Hello Eagles!
We hope you are still enjoying your break, relaxing, having fun and staying safe in the heat this summer.
To get you ready for the school year, check out our Back-to-School To-do Checklist.
We can't wait to welcome our 6th graders and new-to-district 7th & 8th graders to Canyon Ridge at Eagle Camp on August 9th! And we are looking forward to visiting with all of our families at our back-to-school webinar on August 7th and Open House on August 10th. Below is some important information to help you prepare for the upcoming events and your student’s return to school.
Interested in supporting CRMS and getting paid to be here?!?! We are looking for Substitutes & Crossing Guards. These are great positions that don’t require teacher certification or a specific college degree where you can support students and teachers, get paid, have flexibility, and follow the school calendar to be off during holidays with your children. Email Wendy Sturdevant for more information today!
Go Eagles!
Mrs. Wendy Sturdevant
School Supplies for 2023-2024 School Year
If you chose to not buy a packaged school supply pack (that was for sale in May-June), here is the 2023/24 CRMS School Supply List for the start of the school-year.
Mark your Calendar for 2023-2024
August 7th, 6:00-7:00pm - CRMS Back to School family Webinar (Passcode: 786736)
August 9th, 1:00-4:00pm - Eagle camp for 6th graders & new-to-CRMS students
August 10th, 6:00-7:30pm - Open House
CRMS Back to School Family Webinar
August 7th, 6:00-7:00pm - CRMS Back to School family Webinar (Passcode: 786736)
There will also be a live Q&A to get all your start of the school year questions answered.
All Eagle families are encouraged to join us!
(If you are unable to participate live, the webinar will be recorded and posted for your reference.)
CRMS 2023 Eagle Camp
Eagle Camp is for incoming 6th graders & new-to-CRMS students!
Parents will drop off their student to allow our newest Eagles the opportunity to tour the building, meet staff members, and take part in a general orientation to their new school.Eagle Camp is August 9th, 1:00-4:00pm
(Student arrival and check-in starts at 12:30pm)
All students participating in Eagle Camp, need to please complete this permission slip:
CRMS 2023 Open House & Student Schedules
Open House for 6th-8th grades, Thursday, August 10 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
This year, we will continue to offer our virtual Open House option and also an in-person “meet & greet” opportunity.
On the afternoon of Thursday, August 10th, we will post student class schedules online in the Home Access Center (HAC). Additionally, we will send out our virtual Open House individual teacher videos, as well as the recorded CRMS webinar link.
From 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., we will open the building for all CRMS families to engage in a come and go “meet and greet” with teachers and walk their student’s schedule. There will be no formal meetings or presentations during the in-person Open House since all of this will be shared with you virtually. This “meet & greet” time will be an opportunity to come to campus at your convenience anytime between 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., introduce yourselves to teachers, and walk your student’s schedule.
Virtual Open House for 7th-8th graders, Tuesday, August 22nd: The school district has released a second possible Open House date for middle schools; however, since CRMS will be opening the building for all families prior to school starting on August 10th, we will only have the virtual Open House available on August 22nd and will not be opening the building to families.
We look forward to answering your questions on August 7th at the Webinar, and then seeing 6th graders and new-to-district 7th & 8th graders at Eagle Camp on August 9th and all families at Open House on August 10th. We are very excited for the school year to begin, and we can’t wait to get to know our students. Go Eagles!!!
mLISD devices for the 2023-2024 year
At CRMS, we are a 1-to-1 device campus. All students are required to have a device with a keyboard each day at school. Students may bring their own device or get a device from mLISD.
This coming school year, all 6th graders will begin receiving new devices as part of the technology rollout from the last bond election.
The payment window is now open for families to secure their students’ district-provided laptops for the 2023-2024 school year. Plans to distribute laptops will be communicated at a later date. This program is optional. A non-refundable security deposit will be required for participation. The security deposit will be waived for students who qualify for Free and Reduced meals.
Price:
Middle School Students: $40 per school year
High School Students: $60 per school year
Students who qualify for Free and Reduced meals: $0.00
(Registration through our online store, currently EdPay, or submission of a signed acceptance form is required.)
Payment methods:
A) Debit/credit cards through the mLISD website
B) Scholarship opportunities are available. Please contact mlisd@leanderisd.org or your counselor for more information. Please include the following information in your email:
The student’s name
Campus
Student ID number
Parent phone number
Click here for more information about mLISD, scholarships and access to sign-up and pay
Returning Student Enrollment Verification* Required for ALL returning students
It’s that time of year when families need to complete enrollment verification for returning students – specifically, students who attended a Leander ISD campus in the 2022–23 school year and plan to return for the 2023–24 school year. By verifying your student’s enrollment for the upcoming year, this helps our team hire enough high-quality staff.
Here’s how!
- Log onto Home Access Center (HAC).
