March 27-31

CALENDAR

March 28th- STAAR Test for 4th and 5th Grades (No visitors at TCE)
March 29th- STAAR Test for 5th Grade (No visitors at TCE)
April 5th- Field Trip to Sci-Tech Discovery Center
April 11th- 3rd Grade Program 8:30 and 6:00
April 14th- No School
April 18th- Field Trip to DFW Airport Earth Day Celebration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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. 😊

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.http://www.coppellisd.com/Page/22

Mark your calendars! Our 3rd grade field trip to the Frisco Sci-Tech Discovery Center will be April 5th. If you have returned your permission slip, please do so ASAP. Also if you are wanting to chaperone, please let your child's teacher know! Please make sure you have completed a background check and paid your $9 entrance fee.

PEEK AT OUR WEEK

Math: In math next week we will continue exploring two-dimensional figures. We will learn about how to compose and decompose different shapes. We will also learn about congruent and similar shapes. We have a new homework page that will be due on March 31st. If you would like to do workbook pages for this week, they are 499-504

Science: This week in science, we will be introducing our life science unit! We will start with an overview of vocabulary for the unit. We will also review what the learners already know about the needs of living things and build on that knowledge throughout the week.

Social Studies: This week in social studies, we will begin an economics unit. We we focus on understanding the difference between goods and services.

Reading: In reading this week, we will focus on the important comprehension skill of inferencing. As we near STAAR, we will be reviewing essential vocabulary. Please see the Quizlet for our reading STAAR vocabulary here.

Writing: In writing, we will focus on multiple meaning words, like homographs and homonyms, and other playful language, like palindromes and idioms.

HOMEWORK

Math: 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, March 30th. Reflex Math still needs to be done 3 times a week. If you would like to do workbook pages for this week, they are 499-504

Reading: We will continue our new Of The Week (OTW) homework. Learners will have one activity each night, then a short comprehension quiz on Friday. Starting this week, we will also be adding vocabulary homework. Vocabulary homework is also due every Friday.

Spelling: Spelling Test this Friday, March 30th.

CHARACTER AT TCE

Citizenship Quality: Honesty
Life Principal: Initiative
Town Center Common Courtesy: Be sure you have everything you need before you sit down.