TJH Update #22

Good afternoon,

There is a lot of new information in today's update!

I hope everyone enjoys the 3 day weekend coming up and stays warm during our super cold days!

Have a great evening,

Tara Haworth

Principal

Tays Junior High

TJH welcomes Tina May as our new Attendance Clerk. Here is her contact information:

Tina May

281-234-2419

TinaJMay@katyisd.org

TJH Parents –

Course Selection is starting soon, and information will be updated in our eNews.

Please be on the lookout for more updated flyers, information, and videos here and on our website.

Thank you –

The Tays Junior High Counseling Team

Course Selection Survey

The district Academic Counseling Team will be hosting Course Selection Webinars December 2024 through March 2025 for Katy ISD Parents. Kindly fill out this form with any topics you would be interested in hearing about.

Course Selection parent Survey on Webinar Topics

• Tays Counseling Team

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In compliance with Senate Bill 2050, passed during the 87th Legislative Session, all Texas school districts are required to collect information annually through student surveys on bullying and cyberbullying. The results of these surveys help develop action plans to address student concerns.

All Katy ISD students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in an online survey administered by K12 Insight. As a trusted provider of online surveys for school districts nationwide, K12 Insight ensures the confidentiality of participants’ responses.

Students will be asked to enter their student ID numbers to maintain data integrity. These IDs are used solely to verify participation by campus and grade level. K12 Insight does not share data that links participants to their individual responses with Katy ISD or any external parties.

Participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. If you wish to opt your child out of the survey, please log in to MyKaty and select the KISD Option Portal icon. The deadline to opt out is February 9, 2025.

Students will complete the survey in homebase later in the year.

Click here to review the survey https://www.katyisd.org/Page/10092

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you!—Tays' Titan Artist, Kaytlyn Xiao, 8th grade has earned a “Special Merit” award for her Rodeo Art piece!

Her artwork will be on display at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in the prestigious Hayloft Gallery this year. The Hayloft is in the NRG arena.

In the coming weeks, the Rodeo Art Committee will decide which art pieces will qualify for auction, so Kaytlyn’s piece could still being considered for this amazing opportunity!

Tays PTSA is excited to announce that the 3rd Fun Food Frenzy of the school year is on Friday, February 7th! Fun Food Frenzy is a PTSA fundraiser that is held 4 times a year. During their lunch period, students are able to purchase Chick-fil-A sandwiches or personal pizzas in addition to a wide array of chips, cookies, chocolate, candy, gum, soda, and Gatorade. It is a CASH ONLY event.

We need many volunteers to make this event run smoothly and would love to have your help! If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here. You can sign up for a morning shift, afternoon shift, or both!https://signup.com/go/jnFpKCx

If you would like to support Fun Food Frenzy by donating food, please visit our Amazon wish list and have the items sent directly to the school. With your involvement, we’re looking forward to a fantastic Fun Food Frenzy. Thank you for your support!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22UJTB8GKUEX3?ref_=wl_share

January 15th, 2025

Chess Club in LGI at 4:05pm

January 16th, 2025

Math Club in LGI at 4:05pm

Auditions for Spring Play and UIL One Act Play in TJH Cafeteria 4:05pm

BB 7th Grade Boys TJH vs. BDJH at BDJH at 5:15pm

BB 8th Grade Boys TJH vsf. BDJH at TJH at 5:15pm

PTSA Membership Meeting and Parent Panel at 6:30pm

January 17th, 2025

Choir Coffee House in the TJH Cafeteria 7:00pm

January 18th, 2025

Region Band Clinic and Concert

January 20th, 2025

Student/Staff Holiday

January 21st, 2025

Theatre Rehearsal in Cafeteria 4:05-5:30pm

January 22nd, 2025

Chess Club in LGI 4:05-5:00pm

BB 7th Grade Girls TJH vs. WCJH at TJH 5:15pm

BB 8th Grade Girls TJH vs. WCJH at WCJH 5:15pm

January 23th, 2025

Theatre Rehearsal in Cafeteria 4:05-5:30pm

Math Club in LGI 4:05-5:00pm

BB 7th Grade boys TJH vs. WCJH at TJH 5:15PM

BB 8th Grade Boys TJH vs. WCJH at WCJH at 5:15pm

January 24th, 2025

5th Grade Tours

Girls Choir Social Night in Cafeteria 4:00-6:00pm

Band Social Night in Cafeteria and Gyms 6:30-9:00pm

OTHS Color Guard Practice in LGI 4:30-6:30pm

Below is a Class 1:1 FAQ we have developed as we work through Class 1:1 new things together.

Katy ISD requires all volunteers serving on or off-campus during or after the instructional day to register with the district through its Raptor security system.

Once registered and approved, individual volunteers can:

• Sign up as a campus volunteer by completing the volunteer recruitment form provided by your campus organization(s) or contact your campus volunteer coordinator.

• Track hours via their volunteer profile for every Katy ISD campus at which they volunteer

• The system also provides quick and easy submission of individual off-campus volunteer hours.

Volunteer Application - English

Volunteer Application - Spanish

It All Adds Up!

Thank you for volunteering in Katy ISD

Parents and schools will only need to know the Route ID (or likely just called "route") because the bus number will no longer matter.

At 8:30 AM, the front doors will open. Students who would like to eat breakfast go to the cafeteria. Students may walk to sit outside their first period class once the doors open. Students are to have their IDs on and visible at all times.