Town Center Elementary: March 4th

Calendar:

March 4th-8th - Book Fair
March 5th - PTO Meeting 6-7
March 5th - Donuts With Dad-CANCELLED
March 6th - Donuts with Dad -CANCELLED
March 6th - Group picture day
March 6th - Wacky Wednesday schedule
March 7th - Open House 5:30 - 7:00
March 8th - Mrs. Burks' birthday
March 8th - 1st Grade performs at the spirit rally! 7:45am
March 8th - Shamrock Shuffle 12:30 - 1:20
March 11th - 15th - Spring Break/No School
March 22nd - Report cards sent home (sign and return)
March 27th - Wacky Wednesday schedule
March 28th - Cultural Night
April 11th - Field Trip to ATT stadium

Open House:

We are very busy getting things ready to showcase at the TCE Open House. We can't wait to show you everything we are working on at school on March 7th from 5:30 - 7:00. This is a night for parents AND students. Don't forget to mark the date on your calendar!!

Book Fair:

Volunteers needed for Book Fair! The Spring Book Fair is coming soon! We need parent/community volunteers* to help with Book Fair Preview (Feb 28, March 1 & 4) and run cash registers, tidy/restock shelves, and help customers find things during Book Fair (March 4 - 8). We also need a couple of volunteers to help with Book Fair Set-up and Tear Down (Feb 27 & March 8). We appreciate community support to continue this exciting tradition and consumer/financial literacy learning experience for our students! Please sign-up for an available time slot at this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445AAAB2FA75-book1

*Volunteers must have an approved Coppell ISD background check on file before you will be permitted to help with Book Fair. A new background check is required each school year. You should submit the form at least a week before volunteering. You can find the background check form at this link: https://www.coppellisd.com/domain/17

TCE's 2nd Annual Culture Night

We are excited to have our 2nd annual Culture Night at TCE. Last year was such a great success with all the dishes you shared with our TCE community. If you would like to share an appetizer, main dish or dessert on March 28th please sign up below. We will get back with you with more specific details as the event grows near. TCE will provide sample cups to share the dish you bring. This event was successful because of all of our families' contributions. Thank you for making our school so great!

Be on the lookout for more information about this event including performances and interactive stations!

Miscellaneous:

***If you haven't sent in your money or permission slip for the field trip, please send it in asap. All money/permission slips were due today!
***If you are volunteering for our field trip, please make sure that you do your background check asap. You will not be able to attend unless that is completed at least 2 weeks in advance. THANK YOU!!!!
***We are still collecting soup cans for Metrocrest Services if you would like to donate!
***Field Trip Money was due today, March 1st. If you haven't turned it in yet, please turn it in asap! Thank you!!!!

What Are We Learning?

Language Arts:

Spelling: No Spelling this week as we prepare for Open House!

Reading: Our Reader's Workshop book bags are filled with fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and sight words. We are working hard!! We are also assessing reading levels for our third report card.

Writing: We are working on editing sentences and getting ready for Open House!

Social Studies: We will continue with our Economics Unit. We will review goods and services and learn about producers and consumers. I

Math: Learners will continue to use higher order thinking skills and/or multiple steps to solve word problems this week.

Math Take Home Activity: Give your child 5 small objects, such as paper clips. Then ask your child how many more objects he or she would need to make 12.

Science: We will continue to discuss the various ways we can use rocks, solid and water. We will also discuss the properties of sand and clay.

First Grade Spotlight:

1A: Spotlights finished!

1B: Spotlights finished!