Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Patterns of Movement
Today we engineered the spinners that we will use in the marble run on family engineering night. We are really excited to build the marble runs with our parents.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Patterns of Movement
Today we worked with commercial marble runs to build our background knowledge about how they work. This way we will be ready for our Engineering Night Challenge with our parents.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Week of 2-25-19
MATH TELESCOPING EXAMS
Testing opportunities for telescoping in math for the 2019-20
school year are available in the spring and summer for GCISD
students who are completing Grades K - 7.
The Math Telescoping Information Packet will be available on the district website under
the For Parents and Students Directory by selecting the link for Acceleration Exams,
Math Telescoping, Grades K - 7.
Parents will find information about the requirements to qualify for Math Telescoping
and instructions about the TWO STEP Online Registration Process. There will be links
to print the Information Packet, begin the TWO STEP Online Registration Process to
register for the spring exams, view the TEKS on the TEA website, and download Study
Guides for the exams purchased from UT-Austin.
The online registration form went live on February 19th for the April 27th test administration.
The online registration form will go live on May 6th for the June 19th test administration.
The exam dates and registration deadlines for each exam date are listed below:
Spring Exam Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 9 a.m. Colleyville Middle School
Online Registration Opens – Spring Exam Date: February 19, 2019
Online Registration Deadline – Spring Exam Date: March 6, 2019
The online registration form will not be available on March 7, 2019
Exam Fee Payment Deadline – Spring Exam Date: March 7, 2019
Summer Exam Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9 a.m. Heritage Middle School
Online Registration Opens – Summer Exam Date: May 6, 2019
Online Registration Closes – Summer Exam Date: May 20, 2019
The online registration form will not be unavailable on May 21, 2019
Exam Fee Payment Deadline – Summer Exam Date: May 21, 2019
Parent Technology Academy
GCISD Parent Technology Academy is BACK! Come and learn along with
others about the ever-changing world of technology in which your children are living!
Spring Parent Technology Academy Sessions
GCISD Technology is excited to announce our Spring Session line up with several
new sessions. Stay tuned as more will be added to our list as we keep receiving the
request from the community.
February 26th - Understanding Minecraft ( Presented by Microsoft) -SIGN UP HERE
Come and learn about the power of Minecraft in education, get tips directly for
Microsoft on parental settings for use at home.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Patterns of Movement
Today we continued to explore patterns of movement using Chain Reaction kits. We created spins and for the ball to travel through while it was rolling down the tracks.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Engineering Week
Today we had a visit from Blake Wallace a Lockheed Martin Engineer. He taught us about making paper airplane and some aerospace engineering.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Week of 2-18-19
2-18 No School
2-19 Tuesday: 2nd Grade will have visitors from Lockheed Martin visiting for engineering week.
2-20 Wednesday: Field Trip to the Ft. Worth Science Museum. Please make sure your child is in comfortable shoes and brings a sack lunch for the trip.
IS YOUR CHILD RETURNING TO CANNON NEXT YEAR?
Believe it or not, it is time for us
to begin making plans for next year and our first effort is to start
planning for student enrollment in 2019-2020!
ALL PARENTS OF CURRENT KINDERGARTEN-4th GRADE STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THIS ENROLLMENT FORM BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd to
let us know if your child will be returning to Cannon next year. If you
have an incoming Kindergarten student, there is a place on this form
for you to share that information with us!
Please note the following:
- If your child currently attends Cannon through the STEM lottery or an approved transfer, you do NOT have to reapply to the lottery system this year.
- If you have an incoming Kindergarten student and DO NOT LIVE IN THE CANNON attendance zone, you will need to complete a lottery application in order for your child to be automatically placed at Cannon. GCISD plans to make the lottery applications available in early March this year. All other available spaces in Kindergarten will be determined via the GCISD lottery. (Only Kindergarten siblings of current Kinder-4th grade STEM/transfer students are eligible for guaranteed placement @ Cannon. Incoming Kindergarten students of 5th grader Cannon STEM/transfer students must participate in the lottery for placement in Kindergarten 2019-2020.)
GOT OLD ELECTRONICS?
One man's trash is a curious STEM Cub's treasure!
Do you have any small old, broken electronics gathering dust? We are collecting these for our Breaker Space and our 4th grade scholars also have a project coming up and could use your old electronics to explore!
Suggestions for small items to donate: (No items with GLASS screens please! )
- Electronic toys - we LOVE these!
- Keyboards
- Remotes
- Small appliances (hair dryers; coffee makers; toasters; styling tools, etc...
