CRMS Ridge Relay

Hello Eagle families,

We have much to celebrate this week! Below please find the amazing achievements of our CRMS students in Destination Imagination, Science Fair and Dyami Dancer competition. We have students heading to STATE! You read that correctly, despite the virtual competitions, they are soaring to success and heading to STATE. Congratulations Eagles!

Please remember...As we approach March 13th, we are coming up on one year mark of when schools jumped into virtual and then blended learning. To honor our teachers at the one year mark, the CRMS administration team is gathering individual shout-outs for our teachers from parents and students. If you would like to provide a shout-out to a CRMS teacher as part of this commemoration, please submit it on this form by March 8th. And as part of this celebration, THIS Monday, March 8th, we are asking for donations of drinks & individually wrapped snacks to stock the teacher breakroom for the week leading up to Spring Break. If you would like to donate a package of sodas, sparkling waters, starbucks cans/bottles, etc. or snacks, you can drop it off at the main office during school hours.

Mark your Calendar!

• Student Council is bringing back our tradition: Rumble at the Ridge. You will be able to stream our student vs teacher basketball event on Friday, March 26th at 5:30pm.

• Due to the winter storm closure, the district has adjusted our 5th grading cycle to allow more time, so we have updated grading period dates. End of the 5th grading cycle is now April 9th. Start of the last grading period is now on Monday, April 12th.

• Reminder, we do have school on Monday, April 12th (A day!) due to bad weather make-up from the January snow day.

Go Eagles!

Wendy Sturdevant

Eagle News: March 1 and March 4

LISD Student Mental Health Minute: March 3

Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS

Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS

Please remember the School Quality Survey is now open and can be done in as few as 5 minutes! Take it now using this link or check in parent email inboxes for more information. Responses are 100% confidential! I encourage all parents to complete this survey. You may be thinking “Yeah, but I think things are going pretty well.” Great, we want to hear that too! Or you may be thinking “Some of it doesn’t apply to me.” There is a ‘not observed’ option as well. Please share feedback about your perception of your child’s school, student and academic support, family involvement, safety and behavior, school leadership, food service, and more. We’ll use the results to better understand our community’s views, identify opportunities and challenges for our schools, and inform future decisions. Due March 7, 2021

Our CRMS Destination Imagination team will be advancing to STATE after competing this past weekend. Here are team Results Names & Pictures

• 2nd Place (Going to State) - Technical Challenge

• 1st Place - Instant Challenge

• 1st Place (Going to State) - eXtreme Challenge

Team Manager: Jacob Lefler

Co-Manger: Cindy Reynolds

Team members:

Derek Reynolds

Shreya Poladia

Dante Leffler

Sunaina Dewagan

Siri Krishna

Please join me in wishing these students GOOD LUCK at STATE!

Instant Challenge will be this weekend 3/5-3/8,

Technical Challenge will be due 3/19.

No specific date for their eXtreme Challenge but the state is a virtual meet that happens over the month of March and ends April 10th for the Awards Celebration

Despite the obstacles of blended learning this year and not having an in-person Science Fair, we had many 7th grade students step-up to the challenge and soar to success!

Regional Results:

• Curtis Chui:

-1st place in Chemistry,

-Advances to STATE

-received the Broadcom Masters SSP award

• Arnav Sagi:

-2nd place in Earth and Environmental Sciences

-Broadcom Masters SSP award

• Ahyaan Azam:

-5th pace in Energy Efficiency

• Dylan Brinckerhoff:

-2nd place in Engineering Mechanics

-Broadcom Masters SSP award

• Gabriel Guard:

-5th place in Plant Sciences

• Laken LeBlanc-Hayes:

-3rd place in Plant Sciences

-Broadcom Masters SSP award

The following 7th graders participated in the CRMS School Fair and we had 20 of the students advance to Regionals:

Ahyaan Azam

Grant Baker

Dylan Brinkerhoff

Curtis Chui

Victor Edstrom

Gabriel Guard

Jackson Hoy

Marissa Kawamura

Brett King

Arnav Kumar

Brendan Leach

Laken LeBlanc

Kendall Miltonberger

Raegan Moore

Alex Orris

Liza Pozhenko

Derek Reynolds

Shaila Robles

Macie Runyon

Arnav Sagi

Avery Tietelman

Isabella VanLeewan

Jeffery Zheng

Some of the Dyami Dancers competed last weekend at the Vista Ridge competition and here are the results from their solo/duet competition.

*Lacey Philpot & Kate Simpson won first place in the duet category. Congratulations!

*And all of our dancers earned a division one rating by earning a score of 90 or higher from the judges.

