September 12th-16th

Upcoming Dates

9/13 - Spring Creek BBQ night 5pm-9pm

9/19 - PTO meeting in the TCE library

10/14 - Color Run 

(PTO's big fundraiser for the year to fund teacher grants, school grants, Field Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, and more. 

Curriculum Night Presentation

Thank you for coming to Curriculum Night!  If you were unable to attend, a hard copy of the presentation should have come home with your child Friday.  Here is a digit version as well Curriculum Night Presentation

Free/Reduced Lunches

For the last two years, free and reduced meals were provided for all Texas public school children. Beginning September 29th, families must complete an application to qualify for free or reduced priced meals. For more information check out the Coppell ISD Child Nutrition website. Complete your School Meal Application here. Allow up to ten days to process your application. 

Coppell Cares - Weekend Backpack Program (WBPK)

Coppell Cares will provide the Weekend Backpack Program (WBPK) again this school year. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Siblings living in the same household, are also eligible to participate. If your family would benefit from a weekly Friday snack bag delivery, please complete the follow form to sign up. 

English Application: Linked Here

Spanish Application: Linked Here

WBPK deliveries will begin Friday, 9/8/2022. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to TCE's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

September Lunch Menu

 

Math

We’re standing on the edge of a precipice: will they or will they not remember how to subtract with regrouping? That is the question. My bet is that these amazing 3rd grade mathematicians WILL remember! This is a 2nd grade skill, but we will up our subtraction game by adding more place values. P.S. “Subtraction with regrouping” means borrowing - remember that old gem from your elementary days?

We will also learn to ruh-ruh ROUND this week. First comes learning what it means to round (just trying to get to our closest friendly number - number with a 0 on the end - nothing to see here folks, and then we learn the rounding rhyme and steps: Underline the place value and draw an arrow to the place value on the right. Ask: “Are you 5 or more?” If yes, raise the score (the underlined digit is increased by 1). If not, ask: “Are you 4 or less?” Then let it rest. (The underlined digit stays the same.) Whew. Big, big week in 3rd grade math, and we are here for it!

Science 

In Science this week we will start exploring the States of Matter (solid, liquid, and gas).  We will look at how the molecules are positioned and how they move.  This will help explain some of the properties of solids, liquids, and gasses.

Reading/Writing 

In Reading this week we will explore more challenging stories by visualizing the text and making predictions based on text evidence.

In Writing this week we will discover ways that writers improve their writing. We will revise and edit personal narratives we have already crafted.

Social Studies 

In Social Studies we will be exploring how communities shape cultures. We will also be sharing about cultural celebrations.

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