Week of 9-17

9-18

On Tuesday, September 18th from 6:00-7:00 pm, we will be hosting a WatchD.O.G.S. Kick-off and Parent PTA Involvement Pizza Night event at our school! We will meet at the school cafeteria at 6:00 pm for FREE pizza and drinks. At 6:30, we will have a presentation about our WatchD.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students).

WatchD.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is an innovative program being used by schools across America which helps them to be positively impacted by the committed involvement of fathers and father-figures in their student's life. Our goal is to have you spend at least one day this year at the school to be a positive male role model and to provide an extra set of eyes and ears. There are also may other opportunities for both moms and dads to get involved in our school this year and we are excited to share them with everyone!

In order to participate, you need to do two things:

1. Complete the bottom portion of the form that came home with students last week and return it asap to let us know if you will attend, so that we can have an accurate head count for the food.
2. Mark your calendars and show up on Tuesday, September 18th at 6:00 pm!

HERE COMES THE BUS

GCISD is happy to announce the adoption of an innovative mobile device app and website entitled, Here Comes the Bus®. This app allows you to view the real-time location of your child’s school bus on your smartphone, tablet or computer. The app is free and enables you to:

• See the real-time location of your child’s bus both before and after school
• Confirm that your child’s bus has arrived at the bus stop, at school or both
• Receive a push notification* or email message when the bus is near your stop, has been substituted, or when we have important information to relay

Getting started:

Available in three languages (English, Spanish and French), the Here Comes the Bus app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

1. Download the Here Comes the Bus app* or visit herecomesthebus.com
2. Click the Sign Up button
3. Enter school code 79915 and click “Next” followed by “Confirm”
4. Complete the User Profile information
5. Click “Students” and enter your child’s last name and student ID number when prompted
6. Once you confirm your information, you’re ready to begin using Here Comes the Bus!

To sign up on the website, or to learn more about this service, visit the Here Comes the Bus website.

**Your child needs to be a registered bus rider in order to ride a GCISD bus. If you are wanting to register your child to ride the bus, please do so in Skyward. If you are needing to temporarily change your child's bus transportation (i.e. riding home with a friend for a day, etc.), please complete this form. This app tracks only GCISD buses, not individual students.

Questions:

Should you have any questions, please contact Misael Ruiz at misael.ruiz@gcisd.net or (817) 251-5595. If you additional assistance, contact Here Comes the Bus customer support. You will be asked to provide the following information:

• Your name
• School District Name or 5-digit School Code
• Email address used for your Here Comes the Bus account
• Your child’s first and last name, and student ID #
• Description of the question

Upcoming Events

9-23
DAVID'S LAW PRESENTATION
GCISD is proud to invite parents to the "Cyberbullying and David's Law" presentation given by David's Legacy Foundation.  Maurine Molak, David's Mother, will be presenting.  This even will be held on Tuesday, October 23 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Colleyville Heritage Hight School Auditorium.  Parents will learn facts of David's Law (SB179) and what it means for them and their children.  Parents will also learn what to do if their children experience cyberbulling and how to empower their children to take a stand.  
9-25
 Cub's Night Out @ California Pizza Kitchen

9-27
Picture Day

9-27
Cub's Night Out CiCi's