Friday, October 12, 2018

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
- 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.