COLT CORNER

CMS Families,

It has been a busy but fun January at CMS! Thank you to all the families that donated lunch for the staff on Thursday. We are so grateful for your support!

Please remind your child on the importance of wearing their school issued IDs every day while on campus. Additionally, please review the updated dress code guidelines below and help ensure your child meets expectations. We noticed a slight decline in compliance over the past few days.

GCISD Families,

As we continue to work together to create an environment where students can thrive academically and socially, we recognize the challenges of balancing modern-day fashion trends with our district dress code standards.

In response to your feedback and after carefully reviewing dress code policies across neighboring districts, we are making an update to our guidelines to better align with current practices while ensuring that they are still appropriate for a school setting.

We have revised the item regarding the length of shorts to the following guideline: Shorts, including athletic shorts, must extend past the student's knuckles naturally and must remain visible when standing.

This has been updated in our online dress code document and in the Student Handbook (English) | (Spanish).

Our goal is that this adjustment is both clear and practical, and our administrators are committed to upholding these expectations. Thank you for your partnership and support as we continue to work together in the best interest of our students.

Thank you to the families who have already donated to our book drive. So far families have donated 13 books and $200 towards the drive which is a great start! Please consider making a donation if you are able. The drive runs through February.

Love Our School Library

We are holding a digital book drive to purchase new books for the CMS library.

The campus budget for library books will only allow us to buy 25 books this year. A lot of that will have to be used to replace books that are lost or damaged leaving very little to purchase new selections.
In order to supplement the budget we are running a digital book drive where families can purchase books for the library. The books on this list are books that the library does not have in our collection. Many are new books from popular series and other new publications. They have all been reviewed and approved to be added to GCISD libraries.
We are requesting families use this site to donate books because this is a library book vendor and these books are intended for library use. They have more durable binding that holds up to repeated use, and they are already processed for our library with protective covers and stickers so when they arrive they can go straight on the shelves.

Here is the link to purchase books LINK

Here is a flyer with more information about the book drive. LINK

Focus: Time Management/Organization

Strategy: Planner/Agenda

Why: Life Skill of Task Management

Please ask your child to show you their planner for the day or week!

We are striving to teach ALL students at CMS not only to write in their planner, but to “mark it up”.

Students are being asked to make a system of strike throughs, checks, or some type of symbol to show that an assignment has been submitted. Then a circle/highlight for work that needs to be completed from the day.

Consider talking about how you keep up with your day to day tasks!

The GHS and CHHS dance teams are hosting a combined free workshop for current middle school students on Monday Feb 17 (which is a holiday for students) from 9:00-12:00.

They will be working on skills that will help with auditions for middle school and HS teams. This is open to all current GCISD middle school students may be interested in auditioning for a middle school or HS dance team next year.

No registration necessary.

Every week our staff members have the opportunity to nominate one CMS Student to receive a Colt Pride Award. These students have demonstrated at least one of our Colt Pride Values: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence! Way to go COLTS!

Welcome to Colleyville Middle School PTA! We are so excited to start a new school year! Our goal is to connect with our school community by hosting fun events such as Back to School Social, Spirit Nights and so much more. We partner 100% with our wonderful school to make it the very best! Your PTA memberships and donations fund various school improvement projects, school programs, and continuing education for our teachers.We can’t wait to partner with you! You can find everything you need to know on our website here!!

STAFF FAVES
We have put our staff’s favorites on our website for you to have easy access (adding more as we get them). Staff members have access to edit these documents anytime. We hope this is useful for families to use throughout the year!

https://colleyvillemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/favorites

STAFF APPRECIATION - SOUPER BOWL LUNCH
Thank you to all the families who provided soup for our staff yesterday! We are thankful for your generous partnership in hosting events for our wonderful teachers and staff!

