Upcoming Dates
October 21st-25th - Red Ribbon Week - More information below!
October 25th - Red Ribbon Week Parade @ 8:00 a.m.
October 25th - Jack-O'-Lantern Jog - 3rd grade @ 10:10 a.m.
October 25th - Family Friday Lunch - 3rd Grade @ 12:00
Nov. 5th - No school for students - district professional development
Nov. 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony 8:00am-9:00am - We invite all veterans that are family and/or friends of our learners to join us that morning as we celebrate our veterans in a school-wide assembly
Nov. 22nd - Turkey Trot - 3rd grade @ 10:10 a.m. Parents are invited to attend.
Nov. 25th-29th - No School - Thanksgiving Break
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. At the end of the week, there is a school-wide drawing and 3 winners are chosen from each grade level.
Congratulations to our winners this week!
Anna, Mia, and Chaitanya
Character Trait of the Week
Week of October 21st
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is October 21-25, 2024. As a campus TCE will focus on making healthy choices during the week. Life is A Movie, Film Drug Free™ was selected as this year's Red Ribbon Week theme by National Partnership because it inspires individuals to play their part in fostering safe, healthy, and drug-free communities. From healthcare professionals to educators, parents, and beyond, the theme underscores the collective impact achievable through dedication and commitment.
Monday, October 21st - Wear TCE spirit gear or stars!
Tuesday, October 22nd - Wear silly socks or mixed-up clothes!
Wednesday, October 23rd - Wearing sunglasses and bright colors!
Thursday, October 24th - Wear a hat!
Friday, October 25th - Wear red and join our Red Ribbon Week parade!
A Note from Nurse Crenshaw
St. Ann’s Catholic Parish is once again sponsoring Thanksgiving Basket deliveries (or a pickup option at St Ann’s Church if you prefer). This program provides families in need with a complete Thanksgiving dinner for the entire family. The baskets will be delivered to your home the weekend before Thanksgiving, so it is critically important that an adult representing the family be at the home between the hours of Noon and 4PM on Sunday, November 24th, 2024. The deadline to sign up for a basket is October 22nd, 2024.
Please fill out this form with all information requested. Please contact Nurse Crenshaw if you have any questions. kcrenshaw@coppellisd.com
Coppell Cares offers the Weekend Backpack Program for families who have financial need. Each Friday, learners receive a bag of snacks for the weekend. The goal of the program is to help eliminate food insecurity for children. They provide nutritious breakfast, lunch and snack items to eligible CISD children (and siblings). This weekly food program helps feed children over the weekend during the school year when they are not receiving meals at school.
If you would like your child(ren) to participate in this program, please complete the online application below. If you would prefer a paper copy to be sent home with your child, please email TCE's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Deliveries will begin Friday, September 6th. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break.
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
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 2024: 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/12
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.
October 11th Newsletter!
In writing, we will dig through non fiction books about animals to find key information. We will then practice with how to use that information we find and organize it into Main Ideas with supporting details.
During reading this week we continue to interpret main idea from text. We will identify the topic then focus on what the non fiction passage is trying to teach us. We will also figure out which pieces of text evidence support the main idea and which are just extra information.
Social Studies - Our social studies unit two continues with levels of government. We will explore different levels of government and their roles.
Math - In math, we will continue learning how to represent multiplication. Last week, we were supposed to cover arrays, but we’ll catch up and learn about those this week, which are equal rows and columns. Try to point out arrays in real life with your child! (A trip to the donut shop maaaayyyy be necessary here, folks, as donuts are usually in the display case in equal rows and columns. Don’t blame me, it’s all in the name of math research!) We will also talk about representing multiplication on a number line and the thinking pattern (a way to think about math) for multiplication, which is EGPT, or Equal Groups Put Together. We will learn to identify the groups in a word problem and draw a mustache on top of the word that represents the group. Yes, you read that correctly. Multiplication is all about equal groups, but we learn that rarely do multiplication problems contain the actual word “group”. It’s often represented by some kind of container, like a plate or bin or bag. Those words mean groups, but we say they’re “in disguise”. We will continue to practice our skip counting songs and just all around have an awesome time learning about multiplication. Please continue to help your child by practicing those multiplication and division facts to 10!
Science - This week we move into discussing different forms of Energy; light, sound, mechanical and thermal (heat). We will begin with sound and thermal and learn how they are produced, how it travels, and where we can find these in the world around us.
