October 27-November 2, 2024
Good morning Cannon families,
Your contributions to our PTA fundraisers have made a tremendous impact, Cub families are truly thankful! The Wise Guys Pizza Kits were a huge success, and we're excited to "Serve Up" LOVE in February with heart-shaped pizzas. Thank you for being an integral part of our Cannon Community!
This week, we join schools nationwide to celebrate Red Ribbon Week. We want this week to be fun and educational, but most importantly, we want our students to know it is OK to Say No To Drugs! Each day, we ask our Cubs to join us by dressing up and pledging to be Drug Free. Please remember that on October 31st, for Storybook Character Dress Up Day, no masks, props, or toy weapons are allowed.
We will end the week with our 4th annual STEMapalooza on Friday, November 1st - and we can't wait! It's an amazing day FULL of the Engineering Design Process! Please understand that volunteers are not needed for TEKS-aligned STEM Challenge Fair Day. If you are interested in eating lunch with your Cub, students will eat in the Cafe on this day, but we do have a slightly modified lunch schedule:
Kinder 10:40-11:10; 1st grade 11:10-11:40; 2nd grade 11:30-12:00; 3rd 11:50-12:20; 4th 12:20-12:50; 5th 12:50-1:20
PTA Calendar FUNdraiser Celebration!
Our PTA Calendar Fundraiser allowed our PTA to raise over $7,000! Leading classes and our leading grade-level (4th grade), we celebrate their HUGE contributions this Friday. On November 1st, after STEMapalooza, at 2:30, we will have a school assembly outside to watch the 4th-grade teachers PIE the Admin Team and then cheer on the classes that get to silly string one another!
*Parents of participating classes, with background checks, are welcome to attend and watch the silly string parties! See the link below to complete your background check.
We love partnering with scholars from other GCISD schools wanting to work with our fabulous Cubs! Lucy Allen from Collegiate Academy taught an AMAZING Math lesson for some of our 2nd grade scholars - they had a blast!
Don't forget ~
Sunday, November 3 - Daylight Savings - Fall BACK One Hour ⏰
Monday, November 4 and Tuesday, November 5 - Staff Professional Development - No School for Students
As always, thank you for your parent partnership!
Proud to be your principal,
Dr. Tina Garrett
Happy Little Habitats
Have you ever thought about where our favorite water animals live? All animals need “Happy Little Habitats” in order to survive in their environment. We invite you to come use the Engineering Design Process to decide how you can help out our water friends.
Let’s design a Happy Little Habitat so that your water animal has enough room to live, using natural and manmade materials.
Civil Engineering
Ready Steady Sail!
Ahoy Matey! We will be Nautical Engineers making our way across the windy waters of Cannon Elementary! Students will design and build a sailboat out of recyclable materials that will travel safely across a windy body of water!
Nautical Engineers
Pristine Marine
Students will design a tool that will alleviate the impact of waste on the oceans. Students will test their design using a small ocean representation that is filled with trash.
Environmental Science
Salty Sea Water Circuits
What is a pirate's favorite letter in the alphabet? R?
No, it is actually the C (salt)! :)
Students will be creating a salty circuit! Once they complete the circuit with the salt to the LED light bulb, they will add water with food coloring to the salt and watch the magic begin! As the water flows through the trail of salt, it will become a conductor! This closes the circuit causing the LED bulb to light up! This allows students to be up to current with electrical engineering.
How can we as electrical engineers design a simple circuit using water?
Water Engineering Design
K-2nd Art: Spray Bottle Painting Resist
Students will learn about the resist art and create an image using spray bottles of watery paint, crayons, tape and salt.
Material Engineering
3rd-5th Art: Chihuly Water Bottle Chandelier
Chihuly Water Bottle Chandelier
Students will learn about the artist Dale Chihuly and reuse water bottles to create a sculptural chandelier.
Structural Engineer
Kinder-2nd Music: Creating Rain Sticks
Students will make rainsticks using a selection of materials provided to match the water sound they choose. Students will investigate different water sounds, and try to match the sound with their chosen materials on the inside. Students need paper towel roll OR toilet paper roll.
Sound Engineering
3rd-5th Music: Creating a song that Imitates Everyday Water sounds.
Students are given the option of two music making apps; Chrome Music Lab (Song Maker), and Quaver Back Beat. Students must create a 30 second song sounding similar to a specific type of water sound they choose using ONLY percussion instruments.
Sound engineering
K-5 Applied STEM: "Water Slide Adventures"
Students will design, construct and test their model of a water slide.. They will need to make sure their Lego minifig completes their slide and is safe. Students will do investigations to determine slope, speed, and forces that are applied while on a water slide to ensure safety.
Structural Engineer
Cannon Online Book Fair!
