The Wolf Howl
Week of August 28- September 1, 2017
August 21, 2017- Eclipse
Welcome Antoinette Ray- Student Teaching
I would like to introduce you to Antoinette Ray! She is student teaching this semester from Texas State. She is pursuing a teaching certificate for Math in grades 4 through 8. Please help her feel welcome to the best middle school, Cross Timbers Middle School!
August 25, 2017 (All Day)
CTMS Curriculum Night- August 29, 2017 (6-7:30 pm)/ PTA Greenback Night
CTMS Curriculum Night will take place on Tuesday, August 29th from 6:00- 7:30 pm. We will begin in the SAC with a brief meeting and presentation by our PTA. Parents will get an opportunity to walk their child(ren)’s schedule, meet their teachers, and get an overall feel of a typical day at the Home of the Wolves!
CTMS Volleyball Scrimmage- August 31, 2017
Wolf Time Begins- August 28, 2017
Student Computer Issues
Spirit Day (Jeans & CTMS Shirt) - Monday, August 28th
Housekeeping
- Don't forget to complete your FLEX hours (there is a new Bullying Flex requirement- See Lisa Grimes' August 21st email).
- Our windows to our classrooms must be unobstructed at all times, except in the event of a lockdown. During a lockdown, you may use whatever method you use to cover them (curtains, paper, etc).
- Thank you for not letting students leave your room during the first and last 10 minutes of class. That opening and closing of a lesson is vital to their success.
- Students must have a pass if they are in the hallway for any reason.
- Students that need to see the counselor should use the QR code located in each classroom.
Memes of the Week
Inspirational Quote of the Week
Wolf Howls
Grimes howls out to Camille and Ali and Moises for doing such an amazing job with registration and soothing grumpy parents!! You are the most amazing, talented and patient people I know!!
Alex howls for Camille for creating forms that keep our systems running smoothly. Computer issues, lockers, etc!
Thanks to Ilia Kaku, Moises Flores and Gerlymar Gonzalezhenriquez for volunteering to help at our annual Band Fair. This event is basically our Band "Registration". These amazing wolves generously donated their time and bilingual talents helping our parents through the process. ¡Gracias!
Melissa sends a howwwllllll to the Moon to everyone at CTMS who helped make the solar eclipse viewing possible! The students had a wonderful and memorable experience :)
Grimes howls out to the science department - Melissa carpenter for the excellent links for the eclipse!
Amber gives a howl to Bridget for copying, laminating and cutting awesome matching cards so quickly. She rocks!
Grimes howls out to Kim ware! Where do I begin? This is crazy time for Kim-attendance- and no matter how hot the fire gets, she is ALWAYS kind and pleasant and nice!! She takes it in stride and makes the crazy look easy!!
Alex gives a planning howl to Brendon for organizing our facilities, duty schedules, RtI groups, etc. It takes a lot to organize 70 adults and over 800 kids in such a short amount of time and he does it with precise accuracy each time.
Jacquelyn howls to Laney for being an awesome team lead and for showing me the ropes this week.
Brooke gives a best of luck howl to Rachel Tabetha Nate and Billy for their volleyball season. Y'all are the best girls coaches in GCISD!
Jacquelyn also howls to all the A-Hallers who have checked in and welcomed me. Can't thank y'all enough!
Linehan howls for Bridget for making me curtains for my classroom!
Alex gives a nonstop working howl to Bridget for getting out all the signage, posters, schedules, passes, and copies to staff members to provide order to our school. She also scanned about 700 documents of permission slips associated with the eclipse so that we have thorough record keeping.
Counselors for doing an amazing job during this crazy scheduling time!
Najara howls M. Carpenter for a great job organizing Eclipse viewing!
Najara howls B. Majkowski for making miracles happen for all teachers before the beginning of school.
Brooke gives a loud howl to Tabetha for organizing all the vocabulary words and unit plans for the year!
Najara howls K. Ware for working late to make sure CTMS is "accountable"!
Najara Howls Laura Davis for graduating with her Masters Degree from Lamar University!
Alex gives a leading howl to the Jennifer Salsbury, Daniela, Johanna P, Jennifer Hall, Laurie Jackson, Brooke S, Kristen and Melissa for leading the charge in making sure our Wolves were afforded a chance to witness the great eclipse! These ladies, along with since Instructional Coach, Joe Todd handled over 700 students in 40 minutes with no incident!
Jennifer S. howls a proactive Wolf Howl to Brooke for finding a way for students to sign up for technology help and sharing it with our department.
Jennifer S. howls to the moon for Melissa C. for creating a Blendspace and an e-mail to the teachers for our eclipse viewing at Wolf Time!
The 6th grade teams gives a LOUD wolf howl to Stephanie and Beverly for sorting and organizing our wolf time lists!
Jennifer S. gives a generous Howl to Johanna P. for purchasing a third of the eclipse glasses with her own money!!
Tori and Chrissy give a big howl to Jennifer Salsbury for letting us borrow some special glasses for our kiddos to see the eclipse! Such a great experience!!
Thank you to the amazing coaching staff who pulled together this week to get through volleyball tryouts! We may have been a coach down for part of it but everyone was so positive and organized! I love working with you guys! - coach Weeks
Tabetha sends out a loud howl to the wonderful social studies team! Brooke opened my door for me all week while I was in tryouts! Thank you for all of your help and support! :)
Tabetha howls for the amazing support staff in her room! Oriana, Linda, and Mr. C are so helpful! I appreciate all that you guys do to help me and the students.
Chris H. sends a LOUD HOWL to Ali G for all her help with last minute schedule changes. She is so receptive to students' needs and always willing to brainstorm with me when situations warrant. Ali ROCKS!
Heath sends a huge howl to Ilia for clearing things up for one of our Spanish speaking students!
Rachel sends a teamwork howl to Tabetha, Billy, Nate, Jason, Jerry, Michael, and Greg for getting tryouts, practice, and teaching done with a smile and great attitude this week. You are the best team to be on!
Celebrations
Laura Davis- Masters Degree -Lamar University
Upcoming Events
8/28- Volleyball Parent Meeting [Lecture Hall]
8/29- PTA Parent Meeting (5:30 pm); CTMS Curriculum Night (6-7:30 pm)
8/31- VB game vs GMS
9/4- Labor Day (No School)
9/6- AVID Contract Signing Night
9/7- VB vs Coppell West; FB vs GMS; FB vs Coppell West
9/8- Progress Reports (Skyward)