Just a reminder to all parents that we will have an Early Release day this week on Thursday, February 9th @ 11:45 am. We will be scheduling conferences with some parents during the afternoon on this date.
In the past, early release dates have been used for student-led conferences, so that your scholar can share their progress towards goals, digital portfolios, and other learning experiences with parents. However, due to the limited amount of time available in the afternoon of an early release date, and conflicts this presented to some parent work schedules, making it difficult to bring their child back to school for this purpose, we have decided
to make make a shift in this process.
This year, on the evening of March 9th, our annual event, traditionally known as "Open House", will have a new look & focus! This event has been renamed as our Student-Led Showcase, and parents will be invited to school from 5:30-7:00 pm to participate! Your child will take the lead on this evening to share their learning portfolios, progress towards goals, projects/products and much more! We will also be hosting our spring Book Fair during this event. Stay tuned for more information coming soon about our Student-Led Showcase event in March!
Guest Speaker
This past Friday, our scholars had an amazing opportunity to talk to 2 civil engineers from the city of Grapevine. Our scholars began reading City of Ember and have been making all sorts of connections while reading this book. One of the main characters of the book, Doon, has a job working in their pipeworks under the city. Having the mindset of an engineer, Doon is fascinated by how the pipeworks function. Last week scholars were given a challange to create their own "pipworks" system. Our guest speakers gave us first hand insight to what goes into planning, installing and maintaining the pipe systems here in the city of Grapevine! We are very thankful for all the information they gave us!
Headphones/Earbuds
Attention parents! Some of our scholars continue to come to school without or with broken headphones. These headphones are used almost daily. If a scholar does not have a pair of headphones, they will not be as successful in completing their assignments. They are used for tasks such as spelling, istation and many others. Please ask your scholar today if they have a pair of working headphones at school.
ATTENTION PARENTS - TRAFFIC STUDY INFORMATION
Please note that personnel from the City of Grapevine will be on our campus during arrival and dismissal, several times over the next few weeks. They are conducting a traffic study as part of the design/development plans for our new campus. As part of this study, you may see workers taking photos, videos or notes about traffic patterns at Cannon. There will not be any photos taken of students as part of this study. This study is very important to ensure that careful planning is done as our new construction begins! I just wanted to make sure all parents are aware of this, so that there will be no concerns of suspicious activity at Cannon, while these city workers conduct this study.
Act Fast! Win $1,000 for Your Teacher
Attention parents!! Your 1st-5th grade student can help their teacher win a $1,000 grant! Your child's drawing or writing MUST be delivered to their teacher by 8:00 am on Tuesday, February 7th! See below for details!
Dr. Jesse Schroeder of Schroeder Orthodontics, one of the GCISD Education Foundation’s official corporate sponsors and supporter of many schools, is proud to announce a Teacher’s Grant Contest. For the fourth year, he will be sponsoring five $1,000 grants as part of his five year $100,000 commitment to the Education Foundation and our school district. The grant will be given to a teacher in each grade, first-fifth. These are the key points to enter:
- Have your students write or draw a one-page idea of what he/she thinks the teacher could do for the students with the $1,000 grant.
- Students must turn these in to their teacher by 8:00 am on Tuesday, February 7th and they will be sent to GCISD Education Foundation later on that same day.
- The Education Foundation will deliver the submissions to Schroeder Orthodontics for selection of the five winners.
The winners will be announced with check presentations to the teachers at the annual GCISD Council of PTAs Founder’s Day luncheon and program, Thursday, February 23. The winners will be the guests of the Education Foundation.
There are no rules as to how the one-page drawing or writing should be done so be creative! Please make sure that your students have their name, grade, teacher’s name and school’s name on the submission.