Town Center Principal Newsletter

CISD is offering free Adult English Classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting this month. The Tuesday evening classes start on Sept. 12 and will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the CMS East Library at 400 Mockingbird Lane. Attendees are asked to park in the lot between Mockingbird Elementary and CMS East, and then enter through the side doors by the gym. The Thursday evening classes start on Sept. 14 and will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Library at Wilson Elementary, located at 200 S. Coppell Road. Attendees can park in the front and enter through the main door. These classes are free and all materials are provided. There is no pre-registration required. Childcare is included, and the children must be potty-trained. For questions, please reach out to the CISD Parent, Family and Community Liaison Stacy McGill at smcgill@coppellisd.com. CISD is also offering a series of Parent Information Sessions for the parents of our Emergent Bilingual students. Please click here for more information.

Our book fair is open! It will run until Thursday, Sept 14th. Adults are welcome to join their child at the the book fair before or after school to purchase available books and trinkets. Make sure to stop in at the front office to print out a visitor's badge. Credit cards, Cash and Checks are accepted. Learners are also able to stop by the fair, without parents, during their recess time. We will be using a new company called Liverati as they offer a wider selection of books. Proceeds from the book fair will help our school purchase additional library books, author visits, and other needed library supplies.

We ask that all families complete a volunteer background check at the start of the year. They do not carry over from year to year. Since the background checks take time to process, we ask that everyone complete one in case any type of volunteering opportunity (class field trip, Dad's Club, Room parent, class volunteer, field day, etc.) arises during the year that you are interested in. Please click on the link below to complete.

If you are interested in joining our Dad's Club, we'd love to have you. If you did not get a chance to sign-up at Meet the Teacher Night, please email Nick Walther at tceptodadsclub@gmail.com and be on the lookout for upcoming opportunities.

• When exiting car loops during arrival and dismissal, follow the city signs requiring a right turn only.
• Be mindful of not blocking car loop entrances. If there is not room to pull up without blocking the entrance, please wait.
• Front and side car-loop areas are for families dropping off and picking up their child(ren). Parents in the loops will need to stay in their vehicle. If your child requires additional assistance to get out of the car, please park in one of our parking spaces.
• Use the designated crosswalks on both the front and side loop when walking across the parking lot. We have staff members at both arrival and dismissal in our crosswalk areas to support our kids in getting across the loop area safely.
• Keep handicap parking spots available for individuals that require them. Please avoid even briefly pulling into them to drop of your child if you do not have a handicap vehicle designation.
• Parking along the back curbs of the lots is not an option. You are welcome to utilize the Cozby library parking lot for overflow parking.

Thank you for your help in keeping our kids safe!

In order to qualify for Free & Reduced Meals, families are required to complete an application each year to determine their eligibility. CISD is encouraging our eligible families to complete an application online at www.nlappscloud.com.

Parents, guardians or students can add funds to their accounts in person at the school cafeteria via cash or check, or for a small fee, they can use the "My School Bucks" app to deposit funds with a debit or credit card. Visit www.coppellisd.com/childnutrition for more information about school breakfasts and lunches or to create or add funds to your child’s school lunch account.

We wanted to share some helpful information with our families that can be utilized at home during technology use.

Screen Guide

Screen Guide is a feature in Mosyle that allows parents to manage their learners’ iPads via the Mosyle ScreenGuide App. The ScreenGuide app offers controls like:

• Configure screen time limits Remotely lock the iPad
• Lock the iPad into an app
• Hide certain apps on the iPad

To get started, follow the steps found at screen.guide/school/72107. Learn more about the ScreenGuide App at bit.ly/AboutScreenGuide.

Monday, September 11th - Thursday, September 14th

Town Center Book Fair

Tuesday, September 12th

CHS Larriettes Greet During Morning Arrival

Thursday, September 14th

College Shirt Day

Thursday, September 21st

Sonic Night 5:00-8:00 PM - More details to come next week.

Friday, September 22nd

PTO Game Night- More details to come next week.