TCE 5th Grade: Friday, December 3rd

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Congratulations to Rachel Perry who is Town Center's Teacher of the Year!! We are so proud of her!

Our fifth grade Sky Ranch field trip has been tentatively booked for April 27-29, 2022. We are hopeful that we will be able to resume this TCE tradition this year and have received the go-ahead from the district to begin making tentative plans accordingly.

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!

We had our class spelling bees this past Thursday, November 18th. The top students from each class have been invited to participate in the School Bee, which will be on Tuesday, December 7th. The study lists cannot be posted online, but it has been shared directly with students. Students should study the Two Bee and Three Bee lists to prepare for the School Bee. If your son or daughter will be in the School Bee, please encourage them to spend time studying at home so they will be set up for success.

If you have any questions about the bees or if you'd like to learn more about it, please view this presentation.

Parent Newsletter

Ms. Martin, our principal, sends out a weekly parent newsletter. Please make sure you read this every week. You can click the image above for easy access.

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).

Headphones

In addition to having a charged iPad every day, we also need the students to have their headphones for class every day. Our supply list included four pairs of headphones. Please help remind your son/daughter to keep their headphones in their pencil bags.

Snack

We 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!

Water Bottles

The water fountains at school are not currently open, so the students only have access to the bottle filling stations. As you know, it's very hot outside, so the kids are very thirsty when they come back from recess. Please help us by ensuring that you son/daughter brings a water bottle to school each day.

Breakfast

Lots of our 5th Graders have been enjoying eating breakfast at school in the mornings. If your son/daughter wants to eat breakfast here at school, please help them get to school by 7:30 so they have enough time to eat before school starts. As a reminder, TCE doors open at 7:20, and students are expected in class by 7:40.

Accessing Grades Online

If you need directions for how to access Home Access Center please click here.

We want to encourage each parent to take this opportunity to login to Home Access Center. Once you are logged in, you can see your son/daughter's grades for individual assignments as well as class averages. It's important to note that the 5th graders turn everything in through Schoology. Therefore, there are more grades and assignments in Schoology than what we actually take for a grade on report cards. The assignments and grades you see in Home Access Center are the ones that contribute to your son/daughter's report card grades.