Announcements
- Town Center Cookbook - We wanted to have the opportunity to create a TCE Family Traditions cookbook this year since our theme is all about family and celebrating the diversity within our community. We would love to have you share one of your favorite family recipes to go into our cookbook this year. If you are interested in participating, please send in your recipe to Casey Wagner, cwagner@coppellisd.com, or you may send in a paper copy of your recipe to the front office.
- Snowman Stretch Challenge! We will be having another campus wide design challenge, and this time we are inviting the kids to design snowmen! Please see the flyer to read more about the challenge. All submissions are due February 1st.
- Town Center's Annual Skate Night will take place this Thursday, January 12th! See the flyer that came home with your son/daughter for more information.
- As a reminder, we will not have school on Monday, January 16.
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).
- We will have an informational meeting for all 5th grade parents on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
- Our next payment of $50 is due on Friday, January 27th. After this payment, your paid balance should be at least $150. If you are unable to make these payments, please reach out to your son/daughter's homeroom teacher.
Spelling Bee
- Congratulations to our 5th Grade Spelling Bee Champion, Mihir from 5C, and our Runner Up, Parthi from 5D. Way to go 5th graders! Mihir will be competing in the District Spelling Bee this Wednesday, January 11th. Wish him luck!
Curriculum Tidbits
*We hope that you will periodically check our Twitter accounts as we tweet glimpses of what we're learning in class. You can find our tweets by searching the hashtag #tce5th or by going to our individual pages.
*We hope that you will periodically check our Twitter accounts as we tweet glimpses of what we're learning in class. You can find our tweets by searching the hashtag #tce5th or by going to our individual pages.
Math
In math we have started our unit over expressions and equations. We have begun by covering prime, composite, multiples, and factors. Next week we will look at multi step problems involving the 4 operations and work to solve for the unknown variable.
Science
In science we have started our unit over patterns in the natural world. The students will be investigating the physical properties of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. They will also be investigating the day and night cycle and the water cycle.
Reading, Writing, & Spelling
In reading this week, we are beginning to review our nonfiction reading skills. We are focusing on finding evidence for all of our answers and really thinking about what we are reading. Next week we will focus on reviewing poetry.
In writing, we are continuing our study of various comma patterns. As your learner about the AAAWWWUBIS comma pattern!
As a note, the learners do have a weekly spelling list that they are expected to study throughout the week. We include "Study for Spelling Quiz" in the homework section of our daily agendas, so if every your learner says they don't have homework, they do. While we do cover spelling in class, it is important for them to take the time to study at home as well.
In writing, we are continuing our study of various comma patterns. As your learner about the AAAWWWUBIS comma pattern!
As a note, the learners do have a weekly spelling list that they are expected to study throughout the week. We include "Study for Spelling Quiz" in the homework section of our daily agendas, so if every your learner says they don't have homework, they do. While we do cover spelling in class, it is important for them to take the time to study at home as well.
Social Studies
We are learning about the original 13 colonies and attempting to answer our essential question, "How were the three colonial regions alike and different?" We are also working to understand the big idea that where you live affects how you live.
Homework Tidbits
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Homework Tidbits
- Weekly Spelling List - Quiz on Friday
- Reflex Math
- Weekly Math Homework - Due Friday
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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
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