TCE 5th Grade: Friday, October 14th

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is coming up soon from October 24-28! More info will be coming soon about dress up days. Also, new this year will be a "Healthy Walk Parade" on Friday, October 28th! See the graphics below for more info and watch the blog next week for more information.

Jack-O'-Lantern Jog

We are excited about our first upcoming run day! This is a day where each grade level has a themed run day out on the track during their specials time. We will have several throughout the year. Parents are welcome to attend during their child's designated specials class time on run days. Our regular front office check-in procedures apply to any parents wanting to attend.

Kinder: 1:20-2:10

1st: 12:30-1:20

2nd: 9:15-10:05

3rd: 10:10-11:00

4th: 11:35-12:25

**5th: 2:10-3:00 (this is a modified time from their usual specials time)

Fall Conferences

If you were unable to schedule a parent conference on our Friday, October 7th Conference Day, please reach out to your homeroom teacher to schedule one.

During this conference, we will go over beginning of the year data and how your child is doing so far this year. If there is anything else specific you'd like to discuss and you haven't told us yet, feel free to let us know.

Fall Color Run

Thank you for participating in this year's Color Run!

5th Grade Class Total Contributions as of the morning of Friday Oct. 14th. Watch for the next blog post for final fund numbers!

5A has raised a total of $486.25!

5B has raised a total of $485!

5C has raised a total of $965!

5D has raised a total of $500!

Thank you to all who have donated so far!

We are excited to offer some class prizes for class donations! See below for a description of each incentive.

TCE Book Character Pumpkin Extravaganza

Free & Reduced Meals
For the last two years, free and reduced meals were provided for all Texas public school children. Beginning September 29th, families must complete an application to qualify for free or reduced priced meals. For more information, check out the Coppell ISD Child Nutrition website. Complete your School Meal Application here. Allow up to ten days to process your application.

iPads
TCE 5th graders should come to school each day with their iPad and charger. Please ensure your child charges his/her iPad each evening. Your child should also check periodically to ensure his/her iPad's software is up to date (settings --> general --> software update).

Snack
We will have a short snack time each day while we continue to work. 5th graders do not each lunch until 1:00 PM each day, so it's important that they have a healthy and nutritious snack each day to fuel their bodies. We also ask that the snack they bring is completely free of peanuts/tree nuts. This will help provide a safe environment for all learners. Thank you for your help!

You can access the Sky Ranch payment letter here. This letter has information about our overnight field trip to Sky Ranch, the payment plan, and the link to pay.

Our 1st Sky Ranch Payment of $50 was due on Thursday, Oct. 6th. It's not too late to pay it if you haven't yet.

You can access the online payment system here: https://bit.ly/SRpayment23.

Parent Newsletter

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

Upcoming Dates

Friday, October 14th - Report Cards Posted to HAC

Friday, October 14th - TCE Color Run

Friday, October 14th - The 1st Family Friday at Lunch!

Monday, October 17- PTO Meeting at 6pm

Friday, October 21 - CISD Tailgate

Friday, October 28 - Jack O Lantern Jog (5th Specials at 2:10pm)

Report Cards

Report Cards will be posted to the Home Access Center on Friday, October 14th. If you're unsure how to access your child's grades on the Home Access Center, you can reach out to Laura Fairchild or Sherri Kingsley in the front office for help.

In addition, your child can show you their grade book on Schoology. The students know how to access this on both the iPad app and through the web version.