Friday, April 14, 2023

April 17th-21st

 Calendar

April 17th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. in the TCE Library
April 19th - 3rd-5th Grade Reading STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
April 25th - 5th Grade Science STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
April 26th - Author Visit - See Details Below
April 28th - 2nd Grade Reading Logs DUE
Sent home during Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences; 
Please email any questions regarding reading logs to Mrs. Judd
April 28th - Sun Run
During Speicals - 2nd Grade @ 9:15 a.m.
May 2nd - 3rd-5th Grade Math STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
May 4th - TCE Spring Family Picnic 6:00-7:30

 

Announcements

2nd Grade Announcements

  • TCE Author Visit - On Wednesday, April 26th, author Nancy Churnin, will visit Town Center. She is an award-winning children's booth author who writes about people who have made the world a better place. 
While at TCE, she will sign copies of her books for learners. This is optional, but if you are interested in purchasing one of her books through Amazon or a bookseller, please send it to school with a sticky note including your child's name and homeroom class by Tuesday, April 25th. Mrs. Mancuso will collect books from homeroom teachers to have Nancy Churnin sign during her time at TCE.

  • May 6 Bond Election Information - Coppell ISD residents, who are registered to vote may cast a ballot in the May 6 Bond Election. Voters will be asked to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the $321.5 million bond measure on May 6. In accordance with state law, the bond referendum will be presented as four separate propositions. 
Campus-specific Bond project information detailing the projects each campus will receive is available here. 

Bond Informational Video: May 2023 Bond.

  • KidZania Field Trip - We had so much fun on our field trip this week to KidZania!! We were able to practice our social studies and personal finance skills in REAL LIFE! Check out the video below (or linked here) to see all the fun we had:
  • Mrs. McKinney's Maternity Leave - Mrs. McKinney's family welcomed their newest member on Friday, February 24th. Both mom and baby are doing well and the family is enjoying their newest member of the McKinney party of 5! As a reminder, Mrs. McKinney is out of the classroom on maternity leave and will return during the month of May. If you need assistance you can contact Laura Fairchild in the front office at 214-469-7800 or lfairchild@coppellisd.com. You may also reach out to Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) or Mrs. Judd (hjudd@coppellisd.com). Thank you for all of your well-wishes toward Mrs. McKinney! 



What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will partition objects into equal parts and name the parts, including halves, fourths, and eighths. Learners will tell a classmate how an object is partitioned into fractional parts. 

Parent Resource Link - Partitiong Fractions into Equal Parts

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will be participating in a Junior Great Book How the Camel Got His Hump. They will do several readings of the story, look at vocabulary from the text, and participate in a class Socratic-style discussion at the end of the week. 

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners will continue their nonfiction research and begin drafting the information that they are learning. In Grammar, learners will continue exploring root words that have inflectional endings. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will explain the choices people can make about earning, spending, and saving money by exploring the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product. 

Science - In Science this week, learners will identify the parts of a plant and describe the purpose they serve. 


Pictures from our KidZania Field Trip!

All the pictures from our trip can be viewed in the slideshow/video above!


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Thursday, April 6, 2023

April 10th-14th

Calendar

April 7th - No School - Bad Weather Day
April 9th - Last day to order a yearbook!
April 10th - No School - Student Holiday
April 11th - Second Grade Field Trip to KidZania
April 17th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. in the TCE Library
April 19th - 3rd-5th Grade Reading STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
April 25th - 5th Grade Science STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
April 28th - 2nd Grade Reading Logs DUE
Sent home during Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences; 
Please email any questions regarding reading logs to Mrs. Judd
April 28th - Sun Run
During Speicals - 2nd Grade @ 9:15 a.m.
May 2nd - 3rd-5th Grade Math STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
May 4th - TCE Spring Family Picnic 6:00-7:30

 

Announcements

2nd Grade Announcements

  • Field Trip - Next Tuesday, April 11th, is our field trip to KidZania in Frisco. Students will be eating lunch while we are there. Lunch is provided while at KidZania (cheese pizza, apple slices, and milk or water). Please note that we will not be able to take refillable sports water bottles with us. 
We will leave at approximately 9:00 and return around 1:45. Please have your child wear their second-grade TCE shirt and tennis shoes. If they aren't able to wear their grade-level shirt that day, another TCE shirt would be appreciated! Your child can leave their backpack at home, as we will not be needing it for the field trip. 
  • OPT IN for Health Education for K-5 Students - Please see the information linked here about upcoming health education lessons. Please reach out to our campus Counselor, Kelly Matlock, if you have any questions. 
**NOTE: If you have already submitted a form for your child(ren), you do not need to resubmit.

