September 11 - 15

Welcome to our third grade blog! Please check our blog each week to see what we are learning as well as an announcements and calendar updates for TCE and Third Grade!

Calendar

September 13th - Cowboys Rise T-Shirt Money & Order Forms DUE
September 13th - Walk to School Wednesday
September 15th - TCBY Spirit Event @ 3:30

September 15th - First Texan Town

September 18th - 22nd - Book Fair in the Library
September 20th - Walk to School Wednesday
September 22nd - Special Friends Day - 3rd Grade 8:30-9:30

September 22nd - Fall Family Picnic @ 5:30
September 27th - Walk to School Wednesday

Announcements

TCE Principal Blog

If you are not already following Dr. Applegate's principal blog, please make sure and check it out (http://tceprincipalnews.blogspot.com/). She post monthly many dates and announcements on the happenings at TCE! 

Cowboys Rise for the Texas Coast

In partnership with Coppell High School, our TCE Student Organization will be selling t-shirts to raise money for people who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. The t-shirt cost will be $10. 100% of the shirt cost will go to help the needs of those on the Texas gulf coast. We would love for everyone to support this cause as our community unites to help our neighbors to the south! We encourage parents, children, and other family members to get shirts! Please return order forms and money (cash or check made out to our Town Center PTO) to your child's homeroom teacher by Wednesday, September 13th.
(see shirt design above)
***Blue order forms came home in your child's binder on Friday, September 1st***

Book Fair

Share your talents and join us in creating memories for our learners! Our TCE Book Fair is right around the corner and we're looking for volunteers to make it a huge success. Please sign up at: tinyurl.com/TCEBF17

Fall Family Picnic and TCE Raffle

Mark your calendar for our annual TCE Fall Family Picnic. It will be taking place on Friday, September 22nd from 5:30-7:30pm. This is a fun time to come out with your family and celebrate with one another! There will be food trucks so bring cash or feel free to bring your own food. We will have a DJ this year and our annual fall raffle. You will be able to bid on teacher party auction items at the event as well. Be on the lookout for those events at a special at the picnic!

Make sure and bring your own blanket or lawn chairs if you would like to chill out on the grassy area! This all happens behind Town Hall right next to TCE! Here are a list of prizes for this year's raffle. More info coming home soon about how to purchase tickets!

Prizes Available:
$500.00 - Visa Gift Card
$230.00 - Echo Dot and Show
$150.00 - Family Fort Worth Zoo Year Pass
$150.00 - Movie, Dinner and Bowling Gift Cards
$85.00 - 3 Month CORE Membership

Curriculum Night

Thank you to all our third grade parents that were able to make it out to curriculum night on August 31st. If you were unable to attend, please see the slides below! Also, make sure and watch the flipped learning video from Dr. Applegate and Mrs. Ford regarding our TCE School-Wide Policies.
3rd Grade Curriculum Night Slides - Click Here

CISD Background Check


If you are planning on attending class parties, volunteering on campus, or through class field trips/field day please take a moment and fill out the CISD Background Check form. This is good for the entire 2017-2018 school year at all CISD campus. It is imperative, for the safety of your children, that this is filled out prior to any volunteering this year. Take a few moments and fill out now so that you will be cleared for the school year!
Background Check for Volunteering

What are we learning?

Math

In math, learners will continue representing numbers (up to 100,000) in multiple ways and compare them based on their place value. Learners will explain the relationship in the base-ten system, and represent this relationship using expanded notation. Learners will use their knowledge of numbers to estimate and round to the nearest 10s and 100s. 

Homefun: Math homefun and reflex math will being mid-September. Be on the lookout for updates!

Language Arts

In reading, learners will focus on comprehension and fix-up strategies with reading. They will also learn to "leave tracks of their reading" in their books by text coding.

In writing, learners will revisit the writing process by breaking down and exploring each step.

Homefun: Continue to work on the 30 Book Challenge. 

Science

In science this week, leaners will be observing and communicating like a Scientist Sleuth. Learners will be conducting some interesting investigations and gathering evidence about properties of matter. As Scientists we will examine the objects collected by other groups, predict what characteristics or property the objects have in common, and test and record items that we think have the same properties.

