Colt Corner
Colleyville Middle School
August 20, 2021
Colts,
We had a great first week at CMS! The nerves of the new school year have come and gone and our Colts are settling in and hitting their stride. Thank you for your patience and support during this first week of school. I hope all of our Colts get some rest this weekend. We can’t wait to see them next week!
David Arencibia, Ed.D.
CMS Principal
Twitter: @CmsColts - #TeamCMS - #cmscelebrates - #CMSstrengths
B.E.S.T. - Building Excellent Schools Together
UPCOMING DATES/EVENTS
August 20 - Back to School CMS PTA Social 6:00-8:00pm
August 31 - PTA Coffee with Dr. Arencibia, CMS Learning Commons 8:45am (must complete COVID-19 screener/see visitor guidelines below).
August 31 - PTA Executive Board Meeting following coffee for PTA Executive Board only
August 31 - Curriculum Night, Information: Schedule linked here and details here.
- 5:45pm - PTA Meeting
- 6:15pm - Optional PSAT Meeting (open to all, but a focus on our 8th grade students who will be taking the PSAT test in October).
- 6:45pm - Curriculum Night; walking the schedule and get a high level overview of each class.
September 6 - Labor Day Holiday
September 15 - Picture Day
In this Edition of the Colt Corner
* FIRST LEGO League Information
* Curriculum Night Information
* Remote Conferencing
* COVID-19 Protocols and Testing Center
* Visitor and Volunteer Guidelines
* Cafeteria Volunteers
* Cafeteria Menus
* Emergency Management and School Security
* Counselor Corner
Repeated Information
* PTA Back to School Social
* PTA Information - All in one PTA sign up form.
* Football and Volleyball Schedules
* PSAT College Prep Genius Boot Camp Flyer
* Cheer Booster Ad Program
* Colleyville Middle School Directory - Who To Contact
FIRST LEGO League
Colleyville Middle School Students have the opportunity to apply to become
a member of our 2021 FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Robotics team. Each
team will consist of up to 10 students that will be our Colleyville Middle
competition teams. Students will need to commit to being on the team for
the entire Fall Semester.
Curriculum Night Information
Remote Conferencing
GCISD would like to inform families that, beginning on Monday, August 23, remote conferencing will be available for students who are unable to attend school in-person because they are in quarantine as the result of being a close contact or test-positive for COVID-19.
Approved by the Texas Education Agency, remote conferencing is a mechanism by which online instruction can be provided for those who are temporarily away from campus for reasons related to COVID-19. It is important to remember this is not GCISD Online, a temporary remote learning option for elementary students that families were made aware of last week.
Please click here for frequently asked questions regarding remote conferencing. More detailed information, including a complete list of FAQs, is available from the TEA by clicking here.
COVID-19 Protocols and Testing Center
Throughout the summer, GCISD has continued to monitor updated health guidance and recommendations to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, the District has monitored positive cases for students and staff that participated in summer programs. This continued monitoring has helped inform the District’s 2021-2022 COVID-19 protocols. More information about the protocols was sent last week, and can be read here.
GCISD COVID-19 Testing Center
The GCISD COVID-19 Testing Center at Mustang Panther Stadium is currently open for symptomatic students or staff.
The testing center hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is needed from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.; however, please email covidtesting@gcisd.net to let the district know that you will be coming. From 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., appointments should be made using the same email address listed above.
Visitor and Volunteer Guidelines
The District and campuses want to offer and create meaningful ways for parents and community members to be engaged and involved this school year. The safety of students, staff and visitors will guide the decisions about these opportunities considering the continued concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Campuses will implement a tiered system regarding visitors in the building and campus events and activities based on the community spread level determined by Tarrant County Public Health. The complete set of guidelines can be found here.
Cafeteria Volunteers
The GCISD Nutrition Services Department is looking for volunteers! Come get to know the students while serving them a nutritious lunch in the school cafeteria. You can volunteer at your child's school or any school in the district. You must be registered as a volunteer in the district, or get signed up as a volunteer today so you can join the amazing kitchen staff serving the students. Please see the flyer for details and a link to sign up!
Cafeteria Menus
GCISD school cafeteria follows a calendar-cycle menu at breakfast and lunch. This menu begins on September 13th, 2021. During the first 4 weeks of school, all schools will follow a simplified lunch menu to allow all students to adjust to the new school year and to re-familiarize themselves with the cafeteria and their PIN number. The simplified menus can be viewed online using our menu system MealViewer. Printable copies of all menus can be downloaded here. If you have questions please contact child.nutrition@gcisd.net. GCISD Nutrition Services looks forward to serving your family in the upcoming school year!
Emergency Management and School Security
The GCISD Director of Emergency Management and School Security, Allen Smith, has asked that we provide you with information regarding Standard Response Protocols.
GCISD partners with the I Love U Guys Foundation and uses the Standard Response Protocols (SRP) to respond to any situation or emergency that takes place at school or in the district.
Each campus will conduct drills throughout the school year. These drills are based on the Standard Response Protocols of Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, Shelter, and Hold. GCISD developed one additional protocol known as Clear.
Completion of the drills is mandatory for each campus during the first two weeks of school, so that students and staff are prepared. Drills help us learn and know how to respond in the case of a real emergency at school. Our drills also help us to check certain equipment and responses. Our emergency management leaders on each campus will work with students and staff to complete our drills and document the results.
Week of August 23-27
Instructions for Opening Lockers: Some of our 6th grade students have reported that they are having trouble unlocking their lockers, so we thought it might be helpful to share a video demonstrating the instructions. While the lock on the locker shown in the video is a different type than the ones we have at CMS, the instructions are the same. If a student follows the instructions in this video and is still unable to open their locker, please have them fill out the form below, which can also be found in Canvas, and they will be called into the office for assistance.
PTA Back to School Social
We are asking for volunteers for the back to school social please sign up to help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AFAA23A64-cmssun1
Remember, you must have an approved background check before you can volunteer for the school year. If you have not filled out a background check please do so now, so it can be ready to go by the start of school!
https://appgarden5.app-garden.com/VolTrackTX220906.nsf/Home.xsp
PTA
Here is this all in one PTA form to join our PTA and also sign up for some beginning of the year items that you won’t want your Colts to miss out on. * Note at this time smartie grams and supply packs are no longer available.
Subscribe to our CMS PTA newsletter here.
Our PTA has social media accounts you can follow at:
Facebook: Colleyville Middle School PTA
Instagram: cmscoltspta
Twitter: @cmscoltspta
More information will follow in the coming weeks. We will see you at Colt Camp and grade level orientations on August 13th!
Cheer Booster Ad Program
Follow this link (or below) to submit your information, upload your child's photo and your custom message. Payment can be made via check, paypal or venmo (payment info provided inside google link).
Google Form Link:
https://forms.gle/CgrH5Vx9rVkZs699A
Questions: holly@bluekeyds.com or call 713-851-0285
PSAT Prep - Optional Opportunity
Football Schedules
Volleyball Schedules
CMS Who To Contact Directory
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