COLT CORNER

CMS Families,

Your child received their i-Ready Middle of the Year Diagnostic results were sent home today, 1/17. Here’s a quick video to help you understand how we use results from the Diagnostic.

We encourage you to watch the video to gain insight into how these assessments guide our instruction and help us tailor learning experiences to meet your child’s needs.

Thank you for your continued support!

Upcoming STAAR Interim Assessments at CMS

On January 22 and January 23, students will take their reading and math interim assessments. This is the bell schedule for those days.

Interims for Biology will be taken during those classes on January 27-28.

All Interim makeups will occur after January 28, details to come.

These assessments will help us collect important check-in data to prepare students to maximize their success on STAAR state testing.

Online Practice Tools

To prepare for these online assessments, students have had the opportunity to practice the online tools for Field and Interim testing.

Students can also practice the online tools at home using the practice testing site. These are the same online tools students used last year for STAAR testing. To practice at home on this site, see instructions HERE.

Other Important Information

• It is very important that students bring their charged GCISD-issued device and charger in order to access the secure testing app and successfully login to take the assessments. Information about how to replace a missing charger can be found HERE.

• Please help us remind students with oral accommodations to bring their headphones.

• On January 22-23, CMS will be a closed campus for Interims, so parents should not plan to make deliveries for lunch or other appointments at the school.

We know our Colts are hungry and thirsty throughout the day. See below for guidelines to maintain a focused learning environment and to prevent spills or messes. Thank you for your cooperation!

Breakfast/Lunch/Beverages at CMS:

• Students are allowed to bring breakfast/coffee drinks to school in the morning but those items must be consumed in the cafeteria before heading to class.
• Any items brought to school, dropped off, or purchased at lunch must be consumed in the cafeteria.
• Only water is allowed in the classroom.
• Parents may drop off fast food for students in the vestibule but we ask that this be reserved for special occasions/circumstances rather than a daily occurrence.
• Please avoid delivering family-size portions of food from restaurants for students to share.

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

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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!

Excused Absences

Each student is allowed four excused parent contact absences per semester. A parent contact absence means the parent emails Shaunelle Galaise with the reason for the student's absence.

After the first four excused absences, students are allowed five unexcused absences per semester. We highly encourage students to provide a doctor’s note when visiting a healthcare provider, as this can help document the absence as excused.

Out-of-Town Travel

Absences due to out-of-town travel are considered unexcused. However, we still ask that you notify us in advance so we are aware of your student's absence.

Contact Information

For any questions or concerns, please contact Shaunelle Galaise at:

• Email: shaunelle.galaise@gcisd.net
• Phone: 817-305-4904

Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring accurate attendance records.

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

COLT REWARDS
Colt Rewards happened today and we are so proud of our Colts! We gave out 257 Colt Rewards and had 46 teacher recommendations (thank you teachers!!). We are proud of all our students!

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

Tue/Jan 14 Coffee Talk with Dr. Calvert 8:45 a.m. + Executive Board Meeting 9:15 a.m. (LC)

Fri/Jan 17 Colt Rewards – During A, B, and C Lunches* (rescheduled from Jan 10)
Fri/Jan 17 Cotillion 6:30 p.m. Western

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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CMS Families-

For all attendance related issues please email our clerk, Shaunelle Galaise @ shaunelle.galaise@gcisd.net or call: 817-305-4904

CMS students are required to wear their school issued ID every day. If they forget their ID at home they should report to the office to receive a temporary ID. On the 3rd Student ID infraction students will be assigned a lunch detention.

If your ID is lost you may purchase a new one in the front office for $5 (cash only)

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Secondary Grading Policy

Student Code of Conduct & Parent Handbook