May 22-26

May 22-26

CALENDAR

May 22- Yearbooks go home

May 25- 5th grade talent show

May 26- Eating lunch outside (May coupon) and 5th grade talent show (this is the day 3rd grade will attend the talent show during school)

May 29th- Memorial Day (no school)

June 1st- No hot lunch served in cafeteria and last day of school (Half-Day-Dismissal time TBA)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

We would like to celebrate our final day as third graders with a pizza party! Our wonderful room moms are coordinating pizza and drinks.

What we need from you: $3.00 to cover the cost of pizza, drinks, and a cookie

Please send your child’s money by Wednesday, May 24^th. We will be purchasing cheese and pepperoni pizzas from CiCi’s. Teachers will collect the money and room moms will deliver lunch to the classrooms on Thursday, June 1^st at 11:30.

The Auction Chair has received a lot of requests for a digital copy of the class pictures. She has placed the digital copies on the Auction website in the "For Sale" category, starting with item number 1501. Link to the Auction website: https://www.handbid.com/auctions/2017-hoedown/

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips. http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

Math: In math this week, our learners will be completing an End of the Year choice board project. They will be creating different projects (books, board games, presentations, etc.) to reflect on all we have learned throughout the year. 
Reading: In reading this week, we will be working of Reader's Theater. It's a fun way to review concepts and objectives that have been taught throughout the year. Students will work on writing as well!
Social Studies: We will finish up our Economics unit on consuming and producing.  Be sure to ask your child what they bought in our "store" and which team made the most money! The learners are having a blast learning the ways of the business world with spending and saving!!

Science: In science this week, learners will be reviewing the structures and functions of plants, as well starting their End of the Year choice board projects. In this project, students will complete various activities of their choosing that will cover everything they're expected to know about Life Science.

CHARACTER AT TCE

Citizenship Quality: Patience

Life Principal: Carpe Diem

Town Center Common Courtesy:  Don't play with your food.

May 15-19

CALENDAR

May 17th- Library books must be returned to TCE Library and CISD Night at the Ball Park

May 19th- Field Day
May 26- Eating lunch outside (May coupon)

May 29th- Memorial Day (no school)

June 1st- No hot lunch served in cafeteria and last day of school (Half-Day-Dismissal time TBA)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

We would like to celebrate our final day as third graders with a pizza party! Our wonderful room moms are coordinating pizza and drinks.

What we need from you: $3.00 to cover the cost of pizza, drinks, and a cookie

Please send your child’s money by Wednesday, May 24^th. We will be purchasing cheese and pepperoni pizzas from CiCi’s. Teachers will collect the money and room moms will deliver lunch to the classrooms on Thursday, June 1^st at 11:30.

Please look for the orange note that's coming home about what to wear and bring for Field Day this Friday! Also, please send back the Field Day permission slip if you haven't. If your child cannot swim or if you want your child to stay in the shallow end, please communicate that with your his or her teacher.

Please send back the yellow conference form as soon as possible!

The Auction Chair has received a lot of requests for a digital copy of the class pictures. She has placed the digital copies on the Auction website in the "For Sale" category, starting with item number 1501. Link to the Auction website: https://www.handbid.com/auctions/2017-hoedown/

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips. http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

Math: In math this week, our learners will be completing an End of the Year choice board project. They will be creating different projects (books, board games, presentations, etc.) to reflect on all we have learned throughout the year. 
Reading: In reading this week, we will be working of Reader's Theater. It's a fun way to review concepts and objectives that have been taught throughout the year. Students will work on writing as well!
Social Studies: We will be starting our economics review.

Science: In science this week, learners will be reviewing the structures and functions of plants, as well starting their End of the Year choice board projects. In this project, students will complete various activities of their choosing that will cover everything they're expected to know about Life Science.

CHARACTER AT TCE

Citizenship Quality: Patience

Life Principal: Esprit de Corps (a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group)

Town Center Common Courtesy:  During an assembly or performance, use audience etiquette.

