November 30th - December 4

 

Upcoming Dates

November 23rd - 27th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break!

December 11th - Early Release (Dismissal at 12:30)

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

3rd Nine Weeks Commitment Form Information

Our third nine weeks commitment form process will begin on Monday, November 30. Parents and guardians will receive an email from the district on November 30. You only fill out the form if you are changing your current (second nine-week grading period) learning mode. The deadline for this form is December 9 at 11:59 p.m. The third grading period begins on January 6, 2021. Please note CISD continues to remain committed to providing our families with the choice of in-person and remote learning for their children.

December 11th is Now an Early Release Day

CISD has designated Friday, December 11, as an early dismissal day to allow our educators and staff to have additional planning time to meet the needs of our students. Elementary schools will release at 12:30 p.m. Please make pick-up arrangements for your child.

iPad Charging

Please ensure that your child is plugging in their iPad when they get home and charging it overnight. We have had an issue with a large group of learners in each class coming to school with their iPad dead. This makes charging at the same time hard and distancing even harder. We would love your help with iPads arriving at school charged. 

HEADPHONES!

We have lots of kiddos who have lost/broken headphones. Please make sure that your child has a working pair of headphones for school. 

A Note from Kinder and 1st - Coppell Lions Club

Kindergarten and First Grade will be working with the Coppell Lions Club ​to coordinate a food and toy drive at Town Center. This will help to provide food and toys for more than 100 Coppell families during the holidays. ​We'd love for our learners in grades K-5 to bring canned food items and/or a new, unwrapped toy to donate starting December 1st through December 15^th.  If you are a face-to-face learner, you may drop your items by the TCE ​Giving ​Tree in the front of the school​, and canned foods can be put in the boxes at the end of each hallway​.  Virtual learners may call the front office ​at 214-496-7800 to make arrangements to drop off your donation ​in the front loop during school hours. THANK YOU for your support! 

Town Center Yearbooks

Our 2020-2021 Town Center Yearbook is now available for purchase. The cost is $25, and they will arrive in the spring. Click here to place your order. **Please note that the yearbook cost Is NOT INCLUDED in the TCE Trail Pass.

***IMPORTANT***

Reminder from Dr. Applegate Regarding Zoom Logins

Please ask all learners to sign into Zoom with their @g.coppellisd.com account through the SSO button.

We are needing to pull guest access to our Zoom meetings (due to safety) and learners will not be able to access your Zoom meetings. We have recently learned that logging into Zoom using the Google Button doesn’t actually transfer their account into the district enterprise account. They HAVE to go through the SSO option in order to be counted in the CISD domain. We believe this may be the reason we still have approximately 6,000 learners that have not transitioned their account.

If you see a learner with (Guest) next to their name in your Zoom participant’s list, this means that they are NOT signed into their @g.coppellisd.com account in our Coppell Zoom domain and need to add their account to our domain by signing in with SSO. When you see learners with (Guest) please share the following help documentation with each of them.

FREE Meals Through December!

What are we learning?

Math: When we return from break learners will continue to review multiplication and division word problems. We will also focus on multi-step word problems, identifying the operation, and using various strategies to solve them. 

Language Arts: In reading, we will be kicking off a new unit! We will be discussing different types of folktales, such as fairy tales, fables, myths, and legends! We will also begin talking about the difference between theme and main idea. We will explore themes in different folktales. We will also be kicking off a new fairy tale writing unit!

Science: This week in science we will complete our forces games and share them with the class. We will also be tracking the weather patterns for this time of year in Santiago and Coppell. 

Social Studies: In social studies we will continue our unit on Geography. Learners will be practicing their map skills by creating their own map and showcasing their creations. 

November 16th - 20th

 

Upcoming Dates

November 20th - Spirit Night at JC's Burger Bar

November 23rd - 27th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break!

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

iPad Charging

Please ensure that your child is plugging in their iPad when they get home and charging it overnight. We have had an issue with a large group of learners in each class coming to school with their iPad dead. This makes charging at the same time hard and distancing even harder. We would love your help with iPads arriving at school charged. 

HEADPHONES!

We have lots of kiddos who have lost/broken headphones. Please make sure that your child has a working pair of headphones for school. 

A Note from Kinder and 1st - Coppell Lions Club

Kindergarten and First Grade will be working with the Coppell Lions Club ​to coordinate a food and toy drive at Town Center. This will help to provide food and toys for more than 100 Coppell families during the holidays. ​We'd love for our learners in grades K-5 to bring canned food items and/or a new, unwrapped toy to donate starting December 1st through December 15^th.  If you are a face-to-face learner, you may drop your items by the TCE ​Giving ​Tree in the front of the school​, and canned foods can be put in the boxes at the end of each hallway​.  Virtual learners may call the front office ​at 214-496-7800 to make arrangements to drop off your donation ​in the front loop during school hours. THANK YOU for your support! 

