TCE 3rd Grade

ELA -

In Reading we will take our first MAP test!! We will also start to discover our reading levels. In our independent reading time we will work on writing in our reading response notebooks.

During writing and grammar we will continue our lessons on singular and plural nouns. We will finish setting up our writing binders and maybe even begin our very first story!

Math - This week we will practice our new 3rd grade skill of expanded notation and our 2nd grade skill of expanded form. Both representations tell the value of each digit. In 3rd grade, we’ll learn place value up to the hundred thousands place (last year it was the thousands place up to the number 1,200). We are excited to move on in our place value unit by continuing to decompose and compose numbers (take them apart and put them back together) with place value blocks, comparing and ordering 5 digit numbers, and learning about how each place value is related to the other. This is called the Base 10 relationship and it means we will discuss how the tens place is 10 times greater than the ones place and how the hundreds place is 100 times greater than the ones place. We’ll go through each place value and learn about its relationship to the other place values up to the hundred thousands place. You can help by using the vocabulary and saying sentences like, “The number 1,000 is 10 times greater than the number 100” and “The number 1,000 is 10 times less than the number 10,000”. Can you even believe what these 3rd graders are learning?! They’re amazing! #buildingmathematicians

Science - This week in Science we will begin our unit on Properties of Matter. We will define what is matter and discuss what are some different properties of matter.

Social Studies - This week in Social Studies we will continue to explore how and why people form communities. We will take a closer look at our wonderful community of Coppell.

Sunday, August 17, 2025

August 18th-22nd

Thursday, August 28th - Fall Picture Day - More information to come!
Thursday, August 28th - TCE Campus Configuration CISD Mtg. - 5:30-6:30 - TCE Cafeteria
We invite all families to attend. No children for this specific event. More information below.

Friday, August 29th - Last Day to Order Grade Level Shirts - Link Here!

Monday, September 1st - No School/Labor Day

Thursday, September 4th - Curriculum Night: 5-5:45 pm (Kinder-2nd)

Monday, September 8th - PTO Meeting - TCE Library @ 6:00 pm

Wednesday, September 10th - CISD Homecoming Parade @ 6:30 pm

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Visiting and Volunteering in CISD - Background Check

Picture Day - Thursday, August 28th

Thursday, August 28th - TCE Community Meeting

Thursday, September 4th - Curriculum Night

Monday, September 8th

Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches:

go.coppellisd.com/attendancenote

ELA - This week in reading and writing workshop we will be working on setting up routines and procedures so that we can have a successful year. We will also be kicking off spelling and grammar with a bang!

Math - This week we are getting our math on with the amazing system of place value! You read that right, folks, place value is the interesting system that ACTUALLY REPRESENTS A NUMBER’S VALUE. Cool, right? The kiddos will be learning their place value spots to the hundred thousands place, practicing the 2nd grade skill of expanded form, and learning the 3rd grade skill of expanded notation. Here is an example of both:

Expanded form: 3,000+400+7=347

Expanded notation: (3x1,000)+(4x100)+(7x1)=347

Science - You’re a scientist, and you’re a scientist, and YOU’RE a scientist!! We’re all scientists, and that’s the point. This week, we’ll learn what a scientist is and what it means, and of course, we’ll be strapping up those super cool goggles and learning all about our third grade safety tools. So get your lab coat and let’s goooooo!

Social Studies - This week in Social Studies we are exploring why people come together to form communities. Some of the reasons we will cover are a need for security and safety, laws, material well-being, and religious freedom.

Monday, May 12, 2025

May 12th-16th

May 13th - Math MAP - please make sure iPads are charged
May 19th - Field Day
May 20th - Yearbook Party for all TCE learners - no visitors for this event!
May 22nd - Spirit Rally @ 8:00 a.m. - Due to limited space in the gym this day, there will be "standing room only" for visitors.
May 22nd - Last Day of School - Early Release @ 12:30 p.m. (TCE & DCE families only)

Character Trait of the Week

Week of May 12th

Field Day

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM
Field Day Swimming Info

Sack Summer Hunger

CISD Family/Schools Relationships Survey Due by May 16th
Each semester, CISD surveys our families on their relationships with their child’s school. The Spring 2025 Family/Schools Relationship Survey is open now through Friday, May 16th. To participate, visit go.coppellisd.com/Spring25FamilySurvey, then select your child(ren)’s school. If you have multiple children in CISD, we ask that you take the survey for each school your child attends in order for the schools to have feedback that is specific to them. Campus administrators are able to view the data from each parent survey, along with district administrators.

Please email input@coppellisd.com, if you would like to share any additional feedback or insight not covered in the survey or have any additional comments to share with the district

Attendance

Background Checks

We ask that all families complete a volunteer background check at the start of the year. They do not carry over from year to year. Since the background checks take time to process, we ask that everyone complete one in case any type of volunteering opportunity (class field trip, Dad's Club, Room parent, class volunteer, field day, etc.) arises during the year that you are interested in. Please click on the link below to complete it.

Background Checks - Linked Here

TCE Principal Newsletter

https://secure.smore.com/n/m5fpu

Every other 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.

Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches:

go.coppellisd.com/attendancenote

ELA/SS -

During ELAR this week we will put our research skills to the test. Students will be researching a historical figure and creating a final product to showcase all that they have learned!

Math - This week in math, The Price Is Right! I talked about this show a lot during the elapsed time unit - specifically the Showcase Showdown - and the kiddos are interested. First, we will watch an episode so they can see how the show works. Then they will work on researching everyday household item amounts, practice making those amounts with pretend money, make a presentation about how much they would spend at the grocery store if the items were in their cart, and then they’ll make a game show-style Kahoot to get others in the class to guess their item amounts, just like The Price Is Right. It is going to be a hoot, and I really think they’re going to like it! On Tuesday, we’ll take our last math MAP test for 3rd grade. We’ve set goals for this test and are aiming for improvement in our score since we last took the test in the winter. Pleeease continue to help make sure that the fully charged ipad is brought to school everyday until school gets out!

Science - The long awaited Minecraft project is here! We already dipped our toes into starting it and we are jumping all the way in next week. They will be researching the climate, food sources and animals that a specific habitat has to offer. They will also be creating a new animal that could survive in that habitat and explain how its adaptations help in its survival. Then they will take all of this information and put it into Minecraft Education! Stay tuned for the final product!

Sunday, May 4, 2025

May 5th-9th

May 5th - May 9th - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5th - Science MAP (please make sure iPads are charged)
May 9th - Reading MAP (please make sure iPads are charged)
May 9th - LAST Family Lunch Friday
May 19th - Field Day
May 20th - Yearbook Party for all TCE learners - no visitors for this event!
May 22nd - Spirit Rally @ 8:00 a.m. - Due to limited space in the gym this day, there will be "standing room only" for visitors.
May 22nd - Last Day of School - Early Release @ 12:30 p.m. (TCE & DCE families only)
May 22nd - Last Day of School

Character Trait of the Week

Week of April 28th

Terrific Texans

Throughout the week our learners at TCE work hard at going above and beyond! When any teacher catches them standing out in a positive way they are awarded a Terrific Texan.

Congratulations to this week's winners!

Haran, Vainav, Autumn

Sack Summer Hunger

Attendance

Background Checks

Background Checks - Linked Here

Tennis Shoes for PE & Extended Specials Day (CTT)

Please help ensure 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!

3rd Grade CTT Dates for 2025: 5/8

TCE Principal Newsletter

https://secure.smore.com/n/m5fpu

Every other 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.

Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches: