The next PTA Meeting will be Monday, February 26th at 8:30 am, in the Library!
It's time for Teacher Tidbit Tuesday, and today we're featuring Coach Chagoya-Bertron, who has the second best classroom in the entire building! (The best is, obviously, the library...)
Coach Bertron teaches 6th grade pre-athletics and coaches volleyball, basketball, and track & field. She was born and raised in Santa Clara, California, and went to school and played softball at San Jose State University.
Sha and her husband have four children that keep them very busy! They took a leap of faith and landed here in August 2022, and will tell you it was the best decision they made. These days, it makes for a great vacation when they go back to visit family and friends.
On any given day, you can find them at church, practice, a performance, or a game. They are thankful for the CTMS family for welcoming them with open arms, but the Pack is so thankful they chose Grapevine, Texas as their new home!
Calling all future middle school students! Join us TONIGHT, February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. , for Middle School Information Night.
Daniel Arnold is married to Megan and will celebrate their 10 year wedding anniversary this summer. They have two children Cooper (6) and Mary Claire (4 going on 5 in April.) He has taught and coached boys athletics for 15 years including 4 different subjects (science, TX History, World Cultures, and PE). He graduated with a degree in kinesiology from UNT in 2008 but began his college career at Hardin Simmons where he played college soccer. He loves music and once was the lead singer and bass player in a band that opened up in concert for Fall Out Boy. One of his favorite things to do is be in the kitchen and cook for anyone and everyone. And, your humble, local librarian can say, without a doubt, that Daniel's salsa is some of the best I've ever had, and I grew up in El Paso!
Submit a family recipe to be part of the GCISD Diversity Advisory Council Cookbook! See the flyer for detials.
8th grade wolves took their panoramic grade-level picture today. The panoramic photos will be available for purchase at lunch tomorrow only. They receive their photos immediately upon purchase. See the flyer from Goldbeck for more information.
Two days left to purchase Candygrams! Friday, February 9, is the last day to purchase during lunch for $2 each! Send to friends, staff, or your secret someone!
Calling all future middle school students! Save the date for Middle School Information Night on February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
It's time for another Teacher Tidbit Tuesday, and today we're featuring Maria Leonard! She has been teaching for 24 years and 16 of those have been right here at CTMS. She teaches French I, Spanish I and PALS, and has also taught AVID and ESL. Mrs. Leonard graduated from Trinity High School in Euless in 1994 and from UT Arlington in 99 with a BA in French and a BA in Spanish. She also studied at the University of Grenoble in France for 6 months and had an amazing experience!
Maria was born in Bogota, Colombia and moved to the US at age 5 (almost...4 months shy of 5.) She has been to 14 countries and wishes she had more time and money to go to more! She has two sisters and one teaches at Timberline. Her family is everything to her and when they get together it's like My Big Fat Greek Wedding!
Maria is married to Brook Leonard and has three children, Isa (17), a former Wolf, Tucker (5), and a bonus daughter named Bella (18) who attends University of Alabama.
Mrs. Leonard cannot wait to hand Isa her diploma in May when she graduates from GHS. She has been in this district since age 3 at the ECDC!
Maria loves to sing and dance and do karaoke, and loves teaching here at CTMS and being part of the wolf pack! HOOOOWWWLLLL!
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The general and STEM student transfer application window for the 2024-2025 school year is OPEN. Students who desire to attend a campus other than their zoned campus and/or are moving from the following grades/campuses must apply for a transfer:
Pre-K to Kindergarten
Elementary school to middle school
Middle school to high school
Learn more: https://www.gcisd.net/page/transfer-information
Don’t miss out on one of Cross Timbers favorite Valentine traditions! CTMS PTA will be selling Candygrams Feb 5-9 during lunch for $2 each! Send to friends, staff, or your secret someone!
