Friday, May 10, 2024

May 13th-17th

Upcoming Dates

May 13th - CISD Board Workshop @ 5:30
At the Vonita White Boardroom

May 20th -  Field Day
Mark your calendars and make sure you have a CISD background check on file!

May 24th - Last Day of School
Spirit Rally @ 8:00 - Check-in at the front office
Early Release @ 12:30
Last Day to purchase Trailpass #2, #3, & #4 at a discounted price.

June 8th - Chipotle Spirit Night 4:00-8:00 p.m.

June 9th - Last day to purchase a Trailpass - supplies for next school year!

Terrific Texans


Congratulations to this week's winners!
Priya, Gustavo and Eliana (not pictured)

Field Day 2024

Field Day Volunteers Needed - Monday, May 20th

Volunteer Opportunities: We are looking for volunteers to help run games and activities for the different groups throughout the day. Please use the Sign-Up Genius to sign up for a time slot. As the event gets closer, PTO will reach out with your specific station and instructions.



Background Check to Fill Out ASAPhttps://apps2.winocular.com/coppell/workspace/

As a reminder, you MUST have a background check completed to volunteer for a station or walk with your class. You can complete it through the district website. If you have issues, PLEASE feel free to reach out to our front office staff.

TCE Field Day - A Note From Our Field Day Coordinators
Hello!

We are so excited about our upcoming Field Day on Monday, May 20th! I’ve had a few parents ask about Field Day, so I wanted to address some FAQs!

What is Field Day?! It is a day for our learners to celebrate an awesome school year! They travel to different stations throughout the day including bounce houses, a water slide, sponge relay races, treats and MORE! One of the stations is walking to the Coppell City CORE (Coppell City’s Pool) to go swimming! The CORE will have lifeguards on hand and also has some life jackets available for swimmers. If your child is not a strong swimmer and requires a life jacket, please reach out to your homeroom teacher ASAP. It is imperative for you to talk to your student about swimming expectations. The CORE is great because there is not only a swimming pool but a splash pad and water playground so all our students, regardless of skill level, will have a great time!

What will your kiddo need to wear on Field Day, May 20th? Please have them wear a swimsuit (girls under their clothes and boys wear swimsuit bottoms) and their grade level t-shirt and flip flops/crocs or shoes that can get wet. We will have lots of WATER activities!

What do kids need to bring to field day? Please bring a LABELED water bottle as it will probably be warm! Students will also need a LABELED towel with their initials on it. Our amazing Room Parents that will be walking our classes from station to station will keep track of the towels and lunches.

What about lunch? Your child can either pack a LABELED sack lunch or purchase one from the cafeteria. We will eat picnic-style outside the school.

Anything else we need? Learners will be outside most of the day, so please apply sunscreen on your child before school and send additional if needed. We also ask that you send a dry change of clothes they can change into when they return to school.

We are excited for an amazing day for our learners to wrap out this year!

TCE Field Day Coordinators:

Amanda Nevels
(c) 214-808-4229
(e) amandanevels@yahoo.com

Emily Cantu
(c) 214-929-2782
(e) emily.cantu11@gmail.com
Sack Summer Hunger


TCE Trailpass Now Available to Purchase


PTO has revamped the Town Center Trailpass packages this year. We encourage all of our families to purchase one of the options below. Pick the best one for your family, and order online at the PTO website.

*Please make note that the first option does not include a grade-level shirt. You can add-on one to your purchase or purchase a package that includes a shirt. If you have any questions, please reach out to our PTO President at president@towncenterpto.org.




Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches:

Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

Check Your Lunch Application Status

Create Your Child's Online Lunch Account

Lunch Menus can be found here


TCE Principal Newsletter

Each week Ms. Martin sends out her Town Center Principal Newsletter. Please make sure to check out all the important campus-wide announcements in the Principal Newsletter. 

May 10th

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING


ELA - We will review our year of learning by working on an End Of Year Choice Board.

Social Studies - It’s an exciting time in Social Studies as we begin our culminating project for historical figures using Minecraft. Learners will create an exhibit that showcases key objects from one of our figure’s lives. They will work through the timeline of the person’s life and record a tour of the exhibit they create.

Math - We are continuing to review all things 3rd grade math to cement our awesome knowledge from the year - our final math MAP test will be Monday, May 13.

Science - We will finish up our Minecraft Biome project and begin working on our End of Year Choice Board.

Friday, May 3, 2024

May 6th-10th

Upcoming Dates

May 7th -  CISD Parent Budget Meeting - Zoom @ 6:00 p.m.

May 8th -  3rd Grade Field to Heard Museum
May 20th -  Field Day

May 24th -  Last Day of School & Early Release @ 12:30 p.m.


