Town Center Elementary: November 12th

Calendar:

November 15th - Spirit Night at Urban Air (4:00 - 8:00)
***Come and enjoy some TCE fun at Urban Air. $17 for any two hour
time during 4:00 - 8:00. A portion of the cost will go directly to PTO.
November 19th - 23rd - No School/Thanksgiving Holiday
December 20th - Class Winter Party 2:00 (All parents are invited!!)
December 21st - Early Release (12:15)
December 24th - January 4th - Winter Holiday, No School
January 7th - Back to school
January 8th - PTO meeting at 6:00- All parents are welcome!

Announcements:

**We are still missing several report cards. If you haven't returned yours, please make sure to sign it and return it asap. Thank you!

**Don't forget to study for our Friday spelling tests. Any time your child "forgets" to bring home their spelling pretest on Monday, please e-mail your child's language arts teacher so she can send a new list home.

**If you haven't updated your PTO profile (or never made one) this year, please go to www.tcepto.com and update your info. This needs to be done every year. PTO wants to make sure everyone is getting their information.

**Our librarian is doing a leaf activity with 1st grade on Monday, November 12th. Please bring in some leaves to share with the class to help with this lesson.

What Are We Learning?

Language Arts / Reading:

Next week's spelling rule: Using root words and making them plural.

We will begin our Parts of Speech unit next week by concentrating on nouns.

In writing, we will explore other transition words and how to use them when we writing.

Social Studies:

We will be discussing Thanksgiving and the importance of being thankful. We will also be learning about Long Ago and Today. We will study the differences in games, clothing, transportation, and more!

Math:

We will continue to apply basic fact strategies to add and subtract within 20. We have been working on making a 10 to help with adding and also subtracting.

Math Take Home Activity:

Please encourage your children to practice their math facts.
Have your child show you how to write <, >. and = to compare two numbers. Ask him or her to use words to explain each comparison.

Science:

Your child is learning about magnets and magnetism. He or she is learning what types of objects are attracted to magnets, why magnets attract and repel, and how a magnet can move something without touching it.

First Grade Spotlight:

1A:

1A is so excited to spotlight sweet Zara. She is so kind to all and is a friend to everyone. Zara wants to be a brain doctor and an artist when she grows up. In her free time, she loves to play and do math problems. 1A loves this sweet friend of ours! Go Zara! You are amazing!

1B:

1B is proud to spotlight Victor!! Victor is a friend to everyone and always has a smile on his face. He brings so much joy to 1B. When not at school, Victor likes to play video games and spend time with his family. He said his family loves him so much! When Victor grows up he wants to be a math teacher. We know he will be a great teacher! 1B loves Victor!!

1C:

1C is happy to spotlight Helena. Helena loves to eat macaroni, grapes, and peach donuts. She loves to go to her aunt's house to play. At school, Helena likes to read princess books and play with her friends at recess. 1C is so lucky to have a sweet friend like Helena!

1D:

1D is thrilled to spotlight Ben this week! He is a twin. He likes to play Minecraft. His favorite food is red and white pasta. He has a dog named Murphy! He enjoys playing soccer. He's such a sweet kid with the cutest voice!! He's a great friend. 1D adores sweet Ben!

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