Colt Corner
Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence
May 5, 2017
Dear Colt Parents,
This coming week the National PTA will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. Our fantastic PTA helped us celebrate our staff last week with daily treats and meals. We are very blessed to have such a dedicated staff that pour their hearts out daily for our students. Teaching is hard; it requires a lot of time in preparing daily lessons (multiple for many) while thinking of individual students and their needs, sometimes multiplied by 150-170 students daily. Teaching has evolved tremendously over the past decade with many new challenges and is nearly completely different than when you and I were in school. We are proud at CMS that we strive to teach with best practices in mind for today's learner while thinking of the whole child. I hope that you join me in taking the time to thank our hard working teachers in some capacity for their tireless work and dedication to our students. Thank you for your continued support of our CMS staff! Have a great weekend!
BEST,
David Arencibia, Ed.D.
CMS Principal
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Closed Campus 5/8 - 5/11
GCISD Summer Reading Assignment
Summer Boredom Busters 2017
Telescoping
Math Telescoping Exams – June 28, 2017
Testing opportunities for telescoping in math for the 2017-2018 school year are available this summer for GCISD students who are completing grades K through 7.
The Math Telescoping Information Packet is available on the district website under the For Parents and Students Directory by selecting the link for Acceleration Exams, Math Telescoping, Grades K-7.
Parents will find information about the requirements to qualify for Math Telescoping and instructions about the 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 summer exams, view the TEKS on the TEA website, and download Study Guides for the exams purchased from UT-Austin. The online registration form will go live on May 11th for the June 28th test administration.
Important dates are listed below:
Summer Exam Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 9:00 am
Colleyville Middle School (location change)
Online Registration Opens: May 11, 2017
Online Registration Closes: May 25, 2017
The online registration form will become unavailable on: May 26, 2017
Exam Fee Payment Deadline: May 31, 2017
Counselors Corner
Counselor Corner Week of May 8 – May 12, 2017
6th Grade AVID, 7th Grade AVID, and 8th graders listened to Annie Bures from TCU on Friday, May 5h during Advisory talk about college. Please ask you child what they learned.
For current CMS students who will not be attending a GCISD school for the 2017-2018 school year, please notify CMS Registrar Shari Vanderwork at shari.vanderwork@gcisd.net.
Please contact the counseling department if you have any questions.
Krystal McCure – Counselor A-K – 817-305-4916
Leslie Walden – Counselor L-Z – 817-305-4917
Shari Vanderwork – Registrar – 817-305-4955
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Upcoming Week Events
Monday, May 8 - STAAR 6th/7th Math, 8th Math Retest (closed campus)
Tuesday, May 9 - STAAR 6th/7th Reading, 8th Reading Retest (closed campus)
Wednesday, May 10 - STAAR 8th Science (closed campus)
Thursday, May 11 - STAAR 8th Social Studies (closed campus)
Friday, May 12 - STAAR Make-up sessions
Future Events
Wednesday, May 24 - 8:30 am - 8th Grade Awards Ceremony & Main Event Field Trip
NJHS Induction Ceremony - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - CMS North Gym
Thursday, May 25 - 8:30 am - 7th Grade Awards Ceremony - CMS North Gym
10:30 am - 6th Grade Awards - CMS North Gym
Yearbook Pep Rally - CMS North Gym
Friday, May 26 - School Holiday
Monday, May 29 - School Holiday
Thursday, June 1 - Last day of school - Early Release - 12:10