News Update

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

5/9	3rd & 4th Grade STAAR Math tests
5/10	3rd & 4th Grade STAAR Reading tests
5/11	5th Grade STAAR Science test
5/16	Cubs Night Out @ Plucker's Wings
5/17	Parent Talk & Tea - Campus experts present about literacy skills your child needs to learn!
5/19	Young Engineer's Night - Mark your calendars for this special night!
5/20	Cannon Career Day
5/25	End of Year Awards Ceremonies - 2nd grade (8:00-9:00 am); 1st grade (9:15-10:15); Kindergarten (1:30-2:30)
5/26	Field Day
5/27	Student Holiday - Bad Weather Makeup Day - No School
5/30	Memorial Day Holiday - No School
5/31	End of Year Awards Ceremonies - 3rd grade (8:15-9:15); 4th grade (1:30-2:30)
6/1	End of Year Awards Ceremony - 5th grade -8:00-9:00; 5th grade picnic - 11:50-1:00 pm
6/2	Last Day of School for students

Please remember that our 3rd - 5th grade students will be taking STAAR assessments this week.  During STAAR testing, Monday - Wednesday, the campus is closed to all parents & visitors.  No volunteers or parent lunch visits are permitted May 9th-11th.   Our 3rd & 4th graders will be taking the STAAR Math tests on Monday, May 9th.  On Tuesday, May 10th, our 3rd & 4th graders will take the Reading STAAR.  On Wednesday, all 5th grade students will take STAAR Science.  Please help your child have the best testing experience possible by making sure they get to bed early on nights before testing, have a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school ON TIME.  Be sure to encourage your student to take their time, use their strategies and show what they know!! We know our Cannon Cubs are well-prepared and are going to do a great job on STAAR!!

YOUNG ENGINEERS NIGHT - MAY 19th  MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!  We are so excited about our Young Engineer's Night scheduled for Thursday, May 19th.  All families will be invited to come enjoy an amazing Engineering EXPO that will be held in the school gym.  Engineers & experts from various strands of engineering (Biomedical, Aerospace, Chemical, Environmental, Computer Software, and more!) will be conducting awesome demonstrations for our students & families throughout the evening.  In addition, families can participate in Engineering Design Challenges from each of these engineering strands throughout the building.  It's going to be a GREAT night of learning & fun for all of our Cubs & their families!  Mark your calendars now for this special event!!

SUMMER FAMILY ADOPT-THE-GARDEN   Can you family adopt the garden for a week over the summer??  We are looking for families interested in taking ownership of Cannon's Learning Garden for a week at a time this summer!  You can spend time with your family watering, pulling week, planting & harvesting vegetables.  If you are not able to volunteer for a full week, but would still like to help please let us know.  There may be another family that can share a week with you.  Please click here to let us know if you are available to adopt the garden this summer.  We appreciate your help making the garden a GREAT place for our students to learn!!

CANNON CAREER DAY SPEAKERS NEEDED!!  We are excited to have our 2nd school-wide Career Day for all students, K-5, onFriday, May 20th and we need your help! If you are interested in being a presenter or know someone that would be willing to present,please use this link to let us know!!   Please provide this information by Friday, April 29th. We would like to have individuals come talk to our students about what  they do and what they had to achieve to get where they are today. There are so many jobs, careers, and professions available and it would be incredible to expose the students to as many of them as we can. We believe it is important for our students to be educated about future careers and opportunities because it can help motivate them to set goals for their future.  Career Day will be all day on Friday, May 20th. Presenters will be scheduled to speak to multiple groups for no longer than 30 min per group.  Please let us know the duration of time you are available and we will coordinate your schedule to work around your availability. Some presenters will be in a central location and speak to an entire grade level while others will travel around to different classrooms. We are looking for presentations to be motivating and exciting for the students so feel free to bring visual aids, computer slide shows, pictures, videos, props or more. Thank you so much for your support!! Please feel free to email our counselor, Mandy Coburn at amanda.coburn@gcisd.net if you have any questions.

FIELD DAY PLANS Cannon's Field Day is scheduled forThursday, May 26th this year.  We will have an Olympic theme to this year's events, in recognition of the Summer Olympics this year!  We are making plans now for a wonderful Field Day and we could use your help.  Coach Sutherlin is in need of several supplies to be used in some of the Field Day events.  Please click here to let her know if you can donate any of these supplies.  Thank you!!


SUMMER ENRICHMENT REGISTRATION IS OPEN!  Be sure to check out the awesome summer enrichment opportunities that are offered in GCISD.  Summer classes are offered for students that have completed Kindergarten - 6th grade and are ages 5-13.  Courses are offered in all areas, including academic, physical fitness, fine arts, as well as special interest classes.  Classes run for one week for 3 hours per day either in the morning or in the afternoon.  Click here to find registration information for Summer Enrichment or watch this video  to learn more about Summer Enrichment opportunities!

MATH TELESCOPING REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY  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-7.   The registration deadline for the May 7th exams is closed and registration for the July 28th exams will be posted during the week of May 9th. The Math Telescoping Information Packet is available here on the district website.

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