• January 18 New Caney Cup Girls' Basketball Tournament
• January 20 Student Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 28 & 29 One Act Play
• January 31 Falcon Fun Day for RC2
• February 4 Yearbook Photo Retakes
• February 10-14 NCISD Mid-Winter Break

As we transition to a new semester, our students will be having individual goal setting meetings with members of the Instructional Leadership Team. Students will be reviewing their personal data from Bundle Test and classroom assessments, setting a goal for future acheivement. Be on the lookout for a data sheet coming home with your students, and have a meaningful conversation with them about how they can intentionally grow in each core subject.

Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology, has recognized Woodridge Forest Middle School as a Common Sense School. The recognition acknowledges our school's commitment to creating a culture of digital citizenship.

After each Report Card, we recognize our students who have shown commitment to academic and behavioral excellence. Falcon Fun Day is a time for students to celebrate their accomplishments. The criteria includes:

• All passing grades
• Good attendance
• Excellent Behavior

Student are disqualified if they fail a class, have excessive tardies or absences, and/or receive any discipline referrals. Families, please continue to have a discussion with your students, reminding them of this opportunity before the end of this grading period.

NCISD is currently in a reading competition on Beanstack! We are encouraging our students to be reading machines during the month of January by participating in the reading challenge. Our campus will having drawings weekly for challenge participants to win a prize, and all students who complete the entire challenge will be invited to a 3D printing workshop in February.

Ask your students about what they are reading, and encourage them to participate!

These students completed the one month reading challenge of reading and logging 300 minutes in Beanstack. Congratulations to:

Alicia Bordelon

Iris Ramirez

Frank Garza

Ria Gandhi

Divine Iloba

Roman Manuel

Faith Maldonado

Basil Joyner

Angelina Hernandez

Katherine Chadwick

Gael Castillo

Gabriella Ntetde Chiegue

Scarlette Grimm

Brody Doherty

Aaliyah Craft

Raymond Casteel

Adrian Craft

Christian Almanzar

Yolanda Torrez

Skye Rhodes

New Caney ISD had the 51st annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Contest at the Randall Reed Community Center. Woodridge Forest received 3 finalists, 2 first place and 6 second place winners at last night's competition. Big congratulations go to:

Julia Kim - Finalist

Jazmin Gayton - Finalist

Eian Wigginton - Finalist

Zoe Raster - Blue ribbon

Ottli Escobar - Blue ribbon

Addalee Ransom - Red ribbon

Jacob Sendejo - Red ribbon

Naomi Carroll - Red ribbon

Alita Kmelnitsky - Red ribbon

London Smith - Red ribbon

Aliyah Ladsak - Red ribbon

The Basketball season is wrapping up, and the track and soccer seasons are just around the corner. Read the Falcon Athletic Newsletter (linked below) for all the details!

Girls Coordinator

Talia Jones

tjones@newcaneyisd.org

Boys Coordinator

Eddie Henson

ehenson@newcaneyisd.org

Athletic Trainer

Madison Schilz

mschilz@newcaneyisd.org

All course requests for 2025-26 school year have been entered! The verification window is open until Jan 17. Students have not been moved to the appropriate level class at this point. For example, a student has Beginning Dance 7/8 on their course request but tries out for Top Flight Dance Team. If the student makes the team, we will change their requests. Our website has the link to the 25-26 Course Guide to read about each class, if needed.

If courses are correct - there is nothing you need to do.

If courses are NOT correct - fill out this form: Course Request Change Form

The window to request a change will close on January 17, 2025.

Community Resources | Yes to Youth | TriCounty Behavioral Healthcare | TCHATT (Free Online Therapy)

6th - Kathryn Garza

kkilburngarza@newcaneyisd.org

7th - Brenna Brady

bbrady1@newcaneyisd.org

8th - Kari Guerrero

kguerrero@newcaneyisd.org