Passed during the 87th (2nd) Legislative Session, Senate Bill 9, requires schools beginning in the 2022-2023 school year to educate students on the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and human trafficking. House Bill 1525 does the same for human sexuality. 

Before a student may be provided with instruction related to child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and human trafficking, Senate Bill 9 requires that Coppell ISD obtain written consent from the student's parent/guardian. House bill 1525 requires the same concerning human sexuality. 

At the elementary level, Coppell's Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) approved the Quaver Health curriculum. It is a digitally based teacher-led resource and meets 100% of the Texas Essential Knowledge Skills (TEKS) for Health. QuaverEd is provided the following links and lessons in accordance with Texas Education Code 28.004 and pertaining to Senate Bill 9, House Bill 1525. Providing these links and lessons is not intended to grant permission for the following content to be shared in part or in full in the public domain: PARENT PREVIEW LINKS - English. 

You are asked to fill out this form for each child in grades K-5: OPT-IN CONSENT FORM - English.

Without written consent from a parent/guardian, students will not receive instruction related to child abuse, family violence, dating violence, human trafficking, and human sexuality. 

Child Abuse Prevention lessons will be taught in K-5 classrooms by the counselor to learners who OPT IN during the last two weeks of April. Human Sexuality lessons will be taught to 4th and 5th grade classrooms by the nurse to learners who OPT IN during the last week weeks of April. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nurse Crenshaw at kcrenshaw@coppellisd.com or Kelly Matlock, the counselor, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com. 

  • May 6 Bond Election Information - Coppell ISD residents, who are registered to vote may cast a ballot in the May 6 Bond Election. Voters will be asked to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the $321.5 million bond measure on May 6. In accordance with state law, the bond referendum will be presented as four separate propositions. 
Campus-specific Bond project information detailing the projects each campus will receive is available here. 

Bond Informational Video: May 2023 Bond.

  • Yearbooks - Don't forget to buy this year's Town Center Yearbook! Pre-order your yearbook before April 10th at ybpay.lifetouch.com Yearbook ID Code: 14305223. As a reminder, yearbooks are NOT included in trail pass purchases. 
TCE PTO is also looking for your help in gathering photos for the Town Center Yearbook! They've set up an easy process for you to share your images from different campus or classroom events. We would love for all families to contribute their images so we can make sure we have equal representation from all grade levels and classrooms! Please use the following step-by-step directions to document or video to create a Lifetouch account and begin uploading your images now. Thank you!
  • Mrs. McKinney's Maternity Leave - Mrs. McKinney's family welcomed their newest member on Friday, February 24th. Both mom and baby are doing well and the family is enjoying their newest member of the McKinney party of 5! As a reminder, Mrs. McKinney is out of the classroom on maternity leave and will return during the month of May. If you need assistance you can contact Laura Fairchild in the front office at 214-469-7800 or lfairchild@coppellisd.com. You may also reach out to Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) or Mrs. Judd (hjudd@coppellisd.com). Thank you for all of your well-wishes toward Mrs. McKinney! 



What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will identify examples and non-examples of halves, fourths, and eighths. Learners will explain how they know a fractional part of a whole represents halves, fourths, or eighths. 

Parent Resource Link - Identifying Examples and Non-Examples of Havles, Fourths, & Eighths

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will continue exploring the lesson/moral of a story using the mentor text Salt in His Shoes.

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners continue in their nonfiction research/writing unit. They will continue to look at how to gather information from illustrations, and how to get information from multiple books. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product. 

