Meet Miss Natherson

Hello! My name is Marly Natherson, and this will be my ninth year teaching at Town Center. I really love having the opportunity to loop with my learners, and I’m looking forward to an exciting and enjoyable year in fifth grade.

I, too, am a Coppell High School grad, and I studied Elementary Education at the University of Texas at Austin. When I’m not teaching, I am often spending time with my adorable nieces and nephew, traveling to some fun new place, catching a movie at Alamo Drafthouse, trying to learn how to better use my fancy camera, painting and crafting, or spending time with my friends.

With my large and blended family at my niece's second birthday party

Exploring and taking pictures in Palo Duro Canyon

I love being Aunt Marly! 

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:

In Language Arts, we started a new Junior Great Book Story. In The Time of the Drums is a Gullah Folktale. Learners discussed ways characters show strength. We also had our second week of book clubs. Finally, in Social Studies we studied the Bill of Rights. Learners presented a tableau of one of the first ten amendments.

Math/Science:

This week in Math we began budgeting and planning a dream vacation! The students are choosing a destination as well as planning out the cost to get there and back, hotel stay, and activities to do. In Science we are using flipped and blended learning to study our Life Science unit. The learners are completing activities using resources such as Discovery Education, Study Jams, Schoology, and many others.



In Other News...

• Don't forget that Sky Ranch is this coming Wednesday-Friday! Please refer to your Sky Ranch packet and previous e-mails for important reminders. 
• Please consider supporting a group of 5th graders that are trying to raise money to go to the Destination Imagination Global Competition! Click on this link to see more: https://www.gofundme.com/globalconquerors
• 5th Grade homeroom parents are beginning to collect photos for the 5th grade graduation ceremony slideshow. Please check the e-mail from your homeroom parent about specific expectations for the photos. The e-mail address to send the photos is tce2016gradpics@gmail.com. 

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:

This week we learned about the three branches of government in Social Studies, The students were able to test out their knowledge on icivics.org with interactive learning games and simulations. We also started our new book clubs this week. The students had a chance to choose a book club to participate in with other students, and today they met together with their group. We heard so many great questions and discussions!

Math/Science:

This week in Math and Science we have been wrapping up our Solar Powered Car Engineering Design Challenge. The learners got a chance to display all of their hard work from last week in a presentation of their choice that included their research, pictures and videos of their solar cars, and the results of their tests! Ask your learner about their presentation! We are looking forward to starting our Life Science unit next week. As a reminder the Science STAAR test will be May 11.



In Other News...

• Please consider supporting a group of 5th graders that are trying to raise money to go to the Destination Imagination Global Competition! Click on this link to see more: https://www.gofundme.com/globalconquerors
• 5th Grade homeroom parents are beginning to collect photos for the 5th grade graduation ceremony slideshow. Please check the e-mail from your homeroom parent about specific expectations for the photos. The e-mail address to send the photos is tce2016gradpics@gmail.com. 

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:
This week in Language Arts, the learners started a new Jr. Great Book, "The Invisible Child". Ask your kids all about it. It had some very unique characters! In Social Studies, we began our study of the Constitution. We used the metaphor of a three-legged stool to represent its balance of power.

Math/Science:
This week we started a new Engineering Design Challenge. We worked on designing a way to create a car that runs entirely on solar power! We completed research, sketched our designs, and came up with a plan to create a solar-powered car. We even got a chance to test them out and race them! This engineering project went along with our Alternative Energy unit. In math we continued to practice skills using Think Through Math, Hands on Equations, and our DynaMath magazines.

In Other News...

• We will take a practice Science STAAR on Monday, April 11th. As a reminder, 5th grade takes the Science STAAR May 11th.

• The TCE Hoedown is on Friday, April 15th. Please click here to sign up to be a volunteer for the event. 

