CANNON CONNECTION
A newsletter for Cannon Elementary families - 2018-2019
WEEK OF MAY 20, 2019
Hi Cannon Parents!
This is going to be such a busy AND fun week for our Cannon Cubs!! Below are just some of the events we have planned for this week:
- Career Day Kindergarten-5th grade - Monday, 5/20
- CHHS Graduating Seniors Walk Cannon Hallways - Monday, 5/20 9:00 am
- 4th Grade Parent Information Meeting about Camp Sky Ranch in 5th Grade - Monday, 5/20 6:00 pm (information in this newsletter)
- Hawaiian Falls Choir Field Trip - Tuesday, 5/21 (information in this newsletter)
- 2nd Grade End of Year Recognition Celebration - Thursday 5/23 8:15-9:15
- Kindergarten End of Year Recognition Celebration - Thursday 5/23 1:45-2:45
- Cubs Night Out @ Cici's Pizza - Thursday 5/23 5:00-9:00 pm
- Cannon Field Day at Mustang-Panther Stadium - Friday, 5/24 (information in this newsletter)
- Student Holiday - NO SCHOOL - Monday, 5/27
Please see important FINAL reminder in this newsletter about permission for allowing your child to keep their iPad/laptop over the summer. Permission must be received by 5/20 @ 3:00 pm. Any child who has not received permission by this time will have have their device collected for redistribution at the beginning of the next school year. Permission forms received after this date/time will NOT be accepted. Thank you!!
I can't wait to see you at some of these events this week!
Proud to be your principal,
Mrs. Blizzard
#BeCannonProud
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Mark Your Calendars.....
EVENTS THIS WEEK
5/20 - 4th Grade Parent Meeting About 5th Grade Sky Ranch trip 6:00-6:30 pm in Learning Commons
5/21 - Choir trip to Hawaiian Falls - see information in this newsletter
5/23 - 2nd Grade End of Year Recognition Ceremony - 8:15-9:15
5/23 - Kindergarten End of Year Recognition Ceremony - 1:45-2:45
5/23 - Cubs Night Out @ Cici's Pizza
5/24 - Cannon's Field Day - Mustang-Panther Stadium - see information in this newsletter!
UPCOMING EVENTS
5/27 - Student & Staff Holiday - NO SCHOOL!
5/28 - 1st Grade End of Year Recognition Ceremony - 8:15-9:15
5/28 - 3rd Grade End of Year Recognition Ceremony- 1:45-2:45
5/29 - 5th Grade End of Year Recognition Ceremony - 8:15-9:15
5/29 - 4th Grade End of Year Recognition Ceremony - 1:45-2:45
5/30 - Last Day of School for students! Early Dismissal @ 11:45 am
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EVENTS THIS WEEK!
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SEEN @ CANNON LAST WEEK!
GCISD READS Celebrations Begin!
Kindergarten Cubs Begin Study Of Beavers!
5th Grade Living Timeline
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CAMPUS UPDATES
4th Grade Parent Meeting on Monday, 5/20 @ 6:00 pm
HAWAIIAN FALLS MUSIC FESTIVAL IS TUESDAY
The GCISD Music Festival at Hawaiian Falls is a full day of fun and music created by our district exclusively for our students. Choir students in attendance will have the chance to enjoy rides and attractions at the park, as well as sing in this district competition! Cannon students will sing for a judge, take part in a brief clinic, and and possibly win a trophy for our school!
Tuesday, May 21st
Schedule
· Arrive at Hawaiian Falls at 10:00am
· Lunch at 11:30am
· Cannon Performance at 1:45pm
· Leaving Hawaiian Falls at 5:00pm
· Arrive at Cannon 5:30pm
WHAT TO BRING *** Label absolutely everything that you plan to bring back home ***
· Towel
· Sunscreen
· A water bottle
· Individual snack (goldfish, crackers, pretzels, etc)
· If you bring your cell phone, bring a waterproof holder (zip lock bags)
· Spending Money (optional)
· A clearly labeled bag to hold everything. A safe place for your phone and money is a good idea.
· If your swimsuit doesn’t look like a pair of shorts, wear shorts as well.
· Please make sure your swimsuit fits properly and is modest. I highly suggest a swim shirt as well
· Wear something on your feet. Water shoes are perfect.
Wear: Your swimsuit under your choir/music shirt to school.
Chaperones:
PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT HAWAIIAN FALL BEFORE 10:00 AM. This will allow us time to unload and situate the students. This music festival is for GCISD students only. Hawaiian Falls is NOT open to the public on this date and only participating GCISD students, staff, and background checked chaperones will be allowed in the park.
· Chaperones who wish to sign their child out and take them at the end of the day will be required to submit a note or email to their campus music teachers by MAY 14th.
· No family members will be admitted into the park unless they are a chaperone. Chaperones must present a picture ID at the gate to enter the park.
Permission For Your Child's Summer Device Use - DEADLINE - MONDAY, MAY 20th @ 3:00 pm
FINAL OPPORTUNITY: In order for your child to be allowed to keep their device over the summer, each parent MUST let us know whether or not you give your child permission to keep their device. A link is provided below for you to indicate if you give permission or decline this opportunity. PERMISSION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BY 5/20 - 3:00 pm (only submit form one time)
Please click here to let us know if you do or do not want your child to have their device sent home this summer!
