The Cannon Connection

Good morning Cannon families,

What a fantastic week at our school!

Our new 5th Grade Safety Patrol members did a great job helping everyone get in and out of their cars safely and with a smile. It's wonderful to see them step up as leaders on campus.

We were also excited to welcome students from Grapevine High School's PALS program, who spent time supporting and connecting with our younger students. Their visit was a great reminder of the strong community we have here in Grapevine-Colleyville.

The highlight of the week was our first 2025-2026 STEM Hall of Fame Ceremony. We celebrated our students' incredible creativity and hard work, honoring their innovative projects and designs. We can't wait to see what they create next! To enhance our small group collaborative instructional practices at Cannon, students in all grade levels are engaging in STEM Design Challenges to apply their problem-solving skills to real-world scenarios. Additionally, this week Officer Smith brought patriotic insight, which was both educational and inspiring, to student groups. It was a week filled with leadership, community, innovation, and patriotism. We're so proud of all our students!

Congratulations to our 4th and 5th grade STEM Habit of Mind Hall of Fame Inductees for Applying Past Knowledge STEM teaching and learning is an instructional approach to learning and development that integrates the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Through STEM education practices, students develop key skills including: problem solving, creativity, and critical analysis. We are PROUD to honor our scholars for exhibiting STEM thinking, and we can't wait to celebrate our next group of inductees this Friday.

If your scholar is selected, your teacher will reach out to you with ceremony details about the specific date and time for each grade's ceremony. We hope you will join us in celebrating our young innovators!

Please help me give a BIG THANK YOU to Networking For Purpose! They have provided Cannon Elementary with a monetary gift to support our STEM teaching and learning mission for our Cubs! We sincerely appreciate the generosity and support!

A HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful volunteers from 121 Community Church! This past weekend, their "Serve Day" crew dedicated their time and energy to our school. They completed several landscaping projects and planted new flowers, making our campus look beautiful. We are so grateful for their generous support and commitment to our community.

As a reminder, Monday, September 22 is a Staff Professional Day - No School for Students!

Proud to be your principal,

Dr. Tina Garrett

#BeCannonProud ☮️💗🐻

Attention 4th grade guardians and parents,

We are accepting applications for our 4th Grade First Lego League robotics team! Does your student love to code, build with Legos, work collaboratively and design programs so a robot can perform missions? If you have a 4th grade student interested in joining the First Lego League robotics team, please fill out the application below. Robotics will take place as an embedded extracurricular opportunity within the school day, and interested scholars will not miss core instructional time.

Click here to apply - 4th Grade FLL Application If your child needs a paper copy printed for them, please have them tell Mrs. Hagar during their Specials time. *All students participating in extracurricular activities must have a parent complete the club permission form in Skyward.

Is your Cub ready to be a creative leader at our school? Do they love to draw, paint, and make things? Join the Art Ambassador Club and help us make our school a more beautiful and inspiring place!

Who Can Join?

This club is currently for 3rd and 4th grade students who have a passion for art and want to help out.

What's Our Mission?

As an Art Ambassador, your Cub will work with the art teacher, Mrs. Mattox, to:

• Prepare for the November Art Show: Help us create awesome advertisements and prepare artwork for display.

• Curate Our School's Gallery: Help hang amazing student artwork in the hallways.

• Promote Art Contests: Encourage your classmates to get creative and enter school and district art contests.

• Create Your Own Art! After all our tasks are finished, you'll have time to make your own masterpieces with art supplies in the art room.

Club Schedule

Forms are being sent home to 3rd and 4th grade students that are interested. Please return this sign up sheet to Mrs. Mattox by September 19th, 2025. *All students participating in extracurricular activities must have a parent complete the club permission form in Skyward.

**Mrs. Mattox has limited space. If I have a large amount of students interested, I may divide the students into different groups or have it on different days. Please wait for an email/letter about start days and times.

This week, we welcome a GCISD retired GT ASPIRE teacher to facilitate our GT LEAD classes!

Charlotte Weinstein brings over 20 years of classroom experience to her work with students. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University and a master’s in Gifted Education from Hardin-Simmons University. Charlotte began her career in San Antonio, teaching reading and language arts, and has since taught humanities at both the middle and high school levels. She has served as a consultant for the AP College Board and has presented at the AP Southwestern Forum and the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. From 2018 to 2025, Charlotte taught ASPIRE at Glenhope Elementary, inspiring and supporting gifted learners. Mrs. Weinstein will also be joining our 3rd grade GT LEADers on their upcoming GT field trip. She is thrilled to join the Cannon staff to support GT LEAD while Mrs. Gable is unable to be with us.

Monday, September 15 - Celebrate International Dot Day - a global event that inspires creativity, courage, and collaboration by encouraging people to make their mark on the world! Wear Polka Dots!

Monday, September 15 - Cannon Campus Excellence Committee (CEC) Meeting - 3:30-4:30 Cannon Learning Commons; We will discuss 2024 & 2025 STAAR Accountability, Campus Improvement Goals, and Plans for the 2025-2026 school year.

