5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies - This week in Language Arts, we read an interesting Junior Great Book story called, The Coming of the Surfman.  Learners were challenged to examine human behavior in stressful situations.  In Social Studies, we examined the British army and the Continental army and explored their roles in The Revolutionary War.

Math/Science - This week we reviewed multi-step problems as well as vocabulary for personal finance, whole numbers operations, fractions, decimals, graphing, expressions and equations, and geometry. Learners will have these over the long weekend to review as needed.

In Other News - Please remember that next Tuesday and Wednesday we will be administering the STAAR test for Reading and Math.  Please have your students arrive on time, bring a light sweater or jacket (in case the rooms are cold) and make sure they remember to eat breakfast.

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:
This week in language arts, we completed our work on persuasive writing and the use of outlines. We posted our writing on our websites.  In social studies, we studied the Declaration of Independence. Learners chose a task to complete to highlight their knowledge of the Declaration and its history. Many learners chose to persuade others that the move towards independence was necessary. We loved getting to hear all the presentations! Some of our classes also had the chance to participate in a Twitter chat to discuss citizenship with other schools around the country. They were able to share great ideas and also hear new ideas from others!

Math and Science:
In math this week, we did activities to explore geometry and measurement. We measured objects around our classroom to find the area, perimeter, and volume of them. We are also beginning to review all of our past concepts for math in order to help prepare for our Math STAAR test on March 29th. We also continued to have conversations about fossil fuels and alternative energy.

In Other News:
If you did not purchase your child's frame at the art show, there is still time!  You may order through Friday, March 25th, and the frames will be shipped to TCE.  The cost will be $35 per frame.  Please complete this form and send payment (cash or check made out to TCE) marked with your child's name to Mrs. Garza.  Thank you for supporting your little artist.

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:

This week in language arts, we continued to work on persuasive writing and the use of outlines to organize our ideas. We also finished our class read aloud, Diary of an Imaginary Friend, and the students loved every moment of it. We can't wait to start our next one! In social studies, we learned about specific loyalists and patriots. The students now have a great understanding or each group's point of view. We look forward to our study of the Declaration of Independence next week!

Math/Science:

This week in math we took our Coordinate Planes and Graphing test. We also began our unit on Geometry and Measurement. We looked at the formulas for finding area, perimeter, and volume. We used a new math resource to help us find the volume of prisms. Click here to see our new resource and use it with your learner at home. You can also ask your learner how to find the area and perimeter of irregular figures! In science, we continued to talk about fossil fuels and alternative energy source. We looked at the location of fossil fuels around the world using this awesome technology tool! 

We also now have access to another math resource called Think Through Math. This is a great tool for extra math practice and review at home before we take our Math STAAR on March 29th. Here is the link for them to get on and utilize this great resource! 

Think Through Math

Their username is their Coppell Username and the password is town. 

In Other News:

• Don't forget to check out Ms. Applegate's parent blog at http://tceprincipalnews.blogspot.com/. This will have information on Donuts for Dad, Open House, and Shamrock Shuffle.
• Open house is Thursday, March 10th, 2016. We have a lot of QR codes around our classrooms and our hallway. You can download a QR reader to your iDevice to scan the QR codes during open house. We hope to see you there!
• The final Sky Ranch payment is due Thursday, March 24th. This is also the due date for chaperone money for those that will be joining us. 
• Please see the following information from Coach Yaegar on the lap tracker system.
• Website: laptracker.net
• Username: tce(followed by students FULL ID number) example : tce12345
• Password: (students FULL id number) followed by students first and last initial in lower case form Example: 12345ay
• See below for information on the art show next week.

Click here to pre-order your frame or take advantage of the pre-show family discount.

*Only cash or check will be accepted this year.