Spring Info!

Extension for Flower/Plant Family Design Challenge
We are giving a short extension to our flower/plant challenge!  If your child has not brought in a flower/plant design, they have until Thursday morning at 8:30am to bring it in!  Awards will be given out that day!  See the posts from below if you need more details on what you can make!

Shamrock Shuffle
Tomorrow, March 22nd!
We had to reschedule due to rain before Spring Break, so the run will be tomorrow during specials times!  

8:30-9:30 - 4th

9:30-10:30 - 2nd

10:30-11:30 - 5th

12:00-1:00- 1st

1:00-2:00- Kinder

2:00-3:00 - 3rd

Spirit Rally - Thursday, March 24th
We will be having our 3rd Spirit Rally this Thursday, March 24th at 8:30am.  Our Kindergarten will be performing for the school and we will have some fun with other performances as well!  Please have your child/ren wear their TCE spirit shirt! 

Weather Day - No School
Friday, March 25th
Due to having no snow days this year, we will be having a weather day this Friday, March 25th.  School will resume on Monday, March 28th!  

STAAR Testing
We are going to begin our 1st round of STAAR testing with 4th and 5th graders the week of March 28th.  I will be sending home a more detailed letter this week, but wanted to give you all a heads up that we do not allow any visitors to the building on testing days (March 29th and 30th).


Love and Logic Training
Please see the following about an upcoming training to be held for parents at Lakeside Elementary.  Our Town Center counselor is partnering up with the counselor at Lakeside to offer the Love and Logic Parent Training.  
Please email Kelly Spears at kspears@coppellisd.com if you are interested in attending the training!

Gearing Up for Next Week!

Flower/Plant Family Design Challenge

We have many creative and innovative flowers/plants coming in each day at TCE for our design challenge!  Remember, your child may create any kind of flower/plant using various types of materials (no real flowers or plants please)  for us to display on our front bulletin board or library at TCE! These can be done as a family or individually.  We will have our guest judge voting on this round of design challenges on Friday, March 11th at 8:00am! So, keep bringing in those designs!  

Jump Rope for Heart

Our final count so far for Jump Rope for Heart is $15,0000.  Since we did not reach our goal of at least $20,000. . .we are going to extend our online donations until Tuesday, March 8th!  

If we can just raise $5,000 more dollars, then Coach Yaegar will be coloring his hair and Mr. Shelby and myself will be having buckets of slime dumped on our heads at our spirit rally at the end of March!!!  You can bring in money to the front office to add to the donations or you can donate online!

Click here to donate online!

If each of our kiddos could each donate just $10, we could reach the goal in no time!!

Book Fair and Doughnuts with Dad/Family Member

Just a reminder that our book fair will be going on all next week, March 7th-11th.  You can come in during the mornings before school at 7:30am to purchase items as well as during the school day and right after school.  

We will have our annual doughnuts with dad/family member on Tuesday, March 8th and Wednesday March 9th.  We are going to go with the letters of the last name again this year.  If your child's last name starts with the letters A-M come on Tuesday and then N-Z please come on Wednesday. 

Open House

We will be having our TCE Open House on Thursday, March 10th from 5:30-7:00pm.  We hope you are able to come and check out your child's work they will be showcasing!  

Also, the book fair will still be going on in the library as well as we will have our art show set up again this year in the cafeteria.  The framed artwork will be on sale where you can purchase that evening.  Also, don't feel like you have to purchase, because we will send home all artwork not purchased.  This is just a great way for you to have something already framed for you if you choose to buy!  

 Don't Forget . . . Shamrock Shuffle

We will be having our annual Shamrock Shuffle Run on Friday, March 11th during our specials times!  If you would like to come up and support or run with the kiddos feel free!  It is always great to have our parents showing support for physical fitness!  

4th grade- 9:30-10:20

2nd grade - 10:20-11:10

5th grade - 11:10-12:00

1st grade - 12:30-1:20

Kinder- 1:20-2:10 

3rd grade - 2:10-3:00

Spring Break

We will have Spring Break the week of March 14th-18th! We will resume classes on Monday, March 21st!   

Kindergarten Registration Begins

Just wanted to remind everyone that our Kindergarten registration for TCE will start on March 22nd.  If you have a kinder learner who will be starting this next year, please contact Laura Fairchild in the office to set up a registration time!  Also, if you know someone in the community who has a child who would be starting Kindergarten, please let them know about registration!  Thank you!

Couple of Reminders. . .and a New Design Challenge!

