ODesign Challenge: The Wright Brothers are creating a new glider with limited resources and a limited budget. Create a glider that must glide, land smoothly, and may only use the materials provided.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Ms Thorn's Class Living History Museum
What an amazing job these talented inventors did this morning!
Living Wax Museum
Second grade presented today to our kindergarten students about the historical figures they researched. They did an amazing job and our young friends learned a lot from us. See if you recognize some of these innovators and inventors. 
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Flight
Today we looked at a number of rubberband gliders that had been modified in different ways. We observed how added weight in different areas affected flight.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
CRSmith
Today we had a visit from the CRSmith museum. They talked to us about wing shapes and how the shape changes the forces that help planes fly. 
Sunday, March 26, 2017
GCISD Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration Information 2017-2018
It's that time of year when we communicate to all of our Cannon families about registration their Pre-K and/or Kindergarten students that will be enrolling in school for the 2017-18 school year! Please help by including this information in all of your parent communications!
GCISD Pre-K Registration for the 2017-18 school year on April 17- 21 from 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. or on April 18 (late hours) 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
All Pre-K registration will be held at:
Language Assessment Center
3050 Timberline Drive
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-251-5231
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD AT CANNON APRIL 24-28 DURING SCHOOL HOURS. ON APRIL 25th, WE WILL HAVE EXTENDED HOURS , UNTIL 6:30 PM, FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO VISIT A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM & REGISTER!
Friday, March 24, 2017
Zoo Visit
We had an amazing visit from the Ft. Worth Zoo today. We learned a lot about all the animals they brought out to our school. Thank you to all the donors who made this visit possible. 
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Car of the Future
After many improvements, we had a lot of workable prototypes for a future car powered not by gas but by a Sphero.
Rock Your Socks - 3/21 - World Down Syndrome Day
We are rocking our socks today in honor of our friends who rock an extra chromosome!
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Rock Your Socks - 3/21 - World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day is on Tuesday, 3/21! 3.21 represents the third copy of the 21st chromosome which is what causes Down syndrome. Communities all over the world will be celebrating the acceptance and inclusion of people who have Down syndrome by Rocking
their Socks!
On March 21st in GCISD, we will "Rock Your Socks" by encouraging students & staff to wear different socks, brightly colored socks, long socks, printed socks, mismatched socks, or any kind of fun socks in honor of our friends who rock an extra chromosome!
Saturday, March 18, 2017
YOU ART WHAT YOU EAT CONTEST The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) invites students to enter its 2nd Annual You ART What You Eat art competition for a chance to earn statewide recognition for themselves and our school. The winners' artwork will inspire designs used in posters, social media ads and other materials that TDA makes available to all Texas schools celebrating National School Lunch Week and School Breakfast Week. Also, TDA displays the artwork from winners and finalists in the Texas Capitol. Entries will be accepted March 13 - May 15, 2017.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Grapevine Botanical Garden
We had a wonderful time learning all about the characteristics of plants and how they help at the Grapevine Botanical Garden today!
Leprechaun Traps
Design Challenge: Create a Leprechaun trap with your team using the materials provided and explain how it would work.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
St. Patrick's Day Bridge Challenge
This week we read Jamie O' Rourke books by Tomie de Paola. Today we had an engineering challenge that tied in with the books. They had to build a bridge for a leprechaun out of only 70 pennies. 
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Student Showcase
We have busy working on creating animal habitats that will meet the needs of the animals we researched. Once we finish our habitats we are creating digital presentations for our parents to teach them about special characteristics our animals have that help them meet their needs in their habitats. We can't wait to show our projects off at the Student Showcase Thursday night.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Check out our March book of the Month If I Build a Car. Here is the link to Ms. Son's post about the book and the building challenge for this month. Enjoy!
https://www.smore.com/291pwHAVE YOU RESPONDED YET?
THANKS to all parents that have responded to this request!! We still have approximately 75 families that have NOT responded to this request about plans for next year. Even if you are not returning to Cannon next year, please let us know! If you have already submitted this information, it is not necessary to submit another response. Thanks SO much for helping us plan accurately for next year!!
The GCISD Special Programs lottery is coming up soon! In order for us to determine how many spaces in each grade level at Cannon will be offered through the lottery, it is very important that we collect information from all of our families about your plans for next year. Please note that any student currently enrolled at Cannon through a previous year's lottery does NOT need to apply for the lottery again this year, as they will continue to be enrolled at Cannon through 5th grade. Please take a moment to complete this information by using the link(s) below. Note that if you have multiple children enrolled at Cannon, please complete a separate form for each child. Complete form by Tuesday, March 7th. Thank you for helping us with this important planning information for next year!!
SHOWCASE NIGHT!
THURSDAY, 3/9 5:30-7:00 pm
This week is our Student-Led Showcase Night, formerly known as Open House!!
Make plans to attend this important night, as your child takes the lead to showcase their learning from all subject areas with their parents!! Teachers & students are planning an interactive & informational event for all parents!
Also, please remember to stop by our spring Book Fair that will be open during this event!
Thursday, March 2, 2017
WeDo
.We had a wonderful time building our WeDo creations and coding them to life and exploring the rainforest and desert using Google Expedition today!!!
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Animal Characteristics
Today we worked our way through animal characteristics stations to appreciate some of the characteristics animals have that help them meet their needs but would be difficult for us. 
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