Updates: Week 9

Thank you for taking the time to stop by our blog and read about what's going on in 5th Grade. Please be sure to check the Google Calendar that is linked at the top of the blog for important updates. 

Announcements

• The first Sky Ranch payment is due Friday, October 21st. If you and your family will not be able to make this payment, please email your son/daughter's teacher. (See the blurb below about more Sky Ranch details.) 
• Pumpkin Design Challenge - Town Center is having another Pumpkin Design Challenge. Please click on the picture to learn more about the challenge. 

Requests & Service Learning

• Sewing Club - Our TCE Sewing Club (which meets during Texan Town) is looking for donations. Please see the picture below for specifics. 

• Kinder Shoe Drive - Kindergarten is having its annual shoe drive, and they would love if you would send in any gently used shoes to donate to various charities. They are looking for tennis shoes, sandals, or boots.  

Sky Ranch Updates

• Please see our Sky Ranch flyer for updates and details about our trip. Within this flyer, we have included a link to our payment letter and a place for you to ask questions about the trip (should you feel the need). 

Classroom Communities

• We have emphasized that at TCE, we are one big family. In keeping with that theme, we will be showcasing family pictures in our classrooms again this year. If you have not already done so, please send a picture of your family to your child's teacher. You may email the picture or send in a printed picture. Thank you for your help with this! 

Curriculum Tidbits

Math

This week in math the learners will be working on multiplying and dividing decimals. They will be learning how to use the strategies they already know for multiplication and division, but with decimal numbers.

Science

This week in science we will be finishing our unit on properties of matter. The learners will be participating in different labs to learn about concentration and solubility. The learners will have a test on the different properties of matter at the end of the week.

Reading

In reading, we will begin our study of our second junior great book: Special Powers of Blossom Culp. The learners have already learned some fantastic vocabulary from this story.

In addition, we are participating in Global Read Aloud. This is an initiative that encourages classrooms from all over the world to read the same text and connect beyond the walls of our classroom. 5th grade is read Pax! Ask your learner about the story so far.

Writing & Spelling

We are finishing our Personal Narrative unit with a STEM-related prompt. The learners have been asked to write about a time when they designed something new.

Social Studies

We have wrapped up our study of the Branches of Government, and we're moving on to our study of the Bill of Rights!
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Finally, thank you again for taking the time to read our blog. We know how important it is for our TCE families to know what is happening at school! If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask. Our contact information is linked below for your convenience.

5A Morgan Peccarelli - mpeccarelli@coppellisd.com

5B Kate Seifert - kseifert@coppellisd.com

5C Marly Natherson - mnatherson@coppellisd.com

5D Jenna Taylor - jltaylor@coppellisd.com