The Wolf Weekly

Welcome to Thanksgiving break!

During this time off from school for Thanksgiving Break, we want to express our gratitude for everyone who has helped keep our wolves safe, healthy, and learning this first semester of the 2025-2026 school year.

We are thankful for:

• Each and everyone of our wolves for being part of the pack and bringing life and joy to the halls and classrooms of CTMS!
• Our pack staff who go above and beyond daily to make CTMS a welcoming place for our wolves to learn and thrive!
• Our families for partnering with us as we work together for all wolves!
• Our PTA for working tirelessly behind the scenes to support the wolf community and learning at CTMS!
• Our PTA and families who provided each wolf pack member with a pie for the Thanksgiving!
• All who supported the Thanks for Giving Auction!

From the CTMS pack to you and your family, enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your week off from school! See you on Monday, December 1, 2025!

Howl,

Jamie Halliburton

CTMS Principal

On Wednesday morning we celebrated the 30 entries for this year's PTA Reflection contest! Three judges evaluated the I Belong entries, selecting eight to move on to the next round at the district level. The pack is proud of all of these creative wolves!

Howl to the CTMS PTA and families for providing each member of the wolf pack staff with pies for the Thanksgiving break!

HOWL to Cayden for being the top spelling wolf of the pack!!!! HOWL to Tanisha for being the runner up! The pack is proud of all the wolves for their spelling skills!!!!

We ended the week with the annual student versus staff plus guest high schoolers, former wolves, playing a little volleyball! Fun time had by all, but the staff is glad for the week to recover!

Grandparents who join PTA in November will have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Winner will be announced Nov 30!

Thank you to everyone who has joined PTA! Click this link to join the CTMS PTA and thank you to everyone who has already joined our PTA!

Interested in Volunteering: Volunteers make Cross Timbers Middle School great! Please consider sharing your talents and enthusiasm by volunteering! Complete this form.

Follow us on Facebook at "Cross Timbers Middle School PTA" to see updates and important information!

Click here for the official district calendar for the 2025-2026 school year

• December 8 ~ PTA Exec Board Meeting / Boys Basketball vs CMS 5 pm
• December 9 ~ MOY i-Ready Reading
• December 10 ~ MOY i-Ready Math/Band Concert/CTMS Wrestling Meet @ CTMS 5:30 pm Gym 1
• December 11 ~ Girls Basketball vs East 5 pm
• December 16 ~ Choir Concert
• December 18 ~ Early Release for Wolves

The CTE Experience

Unlock Your Potential with GCISD CTE! Come discover the incredible opportunities in Career & Technical Education. We'll showcase all middle and high school course options, guide you through our state-of-the art Technology Education and Career Center, provide engaging hands-on experiences, and so much more!

Flyer

¡Desbloquea tu potencial con los programas de educación técnica y vocacional (CTE) de GCISD! Ven a descubre las increíbles oportunidades en CTE. Te mostraremos todas las opciones de cursos de secundaria y preparatoria, te guiaremos a través de nuestro Centro de Carreras y Educación Tecnológica, ofreceremos experiencias prácticas, ¡y mucho más!

Folleto

Planning on cheering on the pack at any sporting events, get your ticket ahead of time. Scan below.

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.

Drop-off and pick-up occur in TWO locations: In the parking lot outside the academic halls at the B-hall door and outside the SAC. Thank you for waiting in carline and letting your wolf exit. It takes a few minutes to drop off and pick up over 800 wolves!

For the safety of all wolves, thank you in advance for driving slowly, keeping cell phones away, and staying alert and aware of others.

B-Hall Door

For drop-off and pick-up, the parking lot across from the football field is two lanes. Pull into the lane you will be exiting from, if you are turning right out of the parking lot, drop off and/or pick up your wolf in the inside lane (closest to the building) and if you are turning left out of the parking lot, drop off and/or pick up your wolf on the outside lane (closest to the football field). Also, please pull all the way up to let your wolf out of the vehicle. The doors to the school open at 7:45 a.m. and school dismisses at 3:35 p.m.

SAC Doors

This is a single lane drop-off and pick-up. The driveway is not for parking. If you need to assist your wolf, please park in a non-reserved space.

If anything is not working:

• Submit a HelpDesk Ticket for the most efficient service we will be using the locker system outside of the administration building. More directions will be available in the helpdesk ticket
• Email technology@gcisd.net for assistance

Charger: In need of a new charger for a school issued Chromebook, click here for information on how to order a new one.

House Bill 1481 prohibits the use of personal communication devices during the school day. Middle school students may use telecommunications devices before and after school. They may not use telecommunications devices during school hours except for their school issued devices.

What does this mean for the wolves?

• Personal devices will be in bags, not on wolves, throughout the entire school day.
• Families needing to relay messages can leave messages with the front office staff and office aides will deliver messages to classrooms.
• Wolves needing to contact families can use the phone in the front office during passing periods and lunch or, when appropriate, in their classrooms.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is pleased to announce that we will begin using the Raptor Volunteer Management System in all of our schools to strengthen our volunteer program of campus safety for students and faculty. This system is similar to what we have used in the past, AppGarden.

Please use the following link to apply to become a volunteer in GCISD.

GCISD Volunteer Page

El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Grapevine-Colleyville se complace en anunciar que comenzaremos a utilizar el Sistema de Gestión de Voluntarios Raptor en todas nuestras escuelas con el fin de reforzar nuestro programa de voluntarios para la seguridad de nuestras escuelas, para los estudiantes y el personal docente. Este sistema es similar al que hemos utilizado en el pasado, AppGarden.

Por favor, utilicen el siguiente enlace para solicitar ser voluntarios en GCISD.

Página de voluntarios de GCISD

To find out information on events that are not directly associated with Cross Timbers, click below to see the Peachjar flyers.

Peachjar Flyers

Attendance

Lache Nealy

817-251-5326

lache.nealy@gcisd.net

Registrar

Jacqueline Knappenberger

817-251-5314

jacqueline.knappenberger@gcisd.net

Counselors

Patricia Salazar (last names A-K)

817-251-5315

patricia.salazar@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

Nurse

Adriana Maxwell

817-251-5337

adriana.maxwell@gcisd.net

Assistant Principals

Holly Ybarrola (last names A-K)

817-251-5313

holly.ybarrola@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

• School Hours: 8:05 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
• Doors Open: 7:45 a.m.
• Wolves enter the building through the B 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: The first IDs are free and replacement IDs are $5. Per the student code of conduct, IDs are to be worn daily by all CTMS students and staff. All wolves will receive an ID on the second day of school as they get their school picture taken.
• GCISD Student Code of Conduct & Handbook: Click here for the 2025-2026 GCISD Student Code of Conduct and Handbook.

Website: https://ctms.gcisd.net/
Location: 2301 Pool Rd, Grapevine, TX 76051
Phone: 817-251-5320