On Apr. 12, 4th graders from Thompson Elementary traveled to San Antonio and Austin to experience what they are learning in Texas History. Students visited the Texas State Capitol, the Witte Museum and the Alamo. The trip was funded by Discover Texas Field Trips, a non-profit organization.
Students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage. At the Witte Museum, students learned about “chuck box cuisine” from “Cookie,” a historical reenactor straight from the trail. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol. The visit included visiting the Senate and House of Representatives chambers.
Texas History Comes Alive
The students then stepped back in time as they toured The Alamo, one of the most famous missions in the United States. While there, they learned about the Battle of the Alamo’s role in the Texas Revolution.
CFB will be hosting Countdown to Kindergarten 2019 on Apr. 23, 6:30 PM at all elementary campuses. Students will be able to experience the sights and sounds of their campus, while parents register them for school. Parents and students will also have an opportunity to meet the principal and school staff. School registration will continue on school days between 9 AM-2 PM.
Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Early Learning Council are conducting a statewide birth-five needs assessment to better understand the needs of those accessing, providing, and supporting early childhood programs and services for children ages birth to five.
Project SUCCESS is a Title III National Professional Development Program funded by the US Department of Education. Project SUCCESS won a competitive award of $2,709,123 from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2022 from the Office of English Acquisition of the USDOE. The grant funds the Latino Literacy Project. The project focuses on working with parents on ways to help their children with literacy and biliteracy development. Also, to establish a reading routine at home with their children. Parents work with the teachers at the schools for 10 weeks learning how to teach reading to their children in English and Spanish at home.
Second grade students at Thompson Elementary were put to the test the week of August 27, 2018! Students attending PE classes with Coach Jaime O’Brien were challenged to transport all of their equipment, containing pool noodles, a rubber chicken, yarn balls, and several other odds and ends, across the gym. The challenge lies in that at no point, can any of their objects touch the floor. Through teamwork and encouragement groups of 3-4 children were able to successfully get themselves, and their equipment from one side of the gym to the other.
