The Wolf Weekly

Wonderful Wolf Families,

The last week of February brings warmer weather and the return to all outdoor activities! Though last week's weather impacted outdoor events, our wolves still had many opportunities to practice, perform, and compete inside. Check out the amazing things our wolves have been up to in the wolf spotlight.

Howl to Mrs. Ramon and Ms. Nealy for being selected as CTMS teacher and paraprofessional of the year!

Mark your calendar for the next PTA general meeting on Tuesday, March 4, where our GCISD School Board liaison, Dianna Sager, will be present to talk with our parents.

Have a fabulous last week of February!

Howl,

Jamie Halliburton

CTMS Principal

We have great news to share! The FLL team Apex Entities attended their regional tournament on Saturday. They won 1st place out of 62 teams in Innovation Project. They are advancing to the state competition in March!

Howl to team members Andrew Hall, Rebekah Bulmahn, Jack Woelke, Aarav Shrestha, Amy Wang, and Emma Tacconi!!!!!

On February 12, Playbill (CTMS’s advanced theater class) competed in a district-wide one-act play competition on the big stage at Colleyville Heritage High School. Playbill performed a condensed, one-act version of Cynthia Mercati’s play ‘To See the Stars,’ The 35-minute performance included full costumes, sets, and light and sound design. The panel of judges rated CTMS’s performance “Excellent.” Seven CTMS students received all-tournament acting and technical awards. For acting, Eliza Kae and Ryleigh Nguyen were named to the All-Star Cast; Andrew Gowin, Xavier McMains, and Hannah Hsu received Honorable Mentions. Anupama Sandadi was named All Star Technician for his work on the light and sound board, and his partner Julian Almodovar was an Honorable Mention Technician.

Cast and crew: Ryleigh Nguyen, Eliza Kae, Diana Cecena, Hannah Hsu, Anushka Patil, Lyla Rodenas, Grace Gandara, Nathaniel Allen, Xavier McMains, Julian Christmas, Jayson Steelman, Andrew Gowin, Julian Almodovar, Anupama Sandadi.

Director: Mr. James Myers

Howl to CTMS teacher of the year Gina Ramon! Mrs. Ramon instills a love of music to the pack through her leadership of seven choirs at CTMS!

Howl to CTMS paraprofessional of the year Lache Nealy! Ms. Nealy moved from an inclusion paraprofessional to the front office where she now serves as the CTMS attendance guru.

Howl to the Silver Dancers for representing the pack well at MA Birdville this weekend! Our team danced beautifully in their solos, officer, and team dances and the judges agreed as evidenced by the awards earned!

Hello,
This is a reminder of our upcoming Play It Safe presentation. Please complete the Skyward Family Access Form to indicate your preference for your child’s participation in any of the above programs. If you choose for your child not to participate, your child will be provided an alternate location while this program is being presented. If the form is NOT completed by 3:00 PM the day before the presentation, your child will NOT participate in the program.

If you were unable to attend the Parent Preview for Play It Safe, you can access the recorded meeting, along with the scripts and videos for each topic, at the following website: https://www.gcisd.net/page/parent-previews-24

If you are having difficulty accessing the form through skyward, please email allyiah.daniels@gcisd.net if you would like for your student to participate in the Play It Safe presentation!

Our schedule for showing the remaining lessons of the Play It Safe Curriculum as follows:

7th grade “Abuse of Power” - February 25th, 2025

6th grade “Survivors of Abuse- March 11th, 2025

The next National Junior Honor Society meeting will take place this Monday, 2/24. Students may attend either in the morning at 7:45 or the afternoon at 3:35. Members need to bring their laptops to the meeting.

This is a friendly reminder that the last day to order your yearbook is coming up soon—THIS FRIDAY February 28th! Don’t miss out on capturing all the memories from this year! Capture It Remember It If you haven’t ordered yours yet, please take a moment to do so before FRIDAY by clicking here! The webpage will look like this:

Our next CTMS PTA General Meeting will be on March 4th in the Library! Join us and meet our board liaison, Dianna Sager!

Interested in serving on the CTMS PTA Executive Board? Please fill out this interest form!

We need your help! There are several Spring events where we'd love to have our Papa Wolves help out -- check out THIS signup genius to see the opportunities and to sign up!

We are VERY excited that our bronze sculpting artist will be visiting our campus on March 13th! She will be speaking to all Art classes about the process of creating a bronze art piece. Also, all students will have the opportunity to place their thumbprint into the mold that will be used to make our bronze wolf statue! What a way to commemorate the students who are currently at CTMS -- their imprint will forever be with CTMS!

We hope to unveil our Bronze Wolf Sculpture at Wolf Fest on May 16th! Stay tuned for more information on the unveiling!

Save the Date: March 28th -- We are excited for our 2nd annual Spring Fundraiser: CTMS Color Run & Color Battle!

Your kind words of encouragement truly uplift our teachers and staff! If you have a positive experience to share, we’d love to hear about it! Use this form to leave a shout out for our amazing wolf staff!

Click here for the official district calendar for the 2024-2025 school year

• February 22-23 ~ Band Instrument Interviews - All Day

• February 26 ~ Track Meet/ Choir Solo Showcase Auditions 6:30 - 8pm

• February 28 ~ CTMS Honors & Symphonic Band Solo Contest 3:30-9pm

• March 1 ~ Math/Science Team Spring Meet 7am - 5 pm

• March 3 ~ Tennis vs. North @ GHS

• March 4 ~ PTA General Meeting (see below)

• March 13 ~ PTA Sculpture Event (see below)/Student vs. Staff Basketball Game

• March 14-23 ~ Spring Break

Now that we are in the second semester, it's time to begin thinking about next school year. Check here weekly for information about the 2025-2026 school year.

