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CMS Families,

It's been a great week at CMS! Please remind your child to wear their school issued ID everyday. If they have lost theirs or need a replacement, the cost is $5. We have been giving far too many temporary IDs on a daily basis. Please see the paragraph below regarding adjustments to the dress code. Our students have done a great job since returning from the break but as the weather starts to warm we expect students to be in compliance. The adjustments to the dress code should make this easier. As always, thank you for support, we have an incredible school!

GCISD Families,

As we continue to work together to create an environment where students can thrive academically and socially, we recognize the challenges of balancing modern-day fashion trends with our district dress code standards.

In response to your feedback and after carefully reviewing dress code policies across neighboring districts, we are making an update to our guidelines to better align with current practices while ensuring that they are still appropriate for a school setting.

We have revised the item regarding the length of shorts to the following guideline: Shorts, including athletic shorts, must extend past the student's knuckles naturally and must remain visible when standing.

This has been updated in our online dress code document and in the Student Handbook (English) | (Spanish).

Our goal is that this adjustment is both clear and practical, and our administrators are committed to upholding these expectations. Thank you for your partnership and support as we continue to work together in the best interest of our students.

On Tuesday, January 28th, 7th grade girls and 8th grade boys will participate in a spinal screening. This is a noninvasive screening that helps detect Scoliosis. It does require screeners to look at the spine so 7th grade girls should make sure they wear appropriate undergarments. Although this is a state required screening, parents can choose to opt-out by emailing me prior to Tuesday morning. It will then be up to parents to have their child screened by their physician. Have a great weekend!

We want to take a moment to praise our students for their conduct during STAAR Interims last week. We are so proud of how seriously students took the test, and this data will help inform our next steps as we near STAAR testing in April.

Biology Interims will run during their classes Tuesday, January 28th - Wednesday, January 29th.

Interim makeups will occur on Wednesday, January 29th (Reading) and Thursday, January 30th (Math and Biology). We will pull the students who still need to take these exams in the morning on these days.

Thank you so much for your support and partnership!

Thank you to the families who have already donated to our book drive. So far families have donated 13 books and $200 towards the drive which is a great start! Please consider making a donation if you are able. The drive runs through February.

Love Our School Library

We are holding a digital book drive to purchase new books for the CMS library.

The campus budget for library books will only allow us to buy 25 books this year. A lot of that will have to be used to replace books that are lost or damaged leaving very little to purchase new selections.
In order to supplement the budget we are running a digital book drive where families can purchase books for the library. The books on this list are books that the library does not have in our collection. Many are new books from popular series and other new publications. They have all been reviewed and approved to be added to GCISD libraries.
We are requesting families use this site to donate books because this is a library book vendor and these books are intended for library use. They have more durable binding that holds up to repeated use, and they are already processed for our library with protective covers and stickers so when they arrive they can go straight on the shelves.

Here is the link to purchase books LINK

Here is a flyer with more information about the book drive. LINK

Focus: Time Management/Organization

Strategy: Planner/Agenda

Why: Life Skill of Task Management

Please ask your child to show you their planner for the day or week!

We are striving to teach ALL students at CMS not only to write in their planner, but to “mark it up”.

Students are being asked to make a system of strike throughs, checks, or some type of symbol to show that an assignment has been submitted. Then a circle/highlight for work that needs to be completed from the day.

Consider talking about how you keep up with your day to day tasks!

CMS SHOUTOUT

The GHS and CHHS dance teams are hosting a combined free workshop for current middle school students on Monday Feb 17 (which is a holiday for students) from 9:00-12:00.

They will be working on skills that will help with auditions for middle school and HS teams. This is open to all current GCISD middle school students may be interested in auditioning for a middle school or HS dance team next year.

No registration necessary.

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Every week our staff members have the opportunity to nominate one CMS Student to receive a Colt Pride Award. These students have demonstrated at least one of our Colt Pride Values: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence! Way to go COLTS!

Welcome to Colleyville Middle School PTA! We are so excited to start a new school year! Our goal is to connect with our school community by hosting fun events such as Back to School Social, Spirit Nights and so much more. We partner 100% with our wonderful school to make it the very best! Your PTA memberships and donations fund various school improvement projects, school programs, and continuing education for our teachers.We can’t wait to partner with you! You can find everything you need to know on our website here!!

