May 22nd - 26th

Calendar

May 22nd - Field Day

May 23rd - Yearbook Signing Party

If you purchased a TCE yearbook, please send it to school on Tuesday!

May 23rd-25th - "Camp Learned A Lot"

Learners may bring a small pillow/blanket to school these days!

May 26th - Last Day of School/Early Release @ 12:30 p.m.

Please make arrangements to pick up at 12:30. If your child is going home differently, please let your homeroom teacher know. 

May 26th - Spirit Rally @ 8:00 a.m.

 

Announcements

Field Day - Read ALL

What to Wear:

Bathing Suit Due to the active nature of the day, one-piece or tankinis are the best.

Shoes that can get wet & dirty - Flip-flops, Crocs, water shoes, or sneakers that are easy to take on and off are great. No socks are needed.

Grade Level T-Shirt or shirt of the same color if they don’t have one: Kinder- Green; 1st- Maroon; 2nd- Red; 3rd- Blue; 4th- Grade; 5th- Yellow 

 

What to Bring:

Sunscreen- Make sure to apply before school and send your child extra.

Towel

Water Bottle

Dry Change of Clothes

Optional- hat and/or sunglasses

 

Other Details:

Lunch- Sack lunches are available through the cafeteria, or you can bring your own. Make sure to let your child’s teacher know if they are getting school sack lunch. Your child’s lunchtime may differ from their usual schedule, so if your child is bringing a sack lunch, make sure they come to school with it in the morning. 

Swimming- Lifeguards will be on duty and life jackets will be provided for those that need one. Parents will not be able to join our students in the pool to swim. There is a variety of seating around the pool area for volunteers that are present.  If you plan to attend the pool station, please make sure to first check in at the TCE front office before coming to the pool. Pool schedule for the day:

Kinder: 10:40 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

First Grade: 11:05 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Second Grade: 9:50 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Thrid Grade: 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Fourth Grade: 12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.

Fifth Grade: 1:10 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

LABEL EVERYTHING! Grade-level t-shirt, sunscreen, towel, water bottle, etc. 

Volunteers - Make sure to check in the front office to get your name badge. Your background check must already be completed and processed prior to field day.  

Camp Learned A Lot

To celebrate all that we've learned in second grade, next week we will be participating in "Camp Learned A Lot". Your child is welcome to bring a small pillow and blanket from home that they can keep in their cubby from Tuesday, May 23rd-Thursday, May 25th. This will be part of their "camping gear". 

Sack Summer Hunger

What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will be reviewing all concepts covered in second-grade math during "Camp Learned Alot"!

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will be reviewing all concepts covered in second-grade reading during "Camp Learned Alot"!

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners will be reviewing all concepts covered in second-grade writing during "Camp Learned Alot"!

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will be reviewing all concepts covered in second-grade social studies during "Camp Learned Alot"!

Science - In Science this week, learners will be reviewing all concepts covered in second-grade science during "Camp Learned Alot"!

May 15th-19th

 

Calendar

May 15th - All Library Books Due

May 17th - Pinstack Spirit Night

May 22nd - Field Day

Be on the lookout! More field day information coming soon!

May 26th - Last Day of School/Early Release

 

Announcements

Reminder: iPads

TCE 2nd graders should come to school each day with their iPad fully charged. Please ensure your child charges his/her iPad each evening. Your child should also check periodically to ensure his/her iPad software is up to date (settings--> general --> software update). 

Reminder: Snack

We have a short snack time each day while we continue to work. 2nd graders do not each lunch until 12:00 PM each day, so it's important that they have healthy and nutritious snacks each day to fuel their bodies. We also ask that the snack they bring is completely free of peanuts/tree nuts. This will help provide a safe environment for all learners. Thank you for your help!

Sack Summer Hunger

Reminder: SmartWatches

We have noticed that we have several students that have begun wearing smartwatches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for these devices. 

Students may wear their smartwatches to school, but they may not use them to text, email, or call ANYONE during the day. (The same rule applies to their iPads.) This includes parents. Please help us in reinforcing this expectation. If you need to get in touch with your son/daughter during the day, please email your child's teacher or call the front office. Smartwatches MAY be used AFTER school for communicating with your child that may be walking, biking, etc.

We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smartwatch to communicate, they will receive one warning. After that one warning, they will lose the privilege of wearing their smartwatches during the day and will have to keep them in their backpacks.

Thank you for your support!

What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will be reviewing all concepts covered in second-grade math!  