Dancer who participated were:

Molly Atkisnson

Amy Hartman

Elizabeth Jackson

Raegan Moore

Lacey Philpot

Kate Simpson

They all did an amazing job. Congratulations Dyami Dancers!

Tryouts for the 2021 Lady Eagles Soccer Team will be held March 9-11th. Please see the Girls Soccer website for times as they will vary. Additionally, the sign-up sheet is now available on the website. Please make sure you have an up-to-date physical, have turned in the commitment form to the girls coaches office, and have completed the Rank One paperwork found on the Athletics homepage. A complete list of what is needed is on the commitment form and sign-up sheet. If you have any questions please see Coach Shuler or Coach Redfern.

GO LADY EAGLES!!

Boys Soccer Tryouts will be held Wednesday, March 10th through Friday, March 12th from 6:00-7:30 a.m. Please complete the sign up form, as well as the Soccer Information Packet. Return completed packets to Coach David.

Boys Soccer Website

GO EAGLES!

Due to the recent weather crisis, LISD decided to reschedule our Equity and Diversity Listening Sessions to March. We encourage our community to register for an upcoming session and sign up for our Equity and Diversity Discussion Group on Remind. As always, we appreciate your patience as we continue to prioritize these crucial conversations.

Leander ISD is committed to listening and working to understand instances of racial inequity and other discrimination in our district. We want to support our students and families by shining a light on the truth that racism and inequity exist in LISD and use this information to make changes for the better.

As a district, we’ve received messages, had conversations, and heard from our Leander ISD families during Citizen Comments at Board meetings. But we know we can and should do more. Because we want to be purposeful in making progress, we are hosting 6 community listening sessions for parents, students, teachers, and staff in February 2021. We will present this feedback and additional action steps during an upcoming spring 2021 Board meeting.

Join the LISD Equity and Diversity discussion group on Remind

Listening Session Schedule

(Note: You must be registered to attend a listening session)

All sessions are 12 – 1 p.m.

• Feb. 10
• March 4 REGISTER
  
• March 8 REGISTER
• March 10 REGISTER
• March 12 REGISTER

All sessions are 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

• Feb. 15
• March 1 REGISTER
• March 8 REGISTER

Who needs movie theaters when you have high quality entertainment like this right in your home?!?!

Check out the awesome Fall production from our Theater students:

MACBETH!

The class plays:

• 21 Guaranteed Ways to Get Detention
• 15 Reasons Not to Be in a Play

Each year, the CRMS Counseling office hosts a college and career week. This will occur during the weeks of March 23-April 1. The week includes a variety of activities to start conversations about post-secondary options such as daily videos, a college corridor, and more. See info on our counseling website.

2020-21 Yearbooks are available for sale NOW! Don't wait to pre order your yearbook for this extraordinary and unforgettable year! Yearbooks are $40 through April 14th. On April 15th, the price will increase to $45. There is a limited supply, so order yours today! Click here to order.

Did you miss out on purchasing a CRMS yearbook from last year? We still have some yearbooks available that will be sold for a discounted price of $30. If you'd like to purchase last year's yearbook, please visit the front office at CRMS with $30 exact cash or check. Books will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

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 has recently been 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!

Grab & Go Library Curbside hours have been updated:

Tuesdays 10:30-11:30am

Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm

See the CRMS Library website for all the details and MORE on how to get books from your CRMS Library at curbside or on-campus! Thank you for checking at home and returning all library books during curbside hours or on the cart in the hallway outside the CRMS Library!

As we approach our next Track Meet at CRMS next March 25th, I wanted to give you an update on LISD Spectator Guidelines. LISD has lifted the two spectators per student limitation. However, we are now currently under a 50% capacity rule for the CRMS Stadium. Our CRMS Administrators will monitor the capacity in the stadium. All spectators are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Please be willing to leave the stadium after your student is done competing to allow other parents to attend. I will send out the order of events and beginning times for the meet Thursday on Sunday or Monday..

To ensure you have the most accurate and up to date information on our sports schedules, please visit the Athletics Website.

• Here is the Leander ISD General Spectator information for all Leander ISD athletic events.

• Everyone entering the stadium/gyms will be required to wear a face mask the entire time they are at the school event.

• You will be asked health screener questions when you arrive and must be completed by each person attending. If you have symptoms, please do not attend.

• Stadium and gyms will have reduced, limited capacity and we will not be able to allow anyone to enter when at capacity.

• Seating will be marked off on bleachers for social distancing. Please do NOT sit on the blue tape.

• We ask that when your child’s game is over, please leave the stadium/gym, so that we can let in more families for the following games.
  

• MS game tickets will be sold at the gate of each event. No presale tickets for MS events.