Science - In Science this week, learners will identify the parts of a plant and describe the purpose they serve. 
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Friday, March 31, 2023

April 3rd-7th

Calendar

March 31st - Field Trip Money & Permission Slips DUE
April 7th - No School - Bad Weather Day
April 9th - Last day to order a yearbook!
April 10th - No School - Student Holiday
April 11th - Second Grade Field Trip to KidZania
April 17th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. in the TCE Library
April 19th - 3rd-5th Grade Reading STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
April 25th - 5th Grade Science STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
April 28th - Sun Run
During Speicals - 2nd Grade @ 9:15 a.m.
May 2nd - 3rd-5th Grade Math STAAR - No Visitors on Campus
May 4th - TCE Spring Family Picnic 6:00-7:30

 

Announcements

2nd Grade Announcements

  • OPT IN for Health Education for K-5 Students - Please see the information linked here about upcoming health education lessons. Please reach out to our campus Counselor, Kelly Matlock, if you have any questions. 
  • May 6 Bond Election Information - Coppell ISD residents, who are registered to vote may cast a ballot in the May 6 Bond Election. Voters will be asked to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the $321.5 million bond measure on May 6. In accordance with state law, the bond referendum will be presented as four separate propositions. 
Campus-specific Bond project information detailing the projects each campus will receive is available here. 

Bond Informational Video: May 2023 Bond.

  • Yearbooks - Don't forget to buy this year's Town Center Yearbook! Pre-order your yearbook before April 10th at ybpay.lifetouch.com Yearbook ID Code: 14305223. As a reminder, yearbooks are NOT included in trail pass purchases. 
TCE PTO is also looking for your help in gathering photos for the Town Center Yearbook! They've set up an easy process for you to share your images from different campus or classroom events. We would love for all families to contribute their images so we can make sure we have equal representation from all grade levels and classrooms! Please use the following step-by-step directions to document or video to create a Lifetouch account and begin uploading your images now. Thank you!
  • Mrs. McKinney's Maternity Leave - Mrs. McKinney's family welcomed their newest member on Friday, February 24th. Both mom and baby are doing well and the family is enjoying their newest member of the McKinney party of 5! As a reminder, Mrs. McKinney is out of the classroom on maternity leave and will return during the month of May. If you need assistance you can contact Laura Fairchild in the front office at 214-469-7800 or lfairchild@coppellisd.com. You may also reach out to Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) or Mrs. Judd (hjudd@coppellisd.com). Thank you for all of your well-wishes toward Mrs. McKinney! 



What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will compose two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional solids with given properties or attributes. Learners can decompose two-dimensional shapes such as cutting a square from a rectangle, deciding a shape in half, or partitioning a rectangle into identical triangles and identifying the resulting geometric parts. Learners will also explain the process to decompose a two-dimensional shape by dividing it in half. 

Parent Resource Link - Classifying and Sorting Three-Dimensional Solids
Parent Resource Link - Creating Two-Dimensional Shapes
Parent Resource Link - Classifying and Sorting Polygons
Parent Resouce Link - Composing 2D shapes and 3D Solids
Parent Resouce Link - Decomposing Two-Dimensional Shapes

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will take their April iStation assessment. They will also be exploring the lesson/moral of a story using the mentor text Salt in His Shoes.

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners continue in their nonfiction research/writing unit. They will look at how to gather information from illustrations, and how to get information from multiple books. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product. 

Science - In Science this week, learners will identify the basic needs of a plant. 

We are collecting empty paper towels and toilet paper rolls for upcoming projects in science. We would love to have your recycled cardboard rolls as you use these items at home! 

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Friday, March 24, 2023

March 27th-31st

Calendar

March 27th - Sonic PTO Fundraiser 
@ Sonic on Denton Tap from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
March 31st - Shamrock Shuffle 
During Speicals - 2nd Grade @ 9:15 a.m.
March 31st - Field Trip Money & Permission Slips DUE
April 7th - No School - Bad Weather Day
April 9th - Last day to order a yearbook!
April 10th - No School - Student Holiday
April 11th - Second Grade Field Trip to KidZania

 

Announcements

2nd Grade Announcements

  • OPT IN for Health Education for K-5 Students - Please see the information linked here about upcoming health education lessons. The due date to OPT IN is TODAY, Friday, March 24th. Please reach out to our campus Counselor, Kelly Matlock, if you have any questions. 
  • Sonic Night - Monday, March 27th from 5:00-8:00. See flyer below for details! 

