Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Special Announcements for Our Holiday Season

Good Afternoon Tiger Parents!


We wanted to update you on upcoming events for the next few weeks:

Calendar Items:
December 6th: Hopewell Concert for students at 9:45 in the cafeteria

December 12th: Field Trip to Zachary Scott Theatre and Zilker Park 
We will be leaving School for the play at 9:30 sharp. Parents may meet us at the park at 12:30 for lunch. We will need a parent from each room that is meeting us at the park to bring our lunches to the park, if possible. Please let your child's teacher know if you are available.

December 13th: Awards Assembly - 1:45 P.M.

December 14th: Holiday Celebrations Rotations
We will be travelling throughout the world celebrating holiday traditions. First Graders will each needs a handled bag (example would be from Sprouts or Whole Foods market) to  put their leaning experiences in from each stop that they make that day. Each classroom needs approximately 20. Please let your child's homeroom teacher know if you would be able to donate some of these bags.

December 20th: Holiday Celebration
We will be watching the Polar Express and making goody bags this party afternoon. More information will be coming home on Monday, December 10th. We are looking for a copy of the Polar Express on DVD to watch for our afternoon celebration. Please let us know if you can share. Contact your child's teacher if you can share a copy of the movie with us.

February 5th: Science Fair
Science fair information will be coming home soon. If your child is interested in competing in the Science Fair, sometimes it is necessary to start over the break. We will be happy to provide registration information to any first graders who would like to participate.

Thank you, as always for your help and support of the first grade classes. We are truly thankful for the time and donations that you make for the good of our kiddoes. Have a great day!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

December 3rd through 7th

Happy December! We hope that all our tiger families are having a happy and safe holiday season!

Curriculum:

Reading and Writing: Class Research and Expository Text
Planning, Drafting and Revising Letters and Narrative Texts using adjectives

Math: Problem Solving;Time and Duraction of Time (How long does it take to brush your teeth? About what time do you go to bed?)

Science:Soil

Social Studies and Leadership: Customs and Traditions

Calendar:
Dec. 5             Early Release 12:45
December 4-7 Book Fair
Dec. 6             CommUnity Fest
Dec. 6             Hopewell Choir Performance
Dec. 12           Field Trip To Zachary Scott Theatre
Dec. 13           First Grade First Semester Awards Assembly
Dec. 14           Winter Celebrations Rotations


Reminders:

  • CommUnity Fest and the Book Fair will be next week with CommUnity Fest on December 6th. Be sure to come by and share some of the traditions of our Teravista Families!
  • The next three Fridays will be the TVE Holiday Shop - Students may bring small amounts of money to purchase small gifts for their family. This Holiday store, similar to the TVE Jungle last year, will occur at lunch and students may bring money on these dates - November 30th, Dec. 7th and Dec. 14th.
  • TAG nominations will be due Friday 12/7. Parent nomination packets will be available in the office.