On Wednesday, four lucky auction winners spent Wolf Time with Dr. Otto, her two huskies, and Officer Huski! What a memorable way to support the pack! Thank you for participating in the PTA Thanks for Giving Auction!
Attention incoming 5th grade families, save the date for Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us for incoming 6th grade night to learn about becoming a CTMS Wolf! See the flyers for more information.
Join us for the first PTA general meeting of 2025 with special guest Officer Huski!
Monday, January 13 at 8:30 a.m.
With the accumulation of snow today, and anticipated below-freezing temperatures overnight, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will be closed Friday, January 10, 2025. All facilities will be closed and any scheduled practices and activities are also canceled. Any changes to weekend extracurricular activities will be communicated by the group’s sponsor or coach.
GCISD’s 2024-2025 instructional calendar has a sufficient number of minutes to cover this weather-related closure and the days will not have to be made up. Have a safe and warm weekend, and we look forward to welcoming our staff and students back on Monday, January 13!
**Please note that this closure does not impact the iUniversity Prep staff or student schedule.
Golden Apple Award - CTMS PTA is proud to announce that we have received the Golden Apple Award for having 100% of CTMS school faculty as members of PTA! We are so grateful for the partnership and support of our staff members!
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will be closed Thursday, January 9, 2025, due to inclement weather forecasted to impact our area. All facilities are closed and any scheduled practices and activities are also canceled. The district will continue to monitor weather conditions throughout the day tomorrow. Please continue to check www.GCISD.net, along with your email, texts, the GCISD mobile app and GCISD social media, for any announcements or updates regarding winter weather. Stay warm and safe!
**Please note that this closure and changes to the schedule do not impact iUniversity Prep staff or students.
CTMS Bronze Wolf Statue: Did you hear?! CTMS PTA is excited to announce that a beautiful bronze wolf statue is currently in the process of being created for our campus by an amazing local artist! We can't wait to include students in naming the statue and to provide updates to our community. Stay tuned to learn more about this exciting addition!
As winter weather approaches, we want to remind our community about our inclement weather procedures. Should conditions lead to any schedule changes, GCISD is your trusted source for timely updates. We will communicate important information via text, email, phone calls, social media and on our website. To stay informed, please take a moment to review our full inclement weather policy here: www.gcisd.net/inclement-weather.
Enjoy the semester break! Looking forward to having the wolves back with the pack on Wednesday, January 8, 2025!
Early release for the Pack on Friday, December 20 at 12:10 p.m. Enjoy the afternoon!
It’s time for another Teacher Tidbit Tuesday and, friends, I have been saving this one for today…
Let’s get to know a little more about Andy Tucker!
Andy grew up in Arlington, TX, and was pretty quiet and shy, but did band because that's where his friends were.
Mr. Tucker attended Texas A&M for his Bachelors, and Tarleton State for Masters.
He and his wife have three kids at OC Taylor (PreK, 2nd, 4th) and his wife volunteers/subs there often. He enjoys attending metal concerts, playing metal music, smoking meats (fire and meat is pretty metal), and occasionally golfing.
Andy loves CTMS because he’s somewhat of a big kid himself. “I feel like I'm in my natural element, and I like the flexibility of having all the holidays off. I was in advertising and marketing before becoming a teacher, so I'm happy I still get to use my creativity and eye for design aesthetics in making my lessons and bringing that lens into my instructional approach.”
My favorite thing about Andy is that I can always count on him to tell me the truth, and show me a different perspective, even if it isn’t his own. My second favorite thing about Andy is his sense of humor, and a lot of that comes through on dress-up days. I always look forward to seeing what he’s going to wear, and had a lot of giggles creeping on his Facebook page to pull some of my favorite get-ups!
And since it’s the week before Christmas, let’s start with some of his Santa costumes!
It’s the FINAL week of school for 2024, GCISD! Keep up the hard work, stay focused and make these last few days count. As a reminder, this Friday, December 20, is an early release day for ALL GCISD students, except for those attending iUniversity Prep.
As we head into the winter break, make sure to stay informed about upcoming holidays and important dates by checking your school’s instructional calendar: www.gcisd.net/instructional-calendars.
It’s time for another Teacher Tidbit Tuesday and this week we’re featuring Jeff Gott!
Jeff grew up in GCISD and had the wonderful experience of attending HMS during its first three years. It was fun to have Linda Tidmore, the former CTMS principal, as his assistant principal at HMS while he was a student. He loved being involved in athletics, especially playing football, and truly enjoyed his time studying social studies and math too! GCISD is a family affair, as his mom is a teacher at the ECDC!
Mr. Gott attended Texas A&M, and still sports the maroon on college shirt days.
Jeff and Katy have been married for 15 years, and have two amazing kids, Graham and Gracie, along with two cats, Birdy and Quinn. He enjoys watching football (he can be found yelling at his tv during Bears games), traveling, cooking, videography (he’s made our amazing pep rally videos), and photography (this librarian/amateur photographer wasn’t nervous AATT AALLLLL to be behind the camera to take his photo…)
Jeff’s favorite thing about CTMS is “being in a place where I can make a difference in kid's lives daily.”
A fun tidbit about Jeff is that in 1995, he was a 9th grader at Grapevine Jr. High, which is now the CTMS building, before CHHS opened in 1996. At that time, GJHS served as the 9th grade center prior to the opening of CHHS. He taught and coached current teachers, Coach Davis and Mr. Myers, when he previously taught and coached at CTMS in 2008-2011.
We are so thankful that Jeff found his way back to the Wolfpack, and is willing to share his amazing talents with our community.
HOWL to these wolves for awesome attendance!!!!
The pack is engaged in two ways to give back this holiday season:
1. NJHS Holiday Toy Drive benefiting Santa Cops & GRACE
2. Basketball Toy Drive benefiting GRACE
See the flyers attached for more information.
Howl to the CTMS teacher and staff members for the month of November!!!!
CTMS PTA Spirit Shop is OPEN! Check out the available items:
https://htecrafts.com/collections/ctms-spirit-wear
