Our campus will continue to be a Title I school next year and we need your help! We are reviewing our Home School Compact and our Parent and Family Engagement Policy and we are looking for your input.

Please use the button below to complete a short (12 question!) survey.

Happy Sunday Cavalier Families!

We hope that you all have had a great weekend so far. We had our final athletic activity yesterday and are so proud of our Lady Cavaliers on winning the District Championship!

This is a short week and we only have a few activities after school for specific groups (see detailed week below). There is no Learning Lab or Boys and Girls Club after school this week. All students are expected to head directly home at the end of the school day. Thursday, May 23rd is an early out day and we will dismiss at 1:30PM.

Many students are very excited about the upcoming break and some of the fun activities that are happening in classes. We want our students to be sure to make good choices still.

All students will continue to be held accountable for following the Killeen ISD Student Code of Conduct, and consequences will be upheld for any behaviors not in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. These consequences can include in-school or out-of-school suspension and even placement at Gateway Alternative School. We will continue to incorporate safety drills the last two weeks of school, which includes random metal detector checks/searches. I ask that you please speak with your student and remind them that we take everyone’s safety very seriously and to report any unsafe things to an adult immediately should they hear about or see something that is not safe.

Additionally, students will not be permitted to carry backpacks onto campus. Students who bring their cell phone to school will need to turn it off and keep it in their pocket. The phone should never be visible during the school day. We will still be enforcing the no cell phone policy. Any student that comes to campus with a backpack will be required to check the bag into a designated location and they will not have access to it during the day.

As always, we appreciate your support in helping us keep CPMS a safe environment, and we look forward to helping your students finish the school year strong.

A few other reminders for our families:

• If you visit our campus, you need to check in at the front office immediately upon arrival.
• While on campus, you should refrain from interacting with any child other than your own. If you are not listed on their demographic information, you do not have their parent or guardian's permission to communicate with them at our school.
• During events (Athletics, Fine Arts, Community Outreach, etc.), you are here to encourage and support your own student. It is inappropriate to speak negatively to or about other people (including the competition).

We are working to help our students understand policies, procedures, and the power of words. They will look to you as one of their role models and we appreciate your help with this.

We are looking forward to one last Cav-tastic week of the school year with your students!

Thank you,

Christina Harris

It is very important that we keep safety our #1 priority. In order to do this, we need students to do a few things:

• Students need to wear their IDs every day. The ID helps every adult know that the student belongs in the building.
• Each day, every period, students need to go from point A to point B. There should be no horseplay or lingering in the hallways.
• Students will not be allowed to leave the classroom unless they are called by an office or have a restroom emergency. Students need to remain in class, participating in the learning.
• The restrooms are for taking care of bodily functions. They are not for hanging out with friends or being on the phone. Students are not to loiter in the restrooms during the day. Backpacks are still not allowed in the restroom.
• Students must continue to follow lunch procedures. They should use their hand signals to let the adults know what they need while in the cafeteria. They also are not to get up without permission from an adult. We have almost 350 students in each lunch. Our systems are in place to help to get them all fed and keep them safe during the 35 minutes that they are in the cafeteria.
• Students are not to linger on campus after school. Students who walk or are car-riders are released at 3:30PM and should head home immediately. (Dismissal time is 1:30PM on Thursday, May 23rd)

We appreciate your support in these matters!

Monday, May 20th –

Band/Choir/Orchestra Skate Night @ Texas Skateland (5:30PM-7:30PM)

Tuesday, May 21st –

Boys Athletic Banquet @ CPMS Gym (8-10:30AM)

Title I Parent Meeting @ CPMS Library (5:00PM)

Girls Athletic Banquet @ CPMS Cafeteria (6-7:30PM)

Wednesday, May 22nd –

Happy Wednesday!

Thursday, May 23rd –

Early Release Activity Bell Schedule

8th Grade Celebration @ 9AM

6th & 7th Grade Block Parties

Spirit Wear: Cavalier shirt

We will be reviewing our current Parent and Family Engagement Policy and our Home-School Compact. These meetings are a great opportunity for you to give us your feedback on these policies and how we can improve for next school year.

Attention 8th Grade Parents: It is almost time to celebrate our amazing 8th grade students! We will

host festivities on the last day of school, May 23rd. We will have a celebration for families at 9AM, followed by parties and fun activities for the students afterward. Let's go Class of 2028!

Dress Code for the Celebration: Formal Attire

Boys: Slacks/trousers/dress pants, button up shirt, tie/bowtie (optional), dress shoes,

nice sneakers.

Girls: Dresses, skirts, blouse, dress pants/trousers, dress shoes, flats, wedges, sandals, nice

sneakers. Dresses and skirts need to be within dress code. No dresses that are low cut in the front. If dresses or skirts have slits in the front, they can’t be higher than 6 inches above the knee. Length

of dresses or skirts must be no shorter than 6 inches above the knee. No V-cut or backless dresses. Spaghetti straps are okay!

What NOT to wear:

• No hoodies, graphic shirts, or sweats.
• No jeans, shorts, athletic wear or see-through material.
• No crop tops or clothes with holes.

Students who are out of dress code will not be able to participate in the celebration. We will be meeting with 8th graders on Tuesday to ensure that they understand the requirements. Please help us by ensuring they are dressed appropriately.

***Helium balloons will not be allowed in the building. These block the view of audience members

and require a mechanical lift to remove from our ceilings in the gym, hallway, or cafeteria. Thank

you for your understanding.

No Place For Hate is selling some Cav spirit wear t-shirts! They are royal blue, Gildan soft cotton material and two-sided design.

The shirts are $16 after tax. If you would like to order a shirt for you or your student, please click the link below to order! 🤟 Orders must be placed by Friday, May 17th. Shirts will be distributed on the last day of school.

https://pattersonmiddleschool.myschoolcentral.com/(S(3qztymvumdwfr4funhhqq2kj))/Index.aspx

Check out the new Killeen ISD Summer Learning Guide and start planning your student's summer now! It's full of FREE learning opportunities to keep your student engaged in academics.

• Elementary Camp Invention
• High School Credit Advancement - Applications being accepted until May 10!
• Middle School Robotics, Coding, STEM, and Writing Camps
• Fine Arts Camps for Middle & High School - Registration opens May 1!
• Free Summer Meal Locations

Student: Miguel Galo

Community Member: Roxana Moreno-Galo

Staff: James Cook

Please notice the drop off and pick up areas for cars at CPMS. For the safety of our students, please do not drop off in the bus loop.

Parents/Guardians should only be driving in the yellow area indicated on the map.

The red area is for buses only. Parents who enter the red area are putting students and staff at risk as there is limited visibility when buses are present.