TCE 5th Grade: Thursday, April 2nd

Thursday, April 2nd

We had another great week in 5th Grade! Thanks for stopping by to read our blog.

STAAR Testing

This week you should have received an email from Parent Square about the upcoming STAAR assessments. May 11th, 12th, and 13th will be STAAR testing for FACE TO FACE learners. Virtual learners will have alternate assignments on these three days of testing. May 18th and 19th will be STAAR testing for VIRTUAL learners. Face to face learners will work on alternate assignments REMOTELY at home. May 20th will be STAAR testing for VIRTUAL learners, however FACE TO FACE learners will still come to school. If you have any questions about this, please ask your homeroom teacher.

CAMP TCE

As you may know, 5th grade usually goes on an overnight trip to a camp called Sky Ranch. Due to the ongoing restrictions from Covid-19, we will not be able to go to Sky Ranch this year. We know that this may be disappointing for the 5th graders, so we are working hard to plan an alternative version. Later this month, students will be invited to participate in CAMP TCE, an at-school & virtual version of our annual camp experience. We'll include some of our most loved parts of camp: hands on science activities, team building games, camp games, and a 5th grade "campfire." We are excited to offer the kids a fun experience! Stay tuned for more information!

Earthfest Sustainability Contest

Don't Forget About Report Cards!

For 4th and 5th grade learners, parents will need to log into the Home Access Center (HAC) to view grades. This can be done using this link HAC. Once logged in, you will click on the picture/word that says "Grades" (located in the middle towards the top of the page). Once you click on "Grades" you will see a tab labeled "Report Card". This is where you will see the report card final grades.

Information About Middle School

CMS North Information : Our SpiritWear group at CMSNorth has designed a ‘Class of 2028’ T-shirt. We are taking online orders now. Shirts are $12. Deadline to order is April 16th. Shirts will be delivered to TCE.

CMS West Information

CMS East Information

Principal Blog

Our Principal, Ms. Martin, has a Principal blog. We recommend reading this blog each time it's emailed as it is full of important information. Please click below for the most recent blog entry.

3/26/21

FREE LUNCH

The Child Nutrition Department is happy to announce that free meals for all in-person elementary students and free bundle meals for virtual learners have been extended through the rest of the 2020-2021 school year. Breakfast and lunch is FREE for ALL elementary students through the end of school when they pick up a meal in the cafeteria (for in-person learners) or via Wednesday Bundle Meals (virtual learners only). We are still asking that virtual learners sign up for bundle meals via the Bundle Meal Signup Form to help give us an idea of how to plan.

Calendar of Events

April 2nd - No School (Bad Weather Day)

April 5th - No School (Holiday)

April 30th- 5th Grade Health Expo

STAAR Calendar

May 11th - Math STAAR test for FACE TO FACE learners

May 12th- Reading STAAR test for FACE TO FACE learners

May 13th - Science STAAR test for FACE TO FACE learners

May 18th - Math STAAR test for VIRTUAL learners (face to face works remotely)

May 19th - Reading STAAR test for VIRTUAL learners (face to face works remotely)

May 20th - Science STAAR test for VIRTUAL learners (face to face COMES TO SCHOOL)

Virtual Learning Reminders

If your son/daughter is a virtual student, we would love if you would help reinforce the idea that students need to submit an assignment for each course (Reading, Language & Literacy, Social Studies, Math, and Science) each day. We have had a lot of missing submissions lately. Sometimes this can cause students to get behind quickly as our curriculum builds throughout the week. If your son/daughter is having a hard time keeping up with the schedule of the day, please let us know.

Our counselor, Ms. Matlock, has been teaching us how to STOP, THINK, ACT and REFLECT to make good decisions. Talk to your child about how they can make thoughtful, healthy choices, instead of snap decisions.