November 28th - December 2nd

Upcoming Dates

November 21st-25th - Thanksgiving Break - 

No School

December 2nd - Reindeer Run 

3rd Grade @ 10:10

December 9th - Early Release @ 12:30

December 15th - Winter Parties @ 2:00

December 16th - Early Release @ 12:30

December 19th - January 2nd - Winter Break

January 3rd - School Resumes

Reindeer Run

Friday, December 2nd @ 10:10

Lion's Club

Each year the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys for families in the Coppell ISD attendance area. Last year Lion's Club provided a special Christmas for over 127 families and hundreds of children who might otherwise have gone without. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lions Club of Coppell, and the identity of the recipients is kept confidential. All Lion's Club needs need to know is the address and the family demographics, sizes, and any special needs the family may have. If your family would like to apply for a holiday basket and toys, please email Town Center's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

Last Call!!!

5th Grade Service Learning Project

Deadline is November 30th

 

 November Lunch Menu

 

Math

Bar graphs, pictographs, and line plots, OH MY! We are following the yellow brick road and will all soon become Wizards of Data Analysis. Line plots are the new skill for 3rd grade - see the line plot example below because I don’t know about you guys, but in 1987 at Will Rogers Elementary in Altus, Oklahoma, we were NOT learning about line plots. Kiddos today are amazing!              

                               X

                       X      X

                 X    X     X

                 X    X     X   X

           ———————————

                 1     2     3    4

   Number of Siblings Students Have

This means that 2 students have 1 sibling, 3 students have 2 siblings, 4 students have 3 siblings, and 1 student has 4 siblings.

During the week of December 19, we will be making function machines so that we can practice input/output tables. If you’re able, please send in a dry, clean, empty half gallon cardboard container and an empty cereal box. We are feeling over the rainbow for math!

Science 

We will continue taking a closer look at weathering, erosion and deposition.  It’s a slooooooowwww process guys…literally!  We will also look at Natural Resources and how important it is to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to preserve them! 

Reading/Writing 

We are wrapping up our study of nonfiction texts and will be moving into character studies in fiction stories. We will learn how characters’ actions influence a story and how they can change throughout a story. We will delve into the themes of stories and learn how to infer the theme of a story by putting pieces of the story together. We will be adding finishing touches to our nonfiction published pieces in writing and beginning to brainstorm and plan a persuasive writing piece.

Social Studies 

We will be kicking off our Geography study! We will be learning about different environments people live and work in and how we have adapted to and survive in those environments (climate, landforms, natural hazards and natural resources). We also will learn about how the Earth changes from both physical and human processes (building new homes, conservation and pollution).

November 14th-18th

Upcoming Dates

November 15th - TCE Spirit Night @ 

Chipotle; 5-9pm

November 18th - Turkey Trot 

(during Specials @ 10:10)

November 18th - Family Lunch Friday 

(11:30 3rd Grade)

November 21st-25th - Thanksgiving Break - 

No School

TCE Spirit Night - November 15th, 5-9

Turkey Trot

3rd Grade - 10:10-11:00

Lion's Club

Each year the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys for families in the Coppell ISD attendance area. Last year Lion's Club provided a special Christmas for over 127 families and hundreds of children who might otherwise have gone without. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lions Club of Coppell, and the identity of the recipients is kept confidential. All Lion's Club needs need to know is the address and the family demographics, sizes, and any special needs the family may have. If your family would like to apply for a holiday basket and toys, please email Town Center's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

5th Grade Service Learning Project

Deadline is November 30th

 

 November Lunch Menu

 

Math

Okay guys, that’s a wrap on multiplication and division, and we are ready to rock and roll on that post test this week! ROCK AND ROLL!! We will be reviewing all week and shining up our knowledge about all things multiplication: 2 by 1 digit multiplication, representing multiplication and division, knowing if a number is even or odd, understanding that multiplication and division are related, and solving multiplication and division word problems. Fact fluency (knowing your multiplication and division facts 1-10 quickly and easily) will not be assessed here. We will continue to have the kiddos practice and learn on Reflex; fact fluency will be reported on our next report card, which goes home the first week in January.

Science 

Raise your hand if you are ready to “dig in” to a new unit?  I think I just saw all of your hands go up!  And they stay there and they stay there!  Next week we will begin our unit on Earth’s Surface.  We will kick it off by taking a closer look at soil; the layers, how it is formed and the importance of it.  2 new vocabulary words that will be introduced are weathering (the breaking down of rock), erosion (the movement of broken down rock and soil, and disposition (where the eroded pieces/soil end up). 

