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A.H. Rainwater Elementary PTA Earns Fall Membership Increase Award

Congratulations to Rainwater Elementary on earning the Fall Membership Increase Award! This is an especially significant honor.

A. H. Rainwater Elementary PTA is one of only 850 that earned this award. This puts their PTA in the top 32% of PTAs from across the state.

The Fall Membership Increase Award emblem is a very special badge of honor.

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Ranchview Football Headed to Playoffs

Congratulations to the Ranchview Wolves Football Team for advancing in the UIL STATE FOOTBALL Playoffs.

They will be taking on Kennedale this Friday, Nov 17th, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the CEDAR HILL ISD STADIUM located at #1 Longhorn Blvd., Cedar Hill, Texas.

Ranchview is the home team.

Ticket prices at the GATE: $5.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Students

NO PRE SALE TICKETS available.

Passes Accepted: 6-4A Adm Pass.

PARKING FEE: $5.00 per vehicle to enter the parking lot.

STADIUM RULES: NO OUTSIDE BAGS – Only purses are allowed. No outside food or beverage allowed in the stadium. No balloons, confetti, or horns allowed inside the stadium.

Congratulations again to Coach Terry Smith, His team of Coaches and Athletes for making CFBISD Proud!

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Barbara Bush Students Recognized as Open-Minded Learner Profile Leaders

Barbara Bush Students Recognized as Open-Minded Learner Profile Leaders

As an IB World School, Barbara Bush students are always following the Learner Profile.  These students were recognized by their teachers for being open-minded and inquiring learners.  They enjoyed a special lunch with Mrs. Patty Parker, Director of Testing and Accountability in CFBISD.  The students also asked questions about how she uses inquiry in her professional life and how she has to be open-minded in her daily interactions. Congratulations to these Broncos!

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CFBISD Annual Spelling Bee 2018

What:   
District Spelling Bee

When:
Saturday, January 27th during Elementary Olympiad
Time: TBA

 

Where:
R.L. Turner High School
1600 S. Josey Lane Carrollton, TX 75006

Susan Kelly
Directory
Elementary
Language Arts

Dr. Shirley Wright
Director
Research & Assessment
English Language Arts

Erica Ysbrand
Director
Secondary
Language Arts

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Connecting The Dots Expo (For Families of Students with Special Needs)

Community & Educational Resources for Youth & Adolescents

FINDING THE RIGHT INFORMATION, resource or person, to meet your specific needs or those of someone in your family, can be both challenging and frustrating. We want to help!
Please join us and spend the day connecting the dots with us. You can connect with our experts by attending our breakout sessions, where you will learn about valuable resources and ask any questions you may have. You can also connect with any of the exhibitors we will have on hand that day. To really connect the dots, you have to have a little fun, so we have arranged for some cool activities for the kids!

Sponsoring LEAs:
Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD, Dallas ISD, Grand Prairie ISD, Irving ISD, Region 10 ESC

Special Thanks to:
Irving Elks Lodge #2334 – Donation of hot dogs and buns

Time Session Title Presenter Room #
10:30-11:30 Life Planning Mallory Holmes E1506
Community Care Services – Transitioning to Adult Medicaid Services Sharon Booth E1512
Behavior Supports Kathy Kelchner E1508
11:30-12:30 Guardianship Macy Melton E1506
College Supports Johnetta Banks E1508
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2nd Annual Creekview Film Festival

It’s that time again!  Last year, the Creekview Speech & Theatre Booster Club hosted the 1st Annual Creekview Film Festival, open to any full-time high school student in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch District.  It was a huge success, and one of our entrants progressed all the way to State Quarter Finals in the UIL Young Filmmakers Competition.  We are looking forward to another great turnout.

