Showing posts with label Field Trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Field Trip. Show all posts

Friday, March 6, 2020

March 16th - 20th

Thank you for taking the time to read our second-grade blog. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning and any announcements regarding second grade and TCE.

Calendar

March 6th - End of Nine Weeks
March 9th - 13th - Spring Break - No School
March 17th - Shamrock Shuffle @ 2:05 (during specials)
March 17th - PTO Meeting @ 6PM (ALL welcome)
March 20th - Texan Town #1
March 20th - Report Cards Sent Home
March 26th - Ms. McGraw's Birthday
March 26th - Skate Night
March 27th - Texan Town #2

Announcements


Parent Newsletter
Ms. Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.

Parent Book Club
Our counselor and librarian will be facilitating a parent book club this Spring in the Town Center library, and we would love for you to attend! It will be a great time to get to know and collaborate with other parents. The book study will start towards the end of March and go through April. It will be a total of five sessions, with each session lasting one hour. All participants will receive a free copy of the book, and it will be yours to keep. If you are interested in attending/learning more, fill out the link below. This will help our facilitators pick the day that works best for everyone and gauge interest in the book club. 

More information about the book can be found on Ms. Martin's campus newsletter.

Click Here For Our Book Study Interest Survey

Second Grade Field Trip
We are grateful for the many second grade parents willing to chaperone our second-grade field trip to the Perot Museum on Thursday, April 30th. Please remember that you must have a CISD background check for the 2019-2020 school year on file in order to attend. You may create an account and fill out a background request by visiting the CISD website volunteering page. If you are unsure if you have a background check on file, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. 
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Multiplication and Division Practice
Our second-grade mathematicians have just finished up their first unit showing a basic understanding of the foundations of multiplication and division by modeling, creating, and describing contextual multiplication and division situations. If you are looking for resources to support this learning at home we have gathered resources that may be found linked here. 
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Miss McGraw
Our wonderful second-grade teacher, Ms. McGraw, is getting married over spring break! She will be out of the classroom March 16th-20th. If you are a 2A/2B parent, you may contact Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) if you need something addressed during this time. Any message that is time-sensitive that may need to be passed along to your child can be relayed to the front office. Best wishes to Ms. McGraw on her special day and we look forward to her return, March 23rd! 
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What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners begin to classify 2D and 3D shapes based on attributes and use written and oral language to justify the classification. Learners create 2D shapes with specific attributes. Learners compose 2D and 3D shapes and decompose 2D shapes.

Language Arts: In reading, learners will be practicing sequencing stories as well as visualization. In writing, learners will use graphic organizers to practice writing opinion pieces of writing. In grammar, learners will continue to practice spelling words with the long vowel sounds.
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Science: In science, learners observe, describe, and compare rocks by size, texture, and color.

As we begin our study about rocks, we will be learning how rocks are alike and how they are different. In order to do this, we will be sorting rocks by color, texture, size, etc. Please help your child find three rocks, put them in a Ziploc bag, and return them to school by Tuesday, March 17th. IT would be best if each of these rocks were different from each other in some way. For example different sizes, shapes, colors, etc. You are welcome t send in a small rock or mineral collection if you have one. Thank you for helping your child find their rocks for this sorting activity! 
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Social Studies: In social studies, learners will learn jobs and income.
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Friday, February 28, 2020

March 2nd - 6th

Thank you for taking the time to read our second-grade blog. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning and any announcements regarding second grade and TCE.

Calendar

March 2nd - 6th - Spring Book Fair
March 3rd - PTO Meeting @ 6 PM (ALL are welcome)
March 5th - Spring Picture Day
March 5th - Open House 5:30-7:00
March 6th - Spirit Rally @ 8 AM
March 6th - End of Nine Weeks
March 6th - Field Trip Permission Slip & Money DUE
March 9th - 13th - Spring Break - No School


Announcements


Parent Newsletter
Ms. Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.

