24 days remaining, not that anyone is counting :) and a lot of important dates and events remain for this school year at CRMS. Please make sure you have marked your calendar for all the upcoming dates below. For example, don’t miss out on the applications that are due on April 29th for next year’s Robotics teams and our upcoming parent webinar on May 3rd for next year’s 7th graders who will be starting Athletics. And 8th graders, don’t miss out on your upcoming Viper camp information!

April & May Calendar Reminders:

• Wednesday, April 27: Early Release schedule this week!
  

• May 2 - May 6: Teacher Appreciation Week

• Wednesday, May 4: Early Release schedule
  
• May 5: 8th grade Science STAAR
  
• May 6: 8th grade Social Studies STAAR
  
• May 10: 6th grade Math STAAR
  
• May 12: 7th & 8th grades Math & Algebra 1 STAAR
  
• May 16: 7th & 8th grades Reading STAAR
  
• May 17: 6th grade Reading STAAR
  
• May 19: 8th Grade students to Viper Camp
• Thursday, May 26: Last Day of School, dismissal at 12:10

Follow us on social media:

Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS

Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS

Facebook: Canyon Ridge Middle School PTA

Reminder: Do NOT park on Country Trails in the afternoon where “no parking” is indicated as cars are needing to turn back on to Quinlan Park. It is blocking a lane of traffic at dismissal and slowing both buses and cars from being able to get out of the school.

Are you ready to be a Vandegrift Viper? On Thursday, May 19th, we will be taking all 8th graders over to VHS for Viper Camp.

Here are your to-do items:

• T-shirts for Viper Camp (if they want to order one). Link Here. Must order by May 6th.

• Lunch orders- if your child plans to order lunch from the cafeteria that day, they must pre order here. Otherwise, they need to bring their own lunch by May 1st.

More details to come in May with regards to permission forms.

Hey 5th, 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 will be provided at the meetings OR you may use the link attached to the form below:

FLL Contact Info + Application Form

FTC Contact Info + Application Form

Applications due: April 29th by 3:25 PM

Parent information required for both boys and girls who will be in Athletics as a 7th grader in the 2022-23 school year.

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: May 3, 2022 6:00 PM

Topic: Incoming 7th grade Athletics Parent Information Webinar

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://leanderisd.zoom.us/j/89935974301

Passcode: 337049

The CRMS mxINC Marketplace is now online!

Our student entrepreneurs are excited to launch their products. Shop our market for unique and useful items!

Our marketplace will only be open for a limited time – so don’t wait! Grab your special items today.

All items will be available for pick-up at CRMS. We will contact you when your order is ready!

Click Here or go to crms.incmarketplace.org

If you want your student to keep their mLISD device over the summer, please click HERE to sign-up and pay the 2022-2023 mLISD fee by May 20th.

If you do not do this by May 20th, your student will have to turn in their device before school is over, and then be reissued the device after school starts next year. It only takes a minute to renew it now and then your child can keep it over the summer and be ready to start next school year.

During the Summer of 2020, Leander ISD revised and implemented a new dress code. We would like your feedback on the new dress codes impact. Please complete the following short survey.

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/pre-athletics/dance class on May 4, 2022.

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 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.

To preview the videos, please visit the following links:

“Always Changing and Growing Up for Girls”

“Always Changing and Growing Up for Boys”

Parents/Guardians must Opt-In their child for this lesson by completing the Opt-In Form linked below and returning it to a campus PE teacher by April 27, 2022.

• Opt in form English

• Opt in form Spanish

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.

Brenda Edwards - brenda.edwards@leanderisd.org

Seth Simmons - seth.simmons@leanderisd.org

Parents, the final newsletter from the CRMS counseling office is available via the link below. The newsletter serves to highlight CRMS students, provide an overview of guidance lessons, insights from the counselor’s book study, and upcoming dates. Enjoy!

Counseling Newsletter – The Echo

Reflecting Positivity through CRMS Counseling Services

Volume 4 Issue 5

April 14, 2022

At Canyon Ridge Middle School, we want to highlight diversity and inclusion through the various cultures that are represented on our campus.

We would appreciate your input to increase awareness and understanding of all aspects of your culture. Culture is much more than celebrations, languages, customs, food, dance, folklore, values, heritage, etc. It is everything! We invite you to share your culture.

We'd like to share information with our campus through various "Culture Blasts" spread throughout the year. "Culture Blasts" are short videos that highlight information about our diversity, inclusivity, and learning opportunities for the CRMS community.

Please fill out this Google Form and we will be in contact with you.

CRMS Families,

Yearbooks for the 2021-2022 school year are available online NOW! Order your yearbook before April 15th for $40. On April 15th, yearbook prices increase. Additionally, we are offering an opportunity for CRMS families to highlight their 8th grade students with a shout out. Shout outs are very similar to senior ads in a high school yearbook and are only available for 8th grade students. They can be purchased as an add on to the yearbook for $25. Shout outs must be purchased on or before January 31, 2022 and your short message and photos must be submitted by February 15, 2022. Our school orders a limited number of yearbooks each year. By pre ordering your yearbook now, you ensure that you will receive a yearbook. If you have any questions please email Jared Lichtenberger.

Online Registration begins April 5th for PreK - 12th grade for 2022-23 school year at www.leanderisd.org/registration/new.

Leander ISD has started releasing Summer Camps for this summer and we will be hosting some here at Canyon Ridge Middle School and at most campuses across the district.

