Week of 8-19-19

Learning
Reading: Workshop procedures
Math: +/- to 20
Science: How to work in groups

Parent Information
Parents, please join us on the first day of school for the...BOOHOO/YAHOO RECEPTION on August 19, from 7:40-9:30 a.m. in the volunteer workroom (front vestibule). Join other Cannon parents after you drop your students off for their 1st day. We will enjoy a few breakfast treats and chat about all of the upcoming events PTA has in store for Cannon! Dry your tears and let us hear your cheers for the 1st day of school!

 

You are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Cannon Elementary: A GCISD STEM School on Thursday, August 29 at 9 a.m. After a brief 30-minute ceremony, students and staff will lead guided tours through the new building.

As school will be in session, all visitors will be required to check-in and wear a visitors badge while they are in the building. In an effort to expedite the check-in process, please click here to RSVP so that we may have as many individuals pre-registered as possible. If you have not visited a GCISD campus prior to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, please arrive between 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. so that you may be checked-in by campus staff. All visitors are requested to bring their drivers license for the check-in process.


Arrival and Dismissal 

Cannon Elementary has a parking lot! Please review the following information carefully, as there are several changes to the former Cannon drop off and pick up procedures. We will all hands on deck to help direct parents, as we adjust!

1. Our bus drop-off will continue in the new bus lane that has been created at the new school, on the east side of the building. All daycare buses will also use this lane. Cars dropping off students are not allowed to use the bus circle. Staff parking is attached to the bus lane and are the only cars permitted to park in this lot.
2. All students will be brought to the front of the building for dismissal. All students will either be released to a parent or placed in a car. Students will not be allowed to walk around the building to meet parents or cars. After all parties learn the new arrival and dismissal patterns the car lanes will be the most efficient route to drop off and retrieve your cubs. Please trust the process!
3. The parking lot to the right of the amphitheater (when looking at Cannon) and in front of the Cub Cafe will be for staff parking ONLY. The parking lot in front of the main entrance will be for front office staff, PTA, teachers and visitor parking. Traffic patterns in this parking lot will be active AFTER arrival and dismissal procedures are complete. Student safety is our first priority and we cannot have cars pulling in or out of the parking areas during arrival/dismissal times. If you choose to park in the visitor parking, you will be directed to remain in the parking lot until all arrival and dismissal procedures are completed. Thank you for your assistance with this important safety feature. Cones will be set up to remind parents when the parking lot is closed for non-staff parking use.
4. Parents enter our new car lane from W. College St. and must pull through the car lane until their student is dropped off/loaded into the car at the designated area near where new sidewalks will be available. PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF STUDENTS UNTIL YOU ARE IN THIS DESIGNATED AREA. We do not want students walking, without supervision, nor between any cars, in any areas around traffic areas. All cars will need to exit the parking lot and turn right onto W. College Street. Please pay careful attention to staff as they direct and support the new procedures to ensure safety and efficiency. See diagram below.
    
   
   
   
   

   Cannon Safety & Security Procedures & Routines:

   
   

   • BRING A DRIVER'S LICENSE EACH TIME YOU VISIT: All visitors must enter the main entrance from the front of the building. There will be no permitted access from any other exterior door. All visitors will need to bring their driver's license to scan each time they come to visit the school. If you have anyone you are bringing with you to Cannon, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc., please inform them to bring their driver's license. The front office staff will assist visitors with the scanning in our Raptor system.
   •  CHECKING OUT A STUDENT EARLY: If you decide to come to school to check out your child before the 2:55 p.m. GCISD elementary dismissal time, please allow us plenty of time to locate your child. It takes a while to locate students in a building as they are not always in their classroom. If you send a note requesting an early dismissal with your student in the morning, you will help eliminate the time spent waiting for us to locate your student. Also, we kindly ask if you need to pick up a child before our 2:55 p.m. dismissal, please do so before 2:30 p.m. 
   • CHANGE IN DISMISSAL OR PICK UP: If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify the office by a phone call by at least 2:00 p.m. Teachers and our front office staff do not always have access to email or are busy teaching or helping others. A phone call is required. Sometimes we have only one person in the front office, so we want to provide ample time to be able to meet your needs.
     CONVEY TO YOUR CHILD THE DAILY PICK UP PLAN: Now is a good time to establish the morning routine of telling your child how he/she will be going home at the end of the school day. Please do not instruct your child to call you after school. Our teachers and front office staff are responsible for many children and are required to be at an after-school duty. They are unable to assist your child with phone calls.
     FORGET ME NOT: If you find your child has left an item at home that needs to be at school, we have "Forget Me Not Baskets" in the front vestibule where you can place the items. Come in the building, drop off the forgotten item in the appropriate grade level basket, and write your students name on the dry erase board. You may want to send an email to the teacher as well. This excludes iPads, Chromebooks, or eyeglasses; these items need to be brought into the office.
     DOORS: All visitors must report to the front office at any time, even after school has been dismissed. All staff and students have been directed to not let anyone in the building at any time.