  • Yearbooks - Don't forget to buy this year's Town Center Yearbook! Pre-order your yearbook before April 10th at ybpay.lifetouch.com Yearbook ID Code: 14305223. As a reminder, yearbooks are NOT included in trail pass purchases. 
TCE PTO is also looking for your help in gathering photos for the Town Center Yearbook! They've set up an easy process for you to share your images from different campus or classroom events. We would love for all families to contribute their images so we can make sure we have equal representation from all grade levels and classrooms! Please use the following step-by-step directions to document or video to create a Lifetouch account and begin uploading your images now. Thank you!
  • Mrs. McKinney's Maternity Leave - Mrs. McKinney's family welcomed their newest member on Friday, February 24th. Both mom and baby are doing well and the family is enjoying their newest member of the McKinney party of 5! As a reminder, Mrs. McKinney is out of the classroom on maternity leave and will return during the month of May. If you need assistance you can contact Laura Fairchild in the front office at 214-469-7800 or lfairchild@coppellisd.com. You may also reach out to Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) or Mrs. Judd (hjudd@coppellisd.com). Thank you for all of your well wishes toward Mrs. McKinney! 

  • 2nd Grade Field Trip - Second Grade will be going on a field trip to KidZania on Tuesday, April 11th. The learners will explore immersive hands-on, real-world jobs in diverse fields that align with our second-grade TEKS. This field trip will allow our second graders to engage in role-play and participate in realistic experiences. 
We will be leaving school around 9:00 AM. We won't be arriving back to school until around 2:00 PM. Lunch will be provided by KidZania and will consist of 2 slices of cheese pizza from Pie5, apple slices, and a choice of juice or water per student. 

The cost of the field trip is $19.00 including admission to KidZania and lunch. The permission slip sent home needs to be signed and returned with cash only by Friday, March 31st. All parts of the permission slip need to be filled out for your child to participate in our field trip. We ask that you send exactly $19.00, as change will not be given. 

KidZania is limiting the number of chaperones to a total of 15 (5 per class). If you would like to chaperone, please email your child's homeroom teacher by Friday, March 10th. If we have more interest than the number of chaperone spots available, we will be doing a drawing. The cost of a chaperone's admission to KidZania is $10.00, but please do not send in your money until you have been notified that you will be chaperoning. You will need to take your own car or carpool to KidZania. If you are planning on chaperoning, please remember that younger siblings are not able to attend the field trip with us. If you have any questions, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. All chaperones MUST have a CISD Background Check for the 2022-2023 school year filled out no later than Friday, March 24th to chaperone. 



What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners classify and sort three-dimensional solids, including spheres, cones, cylinders, rectangular prisms (including cubes as a special rectangular prism), and triangular prisms, based on attributes and describe them to a classmate using formal geometric language. 

Parent Resource Link - Classifying and Sorting Three-Dimensional Solids
Parent Resource Link - Creating Two-Dimensional Shapes
Parent Resource Link - Classifying and Sorting Polygons
Parent Resouce Link - Composing 2D shapes and 3D Solids
Parent Resouce Link - Decomposing Two-Dimensional Shapes

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will make connections using the mentor text Catching the Moon. They will also revisit making an inference using clues in a text. 

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners will begin a nonfiction research writing unit on a topic of their choice. Over the next few weeks, they will conduct research and work on drafting, revising, and editing their writing. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will learn about how people earn, spend, and save money in real-world contexts. 

Science - In Science this week, learners will describe the unique stages that insects go through during their life cycle. 

We are collecting empty paper towels and toilet paper rolls for upcoming projects in science. We would love to have your recycled cardboard rolls as you use these items at home! 