All camp registrations will be conducted online to ensure adequate staffing for camps, as well as your child’s place in the camp. Please register carefully as NO REFUNDS will be issued. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT IS REQUIRED AT TIME OF REGISTRATION. A small convenience fee will be applied.

Please note: Per UIL rules, students may only attend two camps for each team sport in which a 7th-12th grade coach from their school district attendance zone works with them. Students in grades 7-12 are allowed to attend a team sport camp (two per team sport) and Strength and Conditioning camp in their attendance zone.

Here is the April SPROG Newsletter.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Ashley Anderson.

We will have school on Monday, April 18th to make-up for the closure on February 3rd. And the district will convert the last two Early Release Wednesdays of the year to full school days in order to maintain compliance with state-required instructional minutes. Leander ISD School Board Trustees approved making 5/11 and 5/18 full school days to make up minutes lost during winter weather Feb. 4. Updated 2021-22 School Calendar

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In order to be compliant under Texas Administrative Code regarding immunizations, an updated immunization record is required for your incoming 7th grade child. The updated immunization record must include the required Tdap booster and 1 quadrivalent Meningococcal vaccine. To avoid exclusion, your child’s campus nurse must receive the updated record prior to the first day of school. You may bring in a hard copy (making it to the attention of Rachael Kristoff) or if you prefer, you may email it to rachael.kristoff@leanderisd.org. The school does not automatically receive updated immunization records from any physician offices or clinics. Please visit the Texas Department of State Health Services website to view a full list of K-12 immunization requirements.

If you are unsure whether your child has received these required immunizations, please contact your physician. You may request a copy of your child’s immunization records from the school by emailing student.records@leanderisd.org.

We hope this early communication prevents missed instructional days in your child’s upcoming 7th grade school year. Please contact the campus nurse where your child will be attending 7th grade should you have any questions regarding state required immunizations.

Respectfully,

Rachael Kristoff

Canyon Ridge Middle School Nurse

Phone: 512-570-3507

Confidential efax: 512-570-9258

Would you like to make a change to your course selection sheet for the 2022-2023 school year that you already turned into the counselor? Complete the form no later than the 4:00pm deadline on May 26, 2022:

Current 6th graders change form

Current 7th graders change form

(Note: current 8th graders will need to contact his or her VHS counselor for changes to next year)

• All 7th PACE & 8th Math STAAR Field Test: February 17th

For more information on the Field Test on 2/17/22: Field Test at CRMS letter (Spanish letter)

• 8th grade Science STAAR: May 5
• 8th grade Social Studies STAAR: May 6
• 6th grade Math STAAR: May 10
• 7th & 8th grades Math & Algebra 1 STAAR: May 12
• 7th & 8th grades Reading STAAR: May 16
• 6th grade Reading: May 17

Per HB 4545 legislation, any student who does not participate in state assessments or achieve the passing standard on one or more applicable STAAR assessments are required to receive intervention in the subject area. HB 4545 F.A.Q.

PTA has new Spirit Wear in Stock! Grab a soft, warm hoodie or a baseball tee for the cool days that are surely coming! We also have a new PTA t-shirt and girls youth PE shorts in smaller sizes. Show off your CRMS Pride and Eagles Spirit and visit our website to purchase! Eagles Spirit Wear - Canyon Ridge Middle School PTA

Students from Vandegrift High School began a homework help service in 2012. Today Viper Nation Homework Help continues as a student-led, free tutoring service for elementary, middle and even high school peers in our community. To sign up your student for one of the Tuesday evening sessions, please visit https://signup.com/go/zmqysDO.

Please review and partner with us to keep people healthy and schools open:

• Current Leander ISD COVID-19 Information
• Leander ISD COVID dashboard

Home Access Center (HAC) provides families with an online tool where they can view helpful student information to support and guide their children through the educational process. From home or work, at any time of the day or night, parents can access the web portal to track academic achievement.

Features include:

• Grade notifications,

• Class schedules

• Attendance records.

Visit the Home Access Center page to learn more. Please allow time for our campuses to complete schedule and teacher assignments in the coming days prior to the start of the school year.

Beginning Aug. 5, Leander ISD parents can enter their home address into Infofinder to look up their child’s bus route number, pick-up/drop-off times, and bus stop locations for the 2021-22 school year. Bus routes are subject to change, so LISD parents are strongly encouraged to confirm their child’s bus information again the week prior to the start of school.

The Transportation Department will continue to use the Remind platform to communicate delay notifications and other important updates. Bus riders and their guardians will be added to a Remind “class” for their assigned bus route.

Our schools and teachers use Remind to send text messages and emails to our parents. Make sure you log into Remind to set up your notification preferences, see archived messages, and send messages directly to your teachers and school staff. Download the mobile app (Google Play, Apple) for the best user experience.

Click here to learn more about Remind.

As Leander ISD Child Nutrition Services will continue to offer free breakfast and lunch meals to all students for the 2021–22 school year, low-cost meals are not being served at this time. To manage your student’s meal balance for snacks or extras beyond the meal service, please create your Titan Family Connect account (formerly MealTime). Leander ISD school menus, along with complete nutrition information, are available through Nutrislice.

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

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!

AP/Counselor by grade-level for 2021-22:

• 6th: Monica Diaz Carle/Sabrina Anderson
• 7th: Cassandra Ricks/Katie Young
• 8th: Leah Cox /Staci Cote

Email: Wendy.Sturdevant@leanderisd.org
Website: crms.leanderisd.org
Location: Canyon Ridge Middle School, Country Trails Lane, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-570-3500
Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS