Updates - Last Two Weeks of School!

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. 

We only have two weeks left of the year! Time has really flown by. The next two weeks will be very busy and full of fun! 

Also, thank you very much to all of the parents that volunteered at Field Day and helped make it such a great day for our kids!

Field Trip to the Biodiversity Center

• This Tuesday, May 23, we will be taking another field trip to the Coppell Biodiversity Center. 
• Learners will need to wear their blue grade level t-shirts and pack a lunch. We would also recommend that they bring a water bottle and a light weight backpack (much like they brought for Sky Ranch). For more information, please see the letter that we sent home. 
• The learners will have Specials at the end of the day after we return from our field trip. 

Talent Show

• The dress rehearsal for the Talent Show will be Thursday, May 25th at 8:15 am. The final performance of the Talent Show will be Friday, May 26th at 8:15 am. We will be filming the show and uploading that video for any families that are unable to make it to the live performance. If you have any questions regarding the Talent Show, you may review this letter or email your son/daughter's teacher. 

Graduation

• You are invited to attend the 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, May 30th at 1:00 PM in the Town Center Gym. 
• Learners should wear nice clothes such as dress slacks, dresses, or skirts. We have asked that learners not wear jeans or shorts. Learners may change clothes at school or wear their graduation clothes in the morning. 

Thursday, June 1 - Last Day of School & Final Walk

• There will be early dismissal at 12:50 pm. 
• 5th Graders will take their final walk around the building at 12:40 pm. 
• Learners should wear their Sky Ranch t-shirt. 

Coppell Middle School North Updates

• CMS North will be having Cheerleading Tryouts on May 16th. There will be additional practice days before tryouts. For more information, please see this flyer. 

Other Announcements & Important Dates

• All library books were be due Wednesday, May 17th. Please help your son/daughter get those books turned in ASAP. 
• We will not have school on Monday, May 29th due to the Memorial Day holiday. 

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.

Math

This week in Math the learners will be working on finishing their Dream Vacation Project. The learners have been doing an amazing job budgeting for their trip and creating an itinerary!

Science
This week in Science we will be creating Solar Cars. The learners will be given the materials and will come up with a car design on their own. We will test the cars to see if their solar powered cars work!

Language Arts & Reading
In reading, we will finish our Book Clubs this week. We have really enjoyed seeing the way that the learners have been excited to share their reading with their friends! 

In writing, the learners are working on their final essay of the year. Each learner will write and explain his/her most treasured Town Center memories! 

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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

Updates: Week of May 8

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. 

STAAR Testing

• The 5th graders will take the Science STAAR test on Wednesday, May 10th. 
• We will have STAAR testing happening in the building on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. Therefore, we will not have any visitors in the building on May 8-10th. 
• The learners will have a different schedule on testing days, but lunch will still be at 12:30 each day. 

Sky Ranch Updates

• We had a really fantastic time on our trip! Thank you so very much to our amazing chaperones that came along.
• We will be gathering all of the pictures that we took and sharing those with everyone soon. 

Talent Show

• The dress rehearsal for the Talent Show will be Thursday, May 25th at 8:15 am. The final performance of the Talent Show will be Friday, May 26th at 8:15 am. We will be filming the show and uploading that video for any families that are unable to make it to the live performance. If you have any questions regarding the Talent Show, you may review this letter or email your son/daughter's teacher. 

Field Trip to the Biodiversity Center

• On Tuesday, May 23, we will be taking another field trip to the Coppell Biodiversity Center. 
• If you are interested in coming along as a chaperone, please return the bottom portion of the letter by Friday, May 12th. 
• Learners will need to wear their blue grade level t-shirts and pack a lunch. For more information, please see the letter that we sent home. 

Field Day 

• Field Day will be Friday, May 19th. Field Day permission slips went home last week. We will have more information coming soon. 
• The cost for Field Day is $8.00. Please send this money to school in a labeled envelope or bag. If you are a Trail Pass holder, you do not have to pay the $8.00 because it is already included in the cost of a Trail Pass. 
• We would love to have you volunteer with us if you are willing and able! The link to sign up is included in the letter that went home. 

Coppell Middle School North Updates

• CMS North will be having Cheerleading Tryouts on May 16th. There will be additional practice days before tryouts. For more information, please see this flyer. 

Other Announcements & Important Dates

• We sent home letters about Spring Conferences about a week ago. If you have not yet returned that letter, please do so A.S.A.P. We will be starting to schedule those conferences this week. 
• All library books will be due Wednesday, May 17th. 
• We will not have school on Monday, May 29th due to the Memorial Day holiday. 
• 5th Grade Graduation will be Tuesday, May 30th at 1:00. We will have more information coming home about this important day soon. 

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.

Math

This week in math the learners will be working on their Makey Makey projects. The learners have written their word problems, and have moved on to coding the problem in Scratch and hooking up their Makey Makey.

Science
This week in Science we will be finishing our review for the Science STAAR. The learners will be taking the Science STAAR on Wednesday. They have been working very hard to prepare for their test. If they would like to review more at home, they can access all of the reviews we have been using in class on their teacher’s website.

Language Arts & Reading
In reading, we will begin new book clubs! The learners had a chance to select their top three choices of new books to read! Within their book clubs, learners will have specific roles to play and will be blogging daily. Ask your learner to share his/her blog with you! 

Social Studies
We are wrapping up our study of the American Revolution. Then we will begin our final unit about free market economies! 

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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