Friday, October 20, 2017

Fall Updates at TCE!

Social Emotional Feedback
We are wanting to get more feedback from our parents as we help to support social/emotional needs of our learners at TCE.  This data will help guide us in lessons for our learners which are supported by our counselor and teachers.  Also, it can help guide us for specific resources, presentations or supports we could implement into PTO meetings/roundtables at TCE for parents.


Red Ribbon Week
Get ready for Red Ribbon Week at TCE! 
Your Future is Key, So Stay Drug Free!
Red Ribbon Week 2017
October 23-27
#tcerrw

Monday: My Team Needs Me to Be Drug Free!
Wear TCE spiritwear

Tuesday: The Best Me is Drug Free!
Wear an outfit that represents a healthy activity you enjoy (jersey/sport uniform, scout uniform, tae kwon do, a team you like to cheer for, etc.)

Wednesday:  Put a Cap on Drugs!
Wear any hat (ball cap, crazy hat, etc.)

Thursday: Follow your Dreams, Be Drug Free!
Wear your pajamas

Friday: We Choose to Be Drug Free!
Wear red for the Red Ribbon Run

Red Ribbon Fun Run
This year our Jack O'Lantern Jog is changing names to our Red Ribbon Fun Run!  Please remember that we would love for you to come up and support your kiddo by running, walking our cheering them on during their specials time!
4th:  9:30-10:20
3rd:  10:20-11:10
5th:  11:10-12:00
1st:  12:30-1:20
Kinder:  1:20-2:10
2nd:  2:10-3:00


Pumpkin Design Challenge:
What Storybook character makes you happy?
Town Center Elementary Library is hosting a Storybook Pumpkin Design Challenge for any learner who would like to enter. At home, families can decorate a pumpkin as a book character together that makes them HAPPY and bring the decorated pumpkin to the library on Monday, October 23, 2017 between 7:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. 

The pumpkins will be on display for viewing during the school day from Monday, October 23 until Friday, October 27th. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 27rd during KTEX. Classrooms will have the opportunity to come and tour the wonderful work of our families throughout the week.


TCE Family Pics of Happiness
Please remember to send in your family "happy moments" pics for our front board of the school!  If you have lost your sheet, stop by the front office and pick one up or ask your teacher for another copy!  We would love to have all of our families represented!!

TCE Shout Outs for Volunteers, Staff and Community
We are continuing to find ways for our educators and parents to celebrate all of our parents, community members and staff who go the extra mile to help out with our classrooms, in the office, for events, etc. this year!  Here are the shout outs we have received so far this year!  

Tammie Stewart - Thank you SO much for being so willing to help in any way since day one of school. I especially appreciate your help for our Oobleck experiment this week; it would have been a mess without you! Logan Heath

Shout out to Dianne Johnston and Marly Natherson for being the most patient, caring, and tenacious teachers! We are so lucky to have you!

Dr Applegate -- I am loving your blog! It's a great way to get out the information. I especially enjoyed the team photos of all the faculty and staff. I also love the video you did with Ms. Ford! Well done. (and, it's fun to change the speed in settings to 2-x faster and hear what y'all sound like as chipmunks. ;) Keep up the great work. <3

Savita Chandra, Thank you so much for all you have done for our school this year! You go above and beyond in your efforts and greatly appreciated! 

Ms. Lauren Torti thank you so much for all you do!

Candace Coffee! I'm so grateful for the effort she puts into keeping our child interested and learning during school.

I would like to give a shout out to Ms Brehm and Ms Torti!! I am really impressed with their work!! Way to go !! Also Ms Applegate, Love her Energy!! All the office members and Faculty, PE, Music and Art, all the Faculty is doing Great Work!! My kid raves about them and loves them all!! So Thankful and Happy :)
Laura Fairchild we appreciate you!

Mr. and Mrs. Wang - Thank you for volunteering to be K4's room parents!!!! I appreciate Mr. Wang preparing our refreshments for Special Friends Day!!! Everything was perfect!!!