Parent Book Club
Our counselor and librarian will be facilitating a parent book club this Spring in the Town Center library, and we would love for you to attend! It will be a great time to get to know and collaborate with other parents. The book study will start towards the end of March and go through April. It will be a total of five sessions, with each session lasting one hour. All participants will receive a free copy of the book, and it will be yours to keep. If you are interested in attending/learning more, fill out the link below. This will help our facilitators pick the day that works best for everyone and gauge interest in the book club. 

More information about the book can be found on Ms. Martin's campus newsletter.

Click Here For Our Book Study Interest Survey

Book Fair Volunteers

Lions, and Tigers and Books Oh My! Our Spring book fair is March 2nd - 6th, and would love to have parents volunteer. Please sign up on the link below.

Second Grade Field Trip
Second grade will be traveling to the Perot Museum on Thursday, April 30th. The cost of the field trip for each child will be $12 including museum entrance and bus coverage. Please return the permission slip and cash or check by Friday, March 6th. If you are interested in chaperoning, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. The cost of chaperone tickets is $6. You will be responsible for your own transportation and parking fee. 
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What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will model, create, and describe contextual multiplication and division situations to show mastery of understanding.
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Language Arts: In reading, learners will be analyzing characters in their books and describing their characteristic traits (inside and outside). In writing, learners will be brainstorming and writing about space to integrate with what they are learning in science. In grammar, learners will practice spelling words with the long vowel sounds.
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Science: In science, learners will finish their study on observing, describing, and recording patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon.

Social Studies: In social studies, learners will learn about producers and consumers as well as the difference between goods and services.
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Friday, March 29, 2019

April 1st - 5th

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will finish up our unit on identifying and composing/decomposing two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional solids with given properties or attributes. Learners will begin our unit on fractions by taking a pre-assessment to assess their prior knowledge.

Reading: In reading workshop this week, learners will take their monthly iStation assessment, and continue with the elements of tall tales, legends, and myths. In writing workshop, learners will write their own fable with a moral lesson, spell the days of the week, and continue with cursive handwriting.

Science: In science this week, learners will compare and give examples of the ways living organisms depend on each other and on their environments such as food chains within a garden, park, lake and wooded area.

Social Studies: In social studies this week, learners will learn how people earn, spend, and save money in real world context.

Calendar

March 29th - Spring Texan Town #4
April 2nd - PTO Meeting @ 6 PM
April 3rd - CISD Night at the Ballpark (see below)
April 4th - Second Grade Field Trip (see below)
April 5th - Spring Texan Town #5
April 9th & 10th - NO Visitors on Campus (4th & 5th Grade Testing)
April 12th - TCE Color Run (see below)
April 29th - STEM Family Night 5:30-7:00


Announcements

Parent Newsletter
Ms. Martin sends out a parent newsletter each week with many important announcements about TCE. Click here to check out this weeks newsletter.

Second Grade Field Trip
Thursday, April 4th, is our field trip to the Crayola Experience in Plano. Students will be eating lunch while we are there. Please pack a sack lunch that can be thrown away/recycled, including any drinks/water bottles. Please note that we will not be able to take refillable sports water bottles with us. Please be sure to clearly label your child's lunch and drink with their name. Please pack a lunch that does not need to be chilled.

We will leave at approximately 9:20 and return around 2:20. Please have your child wear their #second grade TCE shirt and tennis shoes. If they aren't able to wear their grade level shirt that day, another TCE shirt would be appreciated! Your child can leave their backpack and binder at home, as we will not be needing it for the field trip.

Color Stampede
Our first annual, Town Center Elementary Color Stampede, will take place on Friday, April 12th 5:30-7:30 p.m. Punch Cards will be used as currency at the Stampede. Enjoy great food and drinks, which can only be purchased via Punch Cards. Avoid waiting in line by pre-purchasing Family Packs and $20, $10, and $5 Punch Cards. They will be delivered to you before the event!

PTO will be offering 3 Family Runner Packs this year! Click on the graphic below for information about what each Family Pack includes and specific pricing. *Please order Family Packs or register individual runners on-line by Wednesday, April 3rd. You may preorder punch cards only until April 8th. Purchase today at tcepto.com/store.


