November 2nd - 6th

         

Calendar

November 5th - Picture Day 

More information below!

November 10th - PTO Virtual Meeting @ 5:30 PM

November 23rd - 27th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break!

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter Linked Here!

Picture Day

Mark your calendar for picture day!

Virtual learners, please refer to your email from Ms. Fairchild for your time to signup for a slot on the afternoon of picture day. Questions? Contact Laura Fairchild in the front office. 

Coppell ISD - Town Center Elementary

Picture Day: Thursday, November 5th

Picture Day ID: EVTQCH64B

Picture day is coming! The easiest way to order school pictures is online at mylifetouch@com. Please submit your order below Thursday, November 5th. 

ORDER SCHOOL PICTURES

Important Reminders

iPad Charging

Please ensure that your child is plugging in their iPad when they get home and charging it overnight. We have had an issue with a large group of learners in each class coming to school with their iPad dead. This makes charging at the same time hard and distancing even harder. We would love your help with iPads arriving at school charged. 

HEADPHONES!

We have lots of kiddos who have lost/broken headphones. Please make sure that your child has a working pair of headphones for school. 

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will compose and decompose numbers up to 1,000 in more than one way. Don't forget to keep up with your weekly DreamBox and Reflex Math requirements. Wanting to learn more about what it means to compose and decompose to support your child, click here. 

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop we will learn the important things to include when you are retelling a nonfiction book. Please remember to keep up with your weekly iStation requirements and your Reading Logs!

In Writing Workshop we are writing non-fiction books, clearing up any confusion so that the readers are not left with questions. In Grammar, we will continue using strong verbs in our writing. 

Science: This week learners will investigate the way light energy affects objects. They will record and organize data about the effects of light energy in pictures and words. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies we will continue our exploration of US symbols and landmarks. 

October 26th - 30th

        

Calendar

October 26th-30th - Red Ribbon Week

Details below!

November 5th - Picture Day 

More information to come for both face to face and virtual learners! 

November 10th - PTO Virtual Meeting @ 5:30 PM

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

Red Ribbon Week

This week is Red Ribbon Week! The year's national theme for Red Ribbon Week is "Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug-Free." To get learners excited about the week, we have themed dress-up days that both our remote and face-to-face learners can participate in. The graphic below includes the information for each day. Please know this is completely optional for kids, and they are able to participate as much or as little as they'd like to. Whether it's finding items around the house to go with the days' dress-up theme or just wearing red, we hope it's a fun week for everyone! 

Monday 26th - Make Drugs a thing of the Past: Dress up as a decade of your choice

Tuesday 27th - Plan your Drug-Free Future: Dress up for a future job

Wednesday 28th - Real Heroes Make Healthy Choices: Dress up as a superhero

Thursday 29th - Accomplish Your Dreams: Pajama Day

Friday 30th - The Best Characters Are Drug-Free: Dress up as a storybook character

Picture Day

Mark your calendar for picture day!

Coppell ISD - Town Center Elementary

Picture Day: Thursday, November 5th

Picture Day ID: EVTQCH64B

Picture day is coming! The easiest way to order school pictures is online at mylifetouch@com. Please submit your order below Thursday, November 5th. 

ORDER SCHOOL PICTURES

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners read and write time to the nearest one-minute increments using analog and digital clocks and distinguish between a.m. and p.m.

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop we are reading and noticing similarities and differences between subtopics in our nonfiction books. 

In Writing Workshop we will continue with information writing by making our writing interesting and keeping our audience in mind. 

Science: This week learners will observe and identify how magnets are used in everyday life. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies we will understand the historical significance of landmarks and celebrations in the community, state, and nation. 

October 19th - 23rd

       

Calendar

October 16th - Report Cards (sent home virtually)

October 21st - Virtual Learner Supply Pick-up! 8:00-9:00 AM

If participating in distance learning, please attend. More information below!

October 26th-30th - Red Ribbon Week

More details to come next week! 

November 5th - Picture Day 

More information to come for both face to face and virtual learners! 

November 10th - PTO Virtual Meeting @ 5:30 PM

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

Supply Pick-up for Virtual Learners

We will have supply pick up on Wednesday, October 21st for virtual learners only in the FRONT car loop from 8:00-9:00 AM. These are FREE supplies that your child will need to pick up in order to complete the work in their Schoology courses during the second nine weeks. Grades K, 2, 3, 4, 5 will all have items to be picked up. Second graders will receive their Go Math workbooks, a whiteboard, dry erase marker & eraser, an iPad stylus, and an information writing rubric. 

