Town Center Principal Newsletter

Thank you all for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special for our TCE staff! We all felt celebrated and appreciated throughout the week thanks to all of you. We loved all the sweet notes, delicious treats, daily fun and prizes, and the words of encouragement you took time out of your day to share with us. Thank you all for being a part of our TCE community and supporting our staff!

We are excited to have In-N-Out Food Truck join us at our TCE Spring Picnic Thursday, May 2nd from 6:00-7:30 PM. Pre-order is required. They have several options to choose from, including a vegetarian option. Below is the link to pre-order by Saturday, April 27th. The meals are $5 each and include a grilled cheese, hamburger, or cheeseburger; chips; and a soft drink. Our Town Center PTO receives 75% of the sale proceeds , and the remaining 25% goes to In-N-Out's Slave2Nothing Foundation (In-N-Out Burger created the Slave 2 Nothing® Foundation to open paths to freedom for those who are enslaved by any person or substance).

We invite all Town Center Families to join us Tuesday, May 7th at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom to hear from our CISD Superintendent Dr. Hunt, Chief Financial Officer Diana Sircar, and Chief Communications Officer Angela Brown. They will share more about our district budget and answer any questions you may have. We'd love for you all to join us!

Zoom Link to Join the Meeting:

https://coppellisd.zoom.us/j/91019056081?pwd=ZHRiQ1NEY0VMeVRGL2wrVGh3RjBqUT09

Meeting ID: 910 1905 6081
Passcode: 597204

Mark your calendars and lace up your running shoes! The Coppell ISD Education Foundation will be hosting its Annual Run to Fund at Andy Brown East Park on Saturday, May 4, 2024. You can register using the link button below.

This year’s Run will include a one-mile Fun Run perfect for adults and children of all ages followed by a 5K, timed and untimed. Proceeds from the Run to Fund will allow CEF to award transformative classroom grants and bring innovative learning opportunities to all students in CISD. CEF will also give $2 from every Run to Fund race entry to the Physical Education Department at the CISD school of your choice.

**Each year CISD has a contest to see which school has the most participants, and we'd love for Town Center to have their first win! Join Ms. Martin and other TCE staff for a fun morning. If our school wins, each class will win an extra recess time!

Race Day Schedule:

8 am – 1 Mile Family Fun Run
8:30 am – 5k (timed and untimed)
9:30 am – Medal Ceremony

Pricing:

5K RACE – CISD Students and Staff Only – Registration $35
5K RACE – General – Registration $40
1-Mile Fun Run – Registration $30
1-Mile Fun Run – Kids 5 and under are free – no shirt (but registration is required)
Sleep-In Option (shirt only) – $25

CISD would like to hear from our students, families, employees and community about why "My Home is CISD." Submit a testimonial at go.coppellisd.com/myhomeCISD.

Thank you to the dads that have taken time at TCE on Fridays to volunteer. For clarification, any amount of time you can give would be great. If you only have time to be there at drop-off or for a specific time frame, we would still love for you to sign-up.

As a reminder, we are having "Dads Club on Campus Day" at TCE. This is currently scheduled for Fridays, and they are able to sign-up to spend time at TCE supporting the campus and classrooms in different ways. This may include:

• Welcoming students to school during morning arrival
• Helping in classrooms, the office, or PE as requested by teachers
• Joining staff for lunchroom duty
• Re-shelving books in the library
• Car line dismissal and high fives to end the day

**In order for the campus to coordinate scheduling, please sign-up at least a week in advance.

Click Here to Participate in a Friday Dads Club on Campus Day.

If you would like to sign up to receive Dads Club Communications, you can email your contact information to Nick Walther at tceptodadsclub@gmail.com.

We ask that all families complete a volunteer background check. 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, Dads 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.

Friday, April 26th

Tentative based on rain: Sun Run during specials - please check in at the front office

Family Friday Lunch - please check in at the front office

Thursday, May 2nd

Kindergarten Roundup for upcoming kindergarten families - 5:30 PM in the TCE Cafeteria

TCE Spring Family Picnic 6:00-7:30 PM - Order your meals using the link above

Tuesday, May 7th

CISD Parent Budget Information Meeting with Dr. Hunt- 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Click here to join.