November 19th - Chipotle Spirit Night - Flyer Below!
November 22nd - Turkey Trot - 2nd grade @ 9:15 a.m. (Parents are invited to attend) & Family Friday Lunch - 2nd grade @ 11:30 a.m.
November 25th-29th - No School - Thanksgiving Break
December 2nd-12th - Kindergarten & First Grade Giving Tree - More details below!
December 6th - Family Friday Lunch - 2nd grade @ 11:30
December 13th - Reindeer Run - 2nd grade @ 9:15 a.m. (Parents are invited to attend) & Family Friday Lunch - 2nd grade @ 11:30 a.m.
December 19th - Class Winter Parties @ 2:00 - Parents are invited to attend!
December 20th - No School - Staff Workday
December 23rd - January 6th - No School - Winter Break
Terrific Texans
Throughout the week our learners at TCE work hard at going above and beyond! When any teacher catches them standing out for exhibiting our character trait of the week 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.
Character Trait of the Week
Week of November 18th:
Family Game Night - November 15th
Mark your calendar for our Family Game Night hosted by our Dads and Dudes. A free event open to all families. Click here to register for our Town Center Game Night!
Chipotle Spirit Night
Turkey Trot
Kindergarten and First Grade Giving Tree
Lions Club
Each year the Lion's Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys to families in the Coppell ISD attendance area. Last year the Lion's Club provided a special Christmas for over 100 families for children who might otherwise have gone without. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lion's Club, and the identity of the recipients is kept confidential. If your family would benefit from a holiday basket and toys from the Lion's Club, please complete THIS FORM and return it to TCE's counselor, Kelly Matlock, by Friday, December 6th. Email kmatlock@coppellisd.com if you would like a paper copy sent home.
Metrocrest Services
Metrocrest Services provides two seasonal support options for families:
- The Thanksgiving Food program provides holiday favorites such as turkey, dressing, and food to help you and your family during the Thanksgiving holiday break.
- The Holiday program makes the holiday season a little brighter by allowing parents to go to our holiday store and choose unwrapped toys for their children. In addition, participants can pick up non-perishable food and winter coats for the family.
To register, complete an application HERE.
Coppell Cares
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.
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Math Workshop - In math workshop, learners will solve addition and subtraction word problems up to 100 using picture modeling where there is an unknown value within the problem.
Reading Workshop - We will take our study of the genre of fairy tales and folk tales to the next level by practicing our reading fluency! Our readers will become actors and actresses as we perform readers' theater!
Writing Workshop - In writing workshop, we will be starting our NEW FICTION WRITING UNIT! Learners will learn about writing fiction stories. In grammar, we will learn about using different punctuation and applying them in our writing.
Social Studies - In Social Studies we will begin learning about cultures and celebrations with a deep dive into Thanksgiving traditions!
Science - In Science, we can describe how wind and water move soil and rock particles across the Earth’s surface through fast and slow processes
- How can you add 52 + 24 with the break-apart strategy? How can you subtract 44 - 25 with the number line strategy?
- What is an example of a fast change to the earth? What is an example of a slow change?
- Ask your child to describe personality (inside) traits and physical (outside) traits of characters in the book you are reading feel and what part of the story helps them know!
- Reading fluency isn't about being the fastest reader. Fluent readers are accurate, read at a moderate rate and read with expression so they can understand the meaning. Build reading fluency this week by asking your child to read to you with expression.