- Click on the Registration Icon
- Click on the Update Enrollment Tab
- Click on Start
Parents or guardians will need to complete the registration for each student on your HAC account.
For additional information check out our registration access guide. Using the Chrome browser will provide the HAC user the best experience.
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
VHS Game Day Shirts for sale now!
The first sale is starting now with a pre-order deadline of 8/13. For the first sale, the Cedar Park home game on 9/1, the black-out shirts are in honor of Graylan Spring, the attached flyer provides additional information along with the shirt design and pickup times.
https://www.vandegriftcheer.com/GAMEDAYSHIRTS
We will distribute all Steiner community shirts and CRMS shirts at Cups ‘n Cones. We will have four games with t-shirt sales and possibly a 5th if we make it to playoffs and/or state. The games are on 9/1, 9/29,10/20 and 11/3 for your planning purposes.
CRMS Athletic Booster Club Back-to-School Information
CRMS Athletic Booster Club has launched a new website! Please bookmark this site and register on the home page to receive all booster communications this year!
https://crmsboosterclub.memberhub.com
ALL BOOSTER SPIRIT WEAR IS PRE-ORDER! Form will be open August 12-25. If you are a fan or your child plays a winter or spring sport only, please order now. We will order very minimal inventory only to accommodate future family sponsorships, but THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Represent the Eagles in style this school year.
Football, volleyball, and cross country booster registration forms will open August 12. Here is the link that will become active on 8/12. More information to come home from football equipment day and during all parent meetings that will be held after the start of school. Sign up for our newsletter on our website to stay in the loop!
2023 CRMS Volleyball Tryouts
Thursday, August 17
Friday, August 18
Monday, August 21
7th grade: 7am - 8:45am
8th grade: 4:30pm - 6pm
All 7th and 8th grade girls must have the following completed before tryouts begin on August 17:
1. Completed physical turned in to the coaches
2. All Rank One papers filled out online
4. Complete and turn in Commitment letter
A parent meeting will be held for all parents of the student athletes that make the 2023 Volleyball teams on Thursday, August 24 @ 6pm. This is an extremely important meeting for parents, as they will have the opportunity to purchase game day meals, game day shirts and additional athletic clothes. As well as hear from the coaches as they discuss the ins and outs of the season. This meeting will be a webinar and the link to join will be emailed to parents of those athletes making the teams.
2023 CRMS Cross Country
2023 CRMS Football
A parent meeting will be held for all parents of the student athletes on the football teams on Tuesday, August 22 @ 7pm. This meeting will be a webinar and the link to join will be emailed to parents of those athletes in football.
Bus updates from Transportation
The Leander ISD Transportation Department uses SMART Tag – a system that provides accurate, near real-time monitoring of where and when students load onto and unload off of their school bus – to help promote student safety and security, keeping parents, school administrators and the district’s transportation department more informed.
Returning bus riders are asked to continue to use the SMART Tag card they were issued last year. If they do not have a card, the student will punch in using their lunch number (student ID) when getting on and off the bus. Bus drivers will begin to issue cards in September for new bus riders.
The online parent portal allows parents and guardians to register to receive alerts for when the bus will arrive at their child’s stop; see a live map of their child’s bus; and view a riding history for their child. Be sure to register if you have never done so.
By Wednesday, Aug. 9, 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 2023–24 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.
School Breakfast & Lunches
During the 2023–24 school year, Leander ISD will welcome back Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE) as its food-services provider. That’s right – that means Crispitos are coming back!
All students who qualify for free meals during the 2023–24 school year will receive breakfast and lunch at no cost. In 2023–24, students who qualify for reduced-price meals will receive free breakfast meals and lunch for $0.40.
For elementary students who do not qualify for F&R meals, prices will remain the same from last year. At elementary school, the cost of breakfast is $1.50 and lunch is $2.90. For secondary students, the cost of breakfast is $1.75 and lunch is $3.15.
Parents who would like to apply to find out if they are eligible for F&R meals for their children can visit our Child Nutrition Services website for more information.
Athletic events tickets for Middle School online!
Tickets can be purchased through link on the athletics webpage:
Shop & support CRMS
Simply copy/paste the below message to send an email to good.neighbor@randalls.com with the following:
Hello,
Please link my customer account connected to phone number [type your Randall's phone number] with Good Neighbor Charity #14216 for Canyon Ridge Middle School PTA.
Thank you,
[type your name]
Canyon Ridge Middle School
AP/Counselor by grade-level for 2023-2024:
- 6th: Ashley Thompson / Kimberly Mills
- 7th: Leah Cox / Jillian Baaklini
- 8th: Brian Bass / Staci Cote
Email: Wendy.Sturdevant@leanderisd.orgg
Website: crms.leanderisd.org
Location: Canyon Ridge Middle School, Country Trails Lane, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-570-3500
Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS