Good morning, Cannon families,

This past Friday, we celebrated our first semester student achievement with a Middle of Year GLOW Pep Rally 🌟 Our Cubs have had amazing growth and have so much to GLOW about! Our staff and students are pumped and ready to finish the year STRONG!

Please make sure your scholar arrives on time each morning prepared with their charged iPad or Chromebook. EVERY DAY COUNTS! As a reminder staff is available at 7:20 and doors open at 7:25. Scholars are late after 7:40 and breakfast is no longer available. Also, 👟please remember to send students in sneakers - especially on PE days!

We will be taking STAAR interims this month (Dates below). It's important that our scholars do their best so that we can design instruction to support their needs leading up to STAAR testing days. We administer our interims identically to official STAAR testing days. Once our scholars start, we can not interrupt them. That said, please do not schedule appointments on testing days; We will not be able to interrupt testing and release your child. Our campus will be closed for test security protocols on testing days; this does include no lunch visitors or deliveries. Thank you for your support and help to create a positive and secure testing environment.

As a reminder, Monday, January 15 is a staff and student holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Proud to be your principal,

Dr. Tina Garrett

#BeCannonProud

Thank you to our generous families for donating food and gifts to support our community during the holidays. You were able to make the holidays very special for many by donating to our Food Drive, Angel Tree, and GRACE’s Christmas Cottage. We couldn’t do it without your help!

Our goal is to rally all families join our team, learn Hands-Only CPR, build awareness, and raise $9,000 for the American Heart Association.

Ready to kick off?

Sign up, make a lifesaving donation, and start Finn’s Mission by downloading the free app for iPhone or Android, or registering online: http://www2.heart.org/goto/CannonElementary!

Want to see why students are buzzing Kids Heart Challenge? Watch the Official Kick Off Video!

If 50% of our students register online our school will receive a $500 bonus for fitness and well-being equipment.

The heart of the matter:
One family saved a life with Hands-Only CPR that they learned from Finn’s Mission. Hands-Only CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim's chance of survival.

Is your student interested in learning how to play an instrument next year in middle school? The Grapevine MS & Cross Timbers MS Band will be holding their “Meet the Instruments” Event in January and February. Sign up for one of the days regardless of what school you will be attending next year. All students interested in joining the band program need to attend with at least one parent.

Click here to go to the GMS Band Website to sign up for a time

and get all the information you need.

Here's how to join the GMS Band:

1) Attend a "Meet the Instruments Event." Click HERE for information regarding Meet the Instruments!

Click HERE for information in Spanish.

2) Sign up HERE for a Meet the Instruments time slot in January OR February!

Classes resume on Thursday, January 18th. Spaces are available if you are interested in joining today!

Senior Master Gonzalez

7th Degree Black Belt

Karate for Schools Director

972-740-8307

Winter Break - December 18-January 3, 2024 - Students Return Thursday, January 4, 2024

January Lunch Sign Up: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/vzeqj We welcome Skyward-approved visitors to have lunch with their Cub! You may only bring lunch for your student, and please remember to clean up after yourself!

Tuesday, January 9 - Law Enforcement Day

🎯STAAR Interim Testing (Closed Campus - No Visitors) ~ Practice for the Real Thing!

Wednesday, January 10 - Science

Tuesday, January 16 - Reading

Wednesday, January 17 - Math

Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - School Holiday for Students and Staff

Friday, January 26 - 🕵🏼‍♀️ Hats Off to Learning! $1 wear a hat! Students may pay $1.00 to wear a hat on this day. All proceeds go to decreasing overall grade level costs for field trip experiences.

February 5-9 - National School Counseling Week

February 13 - 5th to 6th Middle School Showcase Night - All Middle Schools

The GCISD Board of Trustees approved the Instructional Calendar for the 2024-2025 School year at the December 11th Board Meeting. Please review for family planning!

Counselor’s Corner - Perseverance is the character trait we focus on in January. Students will learn that perseverance is pushing yourself to work through challenges and obstacles. During guidance lessons, we will practice persevering through challenges and discuss coping strategies to help us. How will you practice perseverance at home? Check out the activities in the PurposeFULL People Newsletter. If you have any questions or need to contact Mrs. Coburn our Cannon School Counselor, you can reach her at mandy.coburn@gcisd.net or (817) 251-5684.

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We want to show our teachers how much we appreciate them by giving them the gift of time. We are looking for parents and grandparents to cover lunch duty on Fridays. Our goal is to cover every Friday through the end of the school year so grab a few friends and pick a Friday.

Date: Any Friday

Time Commitment: 10:40am-1:20pm

Number of Volunteers needed: 3-4 each week

Contact Debbie Flowers at Volunteers@CannonPTA.org to sign up

You can also sign up to host the Teacher Appreciation Cart.

1. Choose Your Date

2. Choose Your Theme

3. Stock up & Decorate the Teacher Appreciation Cart

Sign up as a homeroom, a family or as a group of friends to host the cart. We are happy to help with theme ideas and the actual set up of the cart if you are unavailable during the day.

(The cart needs to be able to serve 65 people and have some non-food options available.)

Dates Available:

January 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st

February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

March 6th, 20th, 27th

April 3rd, 24th

May 1st, 8th

Contact Melissa at Hospitality@cannonpta.org to sign up.

Do you know a GCISD employee who is always putting their best foot forward for students? Someone who goes out of their way to make others feel special? A person who lights up the room the moment they walk in? Did you witness a particular moment you would like to highlight? Nominating that staff member for Stars of GCISD is easy! Simply complete this form.

We welcome our parents to engage in our events throughout this school year! Any parent attending or supporting an event during the school day must have a cleared background check. Background checks must be completed each year!

There are many opportunities to get involved and engage in our amazing Cannon Community. Please complete your volunteer background check and consider signing up! YOU WILL NEED A COMPLETED BACKGROUND CHECK TO ATTEND FIELD DAY - PLEASE PREPARE AND PLAN AHEAD!

Get a jumpstart and complete your background check today! Apply Online

Email: tina.garrett@gcisd.net
Website: https://can.gcisd.net/
Location: Cannon Elementary School, West College Street, Grapevine, TX, USA
Phone: 817-251-5680
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cannonSTEM/
Twitter: @canSTEM