Friday, January 5, 2024

Week of January 1st-January 5th

                 

  • January 8th: Poetry Celebration 
    • 4A and 4B 9:00-10:00
    • 4C and 4D 10:30-11:30
  • January 15th: No School
  • January 19th: Cozy Day Holiday Coupon
    • PJs and a blanket or stuffy!
  • January 29th: PTO Meeting @ 6:00 in the TCE Library
  • February 14th: Class Valentine's Day Party @ 2:00
    • Must check in at the office
  • February 16th: NO SCHOOL
  • February 19th: Bad Weather Day-NO SCHOOL

Language Arts

In Language Arts, we will begin learning about the different characteristics of folktales, fables, myths, tall tales, and legends.

Math

 This week in math, We will begin learning about area and perimeter.


  • solve problems related to perimeter and area of rectangles where dimensions are whole numbers.
  • I can use visual supports, such as objects or pictures, to help me show and explain how to find area to solve problems.

          

        Next week in math,  we will continue with area and perimeter and we will also look at data and graphing.


  • Represent and interpret whole numbers (decimals and fractions can be integrated into later units) on frequency tables, dot plots, & stem-and-leaf plots.

  • Derive meaning from data to input into different types of tables and graphs.

Social Studies   

In Social Studies this week, we will understand the effects of the Battle of the Alamo.

Science:

  This week, we will begin studying the Earth's surface.
  • Identify slow changes to Earth’s surface such as weathering, erosion and deposition from water, wind and ice.
  • Observe slow changes to Earth’s surface such as weathering, erosion and deposition from water, wind and ice.


Report Cards
Report cards for the 2nd grading period went out today.  Please follow the directions below to access your learners report card.


Please make sure that you are reading the Principal Newsletter each week as it will have more information about events and important reminders that we will not have in our BLOG.  Please click the picture below and it will take you to the newsletter.


Yearbooks
Our yearbook sale is now open! Each year we have a Town Center Yearbook that highlights photos from every class, school events, and staff. It is a great item to have to look back on memories from the year, and we even have a yearbook signing party in May. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please see the graphic below for the different purchasing options. As a reminder, the TCE Yearbook cost WAS NOT included in the TCE Trail Pass. If you would like a yearbook for your child(ren), you will need to purchase using the website link below.


Our yearbook committee would also love your help in submitting photos for the yearbook. As you attend campus events, if you have any photos you would like to share, see below for information on uploading them to our committee.

Dads Club

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Thank you to the dads that have taken time at TCE on Fridays to volunteer. For clarification, any amount of time you can give would be great. If you only have time to be there at drop-off or for a specific time frame, we would still love for you to sign-up.


As a reminder, we are having "Dads Club on Campus Day" at TCE. This is currently scheduled for Fridays, and they are able to sign-up to spend time at TCE supporting the campus and classrooms in different ways. This may include:

  • Welcoming students to school during morning arrival
  • Helping in classrooms, the office, or PE as requested by teachers
  • Joining staff for lunchroom duty
  • Re-shelving books in the library
  • Car line dismissal and high fives to end the day


**In order for the campus to coordinate scheduling, please sign-up at least a week in advance.

Click Here to Participate in a Friday Dads Club on Campus Day.


If you would like to sign up to receive Dads Club Communications, you can email your contact information to Nick Walther at tceptodadsclub@gmail.com.

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). 
Learners will continue 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.


Creative Writing Competition

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It's time for the annual 2023-2024 Creative Writing Competition with Coppell Gifted Association. This will be the 16th year, and we're looking forward to it being a great competition!


We are starting the competition a bit later in the school year this year, with the deadline for entries being moved to January 19th, 2024. Other important competition details include:


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