PTO Needs YOU!

A Note from Ms. Martin:
TCE Families,

The data analysis from the looping survey is complete, a decision has been made in regards to the looping process at Town Center Elementary. Please click on the link below to view the Looping Report which includes a summary of the data received, conclusions, and next steps.

A special thank you to our TCE families, staff, and learners that provided feedback. I appreciate the honest and thoughtful insight that was given. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any additional questions or concerns, and I would be happy to meet with you.


Thank you,
Jennifer Martin

CISD Night at the Ballpark
Tickets for the CISD Night at the Ballpark on Wednesday, April 3rd, are now on sale. To sit in the Town Center section go to https://groupmatics.events.event/Towncenter6.

Upcoming TCE Events
Mark your calendars for these upcoming family events happing this spring at TCE.

Friday, January 25, 2019

January 28th - February 1st

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will begin to represent numbers up to 1,200 in standard, expanded and word forms.

If you are looking for resources to support and review with your child at home in practicing addition and subtraction problems, please click here to find a folder of practice problems to print for home. Videos for the different strategies taught in class can be found here. Please check out Greg Tang Math for a word problem generator to support your child with addition and subtraction word problems at home. We are working with numbers from 1-1,000. 

Reading: In reading workshop this week, learners will look at Author's Purpose and continue with playful language. In writing workshop, learners will begin opinion/persuasive writing. They will also practice spelling words that contain oa/ow patterns, and continue with cursive handwriting.

Science: In science this week, learners will continue to measure, record, and graph weather information. Our focus has been on wind conditions with fun experiments from resources such as Mystery Science. We will continue taking a deeper look at cloud coverage and precipitation.

Social Studies: In social studies this week, learners will be able to research a historical figure who has shown good citizenship and present their findings.

Calendar

January 25th - Winter Texan Town #5
January 28th - Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night (see below)
February 1st - Winter Texan Town #6
February 5th - PTO Meeting - 6PM in TCE Library
February 8th - Field Trip Money DUE (see below)
February 10th - Mrs. Bowman's Birthday
February 14th - Valentine's Day Party @ 1:00
February 15th - NO SCHOOL for Learners; Professional Development
February 16th - Mrs. Judd's Birthday
February 18th - NO SCHOOL; Holiday/Weather Day
February 19th - Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs DUE (see below)
February 22nd - Spring Texan Town #1

Announcements

Parent Newsletter
Ms. Martin sends out a parent newsletter each week with many important announcements about TCE. Click here to check out this weeks newsletter.

Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night
Mark Your Calendars! We will have our annual Lewisville Spring Creek Barbecue Spirit Night Monday, January 28th from 5-9PM. Come join us for fabulous food and scoializing with all your favorite TCE friends and teachers. Spring Creek with donate 20% of all the evening's proceeds to our school. Also, the class with the best attendance will win a special prize!

571 E. Round Grove Road
972-315-2755


Second Grade Field Trip - Crayola Experience
On Friday, January 18th, your child brought home a letter and permission slip for our second grade field trip. We will be going to the Crayola Experience in Plano, Texas on Thursday April 4th for our second-grade field trip. The cost of the field trip is $16 including Crayola admission and bus transportation. The permission slip (see below) need to be signed and returned with cash or check (made out to TCE) by Friday, February 8th. All parts of the permission slip need to be filled out in order for your child to participate in our field trip.

If you would like to chaperone, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. The cost of a chaperone's admission to the Crayola Experience is $10. You must email your child's teacher and send in your chaperone admission money by Friday, February 8th. You will need to take your own car or carpool with other second grade parents. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher!


Six Flags Read To Succeed
Your learner should have come home with a letter and reading log for the Six Flags Read To Succeed program. If your child reads 6 hours (360 minutes) and logs their reading (with a parent signature), they will earn a free ticket to Six Flags. This reading log is due back by February 19th to earn the Six Flags ticket. Reading done for your child's RED folder may also be recorded on their Six Flags reading log.

Friday, January 18, 2019

January 21st - 25th

What are we learning?