Social Studies

In social studies, learners will begin to research and compare different cultures around the world.
What is culture? Video Connection: https://youtu.be/o321-_U6nGY

Character at TCE

Citizenship Quality: Patriotism 
Life Principal: Curiosity

Town Center Common Courtesy: When having a conversation, it is polite to make eye contact and respond. 

Take a look at our week!

September 4 - 8

Welcome to our third grade blog! Please check our blog each week to see what we are learning as well as an announcements and calendar updates for TCE and Third Grade!

Calendar

September 4th - Labor Day; NO SCHOOL!

September 7th - Picture Day
September 13th - Cowboys Rise T-Shirt Money & Order Forms DUE

September 15th - First Texan Town

September 18th - 22nd - Book Fair in the Library
September 22nd - Special Friends Day

September 22nd - Fall Family Picnic @ 5:30

Annoucements

Cowboys Rise for the Texas Coast

In partnership with Coppell High School, our TCE Student Organization will be selling t-shirts to raise money for people who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. The t-shirt cost will be $10. 100% of the shirt cost will go to help the needs of those on the Texas gulf coast. We would love for everyone to support this cause as our community unites to help our neighbors to the south! We encourage parents, children, and other family members to get shirts! Please return order forms and money (cash or check made out to our Town Center PTO) to your child's homeroom teacher by Wednesday, September 13th.
(see shirt design above)
***Blue order forms came home in your child's binder on Friday, September 1st***

PTO Grade Level Shirts & Spirit Wear

If you have not ordered a grade level t-shirt or wish to order any spirit wear from PTO, please purchase via the PTO website ASAP. Jenny and Ana, our PTO spirit wear moms, will be placing the order very soon! http://towncenterpto.membershiptoolkit.com/ You can also order additional spirit wear from the PTO website as well!

Curriculum Night

Thank you to all our third grade parents that were able to make it out to curriculum night on August 31st. If you were unable to attend, please see the slides below! Also, make sure and watch the flipped learning video from Dr. Applegate and Mrs. Ford regarding our TCE School-Wide Policies.
3rd Grade Curriculum Night Slides - Click Here

CISD Background Check

If you are planning on attending class parties, volunteering on campus or through class field trips/field day please take a moment and fill out the CISD Background Check form. This is good for the entire 2017-2018 at all CISD campus. It is imperative, for the safety of your children, that this is filled out prior to any volunteering this year. Take a few moments and fill out now so that you will be cleared for the school year!
Background Check for Volunteering

Book Drive

Our TCE fifth graders are collecting gently used books for Hurricane Harvey relief. Books are due by September 8th. These books may be dropped off at any of the collection boxes at the end of each hallway. Our fifth grader hope to be a blessing to schools, libraries, and kids who's books have been destroyed during Hurricane Harvey. We love to read here at TCE and hope to get books into the hand of kids affected by the hurricane.

What are we learning?

Math

In math, learners will continue representing numbers (up to 100,000) in multiple ways and compare them based on their place value. Learners will explain the relationship in the base-ten system, and represent this relationship using expanded notation. 

Homefun: Math homefun and reflex math will being mid-September. Be on the lookout for updates!

Language Arts

In reading, learners will begin Reading Workshop. They will review how to select a "good fit" book and will continue to work on building reading stamina. Each learner has the opportunity to check out books from our Town Center Library. These books are needed each day for class for independent reading and conferences with the teacher. Please help your child to remember their books each day for class.

In writing, learners will begin Grammar Talks with a focus on nouns and continue setting a foundation in Writing Workshop.

Homefun: 30 Book Challenge log will be coming home on Tuesday. This will be a year-long challenge, and many will read more than 30 books. Please encourage your child to read a wide variety of books to deepen their knowledge base and reading experience. 

Science

In science, learners will continue to investigate mixtures and their physical properties. They will describe and classify matter, understand that heating and cooling can change the properties of matter, as well as how solids, liquids, and gases differ. 

Social Studies

In social studies, learners will review the reasons people form communities and we will begin to discuss what culture is and how it impacts our community. 

Character at TCE

Citizenship Quality: Patriotism 
Life Principal: Problem Solving

Town Center Common Courtesy: It is disrespectful to use gestures to express frustration.

Take a look at our week!