The Online Literati Book Fair is coming! Join us for an intergalactic adventure starting, October 21, at https://literati.com/store/?school=cannon-elementary-school-grapevine-tx. Every purchase benefits our school. We will still be having a traditional book fair in November, but this online version is a head start!
October: Parent Conferences; Be on the lookout for communication from your teacher(s)!
October - Down Syndrome Awareness & Bullying Prevention Month
October 14 - November 4 - GT and ASPIRE referral window for 5th grade ; For more information on the GT identification timeline, click here.
October 21- November 2 - Early Voting
October 28-November 1 - National Red Ribbon Week
November - American Indian Heritage Month
Friday, November 1 - 4th Annual STEMapalooza; Make sure to wear Cannon Cub Spirit Gear!
We will celebrate our PTA Calendar Fundraiser Leaders at 2:30 with silly string parties and our 4th grade teacher team will PIE Dr. Garrett, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Coburn, and Mrs. Paniagua! Parents students in participating classes, with an approved background check, may attend to watch the fun!
Saturday, November 2 - Walk Like MADD Event; Our safety partners have shared this flyer about an upcoming Mothers Against Drunk Driving event on November 2. They have a Grapevine Police Department team that is walking in honor of Officer Darren Medlin who was lost to a drunk driver. This is a family friendly event, with vendors and activities at the start/finish line area. It’s a walk, not a race, so all fitness levels can participate.
Sunday, November 3 - Father of Texas Day; This day recognizes Stephen F. Austin as the “Father of Texas”. We celebrate and remember him today - a great pioneer patriot and the Father of Texas.
Sunday, November 3 - Daylight Savings - Fall BACK One Hour
Monday, November 4 and Tuesday, November 5 - Staff Professional Development - No School for Students
Tuesday, November 5 - Election Day
Wednesday, November 6 - PTA Reflections (See Below) Submissions Due: HERE
Thursday, November 7 - Mandatory Sky Ranch Chaperone Meeting (6pm Cannon Learning Commons)
Friday, November 8 - ☕ PTA Principal Coffee 9:15-10 Cannon Cafe
Friday, November 8 -STEM Habit of Mind Hall of Fame Ceremony (5th, 4th, & Art) - Thoughtful Planning - 2:35 pm Cannon Amphitheatre
Friday, November 8 - 🧢$1 Hats off to Learning;🤠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. We raised approximately $60 on our last Hats off to Learning Day; Thank you for helping us lower field trip costs!
Monday, November 11-Wednesday, November 14 -🏕5th grade to Sky Ranch
Monday, November 11- Veterans' Day Performance 2:00 Cannon Cafe; Our 2nd graders will perform for their families and any Cannon Community Veteran wishing to attend! Pre-registration link HERE.
Friday, November 15 - Wear your Cannon Cub Spirit Gear! ☮♥🐻
Friday, November 15 -STEM Habit of Mind Hall of Fame Ceremony (3rd, 2nd, & Art) - Thoughtful Planning - 2:35 pm Cannon Amphitheatre
Monday, November 18 - Cannon Campus Excellence Committee Meeting 3:30-4:30
Tuesday, November 19 - Picture Retake/Make Up Day
Thursday, November 21 -STEM Habit of Mind Hall of Fame Ceremony (1st, Kindergarten, & Art) - Thoughtful Planning - 2:35 pm Cannon Amphitheatre
Friday, November 22 - Wear your Cannon Cub Spirit Gear! ☮♥🐻
Friday, November 22 - Cannon's Annual Grand Friend's Day 8:30-10:25; Pre- Register HERE if your grandfriend plans to attend!
🍂November 25-November 29 - Thanksgiving Holiday Break🍂
Parents Can Manage Meal Payments Online Via MySchoolBucks App
GCISD’s Nutrition Services is pleased to announce that parents can now download the MySchoolBucks app to make online prepayments on their child’s school meal account and view transactions. There is a $3.25 processing fee for each transaction.
After downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play on their mobile device, parents will need the following to establish an account:
Visa, Mastercard or Discover credit cards
Child’s six- or seven-digit student ID number
Transactions made prior to 10 a.m. will be posted to the meal account the same day. Prepayments made after 10 a.m. will be posted the next school day.
Although the online option is available, parents will still continue to have the option to pay at their child’s school using cash or via check. There is no processing fee for payments at school.
If you need assistance with the meal account, please call GCISD Nutrition Services at 817-251-5617 or send an email to child.nutrition@gcisd.net.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Free and Reduced-Priced Meal Applications Are Still Accepted
Every dollar counts and if you qualify for free and reduced meals for your child, there is still time to complete an application. Applications are available at www.schoollunchapp.com and can be completed at any time during the school year. The sooner the application is completed and if you qualify, the sooner your child can begin to receive meals at the free or reduced price.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Cannon Elementary: A GCISD STEM School
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