March 5th-9th

It has been an eventful and exciting week down C Hall. Thank you to all those who were able to come to Open House. It was great seeing you! Please make sure to take a look at the calendar on the blog for upcoming events at Town Center. We hope everyone has a restful and safe Spring Break!

Cultural Celebration Night

CALLING ALL PARENTS!

As we are gearing up for our 1st TCE Family Cultural Celebration Night on Wednesday, March 28th from 5:30-7:00pm, we are wanting our families to bring in traditional foods that they enjoy and would like to share with others.  I am attaching a sign-up sheet where you can add the name of your “family tradition dish”. We are looking for any favorite dish that your family enjoys! We will have a station in which your family can have the opportunity to sample foods from all of our TCE families!  Here is the link to sign up: Click here!

Run to Fund

The Coppell Education Foundation invites you to our Annual RUN TO FUND on Saturday, May 5, 2018. This community-based 5K Timed Race and 1-Mile Fun Run will start and finish at a NEW LOCATION - Andy Brown Park East, located at 260 E. Parkway Blvd in Coppell.
Proceeds raised from the RUN TO FUND and other Coppell Education Foundation events allow us to award transformative teaching grants and bring innovative learning opportunities to all students in CISD. Additionally, $2 from every Run to Fund race entry will be contributed to a CISD school Physical Education Department of your choice. Register HERE before the cost goes up April 1.

Daylight Savings begins Sunday, March 11th. Remember to set your clocks forward.

In reading, we started the week reading a new Junior Great Book. Learners explored the text in more detail through diverse and engaging stations. Some stations allowed learners to create and apply meaning to unfamiliar vocabulary words while also practicing familiar words. Moreover, learners created movie trailers, Chatterpix videos, and creative conversations to apply their knowledge on various reading skills, such as, foreshadow, theme, conflict, and resolution.

In writing, our mentor sentence revisited similes and commas in a series. Learners noticed, labeled, revised, and imitated using our mentor sentence this week from the text, Locomotive by Brian Floca.

In science, we created a Padlet on the vocabulary we will be using in our Alternative Energy Unit.  Please make sure to check out our digital portfolio if you were not able to make it out for Open House to see the Padlet, as well as the amazing learning taking place in science.  When we return from the break, we will continue with alternative energy and then move on to Life Science.

In math, we continued to look at the hierarchy of quadrilaterals and were able to compare the similarities and differences between them. We also used the Pro-Bots to create polygons, and then we measured to find their area and perimeters.

In social studies, we continued our discussion and exploration on the westward expansion and Manifest Destiny. When we return, we will dive deeper into the unit, looking at the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, Gold Rush, Trail of Tears, and Oregon Trail.