- September 22nd: PTO Game Night (Principal Newsletter)
- September 27th: TCE Coffee Chat (Principal Newsletter)
- September 29th: Fall Frolic Run (During Specials)
- October 20th-Town Center Color Run
- October 5th: Early Release
- October 6th: NO SCHOOL Fall Conference
- October 9th: NO SCHOOL
Language Arts
We will finish up our summative project over our Tiger Rising Novel Study. We will begin our unit on drama and will begin to recognize & analyze characteristics of dramas.
We had a wonderful time at the Cozby Library! The kids were so excited to see the behind the scenes areas we normally do not get to see!! See the pictures below!
Math
This week in math, we will use multiplication strategies to solve problems.
- Represent the product of 2 two-digit numbers using arrays, area models, or equations, including perfect squares through 15 by 15.
- Interpret visuals of multiplication problems and develop an equation to match.
Apply my knowledge of multiplication to represent problems using a strip diagram or equations and to solve problems involving multiplication.
Learn a new academic language by using and reusing it to write an equation with an unknown value that shows and solves a multi-step problem and share my plan and solution with a partner.
Social Studies
We will continue to study Native Americans of the Mountains & Plains and describe the cultural regions in which American Indians lived such as Gulf, Plains, Puebloan, and Southeastern.
- Measure physical properties of matter including mass, volume, states, temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float using scientific tools.
- Compare and contrast physical properties of matter including mass, volume, states, temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float using scientific tools.
- Classify physical properties of matter including mass, volume, states, temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float using scientific tools.
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).
This week, learners will begin filling in a "Charge Bank" to keep track of their daily iPad battery charge. We hope this helps learners to become responsible for making sure their iPad is fully charged and in their backpacks each morning. Below, is the daily tracker they will fill out each morning when they arrive to school.
Please remember school issued iPads are for school use only. We do random iPad checks every few weeks. We reminded the students daily 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.
Make a Child Smile
Parking and Car Loop Reminders- When exiting car loops during arrival and dismissal, follow the city signs requiring a right turn only.
- Be mindful of not blocking car loop entrances. If there is not room to pull up without blocking the entrance, please wait.
- Front and side car-loop areas are for families dropping off and picking up their child(ren). Parents in the loops will need to stay in their vehicle. If your child requires additional assistance to get out of the car, please park in one of our parking spaces.
- Use the designated crosswalks on both the front and side loop when walking across the parking lot. We have staff members at both arrival and dismissal in our crosswalk areas to support our kids in getting across the loop area safely.
- Keep handicap parking spots available for individuals that require them. Please avoid even briefly pulling into them to drop of your child if you do not have a handicap vehicle designation.
- Parking along the back curbs of the lots is not an option. You are welcome to utilize the Cozby library parking lot for overflow parking.
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: Apple Watches and Smartwatches
We love that our learners are able to wear their Apple 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!
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).
- When exiting car loops during arrival and dismissal, follow the city signs requiring a right turn only.
- Be mindful of not blocking car loop entrances. If there is not room to pull up without blocking the entrance, please wait.
- Front and side car-loop areas are for families dropping off and picking up their child(ren). Parents in the loops will need to stay in their vehicle. If your child requires additional assistance to get out of the car, please park in one of our parking spaces.
- Use the designated crosswalks on both the front and side loop when walking across the parking lot. We have staff members at both arrival and dismissal in our crosswalk areas to support our kids in getting across the loop area safely.
- Keep handicap parking spots available for individuals that require them. Please avoid even briefly pulling into them to drop of your child if you do not have a handicap vehicle designation.
- Parking along the back curbs of the lots is not an option. You are welcome to utilize the Cozby library parking lot for overflow parking.
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.
We love that our learners are able to wear their Apple 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!
