Town Center Elementary: December 10th

Calendar:

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!
January 18th - Yearbook purchase due to the PTO

Announcements:

**We can't wait to celebrate the season with our winter holiday party on December 20th (2:00 - 3:00). Please look for an e-mail to come home soon from our amazing room moms! We know they will need lots of help on this day!!

**Town Center First graders are collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in need. We will be donating the toys to the Coppell Lions Club. We will be collecting toys form now until December 19th. Please place new, unwrapped toys under the Christmas tree by the front office. When you bring in your toy, please sign your name on an ornament and hang it on the tree. Thank you so much for helping us!

**Thank you for all of your help with our projects on customs and traditions. We have LOVED getting to know our friends better and learning about different cultures!! This has been one of our favorite units to explore!!

What Are We Learning?

Language Arts / Reading:

Spelling: No spelling test next week. We will review past spelling rules.

Writing: We will begin to purposely add adjectives to our writing pieces to make them more expressive.

Reading: We will continue our fiction unit on fairy tales, fables, and folk tales.

Social Studies:

We will be continuing our unit on Customs and Traditions. We've had so much fun learning from each other. Mind Missions will be reading the fable "Get Your Goat". We will design something that can pull the "goat" from the well bottom!! I love their creativity with these projects!

Math:

Learners will practice using a related fact to find an unknown number. For example: Which addition fact helps you solve 17 - 8? The answer would be
9 + 8 = 17
Math Take Home Activity:

Give your child 5 small objects, such as paper clips. Then ask your child how many more objects he or she would need to have 12, then 15, then 8 etc...

Science:

We are so excited to start our STEM project involving forces and energy. The first graders will be creating toys!! We are also fortunate to collaborate with the earners from CHS. They are coming to help get us started with the Engineering Design Process and show off the toys they created in their STEM classes.

First Grade Spotlight:

1A:

1A is so happy to spot light Hannah this week. Hannah loves to give hugs. Hannah wants to be a lawyer when she grows up. She will be an amazing lawyer! She adores her baby brother and loves to hug him and take care of him. She also likes to play with her younger sister! She enjoys build forts with her sister in their playroom. Hannah's favorite snack is chocolate and Mac and Cheese! Yum! 1A loves you Hannah!

1B:

1B is proud to spotlight Hasini! Hasini is such a sweet girl and has a smile on her face each day she comes to school. Her favorite subjects are math, reading, and science. When she grows up she wants to become a dentist! We know she will make her dreams come true!! When Hasini is at home she enjoys spending time with friends and drawing. 1B loves Hasini!!

1C:

1C is so excited to spotlight Abby this week! She is a wonderful reader and writer and loves learning to write. Her favorite food is ramen noodles and she loves her dog, Murphy. Abby also has two brother and enjoys playing games on her iPad at home. Her favorite part of school is working on her iPad and writing! Abby is such a kind friend and 1C adores her!

1D:

1D is thrilled to spotlight Sakiho this week. She is precious. She is a great friend. She loves to learn and is determined to read and write in English, and she is doing just that! I'm so proud of her hard work. At home, she enjoys reading books. She has one sister. She likes to eat sushi! 1D adores Sakiho!

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