Message from the Principal
Hello Eagle Families,
Last call for our Parent Fall 2020 Midpoint Survey. If you have not already completed it, please do so. We want to hear from you and it is due TODAY (11/20/20)! As we continue to navigate this unprecedented school year, we would like your feedback and insight on your child's experience so far this Fall.
For IN-PERSON students, starting Monday, 11/30/20, the day after Thanksgiving break, we will use the new Frontline Health screener app and we need you to sign up for the app NOW to use for our daily screener. We have provided step-by-step directions below so that we may start using the app (instead of the Google form). Some of you have already signed up for your child at one of the other campuses, so you are good to go and ready to start using the app for your CRMS student, too!
We wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope everyone has time to take a break and enjoy some downtime! And remember that when we return on Monday, November 30th, it will be a B day.
Thank you for your continued support of Canyon Ridge Middle School. I am so thankful to be part of the CRMS community!
Go Eagles!
Mrs. Wendy Sturdevant
Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS
Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS
Health Screener App - starting soon at CRMS!
**Please note that soon 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.
***DO NOT REGISTER IF YOUR CHILD IS STILL VIRTUAL, THIS IS ONLY FOR IN-PERSON STUDENTS***
Maintain the social distancing, wear your mask, wash your hands & sanitize!
Friendly CRMS math reminder as Thanksgiving break nears. We encourage our families and staff to do their part to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
@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
Make-up Picture day! December 1st
If you were absent or missed school pictures, we will have make-up picture day on Tuesday, December 1st and this is your last chance to get your school photo done for the yearbook.
Virtual students:
We will again offer outside drive-up photos outside the gym in the bus lane all day. Sign up here for a time on December 1st for you to come take your picture.
In-Person students:
We will have pictures in the library for our in-person students to take their picture during lunch time on Tuesday, December 1st.
Students will wear a mask while waiting to take his or her picture, and then will be allowed to remove the mask briefly while at a safe distance to take the actual photo. We want to be certain that we have communicated our plans to photograph the students in-person AND the students who have chosen virtual learning. As in the past, in-school students will be photographed with adjustments for physical distancing and protective wear on the part of the photographers. (Photo Texas school photos plan for 2020-21 including safety protocols.)
Here is a Photo Texas Video of school photos plan outlining the process for outdoor photos. Parents will bring students to the school bus lane at their scheduled time. Safety protocols will remain the same for outdoor and indoor photos.
Leander ISD Student-Athlete of the Week
Basketball Try-outs!
Girls: Coaches will conduct basketball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders December 7th through the 9th. The 7th grade tryouts will be from 6:30-7:45am and the 8th grade tryouts will be after school from 3:45-5:00PM on the 7th and 8th, and from 1:45-3PM on Dec. 9th due to early release. Complete the online Tryout Signup Sheet. Visit the Girls basketball website for more information or see Coach Edwards or Coach Shuler.
Boys: Coaches will conduct basketball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders December 16th through the 18th. The 7th grade tryouts will be before school and the 8th grade tryouts will be after school. The basketball signup form is located on the CRMS Boys basketball website page along with the tryout agreement form which needs to be printed out and brought back to Coach Waddell or Coach Gonzalez by December 18th.
YEARBOOKS!
2020-21 Yearbooks are available for sale NOW! Don't wait to preorder your yearbook for this extraordinary and unforgettable year! Yearbooks are $35 through the end of December. Starting in January, the price will increase to $40.
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.
Correspondence Course Exam
If your child is taking a course outside of the school day (ex: through UT High School) and you would like your child’s final exam proctored by a counselor at CRMS, please make this request by Tuesday, December 1st. Email your grade level counselor to request. The CRMS testing date for fall 2020 is December 15th. Most courses are now offering at home proctoring opportunities, so we recommend that you check into that option so that your student does not miss class time. See more info here.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) Lessons
Each year, a district Student and Family Support Team counselor conducts a lesson for our students. You can view the parent letter below for more information. The letter includes lesson topics, video clips, and follow up questions that can be used to reinforce learning. If you would like to opt your child out of the ATOD lesson, please email your grade level counselor prior to December 3rd. ATOD lessons will occur during advisory period on either December 3, 4, 9, or 10 depending on your child’s advisory teacher.
6th grade ATOD parent information
Join PTA
Turn your sound on and please watch this video from CRMS students!
*As the holidays approach, did you know you can buy all your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile, and they will donate to our PTA?!?! 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!
Wednesday 2-Hour Early Release Days
Our next 2-hour early release day is Wednesday, December 2nd.
Here is our updated bell schedule that includes the 2-hour early release schedule.
As well, here is an updated A/B calendar for your reference that has the early release dates indicated.
On early release days, students will still attend all of the A-day or B-day classes for that day, and continue to follow their lunch schedule based on their 3rd/7th period teachers.
Buses will run the normal routes at 1:25.
The information that was released from Leander ISD is linked here.
Parents, CRMS can use your help!
Athletic Events Updates
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.
CRMS home football games will be livestreamed: http://victory-radio.com/canyon-ridge-middle-school/
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.
Looking to Donate Items?
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.
DAILY Student Health Self-Screening & Checklist
Either a parent/guardian or the student is required to accurately complete and submit the CRMS Student Health Self-Screening & Checklist form EVERY morning before coming onto school property or getting on a school bus.
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 below, 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.
Deadlines for Parents to Change from Virtual to In-Person Learning
Deadlines for Parents to change from Virtual to In-Person Learning & Date Students Return to In Person Learning:
Deadline - September 11 for 2nd 6-weeks beginning September 21 for 7th graders & September 28 for 8th graders
- Deadline - October 23 for 3rd 6-weeks beginning November 2
- Deadline - December 11 for 4th 6-weeks beginning January 4
- Deadline - February 5 for 5th 6-weeks beginning February 16
- Deadline - March 26 for 6th 6-weeks beginning April 5
Launch to Learning Guides and FAQ
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.
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.
Canyon Ridge Middle School
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