• Limited passes will be accepted.

• No student athlete passes will be allowed.

• Concession stands will be open with prepackaged food items and drinks for sale.

• Hand sanitizer stations will be provided and restrooms will be open. Water fountains will not be available.

Deadlines for Parents to change from Virtual to In-Person Learning & Date Students Return to In Person Learning:

Returning to in-person for the 1st time this year? Here is some CRMS info to assist in your transition.

• Deadline - March 26 for 6th 6-weeks beginning April 12
  

**Please note that we will no longer be using the Student Google Form due to a district-wide switch to this new screener app.**

Leander ISD has licensed a NEW Frontline Health Portal to provide you with a convenient way to complete your child’s COVID-19 self-screen prior to arriving at school every day. You may download the Frontline App, or use the attached QR Code to register and login to your portal.

• Please review the directions below for setting up your portal to register and create a Frontline account. You may do this through the Frontline Health Portal app or through the web address, Click Here.

(It is recommended you use a desktop computer to register, once registered the Frontline Health App and QR code will work with ease)

• Use the primary email that you provided to the district and confirm the Portal Terms of Use.

• You will receive an email with a temporary password and a link to confirm your account.

• You will need your child’s Student ID # to add your child to the account

Important Note: All children in a family can be added to the same exact account. As well as families that have multiple homes, both parents can create an account for their child with their own email.

If you are having technical difficulties, there are two ways to receive technical support: 1) Call the Help Desk or 2) Enter a Technology Help Ticket:

1. How do I contact the Help Desk?

Call: 512-570-0566
Help Desk Hours: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F

2. Technology Help Ticket: http://servicemanager.leanderisd.org/

Thank you for your assistance with the required daily screener!

***DO NOT REGISTER IF YOUR CHILD IS STILL VIRTUAL, THIS IS ONLY FOR IN-PERSON STUDENTS***

If anyone in your household tests positive for COVID, please notify Mrs. Sturdevant or our school nurse, Rachael Kristoff, immediately. Also, since we are in between holiday breaks, if your child is in-person & was with someone over the holiday break that has now tested positive for COVID, you must notify the nurse of the exposure. We are doing our best to properly contact trace & keep all of our students & staff safe.

We encourage our families and staff to do their part to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

By coming to school, you are attesting that you confidently answered “NO” to ALL of the questions related to COVID-19 symptoms and have a very low risk of carrying or spreading COVID-19. If you answered “YES” to ANY of the questions, you are to stay home. All screening information will be kept confidential by the campus administration and the campus nurse.

Students experiencing ANY of the symptoms from the list, in a way that is not normal for the student, MUST REMAIN AT HOME and a parent/guardian should email the CRMS Attendance Clerk (CRMSAttendance@leanderisd.org) and provide the student’s Full Legal Name, Student ID Number, date and reason for absence.

***Students who are required to stay home due to COVID-19 related symptoms can still access learning virtually if they feel well enough to attend virtual classes.

@AusPublicHealth is offering risk guidance for gatherings to help keep #1LISD healthy & safe. With the recent surge in COVID cases in central Texas, we're especially mindful of how the pandemic continues to affect our community and potentially our schools. Our most important goal is keeping our campuses open so that our students can learn and our families can thrive. We can't do it alone. Please do your part to celebrate safely during the holidays so that we can support and safeguard our teachers, students and students.

To minimize the spread of COVID-19 and ensure everyone has a safe and healthy holiday season, Austin Public Health is offering risk guidance for gatherings. En Espanol

Many have generously reached out and asked how you can donate or support the teachers/school during this time.

If you are wanting to donate and unsure how, we will gladly accept donations of bottled water, paper towels, hand sanitizer or Clorox wipes on campus.

Please note: there are COVID EPA requirements on certain products so please check those before purchasing. As long as the item meets the those requirements, is sealed and brand new, we can accept deliveries of donations during office hours on campus.

As the upcoming school year takes shape, we want to ensure the information families need to make important decisions is easy to access in our Launch to Learning 2020-21 guides.

• COVID-19 Health Response

• Teaching and Learning Guide

• Special Programs Guide

We know that our community still has questions, so we’ve worked hard at cultivating an expansive, updated FAQ section of the Launch to Learning site. The latest additions will be highlighted green for a few days and then moved into a queue under the appropriate heading.

AP/Counselor by grade-level:

• 6th: Cassandra Ricks/Shirley Dean
• 7th: Mandi Vogel/Staci Cote
• 8th: Monica Diaz Carle/Lauren Gripentrog

Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS

Email: wendy.sturdevant@leanderisd.org
Website: https://crms.leanderisd.org/
Phone: 512-570-3500
Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS