News for 4/22

It's been a great week in TAG! We have been hard at work and were thrilled to participate in the ISP showcase on Thursday evening! Everyone did a fantastic job on their projects and represented CCE very well. We are so proud of everyone!

1st Grade Talent Development

First graders have had a great week.  We celebrated Earth Day on Monday by reading Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg and watching a video about the history of Earth Day.  We also went on a scavenger hunt outside, and found all kinds of great items from our Earth.  We picked up a bag of trash while we were there too!  We finished the week by making watercolor Earths on coffee filters and thought of ten ways to help keep our Earth a beautiful home for all of us. 

2nd Grade Talent Development

Second grade worked very hard in TAG this week. We helped each other complete ISP projects for the showcase. We also celebrated Earth Day with a video of "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss. The students then wrote a letter to the Lorax to explain how they would have behaved if they had been in his story or how they as humans will help the planet. 

3rd Grade Math

Third graders have had a great week studying financial literacy.  We have talked about income, planned and unplanned spending, paying with cash versus credit and making donations a part of your budget.  We have read stories and played games to help us learn about these things, and have really enjoyed our learning.  We've had some great "real world" discussions about all things money, and we've had fun!

4th Grade Math

Fourth graders have had a great week learning about data analysis.  We have talked about dot plots and scatterplots this week.  Students have done a great job with details, and working on learning as much as possible.  We have done practice problems, worked through online scenarios together, and created our own examples of these things.  They have done a great job!

5th Grade Math

Fifth graders have had a great week studying dependent and independent variables.  This is a brand new concept, and they have jumped right in!  We have watched videos, done practice problems, and discussed lots of examples to help us.  We finished the week by starting a small project about this topic, which will be continued next week.

3rd Reading

Third grade was hard at work this week. Most students have completed reading their books by author Avi. They have been working on a creative culminating project. We are excited to share these with each other next week!

4th Reading

Fourth grade had a great week in TAG. We examined flat and round characters and applied that knowledge to our award winning novels. The students have also been working hard on their creative end of novel projects. We look forward to sharing them at the end of next week.

5th Reading

Fifth grade has been busy, busy. We spent part of our week wrapping up ISP projects for the showcase. They all did a great job and had fun showing off their work. 
The students have also been having a great time reading their graphic novels. They have been hard at work exercising their creativity with their end of unit projects. We are very excited to see the final products!

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

Important Dates:

4/29 4th Grade Field Trip 11:00am

4/29-5/3 Book Fair
4/30 Kona Ice after school
5/1 4th Grade Field Trip
5/7 Volunteer Breakfast 7:15am
5/8 Comet Kickoff (future Kindergartners)
5/10 5th Grade Field Trip to San Antonio
5/10 Kinder Mother's Day program
5/13 STAAR- 3rd & 4th
5/14 STAAR- 3rd  & 4th
5/15 STAAR 5th