October 13-19, 2024
Good morning Cannon families,
What an AMAZING, FULL week at Cannon! Thank you to all of our Cannon families that attended our CUB Spirit Night at MESA, Walked or Rolled to school on National Bike or Walk to School Day, and attended our PTA movie night! A HUGE Thank you to our PTA and Dad's Club for igniting and empowering strong family engagement and involvement. We are a powerful community because of your partnership! Our Cubs had a blast Wednesday rolling to school, rotating through obstacle courses, participating in helmet fitting, and pledging to be safe. A HUGE SHOUT OUT to PTA Executive Board Member Kalere Coleman and Socrates Villarreal, our Dad's Club President, for organizing and facilitating such a powerful day and for emphasizing the importance of active transportation and utilizing proper safety. Prizes totaling approximately $1000 were awarded thanks to the amazing generosity of Clarence Muller, owner of Mad Duck Cyclery and Mr. Villarreal. Congratulations to all of our Bike Safety Prize Winners!
We had another amazing Cub Spirit Night this past week! With your school spirit and generosity, our PTA raised another $300!
Thank you, Maureen Collins, for organizing our spirit night out - WE HAD A FABULOUS TURNOUT! We love seeing our Cubs outside of school sharing their school spirit.
Be on the lookout for our next night out!
Our outstanding PTA hospitality coordinator, Brooke Teeter Stocz, set up a cookie platter in the teacher's lounge this week to thank our Cannon Staff Members for everything they do for our Cubs! It was a yummy sweet treat! A shout out to our GCISD Nutrition Services Team for whipping up this sweet treat!
Thank you to Microsoft specifically the Las Colinas location for this month's donation of the Cannon staff appreciation treat! Our community partnerships are STRONG!
Congratulations STEM Hall of Fame Inductees!
As a reminder, Monday, October 14th is a student and staff holiday - NO SCHOOL!
On Wednesday, October 16 wear ORANGE for Unity Day to Stop Bullying!
Also, if you are interested in eating lunch with your Cub, there is no longer a sign up sheet. Just make sure you, or the lunch visitor, are an approved visitor in Skyward and Kiosk in with your Driver's License.
As always, thank you for your parent partnership!
Proud to be your principal,
Dr. Tina Garrett
Calling all GCISD Kindergarten through fifth grade students! You are invited to participate in the Grapevine Garden Club Kids Art Contest!
The 2024 theme is “Dance of the Monarch”. We are excited for our GCISD K-5th grade students to use their research skills to learn about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and create a piece of art that displays their understanding. These theme words must be written on the front of the student’s artwork in order to be judged!
Please complete your entry form, attach it to the back of the artwork and turn it in to Mrs. Mattox, Cannon's Art/Design Teacher, by Tuesday Oct. 15th at 4pm.
October: Parent Conferences; Be on the lookout for communication from your teacher(s)!
October - Down Syndrome Awareness & Bullying Prevention Month
Monday, October 14 - Columbus Day - No School - Student & Staff Holiday!
October 14 - November 4 - GT and ASPIRE referral window for 5th grade ; For more information on the GT identification timeline, click here.
October 15-October 25: Fall STEM Design Challenge Home to School Artifact; Build your model and planning sheet. Bring them to school!
Wednesday, October 16 - Unity Day to Stop Bullying! Wear Orange!
Wednesday, October 16 - Report Card 1 Posts in Skyward
Report Cards will be available in Skyward this week. 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 2024-2025 Report Card 1”
If you are having trouble accessing Skyward, please submit a Help Desk ticket.
Friday, October 18 - Wear your Cannon Cub Spirit Gear! ☮♥🐻
Friday, October 18 - STEM Habit of Mind Hall of Fame Ceremony (Kinder, 1st, Music) - Questioning & Posing Problems - 2:35 pm Cannon Amphitheatre
Friday, October 18 - Final Payment Due for 5th grade Sky Ranch $110 (total cost of camp per person = $230, which is the cost without busses) https://gcisdschools.revtrak.net/elementary-schools/can/cannon-sky-ranch/#/list
October 21- November 2 - Early Voting
Friday, October 25 - 50th Day of School! Dress in your coolest Fifties gear 🐩🧥 or your Cannon Spirit Gear
October 28-November 1 - National Red Ribbon Week (See below for more details)
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
Friday, November 8 - ☕ PTA Principal Coffee 9:15-10 Cannon Cafe
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 coming soon.
Friday, November 15 - Wear your Cannon Cub Spirit Gear! ☮♥🐻
Monday, November 18 - Cannon Campus Excellence Committee Meeting 3:30-4:30
Tuesday, November 19 - Picture Retake/Make Up Day
Friday, November 22 - Wear your Cannon Cub Spirit Gear! ☮♥🐻
Friday, November 22 - Cannon's Annual Grand Friend's Day 8:30-10:30; Pre- Register HERE if your grandfriend plans to attend!
November 25-November 29 - Thanksgiving Holiday Break!
National School Lunch Week October 15-18
Each year, GCISD celebrates National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in October at our elementary and middle school campuses. During NSLW, we pull out all the stops with student favorites, Texas local items, and even some special Texas State Fair-themed treats!
This year’s menu is off-the-charts with goodies like the wacky burger, Texas-made lone star luau fruit slush, footlong corn dog, cinnamon sugar churros, and back by popular demand—our legendary pizza on a stick!
The students and staff have a blast with these special menu items, and Nutrition Services is thrilled to continue this fun tradition. Make sure to join us for lunch from October 15-18 and be part of the excitement!
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