BrightBytes: Need Parent feedback - Deadline TODAY
Dear Parents and Guardians of CRMS,
We are partnering with BrightBytes, an educational research and analytics company, in order to learn more about our students’ school and home technology use for learning.
We are reaching out to ask you to take part in our school questionnaire. Your participation is essential to help us form a more complete picture of technology use for learning in our students’ lives, and will help your child's school choose the right technology for their classrooms. Please know that all of your responses will remain anonymous to protect your privacy. The questionnaire will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
The last day to complete this questionnaire is April 16th. Please respond using the link below:
Thank you for taking part in this important initiative!
8th Graders--Don't miss out--Viper camp THIS WEEK!
Viper Camp, Thursday, April 22nd
- If you ordered Viper Camp T-Shirts, they will be distributed Tuesday April 20th. In person students will receive their t-shirt during the advisory period. Virtual students can do curbside pickup from 8:30 am to 10:00 am on the bus lane.
- Viper Camp this year will be organized to follow necessary COVID protocols, so CRMS and FPMS will have separate times at VHS. Viper Camp will include small group rotations to tour Vandegrift, have lunch and learn more about VHS.
- In-Person students: In person students should turn in their permission form on Monday if they haven’t yet. If you need a permission form, please contact monica.diazcarle@leanderisd.org. You will complete normal daily health screener and arrive to CRMS at 8:10 for class, then will ride buses to VHS for Viper Camp. When Viper Camp is complete, in-person students will ride buses back to CRMS to finish classes for the school-day.
- Virtual students have two options:
- 1. May have a parent drop student off at VHS (will not ride the school bus) and attend in-person Viper Camp event, 9:15am - 1:35pm. If a virtual student would like to go in-person to Viper Camp, you must sign up here (Note: need to be logged in using student's school email to sign-up) OR
- 2. May attend virtually. VHS will have a Virtual Viper Camp available on their website by April 21st for students who chose to not attend in-person.
8th Grade Celebration Video
We want to create a celebratory video for all our 8th grade students. Submit your baby picture now to be part of the 8th grade End-of-the-Year celebration video. Parents, please fill out this form to submit a picture by April 30th at 4:00pm.
8th Grade Academic Award Drive-thru Ceremony, Monday May 24th, 5:30-7:00
- We will have a drive-thru pick-up for for certificates and awards.
- Will include an optional outdoor photo-op for 8th graders receiving recognitions.
- More information to come in early May.
8th Grade End-of-the-year Celebration, Thursday, May 27th
- On the last day of school, we will have a 1/2 day early release and we want to have some fun for our 8th graders as we celebrate their last day of Middle School.
- We will be continuing with COVID protocols in an outdoor event here at CRMS.
- Virtual students will have the choice to attend in-person.
- More information to come in May.
We're Having a Book Fair!
Our Scholastic Bookfair starts with on-campus delivery Wed, Apr 14th and virtual pick-up Apr 19th but you can start ordering now through our Google Form.
Orders are BOOKS only and will qualify kids and teachers to win prizes next week!
The ONLY form of payment will be thru Scholastic E-Wallet, so go to the CRMS Scholastic homepage now to enter funds for your student:
It’s simple to add funds at any time with a credit card and works like a Gift Card: any unused funds remain on your Scholastic account for future purchases.
All sales support Canyon Ridge Middle School PTA. Go Eagles!
The final days of the CRMS Bookfair this year will include Curbside Bookfair events after school:
- Mon, Apr 19th 4-7pm
- Wed, Apr 21st 2:30-6:30pm
Be sure to register on Sign-up Genius to guarantee quick and efficient drive-up ordering for Books, Pens and Accessories.
Stay in your car to order from the “menu” of Scholastic items then pay with either E-Wallet or Credit Card. Enjoy the fun of the Scholastic Bookfair safely from your car, while supporting our school.
We need volunteers for virtual tasks, signage, etc. If you can help, have questions or want to donate please email: lori@exobright.com.
For on-campus volunteering April 13th to 21st, please register.
Thank you for helping us bring this Bookfair to the CRMS Community!
Thanks to donations from these fantastic community partners, we are excited to announce our PRIZE DRAWINGS for the Book Fair will start Monday, Apr 12th at CRMS:
- *Cups & Cones Gift Certificates
- *Chick-Fil-A Swag Bags
- *Kale Me Crazy Gift Certificates
- *Austin Spurs Swag Bags
- *Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
- *Domino’s Pizza
- *Mighty Fine Burgers
- *Mayfield Dairy Queen
Attention 6th & 7th graders interested in Robotics!
Hey 6th and 7th graders! If you are interested in joining the Canyon Ridge Lego Robotics or Tech Challenge teams next year, there will be parent meetings this month. Below are the Zoom meeting dates, links, meeting IDs, and passwords.
First Lego League (FLL) Parent Meeting (for incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders)
When: Tuesday, April 20th at 5:00
Join Zoom Meeting: https://leanderisd.zoom.us/j/81254961215
Meeting ID: 812 5496 1215
Passcode: 470901
First Tech Challenge (FTC) (for incoming 7th and 8th Graders only - limited space)
When: Wednesday, April 21st at 5:00
Join Zoom Meeting: https://leanderisd.zoom.us/j/87108167560
Meeting ID: 871 0816 7560
Passcode: 430161
A link to applications will be provided at the meetings OR you may use the link attached to the form below:
FLL Contact Info + Application Form
FTC Contact Info + Application Form
Applications due: April 30 th by 3:25 PM
mxInc Entrepreneurship class goes live with produces online!
Click on the website
Review the products and leave a customer review/feedback. Once on the product page, click on the product and then type in a customer review.
Spring Pictures available to students on April 29th
Spring pictures will take place at CRMS on Thursday, April 29th. Pre-orders are required. No walk-up orders will be processed. Order online now!
In-person students will be available during lunches on the cafeteria stage.
Virtual students will be outside at the bus lane from 11:30 - 12:30 "first come first serve" style.
Be repared for this summer and next school year!
Leander ISD Information for 2021-22 School year
As we finish this year and start to prepare for next year, we have 2 steps we need your help with:
1. New and Current Student Registration for 2021-22 is Now Open!
To provide accurate staffing, classrooms, and resources for our students, we are asking our families to register earlier than usual this year, and we need your help! Registration is now open for ALL new and returning students. It only takes a few minutes to complete, so please sign your students up today!
We also need help spreading the word with your friends and neighbors, as you are our greatest advocates! Please share the news in passing, playing at the park, on social media, HOA meetings, and newsletters -- in any way you can think of to make sure we have what we need for each of our kids next year. Thank you for your help with this endeavor!
For important information regarding next year, click here.
For specific information about 3- and 4-year-old PreK, click here.
2. mLISD:
The payment window is now open for families to secure their students’ district-provided laptops. If payment is made by Friday May 21st, they will be able to keep their laptops over the summer for no additional charge. Devices will be collected the last week of school if payment is not made by the due date.
The Ed Pay Portal is open for students to pay the support fee of $70.00 ($35.00 for students on free and reduced lunch). Scholarship opportunities are available, please contact your counselor for more information.
Click HERE to sign-up and pay the 2021-2022 mLISD fee and your child will receive their device during their grade level roll out.
For more information on mLISD please click HERE. Please contact your grade-level counselor for information regarding scholarship availability.
Counseling Newsletter – The Echo
Parents, the fifth grading cycle newsletter from the CRMS counseling office is available via the link below. The newsletter serves to highlight CRMS students, provide an overview of guidance lessons, insights from the counselor’s book study, and upcoming dates. Enjoy! This is our final newsletter of the 2020/2021 school year.
Counseling Newsletter – The Echo
Reflecting Positivity through CRMS Counseling Services
Volume 3 Issue 5
April 9, 2021
C.A.T.C.H. committee promotes healthy choices!
Thank you to our Coordinated Approach to Child Health (C.A.T.C.H.) committee for collaborating to encourage our students to have active movement and make healthy choices. Here are some videos of the great work our students and committee have recently done at CRMS through our PE & dance classes together:
3rd period Line Dancing & Healthy Choices
4th period Line Dancing & Healthy Choices
5th period Line Dancing & Healthy Choices
Parents, if you would like to be part of our campus C.A.T.C.H. committee, please contact Brenda Edwards.
Attention 8th Graders! 2021-2022 ViperBots Robotics Applications
The ViperBots, Vandegrift High School’s award-winning robotics program, is now accepting New Member applications for the 2021-2022 season. Interested students should apply by clicking on the link below and following the detailed application instructions.
https://www.viperbotsboosters.org/teams/viperbots-application-process/
Applications are due 4/30/2021 by 4:00 pm
Parent Information Meeting is on 4/21 at 6:00 pm via Zoom
(see Application Page for Zoom link)
For more information, please contact Rad Allen.
8th GRADERS who are interested in taking ADVANCED THEATRE at VHS
8th GRADERS who are interested in taking ADVANCED THEATRE at VHS - The directors are ready for your auditions!!!
QUICK - join their google classroom for more information!
The google classroom code is: l7mvqna (that is a lower case L at the beginning)
Video Auditions, Resumes, Headshots and the Audition form are all due by midnight April 30.
Contact Celeste Schneider with any questions.
Let Mrs. Roth know if you need any help with your application or monologue, or if you'd like a tutorial/feedback on your audition or resume. I'm always happy to help!
