Colt Corner
Colleyville Middle School
February 18, 2022
Colts,
This week's busy school schedule consisted of many events at Colleyville Middle School. Yesterday, we were able to have our new Student Voice Club day allowing our students a break in their week to select a club that they don't normally get a chance to participate in. The clubs give our Colts the opportunity to be with friends and other staff members that may not be able to spend time with during the regular school week. I've included a clip here with some of our Colts talking about their Club experiences.
Today we also had the opportunity to celebrate this school year’s Teacher and Paraprofessional of the Year! We are thrilled to announce that Alyssa Gutierrez was named our Paraprofessional of the Year and Alecia Engle was named our Teacher of the Year. These two educators exemplify the wonderful values of our school. They are both positive individuals that are always seeking to find ways to help our Colts and their colleagues to be the best that they can be.
This busy time of year gives us many opportunities to reflect and celebrate the events and individuals that help make our school community a great one. The experiences from the week, in addition to our celebrations, are continued ways that we are Building an Excellent School Together. Have a great weekend!
David Arencibia, Ed.D.
Colleyville Middle School, Principal
Twitter: @CmsColts - #TeamCMS - #ColtPride
B.E.S.T. - Building Excellent Schools Together
UPCOMING DATES/EVENTS
February 18 & 19th - 7th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament bracket link here-
February 18 & 19th - 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament bracket link here
February 18 - Honors Band - CMS Band Hall - 4:00 - 6:00pm
February 18 - 8th Grade Course Selections with 7th Graders
February 22 - Incoming 6th Grade Showcase Night 6:00 - 7:15pm - CMS Cafeteria & Virtual Padlet
February 22 - Dance Parent Meeting - 7:30 - 8:00pm CMS Learning Commons
February 26 - Band: 5th Grade Instrument Drive 6:00am - 6:00pm CMS Band Hall
March 2 - Texas Independence Day
March 3 - CMS Track Meet - 7th/8th Grades. CTMS 5:00pm - 7:00pm
In this Edition of the Colt Corner
* Teacher of the Year - Alecia Engle
* Paraprofessional of the Year - Alyssa Gutierrez
* Keeping the Crosswalk clear
* Texas Independence Day, March 2
* North Texas Teen Book Festival
* Skyward Communication
* Virtual Meeting for Parents: One Surprising Reason Covid is Hard for Parents and Kids (and 3 things you can do about it!)
* Grapevine High School Cheer - open gym for middles school
* Updated CMS Tennis Schedule
* Counselor Corner: 2022-2023 Course Selection,Kindness Challenge, Play it Safe Parent Preview, Additional Resources
Repeated Information
* GCISD Update - February , 202
* Upcoming Student Holiday and Calendar Updates
* 6th Grade Parents - Immunization Records
* Track & Field Schedule
* Dance Parent Meeting
* Join our Team - Nutrition Services
* 8th Grade Celebration - Glow Party (PTA)
* 8th Grade Video - Share your photos (PTA)
* Apply to be a substitute
* CHHS Panteras & Pantherettes Dance Team Auditions
* GHS Cheer Tryout Information 2022-2023
* STAAR Online
* High School Cheer Information
* "Dance For Athletes" - 8th graders, New Fine Arts class at GHS will be starting next year.
* COVID-19 Testing Center Consent Forms
* CMS Cheer Interest Meeting
* Colleyville Middle School Directory - Who To Contact
Keeping the Crosswalk Clear
Texas Independence Day, March 2
North Texas Teen Book Festival
The North Texas Teen Book Festival is an event put on every year by the Irving Public Library where students have the opportunity to meet famous young adult authors and attend workshops about literature and writing. This year the festival is Saturday March 5 at the Irving Convention Center. Our librarian, Shannon Jones, will be taking a group of students to the festival. All CMS students are welcome to join the group. For more information see the festival website at http://www.northtexasteenbookfestival.com/
Students who want to attend need to turn in a permission form and $7 cash or check to CMS by Feb 28. Email shannon.jones@gcisd.net if you have any questions.
Permission Form linked here
Skyward Communication
Progress reports will be available in Skyward beginning next week. To view your student’s progress report, please follow the instructions below:
Visit www.GCISD.net and click the Skyward icon at the top of the page (or login here)
Click “Progress Reports/Report Cards” on the menu to the left
Select the report you would like to view
For tutorials and more information on Skyward, please visit the website. If you are having trouble accessing Skyward, please submit a Help Desk ticket.
