When:
January 31, 2018
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where:
ESDC Building B – Texas Room
1820 Pearl St. Carrollton 75006
This presentation is NOT for students
Free childcare for children 3 years and older
Presented in English & Spanish
Contact Information: Bridgit Basel baselb@cfbisd.edu
Presenter: Neeti Prasad
Davis Elementary Counselor
For: Elementary, Middle and High School parents
Two Presentations, Choose ONE:
Thursday, October 12 – 6:30-7:30 PM
Blalack Middle School – 1706 E. Peters Colony Rd. Carrollton, 75007
Tuesday, October 17 – 6:30-7:30 PM
Field Middle School – 13551 Dennis Ln. Farmers Branch 75234
Contact Information: Bridgit Basel (baselb@cfbisd.edu)
Mr. Michael Finley, retired basketball player from the Dallas Mavericks, will launch the G.I.F.T.4.S. Academy this summer from July 10, 2017 to July 28, 2017 at Sheffield Primary 18111 Kelly Blvd. Dallas, TX 75287.
The academy begins with breakfast at 7 AM and ends at 4:30 PM.
It is an unique opportunity for your child to receive academic and personal support during the summer. Each participant completing the program upon graduation from high school will receive either a scholarship for a continuing education program of their choice or startup money towards their choice of career.
Limited spots are available.
Students who are selected will benefit from ongoing support in Reading, Math, Science, Technology, College and Career Planning. Students will also have the opportunity to meet with and benefit from working up close and personal with Mr. Michael Finley and other celebrities. Mr. Finley is extremely passionate about the mission of the G.I.F.T.4.S. Academy.
The program is free to all CFBISD student participants. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided at no cost.
If you are interested, please submit your registration as soon as possible by email to jmoore@michaelfinleyfoundation.org or you can mail it to The Michael Finley Foundation P.O.BOX 560823 The Colony, TX 75056. If you have any questions, please contact Jean Moore at 469 630 2854.
Click here to learn more about the G.I.F.T.4.S. Academy
Thank you for your commitment to the education of the school children of Texas. We know the impact of our schools extends well beyond the walls of their campuses and into the communities they serve. As the school year draws to a close, mosquito season is just beginning. As hubs of your community, we are asking for your help in preventing the spread of Zika by providing your students and their families with additional information.
Zika is primarily spread through mosquito bites (Aedes aegypti species). As the weather warms and mosquito activity increases, we expect the threat of local mosquito transmission of Zika to resume and persist. Pregnant women are particularly at risk due to the Zika virus’ ability to cause birth defects in unborn infants. We must ensure that their families and their communities are educated on ways they can prevent the spread of Zika. The public health measures we take together will help prevent serious health impacts on the next generation of Texans.
Combatting Zika begins at the local level. When done in concert, these simple steps represent a big step toward preventing the spread of Zika:
For your convenience, we have enclosed flyers (below) that identify the steps outlined above. Disseminating these flyers to your school children as the school year draws to an end provides an easy method for educating your community and ensuring that, together, we can prevent the spread of Zika.
DSHS’ website dedicated to Zika (www.TexasZika.org) has a variety of other free information and materials —in English and Spanish – available for download and order. DSHS has created a Zika communications toolkit for organizations interested in sharing important information with their stakeholders, including employees, school-aged children and their families, and it features newsletter copy, social media content, and more. The website also includes website banners and other shareable graphics; we ask you to please post and share these images on your ISD and school websites and social media platforms.
We encourage all schools and communities to take action now to address the threat of the Zika virus in Texas this summer. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us or your local health department as we work together to limit locally-transmitted cases of Zika in Texas and help you prepare school campuses for the summer months. Please feel free to send any questions to TexasZika@dshs.texas.gov. Thank you for your assistance in this important public health matter.
Sincerely,
Greg Abbott (Governor), John Hellerstedt (M.D. Commissioner, DSHS), Mike Morath (Commissioner, TEA)
Click here to view the original letter/Zika Virus Protection & Prevention Flyers
Registration opens March 20th for incoming 6th,7th, & 8th graders
Camp will be held at Barbara Bush Middle School June 13th-15th, 2017
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.
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.
McWhorter Elementary was featured on KERA News, which recognized their digital approach to enriching students’ learning environment.
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.
Blogger Doug Lemov (@Doug_Lemov) featured McWhorter Elementary in a post about a writing strategy called STACK AUDIT. The following is an excerpt from the post.
“…it’s pretty amazing work by the team at McWhorter and it really matters: The data is pretty clear that teachers who set out to get a little better everyday by working together to examine and improve their practice build a culture that changes outcomes. And getting better at crafting sentences? Well, that’s a game changer. Especially this early on. So, again, kudos to Yanet and her teachers.”