Friday, April 5, 2024

Week of April 8th-April 12th

                   

April 8th: Eclipse Watching (No Visitors)
April 11th: Reading STAAR (No Visitors)
April 12th: Bad Weather Day
April 15th: NO SCHOOL
April 16th: Cozy Reading Day (See below)
April 25th: Math STAAR (No Visitors)

.    Language Arts

In ELAR we this week, we will finish reviewing for the STAAR and have a day of test taking strategy review and motivation to do our best and be confident test takers!


Math

 This week in math, we will learn about 2-D shapes and how to classify them. We will also do a review of symmetry and begin measuring angles with a protractor.


  • Identify and draw one or more lines of symmetry, if they exist, for a 2D figure. 

  • Use math vocabulary to compare and contrast shapes based on lines and angles.

  • Classify 2D figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines or of angles of a specified size. 

  • Determine the approximate measures of angles in degrees to the nearest whole number using a protractor. 

  • Orally explain the process of using and reading a protractor

  • Illustrate the measure of an angle as the part of a circle whose center is at the vertex of the angle and use degrees as the units to measure an angle.

   Next week in math, we will continue measuring and illustrating angles.

  • Determine the approximate measures of angles in degrees to the nearest whole number using a protractor. 

  • Orally explain the process of using and reading a protractor

  • Illustrate the measure of an angle as the part of a circle whose center is at the vertex of the angle and use degrees as the units to measure an angle.

Social Studies   

In SS this week, we will learn about Texas Gold ( Oil) and the changes it made in Texas!

Science:
This week in science, we will learn about plant and animal life cycles.


JoinUs!CoppellISDEducationFoundationRuntoFund

Help our Campus Earn Funds for Our PE Department and an extra recess block for all classes!

Mark your calendars and lace up your running shoes! The Coppell ISD Education Foundation will be hosting its Annual Run to Fund at Andy Brown East Park on Saturday, May 4, 2024. You can register using the link button below.


This year’s Run will include a one-mile Fun Run perfect for adults and children of all ages followed by a 5K, timed and untimed. Proceeds from the Run to Fund will allow CEF to award transformative classroom grants and bring innovative learning opportunities to all students in CISD. CEF will also give $2 from every Run to Fund race entry to the Physical Education Department at the CISD school of your choice.


**Each year CISD has a contest to see which school has the most participants, and we'd love for Town Center to have their first win! Join Ms. Martin and other TCE staff for a fun morning. If our school wins, each class will win an extra recess time!


Race Day Schedule:

8 am – 1 Mile Family Fun Run
8:30 am – 5k (timed and untimed)
9:30 am – Medal Ceremony

Pricing:

5K RACE – CISD Students and Staff Only – Registration $35
5K RACE – General – Registration $40
1-Mile Fun Run – Registration $30
1-Mile Fun Run – Kids 5 and under are free – no shirt (but registration is required)
Sleep-In Option (shirt only) – $25

                                       Registration Link

Field Trip

Please make sure to have your child's permission slip and payment turned in by April 5th as Mrs. Fairchild will need to get the payment to KidZania.  If there is a  financial reason as to why you can not pay the admission cost, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Lunch Visitors

We know this is a special treat for families. Thank you for your attention to the process and details below so we can keep safety a priority with visitors coming in and out of our building.

Here are some answers to questions you might have:What is the process for visiting my child at lunch?

1. Sign-in at the officeLunch visitors will be required to sign in at the front office and receive a visitor badge that must be worn at all times. We will need to see a photo ID (either your license or passport).2. Eat lunch with your childYou will be able to eat lunch with your child in the cafeteria. There will be designated tables for lunch visitors. You may only eat with your child. No other learners may be invited to eat with you. You may purchase lunch in the cafeteria or bring a lunch for you and your child only (please, no extras for friends). 3. Sign out in the officeParents will be dismissed from the cafeteria. You will need to go back through the front office to sign out at the end of lunchtime. Parents will not be able to join their child(ren) back in the class or at recess.

Who can visit my child for lunch?

District guidelines limit lunchroom visitors at the elementary level to parents, immediate family members with written permission from a parent, and campus mentors. Immediate family members are defined as the student’s parents/step-parents, siblings, grandparents, or any person residing in the home. A parent can list the person(s) who have permission to have lunch for the entire school year.If anyone other than the parent(s) listed as guardians in our district eschool system is eating with the child, we will need written documentation of your approval. 



 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.  



Watches and Phones
We have noticed that more and more of our students have been wearing smart watches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for those devices. 

Students are not permitted to communicate on their personal devices during the school day. (The same rule applies for 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. 

We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smart watch, cell phone, or other personal devices to communicate, they will receive one warning. After that one warning, we will ask for those devices to stay at home.

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.


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