Week of November 14th

Happy Thanksgiving Break everyone! Hope you all have a safe and warm break full of love!

What's Happening in the Classroom?

In Reading, we worked on our inferring skills by using pictures/illustrations, literature, and informational text. We organized our thoughts into graphic organizers. 

In Math, we have been discussing fractions and decimals, and how they compare. We also wrapped up our financial literacy unit by writing and expository piece about why it is important to start saving money early in life. Learners have been working on a Must Do May Do board of a variety of activities to help them with these topics.

In Writing, we are continuing to work on the Writing Process, focusing on brainstorming and choosing three quality reasons. 

In Science, learners have been studying the similarities and differences between series and parallel circuits. They had the opportunity to write a letter to an electrician about why they should use either parallel or series circuits when making strings of lights.

In Social Studies, we continued learning about the early history of Texas. We compared and contrasted Native American tribes and learned how the Native Americans adapted to their environment in the Texas Plains. 

What's Happening at TCE?

Biodiversity Field Trip

The 4th graders will be taking a field trip to the Biodiversity Center here is Coppell. This will be on Tuesday, November 29th (We will also have another field trip in the spring). We will leave after specials around 9:30, and then we will be back on campus around 1:30-2:00. Your child will need to have a sack lunch on this day since we will be eating at the park. We are so excited for your learners to get a chance to go to this great education center!

TCE Family Cookbook 

Creative Writing Competition
The deadline for the writing competition is December 7th! This writing competition is open to ALL 4th-12th grade learners. This is a great opportunity for your learner to try!

Trim the Turkey

Thank you to everyone who donated canned food items and turkeys online! You are appreciated!

Week of November 7th

Hello Parents! Only one more week of school until we have a week off for Thanksgiving! Please read through the whole blog because we have a TON of information this week for you!

What's Happening in the Classroom?

In Reading, we focused on applying our inferring skills to our independent reading books. We also practiced finding unfamiliar words in the dictionary, and we worked on how to use our context clues skills. Also, your child has been keeping up with how many different books that they have read in their reading journals. Here is a recommended list of what genres they should read this year!

In Social Studies, we discussed why we should be informed when we vote, and why we should vote in elections. We also continued learning about the early history of Texas and compared and contrasted two tribes. 

In Language Arts, we continued working on our special person expository text as well as we focused on commas in a series and subject/predicate.

This week in Math we continued our study of Personal Finance. Learners explored real-world topics such as how to save money, how to create and maintain a budget, and compared the pros and cons of different financial institutions. Learners had fun using real-life examples of expenses such as bills, receipts, and other examples.

This week in Science, learners explored types of conductors and insulators by creating a test circuit and testing different objects. We also created a circuit that lights up two bulbs  at once (series circuit) with one battery as well as two batteries.

What's Happening at TCE?

Biodiversity Field Trip
The 4th graders will be taking a field trip to the Biodiversity Center here is Coppell. This will be on Tuesday, November 29th (We will also have another field trip in the spring). We will leave after specials around 9:30, and then we will be back on campus around 1:30-2:00. Your child will need to have a sack lunch on this day since we will be eating at the park. We are so excited for your learners to get a chance to go to this great education center!


Dr. Applegate's Principal Updates
If you didn't get a chance yet to read Dr. Applegate's updates, please click on the link and read through her latest blog post!

TCE Family Cookbook

Mrs. Martin's P.E. Updates
Here are Mrs. Martin's November calendar and newsletter!

Trim the Turkey
Our 2nd graders will be hosting a canned food drive and turkey donations. Please consider donating and giving to a great cause! Please see the attached flyer for more information!

Election Day Fun!

Week of October 31st

Can you believe it's already November?! Please read the whole blog to see our updates for the week!!

In Reading, we started our unit on making inferences and context clues. They learned how to make inferences by using text clues and their schema. The learners inferred what motivated the character Vola from our Global Read Aloud book, Pax.

In Language Arts, we focused on proper nouns in our mentor sentence. We are also still working on subject and predicates. The learners have begun writing their expository text on someone special in their life. We worked on our brainstorming strategies and quality reasons.

In Math, we began our unit on personal finance. We looked at the differences between fixed and variable expenses. We also began to talk about different reasons to start saving your money early, including saving for a college education. The learners picked out potential places they would like to attend college and found the tuition for a year.

In Social Studies, we started our new unit over the early history of Texas!! Learners worked on Lesson 1 of our online textbook. The learners learned about the possible origins of the first people to arrive in Texas.

In Science, we continued to explore circuits.  Our goal this week was to design a circuit that could run a motor and light a light bulb.  Make sure to visit your learners Google Site for pictures and videos of the circuits they have designed.


Adult English Classes
Please see the flyer below. The district is offering FREE English classes for any adult!

4th Grade loved celebrating Red Ribbon Week and staying drug free!