Monday, October 5, 2026

Week of October 5th-October 9th

 October 7th: TCE Spirit Rally 8:00-8:30

October 8th: NO SCHOOL

October 9th: NO SCHOOL

October 12th: NO SCHOOL

October 16th: Color Run, Report Cards Emailed, and Family Friday Lunch


Reading and Social Studies

Reading
I can use synonyms and antonyms to support vocabulary understanding.
I can visualize the details as I read.
I can identify the elements of drama in a play.
I can understand idioms, adages, and proverbs.


Home Connection: Synonyms & Antonyms
This week, we are learning how synonyms and antonyms can help us understand and use new vocabulary.
Try this at home!
While reading together, choose 3 interesting or unfamiliar words from your child’s book.
For each word, ask:
  • What is a synonym? What is a word that means almost the same thing?
  • What is an antonym? What is a word that means the opposite?
  • Can you use the word in a sentence?
Example:
Word: enormous
Synonym: huge
Antonym: tiny
Sentence: The enormous elephant walked across the field.
Challenge: Find a word in everyday life—a sign, menu, TV show, conversation, or book—and see if you can think of a synonym and antonym for it!
Remember: Synonyms help us find words with similar meanings, while antonyms help us understand opposite meanings.

Word Work
I can use the suffixes -tion, -sion, and -ive.
I can decode and spell words with these suffixes.

Grammar
I can use verb tenses correctly.
I can use irregular verbs correctly.

Social Studies
I can explain why European explorers came to Texas, including land, power, freedom, opportunity, and wealth.
Math
In math this week, we continue our unit on division and models.

  • 4.4(E) represent the quotient of up to a four‐digit whole number divided by a one‐digit whole number using arrays, area models, or equations 4.4(F) ⭐️ use strategies and algorithms, including the standard algorithm, to divide up to a four‐digit dividend by a one‐digit divisor 4.4(H) ⭐️ solve with fluency one‐ and two‐step problems involving multiplication and division, including interpreting remainders


Science
  • Plan and conduct descriptive investigations to explore the patterns of forces such as gravity, friction, or magnetism in contact or at a distance on an object
  • Investigate and identify the transfer of energy by objects in motion, waves in water, and sound
  • Identify conductors and insulators of thermal and electrical energy.
  • Demonstrate and describe how electrical energy travels in a closed path that can produce light and thermal energy





Please remember to pack a lunch, snack, and water bottle in your child's backpack each day. This helps ensure your student is ready for lunch and snack times throughout the school day.

We understand that items are sometimes forgotten and that special celebrations happen! However, our front office is experiencing high demand for lunch deliveries, and we want to make sure we can support families when they truly need it.

Thank you for helping us keep all our students fed, hydrated, and ready to learn!


As we navigate hot (and sometimes rainy!) afternoons in the car loop, we need your help to keep dismissal moving smoothly and safely.

Please hang your family car tag from your rearview mirror before entering the car loop and keep it displayed the entire time you're in line. When tags are held in hands, resting on the dashboard, or not visible, it slows down our ability to match students with cars—which means longer wait times in the heat for everyone.

On sunny days, we want to get your child into your air-conditioned car as quickly as possible. On rainy days, a visible tag helps us get the right student under an umbrella and safely to your car without delay.

Thank you for partnering with us to make dismissal efficient and comfortable for our students!



A Note From Ms. Matlock

Please add this blurb and links to your newsletters:

FUMC Community Food Programs is pleased to offer the Weekend Backpack Program (WBPK) for the 2026-2027 school year. For those new to the district or the program, the goal of the Coppell Cares Weekend Backpack Program is to help eliminate food insecurity among children who attend CISD schools. This program provides nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snack items to eligible CISD children (and siblings), as determined by school staff. This weekly food program helps feed these children over the weekend during the school year when they are not receiving meals at school. We do not share any information about the children participating in this program with any external source outside our local team.

 

If you would like your child(ren) to participate in this program, please complete the online application below or print the attached form and return it to TCE's Counselor, Kelly Matlock at kmatlock@coppellisd.com. (Note: if printing your own form, be sure to add food allergies, etc. to the bottom of the form). Complete a separate online submission for each child in your home under the age of 18.  If you would prefer I send a paper copy home with your child, please let me know.  Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. 

Coppell Cares Weekend Backpack Google Form - English

Formulario de Mochila de Fin de Semana 2026-2027 (Español)

Deliveries will begin Friday, September 4th.  Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break.

If your family previously applied for Free or Reduced Meals, your status remains the same for the beginning of the school year.  However, on September 25th, families must have a NEW application submitted and accepted to continue receiving free or reduced-priced meals for the remainder of the 2026-2027 school year.  If you have submitted a new application since July 8, 2026, you do not need to submit another one.  If you have not submitted a new application and you wish to apply, please do so as soon as possible.

You may complete your School Meal Application here.  Allow up to ten days to process your application.  You may also Check Your Application Status here.  For more information, check out the Coppell ISD Child Nutrition website.

Hats and Toys

Our classrooms are a place for learning, growing, and having fun with friends. To help everyone stay focused, we ask that hats and toys stay at home. That way, our classrooms can be distraction-free, and we can all enjoy our time together while learning new things.


Tennis Shoes for PE & Extended Specials Day (CTT)

Please help ensure your child wears appropriate shoes on PE days and Move & Groove (Fridays). Additionally, every other Wednesday, the 4th grade has extended specials during CTT. The dates are outlined for the remainder of 2025 below. Thank you for your help in making sure your child is safely dressed for the gym! 

10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18

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