Hi TCE Families,

I wanted to send out just a few reminders about safety when our children are going to and from school each day.  Please remember that we try to get traffic through as quickly as possible each morning and afternoon, but we ask that you are patient and courteous with staff, parents and students as safety is our priority.  Also, please see our latest family design challenge as we move into spring! 

Crosswalk Safety

We have teachers on TCE campus grounds each morning and afternoon on duty in order to help our students and parents stay safe by using our crosswalks.  Please help us to teach our children to be safe and follow the rules by using the crosswalks designated in the front and back loops at all times.  We have a sidewalk that prevents students from having to cross the staff parking lot as well, and we ask that this is used at all times.  

Watch Your Speed and 

No Cell Phone Usage

Please make sure that you are driving slowly through our school zone as well as through our front and back loops or parking lots.  We have many students and parents walking and crossing and want to make sure you are always watching for their safety.  

Also, it is a Texas state law that no cell phones are used when driving through a school zone as well as when dropping off or picking up your children.  We ask that you focus all of your attention on driving safely during drop off and dismissal times.

No Parking Areas

  There are certain areas in our school parking lot as well as our loops that are specifically designated as No Parking areas.  You should never park in any of our fire lanes which are the front loop and the cafeteria loop areas.  This also includes leaving your car unattended to run into the school to drop off or pick up your child or an item.  You must always use the designated parking lots.  

There are also no parking signs on the curbs in the front parking lot of our school.  This is because no cars should be parking behind a parked car, as this has caused accidents in the past as well as it is a safety concern for individuals coming and going from the school.  

Flower/Plant Family Design Challenge

For our next design challenge. . .we invite your kiddos to showcase their creative and innovative ideas with ideas for spring!  Your child may create any kind of flower/plant using various types of materials (no real flowers or plants please)  for us to display on our front bulletin board or library at TCE! These can be done as a family or individually.  You may start sending your designed flowers/plants in this week and we will end our challenge on Friday, March 11th at 8:00am!

Spring is Definitely in the Air. . .

Hi TCE Parents,

I hope you are all having a wonderful Friday and will get to enjoy this beautiful spring weather!  There are a few announcements I wanted to share before we head into the weekend!  

Spring Pictures Individual and Class

It's time for our spring individual and class pictures this Monday, February 22nd!  Please make sure you have brought in your child's order form in order to capture their year at TCE!  It's always a great keepsake as they go through their years in school!  If you are in need of another order form, check with the front office.

  

Jump Rope for Heart

Our annual service learning fundraiser for American Heart Association is continuing this week as we wrap up with our Jump Rope for Heart event this Friday, February 26th!  We have currently raised approximately $8,000 and are trying to reach our goal of $22,000.  

If the school goes even $1.00 over our goal of $22,0000, Coach Yaegar will be coloring his hair and Mr. Shelby and myself will be having buckets of slime dumped on our heads at our spirit rally in March!  

We shall see if we end up getting slimed. . . :)

You can come up on Friday and watch our kiddos jump during their specials times! 

 

Open House

We will be having our TCE Open House on Thursday, March 10th from 5:30-7:00pm.  We hope you are able to come and check out your child's work they will be showcasing!

  Shamrock Shuffle

We will be having our annual Shamrock Shuffle Run on Friday, March 11th during our specials times!  If you would like to come up and support or run with the kiddos feel free!  It is always great to have our parents showing support for physical fitness!  

4th grade- 9:30-10:20

2nd grade - 10:20-11:10

5th grade - 11:10-12:00

1st grade - 12:30-1:20

Kinder- 1:20-2:10 

3rd grade - 2:10-3:00

Spring Break

We will have Spring Break the week of March 14th-18th!  

Kindergarten Registration Begins

Just wanted everyone to know that our Kindergarten registration for TCE will start on March 22nd.  If you have a kinder learner who will be starting this next year, please contact Laura Fairchild in the office to set up a registration time!  Also, if you know someone in the community who has a child who would be starting Kindergarten, please let them know about registration!  Thank you!

Three Other Items. . .

Hi everyone,

I had forgotten to put three more items in my blog I sent out last night!  So, I wanted to make sure and send this information out today.

Important Info About Skate Night!

In order to make your entrance into Interskate easier and faster for everyone, it would be helpful to have the liability waiver for each participant completed before coming to the event. It will slow things down if you choose to wait.  If you are sending your child with someone else, please make sure you complete the form and send it with him/her.  The link for the liability waiver is:

http://interskate.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/INTERSKATE-RELEASE.pdf

Also, they will have a cash only line at the entrance.  This will help things move faster as well.  So bring your $6.00 admission ( $3.00 additional for inline skates ) and you can get right in and start skating.  Otherwise, you will have to go to the window with debit/credit cards and wait.  