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Friday, March 3, 2023

March 6th - 10th

 

Calendar

March 6th-10th - Spring Book Fair
March 9th - Open House 5:30-6:30 PM
March 10th - Field Trip Chaperone emails DUE
March 10th - FULL Day of School
Bad Weather Make-up!
March 13th-17th - Spring Break - No School
March 20th - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 PM TCE Library
March 24th - Shamrock Shuffle 
During Speicals - 2nd Grade @ 9:15 a.m.
March 31st - Field Trip Money & Permission Slips DUE
April 11th - Second Grade Field Trip to KidZania

 

Announcements

2nd Grade Announcements

  • Mrs. McKinney's Maternity Leave - Mrs. McKinney's family welcomed their newest member on Friday, February 24th. Both mom and baby are doing well and the family is enjoying their newest member of the McKinney party of 5! As a reminder, Mrs. McKinney is out of the classroom on maternity leave and will return during the month of May. If you need assistance you can contact Laura Fairchild in the front office at 214-469-7800 or lfairchild@coppellisd.com. You may also reach out to Mrs. Bowman (abowman@coppellisd.com) or Mrs. Judd (hjudd@coppellisd.com). Thank you for all of your well wishes toward Mrs. McKinney! 

  • 2nd Grade Field Trip - Second Grade will be going on a field trip to KidZania on Tuesday, April 11th. The learners will explore immersive hands-on, real-world jobs in diverse fields that align with our second-grade TEKS. This field trip will allow our second graders to engage in role-play and participate in realistic experiences. 
We will be leaving school around 9:00 AM. We won't be arriving back to school until around 2:00 PM. Lunch will be provided by KidZania and will consist of 2 slices of cheese pizza from Pie5, apple slices, and a choice of juice or water per student. 

The cost of the field trip is $19.00 including admission to KidZania and lunch. The permission slip sent home needs to be signed and returned with cash only by Friday, March 31st. All parts of the permission slip need to be filled out for your child to participate in our field trip. We ask that you send exactly $19.00, as change will not be given. 

KidZania is limiting the number of chaperones to a total of 15 (5 per class). If you would like to chaperone, please email your child's homeroom teacher by Friday, March 10th. If we have more interest than the number of chaperone spots available, we will be doing a drawing. The cost of a chaperone's admission to KidZania is $10.00, but please do not send in your money until you have been notified that you will be chaperoning. You will need to take your own car or carpool to KidZania. If you are planning on chaperoning, please remember that younger siblings are not able to attend the field trip with us. If you have any questions, please contact your child's homeroom teacher. All chaperones MUST have a CISD Background Check for the 2022-2023 school year filled out no later than Friday, March 24th to chaperone. 

  • Spring Book Fair Volunteers - We are looking forward to our Spring Scholastic Book Fair on March 6th-10th! PTO is in need of volunteers who can help during the 1-2 hour shifts. Please sign-up if you are available. Thank you! TCE PTO
As a reminder, you must have a CISD Background Check on file for the 2022-2023 school year in order to volunteer at the Book Fair. 

Book Fair Sign-Up Linked Here
  • Yearbook Photos  - TCE PTO is looking for your help in gathering photos for the Town Center Yearbook! They've set up an easy process for you to share your images from different campus or classroom events. We would love for all families to contribute their images so we can make sure we have equal representation from all grade levels and classrooms! Please use the following step-by-step directions to document or video to create a Lifetouch account and begin uploading your images now. Thank you!


What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will continue to model, create, and describe contextual division situations in which a set of concrete objects is separated into equivalent sets. Learners will listen to a division situation read aloud and create a corresponding model. 

Parent Resource Link - Modeling, Creating, and Describing Contextualized Division Situations

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will explore character feelings using the mentor text Library Lion.

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners will conclude their narrative writing mini-uint. In Grammar, learners will explore abbreviations and idioms. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will be able to identify ways in which people are both producers and consumers. 

Science - In Science this week, learners will identify the parts of a variety of animals and describe the purpose they serve. 

We are collecting empty paper towels and toilet paper rolls for upcoming projects in science. We would love to have your recycled cardboard rolls as you use these items at home! 


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