Please see the Google calendar embedded above with important dates and reminders.
Important Reminders:
- The learners will not have school on Monday, January 21st.
- Sky Ranch Parent Meeting - This Wednesday, January 23rd. (See info below.)
It's that time of year to purchase a yearbook for your child. Yearbook cost was not part of the Trailpass this year, so the only way to purchase is through balfour.com at a cost of $25. You can also purchase an ad to appear in the yearbook to make this year extra special. Optional ads come in multiple sizes ranging from $15-$120. We sold out last couple of years, so don't miss out! Yearbook sales end January 18, 2019.
Yearbook Submissions
PTO would love your help as they continue the process of collecting pictures throughout the year to spotlight in the yearbook. For more information on submitting pictures, please see our previous blog post.
Friendship Friday in Fifth Grade
As a reminder, we will be having "Friendship Friday" every other Friday during lunch, starting this week. You can read more about this in our previous post.
Sky Ranch Payments
As a reminder, the third Sky Ranch payment of $50 is due Friday, Feburary 1st. You may pay by check (payable to Town Center Elementary), cash, or credit card. Visit this link to pay by credit card. As always, if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask.
Sky Ranch Parent Meeting
We would like for all 5th grade parents to attend an informational meeting on this Wednesday, January 23rd at 5:30. The meeting will be in the Town Center cafeteria, and it will last about an hour. We will go over basic information for the trip (sample schedules, packing list, meal options, classes, sleeping arrangements, etc.) and we will provide time for questions. Please note that this meeting is for parents.
Want to Know More About Sky Ranch?
In addition to holding our parent meeting, we have also gathered some pictures from our 2017 Sky Ranch trip (which is the last time this team of teachers went). We have heard from some of the kids that they are unsure about going on the trip, and we thought it might help if you could look at some pictures as a family. Click here to see the pictures!
We will have our annual Lewisville Spring Creek Barbecue Spirit Night Monday, January 28th from 5-9PM. Come join us for fabulous food and socializing with all your favorite TCE friends and teachers. Spring Creek will donate 20% of all the evening's proceeds to our school. Also, the class with the best attendance will win a special prizes.
Pictures from the Winter Party
During our Winter Party, our wonderful room moms set up a photo booth. Click here to see the pictures from our photo booth.
A Peek into Our Classrooms
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| The learners in Miss Natherson's classroom worked on their One Little Word Projects on their iPads! |
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| Sharing our One Little Words for 2019! |
You can always follow the hashtag #tce5th on Twitter to see more pictures from our classrooms.
Curriculum Updates:
Math
This week in math, we will continue practicing multiplying whole numbers by fractions and fractions by whole numbers. In addition, we will transition to the next portion of our operations with fractions unit by learning how to divide whole numbers by unit fractions and divide unit fractions by whole numbers. (A "unit fraction" is a fraction with 1 as the numerator. Ex: 1/2, 1/5, 1/8, 1/10, etc.)
Math Homework: Starting this week, the homework will include a STAAR Prep section and a section to practice the concepts currently being taught in class. You can find the link to the homework here.
Science
This week in science, we will be wrapping up our unit over Earth's Changing Surface. The learners will be finishing their landforms stations. They complete their review for the test in class this week. We will be going over the answers to the review in class and then the learners will bring the review home to study.
Social Studies
This week in social studies, learners will begin a new unit covering Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion. Specifically, students will begin the unit exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark.
Reading & Language Arts
This week in readers workshop, we will continue our study of nonfiction, focusing on different levels of questioning and author's viewpoint.
This week in spelling, we will be focusing on words with vowel changes from long vowel sounds to schwa.
This week in writing, learners will continue working on expository writing. Learners will focus on organizing their ideas, adding supporting details, and editing their writing.
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