St. Ann's Thanksgiving Baskets

Every year St. Ann's Catholic Church in Coppell provides Thanksgiving baskets with supplies to cook a turkey dinner for those in need. If you could benefit from this assistance, please click on the link below and fill out the Google form as accurately as possible. By completing this form you understand this information will be shared with St. Ann's Catholic Church for distribution of your basket. Please fill out this form no later than October 20th, 2020. Thank you! 

Linked Here

Daily Reminders for Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. to receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

Daily Reminders of Face to Face Students:

-Please send your iPad to school each day FULLY charged!

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle each day!

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather fluctuates throughout the day!

Report Cards

If you would like more clarification for what each standard means and what it looks like for your child to met standard, approach standard, and make insignificant progress towards standard please check out the CISD standards-based report card rubrics found here. Please note that every nine weeks the same standard may be reported on but the rigor and expectations increase from nine weeks to nine weeks. Please reach out to your child's teacher(s) if you have any questions or would like clarification regarding their report card. 

Zoom

All learners need to update their student iPads to the latest IOS 14. Please go under settings and software to see available updates. This will need to be done by October 14th. If the update is not completed by October 19th the device will lockdown until it is updated! 

Also, all students need to complete the Zoom Sign-on ASAP. CISD is updating and changing zoom settings so your child will no longer be able to login to our class zoom meetings without being signed in. Please see step by step instructions below. 

 

Zoom Expectations

Please take some time to review Zoom Expectations with your child. All students both virtual and F2F students are participating in some zooms and we have really been working on using our best manners on zoom! This will help everyone have a great learning experience! Thank you!! Learners will great zoom expectations have been earning their houses lots of points!!!

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will continue to add and subtract two-digit numbers using mental strategies and algorithms. Learners will apply their knowledge of addition and subtraction strategies to solve word problems involving addition and subtraction within 100.

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop we will continue with our unit in nonfiction. Readers will learn how to figure out what keywords mean, and also explore how to grow knowledge across books. Please remember to keep up with your weekly iStation requirement and your Reading Logs!

In Writing Workshop we will add more details to better describe our books!!

Science: This week learners will trace and compare patterns in movement such as sliding, spinning, and rolling. Learners will make predictions about the way an object will move based on their physical properties. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies we will take a look at timelines. We will begin by building a timeline of our own life, and then create a timeline of our life, and then create a timeline of the history of Coppell. 

October 12th - 16th

      

Calendar

October 12th - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

October 13th - 2nd Nine Weeks Begins

October 16th - Report Cards (sent home virtually)

October 21st - Virtual Learner Supply Pick-up! 

If continuing distance learning, please attend. More information to come!

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Click HERE for this week's newsletter!

Supply Pick-up for Virtual Learners

We will have information coming soon for supply pick up on Wednesday, October 21st. This will be for virtual learners only and these are FREE supplies that your child will need to pick up in order to complete the work in their Schoology courses during the second nine weeks. Please make sure you jot down this date and we will let you know what time the pickup options will be! 

New Face to Face Learners

If your child has changed their learning modality to face to face for the second nine weeks we have several items they need to bring on Tuesday, October 13th:

-Journals

-Folders

-Headphones

-iPad

-Snack

-Full water bottle

-Any additional school supplies or supplies picked up for the first nine weeks! 

Additionally, we would love you to practice and make sure that your child is able to independently submit assignments to Schoology. Schoology is utilized for all 2nd grade learners and it is important that our face to face kids can navigate into their folders and submit independently. 

St. Ann's Thanksgiving Baskets

Every year St. Ann's Catholic Church in Coppell provides Thanksgiving baskets with supplies to cook a turkey dinner to those in need. If you could benefit from this assistance, please click on the link below and fill out the Google form as accurately as possible. By completing this form you understand this information will be shared with St. Ann's Catholic Church for distribution of your basket. Please fill out this form no later than October 20th, 2020. Thank you! 

Linked Here

Daily Reminders for Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. to receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

Daily Reminders of Face to Face Students:

-Please send your iPad to school each day FULLY charged!

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle each day!

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather fluctuates throughout the day!

