Calendar
April 3rd - Field trip permission slips and money due. If you are chaperoning, please make sure to get a background check at least 10 days prior to the field trip. You will not be able to chaperone without a cleared background check. You can access the background online from from the TCE website homepage.
April 7th - No School (bad weather day)
April 10th - No School
April 20th - Mrs. McCullough's birthday
April 21st - Zoo field trip
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD'S IPAD IS FULLY CHARGED EACH DAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF IPADS COMING TO SCHOOL THAT ARE NOT CHARGED. SOME ACTIVITIES WE DO REQUIRE AN IPAD AND IT CAN BE DIFFICULT IF YOUR CHILD DOESN'T HAVE A WORKING IPAD TO USE. THANK YOU!
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CHILD'S IPAD........
A note from our technology department:
Math
We will investigate two-dimensional shapes on three-dimensional solids. We will learn about three-dimensional shapes and how to classify them by their attributes. We will also identify equal and unequal parts in two dimensional shapes.
- Go on a shape hunt with your child. Let them tell you all about the attributes of a particular shape
- Play guess my shape? I am thinking of a shape that has 8 vertices, 12 edges, and 6 faces. What shape am I thinking of? ( cube or rectangular prism) Two triangles make me. What shape am I thinking of? ( rhombus) I have 5 sides and 5 vertices. What shape am I thinking of? (Pentagon)
- Gather a group of coins and practice counting them together :-) As we are counting our coins, we say "When we change coins, we change the way we count." Have fun!
- Generate story problems about family members. For example, Mom went to the store and bought some cookies. She ate half a dozen cookies in the car. Now she has 10 cookies. How many cookies did mom have in the beginning? :-)
- Practice counting to 120 by ones from any given number.
- Practice counting to 120 by tens from any given number.
- Practice counting to 120 by fives.
- Practice counting to 120 by twos.
- DREAMBOX - 15 minutes daily. Please do not tell your child the answers. The program is designed to help them at their level.
Spelling/Grammar/Phonics: We will learn about homophones and how they are words look different and mean different things, but sound the same. In spelling we will concentrate on the /aw/ sound.
Writing: We will finish up our unit on persuasive writing. They have amazed me at how good they are at persuading others!
Reading: In reading we will talk about taking breaks when reading and making predictions on what you think will happen based on the events of the story. We will talk about tracking the events of a story in order to make predictions.
**Don't forget to let your child log on to the Kids A-Z (Raz-Kids) app at home. The "Level Up" part of the app is excellent for listening, reading, and answering comprehension questions. There are lots of great non-fiction books in their Raz-Kids libraries. All iPads have been updated to your child's current reading level.
Social Studies - We will identify examples of choices families make when buying goods and services.
Science - We will see how different characteristics help it move, eat and/or survive in its environment.
May 6 Bond Election Information
Coppell ISD residents, who are registered to vote may cast a ballot in the May 6 Bond Election. Voters will be asked to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the $321.5 million bond measure on May 6. In accordance with state law, the bond referendum will be presented as four separate propositions.
Campus-specific Bond project information detailing the projects each campus will receive is available here.
Bond Informational Video: May 2023 Bond.
Learn more at www.coppellisd.com/bond.
TCE Parents and Families – Yearbook Photos Needed!
Volunteer Background Check Form - REQUIRED TO VOLUNTEER
If you anticipate volunteering on campus at all this year, please fill it out. A new one must be completed each school year. If you plan on chaperoning our field trip, this must be filled out at least 10 days prior to our field trip. You will not be able to chaperone our field trip unless this form is correctly filled out ten days prior to our field trip. Please click on the VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK FORM above to fill out.
- School begins at 7:40. If your child arrives after 7:40 they will need to go to the office and receive a tardy pass. Please make sure your child arrives in the building before 7:40 each day.
- Please remember to send your child's Ipad to school every day. Also, please make sure that it is charged every evening. Thank you!!
- Please make sure to look at your child's daily behavior calendar. Our goal is for the children to color in the day with the appropriate behavior. Many times, the children forget. If it is not colored, please assume it is a great day. If you see a teacher comment, we would love for you to have a conversation with your child about what happened to receive the comment. Please know many warnings were given before a comment was written. :-)
- Please review and take out all papers from their take-home folder each day.
Email is the best way to get in touch with your child's teacher:
- Mrs. Sork: msork@coppellisd.com (math)
- Mrs. Vincenzo: lvincenzo@coppellisd.com (language arts)
- Mrs. McCullough: jmccullough@coppellisd.com (science and social studies)
Dismissal
If you change the way your child goes home at the end of the day, please email your teacher. Children will be sent home their "usual" way unless we hear directly from a parent. Also, please make sure that the teacher has responded to your email to ensure that we got the message. If you don't hear back from your teacher, please call the office to let them know about dismissal changes.
Celebrations & Birthday Treats
We will celebrate your child’s birthday with a spotlight on our daily school-wide announcements and a goody bag from the school that contains several items, including a coupon for a free treat in the cafeteria.
If you choose to send birthday food treats to school, they will need to be in their original packaging that lists the ingredients. Please send the treats to our school nurse. She will look over the ingredients and then deliver them to your child's homeroom class. These treats will be sent home with the learners at the end of the day for them to enjoy at home.
Who can visit my child for lunch?
Every Friday families are allowed to eat lunch in the cafeteria.
District guidelines limit lunchroom visitors at the elementary level to parents, immediate family members with written permission from a parent, and campus mentors. Immediate family members are defined as the student’s parents/step-parents, siblings, grandparents, or any person residing in the home. A parent can list the person(s) who have permission to have lunch for the entire school year.
If anyone other than the parent(s) listed as guardians in our district eschool system is eating with the child, we will need written documentation of your approval.
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