CTMS Family Newsletter
Wonderful Wolf Families,
HOWL to Mrs. Ramon and the CTMS choirs for earning FOUR sweepstakes at UIL Choir this week! Four of our wolf bands performed and each band earned straight ones! Congratulations to all of our singers and to Mrs. Ramon! Way to represent the pack! See below for a few pictures.
Thank you to all who played and participated in the annual student versus staff basketball game! It's a treat to have current and former wolves on the court together. See below for a few pictures.
PTA is planning the first ever CTMS color run for April and are looking for sponsors. See below for information.
This week is spring break for both students and staff. We will return to CTMS on Monday, March 18.
Happy spring break!
Howl,
Jamie Halliburton
CTMS Principal
CTMS Color Run/Walk Sponsors Wanted!
CTMS PTA is hosting the packs first ever color run/walk on Friday, April 12, 2024!
If you are interested in being a sponsor for the fun event, email funrun@ctmspta.org. Sponsors will be featured on the color run/walk t-shirt as well as promotions and social media.
Stay tuned for more information soon!
March 11-15 ~ Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)
March 19 ~ Art FT Amon Carter Museum
March 20 ~ GCISD District Track Meet @ MPS 4:30 pm
March 21 ~ Art FT Modern Art Museum
March 22 ~ CTMS 7th Grade Social 6:30-8:30 pm in the SAC
Mathematics Monday is March 25
Nutrition Services is excited to announce Mathematics Monday on March 25 during lunch.
This fun and engaging event will take place at all elementary and middle school campuses. Age appropriate math problems have been incorporated onto a special treat given to all students that select a plate lunch this day. This event is aimed at connecting the cafeteria to the classroom in a fun and engaging way. Students can collaborate together to solve the math riddle while enjoying their lunch. We hope to see you in the cafeteria!
¡Lunes de matemáticas el 25 de marzo!
¡Servicios de Nutrición se complacen en anunciar Lunes de Matemáticas el 25 de marzo durante el almuerzo!
Este evento divertido y entretenido se llevará a cabo en todas las escuelas primarias y secundarias. Se han incorporado problemas matemáticos apropiados para la edad en una sorpresa especial que se les dará a todos los estudiantes que elijan un plato para el almuerzo ese día. El objetivo de este evento es conectar la cafeteria con la clase de una forma divertida y entretenida. Los estudiantes pueden trabajar juntos para resolver la adivinanza de matemáticas mientras disfrutan de su almuerzo. ¡Esperamos verlos en la cafetería!
Video and Community Presentations Provide Information about GCISD Bond
Principals, Please include the following story in your newsletter. If the newsletter is running after March 6, please remove the first bullet in English and Spanish about the March 6 community presentation at Colleyville Middle School. Thank you.
Video and Community Presentations Provide Information about GCISD Bond
Watch this video which provides information about the three propositions that will be on the May 4, 2024, ballot for the GCISD bond. Additionally, GCISD will host community presentations, which are open to anyone who lives or works in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and will be held at:
6 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2024, Colleyville Middle School (cafeteria)
6 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Cross Timbers Middle School (library)
6 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Heritage Middle School (cafeteria)
6 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, Grapevine Middle School (cafeteria)
Learn more about the GCISD Bond at www.GCISD.net/Bond.
Presentaciones en vídeo y en la comunidad proporcionan información sobre el bono de GCISD
Vea el video a continuación que proporciona información sobre las tres proposiciones que estarán en la boleta electoral del 4 de mayo de 2024 para el bono de GCISD. Adicionalmente, GCISD organizará presentaciones en la comunidad, las cuales están disponibles para cualquier persona que viva o trabaje en Grapevine-Colleyville ISD y se llevarán a cabo a las:
6 p.m., miércoles, 6 de marzo de 2024, Colleyville Middle School (cafetería)
6 p.m., martes, 26 de marzo de 2024, Cross Timbers Middle School (biblioteca)
6 p.m., martes, 2 de abril de 2024, Heritage Middle School (cafetería)
6 p.m., Martes, 16 de abril, Grapevine Middle School (cafetería)
Obtenga más información sobre el Bono de GCISD en www.GCISD.net/Bond.
On April 8, 2024, there will be a rare and captivating astronomical phenomenon—a total solar eclipse of the sun in the North Texas area! GCISD, in partnership with the Perot Museum, is equipping all students and staff with a pair of ISO certified safety glasses for safe viewing of the eclipse. Each campus in GCISD will offer engaging solar eclipse activities and experiences for students to enjoy. More details will be shared as we approach this remarkable event.
