Good morning, Cannon families,

Thank you for your flexibility with the weather last week! Flexibility will continue to be our word for the next couple of months. This year, El Niño’s 2024 (the first time in four years) impact on DFW means we will have an "ACTIVE" winter. This weather pattern typically brings warmer-than-average temperatures to the northern U.S. and "An enhanced southern jet stream and associated moisture." Which means high odds for above-average precipitation for the south. Get your patience, rain, and cold gear ready! Stay tuned to our GCISD updates...

Please help me give our 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade scholars and their teachers a big shout-out for working so hard to prepare for our accountability testing. Our second round of STAAR Interim testing went very well. We will finish our interim testing this Friday with Reading. Please understand that this will be a closed campus day, while we simulate a "real" testing day.

Please make sure your scholar arrives on time each morning prepared with their charged iPad or Chromebook. EVERY DAY COUNTS! As a reminder staff is available at 7:20 and doors open at 7:25. Scholars are late after 7:40 and breakfast is no longer available. Also, 👟please remember to send students in sneakers - especially on PE days!

Proud to be your principal,

Dr. Tina Garrett

#BeCannonProud

The general and STEM student transfer application window for the 2024-2025 school year will open on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 8 am. Online applications will be accepted through Friday, February 16, 2024, at 4 pm.

Transfer Window Dates

Window 1: February 5 - February 16 - STEM/General Transfers

Window 2: March 4 - March 22 - STEM/General Transfers

Window 3: June 3 - June 14 - STEM/General Transfers

All students (including employee students) must apply for a transfer if they desire to attend a campus other than their zoned campus and/or when they are moving from the following grades/campuses:

• Pre-K to Kindergarten (Cannon Kindergarten Transfer Seats Available!)

• Elementary school to middle school

• Middle school to high school

Students who are already approved on a transfer and are not moving to the next transition level do NOT need to submit a transfer request. For more information and to complete an online application on or after Monday, February 5, click here.

IMPORTANT: Please know that incomplete applications (e.g. missing residency documents) will NOT be processed during this round of student transfers. It is very important that families have all the needed documents when submitting transfer applications.

Heartfelt thanks to the Cannon Elementary students who've learned Hands-Only CPR during Kids Heart Challenge, earned characters delivering heart-healthy messages, and are spreading awareness through texts, emails, and social media! Our goal is to raise $9,000 donations so we can help American Heart Association and earn PE equipment for our school.

Want to help? Sign up, donate or get a donation, and complete Finn’s Mission! Download the free app for iPhone or Android, or online: http://www2.heart.org/goto/CannonElementary.

Any student that raises $125 gets to pour a cup of GLITTER SLIME on Coach Hood!!!

Congratulations to the following students who have already earned their cup of Slime: Delaney H , Savannah V , Sawyer B , Elizabeth H , Levi S , Grace B , Claire M , Max B , Kirkland S , Kira C , Faith C , Kathryn B , Aurora J , Isaac F , Nicholas B.

So here is the LATEST:

Last year Cannon Elementary raised $8,020.99 in donations, had 98 kids online and 21 students to complete Finn’s Mission. As of 12PM today, you have $5,189.17 online, 86 kids learning heart healthy behaviors online, and 12 students who have completed Finn’s Mission! You are only $2,831.82 away from last year and you still have 9 days to go! SO EXCITING!!!

Inspire Others. "Being someone who can save a life, that's a superpower if you ask me" - Damar Hamlin. See what he says about knowing CPR. Completing Finn’s Mission is the way inspire friends and family to get healthier, learn CPR, and to spot a stroke.

To show support for healthy families, Reliant will donate $100 for every new enrollment in the Reliant Heart Power Plan. Thank you Reliant for supporting the Kids Heart Challenge!

Is your student interested in learning how to play an instrument next year in middle school? The Grapevine MS & Cross Timbers MS Band will be holding their “Meet the Instruments” Event in January and February. Sign up for one of the days regardless of what school you will be attending next year. All students interested in joining the band program need to attend with at least one parent.

Click here to go to the GMS Band Website to sign up for a time

and get all the information you need.

Here's how to join the GMS Band:

1) Attend a "Meet the Instruments Event." Click HERE for information regarding Meet the Instruments!

Click HERE for information in Spanish.

2) Sign up HERE for a Meet the Instruments time slot in January OR February!

January Lunch Sign Up: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/vzeqj We welcome Skyward-approved visitors to have lunch with their Cub! You may only bring lunch for your student, and please remember to clean up after yourself!

January 22-26 - Holocaust Remembrance Week

Monday, January 22 - Campus Excellence Committee Meeting 3:30 Learning Commons

🎯STAAR Interim Testing (Closed Campus - No Visitors) ~ Practice for the Real Thing!

