The Wolf Weekly

Wonderful Wolf Families,

This week is a four day week for the wolf pack! There is no school on Friday, February 14. We will celebrate all things February at the PALS hosted pep rally on Thursday, February 13 at 2:40 p.m.

Looking forward to a fabulous four day week with the pack!

Thank you for taking time to read the Wolf Weekly!

Howl,

Jamie Halliburton

CTMS Principal

On Monday night, CTMS Silver Dancers participated in the Fillies Showoff displaying their incredible dance skills along with the Fabulous Fillies, GMS Ponies, and CMS Stars.

On Wednesday during the school day, the pack welcomed fifth graders from OC Taylor and Timberline Elementary Schools! The future fifth graders got a glimpse of what it's like as a sixth grade wolf.

That evening, future wolves came back with their families to learn about the Wolf Way and course selections for the 2025-2026 school year.

On Friday, the CTMS leadership team visited elementary schools to deliver swag to future wolves who won the PAWSport drawing from Wednesday night's showcase. So fun to see our future wolves at their current schools!

Our sixth grade wolves danced the night away during the cotillion finale! It was great to see so many family members joining our wolves on the dance floor! HOWL to Mac's on Main for donating all the food to make the evening extra special. Thank you to all the volunteers who made the four nights of cotillion possible! Special thank you to Heather Lehman and Meredith Grady for chairing this year's cotillion!

April 25th - 6:00-8:00 PM 7th graders, get ready for some FUN! We are so excited for our annual "Glow to the Beach" social where you'll enjoy snacks, a DJ, and raffle drawings! Wear your favorite neon and/or white beach attire (so you glow) and come ready to PARTY!

Purchase tickets HERE! They are $10 before April 1st and $15 after April 1st.

Help PTA show love for the CTMS staff by signing up to bring a sweet treat to add to the dessert bar. Use the following link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FA5AA23ABFB6-54338319-ctms

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 10 ~ Spring Tennis 7th Grade vs West @ GHS 5-8 pm

• February 13 ~ Pep rally

• February 14 ~ No school for the pack

• February 17 ~ Professional development/No school for the pack

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.
• Cheer Tryouts: Cheer and mascot tryout packets are available in the front office. All packets are due on February 21.

No School for GCISD Campuses Feb. 14 and 17; See CA and iUP Calendars for More Info

Except for Collegiate Academy and iUniversity Prep, there will be no school for students on Friday, February 14. This day was originally scheduled as a bad weather make-up day, however, GCISD’s 2024-2025 instructional calendar has a sufficient number of minutes to cover the recent weather-related closure and the days will not have to be made up.

Additionally, except for Collegiate Academy, Monday, February 17, is a professional development day and there will be no school for students, including iUniversity Prep.

Please see your school’s instructional calendar below:

• GCISD Instructional Calendar

• Collegiate Academy Instructional Calendar

• iUniversity Prep Instructional Calendar

No habrá clases en las escuelas de GCISD el 14 y 17 de febrero; consulte los calendarios escolares de iUP y de CA para obtener más información

Con la excepción de iUniversity Prep y de Collegiate Academy, no habrá escuela para los estudiantes el viernes, 14 de febrero. Este día estaba originalmente programado como un día de recuperación por inclemencias del tiempo, sin embargo, el calendario escolar 2024-2025 de GCISD cuenta con un número suficiente de minutos para cubrir el reciente cierre relacionado con el clima, por lo que no será necesario recuperar los dias.

Además, con la excepción de Collegiate Academy, el lunes 17 de febrero será un día de desarrollo profesional y no habrá clases para los estudiantes, incluyendo iUniversity Prep.

Por favor vea el calendario de instrucción de su escuela abajo:

• Calendario Escolar de GCISD

• Calendario Escolar de Collegiate Academy

• Calendario Escolar de iUniversity Prep

Our Game Night Social is coming up! We will be celebrating together on Friday, Feb. 21st, from 5:00 to 7:00 in the CTMS Library. All members, please RSVP both yes or no at THIS LINK. Members must be signed in to their GCISD accounts to respond. Students are welcome to bring their favorite games to share with their fellow members!

Our February meeting will take place the following Monday, 2/24/25. Members can choose to attend either at 7:15 or 3:35.

8th grade students are eligible to compete in the Bobby Bragan Scholarship program. Two finalists are selected from a 500-700 word essay from over 200 Middle Schools for a $2500.00 college scholarship. Your CTMS 8th grader can pick up the application form in the counseling office or can be digitally requested via email. All submissions are due by February 19 to the CTMS Counselors. The two CTMS finalists will be notified the first week of March. This is a wonderful opportunity for your student. If you have any questions, please contact your child's counselor.

Join the Fillies and Panteras for this FREE, exciting opportunity open to ALL 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students interested in dance. See below for more information.

• 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