CTMS 2024-2025 PTA Officer & Executive Board Interest Form
Plans are already underway for an amazing 2024-2025 school year at Cross Timbers Middle School. In addition to our returning CTMS families, we look forward to welcoming incoming 6th graders and their families to our CTMS Wolf Pack. We encourage you to share your time and talents for the benefit of all of our students and staff. If you are a current officer, executive board member, or committee chair and wish to continue your roll next year, we ask that you complete this form as well. Feel free to email membership@ctmspta.org or contact a current board member for more information about our amazing CTMS PTA!
Please check all positions you are interested in. The slate of CTMS PTA officers will be posted 7 days prior to our April General PTA meeting. The slate will be approved by the general membership at this meeting. Please submit officer nominations no later than Monday, March 18th . The new 2024-2025 officers will continue to fill executive board member positions through the remainder of the school year. Please submit all executive board and chair nominations by Monday, April 29th.
CTMS PTA: Friend of Children, Honorary Life, & Extended Service Award Nominations
Each year, CTMS PTA presents the following awards to teachers, staff, parents, and/or community members who have been outstanding supporters of our Wolf Pack. Please tell us about an individual you feel is deserving of this award so that we can thank them for all they do! Please complete a separate form for each individual you are nominating.
Friend of Children Award – This award honors an outstanding volunteer, teacher, principal, assistant principal, school staff member, grandparent, business person or owner, or community member who continually supports the district or multiple schools within the district/PTAs. This person does not have to be a PTA member.
Honorary Life Membership Award – An Honorary Texas Life Membership is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon an individual by the Texas PTA for outstanding contributions to the well being of children and youth. This person must also be a member of the PTA and support the goals of the CTMS PTA.
Extended Service Award – In 1987, the Texas PTA Board of Directors developed the criteria for awarding a Texas PTA Extended Service Award to those who have continued to give outstanding service to the Texas PTA. This recipient must have been actively involved in the Texas PTA for ten (10) years and be a Texas Life Member.
Nomination forms must be completed below by Friday, March 29th @ 11:59 pm. Please contact VP of Membership Stephanie Williams, with any questions at membership@ctmspta.org.
CTMS Information
- School Hours: 8:10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Doors Open: 7:45 a.m.
- Wolves enter the building through the C hall doors or the SAC doors. 6th & 8th grade wolves wait in the SAC and 7th grade wolves wait in the lecture hall for the bell to walk to first period.
- Bell Schedule
- Campus Map (click present for easier viewing)
- Front Office: 817-251-5320
- Mascot: Wolf
- School Colors: Silver & Black
- Planners: All wolves use a planner at CTMS. This is to assist with organizing, prioritizing, and planning. You can purchase a CTMS planner for $5 on the first day of school or use one of your choosing. Wolves use their planners daily.
- Student IDs: All wolves who did not attend Wolf Camp or Registration will be issued a temporary CTMS ID on the first day of school. The first IDs are free and replacement IDs are $5. Per the student code of conduct, IDs are to be worn daily by all CTMS students and staff.
- Lost & Found: The Front Office currently has several pieces of jewelry, keys, glasses and phones that are lost and have found their way to the office! Come by to check to see if your item was found!
Who to Contact
Attendance
Elyzabeth Durard
817-251-5320
Counselors
Christopher Adame (last names A-K)
817-251-5317
Cooper McClung (last names L-Z)
817-251-5315
Student Advocate
Allyiah Daniels
817-251-5323
Nurse
Riley Heimuli
817-251-5337
Assistant Principals
Mia Magana (last names L-Z)
817-251-5320
Landon Massey (last names A-K)
817-251-5320
Principal
Jamie Halliburton
817-251-5320
Morning Drop-Off & Afternoon Pick-Up
Drop-off and pick-up occur in TWO locations: In the parking lot outside the academic halls at the C-hall door and outside the SAC. See the map below.
For the safety of all wolves, thank you in advance for driving slowly, keeping cell phones away, and staying alert and aware of others.
C-Hall Door
For drop-off and pick-up, the parking lot across from the football field is two lanes. Pull into the lane you will be exiting from, if you are turning right out of the parking lot, drop off and/or pick up your wolf in the inside lane (closest to the building) and if you are turning left out of the parking lot, drop off and/or pick up your wolf on the outside lane (closest to the football field). Also, please pull all the way up to let your wolf out of the vehicle. The doors to the school open at 7:45 a.m. and school dismisses at 3:30 p.m.
SAC Doors
This is a single lane drop-off and pick-up. The driveway is not for parking. If you need to assist your wolf, please park in a non-reserved space.