May 8th-12th

CALENDAR

May 8th- 3rd Grade Math STAAR

May 9th- 3rd Grade Reading STAAR

May 12th- Yellow Enrollment forms for 2017-2018 School Year due back to front office

May 17th- CISD Night at the Ball  Park

May 19th- Field Day

May 29th- Memorial Day ( no school)

June 1st- Last day of School (Half-Day-Dismissal time TBA)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Well, it’s almost that time! STAAR is upon us, and your sweet kids have been working hard!!  We  wanted to share a few tidbits that we told the kids about this afternoon in class about our upcoming testing days:

1. Our rooms gets chilly at times, so please have them bring a light sweater or jacket. We have very little control over how the temperature is in the room at any given time.
2. Snacks and water will be provided both days by our wonderful PTO. Please do not bring any additional snacks or water bottles to school that day. Our snacks have been selected for both allergies, and for not being too messy around the STAAR test! :)
3. Please leave all binders and backpacks home Monday and Tuesday. We will not be needing them.
4. If your child has a cell phone that they bring to school, please leave it at home on testing days. Otherwise, they will be collected during the test and returned at the end of the day.
5. PLEASE have your child bring (at least) 2 books to school for our testing days for them to read after their test is complete. If they finish early, there is nothing else to do but read, so make sure it’s a good one with a lot of pages!
6. As a reminder, no parents/visitors are allowed up at school to volunteer or have lunch on testing days.
7. Please make sure that your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a good breakfast on testing days.

Also, we sent home a note of encouragement to all of the kids. Please open this with them on Sunday night.

TCE Garden Design Challenge:

We are going to have a Garden Design Challenge in which all learners can turn in drawings, models, paintings, etc. in order to show what they would like for our garden area to look like for TCE. We currently have several beds and have been working with a company, Real School Gardens, in order to find even more ways to incorporate real-world, hands-on applications within our garden to enrich our academic learning.

We are going to have our TCE Student Council work with a committee at the campus for choosing final selections for the overall design. Until then, any ideas are welcome! We are going to work with our Dad's Club/Green Team Volunteers in order to get going, but would love more helpers for when we get to our build!

Our goal is to build and get the designs in place for additional areas of the garden the week of May 15th.

If you would like to be a part of this planning process or building, please fill out the following Google form: Click here for the link!

The Auction Chair has received a lot of requests for a digital copy of the class pictures. She has placed the digital copies on the Auction website in the "For Sale" category, starting with item number 1501. Link to the Auction website: https://www.handbid.com/auctions/2017-hoedown/

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips.http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

CHARACTER AT TCE

Citizenship Quality: Patience

Life Principal: Service

Town Center Common Courtesy:  Take responsibility for cleaning a space before you leave.

May 1st-May 5t

CALENDAR
May 5th-   Family Camp out (rescheduled from 4/28)
May 8th- 3rd Grade Math STAAR
May 9th- 3rd Grade Reading STAAR
May 12th- Yellow Enrollment forms for 2017-2018 School Year due back to front office


ANNOUNCEMENTS

TCE Garden Design Challenge:
We are going to have a Garden Design Challenge in which all learners can turn in drawings, models, paintings, etc. in order to show what they would like for our garden area to look like for TCE. We currently have several beds and have been working with a company, Real School Gardens, in order to find even more ways to incorporate real world, hands-on applications within our garden to enrich our academic learning.

We are going to have our TCE Student Council work with a committee at the campus for choosing final selections for the overall design. Until then, any ideas are welcome! We are going to work with our Dad's Club/Green Team Volunteers in order to get going, but would love more helpers for when we get to our build!

Our goal is to build and get the designs in place for additional areas of the garden the week of May 15th.

If you would like to be a part of this planning process or building, please fill out the following Google form: Click here for the link!


The Auction Chair has received a lot of requests for a digital copy of the class pictures. She has placed the digital copies on the Auction website in the "For Sale" category, starting with item number 1501. Link to the Auction website : https://www.handbid.com/auctions/2017-hoedown/


TCE Family Camp Out—has been rescheduled to next week!!

We are busy getting ready for our Math and Reading Staar test that are coming up soon! If you did not receive the email from your child’s teacher titled “ TOP SECRET” please let your teacher know. This is the reminder that we need the items listed in the TOP SECRET email by Wednesday May 3. Please send to your child’s homeroom teacher, either in an email or up to school in an envelope. Thank you for helping to help us make this a less stressful time for your child as we do our best to encourage them to do the best that the can do!