Reading/Writing 

We have been researching using multiple sources for our expository subtopics the last few weeks. We have been working hard to get our information organized into first drafts, using all of the grammar skills we have been working on - complete sentences, subject/verb agreement, correct punctuation. Next week, we will continue to edit and revise our drafts and complete our expository pieces! In reading, we are continuing to explore nonfiction text features!

Social Studies 

We will be wrapping up our study of US Government and Citizenship by continuing to add to our knowledge of historical documents.

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November 7th-11th

  

Upcoming Dates

November 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony @ 8:00am - Wear RED, WHITE or BLUE

November 15th - TCE Spirit Night @ Chipotle; 5-9pm

November 18th - Turkey Trot (during Specials @ 10:10)

November 21st-25th - Thanksgiving Break

Veteran's Day Ceremony - Friday, November 11th

We'd love for any veterans that are family or friends of our TCE family to join us Friday, November 11th at 8:15 a.m. Each grade level will participate, along with the TCE Choir or CHS Madrigals. A reception for guests will follow the ceremony. We look forward to celebrating our veterans. Guests will need to check in through the front office with a photo ID.

TCE Spirit Night - November 15th, 5-9

Lion's Club

Each year the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys for families in the Coppell ISD attendance area. Last year Lion's Club provided a special Christmas for over 127 families and hundreds of children who might otherwise have gone without. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lions Club of Coppell, and the identity of the recipients is kept confidential. All Lion's Club needs need to know is the address and the family demographics, sizes, and any special needs the family may have. If your family would like to apply for a holiday basket and toys, please email Town Center's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

5th Grade Service Learning Project

 

 November Lunch Menu

 

Math

It’s time we put all our multiplication and division knowledge to good use and start solving word problems, which of course is every 3rd grader’s favorite week in math - NOT. But. The lessons they learn this week are lifelong, useful math skills that they’ll need for the rest of their lives, and what’s more exciting than that? (Nothing. The answer is nothing.) We are getting closer to closing out this unit and are planning for the post test to be sometime the week of November 14. I say word problems, you say awesome!

Science 

It’s game time, baby!!  This is where it all comes together and the force is strong!  We will be creating a game that incorporates all that we have learned about force and motion.  The kids will be working in groups to design, build and test their own unique games.  Let the creativity begin!

Reading/Writing 

This has a really INFORMATIVE week!  We did a bunch of great work on our informational essays.  Your child has found relevant research and is learning to take notes in their own words. They are organizing these notes into appropriate categories. Next week they will write drafts in essay form!  WOW!  
We are also deep into analyzing and applying our knowledge of nonfiction text features through our All About Me activity.

Social Studies 

We will continue learning about our United States government, historical documents, and our founding fathers. We will take a closer look at the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and U. S. Constitution. We will also explore the three branches of government and learn more about our founding fathers.

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October 31st-November 4th

 

Upcoming Dates

November 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony @ 8:00am - Wear RED, WHITE or BLUE

November 18th - Turkey Tot (during Specials @ 10:10)

November 21st-25th - Thanksgiving Break

Monday, October 31st

While we know that many of the kids are excited to wear their costumes on Halloween, we are asking for NO costumes at school please.

5th Grade Service Learning Project

Veteran's Day

Family is invited to attend our Veteran's Day ceremony on Friday, November 4th at 8:00 am.  We would love for the kids to wear RED, WHITE OR BLUE on that day.  

 November Lunch Menu

 

Math

We are dividing, but we’re not divided! We are all in unity with learning about representing division. It’s all about equal shares, so your kiddo is going to learn lots of lessons about how to divvy things up evenly, and we know those younger siblings out there say thank you! We say you’re welcome. Repeated subtraction (subtracting over and over until we get to zero), using a number line to show division (starting on the dividend - big number - jumping backwards by the divisor until we get to 0 and then counting those jumps), and putting items into equal groups are all ways we can represent this last but not least operation in math. We’re all around that campfire singing Kumbaya and making sure everyone has an equal share, and it’s going to be EPIC!

Science 

And for our final act in “Name That Force”…Friction! And it’s a force to be reckoned with!  We will be exploring different surfaces and how they affect the speed and motion of an object.

