Timber Ridge ES Monthly Newsletter

We are committed to fostering a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment while providing a rigorous and engaging education that develops creative, curious, and resilient learners who are prepared for the future.

We will collectively foster a culture of excellence and love of learning where students are empowered to reach their full potential, become compassionate leaders, and make meaningful contributions to their communities.

Happy March!

Spring is in the air! It is hard to believe that the third nine weeks is nearly complete! If you have not already completed your registration for next year, go ahead and cross something off your list for school year 25-26! Current student registration is still open.
This time of year is filled with new learning and spiral review. Consistent attendance is always important, but any absence at this time may mean students miss opportunities to learn critical concepts.

I hope the upcoming break is a time for students and families to make great memories and reenergize for the remainder of the year!
Thank you for your ongoing support—together, we make our school community stronger!

In partnership,

Stephani Grisham

Timber Ridge ES Principal

March 3rd - 7th - Read Across America Week
March 14th - No School for students/Staff PD Day

March 17th - 21st - Spring Break/No School

March 24th - Fourth 9 Weeks Starts

ECSE – 3 yr. old class is currently studying Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – Children’s natural curiosity about trash provides a starting point for exploring what happens to trash after it has been thrown away and the concepts of reducing, reusing, and recycling. After Spring Break, we will begin our study on Trees – This study builds on children’s interest in trees to help them develop an understanding of the characteristics of trees and gain an appreciation for their role in our natural and man-made worlds

March is blowing in fast! We are learning about living and nonliving things. We are living of course, but I didn’t know that we are animals! We need food, air, water, and shelter to live. All living things do! I am so glad spring is almost here! We want to discover all the living creatures; plants and animals that are in our environment. We will be learning about food chains, and a few animals in depth. We will learn all about what it eats, where it lives, how big it grows, and how long it lives. We are excited to learn more about our favorite animals.

Shapes are everywhere! We are learning about all kinds of shapes and how to put shapes together to make other shapes. We are counting and comparing the sides and the points (vertices) of each shape. Did you know that you can build a hexagon using triangles? We can use shapes to build all kinds of really neat pictures.

Thank you all for coming to hear us sing on Feb. 27. We loved entertaining our parents and teachers. We hope you enjoyed it too!

• We are excited to start exploring about measurement in Math. For Reading we will be analyzing Persuasive texts and identifying facts and opinions. In Science we will be exploring and learning about living things and everything that comes with it, and for Social Studies we will continue talking about Economics. Some exciting things happening in March includes a field trip, please expect more details about this soon. Thank you for your support as we continue providing students with what they need to achieve their goals.

The Skills Unit is working on building and strengthening the important skills they’ve developed throughout the year. From communication and social interactions to following routines and practicing problem-solving, students are applying what they’ve learned in a variety of hands-on activities. We are focusing on helping students grow their independence and confidence as they prepare for future learning experiences.

Hello! We have a lot of exciting activities coming up.

-Big “Deaf” Art Day on March 6th.

-Field Trip March 28th: Spring-Themed ASL Storytelling Event at The Texas School for the Deaf.

-March 3rd: Dr. Suess birthday activities

-Science: Natural Resources and What Plants Need

-Social Studies: Economics: work, producers/consumers, how goods are produced, and economic. Choice.

Videos/Signs to look for online:

Visual Phonics: all students are currently learning visual phonics.

Weather related videos

Environmental Videos

Natural Resources

What Plants need

Books with ASL translation

Learn ASL:

Dr. Vicars: https://www.youtube.com/@sign-language

Texas School for the Deaf: https://www.tsd.texas.gov/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=170252&type=d&pREC_ID=1855057

Oklahoma School for the Deaf: https://www.osd.k12.ok.us/533440_3

Texas Hands and Voice: https://txhv.org/communityevents\

How to Catch a Leprechaun: https://youtu.be/7cNf_XlC_uU?si=3-L2OQZLJn3HtH9S

Oh The Thinks you can Think? https://youtu.be/r2GVWFMYpDw?si=z1MYfCrLGlaAY9rI

Please reach out with any questions.

Thank you, Ms. Jackie

Timber Ridge ES is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about their child's learning. We value and appreciate your partnership as we collaborate to ensure growth and learning for each student. If you have a concern, we ask that you allow us the opportunity to investigate and respond. If the concern is about a classroom situation, we ask that you first attempt to resolve the concern with your child's teacher. If you still have a concern after speaking with your child's teacher, please feel free to reach out to an administrator and we will be glad to assist you.