Head U Gator News
January 13, 2017
GT Parent meeting
If your child is already identified and being served through our advanced academics (either GT LEAD or ASPIRE) this is not a meeting you'll need to attend.
Calendar Survey
I know that many of you have asked about the 2017-2018 school calendar so I wanted to provide you a brief update on its status. On Thursday, January 12, the district included in The LEADer, the district's e-newsletter, a link to a brief survey that asks four questions regarding the student-teacher calendar. In case you missed it, I have included a link to the survey in this email. These questions will help us determine what is most important for our parents, teachers, students and community members. The survey will be open until 4 p.m.on Friday, January 20. Once the district has collected the information, a proposed calendar will be recommended to the District Excellence Committee prior to the Board of Trustees vote on Monday, February 27. We are working diligently to finalize the 2017-2018 school calendar and we appreciate your patience as we work to create the best calendar to cultivate student success.
Here are links to the survey - it is available in English and Spanish, and there is a staff and parent/community survey. Please be sure to send the link to each respective group so that we may collect their feedback:
English Parent/Community: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQ09NGteBVQF9yEIrjJl-arC221pS925y-HafXH82i-zEEPQ/viewform
English Staff: https://docs.google.com/a/gcisd.net/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIWPDGFCd72Gfmml_Ee0DoEuhYrbFy2_-5nYD3gUs-I4xKMA/viewform
Spanish Parent/Community: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDvpLxzFo7I9EYBjW3-HWnAZ9bceRNu5E1MbV8f7qxgevQBA/viewform
Math Lab
We will begin spring Math Lab on January 30th. If your child enjoys challenging him or herself with math problems, this could be an interesting after-school activity for s/he to attend. Please do check with your child, because if they aren't interested no amount of cajoling on our part will make this fun for them if they don't want to be there! If you plan to send your child, you need to plan to volunteer to help because we can't do math lab without volunteers!
We have so many great activities after school, it is impossible to find a day of the week that doesn't interfere with another activity. Monday is the best option based on available space for the spring.
PTA news
WE WANT AND NEED YOUR VOICE! Please join your fellow GCISD PTA members on January 26th for a Legislative Advocacy Roundtable Discussion hosted by the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Council of PTAs.
MEET and TALK with YOUR area legislators and staff and pick up advocacy tips to use throughout the current 85th Texas Legislative Session.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
6:30-8:00pm (childcare not provided)
Light refreshments provided
PDEC (Professional Development and Education Center): 5800 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX 76034
We will give a brief overview of our district PTA's top 5 issues for our legislators to address: 1) Reduce STAAR emphasis, 2) Oppose vouchers and ESA programs, 3) Adequate school funding, 4) Pursue a new accountability system that is valid, reliable and balanced and 5) Clarify the role of school districts on cyber-bullying. (Handouts with more information on each issue will be available at the event.)
Pre-registration is not required, but is highly recommended so we can get a headcount and plan appropriately. To register, scroll down to find your school and RSVP at the following site: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d45a9a72ca46-legislative.
Kidzu
Calendar
Monday, January 16
Student and teacher holiday!
Tuesday, January 17
Spanish 2:55-4:00
Wednesday, January 18
Thursday, January 19
Friday, January 20
Spanish 2:55-4:00
Bricks4Kids 2:55-4:00
Bowman Sports
Kindergarten PJ and Pizza party 6-10 p.m.