Dear parents and guardians,

We have semester exams this week on Tuesday-Thursday. We will have make-up testing on Friday, December 20th and students who are absent will receive an Incomplete. Friday is a half-day with early release at 12:12 pm. Students will have the opportunity to grab a lunch prior to leaving. Our incentive "Game Day" is also on Friday for students meeting attendance, grade, and behavior criteria.

Thank you for your support.

As always, please contact us with any concerns or questions!

December 17th: Math Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 18th: Science Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 19th: Social Studies Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 20th: District Early Release - JH release at 12:12pm; Make-up Testing

Looking Ahead:

January 6th: No school for students

January 7th: No school for students

January 8th: Students Return to School! 🤩

January 9th: 7th Grade Boys Basketball HOST Freeport 5:00pm/6:00pm

January 10th: 8th Grade Girls Basketball HOST Freeport 5:00pm/6:00pm

January 15th: NJHS Meeting

January 22nd: PTA meeting

Save the Dates!

January 13th, 5:30-6:30 pm 8th Grade Parent Meeting about scheduling for 9th grade!

February 28th - Father/Daughter Dance!

Our RISE Above program encourages parent involvement in our school! Parents can assist in several areas: hallways, cafeteria, morning greeters, etc. Please send an email to Melissa Ward for more information! Background checks are required.

Increasing student attendance is one of our big goals for the year. We will have 9 week incentives, by grade level, that are going to be tied to good attendance. Please encourage your student to come to school every day!

*Students who are more than 10 minutes late to class will be counted absent.

*Make-up time will be required for those not in attendance for at least 90% of the day.

*Early release cut off is 2:40 pm

*Make-up hours will be required for those who miss over 10% of a class

Absence notes can be turned into the front office or submitted electronically using Skyward Family Access. See below for an easy "how to."

If your student was inducted into the NJHS at the end of the year last year, please encourage them to get involved and attend all meetings. The NJHS leader is Ms. Mia Gonzalez.

Melissa.Ward@sfisd.org

Kristin.Lawrence@sfisd.org

Ashley.Hardage@sfisd.org

Sara.Ryan@sfisd.org

Brittany.Schulz@sfisd.org

Laura.Dipette@sfisd.org

Christina.Herrin@sfisd.org

Tabitha.Powell@sfisd.org

Megan.Ott@sfisd.org

Students will be recognized for exhibiting our core values. We will only share pictures of students FERPA approved by parents. BIG thanks to these awesome students!