Friday, May 11, 2018

May 7th-11th

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for all your kindness this week. We all feel very appreciated. The end of the year is quickly approaching, so please make sure to read all of the updates and check out our Google calendar.

You're invited!


What's Happening at TCE?

STAAR Testing

-STAAR Science will be on Wednesday, May 16th
-It is essential that your learner gets plenty of rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and arrives to school on time on these days.
-Learners will be provided snacks and a water bottle, so they do not need additional snacks.
-We will not be able to have any visitors in the building on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This also means no visitors at lunch.
-During the test, we will need to take up all cell phones and smart watches. Learners will get their cell phones back at the end of the day. Teachers will also not have access to our phones or computers, so please call the office if there is an urgent message.
-Due to testing, there will be no homework this week.

Biodiversity Center

The 5th Grade will be taking a field trip to the Biodiversity Center on May 21st. We are looking for a few chaperones from each class to come with us. Please email your homeroom teacher if you are interested.

Lost and Found

The last day to collect anything from lost and found will be Wednesday, May 16th. All items still in the lost in found on Thursday, May 17th will be donated around lunchtime.

Field Day

Please remember to have an updated background check if you are planning on walking with the classes during field day. You can complete this at https://www.coppellisd.com/Domain/3443. Also, please fill out the PINK permission slip to allow your learner to walk to the park and swim with their class. Your learner will not be able to participate in these activities if the form is not returned and signed.

Lunch Changes

Due to the end of the year quickly approaching we have had some changes in our 5th grade lunch schedule. Please note the changes below:
May 14th and 15th lunch will be at 11:15am for 5th grade.
May 29th and 30th lunch will be at 12:00pm for 5th grade.



We also wanted to give a special thank you to everyone who helped support Teacher Appreciation Week this week. Thank you for all of the wonderful gifts and surprises.  


What's Happening in the Classroom?

In language arts, we revisited figurative language through our mentor sentence. Moreover, we have started our TCE legacy papers. Learners have reflected and explored the impact they have made at TCE.

In math,  we continued to work on our end of the year projects. Some of them include Budgeting a Dream Vacation, Length of a School Year, Designing a Floor, and a House Design Challenge.

For writing, we have been working on our TCE Legacy papers. These are very special for our learners and they have been working extremely hard on them. Your child can share their journey through TCE with you as they continue to write these papers. You might also have some extra memories that you can share with them to add to the stories.

In social studies, we are learning about the various causes of the Civil War. We also learned about states seceding from the United States. 



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