7TH/8TH GRADE WINTER DANCE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Join us for a night of dancing and fun!
When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: CMS Cafeteria
Who: ONLY 7th and 8th Grade CMS Students
Tickets are $5 each and includes pizza and punch. We will have a limited amount of tickets at the door, but please register early so we can have an accurate head count for refreshments.
Tickets: https://colleyvillemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/317517
Students will be expected to abide by school dress code and behavior expectations, as this is still a school event. We hope you can join us!
Parents: We also need a few more chaperones to help throughout the night.
Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA5AF2CA7F4C70-47673028-7thand#/


JOIN CMS PTA 2025-2026!
CMS PTA is gearing up for next year! If you’re interested in joining our PTA Executive Board for 2025-2026, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/wioj9s5eWPE1KvtE7

Forms are due by Sunday, February 9th!

Please reach out to Tamaron Hunt, CMS PTA President at president@cmscoltspta.org or 214-226-6993 for any questions.

STUDENT STAFF BASKETBALL GAME CONCESSIONS
CMS will host our annual Staff vs. Student basketball game on Thursday, March 13th.

This is where we need your help! We are asking for donations of items to be sold for concessions. They need to be individually wrapped items that are peanut and chocolate free! Sign up here, and send in your donation to the campus Learning Commons (library) no later than Tuesday, March 11th. Money that is raised will go into our 8th grade activity fund that will help offset our bus costs and any scholarships that we provide for students to go on the 8th grade field trip at the end of the year.
Please consider signing up for an item to donate for the 8th grade student fund. #TeamCMS #ColtPride

LOVE OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY
CMS is holding a digital book drive to purchase new books for the CMS library.

The campus budget for library books is only enough to purchase 25 books this year. A lot of that will have to be used to replace books that are lost or damaged leaving very little to purchase new selections.

In order to supplement the budget CMS is running a digital book drive where families can purchase books for the library. The books on this list are books that the library does not have in the collection. Many are new books from popular series and other new publications. They have all been reviewed and approved to be added to GCISD libraries.

Books should be purchased through the Bound to Stay Bound book drive site because this is a library book vendor and these books are intended for library use. They have more durable binding that holds up to repeated use, and they are already processed for our library with protective covers and stickers so when they arrive they can go straight on the shelves.

Here is the link to purchase books www.btsb.com/sosl/colleyvillemiddleschool

Here is a flyer with more information about the book drive. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1935wIbBgC2r-Lw1j3946uKEeMPtpW467/view?usp=sharing

8th GRADE CELEBRATION
8th grade parents, please Save the Date for our first volunteer/planning meeting for 8th grade celebration on Tuesday, January 28th at 5:30 p.m. in the upstairs area of Market Street. We will be discussing the theme, ideas and volunteer opportunities. More information will be sent out soon and we will be posting on our 8th grade facebook parent group. 8th Grade Celebration is Friday, May 16th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Compass Center. If you have any questions or can’t make the meeting but still want to volunteer, please contact Jill Nelson, 8th Grade Celebration Chair at jnels327@yahoo.com or 508-244-161

Here’s a way to help our awesome teachers and staff! Please sign up to help provide classroom items. You can deliver purchased items to the front office (please label with teacher name). We will be adding more items as they are requested so please check back frequently. Thank you always for your support!

VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
We will have many volunteer opportunities to volunteer this year! If you would like to volunteer in any capacity at school, you must have a completed background check on file. It’s quick and easy! Background Check

SAVE THE DATES + SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CALENDAR

https://colleyvillemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/calendar

Sat/Feb 1 Winter Dance for 7th/8th Grade 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tue/Feb 4 Coffee Talk with Dr. Calvert - 8:45 a.m. + Executive Board Meeting - 9:15 a.m. (LC)
Wed/Feb 5 Colt Showcase (Incoming 6th Graders)
Fri/Feb 7 Cotillion Finale - 6:30 p.m. (Colleyville Center) - Masquerade Ball

Thu/Feb 13 Staff Appreciation Day - Salad/Sandwich Valentine’s Lunch

Fri/Feb 14 Bad Weather Makeup Day - No School

Mon/Feb 17 Professional Development - No School

Thu/Feb 20 Founders’ Day - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Compass Center)

Fri/Feb 28 Healthy Lifestyles/Extended Lunch

NEED ASSISTANCE?

Please feel free to reach out to our PTA President, Tamaron Hunt at president@cmscoltspta.org or 214-226-6993

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