Zoom

All learners need to update their student iPads to the lates IOS 14. Please go under settings and software to see available updates. This will need to be done by October 14th. If the update is not completed by October 19th the device will lockdown until it is updated! 

Also, all students need to complete the Zoom Sign-on ASAP. CISD is updating and changing zoom settings so your child will no longer be able to login to our class zoom meetings without being signed in. Please see step by step instructions below. 

 

Zoom Expectations

Please take some time to review Zoom Expectations with your child. All students both virtual and F2F students are participating in some zooms and we have really been working on using our best manners on zoom! This will help everyone have a great learning experience! Thank you!! Learners will great zoom expectations have been earning their houses lots of points!!!

Schoology Calendar

Please refer to your child's Schoology calendar for dates and times of LIVE lessons each week! We encourage learners to use the Schoology message tool to reach out directly to their teacher if they have a question about their learning. 

Free School Meals

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will continue to add and subtract two-digit numbers using mental strategies and algorithms. Learners will solve word problems involving addition and subtraction within 100 using strategies based on place value.

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop we will continue with our unit in nonfiction. Readers will "learn the lingo" associated with a nonfiction text and explore how to use keywords. Please remember to keep up with your Reading Logs!

In Writing Workshop we will "stretch our brains" to add more detail to our nonfiction writing and set goals for ourselves as writers. 

Science: This week learners will trace and compare patterns in movement such as sliding, spinning, and rolling. Learners communicate observations and justify the results of their investigations. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies we will continue our Government unit by moving into candidates and voting. We will create our own candidate poster and speech! 

October 5th - 9th

     

Calendar

October 5th - Wear Blue - World Day of Bullying Prevention

October 9th - Regular School Day 

October 12th - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

October 13th - 2nd Nine Weeks Begins

October 16th - Report Cards

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Principal Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. Linked Here

Zoom

Many learners who originally went through the process of linking their Zoom account to their CISD credentials have been booted out. Please go through the outlined steps below to log out and re-login to zoom on your learner's iPad. The process of being logged in through guest is going away and your learner will need to follow these steps to log in to Zoom lessons and class meetings. 

 

Schoology Calendar

Please refer to your child's Schoology calendar for dates and times of LIVE lessons each week! This will be where we are posting Live Lesson times in place of continually updating the week at a glance. We encourage learners to use the Schoology message tool to reach out directly to their teacher if they have a question about their learning. 

Free School Meals

Daily Reminders for Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. to receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

Daily Reminders of Face to Face Students:

-Please send your iPad to school each day FULLY charged!

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle each day!

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather fluctuates throughout the day!

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will begin to add and subtract two-digit numbers using mental strategies and algorithms. Learners will solve word problems involving addition and subtraction within 100 using strategies based on place value.

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop we will begin our unit on nonfiction. Readers will grow their know knowledge by paying attention to details and asking questions about the text. Please remember to keep up with your Reading Logs!

In Writing Workshop we will launch the big work of nonfiction writing. We will learn from experts: noticing, naming, and try out craft moves!

Science: This week learners will continue to utilize their knowledge of how different objects combined together can do things they cannot do by themselves. Learners will be given a problem involving physical objects, then design a solution that involves an experiment to test and gather data. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies we will continue our Government unit by exploring the roles of public officials. 

September 28th-October 2nd

    

Calendar

September 28th - CISD Regular Board Meeting - 7:00 PM

September 29th - TCE Virtual PTO Meeting - 5:30 PM (See principal newsletter)

October 12th - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Principal Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. Linked Here

Map Testing

CISD is conducting the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test. This assessment will help measure growth and skill mastery for learners kindergarten-9th grade. Both in-person and distance TCE 2nd graders will be taking this assessment next week. The assessment will take place on Monday, September 28th, and Tuesday, September 29th first thing in the morning. 

Families learning virtually you should have received an email by the end of Friday, September 25th with information regarding the testing days. Please read through this email thoroughly and reach out to your homeroom teacher if you have any questions prior to testing Monday morning. 

Face to face families we ask that you make sure your child is on time and has their iPad FULLY charged on Monday and Tuesday. This will help to make sure they are set up for success during their MAP assessment. 

Week at a Glance

As our second graders have become experts within Schoology, we are going to move our week at a glance to be a visual schedule tool. It can still be accessed (linked here) but will no longer be updated weekly with live times for all core content areas. We will continue to use the Schoology calendar for all LIVE times. 

