Week of April 22nd-26th

Hello 4th Grade Town Center Families! We would love to see all of our families on Monday, April 29th from 5:30-7:00 at TCE for our STEM Night! This event is  free and is hosted by the Perot Museum.

 Please see below for class updates and reminders: 

Join us this Monday for TCE Family STEM Night hosted by the Perot Museum. Bring the whole family and join us for a great night of exploring and learning!

STAAR Math and Reading Assessments

The STAAR Math Assessment will be on Monday, May 13th and our STAAR Reading Assessment will be Tuesday, May 14th.
Your learner can practice some reading vocabulary terms here and also practice strategies for the test here. 

2019-2020 School Year
We have sent home yellow papers regarding enrollment for next year. It is crucial that you fill this form out as soon as possible, so the office can get started with enrollment. Even if your learner is not returning to TCE, you still need to fill out the form for enrollment purposes. Thank you!

End of the Year Conferences
It is hard to believe that we are already in our last nine weeks of the school year. Time has flown by so quickly with these amazing learners!

The district is unable to set aside a day for spring parent/teacher conferences, but we are happy to make time to answer any questions or concerns you may have. You recently received your learner's third nine weeks report card, which provided you with an update on how your learner is doing in class. We will also be sending home your learner's end of year assessment summary sheet, along with a summer packet of resources and ways to support your learner over the break. The assessment summary sheet will show you their current levels in both Language Arts and Math, as well as the benchmark. This will show you your student's growth and progress throughout the school year! 

If you would like to discuss any questions or concerns regarding your learner and would like a conference (via email, phone or face-to-face) please email your child's homeroom teacher. What a JOY it has been to have these learners this year! *We are unable to discuss 5th grade class placements for next school year. Please keep questions related to your learner's academic and emotional growth from the 2018-2019 school year.*

PTO Needs Board Members

                          

*April 29th: STEM Night at TCE 5:30-7:00
*May 7th: PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00
*May 10th: ALL library books due
*May 10th: Mother's Day Marathon 9:00-9:55
*May 13th: STAAR Math Assessment (no visitors in the building)
*May 14th: STAAR Reading Assessment (no visitors in the building)
*May 15th: No visitors in the building due to 5th grade STAAR 
*May 21st: Field Day
*May 23rd: Last day of school and early release at 12:15 

In Math for the next two weeks, we will be reviewing all of our past math units since the beginning of the year through practice problems, mini-lessons with the teacher, and online practice tools. Any incomplete practice work will be sent home as additional review of the material. As a reminder, we will take the Math 4th grade STAAR test on Monday, May 13th. 

In Science, we will continue our life science unit by exploring food chains and food webs. 

In Reading and Language Arts, we will continue practicing our reading comprehension skills using fiction and nonfiction texts. Moreover, learners will write creatively and informatively about a country they would want to build. 

In Social Studies, we will finish discussing how Texas created a government for the Republic and see how that contributed to Texas's growth and changes in the 20th century. 

Week of April 15th-18th

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

Field Trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Please see below for pictures from our field trip. Thank you so much to all our chaperones who volunteered. 

STAAR Math and Reading Assessments
The STAAR Math Assessment will be on Monday, May 13th and our STAAR Reading Assessment will be Tuesday, May 14th.
Your learner can practice some reading vocabulary terms here and also practice strategies for the test here. 

2019-2020 School Year
We have sent home yellow papers regarding enrollment for next year. It is crucial that you fill this form out as soon as possible, so the office can get started with enrollment. Even if your learner is not returning to TCE, you still need to fill out the form for enrollment purposes. Thank you!

End of the Year Conferences
It is hard to believe that we are already in our last nine weeks of the school year. Time has flown by so quickly with these amazing learners!

The district is unable to set aside a day for spring parent/teacher conferences, but we are happy to make time to answer any questions or concerns you may have. You recently received your learner's third nine weeks report card, which provided you with an update on how your learner is doing in class. We will also be sending home your learner's end of year assessment summary sheet, along with a summer packet of resources and ways to support your learner over the break. The assessment summary sheet will show you their current levels in both Language Arts and Math, as well as the benchmark. This will show you your student's growth and progress throughout the school year! 

If you would like to discuss any questions or concerns regarding your learner and would like a conference (via email, phone or face-to-face) please email your child's homeroom teacher. What a JOY it has been to have these learners this year! *We are unable to discuss 5th grade class placements for next school year. Please keep questions related to your learner's academic and emotional growth from the 2018-2019 school year.*

PTO Needs Board Members

                          

*April 18th: Skate Night @ Interskate in Lewisville from 6:00-8:00 PM
*April 19th & 22nd: No school for learners 

In Math, we will be wrapping up our geometry unit by exploring types of quadrilaterals and how to classify them.

In Science, we will continue our life science unit by exploring food chains and food webs. 

In Reading and Language Arts, we will be practicing our reading comprehension skills using fiction and nonfiction texts. Moreover, learners will write creatively and informatively about a country they would want to build. 

In Social Studies, we will discuss how Texas created a government for the Republic. 

April 8th-12th

The Color Stampede is TONIGHT! See you there!

