Congratulations to the two Cross Timber Middle School teams that recently participated in the Affiliate Level Mid-Cities Destination Imagination tournament hosted by Haltom Middle School. The teams placed first and second in their challenges, which qualified them for the Lone Star Finals State Tournament. The tournament will be held at The University of Texas at Arlington on April 12 and 13. Congratulations wolves! #WeAreGCISD
Now that Facebook is back up and running, it's time for Teacher Tidbit Tuesday!
Courtney Robertson was born in Graham, Texas, and began Theatre at age 3 in Theatrical Ballet. She participated in productions of Swan Lake, The Wizard of Oz, and more, and started musical theatre in 4th grade by participating in Theatre with the local high school.
Mrs. Robertson, or as she's known around CTMS, Mrs. Robo attended Texas Tech University in 2006, and gained a BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in Education. She taught in small high schools such as Graham and Krum before coming to work at GCISD.
In addition to Theatre, Robo is passionate about cooking and travel. She participates in yearly challenges to push herself culinarily (this year she is working on pairing meals with her favorite movies and television shows!) She especially loves to cook with her husband, Craig, who is also a middle school Theatre teacher, and her daughter, Dot.
And, your humble, local librarian can attest to those baking and cooking skills. Robo is the defending champion in our Annual Cookie Competition for Most Unique Cookie, and this year, in our inaugural Dip Dip Hurray event she won Most Unique Dip!
We are so thankful that Mrs. Robo has brought her unique skills (both in Theatre and the kitchen) to the Wolf Pack!
It's time for another Teacher Tidbit Tuesday!
Michelle Marinangel was born in Florida, but moved to Southlake, TX at age 7 and grew up attending school close by in Carroll ISD. With a love of the ocean since she was little, Ms. Marinangel chose to study Marine Biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston and enjoyed all her classes and finally found friends that loved the unique creatures in the ocean and its mystery just as fascinating as she did.
Michelle spent about 7 years in informal science education and the world of marine biology before coming to work at GCISD. She worked to make sure baby sea turtles made their way to the ocean on the shores of Alabama, educated guests at Walt Disney World about animals and the environment, and spent many summers snorkeling, swimming, and trekking through swamps in Florida while educating young kids about marine research, Florida's wildlife, and nature.
Michelle loves to travel and has been blessed to travel to many beautiful countries and places! She tends to gravitate towards visiting beautiful landscapes and nature and seeing wildlife (especially cetaceans!). This past summer, she did a three week road trip through the western USA, and visited Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Colorado, and New Mexico. One of her favorite parts of the trip was seeing 10 different geysers erupt within about a 6 hour time span. It was magical!
Ms. Marinangel has loved teaching our students biology here at Cross Timbers for the past 4 years, and we are so thankful that she's part of the Pack!
Join us for the CTMS PTA General Meeting on Monday, February 26 at 8:30 a.m. in the CTMS library. In addition to typical business, we will have a short presentation over the GCISD bond.
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.
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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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