A huge thank you to all of the Book Fair Volunteers who helped make our Town Center Library Fall Book Fair a HUGE success! We are so incredibly thankful for your time, energy and fellowship! We loved creating memories for our learners with you and most importantly...putting books into the hands of our TCE Texans and classroom libraries! ❤️ Tina Berumen & Erin Cameron TCE Library

Thu Tran and Library Volunteers--You all have been AMAZING! We have loved getting to know each of you and are so thankful for the time you spend supporting our campus library! Many hands make light work, and thanks to you, we have been able to work on so many projects that are helping create a great experience for our TCE Texans! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️ Tina Berumen & Erin Cameron, TCE Library

Jodi De Santiago--Thank you so much for all the wonderful work you are doing with the TCE PTO communication via e-mail newsletters and the PTO Facebook page! It has been great knowing so many dates far in advance!

Anna Slaton - Thank you so much for setting up a wonderful Special Friends Day for our 1B friends! Also, thank for taking on room mom again for us this year! You are wonderful and I appreciate all your time and effort! - Lauren Torti

Mrs. McCullough - You are amazing. Thank you for all you do to make school such a special place for Hayden. We think the world of you : ]

Teresa Sanders - Thank you so much for always helping me with my random classroom needs! You are wonderful and I appreciate you listening to my kids read as well as helping me with sign up lists and everything else! Thank you for all you do to help whenever I need it! - Lauren Torti

Paula, Thank you so much for always helping out 1A with preparing materials for our learners, leaving us sweet notes in our mailbox, and always having a smile! TCE Loves you!!!

Lorri Brehm thank you for all you do!

I would like to celebrate Marie Sork! Marie is awesome!! She does such a great job communicating with me about Brayden and his progress with math and science. I emailed her a quick video of Brayden counting to 100 the other day because he wanted to share with Mrs. Sork! She ended up sharing it with his class and making his day by telling him how proud she was of him!! Thank you for loving Brayden, Mrs. Sork.

Would love to send a shoutout to Kinsey Weegar, Angela Cooney, Michelle Skillern and Jen Paulsen for helping us put smiles on teachers faces by sending in food items for teacher hospitality!

Thank you to Beth Reynolds for always being our garden queen!  We appreciate all your efforts with recycling and our TCE garden! 

Thank you to Tammie Stewart, Carla Walther and Melanie Hopkins for giving up your time to be a part of the hospitality crew for our TCE staff!  We love the special treats! 

Erin Naughton - For taking care of my daughter (Lianne Thomas 2D) when she was upset during the recess & sending her the cheerleading video to make her comfortable! That was so nice of Ms Naughton!! Thank you Ms Naughton.  From Prize Thomas

3rd Grade Room Moms, Thank you for all of the time and energy you put in to setting up a wonderful spread for special friends' day!! Our learners were so excited to show their special friends around the school and what they'd been learning. We appreciate you!  From - Mrs. Judd, Mrs. Gipson, Miss Kim, Miss McGraw & Mrs. Bowman

Paula, Ron and Sarah - Thank you for all your hours of work in the office! We think you are fantastic! Laura, Sherri and Sue

Jessica Campbell, Thank you so much for jumping in during your internship and working with all of our kiddos at TCE!  Your kindness, dedication and positive spirit are an asset to us!  - Kelly Spears

Amanda - well done on a fantastic job with school supplies! Hooray!! Thank you Laura

Jenny and Ana - Thank you for all your hard work getting all the Tshirts distributed - it's a big job and you were fabulous! Laura and Sherri

Annette - brilliant job jumping in to be treasurer. It's a pleasure getting to know you. Laura

Savita - thank you for EVERYTHING you do for EVERYONE at Town Center.  And we appreciate the Diwali treats! Laura, Sherri and Sue


Paula Drabek- Thank you for helping to keep the front office running smoothly. You have helped us, in the summer and in the first 9 weeks to complete many tasks and projects. We truly appreciate your hard work and dedication. The TCE office staff

Please help us in giving shout outs to others throughout the year for all they do to help our campus!  

Career/Hobbies/Talents: Learning Connections
We would love to know more about our parents/families specific careers, hobbies and/or special talents!  We love to connect our classroom learning to real world skills! Often we have parents come in to speak about specific topics or show our learners how to do a specific skill, also we have used Skype/Facetime to see parents at work! Many individuals have helped during certain days in our Texan Town time to help our learners to know more about their  careers, hobbies or special talents!

Please fill out the form below to share with us your information so we might contact you in order to help us with our goals for career awareness and life long learning at TCE!  
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TCE Family Campout
Please remember that our TCE Family Campout is coming soon!