CFBISD sits down with Creekview High School Counselor Stacy Lovett as she discusses how school counselors make an impact on the lives of students. Counselors play a vital role in the success of all students. Thank you for all you do.
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Elementary Regional Science Fair
The Elementary Regional Science Fair was held on January 30-31. CFB had students from sixteen schools participate in the fair. We had ten students earn the following placements at the science fair.
First Grade
Trey McClain – Country Place Elementary
First Place – Don’t Be Blind
Second Grade
Aditya Pradhan – LaVillita Elementary
First Place – How Plants Can Reduce Soil Erosion
Lily Yokoyama – Las Colinas Elementary
Second Place – How to make Compost Efficiently
Luciana Vasquez – Blanton Elementary
Third Place – Which Soda Harms You The Most
Miles Kosley – Stark Elementary
Honorable Mention – Building a Better String Telephone
Third Grade
Aiden Boyle – Blanton Elementary
First Place – Solar Desalinator
Londyn Ervin – Freeman Elementary
Honorable Mention – Homemade Trash Grabber
Fourth Grade
Viktoria Pomposhova – LaVillita Elementary
Honorable Mention – The Mismatched Socks Problem
Fifth Grade
Aditya Goyal – McCoy Elementary
1st Place – WINGS: Who is Wright? Newton or Bernoulli
Congratulations to all!
Youth Art Month
The Fine Arts Dept. would like to invite you to the Annual Youth Art Month Art Show and reception hosted by Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Carrollton.
Art from around the district, represented by students Kindergarten through 12th grade will be on display, with a reception in the hospital lobby.
Please see the invitation above regarding location and time. Mark your calendars now for a great show and again, thank you for supporting the Fine Arts in our school district.
Blanton Elementary Students Gather Canned Goods
Congratulations to Blanton Elementary Student Council on a successful canned food drive! Their food drive raised a total of 1,206 pounds of canned goods, which will provide access to 1,005 meals for chronically hungry children, families and seniors in need in North Texas.
Click here to see what else is going on at Blanton Elementary!
Weekend Back Packs and Metrocrest Social Services Provides Snacks for Students in Need
CFBISD is thankful to have a partners like Weekend Back Packs and Metrocrest Social Services which provides take home weekend snacks for our students in need. At the end of every week,
children from several of our campuses are given a backpack full of kid-friendly, shelf-stable foods and a backpack to take them home in. The backpacks are provided by the Weekend Back Packs organization and the food is provided by Metrocrest Social Services. This program is completely free to schools and is provided by the Metrocrest Services at no cost to the students.
Students at Good Elementary, Blanton Elementary, Riverchase Elementary, LaVillita Elelmentary, McCoy Elementary, McWhorter Elementary and Furneaux Elementary are enrolled in the WBP program through a referral. Any faculty or staff member can refer a student whom they think is chronically hungry or food insecure. Once on the program, each student receives a backpack full of food every Friday of the school year. They are also able to receive extra sacks of food for younger siblings at home.
The sack of food that each child receives weekly contains shelf-stable, kid-friendly items. All of these items can be opened easily by a child, and they do not require refrigeration or heating. The WBP program strives to provide a high amount of nutrition in each backpack, and it is currently meeting approximately 60% of the weekend nutritional needs for each child in the program. Food 4 Kids supplies participating schools with nutritious, kid-friendly, self-serve food designed to fill a backpack and feed a child over the weekend during the school year.
The WBP program, which kicked off its first school year as a North Texas Food Bank program ( Food 4 Kids) in the spring of 2004, has expanded to over 350 schools in 11 counties throughout North Texas. Last year, the program served up to 11,000 children a week, with plans to continue expanding the program during the upcoming school years.
Blanton Elementary 4th Graders Learn about the Underground Railroad
Fourth grade students at Blanton Elementary shared the Jeanette Winter story, “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” with their classmates. The book recounts the story of the Underground Railroad. Twelve students read the story, accompanied by an Orff ensemble and recorders. Students performed the instrumental as the story was told in English and Spanish. In class, students discussed the character trait of perserverance and learned that working together can make a difference.
Blanton Elementary Raises Money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Blanton Elementary School held a campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. After three weeks, Blanton collected more than $3,000, exceeded the goal set. The donations and the students’ big hearts will surely make a difference in someone’s life.
Healthy, Summer Meals for Kids Provided by Texas Department of Agriculture
The Summer Food Service Program serves healthy meals to children 18 and younger. Meal sites include schools, parks, city recreational centers and libraries in communities across the state. Participants enjoy meals without any registration or identification requirements. Kids simply show up to receive a healthy meal at no cost.
Parents can find a Healthy Summer Meals for Kids serving site by calling 211 or texting FOODTX to 877-877. Information is also available at SummerFood.org.