Virtual Meeting for Parents: One Surprising Reason Covid is Hard for Parents and Kids (and 3 things you can do about it!)
Join us on Zoom for specific ways you can support your child through the changes from the pandemic. The link will be live on February 22 at 6 p.m. here.
If calling in, you can find the details below:
Meeting ID: 872 4989 4346
Passcode: 450113
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Grapevine High School Cheer
Updated Tennis Schedule
Counselors’ Corner (Feb. 21 - 25)
2022-2023 Course Selection:
Mrs. Brizzi and Mrs. Bouchelle met with all current 6th and 7th grade students this week to talk to them about their course selections for the 2022-2023 school year. A course selection video, course selection sheet and Google form were shared with all students in Canvas and with parents via email. The due date for entering your child’s classes into the Google form is Monday, February 28th.
GT Referral Window
The GT referral window is open for Secondary students starting on February 21 and runs through March 11. The parent referral form is linked below but will not open for submissions until February 21st.
Testing Window: March 21 - April 15
GT decision mailed on: April 29
ASPIRE decision mailed on: May 18
**During the referral window, your student can get a form from the campus counselor or you can fill out the Secondary online parent referral form.
Kindness Challenge:
During the month of February, we will be encouraging our students to engage in random acts of Kindness. Kindness is “giving attention, appreciation, and encouragement with words, gifts, or actions.”
Play it Safe Parent Preview
The Play it Safe! Middle School Parent Preview was held virtually through Zoom on September 23rd at 10 a.m. and was recorded for parents to watch at their convenience--you can click HERE to view it.
For CMS campus-specific dates for the upcoming 6th and 7th grade Play It Safe presentations, please see the English Flyer or Spanish Flyer. If you do NOT want your child to participate, please fill out the linked form and send/bring to school with your child or email Sarah Dumas at sarah.dumas@gcisd.net BEFORE the presentation date to let us know that you would like to opt your child out. Otherwise, all students will participate in the program.
Our schedule for showing the Play It Safe Curriculum this year is as follows:
6th grade “Survivors of Abuse March 2, 2022
Additional Resources:
Out Came the Sun: Helping Children as they Grieve https://cbcst.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CBCST-Grief-Booklet-051617-flipbook.pdf
National Institute of Mental Health
In This Edition
GCISD Earns Top Technology Award: GCISD's Chief Technology Officer and the Technology Services Department were named winners of the Best Overall Implementation of Technology Award.
Accessing Progress Reports: Progress reports will be available in Skyward next week. For instructions on accessing these reports, please read below.
Calendar Updates: In case you missed it, due to recent closures, changes have been made to the remainder of the 2021-2022 instructional calendar.
A Look Around GCISD: In this section of the GCISD Update, we take a look at some unique work being done by GCISD students and staff.
Reporting COVID-19 Cases: To report a student or staff COVID-19 case to GCISD, please complete this form.
Remote Conferencing: Remote conferencing is 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 isolated as a test-positive for COVID-19. Families must sign up in Skyward.
Additional COVID-19 Information: GCISD has numerous COVID-19 resources available for the community, including information on the GCISD COVID-19 Testing Center, positive cases in GCISD, current protocols and more.
Hey 6th grade parents!
We are on the fast track towards Spring Break and before you know it summer will be here! Please remember your student will need the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines before starting 7th grade. These are often given during 11 and 12 year old well visits. Turning your student's immunization records into the nurse now gets this off your list of "to dos" for summer and makes for an easier registration process! You can view and print your child's vaccine records on file with GCISD by logging in to your Skyward Family Access account. Pick your student's name and then click "Health Info" on the bottom of the left column. Then click "display options" at the top. A box will pop up and click "Show Vaccinations". You can take this record to CVS, Walgreens, CareNow, or any facility or pharmacy who offers vaccinations should you not have a primary care doctor.
Nurse Martin email: sophia.martin@gcisd.net
Upcoming Student Holiday and Calendar Updates
Upcoming Student Holiday and Calendar Updates
Student Holiday on Monday
Monday, February 14, is a Professional Development Day in GCISD (excluding Collegiate Academy and iUniversity Prep), therefore students will not attend school on that day.
