joining, separating, and comparing sets within 20.

Math Take Home Activity:
Please continue to practice math facts with your child at home. Ask your child to show you how to use what he or she knows about doubles to help solve 6+5

Science:

We will be wrapping up our unit on matter by discussing how properties of material change when they are heated or cooled.

First Grade Spotlight:

1A:

1A is thrilled to spotlight Hridik. His favorite subjects are science and math. Hridik wants to be a scientist or an engineer when he grows up. I can not wait to see the fabulous things he will come up with. In his free time, he loves to invent things and go on to reflex math and prodigy. Hridik loves to travel and would love to visit Alaska in the summer. Take us with you Hridik! 1A adores Hridik!

1B:

1B is proud to spotlight Miles! When Miles is not at school he loves to play with his brothers. He just became a big brother for the second time last month! Congratulations Miles! He also likes to play football, baseball, and basketball when he is at home. His favorite subject at school is reading! He is a leader in our class and has a smile every day he comes to school. 1B loves Miles!!

1C:

1C is happy to spotlight Caleb this week! Caleb loves to do things outdoors and play with his Nerf guns. His favorite food is sandwiches! At school, Caleb's favorite activities are recess, science, and centers. He is our classroom problem solver for all technology! We love Caleb!

1D:

1D is thrilled to spotlight Luke Thurgood this week. He's such a neat kid! He loves to learn, he's creative and quite the problem solver. He's a great reader and writer. He enjoys playing soccer, playing video games, and playing with his little brother, Peter. He likes to eat pizza, hot dogs, and cheeseburgers. His favorite place to go is Utah, because that is where his cousins live.

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