| 3/21 | Students return from Spring Break |
| 3/23 | Report Cards will be available for viewing after 3:30 pm |
| 3/24 | Principal's Coffee - 8:00-9:00 library |
| 3/24 | GCISD Bond Information Meeting - 6:00 pm Cannon cafeteria |
| 3/24 | GMS Band Tryouts will be held at Cannon between 5:00-7:00 pm - 5th graders only |
| 3/25 | Bad Weather Make-Up Day (If no bad weather days are used prior to this date, this will be a student holiday) |
| 3/28 | GCISD Board Meeting - Colleyville Middle School - 7:00 pm cafeteria |
| 3/29 | STAAR Testing - 4th Grade Writing (Day 1) & 5th Grade Math |
| 3/30 | STAAR Testing - 5th Grade Reading |
| 4/01 | Special Programs Lottery |
STAAR TESTING BEGINS NEXT WEEK FOR 4th & 5th GRADE STUDENTS It's almost time for our 4th grade & 5th grade students to begin STAAR testing! Our 4th graders will take the STAAR Writing test on Tuesday, March 29th. Our 5th grade students will take STAAR Math on Tuesday, March 29th and STAAR Reading on Wednesday March 30th. We are confident that our students will perform well on these state-mandated assessments! Please remember to provide your child with positive encouragement, as well as reminders to do work hard, use the strategies they have learned, and to do their best on these upcoming assessments. Please watch for any last minute information/reminders coming home from your child's teachers about STAAR testing.
PRINCIPAL'S COFFEE THIS WEEK - PLEASE JOIN ME! I will be hosting my next Principal's Coffee on Thursday, March 24th, from 8:00-9:00 am in the Cannon library. In addition to enjoying a cup of coffee & a pastry, this will be an informal opportunity to chat about topics that are important to our school community. Hope to see you there!
EASY WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL! Did you know that it has been OVER 5 YEARS since Cannon has done a school-sponsored fundraiser! In an effort to provide an opportunity for Cannon parents to help support Cannon directly, by making donations that go directly to Cannon school funds (not through PTA), we are doing a Greenback Fundraiser! Instead of asking families to support sales, such as cookie dough, candy or wrapping paper, we are making it easy for Cannon parents by simply asking parents to make a one-time donation directly to Cannon. Funds raised through this effort will help support our G-R-O-W-T-H and will be used to help fund the purchase of curriculum materials for STEM, technology, professional development opportunities for our teachers, and for the purchase of MORE wonderful resources that will directly benefit your child! In order to make this as easy as possible for our parents, donations can either be made online, using a credit card (no fees involved!) or by cash/check. Checks should be made out to Cannon Elementary. All donations are tax-deductible and a form for tax deductions will be provided upon request. Donation forms will be sent home with all students soon! Click here to make a donation ONLINE now! Select the button - Cannon- Growing the Future!!
IT'S YEARBOOK TIME! Yearbook information was sent home with ALL students last week. Yearbooks are $20, which includes a free personalized page, and can be purchased online or by making a payment in the Cannon office by cash or check. All checks should be made payable to Cannon Elementary. Yearbooks must be purchased by April 4th and personalized pages must also be completed by this dates. When you purchase a yearbook, you will have the option to customize TWO pages in your child's yearbook for FREE! You can design your child's pages with pictures of their year, including school parties, field trips, vacations, fun events, sports, or other activities. Parents can even create these pages as dedication pages with baby pictures and special quotes. If you design custom pages, they will be included ONLY in your child's yearbook and must be complete through the online site. You are not required to create custom pages - it's only an option for interested parents! To get started on your yearbook order, go to www.TreeRing.com/validate. You will be asked for our school's passcode: 1014520263794913 We are excited to offer these new yearbook options this year!
FREE eBOOKS FOR ALL CANNON STUDENTS! All students received information about FREE eBOOKS that are now available to all Cannon students! In case you missed the information that came home with your child, I have provided all of the information below on how to access a library of thousands of popular and award-winning eBooks for free! We hope that all of our Cannon parents will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and that it helps further support and engage your child's learning and foster their love of reading beyond the classroom.
- Go to the App Store on your device (Apple or Android)
- Search for "Open eBooks" and follow the instructions to download.
- Open the app.
- Agree to any terms & conditions.
- Enter your code and PIN combination when prompted. For Pre-K - 4th grade eBooks: Access Code: M6901N0WZ0 Pin: 5806; For 5th-8th grade eBooks: Access Code: MUZI856QUT Pin: 8534
- Browse the catalog of books available.
- Download eBooks of interest to your child and enjoy reading. Please note that you can download 10 eBooks at a time. Each eBook will be available for 56 days before it must be renewed.
- That's it! Enjoy!!
YOU ARE INVITED TO A GCISD BOARD MEETING! In an effort to invite community members to see our district at work, the Board of Trustees are taking some monthly Board meetings on the road! On Monday, March 29th the GCISD Board of Trustees will host its regular meeting at Colleyville Middle School, located at 1100 Bogart Drive, Colleyville, TX. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!
MATH TELESCOPING ASSESSMENT DATES ANNOUNCED Testing opportunities for telescoping in math for the 2016-2017 school year are available in the spring and summer for GCISD students who are completing grades K through 7. The Math Telescoping Information Packet will be available the first week of March on the district website under the For Parents and Students Directory by selecting the link for Acceleration Exams, Math Telescoping, Grades K-7. From the Assessment Department page select either the ENGLISH or SPANISH version for Math Telescoping, Grades K-7. Parents will find information about the requirements to qualify for Math Telescoping and instructions about the new TWO STEP Online Registration Process. There will be links to print the Information Packet, begin the TWO STEP Online Registration Process to register for the spring exams, view the TEKS on the TEA website, and download Study Guides for the exams purchased from UT-Austin. Click here to see the exam dates and registration deadlines for each exam date - English. Click here to see this information in Spanish.
LET'S TALK! In an effort to continually improve the district's communication with parents, staff, and community members, GCISD has created an online system called Let's Talk, in which you can simply click on the appropriate department or program to start a conversation, submit a question, comment, make a suggestions, or share a concern or compliment. Access Let's Talk by clicking here.
GCISD BOND 2016 The GCISD Board of Trustees approved ordering a bond election for May 7th, 2016. As a reminder, early voting can be done from April 25 - May 3. The bond election will be held on May 7th.
Please take a moment to watch this video below for more details about specific projects included in the bond package within each objective. Now that the election has been called, there are a number of resources available that will provide more information about this bond package. These include:
- Dr. Ryan's letter to community about Bond 2016 - English Dr. Ryan's letter to community about Bond 2016 - Spanish
- Bond 2016 website - this website has resources to provide more information about specific projects in the bond package; press releases, bond video, etc..
- FIRST Committee website - this website has information/videos of each meeting of this committee, as well as many resources that were shared with this committee.
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