Friday, August 30, 2019

September 3rd - 6th



Welcome to our third grade blog!  We are looking forward to all of the learning that will happen in the year to come. Please check back on our blog each week to see what we are learning as well as an announcements and calendar updates. 

Calendar


September 2nd - Labor Day No School
September 3rd - PTO Meeting @6pm
September 5th - Picture Day (individuals)
September 9th-13th - Book Fair Week
September 13th - Special Friends' Day 9:15-10:15
September 24th - Sonic night
October 4th - TCE's 25th Birthday Bash/Picnic 


Announcements


Grade Level T-shirts
If you ordered a grade level t-shirt over the summer and have not received it yet, they are still working on orders. They are coming and will be delivered when they arrive :)


Arctic Adventure Book Fair
Our TCE Book Fair is almost here! Our library is currently being transformed into an "Arctic Adventure" thanks to our fantastic PTO volunteers. This is all in preparation for our Book Fair that runs Monday, September 9th - Friday, September 15th. 
To help our Book Fair be most successful, we need your help. Please consider volunteering a small portion of your time to help out in the Book Fair using the link below.
As with all volunteering opportunities, a background check is required. Please see the section below to learn more about this process.


Background Checks
Please follow these steps to complete your Volunteer Background Check for the 2019-2020 school year:
  1. Visitcoppellisd.com/volunteer
  2. Click on “Volunteer Application and Background Check Forms”
  3. Then, follow the “New User? Click here to register” prompts.Note, everyone is a new user in this system and MUST set up a new account. Previous Coppell ISD logins and passwords will not work with this new system. Once you set up an account, you can use this user name and password each year for your Volunteer Background Check.
  4. Click on “Add New Application” under “Online Applications.”
  5. Under “What type of position are you applying for?,” Click on “Volunteer.”
  6. Click on each tab on the left side of the page and submit the information requested. You must click on each tab to complete the process. Please note you can select multiple campuses for which you would like to volunteer.
  7. Click “Submit” to submit your application.
  8. Be sure to complete the application/background check a week in advance before you volunteer.


Town Center Parent Newsletter
Here is the link to Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter for the week.



What are we learning?

Math
In math, learners will continue representing numbers (up to 100,000) in multiple ways and compare and order them based on their place value. Learners will explain the relationship in the base-ten system, and represent this relationship using expanded notation. We will practice writing numbers in standard form, expanded form, word form, and drawing them using base 10 blocks. 

Language Arts
In language arts, we are focusing on essential comprehension skills including retelling, using context clues, and predicting. 

Science
In science, learners will continue to investigate matter and its physical properties. They will describe and classify matter, understand that heating and cooling can change the properties of matter, as well as how solids, liquids, and gases differ. 

Social Studies
In social studies, learners will be looking at the impact that various cultures have within a community. They will be comparing different cultural celebrations.

Friday, August 23, 2019

August 26th - 30th



Welcome to our third grade blog! It was a great first FULL week in third grade!! We were able to establish our classroom communities and find happiness here at TCE. We are looking forward to all of the learning that will happen in the next weeks to come. Please check back on our blog each week to see what we are learning as well as an announcements and calendar updates. 

Calendar


August 29th - Curriculum Night @ 6:30
September 2nd - Labor Day No School
September 3rd - PTO Meeting @6pm
September 5th - Picture Day (individuals)
September 9th-13th - Book Fair Week
September 13th - Special Friends' Day 9:15-10:15
September 24th - Sonic night
October 4th - TCE's 25th Birthday Bash/Picnic 

Announcements


Grade Level T-shirts
If you ordered a grade level t-shirt over the summer and have not received it yet, they are still working on orders. They are coming and will be delivered when they arrive :)

Town Center Parent Newsletter
Here is the link to Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter.


What are we learning?

Math
In math, learners will begin representing numbers (up to 100,000) in multiple ways and compare and order them based on their place value. Learners will explain the relationship in the base-ten system, and represent this relationship using expanded notation. We will start back in the thousands place and work our way up to the hundred thousands. We will practice writing numbers in standard form, expanded form, word form, and drawing them using base 10 blocks. 

Language Arts
In reading, we will be working on continuing to set up our Readers' Workshop and establish routines. We will also begin our Reading beginning of the year assessments. 
In writing, we will continue to work on establishing our norms for Writer's Workshop and work on our stamina for independent writing. 

Science
In science, learners will investigate matter and its physical properties. They will describe and classify matter, understand that heating and cooling can change the properties of matter, as well as how solids, liquids, and gases differ. 

Social Studies
In social studies, learners will discuss the reasons that people form communities and learn what needs a community has.