Town Center Yearbooks

Our 2020-2021 Town Center Yearbook is now available for purchase. The cost is $25, and they will arrive in the spring. Click here to place your order. **Please note that the yearbook cost Is NOT INCLUDED in the TCE Trail Pass.

Spirit Night at JC's Burger Bar

Next Friday, November 20th, JC's Burger Bar in Coppell is donating 20% of their full-day sales from Town Center families and friends to our school. Whether you dine in or pick up (including curbside pick-up), as long as you mention that you are there supporting Town Center, your purchase will qualify. So, whether it is lunch, dinner, or a snack in between, we hope you can join us in supporting Town Center and great food!

Reminder: CISD Fall 2020 Family Survey

CISD relies heavily on the voice of our families to help us validate our practices and seek input in areas that need to be improved. The district encourages you to use this avenue to share your voice in our Fall 2020 Family Survey, which can be found at go.coppellisd.com/familyfall2020. Your feedback will help us evaluate our performance and guide our work for the remainder of the school year. In addition, this survey plays a crucial role in our Community-Based Accountability System or CBAS. CBAS uses multiple pillars to measure success, and the more family participation in this survey, the better we can know how we are doing and where we can improve.

***IMPORTANT***

Reminder from Dr. Applegate Regarding Zoom Logins

Please ask all learners to sign into Zoom with their @g.coppellisd.com account through the SSO button.

We are needing to pull guest access to our Zoom meetings (due to safety) and learners will not be able to access your Zoom meetings. We have recently learned that logging into Zoom using the Google Button doesn’t actually transfer their account into the district enterprise account. They HAVE to go through the SSO option in order to be counted in the CISD domain. We believe this may be the reason we still have approximately 6,000 learners that have not transitioned their account.

If you see a learner with (Guest) next to their name in your Zoom participant’s list, this means that they are NOT signed into their @g.coppellisd.com account in our Coppell Zoom domain and need to add their account to our domain by signing in with SSO. When you see learners with (Guest) please share the following help documentation with each of them.

FREE Meals Through December!

What are we learning?

Math: This week in math students will focus on multiplication and division word problems and identifying the operation successfully. We will use the strategies that we have learned to solve the word problems. 

Language Arts: In reading we will be wrapping up our nonfiction unit! We will overview summarizing and main idea. We will end the week to show our learning with our nonfiction post assessment. 

Science: This week in science we will take our force, motion, and energy post test. We will be creating a final product to showcase our learning on the different forces. 

Social Studies: In social studies we will continue our unit on Geography. Learners will be practicing their map skills by creating their own map and showcasing their creations. 

November 2nd - 6th

Upcoming Dates

November 5th - Picture Day 

More information below!

November 10th - PTO Virtual Meeting @ 5:30 PM

November 23rd - 27th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break!

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

Picture Day

Mark your calendar for picture day!

Virtual learners, please refer to your email from Ms. Fairchild for your time to signup for a slot on the afternoon of picture day. Questions? Contact Laura Fairchild in the front office. 

Coppell ISD - Town Center Elementary

Picture Day: Thursday, November 5th

Picture Day ID: EVTQCH64B

Picture day is coming! The easiest way to order school pictures is online at mylifetouch@com. Please submit your order below Thursday, November 5th. 

ORDER SCHOOL PICTURES

iPad Charging

Please ensure that your child is plugging in their iPad when they get home and charging it overnight. We have had an issue with a large group of learners in each class coming to school with their iPad dead. This makes charging at the same time hard and distancing even harder. We would love your help with iPads arriving at school charged. 

HEADPHONES!

We have lots of kiddos who have lost/broken headphones. Please make sure that your child has a working pair of headphones for school. 

***IMPORTANT***

Reminder from Dr. Applegate Regarding Zoom Logins

Please ask all learners to sign into Zoom with their @g.coppellisd.com account through the SSO button.

We are needing to pull guest access to our Zoom meetings (due to safety) and learners will not be able to access your Zoom meetings. We have recently learned that logging into Zoom using the Google Button doesn’t actually transfer their account into the district enterprise account. They HAVE to go through the SSO option in order to be counted in the CISD domain. We believe this may be the reason we still have approximately 6,000 learners that have not transitioned their account.

If you see a learner with (Guest) next to their name in your Zoom participant’s list, this means that they are NOT signed into their @g.coppellisd.com account in our Coppell Zoom domain and need to add their account to our domain by signing in with SSO. When you see learners with (Guest) please share the following help documentation with each of them.

FREE Meals Through December!

What are we learning?

