March 25th-29th

 

Upcoming Dates

March 29th - Shamrock Shuffle (During 3rd grade Specials @10:10)

April 3rd - Sonic Night (see flier below)

April 5th - LAST DAY to order a Yearbook!

April 8th - Total Solar Eclipse

April 5th - LAST DAY to order a Yearbook!

April 11th  - Reading STAAR test (3rd-5th grade)

No visitors allowed on campus

April 12 & 15 - NO School
Bad Weather Day/Professional Development Day

April 25th  - Math STAAR test (3rd-5th grade)

No visitors allowed on campus

Terrific Texans

Congratulations to:

Liam, Alexa, Krishay, Vihaan

Shamrock Shuffle

Solar Eclipse Viewing Information

Please see the following message from Ms. Martin:

Hello Town Center Families,

 

Coming up on Monday, April 8, 2024, between the hours of 12:30 pm and 3 p.m., the DFW area will be in the path of a total solar eclipse. This phenomenon presents an incredible science educational opportunity for all students in our district. Residents in the path of this solar eclipse will not be able to see another one in their lifetimes without significant travel.

 

Our educators in Coppell ISD will be taking a few minutes of their day to allow students to safely witness the eclipse. Many of those educators have amazing activities and lessons planned to support learning for students in all grade levels. Viewing this eclipse in a safe manner is a priority for Coppell ISD. All students and educators will be using certified eclipse viewing glasses provided by TCE or projection techniques that don’t involve looking toward the sun. 

 

If for any reason you do NOT wish for your child/student to participate in viewing the solar eclipse, please fill out this FORM at go.coppellisd.com/EclipseOptOut by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 25. 

Otherwise, we are looking forward to providing our learners with an exciting and unprecedented learning experience.

Field Trip

We are excited for our upcoming field trip to the Heard Museum in McKinney on Wednesday, May 8th.  Detailed information and the permission slip came home Friday with your child.  Please make sure to ask them about it!  IMPORTANT: If you would like to chaperone OR are even considering it please make sure you have completed a background check for THIS school year (23-24).  It is a requirement to complete this every school year in order to volunteer at the school and chaperone on field trips.  If you are unsure as to if you have completed this for this school year, please reach out to your child's teacher.

If you still need to complete please click on the link and follow the steps:

https://www.coppellisd.com/page/visiting-and-volunteering

Sonic Night

Tennis Shoes for PE & Extended Specials Day (CTT)

Please help make sure that 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! 

Smart Watches

We have noticed that more and more of our students have begun wearing smartwatches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for those devices. 
Students are not permitted to communicate on their personal devices during the school day. (The same rule applies to their iPads.) This includes parents. Additionally, smartwatches are only to be used to tell time during the day. Please help us in reinforcing this expectation.  If you need to contact your son/daughter during the day, please email your child's teacher or call the front office. 

We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smart watch, cell phone, or other personal devices to communicate (or use any additional feature beyond telling time), they will receive one warning. After that one warning, we will ask for those devices to stay at home.

Yearbooks for Sale

Our yearbook sale is now open! Each year we have a Town Center Yearbook that highlights photos from every class, school events, and staff. It is a great item to have to look back on memories from the year, and we even have a yearbook signing party in May. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please see the graphic below for thee different purchasing options. As a reminder, the TCE Yearbook cost WAS NOT included in the TCE Trail Pass. If you would like a yearbook for your child(ren), you will need to purchase using the website link below.

Our yearbook committee would also love your help in submitting photos for the yearbook. As you attend campus events, if you have any photos you would like to share, see below for information on uploading them to our committee.

Lunches

Below are a few links regarding lunches:

- Breakfast & Lunch Menu

- Free & Reduced Lunch Application

- Check Your Lunch Application Status

- Create Your Child's Online Lunch Account

Lunch Menus can be found here

TCE Principal Newsletter

Each 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. 

March 23rd

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

ELA - Our 3rd grade STARS are taking the next few weeks to practice our comprehension and responding to reading skills as we prepare for the Reading STAAR test in April.  Through games, assessments, practice activities and small group learning, our 3rd grade readers will SHINE!

Social Studies - This week we will be analyzing nonfiction Social Studies texts in order to draw conclusions about what we read.  We will review using text features like charts, maps and diagrams to better understand!

Math - Wid you know that in Crazy Bizarro Fraction World, things are not always as they seem? It’s true! Two fractions that don’t look anything alike can actually represent the same amount and be equivalent fractions. 🤯#mindblown

We teach them how to determine if two fractions are equivalent by using the fraction pieces and making simple drawings, but we also teach them to use the tried and true Butterfly Method, which still works as well today as it did in 1987, thank you very much. Have your clever child show you so you can relive your math glory days!

Science - Next week we will finish up exploring different habitats and all the amazing plants and animals found in each.  We will then look at animal adaptations and how they help them survive in their environment.