We are looking forward to seeing you all at this fun Spirit Night for TCE!  Remember, each paid skater will get a popcorn.  The snack bar will be open as well with a Spirit Night Special of hot dog, chips, and drink for $4.50.  

Hope to see you there!

Free and Reduced Lunch Forms

CISD periodically checks to ensure we are helping to support any families who would be in need of free or reduced lunch prices from our cafeteria.  We are sending a letter home tomorrow with all of our students in case anyone is in need or could benefit from this resource.  Also, there is an online form you may fill out that is located on our campus website if you would like to do that instead of a paper copy.  Please check with the front office if you have any questions or additional concerns. 

Snowflake Design Challenge

We thought it might be fun to have another design challenge this month for your kiddos to showcase their creative and innovative ideas!  Your child may create any kind of snowflake using whatever types of materials they like for us to display on our front bulletin board of TCE! (Paper, plastic, foil, glitter, etc.) You can start sending in snowflakes starting on Tuesday, January 19th! 

Happy New Year!

Hi TCE families,

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday break and are having a fabulous start to 2016!  All of our office staff would like to thank you all so much for all of the heartfelt love from gifts and treats before we left for the holidays!  We appreciate all that you do for us and your continuous generosity!  

All of our staff at TCE is already kick starting this spring semester and we are excited about the learning, laughter and fun we will have each day with all of our TCE Texans!  

We have many events that will be coming up in the next few months as well as several announcements!

TCE Skate Night

Just a quick reminder that our annual TCE Skate Night will be tomorrow, Thursday, January 14th from 6:00-8:00pm at Interskate in Lewisville!  It is a fun evening to come out and have some fun with our TCE Texans and families!  Admission is $6.00 per skater and regular skate rental is included in the cost.  If you choose inline skates, it is an extra $3.00.  You may also bring your own skates!  There will be a free popcorn for each skater and snack bar will be open as well! 

PTO Grants

 We have been so excited at TCE as all of our fall PTO grants have been coming in within the last few months and would like to thank everyone for their wonderful donations to Write-a-Check as well as to our other various fundraisers last year.  

We will be tweeting out pictures for items purchased as well as adding more pics to the blog for you to see the impact the generous donations has made on learning at Town Center!  

Here are a few of the products we have recently received. . .new musical instruments for our music curriculum, new non-fiction readers for our literacy library, toe-tokens for P.E., new picnic tables outside of the school, new safety patrol equipment, new indoor recess games and enrichment tools and more! 

TCE Yearbook Ads and Sales

Don't forget to visit www.balfour.com in order to purchase your yearbook for this 2015-2016 school year!  The store closes on January 22nd and you don't want to miss out on the memories the yearbook shares of your child's time in elementary school!

Town Center Teacher of the Year 

 In case you didn't already know. . .our new teacher of the year for the 2015-2016 school year is. . .

Katy McKinney!  We are so excited to have her represent TCE this year!  Her next step in the process is to compete against other elementary teacher of the year winners at each campus.  We wish her all the best as we go into this spring semester!  

 Spring Creek BBQ Fundraiser

We were so excited for TCE as all of our families helped to raise $1,200.00 for Town Center!  Thank you so much to everyone that was able to come out for the evening! Here are a few pics during the night time event!  

 Spirit Rally and 2nd Grade Performance
Don't forget this Friday at 8:30am is our 2nd Spirit Rally for the year!  Our 2nd grade will be performing as well as our bucket drumming club from Texan Town!

 Holiday Martin Luther King Jr. 

Remember that we have a holiday (no school) this next 
Monday, January, 18th!

 Jump Rope for Heart

We will be kicking off our annual Jump Rope for Heart at the beginning of February.  More info will be coming home soon!

Bikes and Scooter 

Safety and Protection
We have had several issues with scooters and bikes going missing this year from the outside racks at school.  If you would please make sure and have your child lock their bike and scooter if possible during the day.  This will hopefully help with any issues.  Also, if you could please remind your child to make sure they are grabbing the right scooter each afternoon.  Many of the scooters look alike, so anything you can do to mark them or put your name on them would help. Thank you!

Nominate Town Center Teachers
The Education Foundation is working on giving out more rewards for deserving teachers this 2nd nine weeks.  Click on the following link to nominate a teacher who you feel is deserving of recognition!  Please do this as soon as you can as they will be giving out rewards in the near future! 
Click here to nominate!