Math: This week in math students will learn the standard algorithm for 2x1 digit multiplication. This is the strategy we will encourage them to use here on out. At the end of the week we will introduce division and how to represent it. 

Language Arts: In reading we are going to begin discussing narrative nonfiction. We will discuss the difference between a narrative nonfiction book and an expository nonfiction book. We will discuss story elements, and also create our own summaries. In writing we will wrap up our expository essays by revising and editing.

Science: This week in science we will continue to explore forces. We will cover magnetism and gravity this week. 

Social Studies: In social studies learners are starting the new unit on Geography. We will be focussing on map skills (cardinal and intermediate directions). 

October 19th - 23rd

 

 Welcome third grade families!! Thank you for taking the time to read our third grade blog. We are excited about the learning that will continue to happen in the coming weeks. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning, and any announcements regarding third grade and TCE. 

Upcoming Dates

October 21st - Remote Learner Supply Pickup

October 26th - 30th - Red Ribbon Week

November 5th - School Pictures

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.

Important Reminders

iPad Charging

Please ensure that your child is plugging in their iPad when they get home and charging it overnight. We have had an issue with a large group of learners in each class coming to school with their iPad dead. This makes charging at the same time hard and distancing even harder. We would love your help with iPads arriving at school charged. 

***IMPORTANT***

Reminder from Dr. Applegate Regarding Zoom Logins

Please ask all learners to sign into Zoom with their @g.coppellisd.com account through the SSO button.

We are needing to pull guest access to our Zoom meetings (due to safety) and learners will not be able to access your Zoom meetings. We have recently learned that logging into Zoom using the Google Button doesn’t actually transfer their account into the district enterprise account. They HAVE to go through the SSO option in order to be counted in the CISD domain. We believe this may be the reason we still have approximately 6,000 learners that have not transitioned their account.

If you see a learner with (Guest) next to their name in your Zoom participant’s list, this means that they are NOT signed into their @g.coppellisd.com account in our Coppell Zoom domain and need to add their account to our domain by signing in with SSO. When you see learners with (Guest) please share the following help documentation with each of them.

Virtual Book Character Pumpkins!

Volunteer at Town Center!

Please visit Ms. Martin's parent blog for links to sign up to volunteer. 

FREE Meals Through December!

Doctor's Appointments/Absences 

You do not need to notify the office of any doctors appointments or absences. Any work that your kiddo misses can be completed upon their return. They will earn credit and be considered present as long as the work for the day is complete before midnight. 

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will continue learning ways to represent multiplication. We have learned equal groups, arrays, and repeated addition. We will start the week by learning to represent multiplication on a number line. We will then discuss multiplication word problems and the thinking pattern EGPT (equal groups put together). 

Language Arts: In reading we will continue exploring nonfiction texts. We will dive deeper into understanding nonfiction and tackle more complex books. We will discuss the differences between fact and opinion and analyze parts of nonfiction books in which authors may include opinionated statements. 

Science: This week in science we will be finishing up our learning about types of energy. We will learn about mechanical energy and showcase our learning with an energy project. 

Social Studies: In social studies we will wrap up our learning of the levels of government and each levels' responsibilities. We will begin examining historical documents and why they were written. We will start by learning about the Declaration of Independence and will introduce other documents like the Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

October 13th - 16th

 Welcome third grade families!! Thank you for taking the time to read our third grade blog. We are excited about the learning that will continue to happen in the coming weeks. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning, and any announcements regarding third grade and TCE. 

Upcoming Dates

October 12th - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.

Important Reminders

***IMPORTANT***

Reminder from Dr. Applegate Regarding Zoom Logins

Please ask all learners to sign into Zoom with their @g.coppellisd.com account through the SSO button.

We are needing to pull guest access to our Zoom meetings (due to safety) and learners will not be able to access your Zoom meetings. We have recently learned that logging into Zoom using the Google Button doesn’t actually transfer their account into the district enterprise account. They HAVE to go through the SSO option in order to be counted in the CISD domain. We believe this may be the reason we still have approximately 6,000 learners that have not transitioned their account.

If you see a learner with (Guest) next to their name in your Zoom participant’s list, this means that they are NOT signed into their @g.coppellisd.com account in our Coppell Zoom domain and need to add their account to our domain by signing in with SSO. When you see learners with (Guest) please share the following help documentation with each of them.

Virtual Book Character Pumpkins!

Volunteer at Town Center!

Please visit Ms. Martin's parent blog for links to sign up to volunteer. 

FREE Meals Through December!

Checking Grades and Comments on Schoology

We would love your help checking your child's grades on Schoology. We have explained to learners how to do this, however, an extra set of eyes is always helpful. 

