January 7th - 11th

All of us wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your family and for sharing your sweet kids with us.  We are all so blessed!   

THANK YOU room moms and parents for a wonderful winter party!!!  You make our job so much easier!! It was a great celebration!! 

Calendar:

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 9th - Wacky Wednesday schedule
January 11th - Report Cards go home (please sign and return)
January 18th - Yearbook purchase due to the PTO
January 23rd - Wacky Wednesday schedule 

What Are We Learning When 
We Return?

Language Arts / Reading:

Spelling:  different ways to make the long /e/ sound 

Writing:  We will continue to purposely add adjectives to make our stories come alive! 

Reading:  We will begin our Reader's Workshop unit on Non-Fiction. 

Social Studies:  

We will begin studying about famous Americans and the impact each made on their community, state, and nation. 

Mind Mission: We will read "Ben's Big Blaze" and design and build a creation that will help Dr. Franklin to cool off.

Math: 

We will begin our unit on money.  Learners will identify U.S. coins, including pennies, nickel, dimes, and quarters, by value and describe the relationships among them.
Math Take Home Activity: 

Give your child different groups of pennies.  Ask him or her to count to find the total value of each group.  Repeat with groups of nickels and groups of dimes.  

Science:

When we return from the break we will be studying earth science.  We will be looking at seasons and natural resources.

First Grade Spotlight: 

1A:

1A is so happy to spot light Tinoush this week.  Tinoush loves math!  In his free time, He loves to play with his Xbox and also likes to play basketball.  Tinoush is loved by all!  He is a sweet friend and is kind to everyone he meets.  1A adores you Tinoush!  You are amazing!  

1B:

1B is proud to spotlight Claire this week!  Claire said her favorite part of school is reading and when she grows up she wants to be a teacher!  We know she will be an AMAZING teacher just like her mom!!  When she is at home she likes to go to dinner at Chili's and play with her dog, Beasley.  Claire is a sweet friend and a hard worker and we are so glad she is part of our class!  1B loves Claire!!

1C:

1C is very excited to spotlight Bryn this week! She is a great friend and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Bryn likes eating her favorite food: spaghetti. She also loves playing with her friends. Bryn has 3 pets and 2 sister whom she adores. 1C loves Bryn!

1D:

1D is thrilled to spotlight Kyler. she is a great reader, writer, and thinker. She loves to play with her friends. Kyler has 1 sister and 3 brothers! She loves spending time with her family. They like to play games. Kyler loves dancing! 1D adores our sweet Kyler.

 Pics of the Week

There's always time for a good book with a friend! 

Partner reading during Reader's Workshop!! 

Snuggled up with a good book!

We are amazing readers!!

A little dance off on #bettertogether day! 

Holiday hats for #bettertogether day! 

Ornaments anyone??? 

Building elf traps on #bettertogether day! 

Way to go First Grade!  We collected over 100 toys for the Coppell Lions Club this year!!!  We love to see our kids learning how to give back and make a difference in someone else's life!! 

Sweet JoLeigh spreading some holiday cheer
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Congratulations Kaylynh!!!!   You rock TCE!!!