As part of our International Baccalaureate Program, Good Elementary will celebrate the Chinese New Year on January 31, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
Parents and community members are invited to join us for the traditional Chinese Dragon Dance, and crafts.
Have a fortune cookie and welcome the Year of the Rooster!
Teacher and Astronaut, Christa McAuliffe
On Jan. 26, students at R. L. Turner’s METSA (Math, Engineering, Technology and Science Academy) program launched rockets in honor of Christa McAuliffe. McAuliffe perished with her fellow astronauts when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch on Jan. 28, 1986. This year marks the 31st anniversary of that event. McAuliffe was one of 11,000 teachers who applied to be part of the Teacher in Space program initiated by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. After McAuliffe was selected for the program, she trained with other NASA astronauts to prepare for their mission. McAuliffe had planned to lead students through experiments using microgravity, with her lessons broadcasted via satellite.
METSA students built the rockets from scratch, not from kits. In their rocket building projects, they must balance the payload so that the rocket fires along the planned trajectory.
Click here to learn more about METSA.
Click here to see video footage of the rocket launch
Click here to see more photos from the rocket launch.
On Saturday, January 21 the NSHS Debate Team competed at the Richardson High School Tournament.
Several students reached the elimination rounds.
Individual Results:
Raiden Woolery: Semifinals of Extemporaneous Speaking
Joy Richardson: Semifinals of Extemporaneous Speaking
Julien Tagnon: Placed 9th out of 95 students in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Congratulations Newman Smith Debaters!
January is designated as School Board Recognition Month in Texas. It is time to reflect on the crucial role an elected board of trustees plays in our communities and schools. CFB’s elected school board tackles the enormous job of governing school districts, all as volunteers, with no salary. Each January, the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), encourages students, staff, teachers and members of the community to thank their volunteer board of trustees for their service to the district and the community.
Click here to see the contact information for CFBISD’s Board of Trustees.
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Turner High School Family Night
1600 S. Josey Ln.
Carrollton TX 75006
February 1, 2017 – 5:30-7:30PM
Annually, more than 125 students from across Carrollton-Farmers Branch participate in the Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest at R. L. Turner High School. This event has been sponsored for over twenty years in Carrollton-Farmers Branch by the Irving Elks Lodge in conjunction with their Drug Awareness program. CFB students participated in the Hoop Shoot on Jan. 21, with the next level of competition to be held on Jan. 28.
Students are selected at their campuses from over 3,000 students participating at twenty-six CFB ISD elementary and six middle schools. In this annual contest, students in all age groups (8 – 9 year old boys/girls, 10 – 11 year old boys/girls and 12 – 13 year old boys/girls) take twenty-five free throws to see who can make the most baskets, all the while following a very stringent protocol for shooting.
The top student in each category continues on from the local level to the district (lodge) level. From there, students can earn the right to compete at the state, regional and national levels. The National Hoop Shoot Competition is held at the Basketball Hall of Fame each year in May. Winners from across the country and all fifty states vie to have their name inscribed on the Elks Plaque inside the Hall of Fame.
Winners from last Saturday’s competition:
| Boys 12 -13 | ||
| 1st | Christopher Valencia | Field |
| 2nd | Saylor Black | Perry |
| Girls 12 – 13 | ||
| 1st | Anna Blackwell | Blalack |
| 2nd | Ranniah Akins | Perry |
| Boys 10 – 11 | ||
| 1st | John Burke | Blalack |
| 2nd | Jordan Diggins | Polk |
| Girls 10 – 11 | ||
| 1st | Madison Martin | Riverchase |
| 2nd | Mariyah Freeman | Riverchase |
| Boys 8 – 9 | ||
| 1st | Joseph Brinkley | Blanton |
| 2nd | Aaron Benitez | Furneaux |
| Girls 8 – 9 | ||
| 1st | Carolyn Blue | McCoy |
| 2nd | Alexia Walters | McCoy |
On Jan. 19, the CFB dive team competed for the District 5A championship at Grapevine, ending with two regional qualifiers (top 6 qualified for regional).
These divers will go on to 5A Regional at Frisco in two weeks:
5th place Ashley Alexander Sr. Creekview
6th place Jacob Johnson Sr. Smith
Girls:
9th place Blythe Lybbart Ranchview
10th place Karina Roberts Creekview
11th place Gabby Peters Ranchview
Boys:
7th place Napolean Ferrer Ranchview
8th place Miguel Videl Ranchview
9th place Jack Texada Smith
10th place Andrew Globensky Turner
3rd-5th grade students at Thompson Elementary had some special visitors January 24th. Performers with the Dallas Opera came to present Mozart’s, “Bastien & Bastienne.” After enjoying the show, students learned that Mozart composed the opera when he was only 12 years old. We hope some students were inspired to create something of their own. They’re never too young to start!
4th Graders from Las Colinas Elementary traveled to Waco & Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip on January 20th. They were able to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Texas State Capitol, and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.
During the charter bus ride to their first destination, the students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their day. At their first stop, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, students learned the history of the Texas Rangers and explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and its many unique geographical regions. They then traveled to Austin to see the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Don Huffines, State Senator, District 16 and The Honorable Matt Rinaldi, State Representative, District 115, office. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. At the Bullock Texas State History Museum students traveled in time through the Texas Revolution and learned about the events that created our Lone Star identity. The students’ visit to the museum concluded at the multi-sensory Texas Spirit Theater with the Star of Destiny where they saw and experienced the history of our great state including a gusher exploding from an East Texas oil derrick and the takeoff of Saturn V as seen from Mission Control at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston.
“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,” stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”
Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.
Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. In addition to one-day Discover Texas Field Trips to Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org