CMS Families,

Next week we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week! Lots of fun on the horizon! Thank you for your continued support and for partnering with us to make Colleyville Middle School an amazing place for our staff and students!

"Anything but a Backpack Day" encourages students to carry their supplies in creative, non-traditional items. However, restrictions for safety and practicality apply. These include limits on size and weight, prohibiting oversized or excessively heavy items, and ensuring students can carry items themselves. For safety, sharp, motorized, or flammable items are not allowed. Disruptive objects, such as loud items or those that block visibility, are also restricted. To maintain hygiene, unsanitary items or animals are prohibited. Items must fit through doors and in storage spaces, and all regular school rules still apply to ensure a fun, safe event.

Campus Community Event this week - Hurricane Relief Efforts sponsored by Student Leadership Organizations! See flier for details.

Dear Parents,

I hope this message finds you well! We had the pleasure of welcoming Collegiate Academy to our campus to discuss an incredible opportunity for our Colts the chance to earn both an associate degree and a high school diploma simultaneously at no cost to families by attending GCISD Collegiate Academy.

Collegiate Academy is a National Blue Ribbon School, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for its outstanding commitment to high-quality education. This program offers students a valuable head start on their college education while still in high school at no cost to students and their families.

Please note that Collegiate Academy has limited spots, accepting only 100 students per cohort from all four GCISD middle schools combined.

If you're interested in learning more, we invite you to attend a parent information meeting on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions and learn how your student can benefit from this program.

For those ready to apply, the application form is available here: Collegiate Academy Application.

Thank you for considering this fantastic opportunity for your student. Collegiate Academy looks forward to seeing you on November 20th!

Thank you,

CMS Counselors

Please be reminded that if you received a House Bill letter, it must be submitted to the front office or emailed to Kayla Oliver at kayla.oliver@gcisd.net by Monday, October 28. Timely submission is essential for processing. Thank you for your cooperation.

CMS SHOUTOUT

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!!

STUDENT GRAMS
The next gram will be BOO Grams delivered on October 31st! The deadline to order is TODAY, Friday, October 25th. You can ORDER BOO GRAMS HERE! Or buy the remaining 4 grams and be set for the year!!

COTILLION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The 6th Grade Cotillion is right around the corner and the planning has begun! We’d love your help to make this experience the best for our 6th graders. Join us at our first planning meeting on Thursday, November 7th at 12:30 p.m. at Zafiros Mexican Grill y Cantina! Come early between 11:45 - 12:15 if you’d like to order lunch to eat while we meet.

We’d love a head count, so please RSVP below. If you can’t make it, no worries! We will email everyone a recap and get you plugged in. Please RSVP for the meeting here!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Veronica Walker and Lindsey Hopkins
colleyvillemscotillion@gmail.com

COTILLION - FAQs

FAQ about Cotillion and the Volunteer Meetings:

• What is Cotillion?: Cotillion is a fun-filled 4-week event where your child will learn etiquette, social manners, and two different dance styles each night. Each week the event will have a different theme. The students are encouraged to dress in the theme and will enjoy food and dances that correspond with the theme. Cotillion will end with a formal event where your child will put into practice the etiquette, dance and social skills they have learned during the more casual events.

• Will my child be partnered with the same person all 4 nights?: No, they will have a new partner every night.

• Can I make a request for my child to be paired with a certain friend?: No, pairing is random.

• What if my child can’t make all 4 nights?: Things come up and that is totally fine. Just make sure to let us know as soon as you can so that we can make any adjustments to the line up.

• My child has allergies to certain foods. How is this addressed?: When you sign up there will be a section to let us know anything important, including food allergies. We will provide other options

• Are the children fed dinner?: With the exception of finale, all other days will have snacks like foods and drinks.

• I want to volunteer but can’t make the meeting.: No worries. Please fill out the volunteer meeting google form and we will get all the important information out to you. You will still be able to volunteer if you can’t make the meeting.

• What is the volunteer meeting for?: The meeting is going to go over what Cotillion looks like, how the night should look the day of, and talk about the different committees you can volunteer to help with.

It was a fun fight, but the CHHS Panthers won the t-shirt competition over the GHS Mustangs. We will hang the CHHS Panther flag in the cafeteria for bragging rights the week of the Red Rail Game. Shirts will be delivered to the students during lunches on October 30th and 31st.

REFLECTIONS

It’s time for our amazing CMS students to submit their reflections projects! The reflections art contest theme this year is: Accepting imPERFECTION. Applications can be picked up from the learning commons. Artwork can be turned into Mrs. Jones, the CMS Librarian. Deadline is November 8th to get your artwork turned in! Examples of art could be visual arts, dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, and photography. 🎨💃🏻🎼📸🎥

STUDENT GRAMS
The next gram will be BOO Grams delivered on October 31st! The deadline to order will be Friday, October 18th. You can ORDER BOO GRAMS HERE! Or buy the remaining 4 grams and be set for the year!!

CLASSROOM NEEDS
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

Fri/Oct 25 Last Day to order BOO GRAMS

Wed/Oct 30 Red Rail Shirts Delivered - During A, B and C Lunches

Wed/Oct 30 Spirit Night at Rock and Brews 4:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Thu/Oct 31 Boo Grams Delivered - During A, B and C Lunches

Thu/Oct 31 Red Rail Shirts Delivered - During A, B and C Lunches

Mon/Nov 4 Professional Development Day

Tue/Nov 5 Professional Development Day

Fri/Nov 8 Reflections Entries Due to Mrs. Jones in the Learning Commons

Mon/Nov 11 Spirit Night at Snuffer’s 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Tue/Nov 12 Coffee Talk with Dr. Calvert 8:45 a.m. + Executive Board Meeting 9:15 a.m. (LC)

Dads’ Club Turkey Drive - District Drive (Grace Food Pantry)

Mon/Nov 18 Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Thu/Nov 21 Staff Appreciation Day - Thanksgiving Pies Distributed

Mon/Nov 25 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

Fri/Nov 29

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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CMS Families-

For all attendance related issues please email our clerk, Shaunelle Galaise @ shaunelle.galaise@gcisd.net or call: 817-305-4904

CMS students are required to wear their school issued ID every day. If they forget their ID at home they should report to the office to receive a temporary ID. On the 3rd Student ID infraction students will be assigned a lunch detention.

If your ID is lost you may purchase a new one in the front office for $5 (cash only)

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Secondary Grading Policy

Student Code of Conduct & Parent Handbook