Friday, April 26, 2019

Apr 29th - May 3rd

Calendar: 

(Mark your calendars!!  These are the dates for the rest of the year.  We will add more as we know them.)
April 29th - TCE STEM Night  5:30 - 7:00  We hope to see everyone there!!!
May 7th - PTO meeting (6-7)  All parents are invited to attend! 
May 10th - All library books are due for the year
May 13th - 15th - STAAR tests--No parents/visitors in the building on these days
May 14th - Mrs. Vincenzo's birthday
May 21st - Field Day
May 23rd - Last day  - Dismissal at 12:15


Kindergarten - 2nd grade Author Visit

Author and former CISD Educator, Julie Wolf, will be visiting our TCE Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classes on Monday, May 6!  We are looking forward to this special opportunity to have the author read aloud one of her books, show us how she became a published author, and share fun activities related to her stories.  Families are welcome to purchase their own copies of Julie Wolf's book from her website or Amazon. If you would like the author to autograph the book, please have your child bring the book to Mrs. Keene-Carlson (TCE Librarian) before the date of Ms. Wolf's visit so that she can prepare it for her to sign.







Baby Chicks

1st grade is so excited that our chicken eggs are about to make their appearance.  Hatching should begin on Monday.  Here is the YouTube link to the livestream so you won't miss any of the action: TCE Chicks

TCE STEM NIGHT

We hope to see you all at our annual TCE STEM NIGHT on Monday from 
5:30 - 7:00.  The Ross Perot museum will be hosting this event and will have hands on STEM activities for everyone!  This is free event for our families!  

Conferences:

Due to the calendar and end of year assessments lasting until the end of May, we will not be having official end of year parent teacher conferences this year.  However, if you have unanswered questions and would like a parent teacher conference to answer them, please let your teacher know. 
What Are We Learning?
Language Arts:

Reading:  We are busy assessing all of the learners for their end of year reading level and sight words.  We are so proud of their first grade accomplishments.

Writing: We are using our writing skills to create books for each learner.  We love writing about our friends. 

Social Studies:   We will continue our earth day unit discussing the importance of recycling. 

Math:  We will begin our study on the use of nonstandard units to measure the length of an object. 

Math Take Home Activity  
Give your child paper clips or other small objects that are the same length.  Have him or her use the paper clips to measure objects around the house. Science:  We will be discussing animals and their habitats.  We will explore where animals live, how they move and what they eat. 

Science: We will continue our study of life science by exploring how animals move, what they eat, and where they live. We are also excited for the hatching of our baby chicks - which should start on Monday.

                  Pic of the Weeks
Love the smiles!!


A little free time with friends!! 


1B practices collaboration! 
Working together is so much fun! 

Friday Smiles! 


We love visiting with our friends at lunch!