- Clocks
- Phones
- Smoke detectors; Flashlights; Tools
- We would love to learn from anything you might have!
You Art What You Eat Contest
You
Art What You Eat Contest The Texas Department of Agriculture's (TDA)
annual You Art What You Eat statewide student art contest is here! The
student art contest offers Texas students a chance to earn statewide
recognition for themselves and their school. Student winners receive a
custom prize package and their artwork will inspire the design for TDA's
National School Lunch Week and School Breakfast Week campaigns!
To
enter the art contest, students w ill create artwork highlighting good
nutrition and TDA's theme for National School Lunch Week 2019 / School
Breakfast Week 2020. The new theme is "Save the Day with a Healthy
School Lunch/ Breakfast" This year TDA provides teachers with a new ,
easy way to upload and submit student entries.
The Submission Packet and Guidelines can be found online at www.SquareMeals.org/artcontest.
The submissions deadline is April 12, 2019. Please join TDA in
encouraging students to focus their artistic talents on healthy school
meals by entering the You Art What You Eat statewide student art
contest.
Parent Technology Academy
GCISD
Parent Technology Academy is BACK! Come and learn along with others
about the ever-changing world of technology in which your children are
living!
Spring Parent Technology Academy Sessions
GCISD
Technology is excited to announce our Spring Session line up with
several new sessions. Stay tuned as more will be added to our list as we
keep receiving the request from the community.
February 26th - Understanding Minecraft ( Presented by Microsoft) -SIGN UP HERE
Come and learn about the power of Minecraft in education, get tips directly for Microsoft on parental settings for use at home.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Magnetic Locks
Today we used magnets to create doors that will lock and open without keys. They only use magnets. These engineers were pretty clever with their designs.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
February Book of the Month
For our February book of the month, we read a story called A Spoon for Every Bite by Joe Hayes. Today we will get to hear from Mr. Hayes. Students were challenged to create a book character made of spoons. Look at these two great creations - so proud of these Cannon scholars!
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Week of 2-11-19
The Valentine's Party will be held on 2-14-19 at 2:00pm. We ask that
students bring Valentines for everyone in their class. They only need
to write who they are from on the cards. They are welcome to make a box
or bag at home for their Valentines or we will provide a brown bag for
them to collect their Valentines in.
IS YOUR CHILD RETURNING TO CANNON NEXT YEAR?
Believe it or not, it is time for us to begin making plans for next year and our first effort is to start planning for student enrollment in 2019-2020!
ALL PARENTS OF CURRENT KINDERGARTEN-4th GRADE STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THIS ENROLLMENT FORM BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd to let us know if your child will be returning to Cannon next year. If you have an incoming Kindergarten student, there is a place on this form for you to share that information with us!
Please note the following:
- If your child currently attends Cannon through the STEM lottery or an approved transfer, you do NOT have to reapply to the lottery system this year.
- If you have an incoming Kindergarten student and DO NOT LIVE IN THE CANNON attendance zone, you will need to complete a lottery application in order for your child to be automatically placed at Cannon. GCISD plans to make the lottery applications available in early March this year. All other available spaces in Kindergarten will be determined via the GCISD lottery. (Only Kindergarten siblings of current Kinder-4th grade STEM/transfer students are eligible for guaranteed placement @ Cannon. Incoming Kindergarten students of 5th grader Cannon STEM/transfer students must participate in the lottery for placement in Kindergarten 2019-2020.)
GOT OLD ELECTRONICS?
One man's trash is a curious STEM Cub's treasure!
Do you have any small old, broken electronics gathering dust? We are collecting these for our Breaker Space and our 4th grade scholars also have a project coming up and could use your old electronics to explore!
Suggestions for small items to donate: (No items with GLASS screens please! )
- Electronic toys - we LOVE these!
- Keyboards
- Remotes
- Small appliances (hair dryers; coffee makers; toasters; styling tools, etc...
- Clocks
- Phones
- Smoke detectors; Flashlights; Tools
- We would love to learn from anything you might have!
Please
drop these items off in the front office or send them to school with
your students to be taken to the office. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
You Art What You Eat Contest
You
Art What You Eat Contest The Texas Department of Agriculture's (TDA)
annual You Art What You Eat statewide student art contest is here! The
student art contest offers Texas students a chance to earn statewide
recognition for themselves and their school. Student winners receive a
custom prize package and their artwork will inspire the design for TDA's
National School Lunch Week and School Breakfast Week campaigns!
To
enter the art contest, students w ill create artwork highlighting good
nutrition and TDA's theme for National School Lunch Week 2019 / School
Breakfast Week 2020. The new theme is "Save the Day with a Healthy
School Lunch/ Breakfast" This year TDA provides teachers with a new ,
easy way to upload and submit student entries.