Math: In math this week, learners will use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 1,200 in more than one way as a sum of so many thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones.

If you are looking for resources to support and review with your child at home in practicing addition and subtraction problems, please click here to find a folder of practice problems to print for home. Videos for the different strategies taught in class can be found here. 

Please check out Greg Tang Math for a word problem generator to support your child with addition and subtraction at home. We are working with numbers from 1-1,000. 

School Kit Math is a free app for tablets that your child may utilize at home. The tools include: numbers lines, 100's charts, tens frames, and many other digital forms of math manipualtives we use in class during the day. 

Reading: In reading workshop this week, learners will look at playful literary language. In writing workshop, learners will take their mid-year writing assessment. They will also practice spelling words that contain oi/oy patterns, and continue with cursive handwriting.

RED reading folders are due Friday, January 25th.

Science: In science this week, learners will measure, record, and graph weather information. Our focus has been on wind conditions with fun experiments from resources such as Mystery Science. We will begin taking a deeper look at cloud coverage and precipitation.

Social Studies: In social studies this week, learners will research a historical figure who has shown good citizenship.

Calendar

January 21st - District Holiday - NO SCHOOL
January 24th - Pajama Day (see below)
January 25th - Winter Texan Town #5
January 28th - Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night (see below)
February 19th - Six Flags Read to Succeed Logs DUE (see below)

Announcements

Parent Newsletter
Ms. Martin sends out a parent newsletter each week with many important announcements about TCE. Click here to check out this weeks newsletter.

No School - Monday, January 21st
All CISD offices and campuses will be closed, Monday, January 21st in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We look forward to seeing all our smiling second grade friends at 7:30 on Tuesday, January 22nd! 

Holiday Coupon - January
Second grade will celebrate our January holiday coupon, pajama day, on Thursday, January 24th. Please make sure your child wears appropriate shoes and brings a coat if the weather permits. If it is not wet/rainy and the temperature is above freezing, we will still participate in outdoor recess. 

Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night
Mark Your Calendars! We will have our annual Lewisville Spring Creek Barbecue Spirit Night Monday, January 28th from 5-9PM. Come join us for fabulous food and scoializing with all your favorite TCE friends and teachers. Spring Creek with donate 20% of all the evening's proceeds to our school. Also, the class with the best attendance will win a special prize!

571 E. Round Grove Road
972-315-2755


Second Grade Field Trip - Crayola Experience
On Friday, January 18th, your child brought home a letter and permission slip for our second grade field trip. We will be going to the Crayola Experience in Plano, Texas on Thursday April 4th for our second-grade field trip. The cost of the field trip is $16 including Crayola admission and bus transportation. The permission slip (see below) need to be signed and returned with cash or check (made out to TCE) by Friday, February 8th. All parts of the permission slip need to be filled out in order for your child to participate in our field trip.

If you would like to chaperone, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. The cost of a chaperone's admission to the Crayola Experience is $10. You must email your child's teacher and send in your chaperone admission money by Friday, February 8th. You will need to take your own car or carpool with other second grade parents. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher!


Six Flags Read To Succeed
Your learner should have come home with a letter and reading log for the Six Flags Read To Succeed program. If your child reads 6 hours (360 minutes) and logs their reading (with a parent signature), they will earn a free ticket to Six Flags. This reading log is due back by February 19th to earn the Six Flags ticket. Reading done for your child's RED folder may also be recorded on their Six Flags reading log.


Contact Information
We love connecting with our second grade families and being available to answer any questions or concerns you have. If you need to contact a second grade teacher, please use one of the options below.

CISD Email: Email is the quickest and easiest way to contact your child's second grade teacher. Email is checked periodically throughout the day; time sensitive messages should be left at the front office.

CISD Phones: Our classroom phones do not push through phone calls from outside the school during the day, however you may call the number listed on our TCE website and leave a message. For more time sensitive manner, please contact the front office. They are able to relay messages to educators during the day.

In Person Conferences: Our second grade conference period is from 2:10-3:00 each day. Please contact your homeroom teacher through email or phone to set up a conference time, if needed.