• Click here for the calendar for the 2025-2026 school year.

Substitute Nurses

Parents,

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is always in need of substitute nurses to help at our campuses as needed. If you have a valid RN license and are interested in assisting, please apply for our Substitute Nurse position at https://grapevinecolleyville.schoolspring.com/.

Thank you for your support!

Enfermeros suplentes

Padres de familia,

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD siempre necesita enfermeras suplentes para ayudar en nuestras escuelas cuando sea necesario. Si usted tiene una licencia de RN válida y está interesado en ayudar, por favor aplique para nuestra posición de Enfermera Suplente en https://grapevinecolleyville.schoolspring.com/.

Gracias por su apoyo.

Mathematics Telescope Testing

Elementary and Middle School Parents:

Please see the Mathematics Telescoping flyer for information regarding telescoping testing for the Spring and Summer of 2025. Additional information is also available on the mathematics telescoping website.

Examen “Telescoping” de Matemáticas

Padres de estudiantes de primaria y secundaria:

Por favor, consulte el folleto "Telescoping" de Matemáticas para obtener información sobre los exámenes de telescoping para la primavera y el verano de 2025. También hay información adicional disponible en el sitio web de “Telescoping” de Matemáticas.

• 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 and $1 for replacement lanyard. 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!

Attendance

Lache Nealy

817-251-5326

lache.nealy@gcisd.net

Counselors

Molly Brown (last names A-K)

817-251-5315

molly.brown@gcisd.net

Rachel Smith (last names L-Z)

817-251-5312

rachel.smith@gcisd.net

Student Advocate

Allyiah Daniels

817-251-5323

Allyiah.Daniels@gcisd.net

Registrar

Ilia Kaku

817-251-5314

ilia.kaku@gcisd.net

Nurse

Riley Heimuli

817-251-5337

riley.heimuli@gcisd.net

Assistant Principals

Alishia Ilic (last names A-K)

817-251-5313

alishia.ilic@gcisd.net

Cinthia Morales (last names L-Z)

817-251-5317

cinthia.morales@gcisd.net

Principal

Jamie Halliburton

817-251-5320

jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net

In need of a new charger for a school issued Chromebook, click here for information on how to order a new one.

Thank you for helping our wolves be prepared for school each day by ensuring their Chromebooks are charged nightly!

Click here to see the updated secondary grading policy from GCISD. All wolf pack teachers will be following this policy this school year to communicate the progress of each wolf.

Grades are a method of communicating the progress each wolf is making at CTMS. If you ever have questions or concerns over a grade, please reach out directly to the teacher.

Here is the link for the 2024-2025 GCISD Student/Parent Handbook and Code of Conduct :https://www.gcisd.net/o/gcisd/page/studentparent-handbook.

GCISD's Student-Parent Handbook contains information that students, parents and staff are likely to need during the school year. In addition, both students and parents need to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct. Both students and parents should become familiar with the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District Student Code of Conduct, which is a document adopted by the board and intended to promote school safety and an atmosphere for learning.

Middle school students may use telecommunications devices before and after school, and during

lunch. They may not use telecommunications devices during passing periods or classes.

What does this mean for the wolves?

• Devices can be used before 8:00 a.m., during lunch, and after 3:30 p.m.
• Smartwatches can be worn as long as they are used for telling time.
• Earbud, airpods, and the like will not be used in the hallway or during class time.

Starting Wednesday, November 6th, we will implement a new CTMS practice for forgotten wolf IDs. As a reminder, the wearing of student IDs is part of the GCISD dress codes and outlined in the student code of conduct. We want to ensure consistency and encourage responsibility among our wolves, so each wolf will begin with a fresh start on this date.

The updated practice is as follows:

1. First forgotten ID: Verbal warning.
2. Second forgotten ID: Lunch detention.
3. Third forgotten ID: Two lunch detentions.
4. Fourth forgotten ID: Parent phone call, and a replacement ID will be automatically charged to the wolf's Skyward account.
5. Fifth forgotten ID: In-school suspension (ISS) for repeated dress code offenses.

Additionally, please note that failure to return temporary IDs will result in lunch detention.

All wolves receive IDs, free of charge, on picture day. For those wolves who join the pack after picture day, they receive IDs when registering. Replacement IDs can be purchased from Ms. Richards in the front office before school or during lunch daily.

Thank you for your support in helping our wolves build good habits and follow GCISD expectations!

Exciting News! CTMS Now Offers a New Online Purchase Option for Student ID's and Wolf Lanyards!

We are excited to announce that CTMS has added a new, convenient way for students and parents to complete your ID purchase needs online! This new payment option makes it easier and faster than ever before. You will find this payment option on the CTMS web page under the Quick Links heading where you can create your personal Web Store account. Once your account is created, click on the Middle Schools square and choose Cross Timbers Middle School. Complete your purchase through the Security/Dress Code option. Students will be able to finalize their order in Mrs. Richards office the following day once ID is personalized with the students' photo download. We hope this will be a helpful addition to preparing you student for a successful day at school everyday!

Student-Parent Handbook page 55: Except in emergencies, delivery of messages or packages to students will not be allowed during instructional time. A parent may leave a message or a package such as a forgotten lunch, for the student to pick up from the front office during a passing period or lunch. Students are not permitted to order food using delivery services such as UberEats, DoorDash, etc.

What this means for the pack: Wolf pack family members may drop items off items to the vestibule for wolves. Delivery services are not permitted. Wolves will visit the vestibule during passing periods to pick up items dropped off by parents.

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.

Apply Online

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.

Email: ctms.info@gcisd.net
Website: https://ctms.gcisd.net/
Location: 2301 Pool Rd, Grapevine, TX 76051
Phone: 817-251-5320
Twitter: @CTMSWolfWay