Town Center Principal Newsletter

We had the best time at the Color Run last week! Thank you all for coming out to show your support. We were able to raise approximately $16,500 for our school thanks to family donations, registrations, and silent auction bids. We appreciate our TCE Family!

PTO would love to get your feedback on our Color Run Fundraiser. Please click below to share your thoughts.

Click here for a short survey.

The Coppell Education Foundation Give for Grants campaign is designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize and reward effective, innovative, and creative, instructional approaches that directly impact CISD students while transforming classroom learning. There are 38 grant requests from 14 CISD campuses this school year. We are excited that Town Center has two grant submissions that are available to donate towards. For the past two years, generous donations helped CEF fund every grant. To donate to our TCE grants, visit www.give4grantscisd.org.

We are excited about our first upcoming run day! This is a day where each grade level has a themed run day out on the track during their specials time. We will have several throughout the year. Parents are welcome to attend during their child's designated specials class time on run days. Our regular front office check-in procedures apply to any parents wanting to attend.

Kinder: 1:20-2:10

1st: 12:30-1:20

2nd: 9:15-10:05

3rd: 10:10-11:00

4th: 11:35-12:25

5th: 8:20-9:10

Here are some answers to questions you might have:

What is the process for visiting my child at lunch?

1. Sign-in at the office
Lunch visitors will be required to sign in at the front office and receive a visitor badge that must be worn at all times. We will need to see a photo ID (either your license or passport).

3. Eat lunch with your child
You will be able to eat lunch with your child in the cafeteria. There will be designated tables for lunch visitors. You may only eat with your child. No other learners may be invited to eat with you. You may purchase lunch in the cafeteria or bring a lunch with you.

4. Sign out in the office
Parents will be dismissed from the cafeteria. You will need to go back through the front office to sign out at the end of lunchtime. Parents will not be able to join their child(ren) back in the class or at recess.

Who can visit my child for lunch?

District guidelines limit lunchroom visitors at the elementary level to parents, immediate family members with written permission from a parent, and campus mentors. Immediate family members are defined as the student’s parents/step-parents, siblings, grandparents, or any person residing in the home. A parent can list the person(s) who have permission to have lunch for the entire school year.

If anyone other than the parent(s) listed as guardians in our district eschool system is eating with the child, we will need written documentation of your approval. I have attached a copy of the form below, and we will have copies in the office, as well.

Coppell Education Foundation representative, Sherilyn Fox, updated us at our last PTO meeting about the CEF Foundation. The CEF Foundation will take nominations for students, teachers, and staff from 9/26 - 10/14 for CEF Superstars. Parents can nominate any staff member by visiting https://www.coppellisdef.com/super-star to submit a nomination. Teachers will be able to nominate our learners, and we look forward to awarding some of our TCE Texans this fall.

Library volunteer times are now available through October. Library volunteers will assist with checking in and checking out books, reshelving books, and helping with special projects. Please find a link below to sign-up. All volunteers must have a completed background check from this school year.

TCE PTO is looking for your help in gathering photos for the Town Center Yearbook! We set up an easy process for you to share your images from different campus or classroom events. We would love for all families to contribute their images so we can make sure we have equal representation from all grade levels and classrooms! Please use the following step-by-step directions document or video to create a Lifetouch account and begin uploading your images now. Thank you!

For the last two years, free and reduced meals were provided for all Texas public school children. This year, families must complete an application to qualify for free or reduced-priced meals. For more information, check out the Coppell ISD Child Nutrition website. Complete your School Meal Application here. Allow up to ten days to process your application.

Friday, Oct. 21st

CISD Tailgate

October 24th-28th

Red Ribbon Week - See details above

UPDATED DATE - Oct. 25th

PTO Meeting 6:00 p.m. TCE Library

November 7th

Board Workshop 5:30 p.m.

November 11th

Veterans Day Ceremony 8:00 a.m. - More details to come, but we would love to have any TCE family or friends that are veterans attend.

Email: jmartin@coppellisd.com
Website: coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800
Facebook: www.facebook.com/towncentercisd
Twitter: @tcetexans