- August 24th: PTO Meeting @ 6:00 in TCE Library
- August 30th: Picture Day
- September 4th: No School (Labor Day)
- September 7th: Curriculum Night 5:45-6:30
- September 8th: Special Friends Day (More information to come)
- September 8th-14th: TCE Book Fair
Language Arts
This week we will begin our chapter book, Tiger Rising. As we begin this book, we will focus on the skill of connecting ideas to form interpretations of characters.
Spelling begins this week, and we will be focusing on words with closed syllables. Closed syllable means the word has a short vowel ending in a consonant, an example would be sent and sudden.
We established our norms for independent reading this past week and will continue to practice for the reading workshop as we increase our reading stamina.
We will be decorating our ELAR Journal on Monday. Your child is welcome to bring any stickers or photos they would like to add to their journals. We want them to feel ownership and pride in their journals as they write in them this year. We will provide stickers and other decorations to add if they are not able to bring any items.
Math
This week in math, we will begin our unit on place value. We will focus on representing whole numbers and interpreting place value.
- Represent the value of the digit in whole numbers through 1,000,000,000 using expanded notation, standard, word, and expanded form
- Interpret the value of each place-value position as 10 times the position
- Read numbers aloud using base-ten language.
- compare and order whole numbers to 1,000,000,000 and represent comparisons using the symbols >, <, or =.
- read the comparison of two numbers aloud using the words less than, greater than, or equal to.
- round whole numbers to a given place value through the hundred thousands place.
- Use math vocabulary to compare quantities.
Social Studies
We will begin our unit on Regions and explain the geographic factors that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in Texas.
Science:
- Identify a variety of scientific tools and equipment.
- Explain the purpose of a variety of scientific tools and equipment.
- Safely plan and conduct scientific investigations using appropriate tools and equipment.
HomeworkWe have had requests for us to send home work for your learners to work on. We do not send homework home unless it is classwork that has not been finished after more than two days of working on it. If we do send any work home, you will receive an email explaining what it is and how to complete it. All of our lessons are designed to allow time to work on all assignments during the school day. Your children work so hard during the day as well as parents. We want our learners to have time being a child and play outside and spend time with family.
If you want your child to work on something, they can do Reflex, Dreambox, or read. But please note, they will have already done this during the school day.
Reminder: Free & Reduced Meals In order to qualify for Free & Reduced Meals, families are required to complete an application each year to determine their eligibility. CISD is encouraging our eligible families to complete an application online at www.nlappscloud.com.
Parents, guardians or students can add funds to their accounts in person at the school cafeteria via cash or check, or for a small fee, they can use the "My School Bucks" app to deposit funds with a debit or credit card. Visit www.coppellisd.com/childnutrition for more information about school breakfasts and lunches or to create or add funds to your child’s school lunch account.
Weekend Backpack Snack PackCoppell Cares will provide the Weekend Backpack Snack Program again this school year. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Siblings living in the same household are also eligible to participate. If your family would benefit from a weekly Friday snack bag delivery, please complete the following form to sign up:
Deliveries will begin Friday, 9/8/23. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break. If you have any questions, please reach out to TCE's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.
Reminder: iPads
TCE 4th graders should come to school each day with their iPad and charger. Please ensure your child charges his/her iPad each evening. Your child should also check periodically to ensure his/her iPad's software is up to date (settings --> general --> software update).
We wanted to send a reminder that School issued iPads are for school use only. We do random iPad checks every few weeks. We reminded the students today that school issued iPads are not for personal photography books, or communicating with friends or parents via emails or chats, or watching videos on you tube that were not assigned by their teacher. It would help us out if you could reinforce this home.
Reminder: Apple Watches and Smartwatches
We love that our learners are able to wear their aApple Watches and Smartwatches to school, but could you please remind your child that it is to be used for the time and not playing games and texting parents or parents texting during the school day. There have been issues in the past and we want to make sure that we are all on the same page.Reminder: Snack
We will have a short snack time each day while we continue to work. 4th graders do not each lunch until 12:30 PM each day, so it's important that they have a healthy and nutritious snack 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. We also ask that the snack brought in does not require utensils.
Thank you for your help!
In order to qualify for Free & Reduced Meals, families are required to complete an application each year to determine their eligibility. CISD is encouraging our eligible families to complete an application online at www.nlappscloud.com.
Parents, guardians or students can add funds to their accounts in person at the school cafeteria via cash or check, or for a small fee, they can use the "My School Bucks" app to deposit funds with a debit or credit card. Visit www.coppellisd.com/childnutrition for more information about school breakfasts and lunches or to create or add funds to your child’s school lunch account.
Coppell Cares will provide the Weekend Backpack Snack Program again this school year. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Siblings living in the same household are also eligible to participate. If your family would benefit from a weekly Friday snack bag delivery, please complete the following form to sign up:
Deliveries will begin Friday, 9/8/23. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break. If you have any questions, please reach out to TCE's counselor, Kelly Matlock, at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.
TCE 4th graders should come to school each day with their iPad and charger. Please ensure your child charges his/her iPad each evening. Your child should also check periodically to ensure his/her iPad's software is up to date (settings --> general --> software update).
We wanted to send a reminder that School issued iPads are for school use only. We do random iPad checks every few weeks. We reminded the students today that school issued iPads are not for personal photography books, or communicating with friends or parents via emails or chats, or watching videos on you tube that were not assigned by their teacher. It would help us out if you could reinforce this home.
We love that our learners are able to wear their aApple Watches and Smartwatches to school, but could you please remind your child that it is to be used for the time and not playing games and texting parents or parents texting during the school day. There have been issues in the past and we want to make sure that we are all on the same page.
Reminder: Snack
We will have a short snack time each day while we continue to work. 4th graders do not each lunch until 12:30 PM each day, so it's important that they have a healthy and nutritious snack 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. We also ask that the snack brought in does not require utensils.
Thank you for your help!