1. At the top of you child's Schoology home page is a red ribbon with the word "Grades". Please click that.

2. There will be a dropdown menu, please select the first option at the top, "Grade Report".

3. Once you have clicked on Grade Report, each of your child's subjects will populate for you to click on.

 

4. There you will see a paper icon if they have submitted an assignment, and a grade out of 3. If they have a 1 or a 2 they should go back to fix their submission. The 4 squares will take you to a rubric where you will see a comment about why they have received that score. 

5. If you do not see a paper icon on the right, they have not submitted the assignment and need to do that ASAP. 

Doctor's Appointments/Absences 

You do not need to notify the office of any doctors appointments or absences. Any work that your kiddo misses can be completed upon their return. They will earn credit and be considered present as long as the work for the day is complete before midnight. 

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will start Tuesday by taking a multiplication and division pretest. We will use this pretest to guide our instruction. There is no need to study for this, we want to know what knowledge the students are coming in with. We will spend the rest of the week introducing multiplication and how to represent it using repeated addition, arrays, and equal groups. 

Language Arts: In language arts we will continue to explore nonfiction writing. We will focus on main idea and supporting details. We will talk about how understanding main idea makes up stronger readers of nonfiction.

Science: This week in science we will be starting up a new unit of Force, Motion, and Energy. We will start the week by exploring what energy is and learning about sound,  heat, and light energy. 

Social Studies: In social studies we will begin discussing levels of government. We will explore the need for leadership and how our government is broken up among local, state, and national levels. 

October 5th - 9th

 Welcome third grade families!! Thank you for taking the time to read our third grade blog. It was a great first FULL week of virtual learning in third grade! We were able to get to know one another, learn to navigate Zoom and Schoology together! Thank you so much for being patient and showing so much grace as we struggled through some technology issues. We are excited about the learning that will continue to happen in the coming weeks. Make sure you are checking our blog weekly for calendar updates, what we are learning, and any announcements regarding third grade and TCE. 

Upcoming Dates

October 12th - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter can be found linked here.

Important Reminders

***IMPORTANT***

Reminder from Dr. Applegate Regarding Zoom Logins

Please ask all learners to sign into Zoom with their @g.coppellisd.com account through the SSO button.

We are needing to pull guest access to our Zoom meetings (due to safety) and learners will not be able to access your Zoom meetings. We have recently learned that logging into Zoom using the Google Button doesn’t actually transfer their account into the district enterprise account. They HAVE to go through the SSO option in order to be counted in the CISD domain. We believe this may be the reason we still have approximately 6,000 learners that have not transitioned their account.

If you see a learner with (Guest) next to their name in your Zoom participant’s list, this means that they are NOT signed into their @g.coppellisd.com account in our Coppell Zoom domain and need to add their account to our domain by signing in with SSO. When you see learners with (Guest) please share the following help documentation with each of them.

Volunteer at Town Center!

Please visit Ms. Martin's parent blog for links to sign up to volunteer. 

FREE Meals Through December!

Checking Grades and Comments on Schoology

We would love your help checking your child's grades on Schoology. We have explained to learners how to do this, however, an extra set of eyes is always helpful. 

1. At the top of you child's Schoology home page is a red ribbon with the word "Grades". Please click that.

2. There will be a dropdown menu, please select the first option at the top, "Grade Report".

3. Once you have clicked on Grade Report, each of your child's subjects will populate for you to click on.

 

4. There you will see a paper icon if they have submitted an assignment, and a grade out of 3. If they have a 1 or a 2 they should go back to fix their submission. The 4 squares will take you to a rubric where you will see a comment about why they have received that score. 

5. If you do not see a paper icon on the right, they have not submitted the assignment and need to do that ASAP. 

Doctor's Appointments/Absences 

You do not need to notify the office of any doctors appointments or absences. Any work that your kiddo misses can be completed upon their return. They will earn credit and be considered present as long as the work for the day is complete before midnight. 

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners start off by reviewing word problems and addition/subtraction algorithm. On Thursday we will take our multiplication and division pretest before we begin our new unit on Friday! We will start off learning to represent multiplication with equal groups, arrays, and repeated addition. 

Language Arts: In reading we will start the week by completing our Reading MAP test on Monday. Please check our previous MAP emails for specific reminders about the test. For the rest of the week, we will be kicking off our new nonfiction unit! We will be discussing components of nonfiction books and how to preview them. We will begin exploring nonfiction text features and main idea.

Science: This week in science we will finish our learning about mixtures. We will take our post test from our first unit. The test will review properties of matter, states of matter, and mixtures. We will end the week by exploring another science career and adding to our career connection trade cards. 

Social Studies: In social studies we will be using what we have learned about good citizenship to begin exploring certain responsibilities of citizens, such as voting and taking part in a jury. We will overview what citizenship participation looks like and how one can fulfill these responsibilities.