Ridge Relay - Summer Edition

June 18, 2021

Hello Eagles!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and relaxing!

As we gear up for the start of the next school year, we wanted to keep you informed of new important pieces of information:

* Upcoming Events for August (Eagle Camp, Open House, etc.)

* 2021-22 Bell Schedules

* School Supply Lists

* Calendar

Upcoming Events: MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

June 14th- July 9th

Campus Closed to the Public

Eagle Camp for 6th graders, August 3rd @ 9:00am-12:00pm

6th grade students will be dropped off by parents to tour the campus and learn all about CRMS.

Eagle Camp Webinar for ALL parents, August 3rd @ 4:30pm

We invite all CRMS families to join us for a back-to-school online webinar to discuss CRMS processess, bell schedule, procedures as we welcome all students back for in-person, etc. The online meeting will include both campus Administrators & Counselors and allow for Q&A. We will also record and post this webinar meeting for any CRMS families to reference.

Eagle Camp for 7th and 8th graders, August 4th @ 1:00-4:00pm

Any 7th and 8th grade students who were virtual last year or are new this year are welcome to be dropped off by parents to tour the campus and get connected with everything about CRMS.

6th Grade Open House, Tuesday, August 10 @ 6:45pm

Students and parents will be able to have the ability to meet staff, receive campus information, walk schedules and meet teachers. More information to come.

7th and 8th Grade Open House, Tuesday, August 17 @ 6:00pm

This event takes place after school has started. This is a self guided event where students can take their parents to their classrooms to meet their teachers, as well as being able to meet other staff and receive campus information. More information to come.

2021-22 Bell Schedules for CRMS

2021-22 Bell Schedule

The past several months, we have worked to decide what schedule is best to begin the school year for 2021-22. We worked through a feedback loop process, gathering feedback from parents, students and staff. We were challenged to work through various perspectives and how to best align those with the needs of our campus and design a schedule that best serves our students.

We weighed the A/B schedule (as we did this school year) versus a traditional schedule with students doing all classes in one day. There are many benefits to the experience we had this year with the A/B schedule, but as we evaluated the impacts of moving forward with this option, we encountered several limiting factors that would negatively impact the student's day to day experience.

You'll notice in the bell schedule that we had the ability to maintain our Advisory period every day except early-release days. We are excited to be able to do this, allowing students time to connect with peers and have built in time for tutorials, social-emotional counselor lessons, required training, etc. Best of all, we were able to do this without any detriment of instructional time in classes by decreasing our passing period time since we will no longer require lockers for all students. By not mandating and issuing lockers to all students, it will cut down on hallway congestion and allow for more time in classes. (If a student has a medical need or accommodation for a locker, they may contact the counseling office and we will help them with this need.)

Linked above are the schedules for your viewing. You'll notice the regular schedule along with the Wednesday Early Release schedules.

2021-22 CRMS School Supply Lists

School Start/Stop Times and District Calendar for 2021-22

School start and end times for elementary, middle and high school are listed below.

Elementary School: 7:40 a.m.–2:55 p.m.
Middle School: 8:10 a.m.–3:25 p.m.
High School: 8:40 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

90-minute Early Release Schedule for 2021–22 School Year

Elementary School: 7:40 a.m.–1:25 p.m.
Middle School: 8:10 a.m.–1:55 p.m.
High School: 8:40 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

*District Calendar linked below

2021-22 School Calendar

Upcoming 7th Grade Families!

As the start of the new 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

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2021 QUEST-GT Secondary Summer Testing Dates

The below dates are available for LISD secondary students (entering grades 6-12) who wish to be tested for LISD QUEST-GT services. Contact your grade level counselor for registration information.

•Thursday, July 8 at Leander Extended Opportunity Center

•Thursday, July 15 at Four Points Middle School

•Thursday, July 29 at Running Brushy Middle School

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Forgot to Purchase a Yearbook or Missed Pickup Day?

We still have a limited number of yearbooks for sale. Please stop by the school starting July 12th to purchase or pick up your pre-ordered yearbook. If you are purchasing a yearbook, the current cost is $50 and we are only accepting cash. Please reach out to Jared.Lichtenberger@leanderisd.org if you have any questions!

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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 is 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!