Go Future Vipers!
6th to 7th Athletics Webinar
Join us as we share information for current 6th grade students and families about Athletics in 7th grade for the 2021-2022 school year. The webinar will include needed information for our upcoming 7th grade boys and girls athletes on required physicals, uniforms, etc.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: May 4, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: 6th to 7th Athletics Webinar
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://leanderisd.zoom.us/j/84691972056
Passcode: 998856
Hula Hoop Club
Are you interested in hula hooping? Do you want to learn how to do tricks and spins with the hoop on and off body? If so, go to room 0121 and talk to Mrs. Beasley or email her at misti.beasley@leanderisd.org
Exam for Acceleration
Each year, LISD offers students an opportunity to take an Exam for Acceleration (EA) at no cost to the family. LISD offers multiple EA testing windows each school year. Click this link for more information and dates. Students and parents can request the exam through their grade level counselor. The next and final testing window for this school year is listed below. Please note the deadline to request a test:
Testing Window: June 7-10, 2021
Registration deadline: April 23, 2021
Logistics: Arranged with student's counselor, LISD district staff, & UTHS
In person and online testing offered
Note: Students who pass an Exam for Acceleration in the June 2021 testing window will receive their acceleration in the 2021/2022 school year.
YEARBOOKS!
2020-21 Yearbooks are available for sale NOW! Don't wait to pre order your yearbook for this extraordinary and unforgettable year! Yearbooks are $40 through April 14th. On April 15th, the price will increase to $45. There is a limited supply, so order yours today! Click here to order.
Did you miss out on purchasing a CRMS yearbook from last year? We still have some yearbooks available that will be sold for a discounted price of $30. If you'd like to purchase last year's yearbook, please visit the front office at CRMS with $30 exact cash or check. Books will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Use Randalls & Amazon Smile to donate to CRMS PTA
Turn your sound on and please watch this video from CRMS students!
*Randall's will donate to CRMS PTA if you select us as your Good Neighbor Program just because you shop there! Complete this form and then e-mail to good.neighbor@randalls.com or take to any store customer service location..
*Did you know you can buy all your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile, and they will donate to our PTA all year long?!?! It doesn’t cost you anything and you order the same way. Just set up your Amazon Smile profile to donate to PTA Texas Congress Canyon Ridge Middle School PTA.
*CRMS PTA: If you have not yet, please consider joining the CRMS PTA. Memberships start as low as $10.
*SPIRIT WEAR: Spirit Wear has recently been restocked. Porch pickup is very close to CRMS.
Be sure to follow Canyon Ridge Middle School PTA on Facebook and join the Facebook group for your child's grade level. Thank you for your time and all of your support for our Eagles!
Library Grab & Go
Update: Library Curbside pick-ups will be canceled through next week. (Curbside Library pick-ups will resume on 4/27.) We invite you all to please enjoy our book fair! Information for the CRMS Book Fair on the library website.
Grab & Go Library Curbside hours have been updated:
Tuesdays 10:30-11:30am
Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm
See the CRMS Library website for all the details and MORE on how to get books from your CRMS Library at curbside or on-campus! Thank you for checking at home and returning all library books during curbside hours or on the cart in the hallway outside the CRMS Library!
Athletic Events Updates/Leander ISD to limit spectators at sporting events:
As we approach Soccer season, I wanted to give you an update on LISD Spectator Guidelines. LISD has lifted the two spectators per student limitation. However, we are now currently under a 50% capacity rule for the CRMS Stadium. Our CRMS Administrators will monitor the capacity in the stadium. All spectators are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Please be willing to leave the stadium after your student is done competing to allow other parents to attend.
To ensure you have the most accurate and up to date information on our sports schedules, please visit the Athletics Website.
Here is the Leander ISD General Spectator information for all Leander ISD athletic events.
Everyone entering the stadium/gyms will be required to wear a face mask the entire time they are at the school event.
You will be asked health screener questions when you arrive and must be completed by each person attending. If you have symptoms, please do not attend.
Stadium and gyms will have reduced, limited capacity and we will not be able to allow anyone to enter when at capacity.
Seating will be marked off on bleachers for social distancing. Please do NOT sit on the blue tape.
We ask that when your child’s game is over, please leave the stadium/gym, so that we can let in more families for the following games.
MS game tickets will be sold at the gate of each event. No presale tickets for MS events.
Limited passes will be accepted.
No student athlete passes will be allowed.
Concession stands will be open with prepackaged food items and drinks for sale.
Hand sanitizer stations will be provided and restrooms will be open. Water fountains will not be available.
Health Screener App - required NOW!