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop, learners will review strategies using a variety of mentor texts. They will also work on reading stamina during Independent Reading time. 

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop, learners will write to a variety of prompts using skills that they have learned this year including writing an introduction, additional description, and writing a conclusion. In Grammar, we will begin reviewing nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will be reviewing all the concepts that we have learned since spring break. 

Science - In Science this week, learners will continue their research on how seasonal changes affect an organism's behavior and showcase their findings with a presentation of their choice. 

May 8th-12th

Calendar

May 1st-5th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6th - Election Day

May 8th - Mrs. McKinney Returns!

May 15th - All Library Books Due

May 17th - Pinstack Spirit Night

May 22nd - Field Day

May 26th - Last Day of School/Early Release

 

Announcements

Teacher Appreciation Week

Thank you!!! First of all, we want to say thank you to each of our second-grade families. You have made us feel so loved and appreciated by this teacher appreciation week. From homemade cards, flowers, thoughtful gifts, hugs, and words of appreciation from your children and families, we're so very thankful. We are immensely grateful for the role you play in making these students be all that they can be!

Second, we would like to thank our PTO. This incredible week of celebration and appreciation would not be possible without our incredible PTO and the many of you parents who help serve on various committees. We are so thankful for our PTO and all they do both to celebrate teachers and help make our school such a wonderful place. Many thanks! Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Judd, Mrs. McKinney, & Mrs. Brimhall

SmartWatches

We have noticed that we have several students that have begun wearing smartwatches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for these devices. 

Students may wear their smartwatches to school, but they may not use them to text, email, or call ANYONE during the day. (The same rule applies to their iPads.) This includes parents. Please help us in reinforcing this expectation. If you need to get in touch with your son/daughter during the day, please email your child's teacher or call the front office. Smartwatches MAY be used AFTER school for communicating with your child that may be walking, biking, etc.

We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smartwatch to communicate, they will receive one warning. After that one warning, they will lose the privilege of wearing their smartwatches during the day and will have to keep them in their backpacks.

Thank you for your support!

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.

Learn more at https://www.coppellisd.com/bond.

Reminder: iPads

TCE 2nd graders should come to school each day with their iPad fully charged. Please ensure your child charges his/her iPad each evening. Your child should also check periodically to ensure his/her iPad software is up to date (settings--> general --> software update). 

Reminder: Snack

We have a short snack time each day while we continue to work. 2nd graders do not each lunch until 12:00 PM each day, so it's important that they have healthy and nutritious snacks each day to fuel their bodies. We also ask that the snack they bring is completely free of peanuts/tree nuts. This will help provide a safe environment for all learners. Thank you for your help!

Sack Summer Hunger

What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will determine a solution to a problem involving length, including estimating lengths. Learners will also use concrete models of square units to find the area of a rectangle and explain the process they used to find the area of a rectangle with square units. 

Parent Resource Link - Measurement

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop, learners will review strategies using a variety of mentor texts. They will also work on reading stamina during Independent Reading time. 

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop, learners will write to a variety of prompts using skills that they have learned this year including writing an introduction, additional description, and writing a conclusion. In Grammar, we will begin reviewing nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will finish up their unit reflecting on market day, explaining 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 investigate how seasonal changes affect an organism's behavior. 

May 1st-5th

Calendar

May 1st-5th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 2nd - 3rd-5th Grade Math STAAR - No Visitors on Campus

May 2nd - Andy's Spirit Night

May 4th - TCE Spring Family Picnic 6:00-7:30

May 6th - Election Day

May 17th - Pinstack Spirit Night

May 22nd - Field Day

May 26th - Last Day of School/Early Release

 

Announcements

Teacher Appreciation Week

Last week a ParentSquare message went out to all of our 2nd-grade from our room moms: 

How You Can Help! We invite all of our Texans to give our teachers and staff a Texas-sized thank you. The attached kid schedule list how your Texans can show their appreciation each day.

SmartWatches

We have noticed that we have several students that have begun wearing smartwatches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for these devices. 

Students may wear their smartwatches to school, but they may not use them to text, email, or call ANYONE during the day. (The same rule applies to their iPads.) This includes parents. Please help us in reinforcing this expectation. If you need to get in touch with your son/daughter during the day, please email your child's teacher or call the front office. Smartwatches MAY be used AFTER school for communicating with your child that may be walking, biking, etc.

We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smartwatch to communicate, they will receive one warning. After that one warning, they will lose the privilege of wearing their smartwatches during the day and will have to keep them in their backpacks.

Thank you for your support!

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.