Terrific Texans


Congratulations to this week's winners!
Isaac, Jaisvi, and Adam

Sack Summer Hunger


Field Trip - Wednesday, May 8th



A detailed letter will be coming home Monday with your child.  This will have all the information that will help your child be prepared for the day of our field trip.  Chaperones will have a little extra information included for them. 


Tennis Shoes for PE & Extended Specials Day (CTT)

Please help make sure that your child wears appropriate shoes on PE days and Move & Groove (Fridays). Additionally, every other Thursday 3rd grade has extended specials during CTT. The dates are outlined for the remainder of the year below. Thank you for your help in making sure your child is safely dressed for the gym! 

Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches:

Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

Check Your Lunch Application Status

Create Your Child's Online Lunch Account

Lunch Menus can be found here


TCE Principal Newsletter

Each week Ms. Martin sends out her Town Center Principal Newsletter. Please make sure to check out all the important campus-wide announcements in the Principal Newsletter. 

April 26th

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING


ELA - As we near the end of our folktales unit, our readers will use what they have learned about the genre to code scenes from one of their favorite stories. 

Social Studies - It’s an exciting time in Social Studies as we begin our culminating project for historical figures using Minecraft. Learners will create an exhibit that showcases key objects from one of our figure’s lives. They will work through the timeline of the person’s life and record a tour of the exhibit they create.

Math - We are still reviewing all things 3rd grade math to cement our awesome knowledge from the year - our final math MAP test will be Monday, May 13.

Science - Our Minecraft Biome project is in full swing. We are using everything we have learned about plants, animals and adaptations to work on creating our own biome within Minecraft.

Monday, April 29, 2024

April 29th-May 3r

Upcoming Dates

May 1st  -  Author visit

May 2nd -  Spring Family Picnic 6:00-7:30

May 7th -  CISD Parent Budget Meeting - Zoom @ 6:00 p.m.

May 8th -  3rd Grade Field to Heard Museum
May 20th -  Field Day

May 24th -  Last Day of School & Early Release @ 12:30 p.m.


Terrific Texans


Congratulations to this week's winners!
Aryash, Mohammad, Karmikaa

Author Visit

ednesday, May 1st, author-illustrator James Burks will visit TCE. If you would like him to sign one of his books for you, please purchase a book from the retailer of your choice and deliver it to Mrs. Mancuso by Monday, April 29th.



Sack Summer Hunger



Field Trip


We are excited for our upcoming field trip to the Heard Museum in McKinney on Wednesday, May 8th.  Detailed information and the permission slip came home Friday with your child.  Please make sure to ask them about it!  IMPORTANT: If you would like to chaperone OR are even considering it please make sure you have completed a background check for THIS school year (23-24).  It is a requirement to complete this every school year in order to volunteer at the school and chaperone on field trips.  If you are unsure as to if you have completed this for this school year, please reach out to your child's teacher.
If you still need to complete please click on the link and follow the steps:



Tennis Shoes for PE & Extended Specials Day (CTT)

Please help make sure that your child wears appropriate shoes on PE days and Move & Groove (Fridays). Additionally, every other Thursday 3rd grade has extended specials during CTT. The dates are outlined for the remainder of the year below. Thank you for your help in making sure your child is safely dressed for the gym! 

Smart Watches

We have noticed that more and more of our students have begun wearing smartwatches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for those devices. 
Students are not permitted to communicate on their personal devices during the school day. (The same rule applies to their iPads.) This includes parents. Additionally, smartwatches are only to be used to tell time during the day. Please help us in reinforcing this expectation.  If you need to contact your son/daughter during the day, please email your child's teacher or call the front office. 
We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smart watch, cell phone, or other personal devices to communicate (or use any additional feature beyond telling time), they will receive one warning. After that one warning, we will ask for those devices to stay at home.

Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches:

Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

Check Your Lunch Application Status

Create Your Child's Online Lunch Account

Lunch Menus can be found here


TCE Principal Newsletter

Each week Ms. Martin sends out her Town Center Principal Newsletter. Please make sure to check out all the important campus-wide announcements in the Principal Newsletter. 

April 26th

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING


ELA - We will continue on our journey of folktales, this time entering a magical world of incredible myths. In writing, we will be getting ready to start writing fractured fairy tales! 

Ask your learner what is similar and different about fairytales, fables and legends!


Social Studies - As we roll into another week of exploring historical figures,, we will begin an exciting project to make our research come to life! 

Ask your learner to tell you about their newscast video from our mind mission on Jonas Salk!


Math - We have made it to our final unit, which is using all of our amazing 3rd grade math skills in order to enrich and practice our skills! These enrichment activities will involve our end of the year choiceboard and various apps and explorations. This will be ongoing for the next several weeks, and we hope the kiddos will have fun while applying their math within different contexts. Go 3rd graders go

Science - Next week in Science we will explore the structures and functions of plants and animals and how they are able to survive in their habitats.