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will determine the value of a collection of coins up to one dollar. They will use the cent symbol, dollar sign, and the decimal point to name the value of a collection of coins. 

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop this week we are revisiting Metacognition and strategies that help us be stronger readers. We are reading Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin and discussing authors' intentions. We will be predicting and retelling to check our comprehension. In Writing Workshop we are reviewing Small Moment writing and working towards our first "published" piece of the year. We will also begin Grammar Talks with a focus on nouns. 

Science: This week learners will utilize their knowledge of how different objects combined together can do things they cannot do by themselves. Learners will be given a problem involving physical objects, then design a solution that involves an experiment to test and gather data. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies this week we are wrapping up our Historical Figures unit and completing our researching journals and will being our next unit on Government. We will also explore American Indian Heritage Day on Friday. 

September 21st - 25th

   

Calendar

September 14th-27th - Online Scholastic Book Fair (see below)

September 28th - CISD Regular Board Meeting - 7:00 PM

October 12th - No School - Student/Staff Holiday

Announcements

Parent Newsletter

Principal Martin shares out our campus newsletter via email each Friday. Make sure to read her newsletter for information regarding campus news. This week's newsletter link coming soon!

Important Reminders

For Virtual Students:

-Please remember that all work must be completed on the day it was assigned prior to 11:59 p.m. (central time) to receive credit.

-Please be sure your child is participating in the specials courses as well as the core subject areas!

-Please make sure your child is completing their work independently to the best of their ability. It is important to see where they're at academically to support their individual academic needs.

For Face to Face Students:

-Please send your iPad to school each day fully charged!

-Please remember a snack and a full water bottle every day!

-Please put names in jackets and sweaters as the weather cools down! 

Online Scholastic Book Fair

You're invited to shop our Scholastic Book Fair online from September 14th-27th. All purchases benefit Town Center Elementary and connect kids with new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more. You'll love the NEW option to shop Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy these special online shopping features:

-Over 6,000 items, including new releases, best sellers, and value packs

-All orders ship direct to home

-FREE shipping on book-only orders over $25*

-All purchases support our school and earn 25% in rewards

-Visit our Book Fair Homepage and click "Shop Now" to get started

Library Curbside Pickup

Library Curbside will begin next Wednesday, 9/16 for our Virtual Learners (VLs). VLs are encouraged to put books on hold in Destiny (limit 2). Once books are pulled and checked out, I will send an email to the VL and parent(s) notifying them that their holds are ready to pick up. It is important to note that Destiny may say that the books are ready, however, that does not mean Mrs. Mancuso has pulled the books from the shelf and checked them out. Please wait until you have received a confirmation email from Mrs. Mancuso with the next curbside date. 

TCE Curbside Pickup will be on Wednesday's from 11:00-12:30pm in the Front Loop. Library books will be quarantined for 7 days before they are checked in and removed from the account. 

TCE Curbside FAQs

How to Place a Book On Hold

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Mancuso at kmancuso@coppellisd.com.

Week at a Glance

Now that we've had four weeks of virtual instruction, practicing both using the Schoology calendar and the completion checkmarks in Schoology, we're going to begin to simplify the week at a glance. You'll still find the week of glance linked here with the live times for all core content areas. The main difference is that we will not longer outline the assignments. We will continue to use the Completion Checkmarks in Schoology. This will be completely updated and ready for next week by Sunday evening! 

What are we learning?

Math: This week learners will use mathematical vocabluary to say a number that is greater than or less than a given whole number up to 100. Learners will use place value to compare. and order whole numbers up to 100 using comparative language, numbers, and the symbols >, <, or =. 

Language Arts: In Reading Workshop this week we are revisiting Metacognition and strategies that help us be stronger readers. We will also be taking a fluency assessment on Monday. In Writing Workshop we are reviewing Small Moment writing and working towards our first "published" pieces of the year. We will also begin Grammer Talks with a focus on nouns. 

Science: This week learners will use different objects combinded together to show that when put together objects can do things they they cannot do by themselves such as building a bridge and justify the selction of those materials based on their phsycial properites. 

Social Studies: In Social Studiess this week we are wrapping up our Historical Figures unit and completing our researching journals and will being our next unit on Government. We will also explore American Indian Heritage Day on Friday.