Field Trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Our field trip will be on Tuesday, April 16th. If you would like to see where we are going, please click here. The buses will leave around 9:00 AM, and we will arrive back to TCE around 2:30! Please have your learner wear their grade level t-shirt and bring a sack lunch. 

STAAR Math and Reading Assessments
The STAAR Math Assessment will be on Monday, May 13th and our STAAR Reading Assessment will be Tuesday, May 14th.

2019-2020 School Year
We have sent home yellow papers regarding enrollment for next year. It is crucial that you fill this form out as soon as possible, so the office can get started with enrollment. Even if your learner is not returning to TCE, you still need to fill out the form for enrollment purposes. Thank you!

End of the Year Conferences

It is hard to believe that we are already in our last nine weeks of the school year. Time has flown by so quickly with these amazing learners!

The district is unable to set aside a day for spring parent/teacher conferences, but we are happy to make time to answer any questions or concerns you may have. You recently received your learner's third nine weeks report card, which provided you with an update on how your learner is doing in class. We will also be sending home your learner's end of year assessment summary sheet, along with a summer packet of resources and ways to support your learner over the break. The assessment summary sheet will show you their current levels in both Language Arts and Math, as well as the benchmark. This will show you your student's growth and progress throughout the school year! 

If you would like to discuss any questions or concerns regarding your learner and would like a conference (via email, phone or face-to-face) please email your child's homeroom teacher. What a JOY it has been to have these learners this year! *We are unable to discuss 5th grade class placements for next school year. Please keep questions related to your learner's academic and emotional growth from the 2018-2019 school year.*

PTO Needs Board Members

                          

*April 12: TCE Color Run 5:30-7:00 
*April 16th: Field Trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
*April 18th: Skate Night @ Interskate in Lewisville from 6:00-8:00 PM
*April 19th & 22nd: No school for learners 

In Math, next week learners will be exploring geometric shapes such as quadrilaterals, as well as types of lines and triangles.

In Science, next week learners will be exploring producers and consumers in food webs. We will be identifying organisms out in our Town Center garden. 

In Reading and Language Arts, we will be discussing informational texts and nonfiction skills, such as cause and effect and inferencing. We will also be working on writing a persuasive text. 

In Social Studies, we will discuss how Texas created a government for the Republic. 

Week of April 1st-5th

Please read the blog for important reminders about the upcoming STAAR assessment. 

Field Trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Our field trip will be on Tuesday, April 16th. If you would like to see where we are going, please click here.

Color Stampede
Please order Family Packs or register individual runners online by Friday, April 5th. You may preorder punch cards only until Wednesday, April 8th.
PURCHASE TODAY AT TCEPTO.COM/STORE

STAAR Writing Assessment
The 4th Grade Writing STAAR Assessment will take place on Tuesday, April 9th. Please make sure your learner has a great night of sleep the night before, as well as a nutritional breakfast. It's essential that your learner arrives to school on time due to testing beginning at the start of the day. We will provide learners with snacks and a water bottle, so they don't need to bring any additional snacks. They may need to bring a sweatshirt or sweater in case the testing environment is cold. The assessment will consist of editing and revising multiple choice questions and an expository essay. The learners have been putting in loads of hard work and are ready! Additional resources and practice materials can be found on the TEA website here: https://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar_released_test_questions/

No Visitors During STAAR Assessment Days
We will be administering the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) to learners on Tuesday, April 9th and Wednesday, April 10th.  Fifth grade will take Math on Tuesday and Reading on Wednesday. Fourth grade will take writing on Tuesday. During these days, all other grade levels will continue with a regular school day. It is important that we have an environment that is free of interruptions to ensure that our students have the opportunity to do their best on these important days.  In order to ensure a secure and quiet testing environment, no visitors will be allowed on campus for all grade levels. Due to this, we will not allow lunch visitors these days. You may contact the office on these day if you are in need of assistance and they will be happy to help you. Thank you for your cooperation in helping our campus and our students to be successful on our testing days!

Auction Items 
TCE will be holding their annual fund raiser on April 12th.  The PTO is asking each grade level to put together a "basket" to be auctioned off during the event.  Please follow the link below to sign up for an item to be donated for the 4th grade "Beach" basket and deliver the items to Mrs. Wagner's classroom by Friday, April 5th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044AAEA82DA5F58-auction1

Thank you for your support of TCE!

Your Fourth Grade Room Moms,
Brooke, Cindy, Brandie and Shelly

PTO Needs Board Members

                          

*April 4th: 4th Grade Recorder Concert at 8:00 AM & 6:00 PM
*April 9th: 4th Grade Writing STAAR Assessment 
*April 12: TCE Color Run 5:30-7:00 
*April 16th: Field Trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
*April 18th: Skate Night @ Interskate in Lewisville from 6:00-8:00 PM
*April 19th & 22nd: No school for learners 

In Math, next week we will be continuing our Geometry unit by exploring types of lines and types of angles.

In Science, next week we will be continuing our Life Science unit by exploring adaptations of organisms, structure and function, and inherited and learned behaviors.

In Language Arts, we will be reviewing and preparing for our test. Then, we will start exploring persuasive texts.

In Social Studies, we will continue to discuss how Texas won their independence and became the Republic of Texas.