Quick Overview

  • 4 categories: Narrative, Documentary, Traditional Animation, Computer/Digital Animation
  • A Google Classroom has been set-up to house documents and forms  (the code to join is 599dv2)
  • A printable flyer is available for your hallways and classrooms
  • UIL rules apply
  • Each campus is responsible for entering their students in the actual UIL competition.  (Even if entrants in the Creekview Film Festival are not interested in pursuing the UIL Competition, our guidelines are following those set forth by UIL with regard to length, music usage, etc.)
  • Deadline to commit to participating: Monday, November 6th.  Please be advised, you can still participate after November 6th as this deadline date is flexible.
  • $10 per individual entry, for the first film.  Each student may only enter up to 4 films, one per category.  (Each add’l entry will have a $2 discount.  2=$18, 3=$24, and 4=$28)
  • Window for submitting film: December 6th through January 10th (This date is FIRM)
  • Twitter: #crkvwfilmfest2018
  • Film Festival Screening – Friday, January 12th, 2018
  • Theatre director Kolby Campbell (campbellko@cfbisd.edu) will now be the point person at Creekview for questions and submissions.

Thank you again for your continued support!  Last year was an incredible turn-out for the maiden voyage, and it is truly amazing to see the talent of our students across the district.

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CFB Academy Information & Dates

CFB Academy Information & Dates

Academy Facilitator High School Campus
International Business Academy (IBA) Kathy Holdge Newman Smith
Law & Criminal Justice Jonathan Ray Creekview
METSA Kathryn Bourne R.L. Turner
AMAT Jessica Latvatalo R.L. Turner
BioMed Erin Middleton R.L. Turner
International Baccalaureate (IB) Lesley Yager Ranchview
Early College High School (ECHS) Timothy Isaly (Principal) Early College

Important Dates:

  • Wednesday, November 1, 2017
    Academies will present at Perry to all 8th grade students
  • Friday, December 8, 2017
    Academy applications are due to counselors
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018
    Academy acceptance letters will be delivered to students via Perry counselors
  • Friday, February 2, 2018
    Academy commitments due to Perry counselors

Open House Dates:

Academy Date Time
Early College High School (ECHS) November 4, 2017 10:00-11:30
METSA November 7, 2017 6:30-7:30
AMAT November 7, 2017 6:30-7:30
BioMed November 7, 2017 6:30-7:30
International Baccalaureate (IB) November 9, 2017 6:30-7:30
International Business Academy (IBA) November 11, 2017 10:00-11:30
Law & Criminal Justice November 13, 2017 6:30-7:30

Student Tours:
All student tours will be held before school.  Students are responsible for getting themselves to the appropriate campus for the start of the tour at 7:45am.  A bus will be provided to bring the students back to Perry at 8:45am.  Students need to fill out a bus permission form to ride the bus back to Perry.

Academy Date
Early College High School (ECHS) November 4, 2017
International Baccalaureate (IB) November 9, 2017
International Business Academy (IBA) November 10, 2017
Law & Criminal Justice November 14, 2017
AMAT November 16, 2017
BioMed November 16, 2017
METSA November 16, 2017

*Dates & Times subject to change

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Freeman Elementary – Winter Clothing Drive

NOV. 2ND-9TH
WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE
(Sweaters, Jackets, Gloves, New Socks & Small Underwear)
Pay it forward!

Pay it forward!

Kids grow so quickly, and the cold months are upon us. We are looking for donations of gently used winter items, like sweatshirts, coats, hats, and gloves. We’d also like donations of new socks and small underwear.

Fall Freeman Community Event! Join us at Jefferson Park Thursday, November 16th. We will be playing games, enjoying food, and families will be able to pick from your donations to help keep their kiddos warm this winter!

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!

Enjoy games, food, and get warm for the winter!

November 16th 5pm – 7pm at Jefferson Park

 

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Polk Middle School Football Team Sets Overall Record of 31-1

Polk Middle School Football Team Sets Overall Record of 31-1

On October 31st, the Polk Middle School 8th grade football A-team completed an undefeated district championship.  Even more impressive, the core freshmen group at Newman Smith went 15-1 in 7th and 8th grade, and this 8th grade group went 16-0 in 7th and 8th grade, setting an overall record of 31-1.

Congratulations Polk Panthers!

 

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Red Ribbon Week at Riverchase Elementary

Riverchase Elementary celebrated Red Ribbon Week October 23-27.  During this week, special emphasis was placed on students leading a drug-free life.  Everyday brought a new theme and students participated by wearing special attire to support the drug-free theme.

The Ranchview Cheerleaders, Percussion Section and Volley Ball Players perform for the students of Riverchase Elementary about the dangers of drugs.

Check out a preview of Riverchase’s Red Ribbon week in the video above.

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