CRMS Ridge Relay

Hello Eagle families,

Please make sure you didn’t miss the STAAR information that we sent out this week. It is full of need-to-know information like times, technology, what to bring and all your frequently asked questions. We start this Tuesday, April 27th with 7th Grade Writing STAAR at CRMS. On Tuesday, 6th & 8th grade students will be running their regular class schedules.

(Please note: We will have regular classes as scheduled for the remainder of the week so all in-person students should plan to attend in-person as scheduled.)

For morning drop-off, we made some progress this week with the line having more movement and not backing up so far. So please remember to NOT stop in the middle of the line or near a particular door. Please pull all the way up towards the gate before allowing your child out of the car and allow for as many cars as possible to unload.

This week! Dinner is served and they will donate back to CRMS:

• PTA Spirit night at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday, April 28th from 5:00 - 8:00pm

• And Spirit day at Panda Express on Friday, April 30th, all day. Share our event’s unique online code 324079 for orders placed on order.pandaexpress.com or the Panda app.

*And don't forget our 2-hour Early Release again this Wednesday, April 28th.

Go Eagles!

Wendy Sturdevant

Eagle News: April 19th

Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS

Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS

Mrs. Blevins fired your beautiful clay projects and will be handing them back all of next week (April 26-30th) after school from 3:25-3:45 outside the art room. If you want your clay project, stop by and pick it up! Clay can be painted or decorated- instructions will be included. Virtual students should email Mrs. Blevins.

The Marvelous Michelle Johnson, the SRP teacher at River Ridge, is retiring at the end of this school year after 37 years in LISD. She has touched the lives of many students with her caring and loving support, building young learners' confidence as readers. If your child was fortunate enough to have Mrs. Johnson and would like to share some kind words to be included in her SURPRISE memory book, please have your student email Shelley.Roberts@leanderisd with a quote, a thank you, or a wonderful memory. I will make sure these special words are included in the memory book we will give to her at her retirement reception. The deadline is next Friday, April 30th.

Sincerely,

Shelley Roberts

Principal, River Ridge Elementary

It's time to plan for 8th Grade End-of-the-Year Events. Mark your Calendars now so you don't miss out on any events as we prepare for your transition to Vandegrift HS Viper!

Viper Camp, Thursday, April 22nd

• Thank you to Vandegrift HS for hosting our 8th graders this year and introducing them to life as a Viper for next year!
• If you chose to participate virtually, VHS is getting that link out as soon as possible.

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.

Please join me in congratulating Shreya Poladia, 7th grader, who won "Award of Excellence" for her Visual Art "Unity in Diversity'' and "Award of Excellence" for her Literature "Charity Begins at Home" at the Reflections for year 2020-21. The theme for Reflections this year was “I Matter Because…”

Shreya's Literature went to State and won the award of "Honorable Mention" at State Level. The State Award Ceremony is on May 15th 2021.

Hey 6th and 7th graders! If you are interested in joining the Canyon Ridge Lego Robotics or Tech Challenge teams next year:

A link to applications:

FLL Contact Info + Application Form

FTC Contact Info + Application Form

Applications due: April 30 th by 3:25 PM

CRMS Marketplace: Our entrepreneurship class has been hard at work in creating products and we would like your feedback on their products! Parents, students and community are invited to check out the products and provide a review so our students can continue to learn from this awesome experience!

• 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.

Students participated in a variety of activities during College Awareness Week 2021 including daily videos during advisory class, a door decorating contest, Rumble at the Ridge, and more. Students had the option to answer a daily quiz after watching the video during advisory. Correct answers entered them into a prize drawing. Our 2021 CAW winners are happy to receive prizes from Tiff's Treats, Rudy's, and Freebirds. Thanks to all our students, staff, and families for a great College Awareness Week this year!

In celebration of 20 years of impact, H-E-B Excellence in Education will be giving away $100,000 to randomly selected public school teachers, principals, school districts and early childhood education centers across Texas. Apply through May 4th. Application link and additional details can be found here.

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.

Secondary Social Studies is currently seeking community feedback on new materials for AP Human Geography and AP World History. The community may provide feedback at this website and may view the physical texts at the Administration Building and Vandegrift High School. Teachers are also providing their input through the end of the month. Contact Kip Harmon with questions.

Take a look at April’s Special Programs Newsletter. English, Spanish

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.

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 - 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!

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

As the end of the school year is fast approaching, I wanted to remind you that the State of Texas requires all students to receive a Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster (Tdap) and a Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV4) prior to the start of 7th grade. Many times, these immunizations are given at your student's well-visit with their doctor. Please review your student's immunization record and submit an updated copy to the school nurse (Rachael Kristoff). You may contact her by email or by phone for any questions. Please reference the Texas Department of State Health Services for Students for additional information.

Thank you,

Rachael Kristoff RN, BSN

Canyon Ridge Middle School Nurse

512-570-3507

512-570-9258 confidential eFax

Leander ISD 6th grade students are about to study an important lesson on the early stages of puberty which many 6th graders are beginning to experience. Students will watch the Always Changing® and Growing Up video during PE, PreAthletics & Dance classes on May 3rd (A day) & 4th (B day).

The Always Changing® and Growing Up video reviews the following topics:

• Reproductive systems

• Health and nutrition

• Hygiene and grooming

• Self esteem

• Physical changes

• Emotional changes

To preview the video and/or read the transcript, please visit https://www.pgschoolprograms.com/Educators and scroll down to the “video section”. Students will watch the gender specific videos, not the coed video.

The TEKS regarding 6th grade puberty can be found here. Parents do have the opportunity to preview the videos and opt their child out of the process.

Parents/Guardians may choose to exempt their child from this lesson by completing the Opt Out Form (Spanish Opt Out Form) and returning it to a campus PE teacher by April 30.

If you have any questions about the lesson or the resource used, feel free to contact the campus physical education department at the email listed below.

Girls Coach: Brenda Edwards

Boys Coach: Seth Simmons

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.

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!

Update! No Library curbside service next week due to campus testing. Last Curbside pick-up for the school year will be May 4 to get all books back for EOY Inventory.

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!

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.

**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***

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

Many have generously reached out and asked how you can donate or support the teachers/school during this time.

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.

As the upcoming school year takes shape, we want to ensure the information families need to make important decisions is easy to access in our Launch to Learning 2020-21 guides.

• COVID-19 Health Response

• Teaching and Learning Guide

• Special Programs Guide

We know that our community still has questions, so we’ve worked hard at cultivating an expansive, updated FAQ section of the Launch to Learning site. The latest additions will be highlighted green for a few days and then moved into a queue under the appropriate heading.

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

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

NJHS Book Drive

April 19th-30th

Drop new or gently used books at the front office.

You can donate books for kids up to 12 years old, they can be Bi-lingual Spanish, Braille and less common languages.

They will be donated to Bookspring Austin, that distributes at clinics, elementary schools, and other nonprofits working directly with children and families for children up to 12.

If you have any questions please contact abigail.mack54@k12.leanderisd.org.

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.