**Please note that we will no longer be using the Student Google Form due to a district-wide switch to this new screener app.**
Leander ISD has licensed a NEW Frontline Health Portal to provide you with a convenient way to complete your child’s COVID-19 self-screen prior to arriving at school every day. You may download the Frontline App, or use the attached QR Code to register and login to your portal.
- Please review the directions below for setting up your portal to register and create a Frontline account. You may do this through the Frontline Health Portal app or through the web address, Click Here.
(It is recommended you use a desktop computer to register, once registered the Frontline Health App and QR code will work with ease)
Use the primary email that you provided to the district and confirm the Portal Terms of Use.
You will receive an email with a temporary password and a link to confirm your account.
You will need your child’s Student ID # to add your child to the account
Important Note: All children in a family can be added to the same exact account. As well as families that have multiple homes, both parents can create an account for their child with their own email.
If you are having technical difficulties, there are two ways to receive technical support: 1) Call the Help Desk or 2) Enter a Technology Help Ticket:
1. How do I contact the Help Desk?
Call: 512-570-0566
Help Desk Hours: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F
2. Technology Help Ticket: http://servicemanager.leanderisd.org/
Thank you for your assistance with the required daily screener!
***DO NOT REGISTER IF YOUR CHILD IS STILL VIRTUAL, THIS IS ONLY FOR IN-PERSON STUDENTS***
Maintain the social distancing, wear your mask, wash your hands & sanitize!
If anyone in your household tests positive for COVID, please notify Mrs. Sturdevant or our school nurse, Rachael Kristoff, immediately. Also, since we are in between holiday breaks, if your child is in-person & was with someone over the holiday break that has now tested positive for COVID, you must notify the nurse of the exposure. We are doing our best to properly contact trace & keep all of our students & staff safe.
We encourage our families and staff to do their part to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
By coming to school, you are attesting that you confidently answered “NO” to ALL of the questions related to COVID-19 symptoms and have a very low risk of carrying or spreading COVID-19. If you answered “YES” to ANY of the questions, you are to stay home. All screening information will be kept confidential by the campus administration and the campus nurse.
Students experiencing ANY of the symptoms from the list, in a way that is not normal for the student, MUST REMAIN AT HOME and a parent/guardian should email the CRMS Attendance Clerk (CRMSAttendance@leanderisd.org) and provide the student’s Full Legal Name, Student ID Number, date and reason for absence.
***Students who are required to stay home due to COVID-19 related symptoms can still access learning virtually if they feel well enough to attend virtual classes.
@AusPublicHealth is offering risk guidance for gatherings to help keep #1LISD healthy & safe. With the recent surge in COVID cases in central Texas, we're especially mindful of how the pandemic continues to affect our community and potentially our schools. Our most important goal is keeping our campuses open so that our students can learn and our families can thrive. We can't do it alone. Please do your part to celebrate safely during the holidays so that we can support and safeguard our teachers, students and students.
To minimize the spread of COVID-19 and ensure everyone has a safe and healthy holiday season, Austin Public Health is offering risk guidance for gatherings. En Espanol
Looking to Donate Items?
If you are wanting to donate and unsure how, we will gladly accept donations of bottled water, paper towels, hand sanitizer or Clorox wipes on campus.
Please note: there are COVID EPA requirements on certain products so please check those before purchasing. As long as the item meets the those requirements, is sealed and brand new, we can accept deliveries of donations during office hours on campus.
Canyon Ridge Middle School
AP/Counselor by grade-level:
- 6th: Cassandra Ricks/Shirley Dean
- 7th: Mandi Vogel/Staci Cote
- 8th: Monica Diaz Carle/Lauren Gripentrog
Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS
Email: wendy.sturdevant@leanderisd.org
Website: https://crms.leanderisd.org/
Phone: 512-570-3500
Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS
BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS CLUB starts this week!
It is time for the basketball and volleyball intramural club this year! The basketball intramural club starts on April 5, 2021. The club will be held in the small gym from 3:30-5:00. The information/permission form can be found on the club website. There is also a sign up sheet there as well. The dates of the club meetings are all listed on the permission form. Please print the permission slip and bring it with you on the first day.
Everyone is invited to join the club and come have fun learning and playing basketball with Coach Waddell. If you have any questions please feel free to email: Luke.Waddell@leanderisd.org
The volleyball intramural club will start April 29, 2021. The club will meet in the small gym from 3:30-5:00. Although there are three days that we will meet on early release days from 1:30-3:00. The permission slip and information sheet are on the club website. There is also a sign up sheet there as well. All of the meeting dates and times are listed on the permission/information sheet. Please print the permission slip and bring it with you the first day.
Everyone is invited to join the club and come have fun learning and playing volleyball with Coach Edwards. If you have any questions please feel free to email: Brenda.Edwards@leanderisd.org