Learn more at https://www.coppellisd.com/bond.

Reminder: iPads

TCE 2nd graders should come to school each day with their iPad fully charged. Please ensure your child charges his/her iPad each evening. Your child should also check periodically to ensure his/her iPad software is up to date (settings--> general --> software update). 

Reminder: Snack

We have a short snack time each day while we continue to work. 2nd graders do not each lunch until 12:00 PM each day, so it's important that they have healthy and nutritious snacks each day to fuel their bodies. We also ask that the snack they bring is completely free of peanuts/tree nuts. This will help provide a safe environment for all learners. Thank you for your help!

TCE Spring Family Picnic

Thursday, May 4th from 6:00-7:30 PM

Town Center Elementary

* Families may pack a picnic or preorder Macro's Pizza at www.tcepto.com by 10:00 AM Saturday, April 29th. Drinks and popsicles will be available for purchase at the picnic.

* Our TCE PTO will have a DJ, raffle off the grade-level baskets, and a silent auction at the picnic. The link for the silent auction will go out in the PTO newsletter this weekend. The silent auction will go live Monday at noon and end Saturday night, 5/6, at 10:00 PM.

* Raffle tickets for the grade-level baskets can be purchased for $1 each starting Friday, April 28th, and ending at 7:00 the night of the picnic. The baskets will be on display every day at lunch, and raffle tickets can be purchased during lunch from Mrs. Fairchild for $1 each by cash or check (made payable to TCE PTO). Each basket will have a bucket for raffle tickets that students may try to win. The winners will be drawn the night of the Spring Family Picnic, and they do not have to be present to win. 

* Playgrounds and fields will be open, so feel free to bring yard games. Also, don't forget to bring a blanket and chairs.

Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin, our principal, sends out a biweekly parent newsletter. Please make sure you read this newsletter biweekly. 

Ms. Matlock's Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin, our counselor, sends out a monthly parent newsletter. Please make sure you read this newsletter monthly.

What are we learning?

Math Workshop - In Math this week, learners will work to find the length of objects using concrete models for standard units of length. Learners will also determine the length of an object to the nearest marked unit using rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, or measuring tapes. Learners will describe (using academic vocabulary) the inverse relationship between the size of the unit and the number of units needed to equal the length of an object. 

Parent Resource Link - Measurement

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will be taking their May iSIP Assessment in iStation. We will also have our final library day of the school year before we begin turning in our library books later this month. 

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners will finish their final copy of the nonfiction research writing. In Grammar, learners will work on ABC order.

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will continue to 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 investigate how seasonal changes affect an organism's behaviors and make predictions based on observable patterns. 

April 24th-28th

 Calendar

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.

Here is the link to Nancy Churnin's books on Amazon.

• Spring Family Picnic/Room Mom Message - Please mark your calendars for the TCE Spring Family Picnic, which will be held on Thursday, May 4th. As part of the PTO Fundraising efforts, we will be raffling off grad-level baskets. 2nd Grade chose Ice Cream Sundaes for our theme, and we need your help to fill our basket with items. Please sign-up below if you are able to help! all items will need to be dropped off to Emily by 4/24. See the link for more information. Click here for the sign-up link! The Spring Family Picnic will have a DJ and an option to buy food. It's a chance to mingle with other TCE families and we look forward to seeing you there! Stay tuned for more information! Thank you from the 2nd-grade room Parents! Emily, Katie, Kelly, and Jen
  

• 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.

Learn more at https://www.coppellisd.com/bond.

• KidZania Field Trip - We had so much fun on our field trip last 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 explain that the more factional parts used to make a whole, the smaller the part; and the fewer the fractional parts, the larger the part. Learners will use models to count fractional parts beyond one whole using words and recognize how many parts it takes to equal one whole. 

Parent Resource Link - Explaining the Number of Fractional Parts Used Determines the Size of the Fractional Parts

Parent Resource Link - Using Models to Count Fractional Parts Beyond One Whole

Reading Workshop - In Reading Workshop this week, learners will be participating in a Junior Great Book Blue Moose. 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. 

**The Second Grade Reading Requirement log is due on Friday, April 28th**

Writing Workshop- In Writing Workshop this week, learners will finish drafting and begin writing their final copy of the nonficition research writing. In Grammar, learners will explore comparative and superlative adjectives. 

Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, learners will continue to 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 connect organisms in a similar habitat through a food chain.

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.

Here is the link to Nancy Churnin's books on Amazon.

• 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.

Learn more at https://www.coppellisd.com/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!