Mrs. Yoder's First Grade News
Jan. 18, 2019
Mark Your Calendar
Monday, January 21st- NO SCHOOL in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Thursday, January 24th- PTO Meeting, 6-7 p.m.
Sunday, January 27th- Dine to Donate at Panera, 4-8 p.m.
Monday, January 28th - January Book Orders due
Thursday, January 31st- Study Trip to Indiana State Museum
Thursday, January 31st- Family STEAM Night, 5:30-7 p.m.
Thursday, February 14th - Friendship Parties, 2:15-3:00
Monday, February 19th- NO SCHOOL in honor of President's Day
Dine to Donate for January
Family STEAM Night
Lunch Menu
Global Studies
*** Important information regarding Chinese Snack Tasting is included in this newsletter and your response is needed if you decide to opt-out.***
In the recent two weeks 1st to 4th grade students have been learning how to say some animals in Chinese. 2nd-4th grade students are doing a great job using the verbs “like” and “have” to form sentences like “I have cats”, “You don’t have dogs”, “I like horses”, and “You don’t like snake”. They also learned how to ask questions like “Do you like horses?” and “Don’t you like rabbits?” in Chinese. I am so impressed with how quickly they learn! 1st grade students had lots of fun learning about the 12 Chinese zodiac animals and coloring Happy New Year 2019, the Year of Pig.
During the week of February 11, 2019, students will be tasting a Chinese snack during their Global Studies class. Please see picture below for the nutrition information. If you do NOT wish your child to taste the snack, please fill out the Opt-Out form by following the link below and submit your response by February 1st, 2019. We will also send out paper permission slips home for certain students with allergy concerns. Thank you for your attention!
Friendship Party
The Friendship Parties this year will be held on Thursday, February 14th from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. Information from room parents will be sent home regarding volunteers.
Students will be participating in a Valentine Exchange with their classmates. We have 22 students in our classroom. Please note that students may NOT distribute Valentines that include food, candy, or balloons.
Dear TCE Families,
Thorpe Creek is participating in The Great Kindness Challenge the week of January 28th to February 1st. The Great Kindness Challenge is a positive and encouraging initiative that is taking place in 103 other countries and over 19,000 schools. As part of the challenge each student will be encouraged to complete 50 acts of kindness in the week.
Another part of The Great Kindness Challenge includes raising funds to help support/build a clinic in a small community in Liberia. We would love for students to bring in change to support this cause! Thank you in advance for your support of the Kind Coins Campaign!
We will celebrate all the acts of kindness that are happening around Thorpe Creek with spirit days. They are:
Monday, January 28th
Crazy about Kindness- Wear your crazy socks day
Tuesday, January 29th
Hats off for kindness- Wear a hat day
Wednesday, January 30th
Team up for Kindness- Wear a sports jersey or favorite team color.
Thursday, January 31st
Cozy up for Kindness- Wear your P.J.'s
Friday, February 1st
Kindness Matters at TCE- Wear your TCE spirit wear
Recess
A few snapshots from our week...
Due Jan. 28th
Related Arts Schedule for Next Week & the week following Thanksgiving Break
Monday - No school
Tuesday - Global Studies
Wednesday -Music
Thursday - Art and Library checkout
Friday - PE
Upcoming Curriculum
Reading - Learning through non-fiction text
Writing - Documenting what we have learned through our non-fiction text
Math - Measurement
TCE Lunch Menu for 2018-2019
Mrs. Heather Yoder
Email: hyoder@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/TCE/home.aspx
Location: 14642 East 126th Street, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 594-4310 (2235)
Twitter: @yoder29