Instructional Calendar Updates
Due to GCISD’s recent closures because of winter weather and COVID-19, the following changes are being made to this year’s instructional calendar. NOTE: These changes do not affect the instructional calendars for Collegiate Academy or iUniversity Prep.
Friday, March 11 will no longer be an early release day. Students will attend school for the full day.
Students will be in school on Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18 which were originally planned for inclement weather days.
Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26 will no longer be early release days, except for high school students. All elementary and middle school students will attend school for the full day.
Click here for an updated 2021-2022 GCISD Instructional Calendar.
CMS Track & Field Schedule
Incoming 6th Grade Showcase Night
Reporting COVID-19 Cases
CMS STARS Dance Tryouts
PTA 8th Grade Video
PTA 8th Grade Celebration
Students CHECKING OUT/LEAVING EARLY:
Reminders: Anyone picking up a student must be on the Skyward Family/Emergency List before signing out a student. Have your driver’s license with you as you will be required to provide identification at the outside intercom camera. Your student will be sent outside to you. Parents are asked to wait outside (or in their car) as the Vestibule is not an area for parents to meet their child. The vestibule is designed to be a secured area for safety measures.
Please allow plenty of time as students in Athletics or Lunch may take longer to come to Attendance quickly. Students will not be pulled from class until a parent arrives at school.
Any additional information can be found on the attendance page on the CMS website.
Thank you for working with our staff as we keep the overall safety and academics as the highest priority for our Colts.
Apply To be a Substitute
STAAR Online
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is transitioning all state assessments to be administered online by the 2022–2023 school year. To support this change, GCISD will be administering all state assessments online this Spring and is encouraging students to visit the practice tests site released by the TEA to prepare for online testing. For upcoming testing, students will be using district issued personal devices.
The online practice tests familiarize students with the general tools, designated supports, and accessibility features that may appear in online tests. In the practice site, there are features that may be turned on and off for students with identified accommodations such as text-to-speech and spelling assistance. Organized by grade level and subject, all 2018, 2019, and 2021 STAAR released tests are also available on the online practice site . Please visit this link for instructions on how to access the practice site.
To view upcoming online STAAR testing windows and dates, please visit our website.
More specific information about student testing days will be coming soon. Please submit a help desk ticket if you are having trouble launching a test.
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La Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA, por sus siglas en inglés; Texas Education Agency) está efectuando la transición de la administración de todas sus evaluaciones estatales para tomarse en línea durante el ciclo escolar 2022-2023. Para apoyar este cambio, GCISD administrará todas las evaluaciones estatales en línea esta primavera, y alienta a los estudiantes a visitar el sitio web de exámenes de práctica publicado por la TEA para prepararse para las evaluaciones en línea. Para las próximas evaluaciones, los estudiantes utilizarán dispositivos proporcionados por el distrito.
Los exámenes de práctica en línea familiarizan a los estudiantes en las herramientas generales, apoyos designados, y herramientas de accesibilidad que se pueden encontrar en las evaluaciones en línea. En el sitio de práctica, hay muchas herramientas que se pueden activar o desactivar para estudiantes con adaptaciones identificadas, como texto-a-voz y asistencia ortográfica. Todas las evaluaciones publicadas por STAAR para 2018, 2019, y 2021 también están disponibles en el sitio web de práctica, organizadas según nivel de grado y materia. Por favor, visite este enlace para encontrar instrucciones sobre cómo acceder al sitio de práctica. Para ver las próximas fechas y períodos de evaluación STAAR en línea, visite nuestro sitio web. Próximamente se publicará información más específica sobre los días de evaluación para estudiantes.
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High School Cheer Tryout Information
CHHS: Tryout Mtg: 6pm on Feb 21st.
Tumbling Certs: Feb 17th, 24th, & March 10th from 4:30-5:30.
Tryouts: Week after Spring Break
Tumbling Certs: Middle of February & 2 weeks before Spring Break.
Tryouts: Week before Spring Break
For BOTH: Students who plan on requesting a transfer will still need to try out at their zoned school as transfer requests are not guaranteed to be approved. Athletes are only required to come certify for tumbling once.
GHS Cheer Tryout Information 2022-2023
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