Upcoming Dates
- Terrific Texans - We will draw for our Terrific Texans on Tuesday and they will be showcased in next week's blog!
- STAAR surprise - Please see the email from your child’s homeroom teacher about a surprise for your 3rd grader and let us know if you have any questions
- May 6 Bond Election Information - Coppell ISD residents, who are registered to vote may cast a ballot in the May 6 Bond Election. Voters will be asked to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the $321.5 million bond measure on May 6. In accordance with state law, the bond referendum will be presented as four separate propositions.
- Field Trip - We are excited about about upcoming Field Trip to the Heard Museum in McKinney! We will be going Wednesday, May 10th. More detailed information and the permission slip came home Friday! Please make sure to check with your child.!
- Yearbooks - Don't forget to buy this year's Town Center Yearbook! Pre-order your yearbook before April 10th at ybpay.lifetouch.com Yearbook ID Code: 14305223. As a reminder, yearbooks are NOT included in trail pass purchases.
- Family Lunch Fridays - Our campus is open each Friday for lunch visitors! When you arrive you will sign in at the front office and receive a visitor badge that must be worn at all times. You will need a photo ID (license or passport). You will be able to eat lunch with your child at the designated tables for lunch visitors. You may only eat with your child. No other learners may be invited to eat with you. You may purchase lunch in the cafeteria or bring a lunch with you. Parents will be dismissed from the cafeteria. You will need to go back through the front office to sign out at the end of lunchtime. Please see Ms. Martin's Principal Newsletter for details on who may eat with your child and a form to fill out for non-parent lunch visitors. No lunch visitors on early release days.
- Background Checks - If you have not had a chance to fill out a background check please fill one out for yourself or update last year's! Click here to register as a new volunteer or confirm your information from last year. This must be completed every school year for you to volunteer at the school. The district will send you an email when your background check has cleared. Any opportunities for volunteering at the school, including holiday parties, will require a cleared background check. Once completed it lasts for the remainder of the school year. When you create your account, make sure to click on the add new application button. (see picture below)
- Background Checks - If you have not had a chance to fill out a background check please fill one out for yourself or update last year's! Click here to register as a new volunteer or confirm your information from last year. This must be completed every school year for you to volunteer at the school. The district will send you an email when your background check has cleared. Any opportunities for volunteering at the school, including holiday parties, will require a cleared background check. Once completed it lasts for the remainder of the school year. When you create your account, make sure to click on the add new application button. (see picture below)
Math
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives; so now, 3rd grade families, it’s time we learn about TIME. Telling time to the minute on an analog clock was a 2nd grade skill, but we will practice it. We will learn the 3rd grade skill of how to calculate time that has passed, AKA elapsed time. When I was in 3rd grade 35 years ago in Altus OK, we regrouped hours by converting them into minutes and seconds, so elapsed time may as well have been advanced calculus for as well as I understood it. Time has made us wiser, so now, it’s taught on a timeline - and it’s a cinch. In addition, we are moving into more STAAR practice (Math STAAR is May 2), and your kiddos are doing awesome!
Science
Next week, we will take what we have learned about habitats, organisms, environments and ecosystems to work on an AR Habitat Project.
Reading/Writing
As STAAR Reading approaches, we are in review mode. Your child will be assessed in ALL ELAR areas. They will show off their comprehension skills, inference, character analysis, author’s purpose, non-fiction text analysis, and poetry. In addition, they will be tested on revising and editing skills AND will produce written responses. They have all been working so hard and we are so proud of their efforts. This week we will analyze data and practice through choice boards and games.
Social Studies
This week we are investigating people who have made scientific breakthroughs or created or invented new technology and we will describe the impact of these scientific breakthroughs and technologies through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