Friday, January 26 - Reading (Rescheduled Due to Weather)

Friday, January 26 - 🕵🏼‍♀️ Hats Off to Learning! $1 wear a hat! Students may pay $1.00 to wear a hat on this day. All proceeds go to decreasing overall grade level costs for field trip experiences.

February Lunch Sign Up: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/bwapb We welcome Skyward-approved visitors to have lunch with their Cub! You may only bring lunch for your student, and please remember to clean up after yourself!

February 2 - Texas Military Heroes Day; Celebrate Texans who have served in the armed forces across the U.S.

February 2 - Parent Night Out- NASA Fundraising; Parent Sign Up Link: https://forms.gle/15Zvh6CmtuYmq2ta7

February 5-17 GCISD Transfer Window - Tell your friends! Kindergarten - Fifth grade seats available based on space and staffing (click here to apply!)

February 5-9 - National School Counseling Week

February 13 - 5th to 6th Middle School Showcase Night - All Middle Schools

❤️ Wednesday, February 14th Lunch with a Loved One Picnic Style ❤️!

We invite Skyward approved visitors to bring blankets and join their Cub(s) for an indoor picnic lunch. Fast Pass sign up will be shared soon, but for planning purposes here are our lunch times:

Kinder: 10:50-11:20

1st: 11:10-11:40

2nd: 11:30-12:00

3rd: 11:50-12:20

4th: 12:10-12:40

5th: 12:40-1:10

LUNCH WITH A LOVED ONE FAST PASS SIGN UP!

Thursday, February 15 - School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

Counselor’s Corner - Perseverance is the character trait we focus on in January. Students will learn that perseverance is pushing yourself to work through challenges and obstacles. During guidance lessons, we will practice persevering through challenges and discuss coping strategies to help us. How will you practice perseverance at home? Check out the activities in the PurposeFULL People Newsletter. If you have any questions or need to contact Mrs. Coburn our Cannon School Counselor, you can reach her at mandy.coburn@gcisd.net or (817) 251-5684.

Parent Newsletters

We want to show our teachers how much we appreciate them by giving them the gift of time. We are looking for parents and grandparents to cover lunch duty on Fridays. Our goal is to cover every Friday through the end of the school year so grab a few friends and pick a Friday.

Date: Any Friday

Time Commitment: 10:40am-1:20pm

Number of Volunteers needed: 3-4 each week

Contact Debbie Flowers at Volunteers@CannonPTA.org to sign up

You can also sign up to host the Teacher Appreciation Cart.

1. Choose Your Date

2. Choose Your Theme

3. Stock up & Decorate the Teacher Appreciation Cart

Sign up as a homeroom, a family or as a group of friends to host the cart. We are happy to help with theme ideas and the actual set up of the cart if you are unavailable during the day.

(The cart needs to be able to serve 65 people and have some non-food options available.)

Dates Available:

January 24th, 31st

February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

March 6th, 20th, 27th

April 3rd, 24th

May 1st, 8th

Contact Melissa at Hospitality@cannonpta.org to sign up.

As part of the Title III funds we receive for Emergent Bilingual (EB) / English Learners (EL), GCISD will offer a district-wide event for parent, family, and community engagement.

• Tuesday, January 23, 2024

• 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

• 3050 Timberline Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051

We will host a watch party in partnership with TEA to address the community engagement event for emergent bilingual families. This event will focus on community participation programs: Participation is the action of taking part in an activity or an event. Under Title III, Part A, “community participation programs” are programs in which English learners, parents, and family members can take part.

We will meet at the JPS Building located at 3050 Timberline Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051, Room 1. We will have multiple Chromebooks to ensure families listen to the information in their native language. The languages that we will offer to our families are:

• English

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Vietnamese

The GCISD Board of Trustees approved the Instructional Calendar for the 2024-2025 School year at the December 11th Board Meeting. Please review for family planning!

Do you know a GCISD employee who is always putting their best foot forward for students? Someone who goes out of their way to make others feel special? A person who lights up the room the moment they walk in? Did you witness a particular moment you would like to highlight? Nominating that staff member for Stars of GCISD is easy! Simply complete this form.

We welcome our parents to engage in our events throughout this school year! Any parent attending or supporting an event during the school day must have a cleared background check. Background checks must be completed each year!

There are many opportunities to get involved and engage in our amazing Cannon Community. Please complete your volunteer background check and consider signing up! YOU WILL NEED A COMPLETED BACKGROUND CHECK TO ATTEND FIELD DAY - PLEASE PREPARE AND PLAN AHEAD!

Get a jumpstart and complete your background check today! Apply Online

Email: tina.garrett@gcisd.net
Website: https://can.gcisd.net/
Location: Cannon Elementary School, West College Street, Grapevine, TX, USA
Phone: 817-251-5680
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cannonSTEM/
Twitter: @canSTEM