The Submission Packet and Guidelines can be found online at www.SquareMeals.org/artcontest.
The submissions deadline is April 12, 2019. Please join TDA in
encouraging students to focus their artistic talents on healthy school
meals by entering the You Art What You Eat statewide student art
contest.
Parent Technology Academy
GCISD
Parent Technology Academy is BACK! Come and learn along with others
about the ever-changing world of technology in which your children are
living!
Spring Parent Technology Academy Sessions
GCISD
Technology is excited to announce our Spring Session line up with
several new sessions. Stay tuned as more will be added to our list as we
keep receiving the request from the community.
February 12th - Hour of Code - Parent Edition -SIGN UP HERE
Come dive in and experience what students across GCISD do each day with hands-on activities around coding
Friday, February 8, 2019
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Light Up Canes
Today we put our knowledge of light to use as we engineered a cane that would light up in the dark. It would help someone who uses a cane to see when they are walking in the dark.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
Light
This week we are studying light energy. Today we learned that without light we can not see well. Then we had a visit from some of our 5th grade students. They were working on the challenge of ways to light up houses without the use of electricity. They shared how with just the sun, water, and some mirrors they were able to light up their model homes.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Week of 2-4-19
The Valentine's Party will be held on 2-14-19 at 2:00pm. We ask that students bring Valentines for everyone in their class. They only need to write who they are from on the cards. They are welcome to make a box or bag at home for their Valentines or we will provide a brown bag for them to collect their Valentines in.
HISTORIC BRICKS AVAILABLE!
Are you interested in receiving a brick from our old Cannon building, as a keepsake? We have had several requests for bricks, so we collected and set aside a large number of bricks to have available for those who are interested.
If you are interested in receiving a brick, please complete this form. This form must be completed by Friday, February 8th. Since we have a limited number of bricks available, the form deadline may be adjusted, based on the number of requests we receive.
We will notify all parents who are interested in receiving a brick to let you know when they will be delivered to our site and are available for pick-up. If you have any questions, please let us know by contacting the school office at 817-251-5680. Thank you!
GOT OLD ELECTRONICS?
One man's trash is a curious STEM Cub's treasure!
Do you have any small old, broken electronics gathering dust? We are collecting these for our Breaker Space and our 4th grade scholars also have a project coming up and could use your old electronics to explore!
Suggestions for small items to donate: (No items with GLASS screens please! )
- Electronic toys - we LOVE these!
- Keyboards
- Remotes
- Small appliances (hair dryers; coffee makers; toasters; styling tools, etc...
- Clocks
- Phones
- Smoke detectors; Flashlights; Tools
- We would love to learn from anything you might have!
Please drop these items off in the front office or send them to school with your students to be taken to the office. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
You Art What You Eat Contest
You Art What You Eat Contest The Texas Department of Agriculture's (TDA) annual You Art What You Eat statewide student art contest is here! The student art contest offers Texas students a chance to earn statewide recognition for themselves and their school. Student winners receive a custom prize package and their artwork will inspire the design for TDA's National School Lunch Week and School Breakfast Week campaigns!
To enter the art contest, students w ill create artwork highlighting good nutrition and TDA's theme for National School Lunch Week 2019 / School Breakfast Week 2020. The new theme is "Save the Day with a Healthy School Lunch/ Breakfast" This year TDA provides teachers with a new , easy way to upload and submit student entries.
The Submission Packet and Guidelines can be found online at www.SquareMeals.org/artcontest. The submissions deadline is April 12, 2019. Please join TDA in encouraging students to focus their artistic talents on healthy school meals by entering the You Art What You Eat statewide student art contest.
RACHEL'S CHALLENGE SHIRT CONTEST
Students, you could be the artist behind our new Rachel's Challenge shirt for 2019 and everyone could be wearing your artwork. See the details in the flyer. Spanish Flyer
Parent Technology Academy
GCISD Parent Technology Academy is BACK! Come and learn along with others about the ever-changing world of technology in which your children are living!
Spring Parent Technology Academy Sessions
GCISD Technology is excited to announce our Spring Session line up with several new sessions. Stay tuned as more will be added to our list as we keep receiving the request from the community.
February 12th - Hour of Code - Parent Edition -SIGN UP HERE
Come dive in and experience what students across GCISD do each day with hands-on activities around coding
Friday, February 1, 2019
Sound
Today we created straw harmonicas that can play sounds with different pitches based on where we placed the straws.
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