• 5th Grade homeroom parents are beginning to collect photos for the 5th grade graduation ceremony slideshow. Please check the e-mail from your homeroom parent about specific expectations for the photos. The e-mail address to send the photos is tce2016gradpics@gmail.com. 

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies - This week in Language Arts, we read an interesting Junior Great Book story called, The Coming of the Surfman.  Learners were challenged to examine human behavior in stressful situations.  In Social Studies, we examined the British army and the Continental army and explored their roles in The Revolutionary War.

Math/Science - This week we reviewed multi-step problems as well as vocabulary for personal finance, whole numbers operations, fractions, decimals, graphing, expressions and equations, and geometry. Learners will have these over the long weekend to review as needed.

In Other News - Please remember that next Tuesday and Wednesday we will be administering the STAAR test for Reading and Math.  Please have your students arrive on time, bring a light sweater or jacket (in case the rooms are cold) and make sure they remember to eat breakfast.

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:
This week in language arts, we completed our work on persuasive writing and the use of outlines. We posted our writing on our websites.  In social studies, we studied the Declaration of Independence. Learners chose a task to complete to highlight their knowledge of the Declaration and its history. Many learners chose to persuade others that the move towards independence was necessary. We loved getting to hear all the presentations! Some of our classes also had the chance to participate in a Twitter chat to discuss citizenship with other schools around the country. They were able to share great ideas and also hear new ideas from others!

Math and Science:
In math this week, we did activities to explore geometry and measurement. We measured objects around our classroom to find the area, perimeter, and volume of them. We are also beginning to review all of our past concepts for math in order to help prepare for our Math STAAR test on March 29th. We also continued to have conversations about fossil fuels and alternative energy.

In Other News:
If you did not purchase your child's frame at the art show, there is still time!  You may order through Friday, March 25th, and the frames will be shipped to TCE.  The cost will be $35 per frame.  Please complete this form and send payment (cash or check made out to TCE) marked with your child's name to Mrs. Garza.  Thank you for supporting your little artist.

5th Grade News

Language Arts/Social Studies:

This week in language arts, we continued to work on persuasive writing and the use of outlines to organize our ideas. We also finished our class read aloud, Diary of an Imaginary Friend, and the students loved every moment of it. We can't wait to start our next one! In social studies, we learned about specific loyalists and patriots. The students now have a great understanding or each group's point of view. We look forward to our study of the Declaration of Independence next week!

Math/Science:

This week in math we took our Coordinate Planes and Graphing test. We also began our unit on Geometry and Measurement. We looked at the formulas for finding area, perimeter, and volume. We used a new math resource to help us find the volume of prisms. Click here to see our new resource and use it with your learner at home. You can also ask your learner how to find the area and perimeter of irregular figures! In science, we continued to talk about fossil fuels and alternative energy source. We looked at the location of fossil fuels around the world using this awesome technology tool! 

We also now have access to another math resource called Think Through Math. This is a great tool for extra math practice and review at home before we take our Math STAAR on March 29th. Here is the link for them to get on and utilize this great resource! 

Think Through Math

Their username is their Coppell Username and the password is town. 

In Other News:

• Don't forget to check out Ms. Applegate's parent blog at http://tceprincipalnews.blogspot.com/. This will have information on Donuts for Dad, Open House, and Shamrock Shuffle.
• Open house is Thursday, March 10th, 2016. We have a lot of QR codes around our classrooms and our hallway. You can download a QR reader to your iDevice to scan the QR codes during open house. We hope to see you there!
• The final Sky Ranch payment is due Thursday, March 24th. This is also the due date for chaperone money for those that will be joining us. 
• Please see the following information from Coach Yaegar on the lap tracker system.
• Website: laptracker.net
• Username: tce(followed by students FULL ID number) example : tce12345
• Password: (students FULL id number) followed by students first and last initial in lower case form Example: 12345ay
• See below for information on the art show next week.

Click here to pre-order your frame or take advantage of the pre-show family discount.

*Only cash or check will be accepted this year.