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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

2/05	Wear Red to School to support American Heart Assoc.
2/11	Principal's Coffee - 8:00-9:00 Cannon Library
2/12	Class Valentine's Day parties
2/15	Student Holiday - Professional Learning Day for teachers
2/19	Cannon Talent Show - 6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th IS WEAR RED DAY! Friday, February 5th has been designated by our district as WEAR RED DAY, in support of the American Heart Association.  Please support this effort by sending your child to school wearing RED!! We want people to experience more of life's precious moments and so does the American Heart Association!  Let's bring awareness to this important cause by wearing RED!! 

PRINCIPAL'S COFFEE - MARK YOUR CALENDAR! I will be hosting a Principal's Coffee each month, beginning in February.  The first one is scheduled on Thursday, February 11th, from 8:00-9:00 and it will be held in the Cannon Library.  At each of these Principal's Coffees, parents are invited to attend, in order to hear updates about GCISD & Cannon Elementary and learn information that has a direct impact on our school community!  I am really looking forward to these informal opportunities to share important information with families and engage in conversation with you about ways to improve our school! 

DISTRICT TOURS @CANNON LAST WEEK!  If your child came home telling you "there were a lot of people walking through their classrooms" last week, they were correct!!  Since beginning our STEM program at Cannon, we frequently get requests from other school districts to come tour our campus.  Many of these school districts are exploring the opportunity of implementing STEM at the elementary level, so they bring groups of educators out to tour our school and learn more about our program.  Last week, we hosted groups from Burleson ISD, Denton ISD, and Dallas ISD.  Without fail, the educators in these groups left with high praise for the innovative & creative work our Cannon staff and students are doing!!  Later this month, Dr. Ryan, GCISD's superintendent, will be hosting another tour at Cannon with a community group known as Leadership Colleyville. This group of community leaders will spend their day learning all about educational opportunities in GCISD.  The Leadership Grapevine group also visited our campus in the fall.  Finally, beginning next month, we will host several dates for parent tours, for any parents who are interested in seeing our campus and learning more about learning through STEM.  If you have a friend or family member who is interested in learning more about Cannon's STEM program, let us know and we will schedule a time for them to visit!! 

DISTRICT COMMITTEE FINALIZES WORK ON POTENTIAL BOND PROPOSAL Since last July, a committee of community members & GCISD employees have worked together on a FIRST (Facility Innovation & Readiness Stakeholder Team) committee to study and prioritize ways to create the best possible learning environment for GCISD students and research the possibility of calling for a bond election in May, 2016. GCISD has not called a bond election, but with the work of this team, a proposal has been developed and will be presented to the GCISD School Board in February.  If the bond proposal is approved and the School Board calls a bond election for May, 2016, there are a number of projects on the proposal list that will not only benefit all students and schools in GCISD, but specifically Cannon Elementary, in that one of the proposed projects calls for a building a new campus for Cannon Elementary!  I will be including information in all future newsletter about the progress of the FIRST committee and the status of a possible bond election.  Additionally, I will be hosting Principal's Coffees during the months of February - April to provide more information about this process, the impact on our school community, and answer any questions you may have about this process.  The work of this committee has been very transparent and is available to view on a special website,dedicated to the work of this group.  Transcripts from each committee meeting are available on this website, as well as video from each meeting.   I urge you to check out this website and stay informed about the status of a possible bond election.  Click here to access the FIRST website! 

CANNON'S TALENT SHOW IS COMING SOON!  Cannon's PTA is planning another great talent show to showcase our students' great talent to all of our school families!  The Talent Show is scheduled for Friday, February 19th @ 6:00 pm, so mark your calendars now!  Information will be sent home with all students and it is very important to review all of the rules and schedule for audition/rehearsals before committing yourself and your child to participate in the talent show.  Permission forms were due by Friday, January 15th but will be accepted on   Parents of students auditioning will be sent additional information on Tuesday, January 19th.  In order for the show to go on, the PTA needs parent volunteers to help with the talent show.  Sign up today to volunteer for this fun and creative experience!  

STAY CONNECTED!   HAVE YOU "LIKED" OUR CANNON FACEBOOK PAGE YET? If you haven't already "liked" our Cannon Facebook page, please do so today!  We work hard to provide updates, information, and celebrations on our Cannon page. Click here to see our Cannon Facebook  Also, please follow us on Twitter @canSTEM