Week 17

Week 17

Welcome Back! I hope the break was restful and well-spent with family and friends. I am looking forward to diving into 2019 with a lot of fun activities including the start of Mitchellville and practicing for our upcoming play, "Vacation to Mars!"

Log your child's reading at home, practicing Math Facts and taking AR quizzes!! 

Please email if you have questions regarding events, activities or assignments!

Mitchellville

This fun experience will begin after break and continue through the remainder of the year. Look for information to be sent home in your child's Student Planner regarding the laws and job application process!

 NO SCHOOL: Monday, January 21

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr., there will be no school, enjoy the extended weekend!

Fingerprinting

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, we are asking all parents and family members to become fingerprinted. This is a $79 cost and will allow you to drive on field trips and volunteer in the classroom and around campus. Let the office know if you are interested!

School Website
Check out the school website: www.tlcs.us in-order to get the most accurate updates and information. It's a great place to stay plugged in!

Weekly Homework

Homework is sent home as a packet every Friday. The packet is to be returned the following Friday and may include:

Spelling Words:

strap, shrug, throb, shred, spring, splash, script, scrape, stripe, throne, milk, cut, soon, tree, last

Fluency Page: please time your child while they read the passage aloud. Record their words read in ONE MINUTE, subtract mistakes and write remaining words read correctly. Then have them complete this a second time to produce a second set of scores. don't forget to answer the comprehension questions at the bottom and complete the back of this page as well!

Spelling: students should complete the spelling practice sheet that goes with that week's words. 

Super Speed Words: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the word list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Weekly Math Pages: These will be pulled from our Investigations3 math curriculum. Approximately 1-2 per week.

Super Speed Numbers: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the number list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Math Fact Practice: Have your child take a practice math fact test at least 3 times per week to prepare for Friday's timed test! 1 min 30 sec!

*Please read 15 minutes 5x's a week and record on monthly reading log. 7 completed reading logs earns a special treat at the end of the year!

Week 16

Students will be sent home during break with Mitchellville information, look it over together and choose a few jobs that would be a good fit for your child!

Log your child's reading at home, practicing Math Facts and taking AR quizzes!! 

Please email if you have questions regarding events, activities or assignments!

Christmas Around the World Project: Due December 17th
Students came home with a packet of information pertaining to this project. The packet also included a scoring rubric. You can start by choosing a country from around the world and researching how they celebrate Christmas.

Cookies, Carols, Cocoa: December 18
Please join us for a festive afternoon in the Main Auditorium from 2:15- 3:00 pm. Students K-5 will perform Christmas songs and we will celebrate with cookies and cocoa afterward, hope to see you there!

Character Trait Awards, December 19:

Congratulations to the following students who will be receiving an award at our next K-2 chapel:

Kaden, Leala, Ava, and Ben

Christmas Party: December 20

We will celebrate during the last part of Thursday, 2:15-3:00 pm, by making cookies, playing Christmas BINGO, crafting together and playing reindeer games. Please feel free to join us for the fun if your schedule allows!

Polar Express Day, December 21: SHHHH!

Students will be "boarding" the Polar Express on our Half-Day before break! Please send them to school in their pj's. This is a surprise, I will have told them we are going to just have a comfy day, little do they know they will receive a golden ticket as they enter the classroom and hot chocolate to sip on during our time together watching the Polar Express!

Mitchellville

This fun experience will begin after break and continue through the remainder of the year. Look for information to be sent home in your child's Student Planner regarding the laws and job application process!

Half-Day/ Christmas Break: December 21- January 4
Friday the 21st is a Half-Day, students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm. Crosswalk will be available until 6:00 pm. Enjoy the Christmas break, see you back in the New Year!

Fingerprinting

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, we are asking all parents and family members to become fingerprinted. This is a $79 cost and will allow you to drive on field trips and volunteer in the classroom and around campus. Let the office know if you are interested!

School Website
Check out the school website: www.tlcs.us in-order to get the most accurate updates and information. It's a great place to stay plugged in!

Weekly Homework

Homework is sent home as a packet every Friday. The packet is to be returned the following Friday and may include:

Spelling Words:

NO SPELLING WORDS THIS WEEK

Fluency Page: please time your child while they read the passage aloud. Record their words read in ONE MINUTE, subtract mistakes and write remaining words read correctly. Then have them complete this a second time to produce a second set of scores. don't forget to answer the comprehension questions at the bottom and complete the back of this page as well!

Spelling: students should complete the spelling practice sheet that goes with that week's words. 

Super Speed Words: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the word list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Weekly Math Pages: These will be pulled from our Investigations3 math curriculum. Approximately 1-2 per week.

Super Speed Numbers: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the number list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Math Fact Practice: Have your child take a practice math fact test at least 3 times per week to prepare for Friday's timed test! 1 min 30 sec!

*Please read 15 minutes 5x's a week and record on monthly reading log. 7 completed reading logs earns a special treat at the end of the year!

Week 15

 We are in full holiday spirit at school, we'll be making fun ornaments and a hanging Santa bag this week! Check-out what's coming up and mark the dates on your calendars!

Log your child's reading at home, practicing Math Facts and taking AR quizzes!! 

Please email if you have questions regarding events, activities or assignments!

Christmas Around the World Project: Due December 17th
Students came home with a packet of information pertaining to this project. The packet also included a scoring rubric. You can start by choosing a country from around the world and researching how they celebrate Christmas.

Cookies, Carols, Cocoa: December 18
Please join us for a festive afternoon in the Main Auditorium from 2:15- 3:00 pm. Students K-5 will perform Christmas songs and we will celebrate with cookies and cocoa afterward, hope to see you there!

Character Trait Awards, December 19:

Congratulations to the following students who will be receiving an award at our next K-2 chapel:

Kaden, Leala, Ava, and Ben

Polar Express Day, December 21: SHHHH!

Students will be "boarding" the Polar Express on our Half-Day before break! Please send them to school in their pj's. This is a surprise, I will have told them we are going to just have a comfy day, little do they know they will receive a golden ticket as they enter the classroom and hot chocolate to sip on during our time together watching the Polar Express!

Half-Day/ Christmas Break: December 21- January 4
Friday the 21st is a Half-Day, students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm. Crosswalk will be available until 6:00 pm. Enjoy the Christmas break, see you back in the New Year!

Fingerprinting

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, we are asking all parents and family members to become fingerprinted. This is a $79 cost and will allow you to drive on field trips and volunteer in the classroom and around campus. Let the office know if you are interested!

School Website
Check out the school website: www.tlcs.us in-order to get the most accurate updates and information. It's a great place to stay plugged in!

Weekly Homework

Homework is sent home as a packet every Friday. The packet is to be returned the following Friday and may include:

Spelling Words (Consonant Digraphs):

neck, lake, pack, woke, cake, kick, clock, spoke, truck, knock

Fluency Page: please time your child while they read the passage aloud. Record their words read in ONE MINUTE, subtract mistakes and write remaining words read correctly. Then have them complete this a second time to produce a second set of scores. don't forget to answer the comprehension questions at the bottom and complete the back of this page as well!

Spelling: students should complete the spelling practice sheet that goes with that week's words. 

Super Speed Words: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the word list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Weekly Math Pages: These will be pulled from our Investigations3 math curriculum. Approximately 1-2 per week.

Super Speed Numbers: Please time your child for the given amount and have them recite the number list to you. Mark where he/she stopped

Math Fact Practice: Have your child take a practice math fact test at least 3 times per week to prepare for Friday's timed test! 1 min 30 sec!

*Please read 15 minutes 5x's a week and record on monthly reading log. 7 completed reading logs earns a special treat at the end of the year!