Even If you DO NOT want your child to keep their device over the summer, please complete this form, indicating that you decline. If you decline, your child's device will be collected at the end of this school year and it will be redistributed to them when they return to school in August. Any student who does not have a permission form submitted will NOT be allowed to keep their device and their iPad will be collected at the end of the year. These students will receive their device back at the beginning of next year.
** Any Kindergarten - 5th grade student who is not returning to Cannon or other GCISD school next year will have their device collected at the end of this school year and will not be allowed to take their device home.
- If you have previously indicated that your K-4 child will be attending another school in GCISD next year, they will be allowed to take it home, with parent permission. In this case, these students will bring their device with them to the campus in GCISD that they will attend in the 2019-2020 school year.
- All 5th grade students who will be attending middle school in GCISD who keep their devices will bring their device with them to middle school next year.
We are very excited to be able to provide your student the opportunity to continue learning on their iPad throughout the summer! If you have any questions, please contact your student’s teacher.
Haga clic aquí para leer esta información en español
SUMMER RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE GREAT RESOURCES TO HELP KEEP YOUR CHILD ENGAGED IN FUN LEARNING THIS SUMMER!
Summer Reading For GCISD Reads
Students are encouraged to read, read, read, ALL summer long and get a jumpstart on their GCISD Reads Challenge for next year. Click here to read a letter with all the details from Mrs. Wagner! Haga clic aquí para leer esta información en español.
Elementary Summer Boredom Busters Doc & Bookmarks
The instructional coaches created a summer activities calendar for students called Summer Boredom Busters. It includes recommendations for a variety of activities all summer along with a weekly calendar that includes a Humanities, Math, Science and a Maker challenge each week. The district is in the process of having this resource translated into Spanish.
We will be putting paper bookmarks for students to keep to access the document easily in your mailboxes soon. Please talk about these learning activities with your students and encourage them to participate and stay engaged in some fun learning activities during the summer!
Keyboarding Resource for Students
Do you want to increase your student’s keyboarding skills? Typing Club is a web-based program for Grades 3-8 in GCISD that teaches students how to touch-type. The engaging and interactive experience is gamified, so learning proper hand positioning, posture and typing technique is fun for students. Your students can even use this program over the summer break. Students can easily access Typing Club through ClassLink or by signing in with their GCISD Google account and password at gcisd.typingclub.com.
FIELD DAY IS FRIDAY!
Students will participate in various events throughout the morning and will return to school for lunch. Events are scheduled for:
KINDERGARTEN - 2ND GRADE - 9:00 - 11:30
3RD - 5TH GRADE - 9:30 - 12:30
Please read this important information about this year's Field Day events! (English & Spanish)
The Field Day schedule and map of events are provided below.
SKY RANCH FUNDRAISER!
Help us kick off our first Sky Ranch fundraiser for the upcoming fifth grade students (school year 2019-2020) by purchasing a special Cannon t-shirt featured below! Each year, our 5th grade students attend Sky Ranch, an educational camp located in Van, Texas, and engage in hands-on, interactive learning experiences aligned with the 5th grade curriculum. This is a 3-day trip and fees include travel, lodging, meals, and all learning camp sessions. All monies raised in this fundraiser will be applied directly to the overall cost of the trip, in an effort to reduce the individual student costs as much as possible.
The t-shirts are $15 each and they are a triblend/unisex style. Children's sizing is included if you want to order for your child.
Click here to order one today!
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSejC1UVLyjCddY-f6…/viewform
School Supply Orders- 2019-2020
Are you planning to order the School Supply Pack for your child to use in the 2019-2020 school year? The 2019 school supply packs are available for purchase now. We will only sell packs in the Spring, we will not have packs available for sale in August.
Order you school supply pack today at https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/ with
School ID CAN014
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NEWS FROM CANNON PTA
PTA QUICK PICKS!
Check out these "quick picks" of reminders & information from PTA:
Field Day is Friday, May 24. We need your help! Please sign up to volunteer to help to make this year's Field Day the best ever! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448a9af2aa4fc1-field1 URGENT: We need pop-up shade canopies!! If you have a shade canopy that you can loan PTA for this event, please sign up on the volunteer link above.
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PTA awarded Friends of Children Awards to Cannon staff, Mrs. Mindi Mills, Mrs. Brenda Milum, and Mrs. Odemarys Mungra. Also receiving this award were Cannon's partner's in education, Amazon & Wise Guys Pizza. Congratulations to all of these recipients! Special congratulations to Cannon parent, Kerri Merigold, for being awarded the PTA Lifetime Achievement award. Kerri has been an active PTA volunteer at Cannon for 18 years!
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Congratulations to Kendall Merigold and Nikki Romero as the recipients of the 2019 Cannon PTA Scholarships!
…More dates and information available at https://www.cannonpta.com/calendar and Like Us on Facebook or Twitter!
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Congratulations to all of the PTA award recipients!
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QUICK LINKS FOR PARENTS
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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!
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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