Reading/Writing 

We are deep into our informational/expository unit. During reading this week we will use our knowledge of NonFiction Text Features to make an “All About Me.” 

During writing we are continuing our expository essay writing. Last week we focused more on diagraming texts that were written by other authors.  This week we will use expert writing as a model to draft our own work.  

In grammar, we will build on our work with complete sentences to focus on punctuation!

Social Studies 

We will continue learning about our United States government, historical documents, and our founding fathers. We will take a closer look at the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and U. S. Constitution. We will also explore the three branches of government and learn more about our founding fathers.  

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

October 24th-28th

 

Upcoming Dates

October 24th-28th - Red Ribbon Week (see more information below)

October 25th - PTO Meeting - 6:00 PM - TCE Library

October 28th - Jack-O'-Lantern Jog

Fun Run during Specials time; 3rd Grade: 10:10-11:00

Parents welcome to attend

November 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony @ 8:00am

Red Ribbon Week

October 24th-28th

 

 October Lunch Menu

 

Math

Next up? It’s the crown jewel in the multiplication crown: the STAAAADARRRRDDD ALGORITHM! Oh yeah! Guys, we made it! We trudged through that “new math” (I’m looking at you, area models) and have arrived at the strategy we all know and love and grew up with and still use; and by that I mean go ahead and carry that 1, baby! We will practice the standard algorithm all week and solidify our dope rhyme: Bottom, Top, Bottom, Side: That is how we multiply! Math TIME (teaching in small groups versus whole group) has been going well, and we are looking forward to another fabulous math week in 3rd grade!

Science 

In Science next week we will continue exploring forces.  We will look at magnetism and gravity and how our lives are affected by them.  We will pose the question “What would life on Earth be like without gravity?”

Reading/Writing 

During writing this week we will be collecting information on an animal species and beginning to frame their draft.  Our Reading will blend into this activity. Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting details of nonfiction texts. We will work with sentence structure and add in correct punctuation marks for simple and compound sentences.

Social Studies 

We are still working in our citizenship and government unit.  Our focus will be on the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

October 17th-21st

Upcoming Dates

October 21st - CISD Community Tailgate

October 24th-28th - Red Ribbon Week (see more information below)

October 25th - PTO Meeting - 6:00 PM - TCE Library

October 28th - Jack-O'-Lantern Jog

Fun Run during Specials time; 3rd Grade: 10:10-11:00

Red Ribbon Week

October 24th-28th

 

Monday - Make Healthy Choices to Accomplish Your Dreams (PJs/Sweats)

Tuesday - Healthy Choices are the Key to a Bright Future (Neon/Tie Dye)

Wednesday  - Let's Team Up to be Healthy (Sports theme)

Thursday - The Future Me is Drug-Free (Future Profession)

Friday - Celebrate Life & Live Drug Free (Lots of Red with Celebration Items (Pom Poms, Maracas, etc.)

 October Lunch Menu

 

Math

This week, we will begin learning 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication, and buckle up, Buttercup, because before we learn the traditional way of putting the 2 digit number on top and the 1 digit number on the bottom and then multiplying, we are going to learn some new and fancy ways to multiply: by partial products and by using an area model. Both of these new strategies accomplish the exact same thing as using the traditional algorithm, but they allow the kiddos to organize their numbers in a way  that might be easier for them than by lining up the place values. By the end of next week, we will be multiplying 2 digit by 1 digit numbers in the old fashioned way (the algorithm). Carry that number, bab! And you know I love a good rhyme, so here it is: Bottom, top, bottom, side, THAT IS HOW WE MULTIPLY!

Science 

In Science, we will begin exploring force and motion.  Pushes and pulls are all around us!  We will focus on how objects can move and change position when pushed or pulled.  Lots of demonstrations going down this week :)

Reading/Writing 

We have dipped our toes into our nonfiction unit for both reading and writing.  This week we will explore nonfiction text features and study how authors organize non fiction writing. We will also focus on the main idea of articles and reinforce them with supporting details.  Our reading and writing units are so intermingled that students shouldn’t even know where “reading” ends and “writing” begins. Our grammar focus is on complete simple sentences. 

We are also working on their cursive handwriting.  By now, your student has mastered the letters c, a, d, g, and h.  They are working on stringing them together.  We will work this week on adding t to the repertoire.

Social Studies 

This week we will focus on characteristics of a good citizen. We will introduce the notion of a jury. In addition we will revisit the technology citizenship requirements.

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