Please see the Google calendar embedded above with important dates and reminders.
What's Happening Around TCE?
Check out Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter here for information about the Looping Feedback survey, the learner's Heart Challenge in PE, and Cultural Celebration Night.
Valentine's Parties
- Our 5th Grade Valentine’s Day party will be this Thursday, February 14th at 2:00 in the cafeteria.
- We are still looking for volunteers to help out during the party. Click this link to view the sign up! We'd love to have you join us.
- We will exchange Valentine’s before our party. Your child may make or bring Valentines cards for each person in the class. The names of the students in each class have been sent home (as a paper copy). In addition, students may decorate and bring their own bag or box from home to hold their valentines. They may decorate it however they would like! Please be sure that their box/bag will fit inside their cubby. We can’t wait to see how creative they get!
We are excited for author Aisha Saeed to visit our Town Center Elementary 4th and 5th graders on February 12! Ms. Saeed is the author of Amal Unbound, which was the 2018 Global Read Aloud Upper Elementary/Middle Grade selection.
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 a previous post.
Sky Ranch Updates
Sky Ranch Payments
As a reminder, the third Sky Ranch payment of $50 was due Friday, February 1st. You may pay by check (payable to Town Center Elementary), cash, or credit card. Visit this link to pay by credit card. As of February 1st, your balance should be $150. If you have not yet made any payments, or your balance is less than $150, please contact your son/daughter's teacher to provide an update on your plan for payments. The final payment of $50 is due March 1st. As always, if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask.
Important Sky Ranch Dates
- Chaperone Interest Forms were due Feb. 8th. We will reach out to parents this week to let them know who will be attending as a chaperone.
- All Sky Ranch Paperwork is due April 10th.
Want to Know More About Sky Ranch?
We thought it might help if you could look at some pictures as a family. Click here to see the pictures!
A Peek into Our Classrooms
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| 5A & 5B learners enjoying their shared learning space. |
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| "Building" the Transcontinental Railroad in Social Studies with Miss Perry |
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| Learners working hard to find prime numbers in Miss Seifert's class! |
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 be continuing our unit over expressions and equations. The learners will be exploring the order of operations (PEMDAS). They will also be exploring how to solve equations involving variables.
Math Homework: As a reminder, 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.
Math Homework: As a reminder, 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 continuing our unit over patterns in the natural world. Exploring the earth's movements around the sun. We will be tracking our shadows outside and adding the video to our Flipgrid (password is Patterns!). We will then be investigating what causes day and night.
Social Studies
This week, learners will continue to understand the impact of the Gold Rush, Trail of Tears, and Oregon Trail.
Reading & Language Arts
We have just started a new poetry unit in both reading and writing! The learners will be analyzing the techniques poets use to write poetry, including poetic devices and figurative language. In reading, learners will also analyze the mood of poems. In writing, learners will create a book of poetry using the Apple app Pages. Learners will also use Garage Band to compose music to accompany their poems.
We have just started a new poetry unit in both reading and writing! The learners will be analyzing the techniques poets use to write poetry, including poetic devices and figurative language. In reading, learners will also analyze the mood of poems. In writing, learners will create a book of poetry using the Apple app Pages. Learners will also use Garage Band to compose music to accompany their poems.
In spelling, we will focus on the Latin roots scribe & script and port.
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