STAFF FAVES
We have put our staff’s favorites on our website for you to have easy access (adding more as we get them). Staff members have access to edit these documents anytime. We hope this is useful for families to use throughout the year!

https://colleyvillemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/favorites

STAFF APPRECIATION - SOUPER BOWL LUNCH
Join us as we kick off the CMS SOUPer Bowl for the best team in town!!

On Thursday, January 30th we will be celebrating our staff by providing a soup bar for lunch. Please consider bringing in a crock pot full of soup or any of the additional items on the Sign Up below.

Thank you for supporting our awesome teachers and staff with us! Go Colts!!! Please reach out to Stephanie Wilkerson with any questions at 817-721-3288 or vp_hospitality@cmscoltspta.org

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA5AF2CA7F4C70-47397619-cmssouper#/

JOIN CMS PTA 2025-2026!
CMS PTA is gearing up for next year! If you’re interested in joining our PTA Executive Board for 2025-2026, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/wioj9s5eWPE1KvtE7

Forms are due by Sunday, February 9th!

Please reach out to Tamaron Hunt, CMS PTA President at president@cmscoltspta.org or 214-226-6993 for any questions.

GENERAL PTA MEETING - JANUARY 31, 2025
Join us on Friday, January 31st at 9:00 a.m. for a quick General PTA Meeting, then a tour of the GCISD Technology Education & Career Center located at Grapevine High School. We will get to tour this state-of-the-art facility housing programs such as automotive technology, health careers, culinary arts, public safety, A/V production, business, and more. Students from both high schools can explore these pathways. We encourage all CMS parents to attend the tour to help your students know all our district’s incredible opportunities!

7TH/8TH GRADE WINTER DANCE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Join us for a night of dancing and fun!

When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Where: CMS Cafeteria

Who: ONLY 7th and 8th Grade CMS Students

Tickets are $5 each and includes pizza and punch.

Tickets: https://colleyvillemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/317517

Students will be expected to abide by school dress code and behavior expectations, as this is still a school event. We hope you can join us!

Parents: We also need a few more chaperones to help throughout the night.

Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA5AF2CA7F4C70-47673028-7thand#/

8th GRADE CELEBRATION
8th grade parents, please Save the Date for our first volunteer/planning meeting for 8th grade celebration on Tuesday, January 28th at 5:30 p.m. in the upstairs area of Market Street. We will be discussing the theme, ideas and volunteer opportunities. More information will be sent out soon and we will be posting on our 8th grade facebook parent group. 8th Grade Celebration is Friday, May 16th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Compass Center. If you have any questions or can’t make the meeting but still want to volunteer, please contact Jill Nelson, 8th Grade Celebration Chair at jnels327@yahoo.com or 508-244-161

Here’s a way to help our awesome teachers and staff! Please sign up to help provide classroom items. You can deliver purchased items to the front office (please label with teacher name). We will be adding more items as they are requested so please check back frequently. Thank you always for your support!

VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
We will have many volunteer opportunities to volunteer this year! If you would like to volunteer in any capacity at school, you must have a completed background check on file. It’s quick and easy! Background Check

SAVE THE DATES + SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CALENDAR

https://colleyvillemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/calendar

Fri/Jan 24 Cotillion 6:30 p.m. Blue Hawaiian

Tue/Jan 28 8th Grade Celebration Planning Meeting 5:30 p.m. upstairs at Market Street
Thu/Jan 30 Staff Appreciation Day - Souper Bowl/Soup Bar Lunch
Fri/Jan 31 General CMS PTA Meeting at GCISD Technology Education and Career Center (TECC) 9:00 a.m.

Fri/Jan 31 Cotillion 6:30 p.m. Disco

Sat/Feb 1 Winter Dance for 7th/8th Grade 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tue/Feb 4 Coffee Talk with Dr. Calvert - 8:45 a.m. + Executive Board Meeting - 9:15 a.m. (LC)
Wed/Feb 5 Colt Showcase (Incoming 6th Graders)
Fri/Feb 7 Cotillion Finale - 6:30 p.m. (Colleyville Center) - Masquerade Ball

Thu/Feb 13 Staff Appreciation Day - Salad/Sandwich Valentine’s Lunch

Fri/Feb 14 Bad Weather Makeup Day - No School

Mon/Feb 17 Professional Development - No School

Thu/Feb 20 Founders’ Day - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Compass Center)

Fri/Feb 28 Healthy Lifestyles/Extended Lunch

NEED ASSISTANCE?

Please feel free to reach out to our PTA President, Tamaron Hunt at president@cmscoltspta.org or 214-226-6993

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