Week of October 22nd-26th

Hello 4th Grade Town Center Families! Please see below for class updates and reminders: 

Veteran's Day Program

Town Center will be holding a Veteran's Day program to honor all past and present veterans. Papers were sent home today with learners for honoring veterans. If someone in your family is or was a veteran, please fill out the form and return them back. We also are extending an invitation for veterans to be honored in our Veteran's Day Program at 9:00 AM in the TCE Gym. Veterans will need to check in the office by 8:45 AM!

Storybook Pumpkin Patch

The Town Center Elementary Library will host a Storybook Pumpkin Patch for any TCE students that would like to participate.  At home, students and/or families can decorate a pumpkin to look like one of their favorite children's book characters. Students may bring their decorated pumpkin to the TCE Library 7:30-8:00am on Monday or Tuesday morning, October 29-30, 2018.  The pumpkins will be on display for viewing Monday, October 29 - Thursday, November 1.  Pumpkins must be removed from the library by 3pm on Friday, November 2.  Visit this link for details and guidelines: 

https://tinyurl.com/TCEpumpkinpatch. 

CGA Writing Competition (Optional)

The Coppell Gifted Association is gearing up for its annual writing competition. Below are a few reminders about the learner portion. 

- FREE for Coppell ISD students to enter.

- Open to any student in grades 4-12.

- Deadline for submissions: December 7, 2018

- Details and Rules at https://coppellgifted.org/competitions/

- Categories: STORY and POETRY

 

*Students may bring their decorated pumpkin to the TCE Library 7:30-8:00am on Monday or Tuesday morning, October 29-30, 2018.
*The Veteran's Day Program is Friday, November 9th at 9:00 in the TCE Gym. 

In Math, we are wrapping up our Personal Financial Literacy unit. We are looking forward to beginning our fractions unit, which will span 6 weeks. 

In Science, we are continuing our Earth's surface unit. Next week we will begin an Argument-Driven Inquiry Exploration about erosion of rivers. 

In Reading and Language Arts, learners will be writing an expository text over a special person in their lives. We will also be analyzing other story elements such as setting and plot and connecting our thoughts. Our spelling focus will be silent letters and our grammar focus will be irregular verbs. 

In Social Studies, we will continue our unit on early Europeans and settlements in Texas. We will discuss the motivations and impact of Spanish and French explorers, as well as discuss Spanish Missions. 

Week of 15th-19th

Hello 4th Grade Town Center Families! Please see below for class updates and reminders: 

Storybook Pumpkin Patch

The Town Center Elementary Library will host a Storybook Pumpkin Patch for any TCE students that would like to participate.  At home, students and/or families can decorate a pumpkin to look like one of their favorite children's book characters. Students may bring their decorated pumpkin to the TCE Library 7:30-8:00am on Monday or Tuesday morning, October 29-30, 2018.  The pumpkins will be on display for viewing Monday, October 29 - Thursday, November 1.  Pumpkins must be removed from the library by 3pm on Friday, November 2.  Visit this link for details and guidelines: 

https://tinyurl.com/TCEpumpkinpatch. 

Texan Town Popcorn

The first session of Texan Town has started. Your learner has the opportunity to purchase a subscription for popcorn, or they can bring 50 cents every Friday. There will be 6 Texan Town days, so the cost for a subscription will be $3.00.

CGA Writing Competition (Optional)

The Coppell Gifted Association is gearing up for its annual writing competition. Below are a few reminders about the learner portion. 

- FREE for Coppell ISD students to enter.

- Open to any student in grades 4-12.

- Deadline for submissions: December 7, 2018

- Details and Rules at https://coppellgifted.org/competitions/

- Categories: STORY and POETRY

Please click here to view the presentation if you missed the Writer's Workshop for Parents! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to your child's Language Arts teacher.

Red Ribbon Week is October 22nd-26th.

*The Jack-O-Lantern Jog is October 26th at 9:30. 
*Students may bring their decorated pumpkin to the TCE Library 7:30-8:00am on Monday or Tuesday morning, October 29-30, 2018.
*TCE PTO's Free Family Movie Night is October 26th at 6 PM.

In Math, we are continuing our Personal Financial Literacy unit. We will look at the advantages and disadvantages of different saving options as well as how financial institutions work.

In Science, we are continuing our Earth's surface unit. We will explore weathering, erosion, and deposition.

In Reading and Language Arts, learners will continue exploring our fictional unit where they will analyze and interpret characters. Learners will also write personal narratives. 

In Social Studies, we will continue our unit on early Europeans and settlements in Texas. We will talk about the early explorers, such as Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Coronado, and La Salle. 

Week of October 9th-12th

Hello 4th Grade Town Center Families! Please see below for class updates and reminders: 

Please click here to view the presentation if you missed the Writer's Workshop for Parents! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to your child's Language Arts teacher.

Texan Town Popcorn

The first session of Texan Town has started. Your learner has the opportunity to purchase a subscription for popcorn, or they can bring 50 cents every Friday. There will be 6 Texan Town days, so the cost for a subscription will be $3.00.

Metrocrest Food Drive
Our TCE student council is partnering with Metrocrest Services to provide food donations for local families and senior citizens. The food drive will run October 9th-19th, and student council will have boxes at the end of each downstairs hallway that leaners can place their donations in.

CGA Writing Competition (Optional)

The Coppell Gifted Association is gearing up for its annual writing competition. Below are a few reminders about the learner portion. 

- FREE for Coppell ISD students to enter.

- Open to any student in grades 4-12.

- Deadline for submissions: December 7, 2018

- Details and Rules at https://coppellgifted.org/competitions/

- Categories: STORY and POETRY

*Picture Retakes are October 16th. 
*Report cards will be going home October 19th.
*Red Ribbon Week is October 22nd-26th.

*The Jack-O-Lantern Jog is October 26th at 9:30. 
*TCE PTO's Free Family Movie Night is October 26th at 6 PM.

Writing using the app Notability!

Mystery Reader!

1st Spirit Rally!

In Math, we are beginning our unit on Personal Financial Literacy. We will look at fixed and variable expenses, compare the advantages and disadvantages of various saving options, and ways to allocate weekly allowances. 

In Science, we are going to begin our unit over the Earth's surface. We will examine properties of soil and observe and identify slow changes to the Earth's surface.

In Reading and Language Arts, learners will continue exploring our fictional unit where they will analyze and interpret characters. Learners will also write personal narratives. We will focus on the spelling/grammar skill of adding es to ch and verb tenses.

In Social Studies, we will begin our unit on early europeans and settlements in Texas.