Volunteer Background Check
For the protection of students and staff, all volunteer applicants must read the Volunteer Handbook (in Español) and are asked to apply online authorizing the district to obtain a criminal history background check.
Note: All volunteers are required to reapply each year.
GCISD utilizes Volunteer Tracker for volunteer applications and signing up for volunteer opportunities. Please follow the steps provided to sign up. If you have any questions about registration, please contact App-Garden at support@app-garden.com or submit a help ticket.
Attendance Practices
Welcome All Wolves! Find information about your Attendance Clerk contact at CTMS this year below:
- Please schedule appointments before or after school, or on student days off (teacher professional development days).
- Remember to call, email or do an on-line submission any time your student is absent from school. For illness, parents have 5 school days to send in any notes or applicable information relative to the absence.
- Doctor's notes are required for those appointments & illness lasting more than 1 day.
- Please email me at Elyzabeth.DuRard@gcisd.net, or call 817-251-5326.
I am so excited to serve our families. Please let me know how I can help!
Our success this year depends on coming to school all day, every day, on time!
Need a Charger
Thank you for helping our wolves be prepared for school each day by ensuring their Chromebooks are charged nightly!
Student IDs
Thank you for helping your wolves be responsible with their student ID badges. This is a safety expectation so we can easily identify who should be at Cross Timbers. Our wolves have been doing a great job remembering their IDs given on picture day or wearing their temporary IDs for those wolves not present on picture day.
CTMS Expectations: ALL wolves wear student IDs while on the CTMS campus.
Student Code of Conduct: Student ID Badges (Secondary Only) It is the expectation that all secondary students wear their student ID badges. Badges should be worn in a manner so that they are visible at all times. If students do not have an ID badge, they will be required to purchase a new badge or a temporary badge. Multiple infractions will result in further disciplinary action.
If a wolf comes to school without an ID, they will be asked to go to the front office to get a temporary badge for the day. Wolves will trade their cell phones for a temporary ID.
Dress Code
As you prepare for back to school, see below for guidance on the CTMS dress code.
- IDs must be worn at all times UNLESS in PE/athletics
- Shorts and skirts must be longer than t-shirts and sweatshirts and cover bottoms
- Undergarments should not be visible
- Holes in jeans cannot show pockets
- All shirts must have a sleeve (No spaghetti strap shirts)
- All shirts must cover the midriff area
- No hats or hoodies allowed on in the building
- Offensive language and/or depictions not allowed on clothing
Wolves will be sent to the office if their attire does not meet the stipulations outlined above. They will be given clothes to wear for the day, if available.
Attention Parents-Nurse's News for Upcoming 7th Graders
Here's a heads up for next school year for 6th grade Students. The State of Texas requires documentation for Tdap and Meningococcal vaccinations prior to entering 7th grade. These two vaccines are often given at the 11 year old check up by your primary care doctor. If you have an 11 or 12 year old child who has already seen the physician this school year for their annual exam, please contact your physician's office for an updated copy of your child's vaccination records. Otherwise, please plan to obtain these vaccines and provide a copy to the school nurse OR you may consider a conscientious waiver (see below) for these vaccines. You can email a copy of the updated record to riley.heimuli@gcisd.net. I will update Skyward to reflect the latest vaccine dates. This is one thing you can check off the list early and save yourself the anxiety of scrambling for these shots prior to the first day of school in August. And I'm all about making things easy.
Please see the link below to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services regarding information on waivers. The conscientious waiver forms may take up to 3 weeks to arrive to you and they do require a notary signature so plan ahead. Please note the COVID-19 vaccine is not required by the State of Texas to attend school.
https://co-request.dshs.texas.gov/
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/Exemption-Information---School-Immunizations/
For more information on vaccine/immunization requirements for school, see the link below.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/school-requirements.aspx
You may view and print your child's vaccine records on file with GCISD by logging in to your Skyward Family Access account. Pick your student's name and then click "Health Info" on the bottom of the left column. Then click "display options" at the top. A box will pop up for you to click "Show Vaccinations". Please be sure to take a copy of your child’s current immunization record to your physician or to CVS, CareNow, or any facility or pharmacy who offers vaccinations should you not have a primary care doctor. If you do not have health insurance, you may contact the Tarrant County Health Department (817-248-6066) for an appointment to receive vaccines and take a copy of your current immunization record. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Riley Heimuli, BSN, RN
Direct phone: 817-251-5337
Direct Fax: 817-305-4958
Cross Timbers Middle School
Email: ctms.info@gcisd.net
Website: https://ctms.gcisd.net/
Location: 2301 Pool Rd, Grapevine, TX 76051
Phone: 817-251-5320
Twitter: @CTMSWolfWay