Wednesday, September 17 -

• Constitution Day & Citizenship Day -To commemorate the formation and signing on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution and to recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.
• Hector P. Garcia Day - Remembering Mexican American civil rights activist, distinguished doctor, and decorated WW2 hero

Friday, September 19 - 🐾Cannon Spirit Gear Friday - Wear your Cub Gear!

Friday, September 19 - STEM Hall of Fame (2nd, 3rd, STEM) -Applying Past Knowledge

Monday, September 22 - Staff Professional Development - No School for Students

Wednesday, September 24 - 🐥🥒PTA General Meeting @ Chicken N Pickle 5:15-7:30 pm

Wednesday, September 24 - Progress Report 1 Grades Post in Skyward; To view your student’s progress report, please follow the instructions below:

• Visit www.GCISD.net and click “Quick Links” at the top of the page

• Click the Skyward icon and the “Log In Here” box in the middle of the page

• Click “Progress Reports/Report Cards” on the menu to the left

• Choose 2025-2026 Progress Report 1”

Friday, September 26 - 🐾Cannon Spirit Gear Friday - Wear your Cub Gear!

• American Indian Heritage Day - Recognizing the historical, cultural, and social contributions of American Indian communities and leaders

Friday, September 26 - STEM Hall of Fame (K, 1st, STEM) -Applying Past Knowledge

Monday, September 29 - 👂👀 Vision and Hearing Screening

Tuesday, September 30 - Fall STEM Book Challenge Launch - Architecture Expo! More information coming soon!

October - Down Syndrome Awareness & Bullying Prevention Month

Wednesday, October 1 - Custodian Appreciation Day - Show Mr. Jose some Love!

Friday, October 3 - 🕵🏼‍♀️ Hats Off to Learning! $1 wear a hat - All proceeds go toward reducing field trip costs. 🐾Cannon Spirit Gear Friday - Wear your Cub Gear!

Monday, October 6 - Stomp Out Bullying - Boots & Blue!

Wednesday, October 8 - 🚲🛼National Bike or Roll to School Day! More information from our Dads Club coming soon!

Thursday, October 9 - Milkshake Factory CAN PTA Spirit Night!

Friday, October 10 - Instructional Planning for Teachers - No School for Students

Monday, October 13 - District Closed - No School Staff & Students

Wednesday, October 15 - Report Card 1 Posts in Skyward; To view your student’s progress report, please follow the instructions below:

• Visit www.GCISD.net and click “Quick Links” at the top of the page

• Click the Skyward icon and the “Log In Here” box in the middle of the page

• Click “Progress Reports/Report Cards” on the menu to the left

• Choose 2025-2026 Report Card 1”

Friday, October 17 - 🏕️5th grade Sky Ranch Final Payment& Chaperone Payment Due

Have you been eyeing those reserved parking spots or wishing you could have front row seats to your student's end of year ceremony? Now is your chance to snag those and more! With the help of some of our generous teachers and staff, the Cannon PTA is auctioning off some amazing opportunities for students and parents alike! Bidding starts at $10 for items like picnic lunch with a teacher. Check it out here: https://go.rallyup.com/cannonpta/

Exciting news! Do you or someone you know own a local business and want to partner with the Cannon PTA? We have sponsorship opportunities! If you sign up to be a sponsor between now and September 30, depending on the sponsorship level, your business’ logo will be included on our STEM-A-Palooza t-shirt! Join us here!

Our Cannon PTA will be hosting two Grant Writing Workshops.

We'll explore the full process from researching grants > reviewing criteria > aligning a project > developing a prospectus > completing an application > peer review > submission.

Session 2 September 18th from 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM Review & Submission

Both sessions will be held at Cannon Elementary: A GCISD STEM School in the Learning Commons.

Please prepare to attend both sessions. Feel free to bring any ideas to the sessions. Laptops and iPads will be needed but not required for attendance.

Now that we have finished our beginning of the year i-Ready Diagnostic testing, our students are starting their personalized instruction in their My Path. We have put together additional information in the form of a My Path FAQ to support families as we partner with you to help all of our students reach their growth goals this year.

In partnership with TEA, the Bilingual Services Department invites you to join us on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a watch party focused on parent engagement for emergent bilingual families. The event will highlight services, supports, and resources available to parents and families.

The watch party will take place at the JPS Building, located at 3050 Timberline Dr., Grapevine, TX 76051, Room 002. The event will be conducted via Zoom and offered in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

We look forward to seeing you there! This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn, connect, and access resources to support your family.

GCISD is having a successful start to the school year! Please help us keep that momentum going by taking a moment to review with your students the 2025-2026 Student Code of Conduct and 2025-2026 Student Parent-Handbook, which includes dress code and updates from the 89th Legislative Session.

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. That includes field trips, holiday parties, field day, and volunteering on campus during the school day!

Background checks must be completed each year! Click here to learn more: GCISD Volunteer Page

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

Instagram: @CannonSTEM