Important Announcements
- The learners participated in the JDRF Walk during Specials on Monday, November 2nd. Thank you to those of you that donated to this service learning project!
- Our annual Spring Creek BBQ Night will be Tuesday, November 3rd at Spring Creek BBQ on Round Grove Road in Lewisville. Join us as we have a fun night of eating with our TCE families and help fundraise for new resources for TCE. (Plus, as an added bonus, you will be served by TCE teachers and staff!)
- We will have our annual Turkey Drive again this year. You may go online to donate a turkey, or you may bring one during our Turkey Drive on November, 20th. For more information, please see this flyer from 2nd Grade.
- We will have a Veteran's Day Ceremony during the day on November 11th. We will share more information about this ceremony in the near future. During this ceremony, we will honor the Veteran's that are close to our TCE Family. If you have a relative or loved one that is a veteran, you may fill out the RED Veteran's Day form that your learner will be bringing home this week.
As a reminder, Texan Town takes place most Fridays from 7:50-8:40. (When we have a Spirit Rally, we do not have Texan Town.) The dates for Texan Town during the Fall Session are: October 2nd, 16th, & 30th, November 6th, 13th, & 20th, and December 4th & 11th.
In addition, every Friday we have a modified "Texan Town" schedule. Therefore, on Fridays, we have Specials (Move & Groove) from 9:30-10:20 AM. Our lunch and recess times stay the same.
Popcorn Money
Ms. Seifert is in need of some helpers to help her pop the popcorn. If you would like to volunteer to sign up, please view this sign up sheet. There are spots available on Friday, November 20th, and Friday, November 27th. Thank you to the wonderful parents that have already signed up!
If your family is new to Town Center and you have any questions about Texan Town, please don't hesitate to ask.
The citizenship quality for November is Cooperation.
Each week, Town Center focuses on one life principle, or guiding character quality. The life principles for each week are discussed on the morning announcements and will be posted on our agendas.
What are we learning?
Math & Science
In Science, the learners will be investigating the different states of matter. They will also be investigating mixtures.
Language & Literacy
In reading, we will begin our nonfiction unit. Throughout this unit, learners will think about three key essential questions:
In writing, we will continue our unit that focuses on building strong sentences and using descriptive language to add depth to our ideas and meaning to our writing.
Social Studies
In social studies, the learners will begin to learn about the early history of Texas and the lives of the Native Americans that lived here. Throughout this unit, learners will think about the following essential question:
This will be learners first opportunity to use our new online textbook, and we are excited to see how the learners like the curriculum. They will be able to access the text, listen to an audio version, and make notes using their iPads.
Thank you, again, for taking the time to read our blog. We are looking forward to another great week with our fourth graders!
Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday, November 3rd - Spring Creek BBQ Night
- Friday, November 6th - Pansy Planting
- Wednesday, November 11th - Veteran's Day Ceremony
- Friday, November 20th - Turkey Drive & TCE Turkey Trot
- November 23-27 - NO SCHOOL
The citizenship quality for November is Cooperation.
Each week, Town Center focuses on one life principle, or guiding character quality. The life principles for each week are discussed on the morning announcements and will be posted on our agendas.
What are we learning?
Math & Science
In Math, the learners will be investigating different
ways to represent data. They will be learning about Frequency Tables,
Stem-and-Leaf Plots, Line Plots, and Bar Graphs.
In Science, the learners will be investigating the different states of matter. They will also be investigating mixtures.
Language & Literacy
In reading, we will begin our nonfiction unit. Throughout this unit, learners will think about three key essential questions:
- How do readers make meaning from facts, details, and evidence?
- How does the organization of the text help readers understand the author’s message?
- How do I use the information I learned to support my thinking?
Throughout the unit, we will be reinforcing these enduring understandings:
- Expository and nonfiction texts provide facts, details, and evidence.
- What we read helps us make sense of the world.
- Text features help the reader locate evidence to support understanding.
In writing, we will continue our unit that focuses on building strong sentences and using descriptive language to add depth to our ideas and meaning to our writing.
Social Studies
In social studies, the learners will begin to learn about the early history of Texas and the lives of the Native Americans that lived here. Throughout this unit, learners will think about the following essential question:
- How do people adapt to where they live?
In addition, we will be enforcing these enduring understandings throughout the unit:
- Where people live affects how they live.
- Native Americans in Texas developed different ways of life based upon the geographic region in which they lived.
This will be learners first opportunity to use our new online textbook, and we are excited to see how the learners like the curriculum. They will be able to access the text, listen to an audio version, and make notes using their iPads.
Thank you, again, for taking the time to read our blog. We are looking forward to another great week with our fourth graders!
