TCE First Grade 2020-2021: Feb. 15th

Calendar

February 15th - Bad Weather Day (Student and Staff Holiday)
February 16th - 9:45AM - To Be Determined due to weather. We will keep you posted. We will have a Guest Speaker from Coppell Dentistry for Kids. The zoom link can be found in the calendar section in your child's schoology folder. Mrs. Burks and Mrs. McCullough will be on the zoom link with the children.
February 22nd - Book in a Bag Exchange for virtual learners by front door. 8:00 - 12:00

Look at what we will be learning next week:

Math: We will review comparing numbers up to 120. We will also compose and decompose numbers up to 120.

Science: This week we will be learning about teeth and how to care for them. We are so lucky to get to Zoom with a dentist on Tuesday at 12:45! We can't wait!

Language Arts:

Reading: We will practice retelling a book that we have read.

Writing: On Tuesday, we will work on writing a past tense writing piece. From Wednesday - Friday we will continue our fictional writing.

Social Studies: The learners will describe ways that families meet basic human needs, and identify wants vs. needs.

Fun activities to do at home:

Select one image and talk about the math you see.

Select an image and think about which one does not belong. Use math to describe why and how you know.

Select one image and think about how many you see. Use math to describe how many and how you know.

Practice counting to 120 by twos with your child.

READING - Enjoy some extra reading with Tumblebooks (accessed through Mackinvia), Epic, and Learning A-Z.

Practice reading the snap words. Remember, your child should be able to read all of the snap words in a "snap".

Virtual Learner Announcements

Dream Box - Please make sure your child is on Dream Box at least 3 times a week for 15 minutes. :-)

Virtual learners -- if you would like to check out books from the TCE library, please click on Mrs. Mancuso's link below to learn how: https://www.loom.com/share/3e99db6ca13c438a8b891ceb1029898

Face to Face Learner Announcements

Please ask your child if they have working headphones. Many learners have broken their headphones or the headphones do not fit them correctly. We use these every day so it's good to invest in a good pair of headphones. If your child needs a new pair, please send them to school.

Please make sure you put your child's fully charged Ipad and charger in their backpack each day. The Ipad battery should be 100%.

We have library on Mondays. Please make sure to send your library books back to school on Monday so your child can check out some new books.

It is getting colder!! We will still go out for recess as long as the temperature/wind chill is above freezing. Please make sure your child has the appropriate gear and that it is labeled!

The teachers are bundled up for a chilly recess!

Virtual and Face to Face Learner Announcement

Reminder: Town Center Yearbooks

Our 2020-2021 Town Center Yearbook is now available for purchase. The cost is $25, and they will arrive in the spring. Click here to place your order. **Please note that the yearbook cost Is NOT INCLUDED in the TCE Trail Pass.

Please update your child's iPad.

iOS 14.4 Update: Last week, Apple released a critical iPadOS and iOS update (14.4) to patch an actively used exploit that is being used to compromise iPadOS and iOS devices. This exploit has the potential to compromise the operating system of the device just by visiting a malicious website. If a device is compromised, the operating system will have to be restored potentially losing data if the device is not properly backed up. This update needs to be installed on your CISD device as soon as possible.

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