Cannon Connection
A newsletter for Cannon Elementary parents - 2017-2018
Week of October 23 2017
Hi Cannon Parents!
This week will offer some GREAT ways for our Cannon Cubs & parents to support our school in a variety of ways! Check out these events at Cannon this week!
- DRESS UP for each daily Red Ribbon Week activity! Monday - wear sunglasses; Tuesday - wear a scarf; Wednesday - wear pajamas; Thursday - wear a hat; Friday - Dress as your favorite book character!
- PTA FAMILY MATH NIGHT will be held on Thursday, October 26th from 5:45-7:00 pm. PTA has partnered with Mathnasium to provide a night of fun math games for the whole family!
- SUPPORT our school by participating in this year's PTA Fundraiser, a Read-A-Thon! Information is coming home with your child this week - please take a few moments to see how you can participate! This is a GREAT way to encourage wonderful reading habits for your child(ren) AND support our school! There are some awesome prize incentives, including Principal for the Day; Lunch & Limo; Rita's Ice Parties; and selecting prizes from the Prize Patrol!
There are SO many wonderful ways to get involved and contribute to our school community! Thank YOU for all you do to support our students, staff, and school!
Proud to be your principal,
Mrs. Blizzard
Red Ribbon Week - October 23-27
Our school will be joining all the schools across the nation Oct. 23–27 in celebration of Red Ribbon Week! This special week is to remind everyone about the dangers of drug usage. The red ribbon is the symbol behind the nation’s fight against drugs.
On Monday, October 23rd , scholars will be making a promise to be drug free as they plant tulip bulbs outside in the front of the school. Red tulips blooming in the spring will serve as a beautiful reminder of the promises scholars made this week. We are also having a poster contest. Posters must be on 11 x 17 paper or poster board and should have a message about being drug free. The 1st place winners will go on to the district contest. GCISD is also sponsoring a Public Service Announcement (PSA) competition.
Please submit your PSA to amanda.coburn@gcisd.net and title it Red Ribbon PSA. All posters and Public Service Announcements must be turned in to your students’ classroom teacher or Mrs. Coburn by Monday, October 23 rd at 3pm. We want this week to be fun, educational, but most important; we want our students to know it is OK to Say No To Drugs! Please discuss each one of these areas with your family. Let’s do everything we can to make our community healthy, safe, and drug free.
See the image below for the Red Ribbon activities we will do each day. Encourage your child to dress up every day!
SEEN @ CANNON LAST WEEK!
4th Grade Engineers
Grapevine Fire Department Visits Cannon!
5th Graders @ Sky Ranch
Mark Your Calendars.....
10/23-10/27 Red Ribbon Week- see daily dress-up activities in this newsletter!
10/26 PTA Family Math Night - hosted by Mathnasium - 5:45-6:15
10/27 Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character Day - all students & staff!
10/27-11/12 PTA Read-A-Thon Fundraiser! - Information coming home with all students this week!
11/02 Early Release for all students - 11:45 am
11/05 Daylight Savings Time Ends - move your clocks back one hour!
11/07 Picture Day make-ups
11/10 Veteran's Day Assembly - information coming soon about our plans for this day!
11/11-11/12 Barnes & Nobles Maker Faire
11/13-11/17 Book Fair
11/16 Family Engineering Night - 5:30-7:00
11/17 Grandparents & Grandfriends Day
11/20-11/24 - Fall Break - No school!
PTA QUICK PICKS!
This week's "quick picks" of reminders & information from PTA:
- Read-A-Thon Kick Off on Friday, October 27. Dress as your favorite storybook character!
- Read-A-Thon information coming home this week. Students will win great prizes while reading and earning money for Cannon. Parents create student's online page and easily share via e-mail or social media. A prize for all students who register by Friday, October 27.
- Math Night on Thursday, October 26 starting at 6 pm in the Cannon Cafeteria. Come to learn math games (and funs ways to practice math) from Mathnasium.
Stay connected by following Cannon PTA on social media. Click here to "like" the PTA Facebook page. Follow them on Twitter @CannonPTA.
IT'S TIME FOR STORYBOOK PUMPKINS!
Please check out Mrs. Wagner's link below to get all of the details about this year's plan for Storybook Pumpkins! Each student who participates will be allowed to choose a FREE book to keep!
A NOTE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT
As you are aware, our school community recently took part in an online learning process. We’ve reviewed your thoughts and priorities and now want to share the results with you.
Click Here to learn about the top priorities in our school and the top priorities of the GCISD.
From the 1,673 stakeholders who contributed, we learned about our strengths and the areas that we can improve. We are using the results to search for new and more enriching experiences for students along with
better methods of evaluating success.
Again, thank you so much for contributing to the success of our schools and district. Your participation in the process was invaluable.
Regards,
Robin Ryan, GCISD Superintendent
NOW HIRING!
Do you know someone ready to join the GCISD Team? Please help spread the word! Great opportunities are available in our auxiliary departments:
· Nutrition Specialists –Part Time with benefits – Work while your students are in school!
· KidzU Extended Care Program Site Aides – Part Time with benefits – Great schedule for local college students!
· Night Custodians
· Bus Drivers & Monitors
· Maintenance Engineers
Apply online at: www.gcisd-k12.org
COMPUTER CLASSES & ENGLISH CLASSES FOR ADULTS OFFERED @ GMS
REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON 11-1-17!
Art House studio is holding a Reflections workshop on Oct. 28, 2017 at 1:30-4:30pm.
It's $20/student, supplies are provided and students may choose from various art mediums (see attached flyer or website https://studioarthouse.com/our-classes/workshops/ for more info).
To sign up:
https://studioarthouse.com/event-registration/?ee=4581 or call 817-416-4278.
I want to make you aware of where you can see information and resources, specifically about the Cannon construction project. Also, check out the awesome exterior renderings of our new school below!!
Please reach out to me to let me know of any questions you may have about this project. This is a VERY exciting time for our Cannon school community and I want to make sure all of our Cannon families stay informed!
Click here to see project updates on all GCISD Bond programs
Click here to sign up for construction updates by email about the Cannon project!
STEM IN GCISD BLOG
This blog will have the most updated information about upcoming events specific to Cannon, GMS STEM, and the future STEM program at GHS.
Cannon Elementary: A GCISD STEM School
Email: tona.blizzard@gcisd.net
Website: http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/1428
Location: 1300 W College St, Grapevine, TX, United States
Phone: 817-251-5680
Facebook: facebook.com/CannonSTEM
Twitter: @canSTEM