TCE 3rd Grade

Week of January 30-February 3

Announcements: 

From the Library:

SNOWMAN STEM CHALLENGE!

https://www.smore.com/kzb5h

From P.E.: 

Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart is Coming to our school! You can get a “jump start” by fundraising online at www.heart.org/jump or www.heart.org/hoops.

From 3rd Grade:

• Please ask your child if he or she needs headphones at school! It makes using technology a little easier when everyone can hear. 😊
• Valentine's Day is coming! The class parties will be on Tuesday, February 14. We will open valentines, so please send in a decorated container (either a paper sack or a shoe box) to hold all your child's cards. Please remember that classrooms are nut free (including products made in facilities that also process nut products) when sending in valentines/treats; also, please make sure there is a card for every learner in your child's class and that the valentines are already filled out before school starts that morning. Your child's teacher will send home more info about the party and the names of the children in her class as the day gets closer.

Peek at Our Week:

Math: In math this week our learners will become personal finance experts. They will explore concepts like earning an income, creating a savings, and credit. They will know what it means to make wise financial decisions for their future. Please remember that we have started a new homework routine. Your child should be coming home with a new homework page that will be due on Friday, February 3^rd. Reflex Math still needs to be done 3 times a week.  
Science: In science, we will begin talking about the renewable and nonrenewable resources, as well as space!
Social Studies: In social studies, we will continue a research project about people
who have made a difference in their community. Your child should have chosen who he or she wants to do his biography research project about. We will also integrate with reading by studying biographies and autobiographies.
Reading: In reading, learners will continue their poetry writing unit. We will focus on free verse, cinquain, concrete, acrostic, limerick, haiku, and couplet.
Writing: In writing, we will integrate with reading by writing poetry.

Homework

Math- Since we are now into the second semester of 3rd grade, we started weekly math homework. They will be given the assignment every Friday, and it will be due the following Friday. We talked with the learners about planning ahead and finding a time when they can focus on getting this math homework done. The next assignment is due on Friday, February 3. Thank you for understanding and partnering with us!
Reading: We will continue our new Of The Week  (OTW) homework. This week, learners have a nonfiction text reviewing the three branches of the government. Learners will have one activity each night, then a short comprehension quiz on Friday.
Spelling: There is no more Spelling Choice Board homework. Students are responsible for learning their words and will take the next post test Friday, February 10, but the choice board is not part of the homework.

Cafeteria expectations: It is a school-wide expectation that when the lights are off, our voices are off. Please help us with following these when you are eating with your child in the cafeteria.


Background Check: Please take a minute to fill out a background check. It only takes a few minutes and the link is below. You will need to have completed a background check to volunteer at school and attend special events and field trips. You must complete a new background check each school year. http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22



CHARACTER AT TCE
Citizenship Quality: Respect
Life Principal: Respect
Town Center Common Courtesy: Respect other students' comments, opinions, and ideas.