Please ask your child if he or she needs headphones at school! It makes using technology a little easier when everyone can hear. 😊

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips.http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

PEEK AT OUR WEEK
Math: In math this week we will be reviewing many of the skills we have learned this year for our upcoming STAAR test! This is our last week before the STAAR test, so while we will be reviewing, we will also be spending a lot of time building up and encouraging our learners!

Science: In science, we will continue with our life science unit! Learners have loved releasing butterflies and learning about a butterfly’s life cycle. We will work on food chains and food webs, as well as inherited versus learned traits.

Reading: In reading and writing this week, we will continue to use our time working on STAAR review stations. We have 5 class days until the tests on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. We will be reviewing skills like inferencing, author's purpose, summary, poetry, nonfiction text features, characterization, vocabulary, and more.

We will not have OTW this week but will have a vocabulary page that came home today that is due by the end of next week.


HOMEWORK
Reading: Vocabulary review due by Friday, May 5

Math: LAST page of homework due May 5th


CHARACTER AT TCE
Citizenship Quality: Patience
Life Principal: Patience
Town Center Common Courtesy: Always be honest.

April 24th-28th

CALENDAR

April 24-28th Library Appreciation Week
May 8th- 3rd Grade Math STAAR

May 9th- 3rd Grade Reading STAAR

TCE Garden Design Challenge
We are going to have a Garden Design Challenge in which all learners can turn in drawings, models, paintings, etc. in order to show what they would like for our garden area to look like for TCE. We currently have several beds and have been working with a company, Real School Gardens, in order to find even more ways to incorporate real world, hands-on applications within our garden to enrich our academic learning.

We are going to have our TCE Student Council work with a committee at the campus for choosing final selections for the overall design. Until then, any ideas are welcome! We are going to work with our Dad's Club/Green Team Volunteers in order to get going, but would love more helpers for when we get to our build!

Our goal is to build and get the designs in place for additional areas of the garden the week of May 15th. 

If you would like to be a part of this planning process or building, please fill out the following Google form:
Click here for the link!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We hope everyone has a chance to come out and enjoy the TCE HOEDOWN this evening. This is a fun, family event and is one of the biggest fund raisers for TCE!!!

Please ask your child if he or she needs headphones at school! It makes using technology a little easier when everyone can hear. 😊

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips.http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22


PEEK AT OUR WEEK

Math: In math this week our learners will be exploring customary and metric units of capacity and weight. They will become experts at identifying the correct unit of measure to use and estimating capacity and weight of objects. We will also be reviewing some of our test taking strategies for the upcoming STAAR test.

Science: In science, we will continue to study specific ecosystems. Students will work in groups to determine some basic features of their ecosystems, and how the living and nonliving things work together. We are going to explore the plants and animals in each ecosystem, and their characteristics that allow them to adapt to their environment.

Reading: In reading and writing this week, we will be using our time to start our STAAR review stations. We have 10 class days until the tests on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. We will be reviewing skills like inferencing, author's purpose, summary, poetry, nonfiction text features, characterization, vocabulary, and more. We will have an OTW. 3A and 3B will have their spelling test this Friday, April 28th.


HOMEWORK

Math: Please remember that we have started a new homework routine. Your child should be coming home with a new homework page that will be due on Friday, April 21st. Reflex Math still needs to be done 3 times a week. If you are wanting to do work book pages this week you can work on pages 589-594.

Reading: We will have an OTW. 3A and 3B will have their spelling test this Friday, April 28th.


CHARACTER AT TCE

Citizenship Quality: Effort
Life Principal: Justice
Town Center Common Courtesy: Be respectful of other people’s personal space.

April 17th-21st

CALENDAR
April 17th- Drama Club performance in cafe
April 18th- Field Trip to DFW Airport Earth Day Celebration
April 19th- TCE Parent/Volunteer Breakfast 7:30-9:00 am
April 21st- TCE Hoedown 5:30-8:00 pm
May 8th- 3rd Grade Math STAAR

May 9th- 3rd Grade Reading STAAR


ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and cheer our learners on in the 3rd Grade Program. We are so proud of all their hard work!

Please remember that our Earth Day Celebration Field Trip at the DFW Center will be this Tuesday, April 18th. An email reminder will come home this week from your child's teacher. The DFW center will be providing your child's lunch for us that day as well.

Please ask your child if he or she needs headphones at school! It makes using technology a little easier when everyone can hear. 😊

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips.http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22


PEEK AT OUR WEEK
Math: This week, our learners will continue to explore all about fractions! They will become experts at comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, and composing and decomposing fractions.

Science: In science, we will continue to study specific ecosystems. Students will work in groups to determine some basic features of their ecosystems, and how the living and nonliving things work together. We are going to explore the plants and animals in each ecosystem, and their characteristics that allow them to adapt to their environment.

Social Studies: This week in social studies we will begin a unit on cultural diversity. Learners will be researching different cultures and then presenting their findings through different ways.

Reading: In reading this week, we will continue to focus on the important comprehension skill of inferencing. We will also be reviewing Author's Purpose and Point of View. As we near STAAR, we will be reviewing essential vocabulary. Please see the Quizlet for our reading STAAR vocabulary here.

Writing: In writing, we will begin a persuasive writing unit. We will choose a topic and go through the writing process to complete our writing.

HOMEWORK
Math: Please remember that we have started a new homework routine. Your child should be coming home with a new homework page that will be due on Friday, April 21st. Reflex Math still needs to be done 3 times a week. If you would like to do work book pages, they are 61-66.


Reading: We will continue our new Of The Week (OTW) homework. Learners will have one activity each night, then a short comprehension quiz on Friday. Starting this week, we will also be adding vocabulary homework. Vocabulary homework is also due every Friday.

CHARACTER AT TCE
Citizenship Quality: Perseverance
Life Principal: Fortitude
Town Center Common Courtesy: When standing in line, keep your arms at your sides and move quietly.

April 10th-14th

CALENDAR

April 11th- 3rd Grade Program at 8:30AM and 6:00PM
April 14th- No School (Unused bad weather day)
April 18th- Field Trip to DFW Airport Earth Day Celebration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Third Grade Program!
We hope you are able to attend our third 3rd Grade program on Tuesday, April 11th. There is a morning program at 8:30am and a night performance at 6:00. It is wonderful and they've been working so hard! They can't wait to show you! Please have your learners wear jeans, tennis shoes, and their blue 3rd Grade shirts. They can bring a change of clothes if they need. They will need to be at school on Tuesday night 5:40 in their classroom.

Please ask your child if he or she needs headphones at school! It makes using technology a little easier when everyone can hear. 😊

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria

Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips.http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

PEEK AT OUR WEEK

Math: In this week our learners will begin exploring all about fractions! They will learn words like numerator and denominator and be apple to apply them. They will also become experts about ways to represent fractions.

Science: In science we will be studying specific ecosystems. Students will work in groups to determine some basic features of their ecosystems, and how the living and nonliving things work together. We are going to explore the plants and animals in each ecosystem, and their characteristics that allow them to adapt to their environment.

Social Studies: This week in social studies we will begin a unit on cultural diversity. Learners will be researching different cultures and then presenting their findings through different ways.

Reading: In reading this week, we will focus on the important comprehension skill of inferencing. As we near STAAR, we will be reviewing essential vocabulary. Please see the Quizlet for our reading STAAR vocabulary here.

Writing: In writing, we will begin a persuasive writing unit. We will choose a topic and go through the writing process to complete our writing.

HOMEWORK

Math: Please remember that we have started a new homework routine. Your child should be coming home with a new homework page that will be due on Friday, March 30th. Reflex Math still needs to be done 3 times a week. If you would like to do workbook pages for this week, they are 55-60.

Reading: We will continue our new Of The Week (OTW) homework. Learners will have one activity each night, then a short comprehension quiz on Friday. Starting this week, we will also be adding vocabulary homework. Vocabulary homework is also due every Friday.

Spelling: Spelling Test Friday, April 14.

CHARACTER AT TCE

Citizenship Quality: Effort
Life Principal: Temperance
Town Center Common Courtesy: Chew with your mouth closed, and wait until you're finished eating to talk.