It's time for another edition of Teacher Tidbit Tuesday, and today we're featuring Mr. Clary! Mr. Clary graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in Advertising and also has a Masters of Education degree in Administration & Supervision. This is his 16th year teaching in GCISD, where he was also an athletics coach for 13 years at a school which shall not be named.... His wife, Mrs. Clary, who is a Grapevine High School and Texas Tech grad, teaches 1st grade at Dove Elementary; their son is a current 6th grader at CTMS and their daughter is in 3rd grade at Dove Elementary. In his free time he enjoys watching Texas Tech sporting events, attending rock concerts with his wife and going camping with his family in their camper. In the summer time he loves to vacation in places like Northern Michigan, Florida, Whistler and Las Vegas.
Sean has a passion for AVID, and came to our campus with big goals for the program. We are thankful that he came to Grapevine to join our Wolf Pack.
Calling all future middle school students! Save the date for Middle School Information Night on February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Secondary GT/ASPIRE Testing Referral Window: The referral window for GT/ASPIRE testing for middle and high school students is open from January 8-31. Parents will sign students up for testing in Skyward.
It's time for Teacher Tidbit Tuesday, and today we are featuring Esiah Davis!
Coach Davis was a CTMS Wolf and met his wife here when they were in the 8th Grade. He enjoys working out, watching movies, especially horror, and going to horror movie conventions. He graduated from Texas State University with an Exercise Sports and Sports Science degree. He says, " the best thing about teaching is being able to build relationships," and Esiah does that masterfully with his students and his athletes. We are so thankful that Coach Davis found his way back to our Pack!
Let's show the CTMS Teachers and Staff some appreciation!! Please consider showing your appreciation with a special delivery of a Sonic drink, a homemade treat, & a personal note.
Orders form is now open through January 26th for a February 2nd delivery.
PRICING: {1@$10 } {3@$25 with the code SONIC3 at checkout } {8 for $50 with the code SONIC8 at checkout}
RISE students will make deliveries to teachers and staff! This is a joint fundraiser between GHS Project Graduation and the CTMS RISE Program.
Thank you for your support!
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📝 After a delayed start today, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will return to its regular schedule tomorrow, January 17, 2024. We're excited for a full day of learning. See you in the classrooms! 📝
It's a new year and a new opportunity to learn more about our staff with Teacher Tidbit Tuesday!
Today we're featuring Ms. Kae from our Special Education department.
Brandy Kae is married and has 3 kids - 16 year old twins and a 12 year old CTMS Wolf. she loves to knit, watch old movies, and is the biggest Dolly Parton fan I know.
She went to SMU and majored in Theatre/playwriting with a minor in Religious Philosophy and attended Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland to study Irish Theatre history. And here's a fun fact... She won an Emmy!
Ms. Kae has a passion for working with our RISE students and lights up any room she walks into. We're so thankful that she's a Wolf.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will open with a two-hour delayed start Tuesday, January 16, 2024, to allow staff to prepare campuses and bus drivers ample time to safely transport our students to school. School will begin at the following times for each campus:
Elementary Schools: 9:40 a.m.
Middle Schools: 10:10 a.m.
High Schools: 10:40 a.m.
Collegiate Academy: 10:35 a.m.
Early Childhood Special Education sessions will also begin on a two-hour delay
Morning Extended Day Program will begin on a two-hour delay
Early Childhood Development Center will also begin on a two-hour delay
All staff members, other than transportation and facilities services staff needed to prepare for school operations, should report to work two hours after their regularly scheduled start time. Secondary campuses will communicate their revised bell schedules for the day with their families and staff.
Dismissal will be at the normal time at all campuses. Information regarding after-school activities will be communicated directly by the specific activity teacher, director, or coach.
Bus rider families are encouraged to sign up for Transportation Services’ SMART Tag Parent Portal, where parents can be notified when their child’s bus is nearing the stop.
This plan is based on the information that our district leaders have at this time. The district will continue to monitor weather conditions, and if there are any changes to this plan, the district will continue to communicate those details through www.GCISD.net, email, text messages (for those subscribed), the GCISD mobile app and official GCISD social media accounts.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we monitored this arctic blast. We look forward to seeing our staff and students back at school tomorrow!
**Please note that this change to the schedule does not impact iUniversity Prep staff or students.
Secondary GT/ASPIRE Testing Referral Window: The referral window for GT/ASPIRE testing for middle and high school students is open from January 8-31. Parents will sign students up for testing in Skyward.
