TCE 5th Grade: Thursday, February 17th

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House Meeting

We hope you have heard your child talk about their House at school. This is a fun way to sort the entire grade into four separate, mixed groups to compete against each other for points. Students can earn points for being kind, helpful, finding vocabulary words in their books, answering math facts, etc.

We will have our February House Meeting (during school) on Wed. 23rd. We hope to take House Photos, so we encourage the students to wear their House color!

Friday, Feb. 25th the students can bring in a board game or card game to play with their friends as we use our February Coupon. We gifted the students one coupon per month of a fun activity as a Holiday gift.

Sky Ranch Chaperone Volunteer results email were sent out Thurs. 2/17.

Our fifth grade Sky Ranch field trip has been tentatively booked for April 27-29, 2022.

Sky Ranch Camp is located in Van, Texas. Our fifth-grade learners, educators, and chaperones travel there in the spring for three days/two nights for an educational experience that supports our fifth-grade science TEKS. During the trip, the kids participate in outdoor education classes, team building activities, and night activities such as a campfire. It's a fan favorite every year!

**The Health History form was left out of the packet accidentally. It was sent home with students on Thursday, January 20th. It will also need to be completed as part of the required paperwork that's due April 1st. Feel free to turn in completed paperwork any time before 4/1.

The first payment of $100 was due February 4, 2022.

Please make sure this first payment was submitted and if you need help financially, please reach out to Mrs. Heingartner our Assistant Principal at kheingartner@coppellisd.com

Information

Video of Parent Meeting

Parent Packet Pages 1-6

Sky Ranch Parent Info

Required Forms & Paperwork

Required Forms from Parent Packet

Dietary Needs Form on Sky Ranch's Website

Participant Agreement on Sky Ranch's Website

Payment Information

Online Payment System

Payment Letter

5th Graders & Smart Watches

We have noticed that more and more of our students have been wearing smart watches to school, so we want to take a minute to be clear about expectations for those devices.

Students may wear their smart watches to school, but they may not use them to text, email, or call anyone during the day. (The same rule applies for their iPads.) This includes parents. Please help us in reinforcing this expectation. If you need to get in touch with your son/daughter during the day, please email your child's teacher or call the front office.

We have talked about these expectations with the students. We've let them know that if they are using their smart watch to communicate, they will receive one warning. After that one warning, they will lose the privilege of wearing their smart watches during the day and will have to keep them in their backpacks.

Thank you for your support!

A Note From Ms. Matlock

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In February your child’s Professional School Counselor will meet with all students about the topic of personal safety. Coppell ISD uses Play It Safe. Play It Safe is a research-based, age-appropriate abuse prevention program.

The purpose of this personal safety presentation is to provide all children with information and practical skills to protect themselves by recognizing, reacting to, and reporting potentially dangerous situations. Topics that will be addressed vary at each grade level as they consider the child’s age and maturity level.

Our Professional School Counselors are the presenters and will visit with each classroom, K-5, for approximately 30-45 minutes. Stories, puppets, group discussions, and videos are used in the low-key, age-appropriate presentation.

You can obtain more information about the Play it Safe program at the following link: https://playitsafe.org/index.php. Also, feel free to contact your child’s Professional School Counselor if you have any questions.

If you DO NOT want your child to view the Play It Safe Program, please email your campus' Professional School Counselor by Friday, February 4th. Your child’s teacher will make sure that your child goes to an alternate learning environment during the Play It Safe presentation.

If you would like your child to participate in this valuable learning opportunity no further action is needed.

Sincerely,
Anne Lehew, M.Ed., PSC
Coordinator of Counseling and Social Emotional Learning
TCE's counselor is Kelly Matlock. She can be reached at kmatlock@coppellisd.com.

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Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin, our principal, sends out a weekly parent newsletter. Please make sure you read this every week.

Middle School East: Please click the link for East 6th grade registration. Please see this Google Doc for information about Coppell Middle School East registration.

February 24th: Rising 6th Info Meeting for Parents- 6:00 pm in CMSEast Cafeteria

March 4th: East Course Selections Due

May 27th: Any East Course Changes Due

Middle School North: Please click the link for North 6th grade registration. February 24: Rising 6th Info Meeting for Parents- 5:30pm in the CMSNorth cafeteria. We expect to conclude by 6:15pm.

Students will attend Middle School East & North presentations during the school day on Wed. 23rd.